Join Danny Couch to learn about the man considered by aviation historians as the most polarizing airman this country has ever produced. Brig. Gen. Billy Mitchell is, nonetheless, regarded as the father of the United States Air Force and an icon in American aviation history....
[gallery columns="4" ids="2912,2913,2914,2915"] On December 7, 1941, the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor thrust the United States into the Second World War. Shortly thereafter, Nazi Germany declared war on the United States. In a campaign called “Operation Drumbeat,” Admiral Karl Doenitz of the German Navy...
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the loss of 63 foreign sailors, who died while protecting the U.S. coast during World War II. Representatives of the U.S. Coast Guard and Coast Guard Auxiliary, U.S. Navy, British Royal Navy and National Park Service will come...
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the loss of 63 foreign sailors, who died while protecting the U.S. coast during World War II. Representatives of the U.S. Coast Guard and Coast Guard Auxiliary, U.S. Navy, British Royal Navy and National Park Service will come...
HATTERAS — Protecting the coast of the United States during World War II came at the ultimate cost for 63 foreign sailors. Two upcoming ceremonies will honor that sacrifice. This year marks the 80th anniversary of the loss of those men, who died nearly 4,000 miles...