Japan’s surprise attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on Dec. 7, 1941, was not an isolated act of war. Instead, it was just one part of a series of coordinated military attacks on Western colonies and outposts in the Far East on that day. Japanese forces also attacked Indochina as Southeast Asia then was known.Continue reading “The wartime race to produce synthetic rubber left a toxic legacy in the South Bay”
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The U.S. Merchant Marine played a key role in Southern California during World War II
The United States Merchant Marine traces its origin back to the outbreak of the Revolutionary War. In June 1775 in Machias, Maine (then part of Massachusetts), townspeople refused to provide the British with lumber to build barracks for their troops, resulting in the British bringing in the armed ship HMS Margaretta to retaliate. The settlersContinue reading “The U.S. Merchant Marine played a key role in Southern California during World War II”
Celebrated pilot Bob Hoover’s famous World War II flight tells only part of his story
Robert Anderson “Bob” Hoover piloted more than 300 different planes during a lifetime dedicated to aviation, but perhaps his most unusual flight took place in a German Focke-Wulf Fw190 airplane in the waning days of World War II in 1945. On Feb. 9, 1944, the 22-year-old U.S. Army Air Forces pilot was flying a SpitfireContinue reading “Celebrated pilot Bob Hoover’s famous World War II flight tells only part of his story”
