Born on the Fourth of July, Waynesboro Marine lost his life on Iwo Jima in World War II
Pfc. Frederick Rickard's death on Iwo Jima was the family's second tragedy in four months. His brother died in a Christmas ...
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World War II: The Battle of Britain - London Blitz
The film discusses a historical overview of significant events from World War II, focusing on the resilience of the British ...
An Okinawan bone digger searches for remains from one of the fiercest battles of World War II
As a volunteer cave digger, Takamatsu Gushiken has unearthed the remains of several hundred people. Excavation is not his ...
Athens resident to speak on World War II battle at Oconee County library
Athens resident Rodney Davis will speak on a WWII battle this Saturday as he shares his knowledge of the famous conflict.
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World War II vet honored at European battle sites, marks 100th birthday
The San Antonio-based nonprofit Walk Among Heroes made arrangements for Boldt and a handful of other World War II vets to revisit the sites of battles they’d survived 80 years ago. Boldt’s ...
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Volunteer discovers over a thousand World War II casualties’ remains which await identification
Takamatsu Gushiken has spent years voluntarily locating bodies, and fragments of bodies, of World War II victims in Japan’s Okinawa's jungle. Over 80 years since a major battle, Gushiken shared ...
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An Okinawan Bone Digger Searches for Remains from One of the Fiercest Battles of World War II
He carefully places them in a ceramic rice bowl and takes a moment to imagine people dying 80 years ago as they hid in this cave during one of the fiercest battles of World War II. His hope is ...