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World War 2 at Gettysburg Nonprofit research site to learn about WWII dead buried at Gettysburg National Cemetery and promote Cemetery Walking Tours that tell their stories.

How do you select one hero to highlight for Memorial Day? With "Masters of the Air" being the big WWII history thing of ...
25/05/2024

How do you select one hero to highlight for Memorial Day? With "Masters of the Air" being the big WWII history thing of 2024, we choose 1st Lt. Bruce Evans, 23, of St. Clair, Pa., 486th Bomb Group, KIA 2/6/1945, flying his B-17 "Rack N' Ruin" as lead pilot over eastern Germany.

20/03/2024
Sgt. John Davidson's comrade, Technician 5th Grade Charles Earhart, age 33, of Pittsburgh, 14th Cavalry Group, KIA secon...
17/12/2023

Sgt. John Davidson's comrade, Technician 5th Grade Charles Earhart, age 33, of Pittsburgh, 14th Cavalry Group, KIA second day of the Battle of the Budge defending Losheim Gap against an overwhelming German armored assault.

16/12/2023

14th Cavalry Group, a regiment-sized unit, held the Losheim Gap in Belgium against elements of four SS panzer divisions to announce the advent of the Battle of the Bulge. One such armored trooper was John Davidson, KIA on the first day of the largest battle in the history of the US Army.

07/06/2023

The Eisenhower National Historic Site is commemorating the 79th anniversary of D-Day with a walking tour of the Gettysburg National Cemetery.

06/06/2023

Soldiers, Sailors, and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force! You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade, toward which we have striven these many months. The eyes of the world are upon you. The hope and prayers of liberty-loving people everywhere march with you. General Dwight D. Eisenhower's...

01/04/2022

Today we remember A. J. Allison.
World War II
Date of Death: April 1, 1945
Corporal, U.S. Army
125th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron
Entered Service From: Iowa
Buried: Plot D Row 16 Grave 7
Netherlands American Cemetery, Netherlands
Awards: Silver Star, Bronze Star, Purple Heart
Service # 37041374
www.abmc.gov

07/12/2021
06/12/2021
The 13 at Gettysburg KIA D-Day. (I include MP John Clister, 29th ID, whose grave marker says June 9 but who was listed M...
06/06/2021

The 13 at Gettysburg KIA D-Day. (I include MP John Clister, 29th ID, whose grave marker says June 9 but who was listed MIA on June 6 and who was not identified until 3 days later.)

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