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👁 Bob Feller military service throws to Joe DiMaggio during his Apr. 30, 1946 no-hitter at Yankee Stadium. (Hugh Broderick/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images)

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Decorated Navy vet Bob Feller is the only MLB pitcher to throw an Opening Day no-hitter

By Stephen Ruiz

👁 Gremlin Special survivors

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How the daring rescue of 3 Army soldiers after a WWII plane crash in ‘Shangri-La’ unfolded

By Friedrich Seiltgen

👁 World War II squadron

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The WWII bombardier whose family spent 12 years bringing him home from the ocean floor

By Stephen Ruiz

👁 This is what a broom tied to a mast means in the US Navy

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This is what a broom tied to a mast means in the US Navy

By Logan Nye

👁 Pearl Harbor

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This plane survived Pearl Harbor and struck back at Midway

By Miguel Ortiz

👁 Million Dollar Point WWII Dump Site Vanuatu.

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The Allies refused to buy American surplus after WWII so US troops pushed it into the ocean

By Bethaney Phillips

👁 Handmade U.S. flag

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How a soldier’s homemade US flag made it from a WWII POW camp to the Smithsonian

By Stephen Ruiz

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World War II

Latest in World War II

A Medal of Honor recipient used a dud enemy mortar to save US troops during WWII

Decorated Navy vet Bob Feller is the only MLB pitcher to throw an Opening Day no-hitter

How the daring rescue of 3 Army soldiers after a WWII plane crash in ‘Shangri-La’ unfolded

The WWII bombardier whose family spent 12 years bringing him home from the ocean floor

This is what a broom tied to a mast means in the US Navy

This plane survived Pearl Harbor and struck back at Midway

The Allies refused to buy American surplus after WWII so US troops pushed it into the ocean

How a soldier’s homemade US flag made it from a WWII POW camp to the Smithsonian

The highest ranking US military officer in World War II isn’t who you think

This WWII aviation program was more expensive than the Manhattan Project

How I teach the rise of dictators and America’s uneasy road to World War II

Patton’s famous speech was way more vulgar than the one in the movie

This Marine survived the Bataan Death March, a ship sinking, and an atomic bomb

The mathematician who saved hundreds of flight crews during World War II

This Medal of Honor recipient came up with the idea for the Super Bowl

The John Frum Movement and World War II ‘cargo cults’

How the Navy once mistook Venus for a Japanese war balloon

World War II alliances fueled the resurgence of the post-war American mafia

The reason Gen. George Patton is buried in Luxembourg

This Olympian served under a Medal of Honor recipient during World War II

URL: https://www.wearethemighty.com/category/world-war-ii/

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World War II

Latest in World War II

A Medal of Honor recipient used a dud enemy mortar to save US troops during WWII

Decorated Navy vet Bob Feller is the only MLB pitcher to throw an Opening Day no-hitter

How the daring rescue of 3 Army soldiers after a WWII plane crash in ‘Shangri-La’ unfolded

The WWII bombardier whose family spent 12 years bringing him home from the ocean floor

This is what a broom tied to a mast means in the US Navy

This plane survived Pearl Harbor and struck back at Midway

The Allies refused to buy American surplus after WWII so US troops pushed it into the ocean

How a soldier’s homemade US flag made it from a WWII POW camp to the Smithsonian

The highest ranking US military officer in World War II isn’t who you think

This WWII aviation program was more expensive than the Manhattan Project

How I teach the rise of dictators and America’s uneasy road to World War II

Patton’s famous speech was way more vulgar than the one in the movie

This Marine survived the Bataan Death March, a ship sinking, and an atomic bomb

The mathematician who saved hundreds of flight crews during World War II

This Medal of Honor recipient came up with the idea for the Super Bowl

The John Frum Movement and World War II ‘cargo cults’

How the Navy once mistook Venus for a Japanese war balloon

World War II alliances fueled the resurgence of the post-war American mafia

The reason Gen. George Patton is buried in Luxembourg

This Olympian served under a Medal of Honor recipient during World War II

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