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STARKE, Fla. -- For years, veterans of the Army's 66th Infantry Division have reunited to reminisce about their time together fighting in World War II, to share stories of how their lives have ...
The Belgian passenger liner converted to a troopship was carrying 2,235 men of the 66th Infantry Division from ... of us brothers who fought in World War II and we all came back," he said.
The farmer from Bruning, Nebraska, had just sent his second-oldest son off to World War II. Otis, 22, was in England with the 66th Infantry Division, ready to join the fight against the Nazis in ...
World War II veteran John Reitz stood up, took a deep breath, put his trumpet to his lips and played the national anthem to start the 66th Infantry Division's annual memorial ceremony in Fort Knox ...
The worst losses by an American Infantry Division from an enemy submarine during World War II occurred on Dec. 24, 1944. The sinking of the troopship SS Leopoldville in the English Channel cost ...
Stories Behind the Stars is a nonprofit organization dedicated to honoring each of the more than 421,000 fallen Americans from World War II, including more than 31,000 from Pennsylvania. The Army ...
BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — Eighty years ago, Baguio bore the full brunt of World War II in the weeks leading ... Yamashita was cornered by the 66th Infantry and American forces in Kiangan ...
"The soldiers of the 66th Infantry Division were ordered not to tell anyone about the sinking of the ship and their letters home were censored by the Army during the rest of World War II," noted ...
IT'S AMAZING.YOU HAD TO BE THERE WITH THEM World War II veterans with the 66th Infantry Division took part in a ceremony of remembrance Thursday at the Patton Museum at Fort Knox.Fifteen veterans ...
GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - Two Upstate veterans are returning to France for the 80th anniversary of D-Day, a major turning point in World War II ... 264th Infantry Regiment, 66th Infantry ...