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WWII D-Day veteran, awarded France's Legion of Honor
It’s June 6, 1944, Joseph Petrucci is standing shoulder-to-shoulder with 30-some fellow comrades in a landing craft hurtling through the English Channel toward Omaha Beach. Read more...
[Posted: 2016-04-29 07:24:18]
It’s June 6, 1944, Joseph Petrucci is standing shoulder-to-shoulder with 30-some fellow comrades in a landing craft hurtling through the English Channel toward Omaha Beach. Read more...
[Posted: 2016-04-29 07:24:18]
D-Day veteran Verdun Hayes celebrates 100th birthday
D-Day veteran Verdun Hayes made the jump at Dunkeswell Airfield near Honiton, Devon, to raise money for the North Devon Hospice. Read more...
[Posted: 2016-04-28 06:29:32]
D-Day veteran Verdun Hayes made the jump at Dunkeswell Airfield near Honiton, Devon, to raise money for the North Devon Hospice. Read more...
[Posted: 2016-04-28 06:29:32]
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WOLTERS HENRY H 1ST INFANTRY DIVISION |
Honored by Herman Wolters
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PALMER SAMUEL C 29TH INFANTRY DIVISION |
Honored by Jeffrey Palmer
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THE NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY and MEMORIAL | ||
PHILLIPS DAVID A Jr | ||
Unit: 29TH INFANTRY DIVISION Rank: PRIVATE FIRST CLASS Hometown: --- (PA) Status: KILLED IN ACTION Date of Died: JULY 15, 1944 Plot-Row-Grave: H-14-36 [See map] |
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Let us remember those young soldiers who changed the course of history with their sacrifice. Let us commit ourselves to remembering their sacrifice by cherishing the freedom they bought for all generations that follow. Honored by Laurent Lefebvre [May 16, 2024] |
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According to the rejected 1950 PA compensation form filled out by his widow, he served domestically from Nov 7, 1943 to April 15, 1944. Then, he serving overseas from April 30, 1944 to his death. Perhaps he was too late to train for the D-Day invasion. Honored by Ray Tuleya [2016-01-05 21:27:49] |
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Born 2 Sep 1915 to David W. and Mary J. (Reese) Phillips in Plymouth, PA. Both parents died after his marriage, but before he did; his mother in 1941 and his father earlier in 1944. He and his wife had one son, David Michael Phillips. She remarried in 1949 to another WWII veteran. Honored by Ray Tuleya [2016-01-05 21:19:02] |
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Enlistment Date: 19 Oct 1943
Residence: Plymouth, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
Place: 538 W Main St,
Education: HS Graduate
Civilian Occupation: Silk Mill Shipping Clerk
Marital Status: Married 11 Nov 1939, Julia (Kasenchak) Honored by Ray Tuleya [2016-01-05 21:12:39] |