World War II History

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A Wartime Log

Steven Terjeson | November 11, 2008

WW II vet held in Nazi slave camp breaks silence: ‘Let it be known’
By Wayne Drash, Thelma Gutierrez and Sara Weisfeldt
CNN 11/11/08
LOMA LINDA, California (CNN) — Anthony Acevedo thumbs through the worn, yellowed pages of his diary emblazoned with the words “A Wartime Log” on its cover. It’s a catalog of deaths and atrocities he [...]

WW II Great Escape Mastermind Dies At 92

Steven Terjeson | August 8, 2008

WW2 ‘Great Escape’ mastermind dies at 92
2008/08/08
Eric Dowling, who helped plan the mass wartime breakout from a German prison camp that inspired the movie The Great Escape, has died at 92.
Peter Dowling said his father died at a nursing home near Bristol in southwest England on July 21, a day before his 93rd birthday. The [...]

WW II Bomber Brings Out Memories

Steven Terjeson | June 11, 2008

WW II Bomber Brings Out Memories
6/10/2008 – 04:02:32 pm – KOTA TV
This week’s visit in Scottsbluff by a B-17 is more than just a history lesson for many, but for one man it’s also a chance to connect with the experiences of his father.
Patrick Vann of Torrington never heard a lot about his father’s experience [...]

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