John Vick, Author at The Andalusia Star-News
COLUMN -- FEATURE SPOT
The first combat mission for Sam Hamilton and his crew began early in the morning on November 11, with a 6:30 a.m. breakfast followed by ...
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by John Vick, Friday, December 29, 2023 1:00 pm
COLUMN -- FEATURE SPOT
On the morning of November 16, 1944, Sam Hamilton’s B-24 was the lead plane in the second attack group that took off from Spinazzola field ...
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by John Vick, Friday, December 22, 2023 1:00 pm
COLUMN -- FEATURE SPOT
It was a little more than 79 years ago that many of our Alabama soldiers, along with their brothers in arms, were engaged in a ...
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by John Vick, Friday, December 15, 2023 1:00 pm
COLUMN -- FEATURE SPOT
From their first battle against the Japanese on December 20, 1941, members of the American Volunteer Group were only in combat for seven months. The Japanese had ...
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by John Vick, Friday, December 8, 2023 1:00 pm
COLUMN -- FEATURE SPOT
After completing flight training at Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida, Ensign Ben Crum Foshee had to complete a fixed number of “arrested landings” aboard an ...
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by John Vick, Friday, December 1, 2023 1:00 pm
COLUMN -- FEATURE SPOT
The Hammett brothers, Marvin and Ira, served together in the South Pacific during WW II. Ira had joined the 117th Field Artillery Battalion of the ...
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by John Vick, Friday, November 10, 2023 1:00 pm
COLUMN -- FEATURE SPOT
Andalusia has laid claim for the title, the most patriotic town in Alabama. Just look around Andalusia’s main streets! Every day you will see red, ...
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by John Vick, Friday, October 27, 2023 1:00 pm
COLUMN -- FEATURE SPOT
It is a tragedy when a soldier dies in war. The death of Dalton Grantham in Korea in 1953 was particularly tragic. He married Shirley ...
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by John Vick, Friday, October 20, 2023 1:00 pm
COLUMN -- FEATURE SPOT
Continued from Part 1 [action that took place on Feb. 26, 1968, resulting in Reynolds being awarded the Bronze Star for Valor]. After the harrowing ...
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by John Vick, Friday, October 6, 2023 1:00 pm
COLUMN -- FEATURE SPOT
As the helicopter circled, the scene below looked pretty grim. Smoke was coming from the crater where several of Sgt. Reynolds’ men were pinned down. ...
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by John Vick, Friday, September 29, 2023 1:00 pm
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