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With loving family at his side, Wayne John Kirk, 92, of Winona, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, December 18, 2023.

Enlisting after Pearl Harbor, S/Sgt. Edmund Nelson saw action in several war zones before succumbing to a sniper's bullet

Percy Townsend Exhibit will include a bench to honor men from Pottawatomie County who fought in the Korean War with the 45th Thunderbird Division.

Two Native Americans who helped liberate Dachau   May 28, 2021 In commemoration of the 76th anniversary of the liberation of the Dachau Concentration Camp by American soldiers, the Simon Wiesenthal Center Archives is highlighting the amazing story of two Native American soldiers who were twin brothers and how one brother helped liberate hundreds of prisoners. The Freeny brothers entered the U.S. Army in 1940 as combat medics with the 45th Infantry Division. Organized in 1923 as the National Guard for Oklahoma, Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico, the Division was activated for federal service ...

Comments Off on Simon Wiesenthal Center Highlights Story of Native American Soldiers in Honor of 76th Anniversary of Liberation of Dachau Concentration Camp April 29, 2021  –  In commemoration of the 76th anniversary of the liberation of the Dachau Concentration Camp by American soldiers today, the Simon Wiesenthal Center Archives is highlighting the amazing story of two Native American soldiers – twin brothers – and how one brother helped liberate hundreds of prisoners. Pictured above in 1942: Native Americans Bennett Freeny (L) and his identical twin brother Benjamin (R) were born o...