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During World War II, colleges and universities across the country expanded their ROTC programs and participated in other military training programs. This…
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During World War II, Lt. Col. George Haley flew combat missions with the famed Tuskegee Airmen. The actions of Lt. Col. Haley and the other Tuskegee…
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To conclude our series highlighting historical black residence of our region we discuss the life of Bath, NY native Lt. Col. George J. Haley.Haley…
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Just three weeks before Christmas, on December 7th 1941, America was violently thrust in to the Second World War. When war rationing of metals, rubber and…
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In 1944, 23-year-old PFC Philip Russell was among the thousands of troops who were part of the D-Day invasion. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 506th…
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In 1943, 2nd Lt. Joseph P. Congelli, a native of Hornell, New York and a member of the "Mighty Eighth" 8th Air Force, was shot down while he returned from…
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In 1929, 25 year-old Edwin Link would build the world’s first successful flight simulator.