‘It’s personal’: The Virginia town of Bedford still remembers 20 …
WEBJun 2, 2024 · The 20 soldiers from the town and county of Bedford, Va., suffered the nation’s highest known per capita D-Day loss, according to the National D-Day Memorial. Known as the “Bedford Boys ...
National D-Day Memorial - Wikipedia
WEBThe Bedford Boys included three sets of brothers: twins Roy and Ray Stevens, with Ray killed during the landing while Roy survived; Clyde and Jack Powers, with Jack killed and Clyde wounded but surviving; and Bedford and Raymond Hoback, both killed. [5]
The Bedford Boys – Citizen-Soldier
WEBJun 7, 2019 · It was one of the most important battles of World War II. One of the American units at the forefront of the invasion was a National Guard infantry unit based out of the small town of Bedford, Virginia —Company A of the 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Division.
Bedford Boys: D-Day veterans remembered in Virginia - CBS News
WEBJun 6, 2014 · 35 young men from Bedford, Virginia, were among first soldiers to storm Normandy beaches, and most of them never came home.
‘We have casualties...’: The making of the Bedford Boys …
WEBJun 6, 2024 · BEDFORD, Va. – We can’t talk about D-Day without talking about the Bedford Boys, the many who lost their lives on that fateful day. “Good morning Bedford.. We have casualties.”
The Bedford Boys: One American Town's Ultimate D-day Sacrifice
WEBMay 12, 2004 · June 6, 1944: Nineteen boys from Bedford, Virginia -- population just 3,000 in 1944 -- died in the first bloody minutes of D-Day. They were part of Company A of the 116th Regiment of the 29th Division, and the first wave of American soldiers to hit the beaches in Normandy.
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Bedford Boys Homefront Tour - National D-Day Memorial
WEBThe three floors of displays give a glimpse into the rich history of Bedford County, dating back prior to the American Revolution. On the second floor, one can find an exhibit devoted specifically to the Bedford Boys, as well as exhibits related to World War II history in Bedford County.
Bedford Boys Tribute Center
WEBOpened June 1, 2019, the Bedford Boys Tribute Center is the nation’s largest and most comprehensive museum promulgating the legacies of our famed “Bedford Boys.” Walk in their footsteps inside Bedford’s iconic and historic Green’s Drugstore where they …
The History - Bedford Boys Tribute Center
WEBToday, located in the iconic and historic Green’s Drugstore, is the Bedford Boys Tribute Center. The Tribute Center is the nation’s largest and most comprehensive museum exclusively dedicated to furthering the legacies of all 38 Bedford Boys where their footprints exists and will forever remain.
Bedford Boys and D-Day in 1944 - Virginia Places
WEBBedford Boys and D-Day in 1944. The National Guard’s 116th Infantry Regiment was activated in 1941. On June 6, 1944, the men in Company A, 116th Infantry, 29th Infantry Division joined in the D-Day invasion of Normandy. There were …
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