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The pub where Eisenhower and Patton made D-Day plans over dinner
BBC via Yahoo News· 1 day agoGen George S Patton was based in Cheshire ahead of the D-Day landings [US Army Signal Corps] "D-Day...
A look back at D-Day: Why the World War II invasion remains important on its 80th anniversary
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 54 minutes agoOverall, more than 2 million soldiers from the U.S. and 250,000 from Canada had arrived by June in...
D-Day 80th anniversary recalls the millions involved in giant operation and its aftermath
Gannett via AOL· 44 minutes agoV-mail letters were an official military letter sent back to the states, often with sections...
Patton Oswalt on the Origin of His Name and the Benefits of Being Funny
The Wall Street Journal· 2 days agoThey already had big plans for me. I didn’t learn until I was 6 that I was named for General George ...
On 80th anniversary of D-Day, Delaware WWII veteran recalls his mission with 'ghost army'
Delaware Online | The News Journal via Yahoo News· 47 minutes ago-Day invasion was a success or not. “We didn’t get any news. We just kept going with what we had to...
Meet The Staff: IndyStar photojournalist Mykal McEldowney
The Indianapolis Star· 2 days agoIt takes a dedicated staff of journalists to bring you the news from around Central Indiana. In this...
Eric Frydenlund: Amelia Earhart, George Patton and my lost car keys
Wisconsin State Journal· 3 days agoAs an avid recreational hiker and devoted reader of outdoor adventure tales, I am enamored with the...
D-Day, June 6, 1944: The most important day of the 20th century
Clayton News Daily· 13 hours agoJune 6, 1944 was the day that determined whether the United States and her allies could execute by far the largest and most daring amphibious assault in military history and successfully establish ...
Recognizing D-Day sacrifices for representative democracy, as America faces a new reckoning
Ohio Capital Journal via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoEighty years ago today, in the early morning hours of June 6, 1944, the largest invasion fleet in...
Wright Museum to host special talk on WWII war correspondent
New Hampshire Union Leader· 10 hours agoThe Wright Museum will welcome Joe McQuaid to speak on his book, “War Fronts, Home Fires: A WWII...