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Local effects of the 1941 Pearl Harbor attack

Local effects of the 1941 Pearl Harbor attack How a central California newspaper reacted to the attack on Pearl Harbor. "An article, titled 'What to do in the Event of an Air Raid,' listed several practical suggestions. A few were...

Posted by Michael Bates on September 7, 2016 1:14 AM

After 74 years, bones from Pearl Harbor tomb ship may be identified

After 74 years, bones from Pearl Harbor tomb ship may be identified Renewed efforts at Offutt AFB to identify the remains of USS Oklahoma crew who died on December 7, 1941: "Inside an old aircraft factory here, behind the glass...

Posted by Michael Bates on September 7, 2016 1:03 AM

BBC - WW2 People's War - The British Flying Training Schools in the U.S.A. 1941-1944

BBC - WW2 People's War - The British Flying Training Schools in the U.S.A. 1941-1944 Mike Igglesden describes his trip from Manchester, England, to Ponca City, Oklahoma, to train as a Royal Air Force pilot....

Posted by Michael Bates on December 3, 2015 12:51 PM

Royal Air Force Training in Oklahoma during World War II

Royal Air Force Training in Oklahoma during World War II Description and coordinates of the facilities used to train RAF pilots in Miami, Ponca City, and Tulsa. Part of a website by Scott D. Murdock, who visits and photographs the...

Posted by Michael Bates on December 3, 2015 12:14 PM

FBI -- Adolf Hitler

FBI -- Adolf Hitler From the FBI's archives: "Adolph Hitler (1889-1945) was leader of the National Socialist (Nazi) Party and Chancellor of Germany from 1933-1945; he led that country into World War II in 1939. The documents in this file...

Posted by Michael Bates on January 31, 2015 10:45 PM