Written by Todd DePastino If you travel through Terminal 2, Concourse B of one of the busiest airports in the world, you can learn in impressive 3-dimensions how O’Hare in Chicago got its name. If asked, I probably would have guessed that Chicago O'Hare International Airport was named for a colorful but now forgotten
Written by Todd DePastino We've all learned to be skeptical of social media truths, so when Betty sent me the following screenshot of a claim that 4% of Omaha Beach's sand was shrapnel, I was doubtful. Turns out, the post gets it exactly right. So much ordnance was expended on June 6, 1944--so many
Written by Bill Bonnamy Bill Bonnamy travels the footsteps of the 319th Glider Field Artillery of the 82nd Airborne Division, in which he father, William, served in World War II. Bill records his journey at 319Gliderman.com, which collects a huge amount of photographs and documents related to the unit. Among his stops is the Amalfi
(Dwight D. Eisenhower Library) Written by Todd DePastino One of my favorite historical documents is a hand-written statement that was never released to the public. It was written the night of June 5, 1944, at the quaint "Telegraph Cottage" on Warren Road in Kingston-on-Thames southwest of London. Overhead was the deafening roar
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Written by Todd DePastino While reading Bill Bonnamy’s website devoted to the 319th Glider Field Artillery, 82nd Airborne Division, I was reminded just how long and drawn out the Normandy Campaign was in World War II. Look at the map above, available here, and you get a sense of how contained, contricted, and prolonged
