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9 area men were killed in rarely discussed Exercise Tiger drill for D-Day invasion
Tribune-Review, Greensburg, Pa. via Yahoo News· 1 day agoApr. 28—Les Mlakar knew his uncle Albert was killed during World War II. But when his other uncles discussed it — which was rare, if ever — they only did so in Slovenian. For quite a long time ...
Remembering Lehigh Valley residents who died during D-Day rehearsal
The Morning Call· 23 hours agoForty-four service members from Pennsylvania lost their lives in the sinking of LST-507 and LST-531...
Inaugural Strangefest held in Scranton with a variety of niche items
The Citizens' Voice· 7 hours agoSCRANTON — Sunday morning found Scranton resident Greta Howk shopping for skulls at the first-ever...
On this day in history, April 29, 2004, World War II Memorial opens in Washington, D.C.: 'Stirs...
Fox News via Yahoo News· 7 hours agoThe World War II Memorial opened to the public on this day in history, April 29, 2004, after more...
Typhoon repainted to mark 80 years since D-Day
BBC via Yahoo News· 7 days agoThe RAF's display Typhoon has been repainted with a mid-war day fighter scheme [BBC] The RAF's display Typhoon has been repainted to mark 80 years since...
100-year-old British D-Day veteran dies before he can honor fallen comrades one more time
Stars and Stripes· 5 days agoBritish army veteran Bill Gladden, who survived a glider landing on D-Day and a bullet that tore...
Charles fighting hard to be at summer event - 'this one is too big to miss'
Daily Express· 3 days agoKing Charles “definitely” wants to be in France to fulfil his duty on the 80th anniversary of D-Day...
What’s on TV tonight: Miriam: Death of a Reality Star, Jamie Cooks Spring and more
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoMiriam: Death of a Reality Star Channel 4, 9pm “Surely somebody, somewhere could see that this was a...
Pensioner donates rare D-Day World War 2 £10K antique thinking it's a scarecrow
Daily Express· 4 days ago"He said he saw tanks in ditches on the side of the road and barns full of war stuff which he loved,...
100-year-old British D-Day veteran dies before he can honor fallen comrades one more time
Atlanta Journal-Constitution· 5 days agoLONDON (AP) — British army veteran Bill Gladden, who survived a glider landing on D-Day and a bullet...