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Tag: World War II

General’s trunk makes homecoming to 416th Theater Engineer Command
December 1, 2022 — When the Parkhurst family made the decision to move from Chicago to Florida, they had to consider a home for more than just themselves. A World War II trunk was one of the last relics of their late father, Brig. Gen. Don A. Parkhurst, which also needed a new home prior to their move. The best place they could think was his namesake, the Parkhurst Army Reserve Center and home of the 416th Theater Engineer Command headquartered in Darien, Illinois... MORE

Army Reserve Soldiers provide repatriation funeral honors to long-missing World War II hero
November 23, 2022 — Army Reserve Soldiers stationed in New York lent a hand to honor a long-missing casualty of World War II Nov. 19 at St. John Catholic Cemetery here... MORE

88th Readiness Division historian presents “History Brown Bag”
November 3, 2022 — The 88th Readiness Division Historian presented a “History Brown Bag” on the Invalid Corps and the 88th Division peacekeeping mission in Italy following World War II here Oct. 28, 2022... MORE

Fort McCoy helps World War II Army vet celebrate 102nd birthday
October 27, 2022 — When retired Army Lt. Col. Harry Baker of Pewaukee, Wis., turned 102 years old on Oct. 9, he did so with the well wishes of many people serving at Fort McCoy... MORE

Families celebrate passage of ‘Six Triple Eight’ Congressional Gold Medal Act
June 21, 2022 — Military and civilian leaders joined family members inside the Military Women’s Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery on June 15 to celebrate President Joe Biden’s signing of the “Six Triple Eight” Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2021... MORE

84th Infantry Division, WWII Soldier landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day
June 7, 2022 — Today, June 6, 2022, marks the 78th anniversary of D-Day, when Allied Forces launched the largest military invasion by land, air and sea in history to retake Northwest Europe from Nazi forces. More than 160,000 Allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of the heavily-fortified French coastline in what Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower called a crusade in which, "we will accept nothing less than full victory." The cost in lives was high, with more than 9,000 Allied Soldiers killed or wounded... MORE

Learning from the Greatest Generation
March 31, 2021 — On a rainy Louisiana morning, warrant officers of the 377th Theater Sustainment Command gathered at the National WWII Museum in downtown New Orleans before the museum opened its doors. The assembled team had specialists from every field of sustainment, from an ammunition acquisition and distribution expert to a seasoned petroleum supply supervisor. These subject matter experts convened here for one purpose — to learn together about the challenges, successes and failures of one of the most momentous combat logistics enterprises in history, World War II... MORE

Tuskegee Airman who retired from Army Reserve loses battle to COVID-19
January 19, 2021 — Former Lt. Col. Theodore Lumpkin Jr., a member of the Tuskegee Airmen who helped pave the way for desegregation in the military after World War II, died Dec. 26, following complications tied to COVID-19. He was 100... MORE

Army Reserve civil affairs unit conducts battlefield staff ride
October 23, 2020 — U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers and Civilians from the 457th Civil Affairs Battalion and 361st Civil Affairs Brigade, 7th Mission Support Command, received hands-on WWII learning experiences during a battlefield staff ride, here, September 25-27... MORE

Days of Remembrance
April 22, 2020 — This year marks the 75th anniversary of the liberation of concentration camps and the end of Nazi tyranny in Europe. Holocaust Remembrance Day observance was designated Tuesday, April 21, 2020. Observances and remembrance activities will occur nationwide between Sunday, April 19, and Sunday, April 26... MORE

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