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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.
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The Hidden History of the Nazi U-Boats That Prowled the Gulf Coast, Bringing World War II to America’s Shores
German submarines sank 56 Allied ships in the region and damaged another 14, losing just one of their own in the process ...
Military Digest: Army Air Defence, which has roots in World War II, gets well-deserved recognition after Operation Sindoor
It was during the Second World War that air defence units were first deployed in India, primarily in Bengal and Assam, to ...
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Meet the Dedicated Volunteers Who Honor World War II’s Fallen American Service Members by Adopting Their Graves
Europe will commemorate the 80th anniversary of Nazi Germany's surrender on May 8. But thousands of locals remain committed ...
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Engineers and artillery: Who were the soldiers in Fort Bragg's first Black units?
The 96th Engineer Battalion was the first unit from Fort Bragg to go overseas in World War II, among the first of any Army units. It left New York in March 1942 and arrived in Australia on April 9 ...
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World War II Army veteran Dominick Critelli of Floral Park heads back to Netherlands
But in a sunny corner of the international terminal, 104-year-old World War II veteran Dominick Critelli ... Critelli was in the Army from 1942 to 1945, rising to the rank of staff sergeant.