This is an in-depth look at the M4 Sherman tank. The original propose of this article was to take a look into the history of the M4 Sherman tank located in Tomahawk, WI. However, after researching and contacting the Tomahawk…
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Benjamin D. Pritchard served as a United States army officer. He was born in Nelson, Ohio on January 29, 1835 and unexpectedly deceased on November 26, 1907. Pritchard fought during the Civil War for the Union Army as a Calvary…
Comments closedThe Oakland County Veterans Memorial is a monument in Oakland Country, Michigan honoring those who served in the Armed Forces during the Vietnam era. The focal point of the memorial is the decommissioned Bell UH-1 Iroquois, a model of helicopter…
Comments closedThe Battle of Fallen Timbers Memorial was constructed to honor the American and Native soldier that died in the aforementioned battle. This battle had great significance, for it was the means, by which, the United States was able to…
Comments closedIn the early 1940s, the race to build an atomic weapon was raging, and the Manhattan Project was in full swing. While scientists like Oppenheimer toiled in New Mexico designing the bomb, physicists such as Enrico Fermi worked to assemble…
Comments closedIn Germfask Michigan there is a tank on the side of the road. It is part of a monument in honor of Edward James Doran who served in WWII. The tank itself is a M47 Patton, which was designed for…
Comments closedUnder the War Department, the First Division of the United States military also known as ‘The Big Red One’ was founded on May 24, 1917 [1].This division although new was founded on existing divisions and would see combat throughout the…
Comments closedFirst Lieutenant John C. Sjogren was a Medal of Honor recipient and soldier in the United States Army World War II. He fought in the closing battles of the war in the Pacific Campaign and was the only Medal of…
Comments closedThe United States had a late involvement in World War I, but few know that the U.S. had a small regiment of troops called Detroit’s Own Polar Bears deployed in northern Russia who remained in battle until 1919, even after…
Comments closed“Thank God for Michigan” Those were the words of Abraham Lincoln upon the arrival of the first responders to the President’s call for volunteers. Michigan’s involvement in the Civil War began after the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter on April…
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