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Ted Lombarski, a sergeant in the 16th’s F Company, recalled: ...
COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France — Veterans gathered Friday in Normandy to mark the 81st anniversary of the D-Day landings — a ...
More than 80 years ago, on June 6, 1944, Allied troops launched a bold assault on the beaches of Normandy, France, marking a decisive turning point in World War II.
The D-Day generation is smaller in number than ever but back on the beaches of France where so much blood was spilled 81 ...
Twenty-seven PA members of the 1st Infantry Division lost their lives on Omaha Beach on D-Day. Northampton County was home to three of the fallen. Here are their stories.
Leonard Charles Groeger was among three from Northampton County who died on Omaha Beach fighting for the 1st Infantry ...
Real units had patches that ranged from the simple, like the 1st Infantry Division’s “Bug Red One” insignia, so more colorful designs, like this cactus patch from the 103rd Infantry Division.
Specifically, he emphasizes the ways in which that the 1 st Infantry Division (ID) “adapted to dynamic battlefield conditions throughout the course of its employment during World War II by innovating ...
This 1946 War Department film showed combat operations in the 1st Infantry Division during World War II. The 1st Infantry was the first to… read more This 1946 War Department film showed combat ...
Among the many Allied military units storming the Normandy coast on June 6, 1944, was the 16th Infantry Regiment of the U.S. Army’s 1st Infantry ... France in World War II.