Thursday, April 11, 2019

Machinist Mate First Class George Hanson to be returned to Laramie.

From the Casper Star Tribune:

The remains of a Laramie sailor who was killed aboard the USS Oklahoma during the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor have been identified and will be reburied in Wyoming later this year.


The sailor is Machinist Mate First Class George Hanson, who was serving on board the USS Oklahoma.  He was 32 years old at the time of his death on board his ship.


Monday, April 8, 2019

Hamel-Bouzencourt, A Ses Enfants Morts Pour La France


A memorial in the towns of Hamel and Bouzencourt for the French dead of World War One and World War Two.

Hamel was the scene of a famous 1918 Australian effort which was supported by the French and which included American troops.

Sunday, April 7, 2019

Thelus, A ses Enfants Morts pour la France.


The Town of Theulus' monument to its war dead from World War One, later amended to include World War Two.