by Steve Snyder | Aug 20, 2014 | Publicity
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by Steve Snyder | Aug 18, 2014 | Historical
During the writing of my book, Shot Down, my wife, Glenda, suggested that I try to find the German fighter pilot who shot down my dad’s plane. My initial reaction was, “Yeah right. There’s no way.” However, I said I’d try and searched...
by Steve Snyder | Aug 17, 2014 | Historical
Ross Kahler was the radio operator on the Susan Ruth. He was born in Pennsylvania and enlisted at Philadelphia on July 24, 1942. After bombing Frankfurt, Germany on February 8, 1944, the Susan Ruth was attacked by two German Focke-Wulf 190 fighters and shot down. ...
by Steve Snyder | Aug 16, 2014 | Historical
The Eighth Bomber Command (re-designated the 8th Air Force in February 1944) was activated as part of the United States Army Air Forces on January 28, 1942, at Hunter Field in Savannah, Georgia. The following month, Brigadier General Ira C. Eaker took the headquarters...
by Steve Snyder | Aug 15, 2014 | Historical
On Friday, August 29 at 7.30 pm a gala concert by SHAPE (Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe) Concert Band will be performed at the Chimay Castle, an ancient stronghold which some documents suggest may be as old as the year 1000.
