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  2. Ritchie Boys - Wikipedia

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    Ritchie Boy Secrets: How a Force of Immigrants and Refugees Helped Win World War II. Guilford, Connecticut: Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0811769969. OCLC 1227916710. Henderson, Bruce (2017). Sons and Soldiers: The Untold Story of the Jews Who Escaped the Nazis and Returned with the U.S. Army to Fight Hitler. New York: William Morrow. ISBN 978 ...

  3. Category : American military personnel of World War II

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    Pages in category "American military personnel of World War II" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 505 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .

  4. List of Medal of Honor recipients for World War II - Wikipedia

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    First private to earn the medal in World War II and the first and only soldier to earn such medal in a battle that occurred on American soil Leonard F. Mason † Marine Corps: Private First Class: Asan-Adelup Beachhead, Guam, Mariana Islands: July 22, 1944: For single-handedly knocking out two enemy machine guns despite being mortally wounded —

  5. List of former Special Air Service personnel - Wikipedia

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    This list includes notable individuals who served in the Special Air Service (SAS) – (Regular or TA). Michael Asher – author, historian and desert explorer; Sir Peter de la Billière – Commander-in-Chief British Forces in the Gulf War; Julian Brazier TD – MP for Canterbury; Charles "Nish" Bruce QGM – freefall expert; Charles R. Burton ...

  6. List of Navy Cross recipients for World War II - Wikipedia

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    While the U.S. Department of Defense website of Military Awards for Valor states that "Army Air Corps/Army Air Forces/U.S. Air Force members recognized for actions prior to 1 July 1948 are listed as Army members", [2] the list here attempts to give the specific detail for members of the Army Air Forces, which existed during World War II.

  7. List of last surviving World War II veterans - Wikipedia

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    The people listed below are, or were, the last surviving members of notable groups of World War II veterans, as identified by reliable sources. About 70 million people fought in World War II between 1939 and 1945. Background shading indicates the individual is still living Last survivors Veteran Birth Death Notability Service Allegiance Aimé Acton 1917 or 1918 13 December 2020 (aged 102) Last ...

  8. List of United States Air Force personnel - Wikipedia

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    Robert Altman – Seven-time Oscar-nominated filmmaker who flew more than 50 bombing missions as a co-pilot of a B-24 Liberator in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater of World War II Leon Ames – Film and TV actor who served in the field artillery of the U.S. Army and later in the flying corps (the Army Air Service ) during World War I

  9. Category:Bataan Death March prisoners - Wikipedia

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    This is a category for those persons who were prisoners in the World War II Bataan Death March. It includes both those who survived and those who died. It includes both those who survived and those who died.