Sheboygan WWII veteran Staff Sgt. Leonard Ploeckelman will be posthumously honored with a Congressional Gold Medal. Ploeckelman was a U.S. Army Ranger who landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day. He served ...
DIBOLL, Texas (KTRE) - On June 6, 1944, thousands of men landed on the beaches of Omaha, Utah, Gold, Juno, and Sword, in Normandy, France. These members of the military fought in the air, land, and ...
SMITHFIELD, R.I. (WPRI) — For longtime Rhode Island resident and World War II veteran Maury Boulais, this Friday was meaningful for a number of reasons. Boulais celebrated his 100th birthday at ...
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — World War II veteran Onofrio “No-No” Zicari, the last-known D-Day vet in Las Vegas, has died at 102, according to the City of Las Vegas. Storming Omaha Beach in Normandy, France, on ...
Nicholas Hartman was 20 when he died on D-Day during WWII. This summer, nearly 80 years after his death, he was finally ...
DENVER (KDVR) — The last known glider pilot from World War II will be buried in Denver, according to a social media post from The Greatest Generation Foundation, a nonprofit that supports and honors ...