National Archives are your best bet:Got interested in looking up some family history and I was reminded that at least one of my grandfathers and one of my grandmothers served in WW2
Internet doesn't give me a ton of information but are there any resources I could look into to give me some more information about their time serving?
Father Crowley Overlook is positioned above what's called the Jedi Transition, from the valley to the desert floor; it's sort of a slightly less scenic version of the Mach Loop in the UK. It's the only National Park where military aircraft can fly at low level.The pilot of a single-seat F/A-18E fighter that crashed on Wednesday has been declared dead, Navy officials said Thursday afternoon.
“The Navy has confirmed that the pilot of the F/A-18E Super Hornet that crashed July 31st died in the crash,” spokeswoman Lt. Cmdr. Lydia Bock told USNI News in a statement.
“The identity of the pilot will be withheld until 24 hours following notification of next of kin. The Navy mourns the loss of one of our own, and our hearts go out to the family and friends affected by this tragedy.”
The Super Hornet assigned to the “Vigilantes” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 151, based at Naval Air Station Lemoore, Calif., crashed at about 10 a.m. local time in the so-called “Star Wars Valley [sic, 'canyon'-Tif]” – a popular spot for military aviation photographers in the Death Valley National Park.
Have you had a Prowler fly over you before?One thing I love above coming to the OBX...watching the Super Hornets fly by on the regular, not to mention the USCG C-130s and HH-65s as well. Usually the F/A-18s fly by relatively slow so you get a nice look at them
Not yet. But I'm pretty sure we had a V22 Osprey fly over us this afternoon. That thing is crazy. Massive props that were set in airplane mode when we saw them, but can maneuver for vertical takeoff and landing as well. That was cool to see.Have you had a Prowler fly over you before?One thing I love above coming to the OBX...watching the Super Hornets fly by on the regular, not to mention the USCG C-130s and HH-65s as well. Usually the F/A-18s fly by relatively slow so you get a nice look at them
“What a frightful spectacle met our gaze! Houses burnt, dead bodies of both Armies strewn here and there, an immense number of slain horses, thousands of bayonets, sabres [sic], wagons, wheels, projectiles of all dimensions, blankets, caps, clothing of every color covered the woods and fields. We were compelled to drive very cautiously to avoid passing over the dead. Our terrified horses drew back or darted forward reeling from one side to the other. The farther we advanced the more harrowing was the scene; we could not restrain our tears…The inhabitants were just emerging from the cellars to which they had fled for safety during the combat; terror was depicted on every countenance; all was confusion.”
Very cool his brother was alive to see him come home.A sailor killed during the attack on Pearl Harbor that launched the United States into World War II has been laid to rest in his New Jersey hometown.
Hundreds gathered Saturday in Clayton to bid farewell to Fireman 3rd Class Harold Kendall “Brud” Costill, 18, a sailor on the battleship West Virginia who was killed in the Japanese attack on Dec. 7, 1941.
"He was one of the greatest guys I ever knew," said former Clayton mayor Gene Costill, 93, his only surviving sibling. "He was fantastic."
Costill was in an engine room when the ship, moored at Ford Island, was rocked by explosions.
One detonation consumed the ship’s ammunition and unleashed a devastating fire.
I saw elsewhere they are reporting two fatalities.A World War II-era B-17 bomber crashed Wednesday morning while trying to land at Connecticut's Bradley International Airport, and a rescue operation is underway, officials said.
The airport is closed as a result of the crash, which happened at about 10 a.m. ET, the Federal Aviation Administration said. A column of black smoke towers over the crash scene.
At least six patients from the crash are expected to be taken to Hartford Hospital, said hospital spokesman Shawn Mawhiney.
Well....... now, yes.That's terrible news. There's what, less than ten airworthy B-17s left?
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