Here are some recent articles of interest that I found this week for U.S. Veterans. Enjoy!
History Makers: “Was it like the old war movies?” Veterans share their stories of WWII
It was the middle of the workday last fall when a colleague brought a gentleman to my office and introduced him to me as the past president of the Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge. Retired U.S. Army Colonel Douglas Dillard sat down across from me and we spent some time chatting.
Read more here…
Machines of History: Mig-3 raised from the bottom of a lake, restored & flies again!
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-3 was a Soviet fighter aircraft used during World War II. It was a development of the MiG-1 by the OKO of Zavod (Factory) No. 1 to remedy problems that had been found during the MiG-1’s development and operations. It replaced the MiG-1 on the production line at Factory No. 1 on 20 December 1940 and was built in large numbers during 1941 before Factory No. 1 was converted to build the Ilyushin Il-2.
Read more here…
History Maker: THE REAL BURGER KING- 53 years after the war, WWII veteran receives an unexpected call
After having served in the 667th FAB-Headquarters during the Battle of the Bulge and Rheinland campaign, Corporal E. Frank Sisson from Oklahoma City was promoted as a Line Sergeant and transferred to Berlin where he began working as an investigator for the Military Police.
Christmas day, 1945, would become one of the most memorable days of Frank’s life. Read the rest here…
Thank you for reading (and sharing). Stay tuned for next week’s weekly review for U.S. Veterans.
