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Charles Neilans DeGlopper (November 30, 1921 – June 9, 1944) was a soldier of the United States Army who posthumously received the Medal of Honor, the highest award of the U.S. military, for his heroic actions and sacrifice of life during the early stages of the Battle of Normandy in World War II.
In January, the Division was placed under the tactical control of the US XVIII Airborne Corps and reinforced for the ground war with the following units from the US Army: 3 battalions from the 325th Infantry Regiment, one battalion from the 319th Field Artillery Regiment (all part of the 2nd Brigade of the 82nd Airborne Division) and the 27th ...
The 325th was first activated as the 325th Fighter Group at Mitchel Field, New York in August 1942 with the 317th, [6] 318th, [7] and 319th Fighter Squadrons [8] assigned. It trained at Hillsgrove Army Air Field with Curtiss P-40 Warhawk aircraft [ 9 ] before moving to North Africa by ship and transport planes in January through February 1943.
325th Infantry Regiment 325th Glider Infantry Regiment: Battles / wars: Pancho Villa Expedition World War II. Pacific War. Volcano and Ryukyu Islands campaign. Battle of Okinawa † Awards: Silver Star Legion of Merit Bronze Star Purple Heart (2)
The 325th Infantry Regiment [1] is an infantry regiment of the 82nd Airborne Division.The regiment serves as the 82nd Airborne's light infantry parachute insertion fighting force of the United States Army, with a long and distinguished history, having taken part in World War I, World War II, the Vietnam War, the invasions of Grenada and Panama, as well as the Gulf and Iraq Wars.
The war-ending armistice between the Allies and Germany happened at 11 a.m. on Nov. 11, 1918, (thus 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month). ... Leon County Government and American Legion ...
Joseph H. "Bud" Harper (May 1, 1901 – August 8, 1990) was a United States Army officer. Harper was the officer who delivered General Anthony McAuliffe's one-word response, "Nuts", to the German request for the surrender of Bastogne.
William Garfield Dabney (June 24, 1924 – December 12, 2018) was an African-American resident of Roanoke, Virginia, who served in World War II.He was awarded the French Legion of Honor for his actions during the invasion of Normandy. [1]