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The Last Battle for Iwo Jima Legend Woody Williams, Only Surviving WWII Medal of Honor Recipient

The Last Battle for Iwo Jima Legend Woody Williams, Only Surviving WWII Medal of Honor Recipient
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Long: The Greatest Generation answers its final call

John Long It comes as a sudden newsflash to no one that the WWII generation is rapidly leaving us. We all can look back at friends, relatives, neighbors who proudly served in the biggest war in history but who have now passed on. It doesnât take much perusing of the obituaries to find others of the Greatest Generation answering their final roll call. This past weekend was especially somber for those of us who admire the survivors of WWII. Two men in particular â neither of whom I ever met, both of whom I wanted to someday â passed away, their deaths attracting nationwide headlines. In case you missed either or both, let me briefly tell their stories.

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RTL 5minutes - Il avait combattu en Moselle: Charles Coolidge, un héros américain de la Libération est décédé

RTL 5minutes - Il avait combattu en Moselle: Charles Coolidge, un héros américain de la Libération est décédé
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Charles Coolidge, an American hero of the Liberation of France, is dead

Archyde April 9, 2021 by archyde Charles Coolidge at a ceremony in Chattanooga, TN on November 13, 2013. JOHN RAWLSTON / AP An American veteran, who distinguished himself in fighting German troops in eastern France in 1944, died this week at the age of 99, a museum named after him has said. Charles Coolidge, oldest recipient of the Medal of Honor, America’s most prestigious military honor, died Tuesday “Peacefully” in Chattanooga, in the southeastern United States, said the National Heritage Center Medal of Honor, named in his honor. During World War II, Charles Coolidge had first fought in North Africa and Italy where, in 1944, he had participated in the fighting to retake Rome from the German army, after the landing at Anzio.

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Oldest US Medal Of Honor Holder Dies; Braved Heavy Fire In WWII

Charles Coolidge, who was awarded the US Medal of Honor for leading an outmanned platoon against German troops and tanks in eastern France in 1944, died earlier this week at 99, according to the National Medal of Honor Heritage Center. Coolidge, the oldest-living recipient of the highest US war honor, died “peacefully” in Chattanooga, Tennessee, near his birthplace of Signal Mountain, on April 6, the Heritage Center said. During World War II Coolidge fought in North Africa and then Italy, where, in mid-1944 as part of the 36th Infantry Division, he won the Silver Star, the second-highest commendation, in the fight to capture Rome from the German army after the Anzio landing.

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