ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — The wife of a World War II Air Force bomber pilot has been given eight service medals her husband George Bluhm earned but never received while he was alive.
After over 70 years, a Herkimer WWII pilot can finally be laid to rest. The remains of Army Air Force 2nd Lt. Edward F. Barker, who went missing in 1944, have been found.
It was a sad moment when the Boilermaker announced that this year the annual post-race party would be without the popular flyover. That has been one of the signature features for the big event for countless years and when the military jets were not available, Executive Director for The Boilermaker Tim Reed, started digging in to see what else could be done. What he discovered was truly amazing!
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — A 92-year-old World War II veteran is slated to receive an honorary diploma from his Ohio high school after he left early more than seven decades ago to fight in the war.
Central New York is mourning the loss of an extended family member, as we were saddened to learn that Frieda Noga - the wife of our very own Julian Noga (host of Sunday morning Polanaise with Julian Noga) passed away over the weekend. She was 93.
Ninety-four-year-old Michael Karkoc has spent six decades living in America. Recently, the Associated Press discovered that, prior to illegally entering the country in 1949, he was a leader in a World War II group that committed war crimes including the massacres of women and children.
It's nice to know not everyone just gets bills and postcards from embarrassing radio stations for their former roommates. Sometimes people get the surprise of a lifetime.