U.S. Marines PFC Harold Gonsalves of Alameda, California, was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions on April 15, 1945 during the Battle of Okinawa. He was just 19 years old when he died.

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U.S. Army PFC John David Magrath of East Norwalk, CT, was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions in Italy and U.S. Navy submariner George Levick Street III of Richmond, VA, was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions on April 14, 1945.

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U.S. Army soldiers Dexter James Kerstetter of Centralia, Washington, and Beauford Theodore “Andy” Anderson of Eagle, Wisconsin, were awarded the Medal of Honor for their extraordinary actions on April 13, 1945.

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FREE Virtual Conference on World War II

Click the link below to register to attend the Saturday, April 20th presentations, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET, moderated by best-selling author and Friends’ Resident Historian Alex Kershaw.

The victory of Liberty over tyranny was the 20th Century's greatest achievement. People say they're the Greatest Generation, I call them the most unselfish generation. It was the privilege of a lifetime to lead the effort for the WWII Memorial in DC and to honor his service.

U.S. Army Private First Class Joe Ray Hastings of Malvern, Ohio, was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions on April 12, 1945 near Drabenderhöhe, Germany. He was just 20 years old when he was killed.

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WWII veteran Salvatore Greco was born in Brooklyn, NY, on this day a century ago. Sal was drafted into the Army and assigned to the Ordinance-Signal Corps, serving as a lithographer in AG Printing, stationed in Germany.

Happy 100th birthday, Sal Greco!

U.S. Air Force sergeant Henry “Red” Erwin, from Adamsville, Alabama, who served in the 20th Air Force as a radio operator during WWII was awarded the Medal of Honor for his extraordinary actions over Japan on April 12, 1945.

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On April 11, 1945, GIs of the 6th Armored Division entered Buchenwald, the main camp in a large complex of concentration camps near Weimar. American soldiers who liberated the camp were met by thousands of emaciated camp survivors.

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Don’t miss out on the latest essay in the Friends of the National World War II Memorial’s monthly series by Resident Historian Alex Kershaw titled, “All Gone”.

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U.S. Army Air Forces officer Edward Stanley Michael of Chicago, IL, was awarded the Medal of Honor for his extraordinary actions on April 11, 1944 over Germany while piloting B-17 Flying Fortresses with the 364th Bomb Squadron, 305th Bombardment Group.

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Joe Manning, a veteran of World War II, entrepreneur, former state representative and avid town volunteer in Jaffrey, NH, died on March 28, 2024 at the age of 97. Rest in Peace, Sir.

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Discovering D-Day!

Thurs., April 25 at 7 pm ET at the National Archives Museum

Co-hosted by US National Archives & Friends of the National WWII Memorial, this is your chance to deepen your understanding of history. Admission is free.

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John Duncan Bulkeley of New York was a vice admiral in the U.S. Navy and was one of its most decorated naval officers. Bulkeley received the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Pacific Theater from December 7, 1941 to April 10, 1942.

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U.S. Army Private First Class Edward J. Moskala of Chicago, Illinois, was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions during the Battle of Okinawa on April 9, 1945. He was just 23 years old when he died.

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U.S. Army Private Robert D. Booker of Callaway, Nebraska, was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions on April 9, 1943, near Fondouk, Tunisia.

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U.S. Staff Sergeant John R. Crews of Golden, Oklahoma was awarded the Medal of Honor for his extraordinary actions on April 8, 1945, near Lobenbacherhof, Germany, during the Battle of Buchhof and Steim am Kocher.

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Discovering the 80th Anniversary of D-Day with Primary Sources!

Join us Thursday, April 25 at 7:00 pm ET at the National Archives Museum in Washington, DC. Admission is open to the public and completely free.

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Celebrating WWII veteran Elmer Cocke! Born April 7, 1924, Elmer served as a Warrant Officer in the Merchant Marines during World War II. We salute him for his remarkable service and wish him the happiest of birthdays as he celebrates a century.

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The following U.S. Army soldiers received the Medal of Honor for their heroic actions on April 7, 1945 during WWII:

Sergeant Michael Colalillo of Hibbing, MN

Technical Sergeant Yukio Okutsu of Koloa, HI

Pfc Willy F. James, Jr. of Kansas City, MO (posth)

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