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Horace Seaver “Stump” Carswell Jr. was a United States Army major who was killed in action while serving as a member of the Army Air Forces during World War II. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.
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After the German invasion of Poland, Carswell decided to join the U.S. Army Air Forces. He was appointed a flying cadet in Dallas on March 26, 1940, and trained at Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Randolph and Kelly Fields, Texas, getting his commission and wings toward the end of 1940. He instructed…
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Vietnam War History: The Battle of Loc Ninh
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On this day, November 9, in 1967, the fierce ten-day battle for the Loc Ninh Special Forces Camp came to an end. Just miles from the Cambodian border, the camp was a strategic stronghold in South Vietnam, defended by U.S. Army Special Forces and South Vietnamese irregular forces. On October…
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Battle of the Bulge
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During the Battle of the Bulge, which took place from December 16, 1944, to January 25, 1945, American soldiers faced one of the most intense and brutal engagements of World War II in the harsh winter conditions of the Ardennes Forest. As German forces launched a surprise counteroffensive, the American…
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When reviewing the Asia/Pacific conflict during World War II, it is important to put it in the context of the greater global war.
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While involving over 50 countries and as many colonies and territories, the conduct of World War II essentially boiled down to a contest between six major powers divided evenly into two competing coalitions. For the Allies, this consisted of the British Empire, the Soviet Union and the United States. Confronting…
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WWII FALLEN HEROES – Three Herr brothers from Day County, South Dakota.
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The US 12 Westbound bridge over the railroad three miles west of Groton, South Dakota, was dedicated to RM2 Ordien Herr, LT LeRoy Herr, and RM2 Eugene L. Herr on Aug. 5, 2024.Navy RM2 Eugene Le Mont Herr – Eugene was first reported as missing in action when he was…
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A key contributor to Japan’s defeat during World War II was the flawed premise guiding its war effort regarding the moral character of the Western nations and particularly that of the United States.
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Japanese authorities surmised that the Allied nations were too preoccupied and/or morally weak to engage in a protracted war if dealt a chain of early defeats. Therefore, they sought to deliver a series of quick, decisive victories that would demoralize the Allied nations and compel them to sue for peace.…
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This bronze socketed axe
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The bronze socketed axe complete with a charred wooden handle, dates back to 1000–800 BCE and was uncovered in 2016 at Must Farm in Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire. Now housed at the Cambridge Archaeological Unit, the axe comes from Britain’s best-preserved Bronze Age site. The settlement, destroyed by a catastrophic fire, plunged…
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Harry Allen – hangman
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Period on Home Office List – 1941-1964. Harry Bernard Allen was born on the 5th of November 1911 at 50 Braithwell Street, Denaby in Yorkshire, but brought up in Ashton under Lyne in Lancashire. He was educated at St Anne’s Roman Catholic School in Burlington Street, in that town. His…
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REASONS NAZI STRIP PRISONER BEFORE EXECUTION
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The Nazis employed the dehumanizing practice of making people strip naked before being executed or subjected to gas chambers for several interconnected reasons. Firstly, it served to strip victims of their individuality and dignity. By forcing people to remove their clothing, the Nazis aimed to reduce them to mere numbers,…
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These skeletal remains are those of Greek warriors who participated in the 480 BCE Battle of Himera, located near today’s Palermo in Sicily.
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These skeletal remains are those of Greek warriors who participated in the 480 BCE Battle of Himera, located near today’s Palermo in Sicily. On that same day, Greek troops were also engaged in a decisive battle at Salamis, defeating the Persians—1,344 km (835 miles) distant. This unique historical overlap signified…