Calkins: He was shot down over Italy. 83 years later, his remains finally found their way home.
Michael Cianciolo was shot down over Italy in 1943. More than 80 years later, his remains were buried in Memphis with full military honors.
Topic: World War II
RSSThere are 13 article(s) tagged World War II:
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August 2026
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November 2023
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From Illinois to Guadalcanal to Bartlett: WWII veteran will turn 100 on Dec. 3
His life is a century of travel to spots around the world during a military career that eventually contributed to him landing in Shelby County. It still includes driving himself, golf, church and song.
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June 2023
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Dr. Heimberg, captured by the Nazis, built renowned practice in Memphis
He helped perfect the early science of lipids, the fats in the blood that cause high blood pressure and strokes. The clinic he started at the VA Medical Center in 1985 is busier than ever.
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November 2022
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Mid-South veterans detail their stories in new book
The book provides an outlet for World War II veterans to discuss their experiences and raises money for the Forever Young Veterans nonprofit.
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WWII vet and centenarian seeks answer to wartime mystery
A Memphis World War II veteran and centenarian is trying to solve a more than 75-year-old mystery from his time in Iwo Jima during the post-war occupation.
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November 2021
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World War II veterans head to Pearl Harbor
This week a group of 40 will board a plane and head to Hawaii. Many are traveling to seek closure and remember their comrades who fought for freedom.
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June 2021
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Opinion: On D-Day 77 years ago, victory was uncertain
“We have seen so many movies of Omaha Beach that the event is embedded in our national psyche. From this side of the events, and with the help of Hollywood, it seems God-ordained that the response we all know was certain to lead to the victory we take for granted. It was, of course, anything but certain.”
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November 2019
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Little-known unit of black women kept mail flowing to World War II troops
Indiana Hunt-Martin, one of seven surviving members of World War II's 6888th Postal Battalion, spoke at FedEx Express World Headquarters Friday, Nov. 8, during an early Veterans Day program.
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August 2019
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WWII veteran returning to France to visit wartime sweetheart
Ninety-eight-year-old K.T. Robbins of Olive Branch will return to France next month with Forever Young Senior Veterans. While the other 13 vets, ages 93 to 102, visit Battle of the Bulge sites, Robbins will split off for a second reunion with his wartime sweetheart in France.
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Hundreds honor shrinking group of WW II veterans
As the Battle of the Bulge 75th anniversary approaches, a Memphis veteran recalls the ingenious technique soldiers used to keep their socks dry in the snow and ice.
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June 2019
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A cemetery inspires respect for that ‘most consequential day’ 75 years ago
At the Normandy American Cemetery where more than 9,000 Americans who helped free France and defeat the Nazis are buried, it is peaceful and verdant now, with straight-line tombstone crosses and Stars of David undulating over the bluffs with the beach and sea beyond.
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Memphis-area veterans return to Normandy for 75th anniversary of D-Day
ABC News with David Muir will be following the veterans from the Memphis area throughout their eight-day experience. They will appear on Martha MacCallum's Fox News show and “CBS This Morning,” and CNN plans a mini-documentary about them.
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May 2019
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Hundreds gather to honor fallen and missing veterans
The West Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery hosted a Memorial Day ceremony attended by hundreds of people to honor fallen and missing veterans.
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