Category: People
Floyd Smith – Meet the Maverick Inventor Behind the U.S. Military’s Parachutes of WW2
“By 1942, Smith’s company became the largest producer of nylon parachutes in the world, producing 300 parachutes each day for the U.S. military.” By Aaron Bennett MILITARY AVIATION buffs might not know the name Floyd…
The Swamp Fox – Inside Francis Marion’s Guerrilla War Against the British Redcoats
“Marion used irregular methods of warfare and is considered one of the fathers of modern guerrilla warfare and maneuver warfare and is credited in the lineage of U.S. Army Rangers and the 75th Ranger Regiment.”…
Race to the Stars – Meet the Cold Warrior Who Envisioned America’s Space Force More Than 60 Years Ago
“Virtually no space development can be found today that Power’s SR studies did not first consider or anticipate over a half century ago.” By Brent D. Ziarnick REGARDLESS OF THE political controversy surrounding its establishment…
Escape from Corregidor – Meet the Americans Who Refused to Surrender When the Philippines Fell
“Morrill had received no direct orders to surrender himself or his crew, and he wasn’t inclined to wait for any.” By Walter Topp “YOU WON’T GET 30 miles,” said the young naval officer. “Those destroyers…
In Sgt. York’s Shadow – How History Forgot the Comrades of America’s Legendary WWI Hero
“Ten of York’s comrades returned home to watch as their heralded platoon-mate became the subject of books, an autobiography, and even a Hollywood blockbuster.” By James Carl Nelson ON OCT. 8, 1918 a lone…
Meet Milburn H. Henke, the ‘First’ American GI to Land in Europe in World War Two
“With all the attention I got, it looked as though the army’s plan was for me to win the war single-handed.” Re-printed with permission from WartimeNI.com PRIVATE FIRST CLASS Milburn H. Henke served…
