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‘Unsinkable’ Review: Set Ablaze, Still Fighting German planes were spotted high above. What followed may have been the most intense aerial attack on a single ship during all of World War II. The USS Plunkett. Photo: James Sullivan By Bartle Bull Dec. 16, 2020 6:21 pm ET On Jan. 24, 1944, the destroyer USS Plunkett found herself offshore Anzio, Italy, supporting the embattled Allied beachhead there. The ship had had an eventful y...

12 SAN ANTONIO, Texas –One of the oldest surviving World War II Veterans serving in the Battle of Salerno, Texas Army National Guard 1st Sgt. (ret.) Alfred Dietrick turned 99 years old Tuesday, December 15, 2020. Dietrick has been a fixture of the 36th Infantry Division and the Texas National Guard for over seven decades. The Texas Military Department presented him with a series of honors on his birthday to recognize the dedication and selfless service displayed by Dietrich. T...

It’s time for more tankery! What They Say: A piece of spaghetti or a military unit, George S. Patton famously said, “can only be led from the front end.” However, once the heat of battle has cooled and the fog of war turns as thick as minestrone, determining which end was front and who pulled on what can be difficult. Therefore, for the enthusiasts who’ve puzzled over the epic tank battle between the girls of Oorai Girls’ Academy and their Italian-themed rivals from Anzio High School,...

Giuseppe Colombo, who was born in 1903 ( or 1908, the number isn’t clearly distinguishable), who was the son of  Giuseppe Colombo and Giuseppina Landoni. The town of Olgiate Olona appears on the tag, but we don’t know if it refers to Giuseppe’s birthplace or the place of his residence. Does anyone know any of his family members?” This was the message that  Maurizio De Angelis published on the VareseNews Facebook group, called “ Oggi in valle Olona” ( Today...

Kentucky. meryl was one of 11 children. he gre up during the great depression and dropped out of school after the eighth grade to help provide for his family, a wonderful family, but they werent rolling in cash, right. but they were wonderful. in march of 1941, meryl enlisted in the army and joined the third infantry division. for 28 months straight he fought on the front lines in ten campaigns. he was wounded seven times. but he couldnt stop. he loved it and loved our country. on the shores of ...

He grew up during the great depression and dropped out of school after theighth grade to help provide for his family. wonderful family. they werent rolling in cash, right? but they were comfortable. in march of 1941, merle is listed in the army and joined the third infantry division. for 28 months straight, he fought on the front lines in ten campaigns. he was wounded seven times. but he couldnt stop. he loved it and he loved our country. on the shores of sicily, the beaches of anzio and the sno...

Two years before he commanded armies, eisenhowers troops sliced through north africa. three times before d-day, our gis stormed the beaches at sicily, salerno, anzio. divisions like the fighting 36th brawled their way through italy, fighting through the mud for months, marching through towns, past waving children before opening the gates to rome. as the dog faces marched to victory in europe, the devil dogs, the marines clawed their way from island to island in the pacific in some of the wars fi...

>> those of is over 35 or so years of age group in a different america. we were taught very directly what it means to be an american and we absorbed almost in the air a love of country. if you didnt get these things from your family you got them from the neighborhood. from the father count street who fought in korea, the family who lost somebody at anzio or you could get a sense of patriotism from school. if all else failed you could get a sense of patriotism from the popular culture. the movies...

sfun guns reports of one officer injured. government says proposed austerity measures is necessary for greece to get a critical bailout. the country will go bankrupt without a new infusion of money. >> a solemn stream pouring in from fox from music star for whitney houston. live in new hampshire, anna? >> whitney houston started as a young girl singing in the baptist church behind me in newark, new hampshire. you can argue this is the spot where her career was launched back in 1978. sh...

sfun guns reports of one officer injured. government says proposed austerity measures is necessary for greece to get a critical bailout. the country will go bankrupt without a new infusion of money. >> a solemn stream pouring in from fox from music star for whitney houston. live in new hampshire, anna? >> whitney houston started as a young girl singing in the baptist church behind me in newark, new hampshire. you can argue this is the spot where her career was launched back in 1978. sh...