Poplarville Resident to be Featured in MPB WWII Documentary
Poplarville resident Charles Byrd will be featured in a documentary produced by Mississippi Public Broadcasting.
The Picayune Item,
Sat Dec 05 20:52:07 PST 2009
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Local WWII vets recall how Pearl Harbor attack changed their lives
Joe Hajla, 84, a Purple Heart, who served with the 26th Army Division under General George Patton, was lunching at the Westport Senior Center recently when he recounted his WWII saga.
Westport News,
Fri Dec 04 12:04:31 PST 2009
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Public once freely visited White House until WWII
The folks who sneaked into the president's state dinner are part of a long tradition of people showing up as they please at the People's House. It's just that the tradition vanished ages ag...
Denver Post,
Sun Dec 06 00:21:29 PST 2009
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WWII vet lends heroic presence
Roll over, Rudolph. The highest-flying participant in the 30th annual Ocean Beach Christmas Parade last night was the elderly gentleman who cruised down Newport Avenue on an electric, three...
San Diego Union-Tribune,
Sun Dec 06 00:46:10 PST 2009
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Jackpot: Tale of post-WWII Vegas mob life an entertaining read
"Boro Park, Vegas and All the In-Betweens"
Arizona Daily Star,
Sat Dec 05 23:22:56 PST 2009
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Decorated WWII Veteran Told to Take Down Flag Pole
A homeowners association in Virginia ordered a decorated war veteran to take down his flagpole. The story caused debates and outrage nationwide, and some of the anger sits in Oklahoma and f...
News On 6 Tulsa,
Sat Dec 05 09:52:09 PST 2009
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WWII Medal of Honor veteran battles Va. homeowners group to keep front-yard flagpo...
Now a flapole isn't aesthetically pleasing? I wouldn't want to live in this neighborhood. For cripes sake he served in WWII........and honors this country and his flag.
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune,
Thu Dec 03 09:25:00 PST 2009
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Vet a Hellcat fighter pilot in WWII
All of the training was now over. After two years, Hellcat F6F fighter pilot Frank LePage was finally on his first mission.
Carroll County Times,
Sat Dec 05 17:27:25 PST 2009
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WWII Heroes Visit Neb. Museum
Some World War II heroes from the famed "Band of Brothers" share their experiences at a Nebraska museum.
KETV 7 Omaha,
Sat Dec 05 08:59:24 PST 2009
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WWII hero, film star Richard Todd dies
British actor and World War Two hero Richard Todd died on Thursday aged 90, British media reported.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation,
Fri Dec 04 15:50:04 PST 2009
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VA WWII Veteran to be Honored for Service
An 88-year-old Virginia veteran who flew more than 100 fighter missions during World War II is being honored by France for his military service.
WHSV Harrisonburg,
Sat Dec 05 12:13:25 PST 2009
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Famed veteran of WWII is gone; Maurice Glenn Bell survived Indianapolis sinking, t...
Maurice Glenn Bell, who endured the shark-infested waters of the Philippine Sea in 1945 after the sinking of the USS Indianapolis and the fatalities of hundreds of other sailors, died Frida...
Mobile Press-Register,
Sat Dec 05 07:47:39 PST 2009
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UCSF honoring ex-students interned during WWII
Sixty-eight former students of the University of California, San Francisco who were interned because of their Japanese descent during World War II are finally getting their degrees. UCSF he...
San Francisco Chronicle,
Fri Dec 04 22:54:09 PST 2009
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Marine considers himself a lucky survivor
Hillman lived through several WWII attacks
The Biloxi Sun Herald,
Sat Dec 05 21:28:37 PST 2009
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Pearl Harbor Day Survivor Releases Memoir About Her Role in the 1946 Tokyo Trials
In Defending the Enemy: Justice for the WWII Japanese War Criminals (Bascom Hill Publishing Group; December 2009; ISBN: 978-1-935456-03-2; $18.95), Fischel recounts her experience working i...
PRWeb,
Sun Dec 06 00:15:46 PST 2009
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WWII plane recovered, brought to NAS
A World War II fighter plane is pulled out of Lake Michigan and brought to Pensacola Naval Air Station. FOX10 News was there as they started examining it.
FOX10 Mobile,
Fri Dec 04 17:20:46 PST 2009
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Pearl Harbor Day Survivor Releases Memoir About Her Role in the 1946 Tokyo Trials
In Defending the Enemy: Justice for the WWII Japanese War Criminals (Bascom Hill Publishing Group; December 2009; ISBN: 978-1-935456-03-2; $18.95), Fischel recounts her experience working i...
PRWeb via Yahoo! News,
Sat Dec 05 23:01:00 PST 2009
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'Rosie' worked as a riveter in WWII
Rosie Roth was not the "Rosie the Riveter" featured in posters and war bond promotions during World War II, but she could have been.
The Patriot-News,
Fri Dec 04 21:15:41 PST 2009
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WWII veteran Maurice Bell, a survivor of the USS Indianapolis sinking, dies in Mob...
Maurice Bell, who endured the shark-infested waters of the Philippine Sea in 1945 after the sinking of the USS Indianapolis and the fatalities of hundreds of other sailors, told his story i...
Mobile Press-Register,
Fri Dec 04 11:47:39 PST 2009
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