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On Tuesday, August 6, 2019, Governor Roy Cooper presented to the North Carolina National Guard a proclamation commemorating the WWII Battle of Mortain which occurred August 7-13 1944.
On August 7, 1944, four Nazi Panzer Divisions attacked the 30th Infantry Division at Mortain and the "Heroes of Old Hickory" fought them back and the Normandy Campaign was saved.
Many believe that the Mortain victory was one of the most outstanding military achievements during the war in Europe and think it is long over due for the 30th to be awarded the Presidential Unit Citation.
As each day passes, more members of “Old Hickory” pass away; Citizen-Soldiers who served proudly and with distinction during World War II.
Like all WWII era units, the 30th Infantry Division's ranks are growing smaller and smaller. What a fitting and overdue honor it would be if the surviving members of one of America’s greatest WWII divisions get the recognition they deserve before there are no more Old Hickory veterans left.
| Date Taken: | 08.07.2019 |
| Date Posted: | 08.08.2019 10:28 |
| Photo ID: | 5652334 |
| VIRIN: | 190807-A-QM883-737 |
| Resolution: | 2518x4167 |
| Size: | 1.75 MB |
| Location: | RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, US |
| Web Views: | 18 |
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