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Operation Market Garden is best known for the British and American airborne assaults. But what about the Polish paratroopers?
In September 1944, 582 men of the 10th Parachute Battalion boarded their C-47s in England and dropped into the inferno of Arnhem as part of Operation Market Garden. Just days later, only 36 men would ...
In June 1944, the parents of U.S. Army Sgt. Alfred A. Ranio of Olean received a dreaded notice from the U.S. War Department.
Sergeant Paul R. Walder was killed in action March 24, 1945 near Wessel, Germany. He was awarded the Air Medal with Oak Leaf ...
Every June 6 for many years, no matter where I might be, I would make a respectful phone call to my wife’s Uncle Chuck. I simply wanted to let him know that I was thinking about him on the anniversary ...
World War II veterans are flying a Delta plane out of Atlanta to commemorate the 81st anniversary of D-Day in France.
Abel matched a 78-year-old team record with nine strikeouts in his debut. How does his showing compare to other memorable ...
It was delivered into service in September 1944, and famously shot down a Messerschmitt Me 109 just two days later during Operation Market Garden over Arnhem. The aircraft has since become a ...
1944. Two days after this, it shot down a German ME 109 over Arnhem in The Netherlands during Operation Market Garden. It is believed to have been practising on Saturday for a VE Day flypast when ...
Geoff was in the prisoner of war camp in Czechoslovakia on VE Day after being captured by the Germans on September 26 1944 ... enemy lines was called Operation Market Garden, and focused on ...
They would jump into occupied Holland during Operation Market Garden, where their mission was ... reporter Tom Hoge wrote about them in a June 1944 issue. Newspapers back home began repeating ...