On Jan. 28, 1942, The U.S. Army Air Corps assigned seven men to the newly formed 8 th Air Force in Savannah, Georgia. At the time, the prospective pilots did not even have a plane, but before the end ...

Germany declared war on the United States a few days after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941. The American response was immediate: creation of an air force to carry the war to Germany.

SAVANNAH — Historical markers dot Georgia’s nearly 300-year-old first city like Spanish moss does the limbs of Savannah’s ubiquitous live oak trees, so the plaque that fronts American Legion Post 135 ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (Tribune News Service) — Historical markers dot Georgia’s nearly 300-year-old first city like Spanish moss does the limbs of Savannah’s ubiquitous live oak trees, so the plaque that ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Thursday hits home for many local veterans and their families. Its the 80th anniversary of D-Day, the air and sea invasion that would mark the beginning of the end of World War ...

Heroes of the Sky: The Mighty Eighth Air Force is a 2020 documentary. It honors the courageous American airmen who fought for freedom during World War II. Utilizing rare archival footage and firsthand ...