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More than 80 years after his death, a World War II veteran who was listed as missing in action has finally been laid to rest.
Charles Schepens, 94, a Belgian-born World War II hero who helped more than 100 people escape from Nazi-occupied France and a noted ophthalmologist widely considered the father of modern retinal ...
But since then, there’s been a push to give this forgotten World War II hero his due. In April 2021, a post about French from the International Swimming Hall of Fame revived his story.
In 1993, the Army initiated a review of its records to find out why no Black men who served in World War II were awarded the Medal of Honor. In 1993, ... Lt. Charles L. Thomas.
More than 75 years after he returned stateside, Charles Hardy is receiving an award for his military service in France during World War II. The former Army combat engineer will be declared a ...
Charles Jackson French, an African-American orphan, and championship-caliber swimmer navigated shark infested waters for about eight hours during World War II on a frigid September 1942 night to ...
Federal agency identifies World War II soldier as 23-year-old Kentuckian The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency said they identified U.S. Army Pvt. 1st Class Thomas F. Brooks, 23, of Mammoth Cave ...
A fallen soldier has been laid to rest in Maryland nearly 80 years after he was killed in action overseas during World War II. U.S. Army Pfc. Lemuel Dent Jr., a native of Charles County, was ...