World War Ii Victory Medal

The World War II Victory Medal - WWIIVM

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Duration: 2:41
Published: 27 Jul 2011
Uploaded: 27 Jul 2011
Author: MedalsOfAmerica

The World War II Victory Medal (WWIIVM) was awarded for service in the US Armed Forces between 1941 and 1946. If a veteran served at least 1 day prior to 31 December 1946, he/she is eligible for this award. A bronze star attachment was often affixed to denote that the award was for service in combat. To learn more about the World War II Victory Medal (WWIIVM) visit www.medalsofamerica.com

World War II Vet Gets Medals-Lance Wheeler Video

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Duration: 4:11
Published: 25 Aug 2011
Uploaded: 26 Aug 2011
Author: ingridsboy

Congressman Chris Gibson, R-Kinderhook, NYS Assemblyman Steve McLaughlin, Mayor of Valatie Gary Strevell, and Columbia County Director of Veteran's Services Gary Flaherty presented overdue medals to World War II veteran Tom Spierto Wednesday at the Valatie Senior Center. The medals presented were the American Defense Service Medal, American Service Medal and World War II Victory Medal. Tom Spierto enlisted in the United States Army in January 1940. He served under combat conditions in France, Belgium and Germany. After his years of military service, Tom worked for the US Postal Service for over 30 years as a mail carrier in Manhattan. Upon retirement he moved to Kinderhook Lake and worked at the Maiden Lane Parking Lot in Albany, as a parking attendant where he greeted everyone with a smile and story. Tom meets every October for an Army reunion organized through the GPF Veterans Association. The 258th Field Artillery Regiment all gather to reminisce about their war stories. Lance Wheeler Video

Service medals presentation to World War II veteran John E. Weymouth of Norway, Maine (6-9-11)

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Duration: 1:09
Published: 20 Jun 2011
Uploaded: 20 Jun 2011
Author: RepMikeMichaud

Mike presented 5 service medals to Mr. Weymouth at Stephens Memorial Hospital that his office worked to secure for him: • Good Conduct Medal • Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal 2/ 3 bronze stars • World War II Victory Medal • Philippine Liberation Ribbon w/ 1 bronze service star • Honorable Service Lapel Button WWII

WWII Medal Ceremony in Oskaloosa, Iowa

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Duration: 8:33
Published: 09 Mar 2009
Uploaded: 13 Jun 2010
Author: RepLeonardBoswell

Congressman Leonard Boswell presents John Frost of Oskaloosa, Iowa, the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal, the Good Conduct Medal, the Honorable Service Lapel Button, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the World War II Victory Medal during a ceremony on Feb. 21, 2009. The medals were earned during Frost's service in World War II.

World War II Games

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Duration: 2:40
Published: 25 Sep 2007
Uploaded: 30 Aug 2011
Author: DoronZeus

A cool clip of all of the WWII games of 2007-2008: Call of Duty 3, MOH Airborne and Brothers in Arms HH.

World War 2 Games Montage

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Duration: 5:08
Published: 17 Jun 2008
Uploaded: 12 Mar 2011
Author: extreamgamer101

A list of ww2 games that i like and the famous devisions like the 1st and the 101st The games are call of duty 1 call of duty 2 call of duty 2 big red 1 call of duty 3 brothers in arms road to hill 30 brothers in arms hells highway medal of honor airborne medal of honor pasific assult hour of victory

African Americans in World War II: A Legacy of Patriotism and Valor - Part 2 (1997)

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Duration: 10:50
Published: 25 Jun 2010
Uploaded: 24 Aug 2011
Author: thefilmarchive

1997 www.amazon.com Watch the full film: thefilmarchived.blogspot.com The Ledo Road, (from Ledo, Assam, India to Kunming, Yunnan, China) was built during World War II so that the Western Allies could supply the Chinese as an alternative to the Burma Road which had been cut by the Japanese in 1942. It was renamed the Stilwell Road (named after General Vinegar Joe Stilwell of the US Army) in early 1945 at the suggestion of Chiang Kai-shek. It passes through Burma towns of shingbwiyang, Myitkyina and Bhamo in Kachin state. In the nineteenth century British railway builders had surveyed the Pangsau Pass, which is 3727 feet (1136 meters) high on the India-Burma border, on the Patkai crest, above Nampong, Arunachal Pradesh (then part of Assam). They concluded that a track could be pushed through to Burma and down the Hukawng Valley. Although the proposal was dropped, the British prospected the Patkai Range for a road from Assam into northern Burma. British engineers had surveyed the route for a road for the first eighty miles. After the British had been pushed back out of most of Burma by the Japanese, building this road became a priority for the United States. After Rangoon was captured by the Japanese and before the Ledo Road was finished, the majority of supplies to the Chinese were delivered via airlift over the eastern end of the Himalayan Mountains known as the Hump. The Alaska Highway (also known as the Alaskan Highway, Alaska-Canadian Highway, or ALCAN Highway) was ...

Death from Above: Minnesota Paratroopers in World War II

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Duration: 3:46
Published: 27 May 2010
Uploaded: 23 May 2011
Author: minnesotahistory

Paratroopers jumped into danger during the D-Day invasion of Normandy and in campaigns across the globe during World War II. To mark Memorial Day and the anniversary of D-Day, curator Matt Anderson introduces a few of Minnesota's own airborne soldiers while looking at their personal artifacts found within the collections of the Minnesota Historical Society.

World War II medals

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Duration: 0:53
Published: 04 Aug 2009
Uploaded: 18 Aug 2010
Author: soldiersmediacenter

ARMY.MIL - Staff Sgt. (Ret.) Russle Coyle receives medals for his actions during World War II from Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Peter Chiarelli. Sgt. Ashleigh Torres reports. www.army.mil

Here Is Germany: World War 2 Documentary Film Directed by Frank Capra (1945)

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Duration: 50:04
Published: 06 Jun 2011
Uploaded: 30 Aug 2011
Author: nologorecords

DVD: www.amazon.com thefilmarchive.org Here is Germany was a 1945 propaganda documentary film directed by Frank Capra. Like its companion film, Know Your Enemy: Japan, the film is a full-length exploration of why one of the two major Axis countries started World War II and what had to be done to keep them from "doing it again". The film opens with scenes of everyday life in Germany, described by narrator Walter Huston. It shows people such as housewives, mailmen, farmers and policemen at work, and notes that these people were not so different than us, and seem like people Americans can understand. Anthony Veiller then interrupts with "Or can we?", as the film then switches to a montage of Nazi concentration camps and piles of dead bodies. The narrator notes that this is not the only time that Germany has unleashed war on the world, stating that while its generation fought the "Nazis", its fathers fought the "Huns" (pejorative term for Germany during World War I), and its grand father remembers the "Prussians". The narrator claims that its was all part of the same German lust for conquest. Going even further back 150 years, the film informs us that while America, Britain, and France were forming their democratic traditions, Germany was a group of 300 medieval feudal states, not one of them with a constitution or parliament. The film traces the rise of Prussia from Frederick the Great through Bismarck, telling the audience that the Prussian state was dominated first by ...

Wii Blazing Angels Berlin 1945 Ace Part 1 of 3

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Duration: 8:00
Published: 16 May 2009
Uploaded: 28 Jul 2011
Author: WiiWalkthroughVideos

Wii: Blazing Angels Walkthrough Berlin 1945 Ace Part 1 of 3 This is how I earned an Ace Rating, and a World War II Victory Medal in the Berlin 1945 mission. In this mission you will have up to twenty-seven (27) different planes to choose from; I recommend the flying the FW 190 D9 because it has good agility, hit points and excellent firepower; I would also recommend the Spitfire IX or the Hurricane II. You must complete this mission in sixteen minutes and thirty seconds (16:30) or less and you must shoot down forty (40) enemy German planes and four (4) German land targets. If you are trying to earn an ace rating and a World War II Victory Medal then you must destroy all of the primary land targets and most of the planes. Your wingmen will only be available to help you for half of this mission, I recommend commanding them to defense while you are engaged in dogfights. You begin this mission flying over the Spree River in Berlin, Germany when you are given your first objective. OBJECTIVE: DESTORY THE THREE RADAR STATIONS. You will now have to fly low and fast, follow the river until you reach the first (1) radar installation. Do not fly too slow or too high; otherwise you will be shot out of the sky by the German antiaircraft guns. To help you fly low and avoid the antiaircraft gun, you should follow the river and always aim your crosshairs at the building roofs, never higher. Do not be tricked by the first (1) red marker, at first (1) you will see the marker through a ...

Wii Blazing Angels Berlin 1945 Ace Part 2 of 3

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Duration: 8:00
Published: 16 May 2009
Uploaded: 05 Jun 2011
Author: WiiWalkthroughVideos

Wii: Blazing Angels Walkthrough Berlin 1945 Ace Part 2 of 3 This is how I earned an Ace Rating, and a World War II Victory Medal in the Berlin 1945 mission. After you complete the second (2) objective and survive the German plane attack for two minutes and fifty-nine seconds (2:59), you will be given the second (2) checkpoint and the third (3) objective. OBJECTIVE: PROTECT THE ALLIED BOMBER FORMATION. For the next eight minutes (8:00) you will need to escort thirty (30) allied bombers over Berlin, Germany while they bomb Berlins critical infrastructure. After the second (2) objective is completed command your wingmen to defense; and command Tom to protect you when you are being targeted by the German fighter planes. It is important to listen to your wingmen and heed their advice, call on Tom any time you hear them say any of these phrases: You got one trailing you sir; You need to shake that guy; Youre taking some heat; Hes dropping in behind you sir, shake him; you aint flying a tank, shake that guy; also call on Tom any time you start losing power or if you see bullets shooting past you. Also, you will get one free fix, if you get shoot up enough to make your power bar turn red and your plane to catch on fire, you will automatically summon the spirit of Joe and the four (4) digit code will appear, just be ready to repeat the code when you are almost out of power. All of the enemy German planes will start flying toward the allied bomber formation, this will be your best ...

The. DI Jack webb - Techinical Sgt Moore goes to the club

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Duration: 5:48
Published: 27 Nov 2009
Uploaded: 13 Aug 2011
Author: ostoja59

This is a 1957 movie The DI starring Jack Webb as Drill Instructor Tech Sgt Moore. This scene Moore goes to the club to not have to think about Pvt. Owens. This scene features the singing of Monica Lewis. The ribbons Jack Webb wears on his dress uniform are from top to bottom and left to right are: First Row: Navy Cross; Second Row: Navy Commendation, Bronze Star, Navy Presidential Unit Citation; Third Row: Purple Heart, Good Conduct, China Service; Fourth Row: American Defense Service, American Campaign, Asiatic Pacific Campaign; Fifth Row: Victory Medal World War II, World War II Occupation, National Defense; Sixth Row: Korean Service, United Nations Korean Service, Korean Presidential Unit Citation. Source www.imdb.com

The Battle for the Beaches - WW2 Documentary Footage

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Duration: 21:27
Published: 18 May 2011
Uploaded: 31 Aug 2011
Author: nologorecords

thefilmarchive.org World War II, or the Second World War (often abbreviated as WWII or WW2), was a global military conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, which involved most of the world's nations, including all of the great powers: eventually forming two opposing military alliances, the Allies and the Axis. It was the most widespread war in history, with more than 100 million military personnel mobilised. In a state of "total war," the major participants placed their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities at the service of the war effort, erasing the distinction between civilian and military resources. Marked by significant events involving the mass death of civilians, including the Holocaust and the only use of nuclear weapons in warfare, it was the deadliest conflict in human history, resulting in 50 million to over 70 million fatalities. The war is generally accepted to have begun on 1 September 1939, with the invasion of Poland by Germany and Slovakia, and subsequent declarations of war on Germany by France and most of the countries of the British Empire and Commonwealth. Germany set out to establish a large empire in Europe. From late 1939 to early 1941, in a series of campaigns and treaties, Germany conquered or subdued much of continental Europe; amid Nazi-Soviet agreements, the nominally neutral Soviet Union fully or partially occupied and annexed territories of its six European neighbours. Britain and the Commonwealth remained the only major force ...

Wii Blazing Angels Berlin 1945 Ace Part 3 of 3

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Duration: 8:00
Published: 15 May 2009
Uploaded: 26 May 2011
Author: WiiWalkthroughVideos

Wii: Blazing Angels Walkthrough Berlin 1945 Ace Part 3 of 3 This is how I earned an Ace Rating, and a World War II Victory Medal in the Berlin 1945 mission. As the short video clip of the German jets plays you will be given the third (3) and final checkpoint and be given the fourth (4) and final objective. OBJECTIVE: DESTROY THE NOWOTNY SQUADRON. You will be given five minutes and fifty-nine seconds (5:59) to destroy the squadron of German jets, there will be about seven (7) German jets. If you are trying to earn an ace rating and a World War II Victory Medal and you have been able to shoot down at least ten (10) German planes for all three (3) waves of allied bombers and the dogfight at the beginning then you can command your wingmen to attack and help you while you destroy the Nowotny jet squadron. Follow all the same tips to destroy the German jets as you did to destroy the first (1) German planes: use your brakes when turning, accelerate halfway through your turn, use your flying ceiling to turn faster, launch your rockets in sets of three (3) or (4), launch your rockets slightly in front of the target enemy planes path, and use your guns after you run out of rockets. If you are able to shoot down forty (40) German planes and four (4) German ground targets in sixteen minutes and thirty seconds (16:30) or less you will earn your twentieth (20) Ace rating and be awarded the World War II Victory Medal. Although, I have been able to earn an ace rating after as much as ...

Arcuri Presents Edmund Lasek With Lost WWII Service Medals

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Duration: 0:30
Published: 27 Jan 2010
Uploaded: 31 Jan 2010
Author: RepArcuri

Congressman Arcuri presented Edmund Lasek of Utica with WWII service medals in a ceremony held at the Congressman's Utica, NY office. Lasek's original medals were lost when his house was destroyed in a natural gas explosion more than 50 years ago. He was given the American Campaign Medal and the World War 2 Victory Medal among others. His son says he'll definitely treasure them for the rest of his life. This story originally aired on WKTV-Utica on January 26, 2010

Courtney presents WWII Veteran Joseph Vendola with long overdue service medals

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Duration: 0:59
Published: 09 May 2011
Uploaded: 09 May 2011
Author: RepCourtney

Congressman Joe Courtney on Friday, May 6, 2011, awarded service medals to 91-year-old WWII veteran Joseph Vendola of Norwich. Mr. Vendola, who enlisted in the Navy in May of 1940, served on the USS Wyoming and USS Florence Nightingale, which was involved in the invasion of North Africa, invasion of southern France and missions across the Pacific, including Okinawa. Mr. Vendola never received medals for his six years of service, and, after learning from other veterans at the VFW that he was due medals, he turned to Congressman Courtney for help. On Friday, Courtney will award Mr. Vendola 10 honors: Navy Good Conduct Medal, Navy WWII Victory Medal, American Defense Service Medal w/bronze A, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 1 bronze star, European African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, Combat Action Ribbon, Discharge Button, Honorable Service Lapel Pin (Ruptured Duck), DD Form 215

Women Air Service Pilots (WASP) Win Congressional Gold Medal

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Duration: 3:27
Published: 08 Jul 2009
Uploaded: 22 Aug 2011
Author: skirack9

The Women Air Service Pilots served their country during World War II ferrying aircraft, flight instructors and test pilots. On July 1, 2009 President Obama signed a bill awarding the WASPs with the Congressional Gold Medal which was also awarded in time to Native American soldiers and the Tuskegee Airmen. This award was only made possible by the huge effort by the WASPs and supporters who worked to make sure that these heroes were given the credit they deserved for their service to their country and America's victory in World War II. This story was broadcast on July 4th as part of a patriotic tribute to ALL veterans who served the United States.

Denver Bull Randleman tribute

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Duration: 1:34
Published: 06 Mar 2010
Uploaded: 07 Sep 2010
Author: SargeBullRandleman

RIP Bull (1920-2003). Major Dick Winters said that Bull was one of the best soliders he ever had. He was awarded with: Bronze Star Purple Heart Presidential Unit Citation European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal World War II Victory Medal Earning the nickname "Bull" from his Army buddies because his brawny build and husky voice, Randleman served in Easy Company in the 506th Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division. After the war, Randleman attended trade school and eventually became service manager for a Caterpillar equipment dealer. Later on, he married Vera, and they had two children. He became a successful businessman and was superintendent of a construction contractor in Louisiana. He spent the last years of his life in Texarkana, Arkansas. He died of a staph infection at the age of 82 on June 26, 2003.

War in the Pacific 1941-1945 (OspreyPublishing)

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Duration: 2:06
Published: 10 Mar 2010
Uploaded: 13 Feb 2011
Author: OspreyPublishing

War in the Pacific 1941-1945 looks at the relentless war against Japan in the Pacific Islands which formed an integral part of eventual Allied victory in World War II. Setting the scene with the unprovoked Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the almost simultaneous attack on US bases on Guam and Wake Island it then goes on to document the bloody battles fought in the jungle islands of Guadalcanal and the Philippines and the seas of the Pacific. As fortunes turned in 1942 the Allies fought hard to regain lost ground and the intensity of battle did not waver. It tells the story of the heroic actions of the men who toiled on the islands, the names of which have now become synonymous with bloodshed, hardship and unstoppable spirit which eventually resulted in victory for the Allies - Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Rabaul, Guam, Iwo Jima and finally Okinawa. This fascinating and heart-wrenching story is brought to life by the addition of 20 carefully selected facsimile pieces of memorabilia ranging from military orders, to propaganda leaflets dropped by the Japanese on US troops to the personal diaries and letters home of both generals, officers and ordinary soldiers.

Navy Medicine at War: Final Victory - Part 1 (2009)

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Duration: 9:57
Published: 02 Oct 2010
Uploaded: 01 Jul 2011
Author: usnavyhistory

This 2009 Navy documentary chronicles the compelling stories recalled by Navy Medical Department personnel - physicians, dentists, nurses, and hospital corpsmen during the final year of World War II. Part 1 begins with the invasion of Okinawa, and includes an interview with Hospital Apprentice First Class Robert Bush, awarded the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry on Okinawa. Source: Navy Medicine Support Command.

Dothan Veteran Honored 66 Years After the War as he Fights his Final Battle

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Duration: 4:21
Published: 04 Apr 2011
Uploaded: 26 Jun 2011
Author: JSKeppy

Dothan: WF "Bill Dad" McGlaun is a fighter. He fought during World War II serving on the USS Intrepid and lost his vision in his right eye when his ship was torpedoed during the battle of Truk Island. He is still battling. Doctors gave him two weeks to live after sending him home from the hospital diagnosed with pancreatic cancer a month ago. Today, after almost 66 years after the war ended, Bill Dad is finally receiving the honors he so richly deserves for his fight for our freedom. He never received the Purple Heart for his injuries. When Sally Buchanan of Troy State found out about this, she wanted to make things right. She contacted her cousin, a retired Marine who then contacted Senator Jeff Sessions's office. Senator Session's staffer, Lindsey Grubbs, got to work on making things right and seeing that Bill Dad was properly honored. She found out that he was not eligible for the Purple Heart because he had reported his injury only until after the fact. But Lindsey found that he was eligible for the World War II Victory Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal with Two Bronze Stars, the Combat Action Ribbon, the Navy Discharge Button, and the Ruptured Duck -- the Honorable Service Lapel Pin. Today, Lindsey's hard work in getting the Navy to expedite Bill Dad's honors due to his ailing health paid off. With Bill Dad's wife Agnes and daughter Gayle at his bedside, she was able to present the medals and ribbons to him. Bill Dad, who is ...

Ballad of Audie Murphy

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Duration: 2:49
Published: 11 Nov 2008
Uploaded: 31 Aug 2011
Author: JohnaNorman

Audie Leon Murphy was the most decorated American soldier of WWII. He was awarded the: Medal of Honor Distinguished Service Cross Silver Star with First Oak Leaf Cluster Legion of Merit Bronze Star Medal with "V" Device and First Oak Leaf Cluster Purple Heart with Second Oak Leaf Cluster US Army Outstanding Civilian Service Medal Good Conduct Medal Presidential Unit Citation with First Oak Leaf Cluster American Campaign Medal European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with One Silver Star, Four Bronze Service Stars (representing nine campaigns) and one Bronze Arrowhead (representing assault landing at Sicily and Southern France) World War II Victory Medal Army of Occupation Medal with Germany Clasp Armed Forces Reserve Medal Combat Infantry Badge Marksman Badge with Rifle Bar Expert Badge with Bayonet Bar French Fourragere in Colors of the Croix de Guerre French Legion of Honor, Grade of Chevalier French Croix de Guerre With Silver Star French Croix de Guerre with Palm Medal of Liberated France Belgian Croix de Guerre 1940 Palm The video displays first the action for which he was awarded the DSC, then is hero moment that led him to the Medal of Honor: Second Lieutenant Audie L. Murphy, 01692509, 15th Infantry, Army of the United States, on 26 January 1945, near Holtzwihr, France, commanded Company B, which was attacked by six tanks and waves of infantry. Lieutenant Murphy ordered his men to withdraw to a prepared position in a woods while he remained forward at his ...

Name	World War II Victory Medal
Caption	World War II Victory Medal
Awarded by	Department of the Army Department of the Navy
Type	Medal
Eligibility	served in the armed forces between the following dates:
Status	Inactive
First award	December 7, 1941
Last award	December 31, 1946
Higher	European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
Lower	Army of Occupation Medal or Navy Occupation Service Medal
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World War II Victory Medal (United States)

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