WWIIVHP BLOG
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Follow our journey of capturing the stories of WWII veterans, educating the next generation, and giving the past a future, one story at a time.
WWII AS THEY SAW IT: BILL CUMBAA / DOCUMENTARY
Today we’re excited to release the third episode of World War II As They Saw It, featuring the story of Bill Cumbaa, a highly decorated Marine Corps veteran…
US 2ND RANGER BATTALION RELIEVED AT POINTE DU HOC
On this day in 1944, the US 2nd Ranger Battalion at Pointe du Hoc was relieved by the 29th Infantry Division. Halfway between Omaha Beach and Utah Beach, Pointe du Hoc's 100-foot cliffs were scaled by the rangers in the early hours of D-Day, capturing and holding the vital position for two days…
REMEMBERING D-DAY | 78TH ANNIVERSARY
With flak bursting around him and bullets whizzing through the dark sky, 18-year-old Michael Camasso opened his parachute and glided down into the unknown. The date was June 6, 1944, D-Day. As a Private First Class in HQ Company, 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, Camasso was one of 13,000 American paratroopers to jump into France during the Allied invasion of occupied Europe…
D-DAY ANNIVERSARY
In the early hours of D-Day, June 6, 1944, John Raaen was among the first to land on Omaha Beach, serving as Headquarters Company Commander of the 5th Ranger Battalion…
320th BARRAGE BALLOON BATALION ON D-DAY
On June 6, 1944, soldiers from the 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion were scattered in landing craft up and down Utah and Omaha Beaches. Among them was 22-year-old Thomas E. McKinley Jr…
Memorial Day
Memorial Day gives us a chance to reflect on the past and remember that freedom isn't free. Today the WWII Veterans History Project is recognizing all the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice to preserve our freedom…
SOVIET TROOPS CAPTURE VIENNA, AUSTRIA
On this day in 1945, Soviet troops captured Vienna, Austria. As a major city in the Third Reich, Vienna had been bombarded continuously for the year before the arrival of Soviet troops, and many buildings had already been damaged or destroyed…