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With Pistol, Rifle, Grenades took on Japanese army alone When the Japanese army invaded Ambon Island in 1942, the Australian and Dutch troops there were overwhelmed. Private Dooland, a truck driver, volunteered to stay behind and cover their retreat. In...
The Aussie Bootlegger AKA “Killer” Clive Caldwell was an Australian Air Force Ace who downed 28+ aircraft during WW2, most of them with his American made P-40 Warhawk. No one shot down more aircraft as a P-40 pilot. He turned...
The Lone F-15 Airman First Class Brian McVeigh was killed in 1996 when a gasoline tanker was detonated outside the Khobar Towers Military Complex, Saudi Arabia. A total of 19 service members were killed and 500 injured. Brian McVeigh worked...
Satoru Anabuki Japanese top Ace (53) in Ki-84 The Nakajima (today known as Subaru Co.) Ki-84 was the eventual evolution of the Japanese fighters. With a top speed of over 400 mph and a ceiling to match even the B-29...
3000 arrests, Killed 14 in self defense, Frontier Lawman tough guy badass Born into slavery in 1838, Bass escaped captivity and fled to Oaklahoma during the Civil War. There he stayed, learning several Indian languages until the end of the...
Act of Mercy during war leads to lifetime friendship When Lt. Charlie Brown’sB-17 was crippled by Bf-109 fighter attacks on a WW2 mission over Germany, he was escorted by an enemy fighter to safety. Franz Stigler (the German Bf-109 pilot)...
