From rifles and rations to dog tags and determination, the US 83rd Infantry Division marched through Europe with everything they needed on their backs. In this deep dive into 1945, we unpack the ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Local descendants of veterans of the Army's 83 rd Infantry Division, activated 100 years ago in Ohio, are invited to a ceremony as part of an August 2-6 reunion here. The unit ...

Ralph Neppel. A Soldier assigned to 83rd Infantry Division “Thunderbolt” in World War II, Neppel was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in the European Theater. He was leader of a ...

The veterans were members of the U.S. Army’s 83rd Infantry Division Association. They were in the area for the 2019 reunion. The reunion included several events that took place both Friday in ...

Vaccaro simply loved photography. So when he was assigned to the 83rd Infantry Division, he broke regulations to bring with him a $47 camera. As an infantryman, Vaccaro’s photographs revealed a ...

On June 6, 1944, a 21-year-old U.S. Army infantry scout with the 83rd Infantry Division named Tony Vaccaro was part of the invasion armada on D-Day. When he finally went ashore, Vaccaro ignored an ...

Sweeney was assigned to Company I, 330th Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division and his unit was in battle with German forces near Strass, Germany, in the Hürtgen Forest, when he was reported ...

Accepting the medal were: Robert Nordgren, of the 83rd Infantry Division, Edward J. Pizzetti, of the 75th Infantry Division, Roger Wheeler, of the 702rd Tank Destroying Battalion, Frank Woodridge ...