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Emporia WWII soldier’s remains identified after 80 years
(WIBW) - The US Defense Dept. has identified an Emporia ... blown up by an underwater mine during the D-Day invasion of Normandy Beach on June 6, 1944. Sgt. Herrick’s remains, like many others ...
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80 years later, memories of D-Day invasion, sacrifice remain strong
About a month before the Allied invasion of a 50-mile stretch of beaches in Normandy, France ... to the German general in charge of Germany’s defense of Northern France against the Allies.