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Big Red One Stories Recalled by WWII Veteran
In this video, Gerald “Andy” Anderson talks about his service with the 1st Infantry Division during World War II.
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Medal of Honor recipient faced down 100 enemy troops to cover his men
Craig’s response was to signal his men back to the modest cover of the hill crest while he advanced, firing his carbine to ...
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75 years ago, US soldiers spent their first days in Europe fighting 'the other Battle of the Bulge'
The 1st Battalion, 242nd Infantry paid a heavy price for ... according to the "42nd "Rainbow" Infantry Division Combat History of WWII." Facing the Americans were elements of a German tank ...
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6 gates Fort Bliss named for heroes with ties to El Paso, 1st Armored Division
Pfc. Nicholas Minue, born in Poland, served in World War II in Company A, 6th Armored Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division. He was killed in action on April 28, 1943, in Tunisia and received ...
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Veterans of service in the Big Red One are invited to convene in Kansas City
Veterans who have served in the Big Red One, or Fort Riley’s 1st Infantry Division, will gather for a reunion in Kansas City in July. The Wichita Eagle Veterans who have served in the U.S. Army ...