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Virginia soldier killed during D-Day invasion accounted for more than 80 years later
U.S. Army Sgt. Ivor D. Thornton, 34, landed on Omaha Beach in Normandy in the second wave of the D-Day invasion on June 6, ...
Normandy : Omaha Beach, memories of the D-Day landing
Omaha beach is located about 40 minutes by car from Caen in Normandy. 34,000 American soldiers landed there on D Day during ...
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D-Day Warriors: It Was Our War Too
1944. Travelling back to Omaha Beach each yea D-Day Warriors: It Was Our War Too is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android ...
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S&T historian’s book informs D-Day exhibit
A Missouri S&T history professor’s book about U.S. soldiers’ experience on Omaha Beach during the Allied invasion of Normandy ...
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‘D-Day, Omaha Beach’ traveling exhibit opens at S&T Library
Day, Omaha Beach,” will be on display at the Curtis Laws Wilson Library from Friday, April 4, through Thursday, May 15. This ...
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The OLDEST Soldier On Omaha Beach - D-Day (1944)
In the Second World War, the average age of the American military was the mid 20's, with those of more advanced years ...