West Virginians’ Experiences on D-Day Gerald D. Swick May 29, 2019 Once, in America history blog itemprop="discussionURL"One Comment 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. TweetPinShare79Reddit79 Shares
Yappy the Dog was a ‘Rubber Retriever’ During WW2 Gerald D. Swick April 23, 2019 Once, in America history blog itemprop="discussionURL"Leave a comment In WW2 a small dog named Yappy pulled rubber balls from the Harlem River for America’s war effort. TweetPin2Share100Reddit102 Shares
‘Jeep Disease’ and ‘Destroyer Stomach’ Gerald D. Swick July 20, 2018 Once, in America history blog itemprop="discussionURL"Leave a comment ‘Jeep disease’ and ‘destroyer stomach’ were new terms explained to the Southern Medical Society by Army and Navy doctors in 1943. TweetPinShareReddit0 Shares