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104-year-old Ohio World War II veteran remembers the beaches of Normandy
Richard Stewart was awarded the French Legion of Honour by France's president during D-Day ceremonies in 2024.
Milwaukee's Anna Mae Robertson, one of last surviving members of World War II's famed Six Triple Eight unit, dies at 101
Anna Mae Robertson, who was one of the last known surviving members of World War II's Six Triple Eight unit, has died.
Disney and World War II: Durham Museum explores the company's role in war efforts
Bethanee Bemis will be exploring how one of America's most iconic brands played a role in World War II. Elon Musk alleged ...
3 World War II bombs defused in a German city's biggest evacuation since the end of the war
Three unexploded U.S. bombs from World War II were defused on Wednesday in Cologne after the German city's biggest evacuation ...
World War II mortar sparks bomb squad drama on Marske beach
The Explosive Ordnance Disposal team were called to Marske seafront following the discovery of a 1940s mortar shell ...
Cologne evacuation order lifted after three World War II bombs defused
The German city of Cologne has finished evacuating 20,500 people, its largest evacuation order since World War II, after ...
Sawai Man Singh II of Jaipur: The Revolutionary Maharaja, Polo Player, and World War II Veteran
Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II of Jaipur was a visionary royal, fearless soldier, and polo icon who served with honour in World ...
German city evacuates 20,000 after unexploded World War II bombs are found
Authorities in Cologne said this was the largest evacuation of the city since World War II. Unexploded ordnance has commonly ...
Two World War II vets to attend Rails to Victory reenactments at South Elgin trolley museum
The guests of honor at this weekend’s Rails to Victory World War II reenactment and encampment at the Fox Valley Trolley ...
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Flags half-staff to honor Massachusetts airman killed during World War II
BOSTON (WWLP) – Governor Maura Healey has ordered all U.S. and Massachusetts flags to be lowered to half-staff on Saturday.
3 World War II bombs are defused in a German city's biggest postwar evacuation
More than 20,000 residents are being evacuated from part of Cologne’s city center to defuse World War II bombs ...
The five best World War 2 books ever written according to the UK's top military historian
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