Fighting Dad and Son Reunited in Iwo Jima Tragedy
Washington captain Charles Carter Anderson meets his wounded son Marine Sgt. Charles Carter Anderson Jr. aboard a transport near Iwo Jima. The son dies hours later from injuries after a shell ripped off multiple limbs, ending a brief reunion recounted by correspondent Thomas M. Warren Jr.
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Iwo Jima
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Charles Carter Anderson
Charles Carter Anderson, Jr
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Remagen Bridge Hero Anonymity Highlights First Rhine Crossing
Sgt. Alexander A. Drabik recalls leading ten men across the Rhine at Remagen while crediting an unnamed engineering lieutenant as the real hero for disconnecting main demolition charges. Drabik, from Holland Ohio, describes the peril and the bridge crossing as a pivotal moment in Allied victory.
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Remagen
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Croix de Guerre Awarded to Wesley G. Dvorak
Staff Sgt. Wesley G. Dvorak of the field artillery, son of Mr and Mrs Wendl Dvorak, received the Croix de Guerre according to his wife. His Seventy first Army division was the first to be cited by France in this war. Dvorak has taken part in seven major operations and has been overseas since October 1942 after enlisting in February 1941. His brother Lt Leonard D Dvorak has been named executive officer of an infantry unit in the European theater.
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Field Artillery
Wendl Dvorak
Nineteenth Avenue
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Seventh Army
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