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Four more died during the rest of the Normandy campaign, two of them from other 116th companies. The town and the "Bedford Boys" proportionately suffered the greatest losses of any American town during the campaign, thus inspiring the United States Congress to establish the D-Day memorial in Bedford. [3] [4]
The Bedford Boys. While writing a 2002 biography, Blood and Champagne, [5] about Robert Capa, the celebrated war photographer, [6] Kershaw came across the story of Bedford, Virginia and its sacrifice on D-Day, 6 June 1944, on Dog Green sector of Omaha beach. The resulting book, The Bedford Boys, 2003, became a New York Times best-seller. [7]
Bedford is an incorporated town and former independent city located within Bedford County in the U.S. state of Virginia. It serves as the county seat of Bedford County. As of the 2020 census , the population was 6,657.
NEW BEDFORD — In the aftermath of the tragic loss of a New Bedford mother and son in a deadly highway crash on Friday, a family member of the victims is trying to rally monetary support to ...
NEW BEDFORD — Matthew E. Forand, a decorated 45-year-old New Bedford firefighter and father of two, died overnight while on duty at Fire Station 9.. Fire Chief Scott Kruger stated Thursday, "It ...
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This is a list of notable people who have died in prison, whether in prison or in hospital while still serving a prison sentence. This list does not include inmates who were executed as punishment for their crimes .
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