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From D-Day to Gameday: Syracuse's legendary coach, Ben Schwartzwalder, American Hero

Floyd "Ben" Schwartzwalder was awarded a Silver Star, a Bronze Star, a Purple Heart, four battle stars, the Presidential Unit Citation, and was promoted to the rank of Major for his performance during the D-Day invasion. ....

Merderet , Basse-normandie , France , United-states , Utah-beach , Festung , Brandenburg , Germany , Boston , Massachusetts , Cotentin , Bretagne

A personal account of a paratrooper who jumped into Normandy on D-Day

Lt. Col. Gerhard Bolland, an 82nd Airborne Division officer, described what it was really like to parachute during the invasion of Normandy. ....

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Could These American Paratroopers Stop the Germans from Reaching Utah Beach on D-Day?

The peaceful French countryside around La Fiere Bridge erupted into a desperate firefight on June 6, 1944. ....

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What Saving Private Ryan gets right – and wrong – about D-Day

Twenty-five years ago, Tom Hanks starred in a film hailed as the most realistic depiction of war ever seen on screen. But was it? ....

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Charles DeGlopper: The Glider Who Received the Medal of Honor


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DeGlopper Memorial in Grand Island, NY. (Buffalo News)
Charles N. DeGlopper was a glider with the 82nd Airborne Division, who posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the early days of the invasion of Normandy, shortly after D-Day.
DeGlopper came from Grand Island, NY, and was assigned to C Co. 325th Glider Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division.
He was the only soldier from the 325th Glider Infantry Regiment to receive the Medal of Honor. He was also the only soldier from the 82nd Airborne Division to receive the award for actions during the Normandy campaign. ....

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