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Remains of World War II soldier missing in action identified, to be buried in Dayton
By midday, the entire platoon, including Loterbaugh’s tank, was reported missing in action, according to his Obituary. He was ...
WWII soldier finally laid to rest in Maine over 80 years after his death
US Army Private Willard Merrill, 21, was captured by Japanese forces in 1942 while fighting in the Philippines and died in a prisoner of war camp.
What is D-Day? How the Normandy landings led to Germany’s defeat in World War II
Day, the first day of the Normandy landings that laid the foundations for the Allied defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II.
'I felt for those soldiers': Veteran, 100, recalls D-Day 81 years later
Tolley Fletcher, at the time a 19-year-old Navy gunner's mate, remembers the rough seas and the treacherous landing troops ...
Trump's military parade rare in peacetime, but rooted in US tradition
The Army had long planned a celebration for its semi-quincentennial on June 14. Trump has wanted to preside over a grand ...
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Pride and relief fill Dover Cemetery for the proper burial of decorated WWII soldier, Pvt. Willard D. Merrill
The long-awaited proper burial of decorated World War II soldier Private Willard D. Merrill was met with pride and relief on Monday, June 9.