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American World War II heroes adopted in 'Faces of Margraten' project by 'grateful' Dutch people
Fox News via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoLocal families have adopted all 10,000 American World War II heroes buried at the Netherlands...
Girard farm boy grew up to be WWII hero. He gave his life and is remembered in a new book.
Erie Times News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAn Erie County soldier killed in World War II is remembered in a new American edition of a book first published in the Netherlands in 2020. "The Faces of Margraten: They Will Remain Forever ...
Dixfield's Leon Merrill among soldiers remembered by the Dutch at Netherlands cemetery
Sun Journal, Lewiston, Maine via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoMay 24—Leon Merrill of Dixfield died in Germany in 1945 during the waning days of World War II and is buried at an American military cemetery in Netherlands. Nearly 80 years later, the residents ...
Hendersonville veteran's story now in a new book about Netherlands cemetery
Times-News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFour thousand miles from Hendersonville, citizens of the small Dutch village of Margraten in the...
Area native killed in WWII to be laid to rest
WHIO via Yahoo News· 5 months agoAn area native who died in World War II will finally be laid to rest. U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Gene Walker, a Richmond native, will be buried Jan. 26 at Fort...
WWII veteran's medals, including Purple Heart, returned to his Ohio family with answers
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA chance encounter by a caring Dutch filmmaker has helped return the service medals and personal...
For Veterans Day, US still can't be bothered to place flowers at graves abroad
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 7 months agoVeterans Day is around the corner. For John Kelly and Bob Holliday, the day will be for remembering...
Researchers identify remains of Army private killed in WWII
Army Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPvt. Myron E. Williams, of Dixon, Illinois, served in Company L, 3rd Battalion, 12th Infantry...
High Point soldier featured in WWII memorial book
The High Point Enterprise, N.C. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMar. 10—HIGH POINT — Nearly 80 years after his death, a High Point soldier who was killed in World War II has been memorialized in a new book that pays tribute to American soldiers buried overseas ...
Medal mystery: Cranston soldier's WWII heroism earned military's highest honor – twice
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 3 months agoOn March 24, 1945, paratrooper George J. Peters of Cranston and his “stick” of 10 other soldiers...
