Richard Bong shot down 40 Japanese airplanes with his P-38 Lightning. He named his plane after his wife Marge. An organization is trying to locate the wreckage.
Did you know Owatonna was home to a German prisoner of war camp during World War II? Jerry Ganfield shares some information about the camp, which was on land held by the Cashman family, and some information about the Steele County Historical Society’s display...
Learn how Faribault’s own Liz “Betty Wall” Strofus became a member of the Women Airforce Service Pilots in World War II, and an active advocate for women veterans’ rights.
New episodes featuring Rice and Steele county history are posted to the KRFO-AM YouTube channel and krforadio...
Former Faribault Heritage Days Parade Grand Marshall and Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame inductee Elizabeth "Betty Wall" Strofus passed away Sunday at age 96.
She passed away at Milestone Senior Living in Faribault with family at her side...
We get a look at the Rice County Historical Society’s World War I and World War II collections, and learn how Veterans Day came to be.
New episodes featuring Rice and Steele county history are posted to the KRFO-AM YouTube channel and krforadio...