West Virginians’ Experiences on D-Day
West Virginians who took part in the D-Day invasion included paratroopers, Rangers, riflemen, medics, and shipboard personnel; 38 men from the Mountain State died that day.
Tag: World War II
Yappy the Dog was a ‘Rubber Retriever’ During WW2
In WW2 a small dog named Yappy pulled rubber balls from the Harlem River for America’s war effort.
‘Jeep Disease’ and ‘Destroyer Stomach’
‘Jeep disease’ and ‘destroyer stomach’ were new terms explained to the Southern Medical Society by Army and Navy doctors in 1943.