
Edgar Harrell
Edgar Harrell served as a Marine aboard the USS Indianapolis when the ship was sunk by Japanese submarine I-58. Harrell survived nearly five days adrift in the Pacific Ocean before being rescued as one of [Read more]
Edgar Harrell served as a Marine aboard the USS Indianapolis when the ship was sunk by Japanese submarine I-58. Harrell survived nearly five days adrift in the Pacific Ocean before being rescued as one of [Read more]
ARTHUR BARRET – Flight Lieutenant, RCAF 420 Squadron 6th Group. When my band Skip Monday was invited to perform in St. John’s Newfoundland along with the indefatigable Gordie MacKeeman and His Rhythm Boys, I figured [Read more]
Sqn Ldr Geoffrey Wellum DFC was a distinguished British fighter pilot and author, renowned for his courageous service during the Battle of Britain and his subsequent contributions to aviation history. As a young RAF pilot [Read more]
As a courageous Tuskegee Airman Alexander Jefferson served as a fighter pilot in the legendary “Red Tails” squadron. Defying both enemy fire and deeply entrenched racism Alexander Jefferson not only battled the Luftwaffe but also [Read more]
1st Lt James S. “Jim” Campbell of Tucson, Arizona, served as a B-24 Liberator pilot with the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. He was born on August 24th, 1922 in Altoona, Pennsylvania [Read more]
Benjamin Ferencz served with distinction during World War II as a soldier and later as a war crimes investigator for the U.S. Army. The following profile is an updated version (April 2025) from it’s original [Read more]
WILFRED SIDNEY KNOX – RAF Sub Lieutenant. Wilfred Sidney Knox Sub Lieutenant (a) RAF whose war service closely resembled that of my father’s in that he trained in Canada and later relocated to the UK [Read more]
I first learned about the The Greatest Raid of All Time thanks to an excellent documentary produced by Jeremy Clarkson. That led me to historian and author James Dorrian who served as a consultant on [Read more]
As destiny would have it the first signer of The Log Book would be Mr Shigeaki Mori. After learning of Mr. Harada’s death I read about Shigeaki Mori was just 8 years old when the [Read more]
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