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The most decorated soldier of World War II, Audie Leon Murphy was a legend in his own time. A war hero, movie actor, writer of country and western songs, and poet. His biography reads more like fiction than fact. He lived only 46 years, but he made a lasting imprint on American history. Kings & Queens, Interesting History, Actors, Before Us, World History, World War Two, Kingston, Historical Photos

Interesting History

Historical Photos

The most decorated soldier of World War II, Audie Leon Murphy was a legend in his own time. A war hero, movie actor, writer of country and western songs, and poet. His biography reads more like fiction than fact. He lived only 46 years, but he made a lasting imprint on American history.

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Historia Universal

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Fred Gwynne-Navy-WW2-(Actor)

Mickey Rooney enlisted in 1944 and served through the end of the war. Milan Kundera, Military Academy

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Mickey Rooney enlisted in 1944 and served through the end of the war.

"PRIVATE Michelle Norris became the first female soldier to receive the Military Cross in March 2007. A medical orderly in Iraq she saved the life of her wounded commander while under enemy fire...The teenager, who had dreamed of joining the Army after watching old war movies with her father as a child, spoke of her pride at receiving the coveted medal, and said she hoped the award would help convince doubters that women can cope well with the dangers of frontline combat." Military Cross, Military Women, Military Female, Military Army, Hippie Vintage, Army Medic, Combat Medic, Female Soldier, Army Soldier

Military Female

"PRIVATE Michelle Norris became the first female soldier to receive the Military Cross in March 2007. A medical orderly in Iraq she saved the life of her wounded commander while under enemy fire...The teenager, who had dreamed of joining the Army after watching old war movies with her father as a child, spoke of her pride at receiving the coveted medal, and said she hoped the award would help convince doubters that women can cope well with the dangers of frontline combat."

officers of the 332nd Fighter Group (Tuskeegee Airmen) in Ramitelli, Italy, 1945. Tuskegee Airmen, Black Wings, Fighter Pilot, National Gallery Of Art, African American History, History Facts, Black History

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officers of the 332nd Fighter Group (Tuskeegee Airmen) in Ramitelli, Italy, 1945.

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Lancaster B.Mk1 W4118 10Sqn Commander Guy Penrose Gibson RAF Syerstone

Calvin Graham was the youngest U.S. serviceman, he lied about his age and enlisted in the Navy at age 12 in 1942, it wasn’t until after he was wounded that his real age was discovered. | 10 Interesting Facts About World War II That You Might Not Know Interesting Facts About World, World War Ii, New People

Interesting Facts About World

Calvin Graham was the youngest U.S. serviceman, he lied about his age and enlisted in the Navy at age 12 in 1942, it wasn’t until after he was wounded that his real age was discovered. | 10 Interesting Facts About World War II That You Might Not Know

Richard Todd (11 June 1919 – 3 December 2009) Irish-born British stage and film actor and soldier. He joined British Army, receiving a commission in 1941, serving in King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry before joining Parachute Regiment & being assigned to 7th Parachute Battalion, British 6th Airborne Division. On 6 June 1944, as a captain, he participated in British Airborne Operation Tonga during D-Day landings. Richard Todd, Red Berets, Parachute Regiment, Canadian Soldiers, War Film, Laurel And Hardy, Battle Of Britain

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Richard Todd (11 June 1919 – 3 December 2009) Irish-born British stage and film actor and soldier. He joined British Army, receiving a commission in 1941, serving in King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry before joining Parachute Regiment & being assigned to 7th Parachute Battalion, British 6th Airborne Division. On 6 June 1944, as a captain, he participated in British Airborne Operation Tonga during D-Day landings.

Major John Howard - true inspiration, led the 6th British Airborne Division, His men were the first British troops to land in the D-Day landing of June 6th 1944. R-I-P Commonwealth, British Commandos, Airborne Army, D Day Normandy, John Howard, D Day Landings, British Armed Forces, London History

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Major John Howard - true inspiration, led the 6th British Airborne Division, His men were the first British troops to land in the D-Day landing of June 6th 1944. R-I-P

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Winston Churchill

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Marine Special Forces

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Major General Clarence R. Huebner in concrete fortifications.

Matice Wright, the Navy's first black female naval flight officer. Great Women, Amazing Women, Brave, By Any Means Necessary, Black History Facts, African American Women, African Americans, Native American

By Any Means Necessary

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African Americans

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Matice Wright, the Navy's first black female naval flight officer.

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Military Honors

The Jackson Five

Red Tails ... Tuskegee Airmen

Melissa Stockwell is a retired US Army First Lieutenant. she was the first female soldier to lose a limb in the Iraq War. She subsequently became the first Iraq veteran chosen for the Paralympics and competed in swimming. She works as a prosthetist and has been on the board of directors of the Wounded Warrior Project since 2005. Wounded Warrior Project, Iraq War, American Veterans, Women In History, Special Forces

Wounded Warrior Project

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Melissa Stockwell is a retired US Army First Lieutenant. she was the first female soldier to lose a limb in the Iraq War. She subsequently became the first Iraq veteran chosen for the Paralympics and competed in swimming. She works as a prosthetist and has been on the board of directors of the Wounded Warrior Project since 2005.

Maurice Gustave Gamelin was a French general remembered for his unsuccessful command of the French military in 1940 during the Battle of France. Historian and journalist William L. Shirer presented the view that Gamelin used World War I methods to fight World War II, but with less vigor and slower response. Republican Values, Paranormal Experience, Third Republic, Military Figures, French Photographers

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Maurice Gustave Gamelin was a French general remembered for his unsuccessful command of the French military in 1940 during the Battle of France. Historian and journalist William L. Shirer presented the view that Gamelin used World War I methods to fight World War II, but with less vigor and slower response.

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Military Vehicles

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Corporal Lydia Alford (centre) was the one of three women known as the Flying Nightingales to land in a battle zone after D-Day. Alford was a WAAF Air Ambulance Medical Orderly with No. 233 Squadron RAF and flew on the first RAF transport aircraft to evacuate the wounded from the Normandy battlefields. On 13 June 1944, three of the squadron's Dakotas Mk. III, with a Spitfire escort, had the honour of executing the first Allied transport flight to land in France since the invasion ~ Military Uniforms, Female Pilot, Royal Air Force, History Pics

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Corporal Lydia Alford (centre) was the one of three women known as the Flying Nightingales to land in a battle zone after D-Day. Alford was a WAAF Air Ambulance Medical Orderly with No. 233 Squadron RAF and flew on the first RAF transport aircraft to evacuate the wounded from the Normandy battlefields. On 13 June 1944, three of the squadron's Dakotas Mk. III, with a Spitfire escort, had the honour of executing the first Allied transport flight to land in France since the invasion ~

Colonel Van T. Barfoot, a Medal of Honor recipient. Technical Sergeant Van Barfoot, one of the most significant Native American heroes of World War II, was awarded the Medal of Honor while in the field in Épinal, France, on September 28, 1944. He received this recognition for his actions on May 23, 1944, when he led his unit through enemy minefields near Carano, Italy, destroying several positions and capturing others. Born June 15, 1919 and died March 2, 2012. Hero! Native American History, Native American Indians, Native Americans, Medal Of Honor Recipients

Native American History

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Native Americans

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Colonel Van T. Barfoot, a Medal of Honor recipient. Technical Sergeant Van Barfoot, one of the most significant Native American heroes of World War II, was awarded the Medal of Honor while in the field in Épinal, France, on September 28, 1944. He received this recognition for his actions on May 23, 1944, when he led his unit through enemy minefields near Carano, Italy, destroying several positions and capturing others. Born June 15, 1919 and died March 2, 2012. Hero!

Pokryshkin was, in addition to his three Hero of the Soviet Union golden stars, awarded four Orders of Lenin, Order of the October Revolutio... Ww2 Photos, Photographs, Soviet Army, Red Army, Communism, Luftwaffe, Russia

Pokryshkin was, in addition to his three Hero of the Soviet Union golden stars, awarded four Orders of Lenin, Order of the October Revolutio...

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Erwin Rommel with a reporter in the North African desert

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Bobby Romero

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German Soldiers Ww2

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