To Him, Americans Were Always Heroes. He’s Not So Sure About Today’s.
A tour led by an 88-year-old guide in Bastogne, Belgium, scene of a critical battle of World War II, offers a snapshot into ...
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Nazi Submariners Were Right to Fear the World War II Hedgehog Mortar
When one thinks of antisubmarine warfare (ASW) weapons of World War II, chances are the depth charge is the first weapon that comes to mind. This is understandable, since it was certainly the ...
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Captive for 15 Months, WWII Veteran Returns to POW Camp
TYCHOWO, Poland - Eighty years after his liberation from a German prisoner of war camp, 101-year-old Lester F. Schrenk ...
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At 102, American WWII veteran returns to the Polish forest where he was once a POW
Lester Schrenk, a former U.S. Army Air Forces B-17 gunner who was shot down over Denmark in February 1944, spent about half ...
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USAREUR-AF and German Partners Commemorate 80th Anniversary of the Rhine River Crossing
U.S. Army Europe and Africa (USAREUR-AF) service members joined German military leaders, veterans, and local officials on ...