Tag: World War Ii
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Colorado man working to get USS Arizona unknowns identified
A Colorado man is determined that human remains from the USS Arizona are DNA tested and identified after a Pentagon agency in February suggested exhuming 85 gravesites marked “unknown” and entombing the dead in the sunken battleship at Pearl Harbor. Randy Stratton — son of Donald Stratton, who survived the surprise attack the morning of Dec.…
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Colorado Springs at 150 years | The military’s impact on growth and development
Editor’s note: This July, as Colorado Springs gears up for its 150th birthday on the 31st, The Gazette has prepared a series of articles on the history of our city. Check back for fascinating glimpses into the people and events that have shaped Colorado Springs into the landmark it is today. There was no social distancing…
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Gov. Polis calls for national park designation for former Japanese internment camp site
Gov. Jared Polis wants to turn the former site of Colorado’s Japanese internment camp into a national park, preserving the area and its history for future generations. Polis sent a letter to the National Park Service Tuesday, asking for its support in the inclusion of the Granada War Relocation Center, also known as Camp Amache,…
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A last ride for Colorado Springs World War II buffalo soldier John Nichols
Buffalo soldier John Nichols has taken his last ride. The 96-year-old Colorado Springs native was remembered during a celebration of life ceremony Sunday at the rebuilt 1830s fur trading post Fort Lupton, northeast of Denver. With Nichols’ passing, only two buffalo soldiers from World War II remain alive, according to Nina Amos, vice president of…
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Colorado honors National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Gov. Jared Polis ordered the Colorado and American flags to be lowered to half staff on all public buildings statewide Monday in honor of National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day has…
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Frank Macon, one of last surviving Tuskegee Airmen in Colorado, dies at 97
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Frank Macon, one of only two remaining documented original Tuskegee Airmen in Colorado, died Sunday night at his home in Colorado Springs. He was 97. The announcement was made Monday in a statement from retired Air Force Col. Mark Dickerson, president of the Hubert L.…