In 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…
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Introduction Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center is an isolated air strip in northern Michigan 7.4 miles west from the town of Alpena. It has an immense amount of historical significance. Formerly Phelps Collins Air Field, it was an airport that…
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The Duluth harbor played a key role in World War II. With our declaration of war in 1941 after Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt declared that the United States must “overwhelm” the Axis powers in munitions and ships. This started the…
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The USS Silversides was one of the finest submarines called for during the onset of World War 2, and had one of the most impressive service records. Commissioned one week after Pearl Harbor, she sank dozens of ships in a…
Comments closedTo fight the Japanese during World War II, the United States. needed logistical support to for its offensive in the Pacific. The Army Air Force assigned pilots like Charles R. Emery to help ferry cargo. These crucial operations for the…
Comments closedFleet Admiral William Leahy was a major decision maker for the United States military during World War Two, serving as the head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and as one of Roosevelt’s and Truman’s closest military advisors. He…
Comments closedOn the frigid morning of Friday, December 9, 1932, citizens of Grand Haven, Michigan gathered on the Government Basin pier. Cheers rose as the United States Coast Guard’s newest cutter, Escanaba, steamed up the channel, saluted the welcoming party, and docked…
Comments closedGerald Ford, like many presidents. served in the US military before his election to public office. He had attended the University of Michigan and Yale and majored in law. He was a lawyer and partner in his own fledgling law practice. So…
Comments closedStaff Sargent John C. Sjogren was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions against the Japanese in 1945 serving with the 40th Infantry division. Following the Second World War John enlisted in the National Guard. While in the Michigan…
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Eddie Albert Heimberger was famous for his acting skills but few know of his heroism in WW2. Eddie in the battle of Tarawa disobeyed his orders to collect reusable supplies from the initial landing and instead rescued over 40 marines…
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