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Fargo’s Bill Hayes was a Sears store manager. He’s also featured in one of D-Day’s most famous...
The Fargo Forum· 3 hours agoDwight D. Eisenhower’s hand — his face darkened and disguised with cooking oil and cocoa powder....
American soldier buried with Germans in WWII accounted for
Task & Purpose· 17 hours ago1st Lt. Nathan B. Baskind was 28 when he was killed in June 1944. A platoon commander of four M-10 ...
He saw the horrors of Dachau. Now, this WWII veteran warns against Holocaust denial
Omaha World-Herald· 2 hours agoVictory over Germany was in sight for the Allies on April 29, 1945, as the 42nd Infantry Division...
How the AP covered D-Day landings and lost photographer Bede Irvin in battle for Normandy
Dallas Morning News· 18 hours agoWhen Associated Press correspondent Don Whitehead arrived with other journalists in southern England...
Original U.S. WWII 501st PIR 101st Airborne M42 Paratrooper Jump Jacket with Invasion Flag Patch
Mountain View Telegraph· 3 days agoOfficially known as Coat, Parachute Jumper this jacket was won by a member of the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division during WWII. The famous test platoon ...
80 years later, sacrifices and legacy of D-Day endure
Watertown Daily Times, N.Y. via Yahoo News· 4 days agoJun. 1—WATERTOWN — Eighty years ago, the focus of Americans turned to the shores of France, where on June 6, vast allied armadas launched an invasion to begin the liberation of Europe from the ...
Author Joe Gould | Navy Times
Navy Times· 2 days agoJoe Gould was the senior Pentagon reporter for Defense News, covering the intersection of national security policy, politics and the defense industry. He...
With time short, veterans seize the chance to keep their D-Day memories alive for others
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 day agoKen Hay’s part in the invasion of Normandy lasted just a few weeks, but he wants to make sure the...