Born in Dwight, Nebraska, on Nov. 23, 1919, Kouma worked on his family’s farm until June 1940 when, taking note of the growing war clouds in Europe, he enlisted in the U.S. Army. He chose to ...

After World War 2 ended, the Army continued expanding on the idea of a proper flamethrower tank, especially when the Korean War started. The Flamethrower Tank M67 Zippo was the final result of ...