This WWII soldier knocked out 6 German pillboxes and took 18 prisoners by himself
Army 1st Lt. Jack Treadwell single-handedly took out six German pillboxes and captured 18 enemy soldiers during World War II.
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Why an American infantry unit built a monument for a fallen German soldier
To this day, there is only one American-built monument located in any German military cemetery and it stems from a rare act ...
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75 years ago, US soldiers spent their first days in Europe fighting 'the other Battle of the Bulge'
Three regiments of 42nd Infantry Division soldiers ... Infantry Division Combat History of WWII." Facing the Americans were elements of a German tank division, a paratroop division and an infantry ...
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Remains of soldier killed during WWII to be interred this week in South Carolina
The remains of U.S. Army Pfc. Arthur W. Crossland Jr., who was killed during World War II, will be interred March 14, 2025, ...
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Understanding World War II through the eyes of German soldiers
Professor Sönke Neitzel used secret transcripts of German prisoners of war to create a unique portrait of the mindset of soldiers during WWII. For many decades after the end of World War II (WWII), a ...
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Shikles wounded in action while serving with infantry regiment in WWII
Courtesy/Roxann Kinkade Edward Ewing Shikles was raised on a farm in the Corticelli area and graduated from Russellville High School in 1943. He was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1944 and deployed ...
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WWII veteran receives surprise honor on his 102nd birthday
At the age of 20, he was assigned to the 34th Infantry Division Red ... from Halvorson’s service during WWII was the great lengths he and other soldiers went to keep their feet dry.