/tags/world-war-ii World War II en-US Copyright © 2024 �������� Mon, 27 Jan 2025 11:00:00 GMT /arts/2025-01-27/st-louis-students-study-holocaust-pavel-haas-slso-kaplan-feldman St. Louis Symphony Orchestra collaborated with the Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum on a school curriculum that teaches middle and high school students about the Holocaust through the music of Pavel Haas. Haas was a Jewish composer killed in a Nazi death camp. Mon, 27 Jan 2025 11:00:00 GMT /arts/2025-01-27/st-louis-students-study-holocaust-pavel-haas-slso-kaplan-feldman Jeremy D. Goodwin /health-science-environment/2023-10-18/coldwater-creek-radioactive-waste-cleanup-tops-400m-federal-agency-finds U.S. Rep. Cori Bush, D-St. Louis County, requested the U.S. Government Accountability Office evaluate the cleanup of the St. Louis County site contaminated by radioactive waste from the Manhattan Project. Wed, 18 Oct 2023 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2023-10-18/coldwater-creek-radioactive-waste-cleanup-tops-400m-federal-agency-finds Allison Kite /economy-business/2023-10-11/grafton-illinois-unveils-6-million-plans-for-new-war-memorial Grafton’s mayor said the city has raised about $130,000 so far. If the city meets its goals, it will finish the new memorial, museum and plaza in the next four years. Wed, 11 Oct 2023 21:38:50 GMT /economy-business/2023-10-11/grafton-illinois-unveils-6-million-plans-for-new-war-memorial Will Bauer /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2023-05-02/missouri-s-t-professor-delivers-final-volume-in-wwii-trilogy Historian John C. McManus paints compelling portraits of the military leaders and soldiers who fought in the Pacific during World War II. Tue, 02 May 2023 21:49:23 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2023-05-02/missouri-s-t-professor-delivers-final-volume-in-wwii-trilogy Alex Heuer /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-02-11/ghost-army-soldiers-finally-get-congressional-honors-7-decades-after-deceiving-and-defeating-hitler Rick Beyer’s 2013 documentary “The Ghost Army” helped lead to new recognition for “World War II’s artists of deception.” Fri, 11 Feb 2022 21:28:25 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-02-11/ghost-army-soldiers-finally-get-congressional-honors-7-decades-after-deceiving-and-defeating-hitler Sarah Fenske /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-11-05/monday-military-historian-john-mcmanus-explores-the-armys-pacific-war-in-new-book John McManus is the author of the new book "Island Infernos." He joined guest host Jeremy D. Goodwin on Monday's "St. Louis on the Air." Mon, 08 Nov 2021 22:34:23 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-11-05/monday-military-historian-john-mcmanus-explores-the-armys-pacific-war-in-new-book Alex Heuer /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-09-02/1940s-japanese-internment-inspires-museum-show-slso-performance Check out two local opportunities to learn about the era of Japanese internment camps: "Righting a Wrong: Japanese Americans and World War II" exhibit at Soldiers Memorial Military Museum, and a multimedia performance of "Improvisations on EO9066" by the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra on Sept. 17. Thu, 02 Sep 2021 22:15:39 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-09-02/1940s-japanese-internment-inspires-museum-show-slso-performance Lara Hamdan /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-05-25/the-ghost-armys-battlefield-deceptions-could-finally-see-congressional-honors The Ghost Army Legacy Project is working to honor the 1,100 troops who worked to deceive the enemy in World War II. Filmmaker Rick Beyer and soldier's daughter Carolyn Spence Cagle discussed the effort on "St. Louis on the Air." Wed, 26 May 2021 20:10:34 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-05-25/the-ghost-armys-battlefield-deceptions-could-finally-see-congressional-honors Sarah Fenske /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-01-14/with-new-big-band-song-missouri-man-honors-his-grandmothers-dream Leona Augustine wrote “I’m Dreaming of No One But You" in 1942 after her boyfriend enlisted in the Army. Seventy-nine years later, her grandson Jacob Luecke has produced a Big Band version of the tune. He discussed the project on St. Louis on the Air. Thu, 14 Jan 2021 20:20:53 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-01-14/with-new-big-band-song-missouri-man-honors-his-grandmothers-dream Sarah Fenske /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-12-16/path-of-the-past-details-metro-east-mans-wwii-journey Many people honor the sacrifices and achievements of combat veterans. But the horrors they experience can get overlooked, especially as many former… Mon, 16 Dec 2019 20:26:57 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-12-16/path-of-the-past-details-metro-east-mans-wwii-journey Lara Hamdan, Emily Woodbury