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300 Purple Hearts, 1 Medal of Honor, Presidential Citation The 761st Tank Battalion known as the Black Panthers during WW2 were an all African American group sent to Europe in 1944. One famous member of this group was Jackie Robinson,...
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Army Veteran Shane Spicer was just trying to get his morning coffee fix at Starbucks in Ocala Florida when a career criminal car jacked a pregnant woman’s car in front of him. Skipping the latte, he grabbed the suspect, and...
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The Night Stalkers of WW2 In his Nakajima J1N1 twin engine night fighter, Shigetoshi wreaked havoc to American and Allied bombers in the early part of the war. Many U.S. B-17s, B-24s and flying boats met their end due to...
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The Night Stalkers of WW2: P-61 Black WidowMaj. Carroll C. Smith: American Night Ace The United States was already using the Bristol Beaufighter as a night fighter when the P-61 Black Widow by Northrop was introduced late in WW2....
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John “Cats Eyes” Cunningham: Night Fighter Ace 21 kills John Cunningham was called “Cats Eyes” by the British press to hide the secret newly developed radar that was being used in night fighters. Given a Bristol Blenhiem as his...
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When you need more guns, accept no substitute When the United States was attacking Japan using the B-29 Superfortress, long range fighter escort was impossible over the vast distances of the Pacific. Even with its high tech remote controlled...