Robert N. Colombo
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Fillmore Centeral School District residents participated in virtually every major invasion of World War II. They were with Big Red One (1st Infantry D
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ivision) in North Africa and Sicily. Marlie Hodnett of Fillmore was one of the first (if not the first) men ashore in the Sicily invasion at Gela. They were in the invasions of mainland Italy and Southern France. The FCSD was well represented at Normandy, on land, sea and in the air, including the first waves at deadly Omaha Beach and Utah Beach. David Hambling identified 20 battles which he considered the 20 most important battles of World War II. Of the 20, 4 were fought prior to US entry into the war. Four others were fought between Germany and Russia. Of the remaining 12 battles, individuals from the FCSD area participated in 11.
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