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Iwo Jima veteran recalls ‘terrible, terrible’ battle 80 years after WWII
Marine amphibious tractors burn after being hit by Japanese mortar shells during the Battle of Iwo Jima in 1945. (U.S. Marine ...
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New York WWII veteran dies while traveling to D-Day anniversary event in Normandy
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A World War II veteran who was there when U.S. forces ... A Pennsylvania native, Persichitti enlisted in the Navy and became a radioman second class on the USS Eldorado ...
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'A man died in my arms': Vietnam vet reluctant to speak about war for decades
By Rick Dandes The Daily Item May 31, 2016 May 31, 2016 TROXELVILLE — Memorial Day takes on a highly personal meaning to Dick DeVett, a former Navy corpsman attached to a Marine batallion ...
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WAVES of change: The legacy of women who took the Navy by storm, broke barriers during World War II
Navy WAVES Elizabeth Thomson (at age ... 1943. WAVES enabled Corpsmen to deploy during World War II. (Photo by Yan Kennon/Naval Hospital Jacksonville) At least one-third of the WAVES were assigned ...