Terrance Lloyd

Terry Lloyd has been a freelance journalist and writer since 2019 after 40 + year aviation career. He has had articles published in the areas of aviation, military history, and firearms. He is an Air Force veteran and has lived and worked across the U.S. as well as Asia, Europe, and Central America. Twitter handle: @TLWriteStuff01
Depiction of the Shelling of Ellwood

The Bombardment of Ellwood: The First Japanese Attack on Mainland America

The Bombardment of Ellwood. On February 23, 1942, Japanese Submarine I-17 Attacks Petroleum Facilities Near Santa Barbara, California.

The USS Nautilus Underway in New York Sound 1977.

World’s First Nuclear Powered Submarine- the U.S.S.  Nautilus Sets Sail

January 17th, 1955- World’s First Nuclear Powered Submarine- the U.S.S.  Nautilus Sets Sail

The T.S.S. Leopoldville

A Christmas Eve Disaster: The Sinking of the SS Léopoldville

A Christmas Eve Disaster occurred on December 24th, 1944- SS ' Léopoldville' is torpedoed off France, and 763 American soldiers from the 66th Infantry Division perish.

Glenn Miller in Uniform

What Really Happened to Glenn Miller?

December 15, 1944: Army Air Force Band leader Major Glenn Miller’s aircraft disappeared, without a trace, on a flight from England to Paris France. Most likely the aircraft crashed into the North Sea or English Channel, adding to the list of famous people lost to us in the prime of their careers, and under mysterious circumstances.