Len Kovar, 89, wears his World War II uniform Saturday as he works as a docent at the Aerospace Museum of California at McClellan Park during Museum Day in Sacramento. Kovar, one of 60 docents, was a prisoner of war for nine months in Europe after his B-24 bomber was shot down.
Len Kovar, 89, wears his World War II uniform Saturday as he works as a docent at the Aerospace Museum of California at McClellan Park during Museum Day in Sacramento. Kovar, one of 60 docents, was a prisoner of war for nine months in Europe after his B-24 bomber was shot down.
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George Porter, 90, of Sacramento was one of nine Tuskegee Airmen who spent a week sharing World War II stories at filmmaker George Lucas' Skywalker Ranch in 2005.
George Porter, 90, of Sacramento was one of nine Tuskegee Airmen who spent a week sharing World War II stories at filmmaker George Lucas' Skywalker Ranch in 2005.
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Ernie Johnson, the brother of 2nd Lt. Hilding Roy Johnson, and his daughter, archaeologist Dawn Johnson, go through the mementos of their World War II pilot relative in Sacramento in 2009. Ernie Johnson died a year later. This week, his brother's remains were returned to the family, an event spurred largely by Dawn Johnson's efforts.
Ernie Johnson, the brother of 2nd Lt. Hilding Roy Johnson, and his daughter, archaeologist Dawn Johnson, go through the mementos of their World War II pilot relative in Sacramento in 2009. Ernie Johnson died a year later. This week, his brother's remains were returned to the family, an event spurred largely by Dawn Johnson's efforts.
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Ed Shumaker spent time as a Navy photographer in World War II. He made newsreels and took photos before serving in the Pacific.
Ed Shumaker spent time as a Navy photographer in World War II. He made newsreels and took photos before serving in the Pacific.
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'Red Tails'
February 08, 2012
| WNYW FOX 5 New York, NY
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World War II Wikipedia Information
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Book Review: The Storm at the Door
July 12, 2011
'The Storm at the Door'Author: Stefan Merrill BlockFormat: ARCPublished: Random House; June 2011Pages: 368Genre: Literary fictionGrade: CSource: TLC...
Norway shooting suspect charged
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“The Norwegian police on Saturday charged a man they identified as a right-wing fundamentalist Christian in connection with a bombing in central Oslo and a...
Mary Tedrow: Marching to Save Our Schools
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Nevada County AirFest 2011
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70th anniversary of Pearl Harbor marked
December 04, 2011
| FresnoBee.com: Local
The 70th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack will be commemorated Tuesday in downtown Fresno with a book signing by the author of'' Stories of Service, Volume II: Valley Veterans Remember World War II ...
Letter: Wartime memories abound
November 28, 2011
| AppealDemocrat
During World War II, I had the privilege of serving in the South Pacific. The tropics did have a way of getting in one's blood. The balmy tropical moon as it shone above the...
Renowned theater scholar dies
October 28, 2011
| UC Davis News
A graduate of Hunter College, she joined the WAVES during World War II, learned to install radar on battle ships and became an accomplished marksman. She took her first...
Prime Time: When Does A Player's Career Reach Its Peak?
February 11, 2012
| Pinstripe Alley
Looking more granularly, the past 11 years have seen over 7% of great seasons turned in by players age-35 and up, a level not to far from the high watermark set during World War II ...
Can Des Moines change the look of Walnut Street?
February 10, 2012
| DesMoinesRegister.com
As automobiles carried wealthier families out to the suburbs after World War II, the stores followed, eventually in the form of shopping malls. Retail in downtown dried up over...
Profound changes are affecting society today
February 10, 2012
| DesMoinesRegister.com
Here in Iowa, our structural economy has dramatically changed since World War II, going from an agricultural-based economy with small towns, robust small farms, through a...
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