Italian diver Freddy Furlan said this propeller from Thomas McGrawï¿½s B-24 had been stolen from the wreck but subsequently seized by authorities, restored and placed next to an F-104 in a display in Lignano, Italy. (Photo courtesy of Freddy Furlan)
A B-24 bomber is shown in action during World War II. Thomas McGraw's bomber was attacking a railroad bridge in northern Italy when it was hit by anti-aircraft fire, dropped from formation and disappeared. (file photo)
Dutch women who collaborated with the Germans during World War II await their fate after that country is liberated, and they were captured by the resistance. John Smeets said his underground group was prevented by American soldiers from administering the usual punishment of shaving the women's heads and parading them in public. (Photo courtesy John Smeets)
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