Francis ‘Jim’ Grant joined the Royal Marines aged 18 in 1943 and served until 1946, patrolling beaches and escorting allied ...
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Royal Marine veteran who escorted allied troops landing in Normandy on D-Day dies aged 101
Jim Grant joined the Royal Marines as a fresh faced 18-year-old in 1943 and served for three years, patrolling beaches and ...
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D-Day unleashed: How Operation Fortitude secured the Normandy landings
On June 6th, 1944, D-Day commenced, and thanks to Operation Fortitude, the Germans were caught off guard, securing the ...
On January 3, 1944, Coast Guard pilot Frank Erickson flew straight into the teeth of a raging storm to deliver blood plasma ...
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In 1944, Three Americans and Four Germans Spent Christmas Together in Hell
A German mother sheltered three lost American soldiers during the Battle of the Bulge—and did the same for German soldiers hours later.
Christmas includes the anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, the largest land battle fought by the United States. The battle was hell on earth. On Dec. 16, 1944, Nazi Germany launched an enormous ...
Photographs have a unique way of preserving memories, freezing moments that might otherwise fade with time. While old photos allow us to glimpse the past, their black-and-white nature can sometimes ...
SANFORD, Fla. — A new, $16 million dollar affordable housing complex in the historic area of Goldsboro in Sanford is now offering 84 units. Some residents at the complex are happy to see more ...
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