Sept. 8, 2020 Band of Brothers member turns 96, CAFB helps him celebrate Bradford Freeman, a member of the famous ‘Band of Brothers,’ assigned to E Company, 2nd Battalion of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division celebrated his 96th birthday with representatives of the 43rd Flying Training Squadron and received a special gift.
April 17, 2020 78th anniversary of the Doolittle Raid April 18 marks the 78th anniversary of the Doolittle Raid, in which Lt. Col. James H. Doolittle, U.S. Army Air Forces, and Vice Adm. William F. Halsey Jr., U.S. Navy, led a joint bombing operation on the Japanese mainland aimed to inflict both material and psychological damage upon the enemy
Dec. 5, 2019 Decorated WWII bomber pilot honored, remembered by family, friends Families, friends and loved ones gathered together Dec. 4 to remember former Army Air Corps Capt. Charles T. Hull, a decorated World War II bomber pilot who survived 25 missions in the European Theater, during a funeral and burial service with full military honors in Winona, Mississippi.
Aug. 17, 2017 Tennessee Supreme Court justice shares father’s POW story, the importance of remembrance Children of three World War II prisoners of war gathered during a Base Community Council luncheon Aug. 11 at the Club on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi; and Justice Sharon Lee, from the Tennessee Supreme Court, shared her father’s story and how it intertwined with the other two POWs.
April 19, 2016 Doolittle Raiders honored during 74th anniversary at JBSA-Randolph The World War II Doolittle Raiders were honored during aceremony marking the 74th anniversary of their Tokyo raid April 18 at JointBase San Antonio-Randolph.On the same day, in 1942, Lt. Col. James H. "Jimmy"Doolittle led a select team of 80 pilots, gunners, navigators and bombardiers asthey flew 16
Oct. 8, 2015 WWII flying ace encounters new generation of aircraft Seventy five years ago, a 20-year-old Tom "Ginger" Neil flew a Hawker Hurricane for the Royal Air Force, shielding his homeland against thousands of German bombers in the Battle of Britain -- the first ever battle decisively fought in the air. This month marks the 75th anniversary of the end of the
