The article focuses on the presentation of the Purple medal to Specialist Jeffrey Reedy by his grandfather, World War II veteran 1st Sgt. Yale Hanks at the Blanchfield Army Community Hospital...
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency confirmed Monday that the remains of Army Private Hillary Soileau of Bunkie, were accounted for December 8, 2020, nearly 78 years after he went missing in action. Soileau was a member of Company F, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Divis...
The Type 97 fragmentation hand grenades were designed by the Japanese Army Technical Bureau in 1936 and made as standard in 1937 to provide better hand grenades than the Type 91 predecessor design, which was meant to be a multi-role weapon (hand-thrown or as ammunition for launchers). Their...
Commander James Doolittle, of the Army’sEighth Air Force, suggested converting war-weary bombers into pilotless missiles. “Control and autopilot technology [were] sufficiently immature to make the … program incredibly risky, but the perceived benefits justified the p...
Leadership: While French army equipment was generally of a high quality, field leadership was not. Likely because of post-war doctrine and the incessant political infighting, French military field leadership did not demonstrate a high degree of either initiative or imagination. Plans were rigid and ...
OH. It and its Ross steering gear served the militaries of two different countries in three different wars. It served the United States Army in Europe during World War Two and in Korea and the French in Vietnam. It ended its military service with the French Foreign Legion in the Horn of...
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World War II Memorial Since its April 2004 opening, the World War II Memorial has attracted thousands of visitors, among them veterans making their own personal and unique pilgrimages. Unlike the Korean and Vietnam memorials that are both smaller in scope, the World War II Memorial seeks to re...
Although some of the participants, including Brown, reportedly saw the summit’s purpose as persuading Ali to accept a government deal — he would perform boxing exhibitions for U.S. troops instead of serving in the war — Ali refused to go along with such a deal and the summit participants...
In this war room the different heads of the army, navy, and air force as well as the overall commanders Montgomery and Eisenhower had different rooms (in my view a disadvantage for communication). The operation was planned using small bands with pins. I have used such a system before too....