Navy pilot John Leppla was credited with shooting down five Japanese aircraft in aerial combat before he was shot down and ...
Pilot John Leppla, right, was a WWII Navy ace, credited with shooting ... operations in the months leading up to the Battle of Midway, one name that readily comes to mind is Lt.
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However, there are other nationally protected waters around American Samoa, a U.S. territory roughly midway ... on a World War II-era U.S. government mission to some of the PIH islands, told ...
The roaring trucks were greeted by whoops and hollers from residents who came out to see something that hadn’t been seen since two years after World War II ended: A high school boys basketball ...
Surrounded by friends and family at the Athens VFW on his 100th birthday Feb. 26, Reed proclaimed, “I thank the Lord. He’s ...
NPR host Madrigal (Powering the Dream) offers a sprawling history of Oakland, Calif., that situates the bustling port city at the heart of a new, technology-dominated world Continue reading ...
It is for this reason that Midway Crossing at MacArthur Airport was to be an element in Long Island’s economic future However, Midway Crossing was taking too long to evolve. Suffolk County ...
Bombs left over from the two world wars are regularly discovered around France but it is very rare to find them in such a people-packed location.
The Japanese decided to seize Midway island in order to force the US fleet to come out and do battle, so that it could then be decisively defeated. A base on Midway would provide an "unsinkable ...