West Palm Beach centenarian Franklin Simon, who celebrated his 100th birthday in June, served heroically in Europe during ...
More World War II veteran stories:Married near Normandy beaches at age 100 ... Because he could read a map and because he had a little bit of college, the Army gave Simon a new task: forward ...
The year 2024 witnessed a number of meaningful anniversaries for the United States and its allies: the 80th anniversary of D-Day, when Allied forces landed on the beaches of Normandy, heralding the ...