Manning in 1945. She and dozens of other nurses were freed by U.S. forces earlier that year. U.S. Army Signal Corps hide caption
Remembering Heroes Of The Second World War Sixteen million men and women served in uniform during World War II. Today, 1.2 million of those veterans are still alive, but hundreds are dying every day. NPR's All Things Considered is remembering some of the veterans who have died this year.
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Remembering Heroes Of The Second World War
Hundreds of the 16 million men and women who served in WWII are passing away each day.
Herman Boudreau served in the U.S. Army in World War II, then rose to the rank of command sergeant major in the Maine Army National Guard. Courtesy of the Boudreau family hide caption
Public Servant Herman Boudreau, Heroic Under Enemy Fire
George Porter, one of the original Tuskegee Airmen, at his home in Sacramento, Calif., in 2007. Porter joined the armed forces in 1942 and served as a crew chief, squadron inspector and flight engineer with the Army Air Forces and the Air Force. Paul Kitagaki Jr./MCT/Landov hide caption
For Tuskegee Airman George Porter, Failure Was Not An Option
After serving in World War II, Tad Nagaki returned to Nebraska to farm corn, beans and sugar beets. Courtesy of Mary Previte hide caption
After Long Wait For Combat, Tad Nagaki Became POW Liberator
On June 5, 1944, Jake McNiece (right) led a group of paratroopers in World War II. After he shaved his head and painted his face before dropping behind German lines for D-Day, the look caught on with his men. U.S. Military hide caption