D-Day to Inchon: 'Greatest Ranger That Ever Was' Tommy Gwynn Dies at 106
An Army Ranger who fought through D-Day, the Battle of the Bulge and the Battle of Inchon, escaped enemy captivity twice and was wounded two dozen times across two wars has died at 106. Thomas Edward “Tommy” Gwynn, known throughout his adopted hometown of Tullahoma, Tennessee, as “the greatest Ranger that ever was,” died Monday, […]
At 100, This Vet Says the 'Greatest Generation' Moniker Fits 'Because We Saved the World'
HELEN, Ga. — A profile of Andrew “Andy” Negra Jr., of Helen, Georgia, one of a dwindling number of veterans took part in the Allies’ European war effort that led to the defeat of Nazi Germany. BORN: May 28, 1924, near Avella, Pennsylvania. SERVICE: Army’s 128th Armored Field Artillery Battalion, 6th Armored Division. Landed on […]