As a B17 lead pilot explained, there were some decisions you could make that would give your crew a better chance of survival, but there was no decision you could make that would guarantee your survival. It was like playing Russian roulette....
As I watched the Rev. Billy Graham’s funeral, his final crusade, on Friday, March 2nd, I heard his daughter say, “everyone’s got a Billy Graham Story. I thought, yes, I have a Billy Graham story too....
In 1938, at the age of 15, Eric G. Newhouse left his native Austria to escape Nazi persecution. Even before he became an American citizen, he wrote the Secretary of War, requesting permission to enlist in the Army....
73 years ago. The landings on the beaches of Normandy, the largest invasion fleet ever assembled ...
For the past couple of months, I have been helping the 306th Bomb Group Historical Association index names from the 1942-1945 MACRs, Missing Air Crew Reports. It has been an emotional experience....
One of the most dedicated and beloved officers to serve the 306th Bomb Group was Dr. Thurman Shuller, group surgeon. ...
After 70 years, the six men who hoisted the U.S. flag in the iconic Rosenthal photograph are identified....
The leather A-2 bomber jackets that were so proudly worn during World War II had been the standard Air Corps flight jacket since 1931. ...
Trivia Question: Of all the bombers that force-landed in Sweden during World War II, how many are left for us to see? Sadly, only one....
A book published in 1943, Skyways to Berlin: With the American Flyers in England, told the story of Jack and Mark Mathis, the bombardier brothers....