2+ hour, 8+ min ago  (261+ words) The Mustang The P-51 was designed as the NA-73 in 1940 at Britain's request. The design showed promise, and AAF purchases of Allison-powered Mustangs began in 1941, primarily for photo recon and ground support use due to its limited high-altitude performance. But in…...

2+ hour, 27+ min ago  (78+ words) KCRG We The People: WWII veteran who survived Iwo Jima leaves legacy at Waterloo Museum Kennedy sisters balance soccer and track in final season together Eastern Iowa sailor returns after Navy's longest carrier deployment since Vietnam War Helping heroes in…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (115+ words) A dog sleeps in front of The Roosevelt Inn on a sunny Tuesday afternoon. BILL BULEY/Press The city of Coeur d'Alene and the Museum of North Idaho invite the public to join them Friday for the Historic Preservation Reception…...

20+ hour, 41+ min ago  (725+ words) The Newark Advocate A Licking County Marine's WWI letter from Parris Island | History On Nov. 12, 1895, the wedding of local attorney Gilbert Daugherty and Elizabeth Flanagan took place at St. Francis de Sales Church. The couple was living at 460 N. Fourth St....

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (99+ words) KCTV Memorial at Kansas cemetery honors Colored Troops sergeant, Black Union Civil War veteran Thousands line up to raise money for Children's Mercy with the 53rd annual Hospital Hill Run Two people were injured after a "helicopter incident" at Kansas City…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (296+ words) Watched this last night. The Kaiser in the title refers to Henry J Kaiser, the man who mass-produced Liberty ships as well as the Jeep carriers. My Dad served on several of Kaiser's Liberty Ships in the Atlantic and in…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (193+ words) BATON ROUGE " A 102-year-old World War II veteran was honored on Saturday in Baton Rouge for his service during the war." Lt. Murray Lirette received the Belgian distinction of"Ridder in de Leopoldsorde or Chevalier de l'Ordre de L'opold, otherwise…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago  (412+ words) In some cases, local men who were serving in the military were furloughed back home so they could work in the local mills. They had skills that were hard to teach and helped the war effort by being back home…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago  (1792+ words) Editor's note: This is the first in a four-part weekend series on the hunt for the Bismarck, coming up on its 85th anniversary this month. On Valentine's Day 1939, Adolf Hitler visited Hamburg's Blohm & Voss shipyard. He was there to preside over…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (581+ words) A unique piece of Dambusters memorabilia - a full size replica of a bouncing bomb - has been handed over to RAF pilots. The May 1943 mission to strike at reservoirs in the industrial heart of Germany became one of the most famous…...