This Day in History: Rudolph Davila's bravery at Anzio
On this day in 1916, a hero is born in El Paso, Texas. Rudolph B. Davila would go on to join the Army and to serve during World War II....
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- Apr 24
- 2 min
This Day in History: George Benjamin's bravery at Leyte
On this day in 1919, a hero is born. George Benjamin, Jr. surely never expected to be a war hero. He’d been a regular kid, then a high...
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- Apr 17
- 3 min
This Day in History: Charles Thomas's bravery in France
On this day in 1920, a hero is born. Charles Leroy Thomas didn’t set out to be a soldier. To the contrary, he was a college student,...
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- Apr 13
- 3 min
This Day in History: SS Gulfamerica targeted
On this day in 1942, SS Gulfamerica slowly sinks off the coast of Florida. She’d just been torpedoed by a German U-boat. She sank slowly...
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- Apr 5
- 3 min
This Day in History: Thomas Conway, WWII Hero
On this day in 1908, a baby boy is born. Thomas Conway would go on to become a priest—and a World War II hero! It’s surely not what...
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- Mar 31
- 3 min
This Day in History: Yeiki Kobashigawa's bravery in Italy
On this day in 2005, a hero passes away. Yeiki Kobashigawa served our country bravely during World War II, risking his life repeatedly on...
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- Mar 28
- 3 min
This Day in History: Jesse Owens, the Olympics, & Adolf Hitler
On this day in 1990, Jesse Owens posthumously receives the Congressional Gold Medal. Owens is perhaps best known for his stunning...
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- Mar 6
- 3 min
This Day in History: Ralph Cheli's heroism in the Pacific
At about this time in 1944, a hero dies under unknown circumstances. Major Ralph Cheli earned a Medal of Honor over the skies of the...
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- Mar 2
- 3 min
This Day in History: Barbara Miller Finch, WWII Reporter
On this day in 1945, a war correspondent makes history when she lands at Iwo Jima. Barbara Miller Finch was not only the first woman to...
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- Feb 27
- 3 min
This Day in History: Two Heroes at Iwo Jima
On this day in 1945, two United States Marines engage in heroic actions at Iwo Jima. One Marine would risk his life, but he would survive...
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- Feb 24
- 3 min
This Day in History: Kee Bird Survivors
On this day in 1947, a United States Army Air Forces crew is rescued from the arctic ice. Their Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Kee Bird, had...
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- Jan 23
- 3 min
This Day in History: John McKinney's WWII Heroism
On this day in 1946, a hero is awarded the Medal of Honor. John McKinney’s story could have easily become lost to history, if only...
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- Jan 19
- 3 min
This Day in History: Eugene Fluckey & his daring submarine attack
On this day in 1945, the submarine USS Barb continues a patrol of the Chinese coast. It was just one of several such patrols that the...
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- Jan 16
- 3 min
This Day in History: Jose Calugas, hero of the Battle of Bataan
On this day in 1942, a hero engages in an action that would earn him the Medal of Honor. Jose Calugas served in the Philippine Scouts of...
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- Jan 5
- 3 min
This Day in History: Operation Carpetbagger
On this day in 1944, an American B-24 Liberator lands in England, having completed a top-secret overnight mission. The plane had been...
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- Jan 2
- 3 min
This Day in History: Joseph J. Foss, America’s “Ace of Aces”
On this day in 2003, a hero passes away. Joseph J. Foss was the first “Ace of Aces” in World War II. As a Marine pilot, he’d received the...
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- Dec 24, 2022
- 3 min
This Day in History: Melvin Biddle at the Battle of the Bulge
On this day in 1944, American soldiers should have been at home celebrating Christmas and New Year’s. Instead, they were fighting off one...
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- Dec 22, 2022
- 2 min
This Day in History: Peter Dalessondro, one hero at the Battle of the Bulge
On this day in 1944, an army sergeant risks his life in an action that would ultimately earn him the Medal of Honor. According to his...
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- Dec 15, 2022
- 3 min
This Day in History: Glenn Miller disappears over the English Channel
On this day in 1944, big band leader Glenn Miller disappears over the English Channel. He and his plane were never found. Miller was a...
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- Dec 14, 2022
- 3 min
This Day in History: Robert B. Nett's Medal of Honor
On this day in 1944, a hero leads his men in a tough battle against the Japanese. Then-First Lieutenant Robert B. Nett would be wounded...
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