WWII Archive
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Army Brigade Remembers the Holocaust
Posted 1 week agoThe 174th Infantry Brigade, First Army Division East, held a Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony last week at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.. Joshua Brisk, a Holocaust survivor was the guest speaker for the event. Brisk … Continue reading -
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Jewish Veterans – In Their Own Voices
Posted 2 weeks agoThe Veterans History Project (VHP) of the Library of Congress is an oral history program that collects and preserves the first-hand interviews of America’s wartime veterans. Among their many collections, is … Continue reading -
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Jewish WWII Vet’s Awards Presented to His Daughter
Posted on 22 Feb 2013Hyla Merin was recently presented the Purple Heart and Silver Star that her father, Second Lieutenant Hyman Markel, was awarded for his service in WWII. Ms. Merin grew up knowing little of … Continue reading -
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Lieutenant Frank Freeland, USN
Posted on 30 Dec 2012It was more than 70 years ago, but Jerry Hoenig clearly remembers the days he spent as a teenager with his best friend Frank Freeland. The two Brooklyn boys would … Continue reading -
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Jewish Soldier Recounts World War II Experience
Posted on 25 Nov 2012Story by By Molly Hayden, U.S. Army Garrison Grafenwoehr Public Affairs. Original article via U.S. Army Public Affairs. GRAFENWOEHR, Germany (Nov. 9, 2012) — It’s been nearly 70 years since the … Continue reading -
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A Jew and the Tuskegee Airmen
Posted on 04 Dec 2011The following is a guest post from Bruce Wolk, the author of the soon-to-be published book titled Stars on My Wings, which sounds amazing. More than two years in the writing, “Stars on … Continue reading -
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The Japanese Cantor and the Three-Day Pass
Posted on 06 Oct 2011This great story was forwarded to us by one of our regular readers. It was originally published in Midstream Magazine in 1996. It is shared with permission from the author, … Continue reading