George Roberts 306th Bomb Group
George Roberts, a radio operator in the B-17 "Cavalier" talks about life expectancy in the 8th Air Force and the second Schweinfurt Raid, better known as "Black Thursday."
George Roberts, a radio operator in the B-17 "Cavalier" talks about life expectancy in the 8th Air Force and the second Schweinfurt Raid, better known as "Black Thursday."
Medal of Honor recipient 1st Lt. Vernon Baker discusses the details of the valorous action that earned him this recognition.
Glass and the crew of the USS Enterprise survived Guadalcanal to fight another day—barely.
Newspaper correspondent Ernie Pyle became a national folk hero by reporting on the average soldier in World War II.
Travel to The National WWII Museum in New Orleans to explore, remember, and reflect on World War II through exclusive access to the Museum’s campus.
Masters of the Air is a story of life in wartime England, in bombed-out London, and in the tiny hamlets these brash young Americans completely transformed. In East Anglia, many airmen fell in love with British girls they met in the local pubs, and over 45,000 American servicemen brought home English brides after the war. The beautiful countryside and stately manor homes give way to the remains of air bases, some of them with their control towers still visible on the skyline.
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