The Battle of Midway: The Sole Survivor of Torpedo Squadron 8
Then-Ensign George Gay, U.S. Navy Reserve, was the pilot of one of the 15 Douglas TBD-1 Devastators of Torpedo Squadron …
World War II
Battle of Midway: Black Shoe Admirals in a Brown Shoe Battle
One of the great ironies of the Battle of Midway is that the most pivotal naval air battle in history …
Chuck Gumm, the First Mustang Ace in the War Against Germany
First Lt. Charles F. Gumm, Jr. looked out from his cockpit, scanned the sky and scanned again.
He was called …
The Missing in Action (MIA) of World War II
In 2012, the remains of over 73,000 American military personnel declared missing in action in World War II still have …
Battle of Midway: Repairing the Yorktown After the Battle of the Coral Sea
The Battle of the Coral Sea had barely concluded when Task Force 17 under the command of Rear Adm. Frank …
The Baedeker Raids: Bombing by Travel Guide
In early 1942 the Royal Air Force bombing campaign against Germany wasn’t at a crossroads; it was in shambles and …
Nation Loses an ‘Acutely Competitive’ Air Ace
When retired Lt. Col. Donald S. “Don” Bryan, 90, died on May 15 near his home in Adel, Ga., the …
Heinkel He 177 Bomber Was a ‘Flying Tinderbox’ During World War II
Adolf Hitler talked about the Heinkel He 177 Greif (Griffin) bomber in a meeting with his military staff on Feb. …
The Messerschmitt Bf 110 From Under the Canopy: The Me 210, the Me 410, and the End
Today, there are only a few examples of intact Bf 110s still in existence, and there are not many people …
World War II Psychiatric Wounds of War
As the United States entered World War II and began to prepare for a long conflict, there was a lack …