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Dutch Minesweeper hid from the Japanese by pretending to be an island When the war in the South Pacific broke out, allied ships immediately diverted to Australia to avoid being sunk by the Japanese navy. The HNLMS Abraham Crinjnssen was...
The Most famous Aviator you’ve never heard of Married at age 14, her first born died when he was 5 years old which ended her first marriage. Keeping her married name and using Jacqueline as her first name, she got...
Wife of a captured soldier ran the cannon of Ft. Niagara When her husband was captured by the British during the War of 1812, Betsy and her children were living at Ft. Niagara. When the fort came under attack,...
Only Japanese American to fight over Japan WW2 Straight from a Nebraska farm, Ben joined the U.S. military after the attack on Pearl Harbor but his fight to fight had just begun. All Japanese American servicemen were not allowed to...
Saved 800 Plus Jews from Nazis death camps A Dutch Christian watchmaker in Haarlem, Amsterdam named Casper ten Boom and his daughter Corrie had a special false wall made in their tiny house that could hold up to 6 people....
WW1 Medal of Honor Recipient & Croix de Guerre Doing sentry duty one night with his partner Needham Roberts, Johnson was attacked by about 30 German infantry. Surprised, they fought hand to hand even after Johnson was shot with a...
