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The American Tank Ace who inspired the movie “Fury” Lafayette G. Pool went on an 81 day killing spree from June to September 1944 that totaled up a shocking number of enemies destroyed. Using three separate tanks (as they were...
The homing Pigeon who saved 200 soldiers lives When members of the 77th Infantry Division came under fire from their own artillery, they desperately sent homing pigeons to stop the barrage. The first two birds sent were shot down and...
Medal of Honor Combat Medic who saved 75 men in one day and never carried a gun Desmond T. Doss was a combat medic for the US Army in WW2 and was shipped to the South Pacific. He saw action...
Recoilless Rifle horse for the US Marines with official rank Sergeant Reckless was a Mongolian breed of horse bought by the US Marine Corps in 1952 in Korea. She carried the recoilless rifle for the marines into battle and would...
“Don’t give up the ship!” the echo of American Defiance James Lawrence was the commander of the USS Chesapeake frigate during a terrible battle on Lake Erie in the War of 1812. The frigate was overwhelmed by a British warship...
The one legged spy the Nazi’s couldnt catch Virginia Hall was a highly educated Boston native who joined the American diplomatic service in 1933 after college. She tripped while hunting birds in Turkey, and shot herself in the foot causing...
