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76 years ago (April 18 1942) 80 brave men did what had never been attempted: they flew army bombers off a U.S. aircraft carrier on their way to bomb…
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"W" is for World War II (1941-1945). Prior to the entry of the US into World War II, the federal government constructed or expanded military…
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Since 1980, the University of South Carolina has built a national reputation as one of the top film preservation archives in the nation. Its Moving Image…
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In February and March 1945, one of the most significant battles of World War II took place: Iwo Jima, just 760 miles from Tokyo itself. Among the 70,000…
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Major Thomas Dry Howie was a World War II hero who was killed during the Normandy campaign. He was posthumously awarded the Silver Star, Bronze Star,…
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William G. Farrow was born in 1918 in Darlington. He trained to be a pilot at the Hawthorne Aviation School where he received his commission and the…
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This edition of Narrative features an interview from StoryCorps, a unique oral history project that collects the voices of our times. When StoryCorps…
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This edition of Narrative features an interview from StoryCorps, an oral history project where friends and loved ones interview each other. In 2012, Carol…
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In 1945, the Japanese surrendered to end World War II on Sept. 2, officially observed as V-J Day in the United States. But few people realize that the…
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(Broadcast August 23, 2013) - In April of 2013, an Army veteran from South Carolina returned to Okinawa, Japan, for the first time since he fought there…