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Hawaiian Medal of Honor recipient Known for quietly reading his Bible and writing letters home, Pililaau was nonetheless a fierce warrior and his actions on Heartbreak Ridge in Korea 1951 proved it beyond a doubt. Drafted, Pililaau thought about being...
Spoke 12 Languages, Served as Intelligence Agent Everyone knows the evil Boss Hogg character from the TV series Dukes of Hazzard, but what is unknown is how incredibly brilliant and humble this American patriot really was. Speaking 12 languages with...
Last of the Mosquito Pilots At the Sun N Fun airshow in Lakeland Florida, I met a pilot who had the opportunity to meet an extraordinary man at the RAF Club in England: Colin Bell DFC. Colin was an ex...
In 1967, Swartz shot down a Mig-17 fighter with his A-4 attack plane. Using a Zuni unguided rocket (key word here is unguided) in a pod under the wing, he managed to destroy the Mig. This was the only A-4...
Downed 9 German Planes in Lancaster Heavy Bomber Riding his bicycle 30 miles to the RAF recruitment center to join up in 1939, Wallace was rejected because of his poor education. A local Priest intervened and he was accepted as...
Survived being shot down multiple times, Escaped prison camp Despite shooting down 29 German planes with his Spitfire and Hurricane fighters, despite being shot down multiple times barely escaping death, and despite being captured and escaping a POW camp and...
