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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.
Story by: Maeve Sheehey, Photos by: Nash Consing Private First Class Harold Frank heard his fellow soldiers talking themselves to sleep at night. “We’re gonna starve to death,” they’d say, again and again. Frank covered his ears. He was barely into adulthood, and he was in a prisoner of war camp in Germany. The little food they […]
by Dr Nihal D Amerasekera
My story begins more than a 100 years ago when the sun never set on the British Empire. As rulers they weren’t perfect. They indeed did rule the waves and wave the rules. But the countries were managed firmly and efficiently and they maintained the rule of law. In those distant days, jobs were scarce. People preferred to work for the government as the work and pay were secure and on retirement, they received a pension. For Ceylonese in those days British Malaya was a popular country to find employment and they returned home to become “Malayan Pensioners”.