Robert Persichitti, a 102-year-old World War II US Navy veteran, died last week while on his way to France to commemorate the ...

A WORLD WAR TWO VETERAN IS JUST WEEKS AWAY FROM TURNING 100-- BUT BEFORE HE HEADS OVERSEAS TO ... HE'LL BOARD A PLANE TO FRANCE TO MARK THE 81ST ANNIVERSARY OF D-DAY. BY THE TIME HE LANDS HE ...

A World War II Navy veteran died while en route to France to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day, a trip friends said ... on her phone and he peacefully left us,” Al DeCarlo told WHAM ...

WHEN Richard Brock landed under fire on Gold Beach in Normandy on D-Day, his band of brothers was ... military invasion in history. Through France, Belgium, Holland and Germany, they fought ...

It was quite the 100th birthday party for World War II veteran George Mullins ... and every May Mullins and Biancalana travel to France to attend the D-Day Festival Normandy -- a multi-day ...

In June 2024, Mr Newton travelled back to France to take part in the D-Day 80th anniversary commemorations. He also visited a French school named after him and some of the places his comrades fell ...

At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground ... Now one of the last surviving veterans of D-Day, he told the PA news agency: “So many young boys got killed, so ...

A 100-year-old D-Day veteran has shared his powerful memories ... Peter also brought along his wartime medals, including France’s prestigious Legion of Honour. Inside, the VE Day service drew ...