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The 26ft-long LVT-4 landing craft was uncovered in April by a team of dedicated volunteers in Crowland It was one of 16 brought in to act as a flood defence in the village Crowland, Lincolnshire during 1947 floods  However, when water was pumped back into the flood plain, several of the LVT-4s floated away The one dug up in April sank into a hole, whilst a further two of them remain in fishing pits 

Advertisement A Second World War amphibious vehicle that was buried 30 feet beneath the Cambridgeshire Fens has been excavated by a team of volunteers. The 26ft-long LVT-4 tank, which was one of 16 brought in to act as a flood defence in the village of Crowland,  during the 1947 floods, was uncovered by residents who spent five days digging the lands beneath the Cambridgeshire Fens.  The Buffalo military tank, which weighs 20 tons, had been underground for 74 years but appears to be well-pre...

An American Infantry Divisions Baptism of Fire in Nazi Germany In their first combat experience, a handful of American soldiers accomplished its objective and held against powerful German counter-attacks. Heres What You Need to Know: In November 1944, an American infantry division underwent its baptism of fire in the worst conditions imaginable and acquitted itself with honor beyond anyone’s expectation. The final outcome of the campaign, however, was determined by the heroic action of only ...

The World War II service of two lifelong Wilmington friends led them on similar paths from the Normandy beaches to final victory along Germany’s Elbe River. Daniel David Cameron and Chris Eugene Fonvielle graduated together from New Hanover High School in 1938 and Virginia Military Institute (roommates) in 1942, both age 21. Cameron trained at Camp Davis near Wilmington and landed over Omaha Beach on June 8, 1944. A three-year captain, he commanded automatic weapons Battery B of the 430th Ant...

Troops thought the snow was colder than usual. The turkey dinner served at noon tasted good, but otherwise there was still watch to be stood, weapons to be cleaned and gloves to be thawed out. – Official Report, 120th Infantry Regiment, 30th Division, Malmedy, Belgium - New Years Eve, 1944 By then, the main Battle of the Bulge had thwarted the German attacks which began Dec. 16, 1944. From defensive foxholes, the 120th, which included Wilmington-area National Guard soldiers fighting since Nor...