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WWII veterans speak of sacrifice and freedom on D-Day battlefields after 81 years
World War II veterans, now mostly centenarians, have returned with the same message they fought for then: Freedom is worth ...
A German U-boat brought WWII to RI's doorstep. Now it lies on the ocean floor
The German U-boat U-853 was sunk off the coast of Point Judith, Rhode Island, in May 1945, marking the last U.S. merchant ship sunk in WWII. Historian Tim Gray speculates that German U-boats may have ...
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The Hidden History of the Nazi U-Boats That Prowled the Gulf Coast, Bringing World War II to America’s Shores
German submarines sank 56 Allied ships in the region and damaged another 14, losing just one of their own in the process ...
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Arthur B. Hiles of Newark served bravely in the Merchant Marines during World War II
Newark Advocate veterans columnist Doug Stout of the Licking County Library describes the challenges Newark's Arthur B. Hiles faced in World War II.
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Shipwreck Of World War II-Era USS Hornet Found 17,500 Feet Underwater In The Pacific Ocean
Wikimedia CommonsThe USS Hornet leaving Hampton Roads in October 1941. The search for the wreckage of the USS Hornet, an ...
U.S. Naval Hospital Ship Comfort deploys for Continuing Promise 2025 mission
The USNS Comfort set sail from Naval Station Norfolk Friday morning on a three-month deployment as part of the Continuing ...
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FOURTH GENERAL HOSPITAL
FOURTH GENERAL HOSPITAL (Lakeside Unit, WORLD WAR II), staffed primarily by Cleveland-area physicians ... the second later staffed the hospital ship Tasman. The 4th General Hospital moved to ...