He campaigned for peace after fighting in World War II.
D-Day
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Shames was portrayed in the “Band of Brothers” miniseries by Joseph May.
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He was the last known living Black veteran of D-Day.
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He was credited with saving at least 15 lives in the D-Day invasion.
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News Obituaries
Russell LeeRoy Pickett (2020), one of few soldiers to survive first wave of D-Day
by Kirk FoxHonored at the 75th D-Day anniversary celebration in 2019.
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Culture & History
Star Trek’s Scotty, James Doohan, Was an Irish Canadian WWII Veteran With an Inspirational Legacy
by John MaxwellStar Trek’s chief engineer, Montgomery Scott, may be the most famously Scottish person in all of pop culture. But here’s something fascinating: The actor who played Scotty, James Doohan, wasn’t …
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Seventy-five years later, their obituaries preserve their tales of bravery…
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The first female president of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders’ Association.
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That’s why everyone calls them the “Greatest Generation.”
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Actor Warren Frost was known best as Dr. Will Hayward on “Twin Peaks.”