Profiles in Courage: Tom Schornak
By: Warhawk Air Museum
Posted On: April 15, 2020
After a napalm drop turned sideways and facing imminent capture, Tom Schornak, with the help of his fellow Air Force and Army pilots, fought his way back to base.
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Profiles in Courage: John Hoye
By: Warhawk Air Museum
Posted On: April 8, 2020
After volunteering for the U.S. Army Air Forces in 1941, John Hoye served his country in 3 wars: WWII, Korea, and Vietnam, and was awarded 2 purple hearts.
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Tags: Korea|Profiles in Courage|Veteran's Stories|Vietnam|WWII
Profiles in Courage: Don Tolmie
By: Warhawk Air Museum
Posted On: April 3, 2020
Shot down by a German Me-109, news of his newborn daughter, brought by the Red Cross, gave Don Tolmie a glimmer of hope while imprisoned in Stalag Luft III.
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Profiles in Courage: Jim and Nora Durfee
By: Warhawk Air Museum
Posted On: March 30, 2020
Jim Durfee spent 3 years in the Air Force during WWII. He completed 30 dangerous missions before reuniting with his dearly missed sweetheart, Nora.
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Profiles in Courage: Tom Young
By: Warhawk Air Museum
Posted On: March 25, 2020
Shot down on a mission to bomb Munich during WWII, Tom Young lifted the spirits of his fellow prisoners of war through his artistic talents.
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Celebrating Carmelita Pope and the Women of the Warhawk
By: Warhawk Air Museum
Posted On: February 27, 2020
The Warhawk Air Museum will be observing the newly proclaimed Idaho Women’s Day by honoring the women of the Warhawk! Carmelita Pope, prolific First Lady of Chicago Television and Warhawk volunteer, was destined for the stage from the beginning and made good use of her talent by touring with the “Kiss and Tell” WWII USO troupe in Italy.
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Tags: Event|Veteran's Stories|WWII