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June 6, 2014 will mark the 70th Anniversary of D-Day. In an effort to recognize the sacrifices of the members of the 299th and all local WWII veterans, the Cayuga Museum of History and Art will host an exhibit titled: „Auburn at Normandy: The 299th Combat Engineers and Local Stories...
It is up to the veterans fraternity and each and every person that has served in a South African military uniform to carry this flame of remembrance on behalf of those who have come before them – as is the generally accepted practice in the UK, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. W...
For the oral-history section of the digital archive the curators would like to interview any veterans from the West-Indies that flew for Bomber Command that are still with us. Please contactMr. Peter Jonesof the project or theadministrator of this website. Here is a link to the International...
and changes in the organization increased the hospital’s efficiency. Gradually the organization emerged from the dark days and difficulties to attain the confidence of battle-scarred veterans. The 5th Evacuation Hospital received neuropsychiatric patients on 16 June and closed the N-P service on 28 ...
Due to the lack of professional work, the hospital undertook some measures to boost morale and combat boredom. In 1943, the unit, with support from Army Engineers, built a 500-seat amphitheater, called the “Kava Bowl” which allowed for regular shows and sports for the benefit of patients ...
leaders in a country scarred by the war against Nazism is simply outrageous and insulting to the majority of modern South Africans – especially those whose forebears were lost or who took part in World War 2 or those military veterans who are still alive, most aged around 60 years old ...
Many veterans simply weren't interested in gongs - even to the occasional extent of returning any unilaterally sent to them. My dad only eventually applied for his family's sake off the back of his interest in family history which I was aiding & abetting to combat his s suicidal depression...
“Jamaica” Squadron) Phillip Louis Ulric Cross, DFC, DSO, of Trinidad. He later held the position of Chief Liaison Officer for Demobilization of all Colonial Forces, ably assisted by Jamaican born Flight Lieutenant Dudley Thompson. Squadron Leader Cross is alive at 91 after having served as a...