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Thumpalumpacus
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Thumpalumpacus
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WAPPINGERS FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — As the World War II bomber Heaven Can Wait was hit by enemy fire off the Pacific island of New Guinea on March 11, 1944, the co-pilot managed a final salute to flyers in an adjacent plane before crashing into the water.
All 11 men aboard were killed. Their remains, deep below the vast sea, were designated as non-recoverable.
Yet four crew members' remains are beginning to return to their hometowns after a remarkable investigation by family members and a recovery mission involving elite Navy divers who descended 200 feet (61 meters) in a pressurized bell to reach the sea floor.
Staff Sgt. Eugene Darrigan, the radio operator was buried with military honors and community support on Saturday in his hometown of Wappingers Falls, New York, more than eight decades after leaving behind his wife and baby son.
The bombardier, 2nd Lt. Thomas Kelly, was to be buried Monday in Livermore, California, where he grew up in a ranching family. The remains of the pilot, 1st Lt. Herbert Tennyson, and navigator, 2nd Lt. Donald Sheppick, will be interred in the coming months.
All 11 men aboard were killed. Their remains, deep below the vast sea, were designated as non-recoverable.
Yet four crew members' remains are beginning to return to their hometowns after a remarkable investigation by family members and a recovery mission involving elite Navy divers who descended 200 feet (61 meters) in a pressurized bell to reach the sea floor.
Staff Sgt. Eugene Darrigan, the radio operator was buried with military honors and community support on Saturday in his hometown of Wappingers Falls, New York, more than eight decades after leaving behind his wife and baby son.
The bombardier, 2nd Lt. Thomas Kelly, was to be buried Monday in Livermore, California, where he grew up in a ranching family. The remains of the pilot, 1st Lt. Herbert Tennyson, and navigator, 2nd Lt. Donald Sheppick, will be interred in the coming months.
MiTasol
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Here is a bloke who co-invented something most of us use every day.
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His work is on your phone, maybe your doorbell, and just about every spacecraft.
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MiTasol
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And here is a bloke who did more for weather prediction than many OFFICIAL meteorology offices and departments.
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Gary England - Honorary Unsubscribe
Far from "just a weatherman," England headed several innovations in severe weather communications.
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Viking1066
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Thumpalumpacus
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LONDON (AP) — Britain's oldest World War II veteran, Donald Rose, has died at the age of 110.
Rose participated in the D-Day landings on June 6, 1944, and was part of the division that liberated the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in northern Germany.
In a statement Friday, the leader of the Erewash Borough Council in the north of England, James Dawson, announced Rose's death, calling him a "war hero."
"Erewash was privileged to count him as a resident," he added.
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Originally from the village of Westcott, southwest of London, Rose joined the army aged 23 and served in North Africa, Italy and France, according to the Royal British Legion. He received a number of medals and was awarded France's highest honor, the Legion d'Honneur.
Rose participated in the D-Day landings on June 6, 1944, and was part of the division that liberated the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in northern Germany.
In a statement Friday, the leader of the Erewash Borough Council in the north of England, James Dawson, announced Rose's death, calling him a "war hero."
"Erewash was privileged to count him as a resident," he added.
[...]
Originally from the village of Westcott, southwest of London, Rose joined the army aged 23 and served in North Africa, Italy and France, according to the Royal British Legion. He received a number of medals and was awarded France's highest honor, the Legion d'Honneur.
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And if you were to ask,
Most would, now days would ask in return,
"D" Day? What's that?
Speaking English or their native tongue, and not knowing why.
Most would, now days would ask in return,
"D" Day? What's that?
Speaking English or their native tongue, and not knowing why.
buffnut453
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Not a war hero but still a pretty impressive piece of pilotage (if a tad reckless). RIP Flt Lt Pollock:
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Flight Lieutenant Alan Pollock, the Royal Air Force pilot renowned for his daring flight under London’s Tower Bridge, has died at the age of 89. | Samir Khayat
Flight Lieutenant Alan Pollock, the Royal Air Force pilot renowned for his daring flight under London’s Tower Bridge, has died at the age of 89. In 1968, Flt Lt Pollock made headlines when he flew his Hawker Hunter jet beneath the iconic bridge, an audacious act carried out as a protest against...