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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)...

Took on the Japanese invasion single handed in an outdated fighter When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941 Lt. Phil was in bed. Hearing the invasion sounds of Pearl being attacked, he jumped out of bed (still...

64 Victories Never Stopped Fighting Saburo Sakai was one of Imperial Japan’s leading aces at 64 planes shot down and dozens of other probables. On one of his missions against a squadron of TBM Avengers, Saburo was shot in the...

Men under 5’3” named Bantams after aggressive fowl During WW1 the average height of a soldier was 5’6”. When men under 5’3” went to sign up at the recruiting office, they were rejected as too short. Many of these men...