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A War Fought by Unknown Heroes
Winston Churchill once said of World War Two that it was not a war of princes or chieftains, but of peoples and causes; a war fought by unknown heroes. Here we acknowledge the unknown heroes that Churchill was referring to as well; our fallen heroes as well as those that fought for our freedoms and returned with their memories. We remember and honour in our hearts the Allied heroes, war veterans and all the affected people, who valued freedom in their life above all else.
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Alford, Lydia
Corporal, Nursing Orderly in the Women?s Auxiliary Air Force (W.A.A.F)
Lydia Alford was the first of three women known as ?the Flying Nightingales? to land in a battle zone after D-Day. She was a nursing orderly in the Women?s Auxiliary Air Force (W.A.A.F), and flew on the first RAF transport plane to evacuate the wounded from the Normandy battlefields. The ?Flying Nightingales? had to cope with treating soldiers suffering from a horrifying array of injuries, ranging from field amputations, extensive burns, colostomy wounds, and severe facial injuries.
Amelio, Forest V.
Private First Class, US Army
Company L, 314th Infantry, 79th Infantry Division
Purple Heart, Combat Infantry Badge
Killed In Action 10 December 1944 near Haganau, France. Buried at the Lorraine American Cemetery St. Avold, France. Plot E Row 45 Grave 30· He was thirty years old at the time of his death.
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