World War II

Help celebrate World War II veteran Richard Scott's 100th birthday by sending him a birthday card!

Americans from every state served in World War II, and every state had causalities. How many were from New York?

Many of my listeners enjoy my Nostalgia Corner, which I broadcast at 8:35 each morning.  Here we randomly pick between four different features:  Movie Marquee (old movies), Singers Showcase (Singers and bands), TV Time Tunnel (old TV Shows), and the World War II File (stores from the war)...

On Veterans Day, I would like to salute Ms. Lucy Coffey for her service to our country.  Ms. Coffey is 108 years old and is America's oldest living female veteran. 400,000 women served in the Armed Forces during World War II, and more than 500 of them died...

On this, the 70th anniversary of the landing at Normandy, I cannot help but reflect back on my own visit to this hallowed place. In 2008, my wife Trish and I visited Normandy.  It was the culmination of a lifelong dream for me. We walked the beaches of Normandy, visited the small villages that were occupied and then freed...

THIS IS A "THURSDAY THROWBACK" POST.  IT WAS FIRST PUBLISHED IN AUGUST , 2012 I just returned from a wonderful weekend at the New England Air Show in Chicopee, Massachusetts. It is the largest air show in America.

For 2 years I have been opening up the World War II file every morning right after the 8:30 a.m. news.  The stories are totally fascinating to me and I get many nice comments about this segment.  The home front, the heroes, the villains, the battles, the humorous stories, the sad ones, the rationing at home, the victories overseas, the generals, the privates, the hardships and the inspirational vi

This is another gripping story from our World War II file. Listen below. audio://townsquare.media/site/554/files/2013/10/WW-II-File-Clydebank-Blitz.mp3|titles=WW II File Clydebank Blitz]

In today's World War II File we listen to the amazing story of Victor Krulak, a U.S. military hero in World War II, Korea and Vietnam!

Thanks for the overwhelming response to my World War II files!  We'll keep them going for you!  Here is another interesting story!