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How America captured a German submarine right before D-Day
Task & Purpose· 2 days agoThe concept of capturing a German submarine was hatched after a Navy hunter-killer team named the...
Village pays 'emotional' tribute to D-Day soldiers
BBC via Yahoo News· 15 hours agoShe discovered Mr Harris, who was part of the Motor Torpedo Boat (MTB) 471 Crew, was attacked by German U-boats, and a number of seaman on his vessel...
She missed him until the day she died: RI woman never forgot first love, who died in WWII
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 11 hours agoRaymond's body was returned to Rhode Island two weeks later, and he was buried in Greenville....
‘Nobody told us where we were going,’ recalls D-Day veteran Alec
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe allies knew any invasion of Normandy could be seriously jeopardised by German U-boats, so Mr...
Veteran visiting Normandy on D-Day anniversary to ‘pay respects to shipmates’
Press Association News via AOL· 6 days agoHe added: “We knew they were in northern waters, but they hadn’t surrendered, and we had to find...
D-Day: the biggest seaborne invasion in history
Press Association News via AOL· 6 days agoThen, at 5.50am, as dawn broke over the coast, British and American warships opened up a massive bombardment of the Normandy beaches where the invasion...
Donald Trump's future, bird flu concerns and an increase in executions | Hot off the Wire podcast
The Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star· 5 days agoGet a recap of recent financial, health and general interest stories through this special edition of...
St. Augustine's Ed Trester commemorates D-Day
The St. Augustine Record via Yahoo News· 24 hours agoLife at sea for was dangerous as the convoy travelled to North Africa and Marseille France. “Two ships behind us were torpedoed by a German U-boat ...
Barred from combat, women working as codebreakers, cartographers and coxswains helped D-Day succeed
WKBT La Crosse· 4 days agoWhat did you do in the war, Granny? For British women who came of age during World War II, the...
Remembering D-Day, RAF veteran Gilbert Clarke recalls the thrill of planes overhead
WMBD - FOX 43 Peoria· 4 days agoLONDON (AP) — Gilbert Clarke leans back on the seat of his mobility scooter, cranes his neck and...