by Todd DePastino We received a poignant note about last summer's VBC Magazine issue, which contained Bob Podurgiel's account of WWII veteran Santo Magliocca's 22 missions as a ball turret gunner with the 727th Squadron, 451st Bombardment Group, 15th Air Force flying out of Castellucci, Italy. Santo tells of a harrowing first mission on
by Todd DePastino The Veterans Breakfast Club lost a member, and the world lost a hero with the passing of Tuskegee Airman, Harry Stewart at age 100. Harry shared his story and insights with us on a program back in May and, before that, back in 2021. You can listen to and watch Harry
by Captain Emmett Evans, USNR (Ret.) Vietnam Donut Dolly Penni Evans sent us a note about our recent program with Nick Devaux and Lars McKie about World War II in the Caribbean. She wished her father was still alive to see it. Emmett Evans had hunted German u-Boats in the Carribean aboard a Martin
by Ken Kaszak In the frigid chaos of the Battle of the Bulge’s end, First Sergeant Leonard A. Funk, Jr., performed an act of courage so bold and improbable, it seems torn from a Hollywood action movie. Funk’s Medal of Honor citation outlines the details: He was ordered to surrender by a German officer
by Marilyn Walton WWII Eighth Air Force historian and US POW expert, Marilyn Walton, has generously shared her expertise with the VBC over the past year. Marilyn served as an advisor on the Apple TV + series Masters of the Air. Below is a story she shared about one POW friend of her, Irving
By Todd DePastino Bill Bonnamy's website dedicated to the 319th Glider Field Artillery, 82nd Airborne Division has stories from scores of the battalion's veterans. Some of these stories detail the veterans' experiences during the Battle of the Bulge. When you think of the Battle of the Bulge, it's the 101st Airborne that comes first
