Tag: WWII

  • Torpedo Boat Sinks (JFK)

    Torpedo Boat Sinks (JFK)

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    Morgan O’Brien

    August 2, 1943, a Japanese destroyer sank a U.S. Navy torpedo boat during WWII.

  • Nancy Wake

    Nancy Wake

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    Morgan O’Brien

    Nancy Wake was a WWII operative with the Pat O’Leary Line.

  • Jane Kendeigh

    Jane Kendeigh

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    Morgan O’Brien

    Jane Kendeigh was a flight nurse in WWII.

  • Llewellyn Morris Chilson

    Llewellyn Morris Chilson

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    Morgan O’Brien

    Llewellyn Chilson escaped capture and took prisoners of his own during WWII.

  • Ruby Bradley

    Ruby Bradley

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    Morgan O’Brien

    Ruby Bradley was so much more than a nurse in WWII.

  • Charles Anderson

    Charles Anderson

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    Morgan O’Brien

    Charles Anderson was a record breaking pilot in and out of WWII.

  • Nancy Harkness

    Nancy Harkness

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    Morgan O’Brien

    Nancy Harkness was a pilot that helped found the WASP’s.

  • George Vujnovich

    George Vujnovich

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    Morgan O’Brien

    George Vujnovich helped save hundreds of soldiers during WWII.

  • Susan Ahn Cuddy

    Susan Ahn Cuddy

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    Morgan O’Brien

    Susan Ahn Cuddy was the first female aerial gunnery officer in the Navy.

  • Audrey Hepburn

    Audrey Hepburn

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    Morgan O’Brien

    Audrey Hepburn was more than a star, she was a survivor.