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Joseph R. Beyrle (pron. BYE-er-lee) (Russian: Джозеф Вильямович Байерли; romanized: Dzhozef Vilyamovich Bayyerli; August 25, 1923 – December 12, 2004) is the only known American soldier to have served in combat with both the United States Army and the Soviet Red Army in World War II.
103: American World War II flying ace [17] Aleksey Botyan: 1917–2020: 103: Soviet colonel, spy, partisan and intelligence officer [18] Aubrey J. Bourgeois: 1907–2011: 103: American Navy officer [19] Hugo Broch: 1922– 103: German World War II flying ace [20] Lady Martha Bruce: 1921–2023: 101: British prison governor, Women's Royal Army ...
Prisoners of war during World War II faced vastly different fates due to the POW conventions adhered to or ignored, depending on the theater of conflict, and the behaviour of their captors. During the war approximately 35 million soldiers surrendered, with many held in the prisoner-of-war camps .
At nearly 103 years old, World War II veteran Joe Schott said he believes he has a lot of service ahead of him. Fanwood WWII veteran, 103, shares remarkable life story and simple advice Skip to ...
A 103-year-old World War II veteran who’s been paying his medical bills out-of-pocket is finally getting his veterans benefits from the U.S. government after 78 years. Louis Gigliotti’s ...
Richard Eugene Cole (September 7, 1915 – April 9, 2019) was a United States Air Force colonel.During World War II, he was one of the airmen who took part in the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo, Japan, on April 18, 1942.
Cline with his violin. Clair W. Cline (September 30, 1917 – September 19, 2010) was an American carpenter and cabinetmaker, who was a prisoner of war during World War II. [1] [2] He had the rank of first lieutenant in the 448th Bombardment Group, [3] and was captured by German soldiers when his plane was shot down over Holland in 1944. [2]
Calvi died on July 16, 1942, according to prison and historical records, just months after the surrender of the peninsula. He was buried in a mass grave, known as Common Grave 316. U.S. Army Air ...