Flight Sergeant Nicholas Stephen Alkemade, born 10-12-1922 in Loughborough, Leicestershire, England, was a rear gunner in Royal Air Force AVRO Lancaster heavy bombers during World War II, who survived—without a parachute —a fall of 18,000 feet (5,500 m) when abandoning his out-of-control, burning aircraft over Germany. On the night of 24 March 1944, 21-year-old Alkemade was one of… Read more »
Operation Husky was the code name given to the Allied invasion of the island of Sicily in World War II, which took place in the summer of 1943. The campaign ran from early July to the middle of August, and consisted of airborne and amphibious operations at first. These were then followed up with land… Read more »
The Ludendorff Bridge (sometimes referred to as the Bridge at Remagen) was in early March 1945 one of two remaining bridges across the River Rhine in Germany when it was captured during the Battle of Remagen by United States Army forces during the closing weeks of World War II. Built in World War I to help deliver reinforcements… Read more »
The Wound Badge was a military decoration first promulgated by Wilhelm II, German emperor on 3 March 1918, which was awarded to wounded or frostbitten soldiers of the Imperial German Army during World War I. Between the world wars, it was awarded to members of the German armed forces who fought on the Nationalist side of the… Read more »
On Memorial Day and Veterans Day, we remember and celebrate all Americans who served in the military. March 13, 1942 was the birthday of the U.S. K9 Corps, and here are five dogs who also bravely served their country. Their acts of heroism should not be forgotten. Chips Chips was a Collie-German Shepherd-Siberian Husky mix who was… Read more »