Remembered War Heroes of Onondaga County
The piece honors Francis C. Whenhart and five other Onondaga County servicemen who died on D-Day. It recalls Whenhart’s youth, schooling at Onondaga Valley Academy, math skill, and Lever Brothers work, his 1943 draft, his time in England and Omaha Beach, and a sister’s daily letters.
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Gale
Onondaga Valley Academy
Syracuse University
Lever Brothers
Marvin Road
Valley
England
Marguerite Whenhart
Onondaga County
Veterans Records
Normandy
Francis C. Whenhart
U.S
Omaha Beach
Whenhart
Bernard J. Works
Syracuse
Ballantyne Road
Onondaga Pottery
Judith
Ranger recalls Pointe du Hoc climb and close call
Frederick Dix 74 of North Syracuse retired vice president of Microwave Filter Co. recalls the Rangers mission at Pointe du Hoc on D-Day. He led a rope ascent under fire, saw guns destroyed, and endured near misses and shelling as 90 Rangers held the line until dawn. Dix stresses training's vital role and personal lessons learned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Dix
North
Syracuse
Microwave Filter Co
East
Fred Dix
Rangers
Dix
2Nd
Ranger Battalion
Utah
Omaha
Pointe du Hoc
Dex
France
D Day Engineer Marble recalls Omaha Beach ordeal
World War II veteran Harry Marble, 33, of the 299th Engineer Combat Battalion, recalls landing at Omaha Beach on June 6 1944 in boat 14. He describes seasickness fear and the order to press on, the explosion that sank a rubber explosive raft and eight men who died, and the brutal hours clearing mines while under heavy fire. Marble notes the constant fear and the moment of reckoning as teamwork and survival priorities dominated their actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ty Marble
299Th Engineer
English
France
Marble
Omaha Beach
Local man earns Medal of Honor for Normandy courage
A local man earned the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Normandy invasion. The heroic action reflects the bravery displayed by military personnel in the European campaign.
D-Day anniversary rites honor invasion that changed history
Rites mark the 50th anniversary of D-Day with memorials across Normandy. U S Rangers scaled a 120 foot cliff at Pointe du Hoc under fire, 155 of 225 Rangers were killed or wounded in two days of fierce fighting. Veterans, leaders, and crowds recalled the invasion’s sacrifice and its lasting impact as paratroopers and veterans reenacted the drops amid fog and rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmund Sealey
Cleveland
Tenn
U.S. Army
82Nd Airborne Division
Normandy
United States
Britain
Canada
Australia
Belgium
Greece
Luxembourg
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Poland
France
Czech Republic
Slovakia
Czechoslovakia
Harald V
Elizabeth
Bayeux
Elie Wiesel
Jean Chretien
English Channel
Atlantic
Germany
Mitterrand
Paris
Champs-Elysees Boulevard
Bastille
Sainte-Merc-Feglise
Earl Draper
Inverness
Fla
D Day Leaders Gather At British Beachheads For Ceremony
Francois Mitterrand and Queen Elizabeth join King Harald and British, Australian, and New Zealand premiers at the British cemeteries in Normandy. Prince Charles and other royals honor veterans at Sword and Gold beaches while 15 Allied leaders convene at Omaha. A U S ceremony draws nine veterans to the Caen area and 60,000 attend a Caen Memorial dinner.
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Bayeux
Mitterrand
Queen Elizabeth
Britain
Harald I
Norway
Australia
New Zealand
British Military Cemetery
Hermanville
Douvres LA Delivrande
Flanville
Ryes
Prince Charles
Royals
Sword and Gold
Omaha Beach
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Albert B. Cassidy
Hall Ave
ABC
Whonharts
Lily Mae Cassidy
Marguerite Whonhart
James V. Evanoff
Macedonia
Toronto
B. Fayette St
Mohican
Company C
Leo P. Massenzio
North High School
Porter Cable Co
Park St
Whonhart
Cassidy
Texas
Amfreville
Sainte-Merc-Eglise
Harry Marble
Markle
Jold
Utah Beach
Francois Mitterrand
Difinte
U.S. Cemetery
Clinton
U.S. Military Cemetery
CAEN
National Shore
Caen Memorial
Newsline
Autum
Weadsport
Oswego
Pulasid
al Ora
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