Claire Barrett
Claire Barrett is the Strategic Operations Editor for Sightline Media and a World War II researcher with an unparalleled affinity for Sir Winston Churchill and Michigan football.
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This WWII pilot crash-landed into a field hosting a Nazi soccer match
Maj. Donald K. Willis crash-landed his plane in Nazi-occupied Holland then stopped at cafes for beers — all while evading the capture for two months.
Sunken World War II carrier resting place identified 78 years later
The USS Ommaney Bay came under attack on January 4, 1945, when it was struck by a Japanese kamikaze pilot.
WWII paratrooper famous for bringing beer to wounded troops dies at 98
Vincent Speranza, an American paratrooper who became known as the soldier who doled out beer to his wounded comrades, died Wednesday at 98.
How a mother managed to save her son at Guadalcanal — from Ohio
"My mother had put her arms halfway around the world to save me," Elgin Staples later recalled.
Meet the Marine who ‘rode the thunder’ and lived to tell the tale
After being forced to eject from his F-8 Crusader, Lt. Col. William Rankin soon found himself amid a thunderstorm — 40,000 feet above ground.
Resting place of sunken World War II carrier identified 78 years later
The USS Ommaney Bay came under attack on January 4, 1945, when it was struck by a Japanese kamikaze pilot.
Mamma Mia! Sky eatery deafens Waterloo visitors with ABBA, dance music
It remains unclear, however, if Beef Wellington is on the menu.
Anti-tank quarterbacks: That time the Army put grenades in footballs
The Army attempted to meld Americans’ love of football with combat — with mixed results.
105 years after his death, WWI doughboy finally receives proper burial
On June 7, the American Battle Monuments Commission, alongside French and U.S. officials, interred its first Great War unknown since 1988.
Let’s debunk the 3 biggest myths of D-Day
Today we are breaking down fact from fiction, myth from verity.
