written by Lt. Col. Renita Foster WWII Eighth Air Force historian and US POW expert, Marilyn Walton, sent us a response to her viewing of Masters of the Air (MOTA), Episode 9. Marilyn served as an advisor on the Apple TV + series and shared her expertise with us on Greatest Generation Live. Marilyn
written by Todd DePastinoHistory often happens when we’re not paying attention.That was the case in the early 1980s, when even those serving in the US military were largely unaware of how close we came to nuclear exchange and World War III with the Soviet Union. Even the President of the United States didn’t recognize the
written by Bob Von Bargen Robert McNamara meeting with Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson in the White House (LBJ Library photo by Yoichi Okamoto) My experience with the US Air Force Strategic Air Command, or SAC, began in January 1960 when I reported for duty in the 509th Air Refueling Squadron at Pease
written by Todd DePastino (Museum of American Armor) Road accidents were a problem in World War II Britain, despite the effective ban on all private cars after March 1942. The source of the problem was largely the Yanks—over 2 million of them—and their fleet of trucks and jeeps. The Americans knew how
written by Rona Simmons Simmons aboard Italian ocean liner with father I’m a brat. My father was a retired, career-military lieutenant colonel in the US Air Force. He served in World War II as a fighter pilot, exited after the war, but returned to the military after the Korean War and the
written by Marilyn Walton WWII Eighth Air Force historian and US POW expert, Marilyn Walton, sent us a response to her viewing of Masters of the Air, Episode 7, “The Hell Over Berlin.” Marilyn served as an advisor on the Apple TV + series and shared her expertise with us on Greatest Generation Live.
