Lakewood War Casualties World War II
... Lt. Richard Lehr was a bombardier on a B-24 Liberator when it crashed in the Solomon Islands. Lt. Lehr had been in the battle of Midway and won the Silver Star for gallantry in that action. ...
... Lt. Richard Lehr was a bombardier on a B-24 Liberator when it crashed in the Solomon Islands. Lt. Lehr had been in the battle of Midway and won the Silver Star for gallantry in that action. ...
Po Valley
... occupied by two of his comrades when an unexploded grenade bounced off his helmet and rolled toward them. Rising again into the withering fire, he dove for the grenade and smothered its blast with his body. By his swift and heroic action, he saved two of his comrades at the cost of his own life and ...
... occupied by two of his comrades when an unexploded grenade bounced off his helmet and rolled toward them. Rising again into the withering fire, he dove for the grenade and smothered its blast with his body. By his swift and heroic action, he saved two of his comrades at the cost of his own life and ...
World_War_2_North_Africa_and_Italy2
... October 23rd to November 5th 1942. The success of this battle ended Axis hopes of occupying Egypt, gaining access to Middle Eastern oil fields and controlling access to the Suez Canal. The defeat of the Axis powers by Allied powers at El Alamein ended the Axis expansion in Africa. ...
... October 23rd to November 5th 1942. The success of this battle ended Axis hopes of occupying Egypt, gaining access to Middle Eastern oil fields and controlling access to the Suez Canal. The defeat of the Axis powers by Allied powers at El Alamein ended the Axis expansion in Africa. ...
John Terfinko Corporal U.S. Army 12 March 1936 – 24 May 1938 7
... Campaign was in progress, and was assigned to Company E, 350th Infantry Regiment, 88th Infantry (“Blue Devils”) Division, under the 5th Army. At that time, the 88th Division was refitting and preparing for operations subsequent to their participation in the capture of Rome. The Division resumed oper ...
... Campaign was in progress, and was assigned to Company E, 350th Infantry Regiment, 88th Infantry (“Blue Devils”) Division, under the 5th Army. At that time, the 88th Division was refitting and preparing for operations subsequent to their participation in the capture of Rome. The Division resumed oper ...
World War II The Allied Offensive North Africa
... Popular uprising in Rome forced Mussolini from power Italy then surrendered but Germany continued to pour in reinforcements ...
... Popular uprising in Rome forced Mussolini from power Italy then surrendered but Germany continued to pour in reinforcements ...
Brazilian Expeditionary Force
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The Brazilian Expeditionary Force or BEF (Portuguese: Força Expedicionária Brasileira; FEB) consisted of about 25,700 men and women arranged by the army and air force to fight alongside the Allied forces in the Mediterranean Theatre of World War II. Brazil was the only independent South American country to send ground troops to fight in WWII.This air-land force fought in Italy from September 1944 to May 1945, while the Brazilian Navy as well as the Air Force also acted in the Atlantic Ocean from the middle of 1942 until the end of the war. During the eight months of the Italian campaign, the BEF managed to take 20,573 Axis prisoners, consisting of two generals, 892 officers, and 19,679 other ranks. Brazil lost 948 of its own men killed in action across all three services during the Italian campaign.