Eighth Air Force veteran Major John H. “Lucky” Luckadoo salutes after placing a flag alongside fellow veterans TSgt Gordan Fenwick, Lt Col. Crawford Hicks, and Lt Col. Harry Katzman during Thursday’s opening…
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493rdBG Major Paul Spinnato: The Quiet Man by Judith Spinnato The caliber .50 machine gun was supposed to be fired in short round bursts but, in their exuberance, young gunners in-training, who…
The National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force re-opened its doors to the public in honor of Memorial Day today after two months of being shut down due to the coronavirus….
Just a Name on a Wall: 8th Air Force WWII Aces Captain Albert L. Schlegel, 4th Fighter Group, 13.5 kills by Perry R. Nuhn, Colonel USAF (ret) Museum Volunteer Former Director Information…
“Me n’ Martha”: Lt. Ellis’s A-2 Jacket By: Katherine Hill Lt. Sydney Clyde Ellis (his family called him Clyde) was born in Texas, but he sought his fortune in Illinois when he…
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