/tags/world-war-ii World War II en-US Copyright Thu, 06 Jun 2024 09:08:00 GMT /news-from-npr/2024-06-06/they-were-there-on-d-day-on-the-beaches-and-in-the-skies-this-is-what-they-saw More than 150,000 U.S., British and Canadian troops stormed the beaches of Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944. A small handful told º£½ÇÉçÇø about their experience. Thu, 06 Jun 2024 09:08:00 GMT /news-from-npr/2024-06-06/they-were-there-on-d-day-on-the-beaches-and-in-the-skies-this-is-what-they-saw Jack Mitchell /media/2022-04-27/rendezvous-with-destiny-film-wwii-paratroopers-ohio-pee-wee-martin-tvkiese Jim "Pee Wee" Martin from Xenia recalls his D-Day mission and Battle of the Bulge experience in film making its Ohio broadcast premiere. Wed, 27 Apr 2022 17:02:11 GMT /media/2022-04-27/rendezvous-with-destiny-film-wwii-paratroopers-ohio-pee-wee-martin-tvkiese John Kiesewetter /local-news/2021-04-20/some-read-history-pearl-harbor-survivor-joe-whitt-lived-it Over the years, I have walked many a Civil War battlefield, from Gettysburg to Shiloh to Antietam; and, as I walk, I always stop and ponder the "witness… Tue, 20 Apr 2021 17:56:39 GMT /local-news/2021-04-20/some-read-history-pearl-harbor-survivor-joe-whitt-lived-it Howard Wilkinson /local-news/2021-01-11/the-local-codebreaker-who-brought-down-nazis-and-gangsters Elizebeth Smith Friedman was born to a Quaker family in rural Indiana, but a meeting with an eccentric millionaire who believed that William Shakespeare… Mon, 11 Jan 2021 09:00:00 GMT /local-news/2021-01-11/the-local-codebreaker-who-brought-down-nazis-and-gangsters Michael Monks /politics/2020-07-17/an-honor-to-the-greatest-generation-was-the-greatest-day-of-my-career A Facebook friend left a comment on one of my posts the other day saying that I have led a "fascinating" life, something I had never thought about.But I… Fri, 17 Jul 2020 09:00:00 GMT /politics/2020-07-17/an-honor-to-the-greatest-generation-was-the-greatest-day-of-my-career Howard Wilkinson /media/2020-05-07/long-time-wlw-am-newsman-bill-ridenour-dies-of-covid-19 Longtime WLW-AM morning news anchor Bill Ridenour died Sunday in a Northern Kentucky nursing home from COVID-19. He was 94."Bill was an absolute gem. He… Thu, 07 May 2020 18:57:26 GMT /media/2020-05-07/long-time-wlw-am-newsman-bill-ridenour-dies-of-covid-19 John Kiesewetter /media/2019-02-11/first-look-at-george-clooneys-catch-22-tv-series Twenty five years after ER made George Clooney a star, the Kentucky native returns to TV on May 17 in the war satire Catch-22 on Hulu.Clooney also… Mon, 11 Feb 2019 21:56:23 GMT /media/2019-02-11/first-look-at-george-clooneys-catch-22-tv-series John Kiesewetter /local-news/2018-05-25/wwii-sailor-to-receive-final-resting-place-in-butler-county An Indiana man who died in World War II will be laid to rest in Butler County on Memorial Day. Thomas Murphy died in the battle for Tarawa. He was buried… Fri, 25 May 2018 09:11:00 GMT /local-news/2018-05-25/wwii-sailor-to-receive-final-resting-place-in-butler-county Bill Rinehart /books/2017-11-08/untold-story-of-women-code-breakers-in-wwii Following the December 7, 1941, Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the U.S. military launched a secret program to recruit young, female college graduates to… Wed, 08 Nov 2017 09:00:00 GMT /books/2017-11-08/untold-story-of-women-code-breakers-in-wwii /history/2016-11-22/the-history-and-meaning-of-gold-star-mothers This summer, many Americans heard the phrases Gold Star Families and Gold Star Mothers for the first time. The terms come from the Service Flag that… Tue, 22 Nov 2016 09:00:00 GMT /history/2016-11-22/the-history-and-meaning-of-gold-star-mothers