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A Charlotte airman was killed in WWII. His remains were ID’d 81 years later.
A Defense Department agency has identified the remains of a World War II airman from Charlotte 81 years after he went missing ...
Charlotte WWII airman accounted for nearly 80 years later
U.S. Army Air Forces Tech. Sgt. Clarence E. Gibbs, 21, of Charlotte, has been identified decades after he was killed during a ...
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Veterans mark 81st anniversary of D-Day landings in Normandy
Aged veterans gathered in Normandy on Friday to mark the 81st anniversary of when Allied forces embarked on French beaches in ...
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D-Day in photos: 81 years since invasion of Normandy
Friday, June 6, marks 81 years since the allied forces of World War II stormed the beaches of Normandy, France on D-Day. The amphibious assault – codenamed Operation Overlord – involved landing ...
WWII veterans speak of sacrifice and freedom on D-Day battlefields after 81 years
World War II veterans, now mostly centenarians, have returned with the same message they fought for then: Freedom is worth ...
D-Day demystified: June 6 explained — what happened, why it mattered, and why the world still remembers
Eighty-one years ago, the Normandy beaches witnessed a pivotal moment in World War II. D-Day marked the start of Operation ...
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WWII vets are rock stars in France as they hand over the duty of remembering D-Day
A group of nearly two dozen veterans who served in Europe and the Pacific is commemorating the fallen this week in Normandy.
D-Day in photos: See historic images from the Normandy landings
Friday, June 6, marks 81 years since the allied forces of World War II stormed the beaches of Normandy, France on D-Day. The ...