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The Battle of the Little Bighorn is still discussed today, as few know exactly what happened, and even those who were there perhaps in a few years had their memories grow dim. One of the reputed only survivors of the US Army at the Custer Battle was Custer’s Crow scout, Curley. Some accounts, inc
Councilmembers will vote later this year on a new name for the former Calhoun Square.
Major Charles Carpenter strapped not one but six M1A1 bazookas to the wing struts of his Grasshopper. Charles Carpenter, or “Bazooka Charlie” as he’s now remembered, served as an Army pilot in the Second World War, tasked with locating enemy positions from the air for artillery bombardment. Aircraft like Carpenter’s unarmed L-4 Grasshopper were perfect for low-level, low-speed reconnaissance, but ol’ Bazooka Charlie aspired to do more than spot enemy tanks…he wanted to destroy them himself. The L-4 Grasshopper military aircraft was just a Piper J-3 Cub with some added plexig...