world war ii
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PublishedMarch 24, 2024
80th anniversary of the ‘Great Escape’ from Nazi German POW camp marked in Poland
Most of the soldiers who escaped from Stalag Luft III on the night of March 24, 1944, faced a tragic end. Only three made it to safety. The others were recaptured and 50 of them were executed.
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PublishedMarch 18, 2024
‘Ghost Army’ that fooled Hitler will receive Congress’ highest honor
Operating as close as a quarter mile from the front lines, the Ghost Army is credited with saving the lives of tens of thousands of American soldiers by luring away the enemy during more than 20 full-scale deception campaigns.
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PublishedMarch 17, 2024
Massachusetts family helps return Japanese artifacts looted during World War II
The items, taken after the Battle of Okinawa, were discovered by a family sifting through the personal effects of their late father.
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PublishedOctober 1, 2023
Bedside table: ‘Band of Brothers’ by Stephen E. Ambrose
Book recommendations from readers.
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PublishedSeptember 11, 2023
Portland man who flew air patrols along Maine coast honored 80 years after World War II
The family of 2nd Lt. Oscar E. Shevenell accepted a Congressional Gold Medal on his behalf during a ceremony in Bangor.
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PublishedJuly 30, 2023
Commentary: ‘Oppenheimer’ has reopened debate in the U.S. In Japan, it’s more complex
The blockbuster biopic has renewed contention on the rights and wrongs of dropping the bomb. It could lead to a more useful discussion in Japan – assuming it’s ever released there.
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PublishedJuly 25, 2023
Richard Barancik, last of ‘Monuments Men’ from World War II, dies at 98
His unit, tasked with safeguarding European art and culture amid the destruction and plunder of war, was dramatized in the 2014 Hollywood film.
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PublishedJuly 17, 2023
Local sailor killed during attack on Pearl Harbor to be buried in Augusta
Eight decades after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, naval scientists have started identifying fallen servicemen using DNA testing.
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PublishedJuly 17, 2023
‘He’s home now’: Mainer killed at Pearl Harbor to be buried 82 years later
Ensign Stanley Willis Allen of Bethel was killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. His remains were identified 80 years later.
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PublishedJune 4, 2023
Luis Alberto Urrea discovers the wartime magic of the ‘Donut Dollies’
The prolific author imagines the World War II heroism of his mother in a new novel, 'Good Night, Irene.'
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