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Women Airforce Service Pilot Hazel Ying Lee
Hazel Ah Ying Lee was the first Chinese American woman to join the WASP (Women Airforce Service Pilots) during World War II.
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Sergeant Jose Calugas Medal of Honor
Medal of Honor recipient, native son and hero of the Philippines, Jose Calugas went “beyond the call of duty” during the Battle of Bataan.
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Sugamo Prison and the Tokyo Trials
One young American's experience during post-war occupation duty in Japan.
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Curator’s Choice: The Words of God Will Be Upon Your Doorpost
Staff Sergeant Robert Wolf served with the 343rd Infantry Regiment, 86th Infantry Division, in both the European and Pacific theaters. On his dog tags he added a mezuzah.
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The Lost Company: Three Days on Ishimmi Ridge
Easy Company, 307th Infantry, assaulted Okinawa’s Ishimmi Ridge on May 17, 1945, beginning days of isolation and nightmarish suffering.
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