Posts tagged America in WWII
The Great Crusade at Home: Traveling to the Bedford D-Day Memorial
The Great Crusade at Home: Traveling to the Bedford D-Day Memorial

On June 6, 1944, the United States participated in the world’s most daring military operation in human history to begin the liberation of Europe from Nazi tyranny. While countless families sent their youngest and their brightest to participate in this invasion, no community felt the devastating effects of D-Day quick like the town of Bedford, Virginia. Today, you can find the National D-Day Memorial there and learn about the touching legacy of this town’s contribution to Operation Overlord.

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Justin McCullochNational D-Day Memorial, D-Day, June 6 1944, Bedford, Virginia, Bedford Virginia, The Bedford Boys, Bedford Boys, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Eisenhower, Normandy, Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force, America in WWII, World War II, WWIIComment
Life Aboard a War Ship: Visiting the USS North Carolina
Life Aboard a War Ship: Visiting the USS North Carolina

Wilmington, North Carolina is known for its riverfront as well as its historic district. However, moored in the Cape Fear River is a distinct part of Wilmington’s riverfront skyline as well as a part of American naval history -- the battleship known as the USS North Carolina. Today you can visit it and get a unique glimpse of what life was like aboard an American war ship during the Second World War.

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Fidan BaycoraUSS North Carolina, United States Navy, Naval history, American naval history, World War II, WWII, America in WWII, Pacific Theatre, Pacific Theater, Wilmington, North Carolina, BB-55Comment
Tout le Sang Coule Rouge: The Story of Eugene Bullard
Tout le Sang Coule Rouge: The Story of Eugene Bullard

“Tout le sang coule rouge” is not from the clever mind of some Hollywood scriptwriter. It is the actual title of an unpublished autobiography of, oddly enough, an American. The story of Eugene Bullard is one of grit and determination and should have been taught in schools.

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Larry ClarkBlack history, American history, World War I, WWI, America in WWI, Eugene Jacques Bullard, Eugene James Bullard, French foreign legion, Aviation history, Museum of Aviation, US Airforce Museum, America in WWII, African American fighter pilot, africanamericanhistoryComment