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One of the last D-Day veterans and former Herne Bay pub landlord dies aged 101
19+ hour, 19+ min ago (656+ words) Home Herne Bay News Article One of the last D-Day veterans has died, aged 101. Peter Smoothy, a former Herne Bay pub landlord, joined the Royal Navy as a volunteer in 1942 and went on to serve aboard Landing Ship Tank (LST)…...
D-Day veteran Henry Rice who ‘dedicated’ later life to remembrance dies age 100
6+ hour, 42+ min ago (492+ words) World War II veteran Henry Rice who served in the Royal Navy as part of the Normandy landings has died at the age of 100. Mr Rice, of Cranleigh, Surrey, was a “great character with a cheeky smile” and will be…...
USS Arleigh Burke entered dry dock at Spain’s Navantia shipyard in Cadiz on Oct. 7, the first time one of the Navy’s Europe-based destroyers has been dry-docked in the 6th Fleet area
14+ hour, 3+ min ago (1265+ words) Dry-docking a destroyer close to where it operates is the point of the exercise. The Navy framed it as a gain in readiness for warships that are forward-deployed full time. The commander of U.S. 6th Fleet put it in maintenance terms: “The…...
One of Britain's last surviving D-Day heroes who survived torpedo attack dies aged 100
16+ hour, 55+ min ago (686+ words) Henry Rice was a staunch supporter of remembrance and urged schools to do more to educate young people about the Normandy campaign WATCH: War veteran Henry Rice has died aged 100 See the latest from GB News here. A war veteran…...
WWII veteran Henry Rice dies at age 100
15+ hour, 1+ min ago (505+ words) Henry Rice dedicated much of his later life to honouring those who served World War II veteran Henry Rice who served in the Royal Navy as part of the Normandy landings has died at the age of 100. Mr Rice, of…...
'His passion for remembrance was truly humbling': Normandy landings veteran dies aged 100
18+ hour, 50+ min ago (574+ words) A Second World War veteran who was a teenage signaller on HMS Eastway during the Normandy landings and survived a close encounter with a torpedo, has died aged 100. Speaking at the Union Jack Club in London in 2024, Henry Rice said…...
Normandy veteran Henry Rice dies aged 100
22+ hour, 12+ min ago (580+ words) World War Two veteran Henry Rice, who survived a near-miss when a torpedo was fired at the boat he was on, has died at the age of 100. Rice, from Cranleigh in Surrey, was a signalman aboard HMS Eastway as part…...
D-Day hero who spent 82 years asking himself 'why me' dies aged 100
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (554+ words) A D-Day warrior who survived the mighty invasion of Nazi-occupied France and lived for more than 80 years asking himself "why me" has died. Royal Navy signalman Henry Rice was one of two Second World War bravehearts who returned to France…...
Kennewick entrepreneur and WWII vet who fought with Patton dies at 103
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (480+ words) Lincoln Mahaffey Jr., a long-time Kennewick resident and entrepreneur who participated in some of the most significant events in the European theater during World War II, died Oct. 1. Mahaffey was born in Shelbyville, Mo. on March 7, 1923, one of six children…...
North Carolina World War II veteran, who treated wounded soldiers, celebrates 104th birthday
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (272+ words) George Chall's life has brought him around the globe. From World War II battlefields to Pittsboro, North Carolina, where Chall turned 104 years old surrounded by friends, family, and community who came to honor the veteran's milestone. Chall, a New York…...