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As World War II was ending, a Jewish teen became the final American combat death
CNN via Yahoo News· 7 months agoOn August 15, 1945, above the skies of Tokyo, 1st. Lt. Philip Schlamberg, a 19-year-old Jewish honor...
On This Day, Aug. 14: Sierra Leone mudslide kills hundreds
United Press International via Yahoo News· 10 months agoResidents view damage caused by a mudslide in the suburb of Regent behind Guma reservoir, Freetown,...
Remembering local World War II heroes from Winchendon; one died on his way home
The Gardner News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWINCHENDON – World War II had come to an end in August of 1945, and yet many soldiers still needed to remain at their station until officially called home. Sgt. William B. Occhialini was one ...
Military was the destiny of Westminster's Douglas Hicks, who died in World War II
The Gardner News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWESTMINSTER — Serving in the military seemed to be the destiny for Douglas E. Hicks of Westminster,...
D-Day was 80 years ago. Tennessee football stopped for a war. Four players never returned.
Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel via Yahoo Sports· 2 weeks agoToday in college athletics, coaches and fans worry that their school’s roster could be decimated by...
What is Victory Day and why is Rhode Island the only state that observes it?
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoRhode Island beaches could be more crowded than usual Monday, thanks to millions of brave Americans...
Corpus Christi and Coastal Bend named American World War II Heritage City
Corpus Christi Caller-Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCorpus Christi and the surrounding Coastal Bend area have been designated an American World War II...
Soldier from Corpus Christi who died during World War II will get full military burial
Corpus Christi Caller-Times via Yahoo News· 7 months agoA soldier from Corpus Christi who died in 1945 during combat against German forces during World War...
How would you handle a 94% tax rate? Here are 18 financial facts you never learned about World War...
MoneyWise via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoWorld War II was fought around the globe and changed the economies of most of the countries...
What is V-J Day?
The Newberry Observer, S.C. via Yahoo News· 10 months agoAug. 4—SOUTH CAROLINA — The Second World War was a bloody conflict that lasted from 1939 to 1945. The war was waged between the Axis powers, which included Germany, Italy and Japan, and the ...