Today in WW II: 24 Aug 1942 Battle of the Eastern Solomons: US and Japanese aircraft carrires clash during the Guadalcanal Campaign, the 3rd such battle after Coral Sea and Midway [24-25 Aug].  More ↓
24 Aug 1943 Aleutian campaign ends as US troops find Kiska Island uninhabited and declare the island secure, the Japanese having withdrawn secretly.
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German Army Wehrmacht Zündapp KS750 Military Motorcycle

German Army Wehrmacht Zündapp KS750 Military Motorcycle. Photo: Courtesy of John Seidts, The American Story
German Army Wehrmacht Zündapp KS750 Military Motorcycle. Photo: Courtesy of John Seidts, The American Story.

German Army Wehrmacht Zündapp KS750 Military Motorcycle. Photo: Courtesy of John Seidts, The American Story
German Army Wehrmacht Zündapp KS750 Military Motorcycle. Photo: Courtesy of John Seidts, The American Story.