Exhibition remembers WW2 crash that killed 17
A new exhibition has been curated to remember the crews of two bomber aircraft that collided in 1944 while preparing for a ...
Tribute to WW2 station blast victims unveiled
The 1944 blast at Catterick Bridge railway station happened as explosives were being transferred ahead of the D-Day landings. Five serviceman and seven civilians were killed, with the blast scattering ...
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Warship Sunk by the Nazis During World War II Located Off the Coast of Brazil
A German submarine torpedoed the "Vital de Oliveira" in July 1944, killing some 100 of the 270 crew members onboard ...
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WWII's largest loss of life during ship convoy included Mount Carmel soldier
Monday was the 82nd anniversary of the sinking of the USAT Dorchester in the north Atlantic Ocean by a German U-boat. The ...
Lehigh County soldier among those who died in WWII’s largest loss of life during ship convoy
During the panic of the disaster, the four chaplains organized evacuees, distributed life jackets from storage, and tended to ...
WWII’s largest loss of life during a ship convoy included 3 from Beaver County
A German U-boat sunk the USAT Dorchester on Feb. 3, 1943, in the North Atlantic Ocean, killing 672 of the 902 servicemen, ...