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How America captured a German submarine right before D-Day
Task & Purpose· 7 days agoThe concept of capturing a German submarine was hatched after a Navy hunter-killer team named the ...
Letter to the editor: Still very much my hero
McComb Enterprise-Journal· 4 days agoI just read an article in the newspaper about a young man from McComb who fought and died in the first phase of World War II. His troop was at Guadalcanal when they were involved in a deadly exchange with a Japanese detachment.
American Aircraft Carriers Used in WWII And What Happened to Them
247wallst.com· 5 days agoAircraft carriers were an integral part of the American WWII effort. They enabled the U.S. to...
What's in a name? The historic figures and educators behind Leon County school names
Tallahassee Democrat via Yahoo News· 2 days agoHis staff considered him a "war hero" as he served in the Navy during World War II and spent four...
Ukraine’s D-Day: How will our decisions be viewed 80 years from now?
The Hill· 5 days agoEighty years ago today, our nation faced an inflection point on the beaches of Normandy. Could we...
The first American on the beach at D-Day served through the Vietnam War
WE ARE THE MIGHTY via Yahoo News· 5 days agoOn the night of June 5, 1944, Capt. Schroeder was out of the hospital and boarding the USS Barnett...
Wright Museum to host special talk on WWII war correspondent
New Hampshire Union Leader· 5 days agoAs a World War II newspaper correspondent, B.J. McQuaid covered American and British front lines...
Opinion | D-Day in Modern Memory
The Wall Street Journal· 6 days agoThe sacrifices of that fateful day are what is required when deterrence fails.
Chehalis man marks D-Day by playing Taps at grave of father, a World War II veteran
The Chronicle, Centralia, Wash. via Yahoo News· 3 days agoJun. 7—As many around the world commemorated the 80th anniversary of the World War II D-Day allied invasion at Normandy, France, on Thursday, June 6, U.S. Marine Corps Vietnam War veteran Ken ...
Before D-Day troops crossed English Channel, some trained on Chesapeake Bay
Baltimore Sun via Yahoo News· 6 days agoBefore crossing the English Channel on D-Day 80 years ago this week, some in history’s largest...