Back during World War II, Sidney Walton was stationed in camp Sibert, Alabama. He is now one of the oldest Veterans at 102 years old. Walton has spend the last 3 years traveling to all 50 states to raise money for front-line nurses. He had to pause his ‘No Regrets’ Tour last year because of the Pandemic, but has started…
On Wednesday, September 2, Montgomery residents gathered for a parade celebrating the 100th birthday of the WWII veteran, James Vernon Godfrey. The parade started at 9:30 a.m. from the parking lot of the Dalraida Baptist Church. The parade passed by Godfrey’s house at Pelzer Avenue where he has lived since the 1950s. Mayor Steven Reed issued a special proclamation declaring…
D-Day was a pivotal moment in World War II, it was the turning point in the war against Nazi Germany. The Tuskegee Airmen did not fly a mission on D-Day. Their missions escorting bombers to and from targets such as fuel refineries and manufacturing factories indirectly effected the allied forces success on that fateful day in World History. “By reducing…
Some World War II Vets attended River Region Memorial Day events on Monday, but their number is diminishing. The National World War Two Museum in New Orleans reports some 450 of those Vets die each day. The museum estimates there are 10,479 WWII Vets living in Alabama. Categories: Gallery, News, South Alabama, Statewide Tags: Greenville, WWII Museum, WWII vets
