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Gino Merli (front row, second from left) at the Medal of Honor presentation June 15, 1945. Born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Merli was the son of a coal miner.He entered service in the United States Army from Peckville in July 1943 [2] and served with the 2nd Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division.
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Private First Class Gino J. Merli. World War II. On the evening of 4 September 1944, near Sars la Bruyere, Belgium, his company was attacked by a superior German force. Their position was overwhelmed, but PFC Merli stayed with his machine gun covering their retreat.
Yet hundreds attended this WWII veteran's funeral. Initial successes were temporary as Allied forces retook lands lost by the end of January 1945 and the Nazis lost between 80,000 to 100,000 ...
Merli-Sarnoski State Park, located in Fell Township (just outside of Carbondale), Pennsylvania, was co-named for Joseph Sarnoski and Gino J. Merli in 2002; both were World War II Medal of Honor recipients and Lackawanna County residents. A street on the Basic Military Training side of Lackland AFB, Texas has also been named for 2nd Lt Sarnoski.
Year entered service: 1887 Type: Bolt-action service rifle Country of origin: France Action: Bolt-action lever Caliber & feed: 8mm Lebel & 8-round tube magazine 67. Mannlicher Model 1888
Fenton's pictures during the Crimean War were one of the first cases of war photography, with Valley of the Shadow of Death considered "the most eloquent metaphor of warfare" by The Oxford Companion to the Photograph. [13] [14] [s 3] Sergeant Dawson and his Daughter: 1855 Unknown; attributed to John Jabez Edwin Mayall [15] Unknown [e]
See Rare Photos from Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret's WWII-Era Christmas Plays. Chloe Foussianes. December 10, 2024 at 11:19 AM.