48 years ago the Edmund Fitzgerald took 29 souls to the bottom of Lake Superior5mo ⋅ HGpennypacker ⋅ r/thalassophobia
Salt Bae posts over half-million dollar bill from Abu Dhabi restaurant on social media with caption Quality never expensive1yr ⋅ HGpennypacker ⋅ r/StupidFood
Forty-seven years ago today the SS Edmund Fitzgerald slipped below the waves of Superior on her way to the lakebed at a depth of 530 ft.1yr ⋅ HGpennypacker ⋅ r/thalassophobia
Pvt./PFC. LC Byrd of the 761st tank battalion behind a .50 near Nancy, France; 5 November 1944. Byrd would be KIA several days later.1yr ⋅ HGpennypacker ⋅ r/wwiipics
Captain Clark Gable flew 5 missions with 351st Bomb Group filming gunnery combat in 1943 with many scenes used in the documentary “Combat America.” Hitler offered a sizable reward to anyone who could capture and bring Gable to him unscathed1yr ⋅ HGpennypacker ⋅ r/wwiipics
The all-black 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion, nicknamed The Triple Nickles, never served in combat but participated in fire-fighting missions throughout the Pacific Northwest as smokejumpers1yr ⋅ HGpennypacker ⋅ r/wwiipics
Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone is laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery, he was killed in action on the first day of the invasion of Iwo Jima after he single-handedly destroyed an enemy blockhouse and led a Marine tank under fire safely through a minefield7mo ⋅ HGpennypacker ⋅ r/wwiipics
Harry Daghlian (center left) and Louis Slotin (center right) during the Trinity test performed by the US Army as part of the Manhattan Project. Both would later die following supercriticality accidents involving the demon core1yr ⋅ HGpennypacker ⋅ r/wwiipics
Allied reconnaissance of German soldiers setting up beach obstacles in Normandy; May 19441yr ⋅ HGpennypacker ⋅ r/wwiipics
USA's Ace of Aces Major Dick Bong along with fiancee, and P-38 namesake, Marjorie Vattendahl. Bong was awarded the Medal of Honor and died in 1945 as a test pilot for the P-80 Shooting Star1yr ⋅ HGpennypacker ⋅ r/wwiipics
PFC Frank Pomroy, 'H' Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines in the marshes of Peleliu Island; September 19441yr ⋅ HGpennypacker ⋅ r/wwiipics
The first US troops to make contact on Iwo Jima were Underwater Demolition Team swimmers two days before the invasion. The frogmen swam to shore to gather intelligence about beach and surf conditions, clear mines and obstacles, gather sand samples, and take note of Japanese defenses1yr ⋅ HGpennypacker ⋅ r/wwiipics
“Wild Bill” Crump and his pet coyote nicknamed Jeep. Crump smuggled the pup to England where he was given his own dog tags, flight log, and immunization record. Jeep flew five missions aboard Crump's P-47 and was given a burial with full military honors after being run over by a vehicle1yr ⋅ HGpennypacker ⋅ r/wwiipics
December 7, 1941 - a date which will live in infamy - the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by the naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.1yr ⋅ HGpennypacker ⋅ r/wwiipics
US soldiers crossing the Rhine under enemy fire at Sankt Goar, Germany; March 19451yr ⋅ HGpennypacker ⋅ r/wwiipics
An armada of Marines is seen heading for the shores of Iwo Jima on D-day as Mt. Suribachi looms in the background1yr ⋅ HGpennypacker ⋅ r/wwiipics
M4A3E2 Sherman Cobra King was the first tank to enter the Bastogne perimeter in relief of the American 101st Airborne Division; December 19441yr ⋅ HGpennypacker ⋅ r/wwiipics
Field Marshal Erwin Rommel inspects Atlantic Wall defenses, early 19441yr ⋅ HGpennypacker ⋅ r/wwiipics
American artillerymen fire a powerful M-12 155mm self-propelled gun in the streets of Aachen, Germany; October 19441yr ⋅ HGpennypacker ⋅ r/wwiipics
Audie Murphy, the most decorated US soldier of WWII, at boot camp in Camp Wolters, TX 19421yr ⋅ HGpennypacker ⋅ r/wwiipics
Dick Bong, US's top flying ace in the war downing 40 Japanese aircraft, next to his P-38 named after his girlfriend: Marge1yr ⋅ HGpennypacker ⋅ r/wwiipics
US Marine and his dog, Tubby, participate in a training exercise; Tubby was later KIA in Guam2yr ⋅ HGpennypacker ⋅ r/wwiipics
USA's top ace during the war, Major Dick Bong, flew his P-38 Lightning Marge so close to enemy planes that, Even I couldn't miss. Bong was Awarded the Medal of Honor for his service and would die in August of 1945 test-piloting the P-80 Shooting Star1yr ⋅ HGpennypacker ⋅ r/wwiipics
Soldiers of the US Seventh Army guard SS prisoners in a coal yard at Dachau concentration camp during its liberation; 29 April, 19451yr ⋅ HGpennypacker ⋅ r/wwiipics
Medal of Honor recipient Daniel Inouye (far left) plays cards with future senator Bob Dole at Percy Jones Hospital in Battle Creek, MI1yr ⋅ HGpennypacker ⋅ r/wwiipics
Nazi Bachem Ba 349 Natter, a rocket-powered interceptor with only one manned test flight that resulted in the death of its pilot1yr ⋅ HGpennypacker ⋅ r/wwiipics
Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet, the only operational rocket-powered fighter aircraft in history1yr ⋅ HGpennypacker ⋅ r/wwiipics
Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery explains Allied strategy to King George VI in his command caravan in Holland, 19441yr ⋅ HGpennypacker ⋅ r/wwiipics
A US Marine uses a flamethrower against Japanese positions with the support of two rifleman on Iwo Jima; Feb 19451yr ⋅ HGpennypacker ⋅ r/wwiipics
On a rainy Halloween night in 1994 Packers Ken Ruettgers sported a pumpkin helmet for MNF1yr ⋅ HGpennypacker ⋅ r/nfl
The Soviet PTRD-41 was a mass-produced anti-tank rifle that could penetrate 30mm of armor at 500 meters and 40mm of armor at 100 meters, powerful enough to knock out most German armor.1yr ⋅ HGpennypacker ⋅ r/wwiipics
US Navy salvage crew works to save the captured German submarine U-505 shortly after she was abandoned by her German crew in June 19441yr ⋅ HGpennypacker ⋅ r/wwiipics
After Daniel Inouye's arm was blown off at the elbow by a German rifle-grenade he pulled a still-live grenade from his severed hand and tossed it into a German bunker killing his attacker. As he was being carried off the field he told his men, Nobody called off the war! 21 April, 19451yr ⋅ HGpennypacker ⋅ r/wwiipics
American tank crews bound for North Africa practicing their M4 Shermans in the California desert; October 194211mo ⋅ HGpennypacker ⋅ r/wwiipics
Hobart's Funnies is the nickname given to a number of specialist armored fighting vehicles derived from tanks operated by units of the 79th Armoured Division of the British Army or by specialists from the Royal Engineers1yr ⋅ HGpennypacker ⋅ r/wwiipics
US breakfast K-Ration containing canned ham and eggs, biscuits, dried fruit bar, water purification tablets, cigarettes, chewing gum, instant coffee, toilet paper, sugar, and can opener2yr ⋅ HGpennypacker ⋅ r/wwiipics
USAAF pilot Dick Bong and his P-38 Marge with nose-art of his girlfriend Marjorie2yr ⋅ HGpennypacker ⋅ r/wwiipics
The crew of a B-26 Marauder outside their plane, nicknamed Ginger; 19441yr ⋅ HGpennypacker ⋅ r/wwiipics
Little Boy on trailer cradle in pit on Tinian, before loading into Enola Gay's bomb bay9mo ⋅ HGpennypacker ⋅ r/wwiipics
US Marines of the 4th Marine Division stand atop Mt. Suribachi overlooking the remainder of Iwo Jima, part of which was still held by the Japanese; Feb 25, 19451yr ⋅ HGpennypacker ⋅ r/wwiipics
Adolf Hitler and several Nazi officials survey the Great Gustav, the largest artillery cannon ever built at 155 feet long, 1350 tonnes in weight, with 11-foot shells weighing seven tonnes each1yr ⋅ HGpennypacker ⋅ r/wwiipics
US Navy personnel and projectiles line the deck of the battleship USS New Mexico just prior to the invasion of Guam in July 19441yr ⋅ HGpennypacker ⋅ r/wwiipics
Douglas SBD Dauntless with a steep 70-degree angle of attack, dive breaks extended. After releasing payload pilot and gunner experienced 4G pull-out under fire.1yr ⋅ HGpennypacker ⋅ r/wwiipics
Japanese 'midget' submarine on the beach at Bellows Field after the attack on Pearl Harbor; 7 December, 19411yr ⋅ HGpennypacker ⋅ r/wwiipics
Avenger after engine failure and a catapult mishap on board the aircraft carrier USS Bataan CVE-29; 13 March, 19441yr ⋅ HGpennypacker ⋅ r/wwiipics
A self-propelled howitzer M7 Priest of the 14th Armored Field Artillery Battalion rolls through Carentan, France; June 19441yr ⋅ HGpennypacker ⋅ r/wwiipics
Theodore Roosevelt Jr. was the only general on D-Day to land by sea with the first wave of troops, at 56 he was the oldest man in the invasion. Opting to fight from where they landed rather than moving to their assigned positions, Roosevelt's famous words were, We'll start the war from right here!1yr ⋅ HGpennypacker ⋅ r/wwiipics
Marine Col Chesty Puller greets a Navy Admiral at the 1st Marines command post on Peleliu, Sep 18 19441yr ⋅ HGpennypacker ⋅ r/wwiipics
Initially rejected for being underweight, Audie Murphy would go on to be awarded the Medal of Honor at age 19 as well as every military combat award for valor available from the United States Army1yr ⋅ HGpennypacker ⋅ r/wwiipics
Lt A. R. Costello strikes a pose next to his P-40 Warhawk at Sidi Heneish, Egypt1yr ⋅ HGpennypacker ⋅ r/wwiipics
Manning 155mm howitzers, African American gunners of the 333rd Field Artillery sacrificed themselves to defend fleeing infantry during the Battle of the Bulge. Eleven of them were tortured and executed by the Waffen SS and then forgotten by their government after the war1yr ⋅ HGpennypacker ⋅ r/wwiipics
The T92 Howitzer Motor Carriage featured a 240 mm M1 howitzer and saw action in counter-battery fire and destroying bridges at long ranges1yr ⋅ HGpennypacker ⋅ r/wwiipics
If you are sick of posts about Charter or “moving to Madison where should I live?” you can head over to Nextdoor where the real intellectuals hang out.2yr ⋅ HGpennypacker ⋅ r/madisonwi
One of the few “chain” BBQ sauces that have both decent heat along and solid flavor1yr ⋅ HGpennypacker ⋅ r/spicy
A Sudeten woman from the area that is now the Czech Republic salutes the conquering German forces while crying at the fall of her people to the Nazis2yr ⋅ HGpennypacker ⋅ r/wwiipics
Hold on to your Aperol spritz because Victoria and Greg are heading back to Italy1yr ⋅ HGpennypacker ⋅ r/thebachelor
Russian soldier with what appears to be an extremely old PM M19102yr ⋅ HGpennypacker ⋅ r/CombatFootage
German prisoners of war line a funeral procession for one of their own at a POW camp in Fort Bend County, Texas1yr ⋅ HGpennypacker ⋅ r/wwiipics
Complete K-ration consisting of Breakfast Unit, Dinner Unit, and Supper Unit. In addition to the food items the rations contained chewing gum, toilet paper, cigarettes, water purification tables, and powdered beverages1yr ⋅ HGpennypacker ⋅ r/wwiipics
Six-shooters replaced shovels for the Astrodome groundbreaking this week in 19622yr ⋅ HGpennypacker ⋅ r/baseball
A soft-spot for prostitutes is the only thing Trump and Jesus have in common1yr ⋅ HGpennypacker ⋅ r/WhitePeopleTwitter
On this date in 1967 Otis Redding's plane crashed into Lake Monona in heavy rain and fog, killing the singer along with six others.2yr ⋅ HGpennypacker ⋅ r/madisonwi
8th Air Force heavy bombers and escorting fighters attack ball bearing factories at Schweinfurt, Germany, for the second time; October 14, 1943. Known as Black Thursday, multiple bombardment groups sent 291 B-17 Flying Fortresses on the raid with 77 shot down 590 airmen KIA1yr ⋅ HGpennypacker ⋅ r/wwiipics
Crew of B-29 Bockscar that dropped atomic bomb Fat Man on Nagasaki, ending the war in the Pacific2yr ⋅ HGpennypacker ⋅ r/wwiipics
Dane County deputy Beltline Bob deals with an uncooperative citizen Friday morning; released back into the community without bail1yr ⋅ HGpennypacker ⋅ r/madisonwi
Four years ago this morning Madison was waking up to a very different skyline10mo ⋅ HGpennypacker ⋅ r/madisonwi
Two months of work down the drain when this little guy showed up today.2yr ⋅ HGpennypacker ⋅ r/microgrowery
Heads up to bikers: segment of Cap City Trail to be closed August 24th4yr ⋅ HGpennypacker ⋅ r/madisonwi
Rutabaga is relocating to a new building on Rimrock, directly next to a “test” pond1yr ⋅ HGpennypacker ⋅ r/madisonwi
