Blakeman was born Jan. 30, 1924, in Kansas City, Missouri. He joined the United States Army in March of 1943. In May 1944, he sailed to England on a Liberty ship. He landed on Omaha Beach in Normandy, ...
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What They Carried: US 83rd Infantry Division in 1945
As the war in Europe neared its end, the 83rd Infantry Division—nicknamed the “Thunderbolt Division”—pushed deep into Germany. This video explores the final months of their campaign through the lens ...
FORT KNOX, Ky. — A large auditorium at Gaffey Hall filled up Aug. 5 as several from the Fort Knox area attended the dedication of a conference room at the 83rd Army Reserve Readiness Training Center ...
FORT KNOX, Ky. (WAVE) - Five World War II veterans of the 83rd Infantry Division were honored in Fort Knox on Friday as part of their annual meeting. The veterans, including a 106-year-old, were ...
Rudy Zamula was toiling away in the National Archives in College Park this spring when he found what he was looking for: documents going back six decades that he believes support the case for his old ...
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