In January 1945, during World War II, First Lieutenant Garland Merl Connor ran 400 yards under German artillery fire to ...
Underwater archaeologists have located a World War II B-17 in the Baltic Sea, and recovered artifacts may help identify the ...
MATTOON — The World War II tank at Peterson Park has been photographed by countless community members and climbed upon by playful children ever since it was placed there in 1948 as a memorial.