G also stands for the Greatest Generation (Foxboro Reporter) -
So many old warriors take their memories with them to the grave. In 2003, with the publication of his fourth book “Foxborough: World War II,” town historian Jack Authelet performed an enormous service to the World War II generation, and to Foxboro’s memory some of its bravest citizens.
Exhibit on German POWs has a Hampshire tie-in (The Courier News) -
Back in 1942, during the height of World War II, Hampshire was a thriving farming town. While many Americans were overseas fighting in the war, much of the work here on the farm and at the canning factory was being done by German prisoners of war.
Dogs of War: Contractors doomed to repeat the mistakes of the past (UPI) – By DAVID ISENBERG WASHINGTON
An army may travel on its stomach, but it lives to fight another day by studying its history. For the U.S. military, the study of history is not an academic pursuit but a deadly serious business. That is why there are offices like the Air Force Historical Research Agency, the Army Center for Military History, the Naval Historical Center, and the …
Ceremony at Quonset honors 7 Tuskegee Airmen (The Providence Journal) – The nation’s first black aviation unit, which underwent segregated flight training in Alabama, proved its mettle in World War II.
