On June 10, 1945, Sgt. Eugene Edward Darr of Saugus died during the Battle of Okinawa at the age of 22. Eugene Darr was one of three bodies transported back to the United States after fighting in the last battles of World War II. Darr and a Castaic man, Master Sgt. Johnny Cordova, 22, lost their lives in Okinawa, Japan. ...

Today in SCV History, on Dec. 8, 1941, the same day Congress formally declared war on Japan, federal authorities began acting on President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s order to arrest and detain so-called “enemy aliens” and one family in Castaic wasn’t so lucky.  Less than 24 hours after bombs fell on Pearl Harbor, the shockwaves of World War II reached deep ...

On June 30, 1942, Bonelli Stadium, later known as Saugus Speedway, went dark as the nation shifted its focus to World War II.  Racing resumed on September 9, 1945, with the first postwar event on the West Coast. Billy Vukovich won that race and went on to capture the track championship that year. He later became a national racing figure, ...

A volunteer with the Santa Clarita Grocery told his first-hand account as a child in Belgium during the Battle of the Bulge. On December 4, 1936, Florent Moriau was born in Brussels, Belgium. During this time, Europe had begun to see a shift in powers. In Germany, Adolf Hitler had broken the Treaty of Versailles by sending German troops to ...

A chance encounter in France with an American World War II veteran led to a special experience for the Valencia High School Choir this summer. Fifty Valencia High School choir students had the opportunity to visit France and sing at the Mont-Saint-Michel Cathedral in Normandy this summer. The highlight of the trip was singing at the Normandy American Cemetery Memorial, ...

Caesar J. Benigno, a Santa Clarita World War II veteran, died just short of his 94th birthday on Nov. 27 at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital due to heart failure. He was born Dec. 21, 1925 in New York City. Benigno graduated from Washington Irving Evening High School in 1942, and soon after, he enlisted to live out his dream of ...

Santa Clarita funeral services for World War II veteran Tom Tucker were announced Friday. Vietnam Veteran Bill Reynolds is our KHTS Director of Veteran’s Affairs. If you know a local veteran, please email us at [email protected]. Tucker died on Jan. 28, 2019 at the age of 93 at his board and care home in the San Fernando Valley. Tucker will be interred at ...

Santa Clarita veteran William “Bill” L. Reynolds has joined KHTS Radio to highlight local veterans and their stories. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Reynolds will be the Director of Veterans Affairs for the new feature, “Hometown Heroes, Our Local Veterans,” which will launch as a weekly feature, starting Nov. 9, featuring ...

In honor of the 75th anniversary of the infamous attack on Pearl Harbor this month, several local World War II veterans from Oakmont of Santa Clarita are planning to share their compelling stories live on KHTS AM-1220. See the full collection of KHTS Feature Stories and Videos on hometownstation.com. On Dec. 7, 1941, hundreds of Japanese fighter planes descended on ...

Ed. Note: The following article is a news release provided by College of the Canyons. The College of the Canyons Studio Jazz Ensemble and Lab Band will perform in a “Music of World War II” concert event this week. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. The Music of World War II fall concert ...