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F6F Hellcat pilot Ensign Byron Johnson crashed his plane on the carrier USS Enterprise due to a mechanical failure. It caught on fire on the deck. Fearing exploding bullets and the rupture fuel tank, most of the crew held back,...
Two Wars, and Act of Congress Medal of Honor Recipient A full blooded native of the Souix tribe, Keeble was known in Guadalcanal during WW2 to go ahead of his men and kill every Japanese he found before they even...
The power of a rational manOn September 26, 1983 the Soviet early warning nuclear missile launch detection registered 5 American ICBMs incoming. Stanislav’s job was to send the retaliatory launch signal to his superiors to immediately begin firing multiple missiles...
Singlehandely marched into the death camp and got them out Rosli Naf was a Swiss Red Cross nurse working with orphaned children in France during WW2. With over 100 children in her care, some Gestapo came and took 42 of...
The WW2 British General decorated by 4 nations Dropped into North Africa commanding the 1st Paratroopers Brigade, Hill took on 3 German tanks armed with only his pistol. Capturing the first two successfully, he was shot several times in the...
Black-Robe Regiment: One man’s defiance brought down a dictator In 1989 a lone Hungarian minister spoke out against the communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu. He was told to shut up or be killed. Ignoring this order, he continued to speak out...
