Hundreds of people descended upon Slapton Sands today to remember the American troops who were killed as they rehearsed for D-Day. The poignant tribute was unveiled at Slapton Sands by the charity ...
The official death toll was 749 men - far more than were killed on the storming of Utah beach on the real D-Day - but some believe that the real body count was 1,000 or more. To this day the beaches ...
Les Mlakar knew his uncle Albert was killed during World War II. But when his other uncles discussed it — which was rare, if ever — they only did so in Slovenian. For quite a long time, most Americans ...
Two of Luzerne County’s native sons perished during the little-known tragedy of Exercise Tiger off the English coast on April 28, 1944. Forty-four service members from Pennsylvania lost their lives in ...
Editor’s note: Two of Lehigh Valley’s native sons perished during the little-known tragedy of Exercise Tiger off the English coast on April 28, 1944. Forty-four service members from Pennsylvania lost ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Exercise Tiger tank memorial at Torcross, near Slapton Sands (Image: Google - free for use by LDRS partners) The General ...
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