Category: World War II
Tractors of the War
We may not think of ag equipment manufacturers having much to do with the U.S. military. However, during World War II, most of those companies…
Now THAT’S a Tractor
If you think those high-tech gizmos on modern tractors are cool, you should check out a John Deere model from the 1940s. It’s equipped with…
Honoring A Top Secret Mission
The military exercise was top secret. When this mission was finally opened to the public, the reverend who played the pivotal role in thwarting the…
The Pastor Who Helped
During World War II the Germans raced against the Americans to be the first to successfully build an atomic bomb. Interestingly, a Norwegian pastor living…
The Higgins Memorial
Every Memorial Day we remember are family and friends who have passed. Many communities will also remember their veterans and that’s certainly true in Columbus,…
Pearl Harbor Survivor Al Bodenlos
Al can tell you plenty about building airport runways. Of course, most of those he helped build were on surfaces like coral under the threat…
A Court-Martial and Pearl Harbor
Sterling Cale acted with bravery and courage during the attack on Pearl Harbor. Why, then, was he going to be court-martialed? He couldn’t believe what…
In the Waters at Pearl Harbor
He was an eyewitness to history, a man who was in the waters of Pearl Harbor during and after the Japanese attack, doing his part…
A Day That Will Live in Infamy
He was a farm boy from Illinois who thought he’d received the prime spot for anyone to serve in the military. On December 7th, 1941,…
A Prisoner of War Reintured
Over 65 years after this Prisoner Of War died in a work camp, his body will be reintured near his birthplace this week. The story…
