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After 50 years, this WWII soldier finally received his Medal of Honor
After decades of discrimination, Vernon Baker was finally recognized for his heroism during an assault on a German stronghold ...
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The story of the 6888th: Only all-Black female army unit deployed to Europe in WW2
Usually when we think of World War 2, images of allied forces storming the beaches of Normandy during the invasion of Europe ...
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75 years ago, US soldiers spent their first days in Europe fighting 'the other Battle of the Bulge'
The 42nd Infantry Division had been made up of National Guard troops during World War I and nicknamed "the Rainbow Division" because it contained elements from 26 states. In World War II the ...
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Underwater explosion destroys hundreds of WWII-era shells off Okinawa
Eleven explosive ordnance disposal divers with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s Sub Area Activity Okinawa unit ...
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Warship Sunk by the Nazis During World War II Located Off the Coast of Brazil
A German submarine torpedoed the "Vital de Oliveira" in July 1944, killing some 100 of the 270 crew members onboard ...
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Uncensored WWII-era surveys show US troops' surprising thoughts about Japan after the attack on Pearl Harbor
It also thrust an ambivalent nation into World War II. Stories abound of young men joining up after Pearl Harbor. But how did US troops respond when they learned of the attack? Thanks to an Army ...