Son of a pilot shares how a West Point ring saved his father from the Nazis during WWII
George Stalnaker s B26 went down right after D-Day. This is the story of disguise, a ring from West Point, and how a pilot outfoxed the Nazis and saved his own life. Author: Jeannie Blaylock Updated: 10:21 AM EST December 17, 2020
JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. Jerry Stalnaker was a pilot in Vietnam and has every reason to be proud of his service to our country.
However, he likes to focus on his Dad. He was a B-26 pilot in WWII.
But just right after D-Day, George Stalnaker was in a crisis that consisted of engine trouble.
Saved by the rain: WWII submarine crew lived thanks to storm
Submariners suffered some of the greatest loss during World War II because when a boat went down, there was generally no escape. Author: Lewis Turner Updated: 9:28 PM EST December 15, 2020
KINGS BAY BASE, Ga. Archie Holte thinks of rain showers a bit differently than most people would.
“We were going through the Lombok Straight, Holte remembered. We had to go through at night because they could shoot you from both sides.”
During World War II, he served and remembers going days underwater without ever seeing the sky, let alone the rain.