Remembering the WWII Veterans among the Victims of September 11, 2001

At The National WWII Museum, remembering the anniversary of September 11 means remembering all those who perished that day and recognizing the many different stories they carried with them.

在国家二战博物馆，纪念 9 月 11 日的周年纪念意味着纪念那天所有遇难的人，并认识到他们所承载的许多不同的故事。

Top Photo: The American flag is a prominent icon in the heart of what was once the World Trade Center in New York City, Sept.

顶部照片：美国国旗是纽约市曾经的世界贸易中心中心的一个突出标志。

15, 2001.

2001 年 15 日。

U.S. Navy photo by Journalist 1st Class Preston Keres.

美国海军一等记者普雷斯顿·凯雷斯拍摄的照片。

On September 11, 2001, Americans watched the United States come under attack.

2001年9月11日，美国人眼睁睁地看着美国受到攻击。

Four commercial airliners were hijacked within the span of a few hours.

几小时内，四架商业客机被劫持。

Two struck the World Trade Center, one crashed into the Pentagon, and a fourth came down in a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania.

两架袭击了世界贸易中心，一架撞向五角大楼，第四架坠落在宾夕法尼亚州尚克斯维尔附近的田野上。

By the end of the day, 2,977 people had been killed.

截至当天结束，已有 2,977 人死亡。

December 7, 1941, and September 11, 2001, stand among the defining moments in American history.

1941年12月7日和2001年9月11日是美国历史上的决定性时刻。

Both began with attacks on the United States; both changed the course of the nation in the years that followed.

两者都是从对美国的攻击开始的。在接下来的几年里，两者都改变​​了国家的进程。

Pearl Harbor brought the United States into World War II and mobilized a generation of Americans for military and public service.

珍珠港事件将美国带入第二次世界大战，并动员了一代美国人参军和公共服务。

September 11 launched another generation into a new era of war and national service.

9 月 11 日，又一代人进入了战争和服役的新时代。

Robert Grant Norton and Francis Edward Grogan served in the US Navy during World War II.

罗伯特·格兰特·诺顿和弗朗西斯·爱德华·格罗根在第二次世界大战期间在美国海军服役。

Norman O.

诺曼·O.

Wahlstrom flew B-24 combat missions in the Pacific.

瓦尔斯特罗姆驾驶 B-24 在太平洋执行战斗任务。

John Talignani served in the US Army during the postwar occupation and reconstruction of Japan.

约翰·塔里尼尼在日本战后占领和重建期间在美国陆军服役。

Nearly six decades later, their lives intersected with September 11 in very different ways.

近六十年后，他们的生活以截然不同的方式与 9 月 11 日发生了交集。

Three of these veterans died in three different planes on September 11.

9 月 11 日，其中三名退伍军人在三架不同的飞机上丧生。

And a fourth tragically lost his wife and daughter.

第四个人不幸失去了妻子和女儿。

Born in Lubec, Maine, Robert Grant Norton worked as a maintenance mechanic for the American Can Company for five years before enlisting in the Navy on May 20, 1943.

罗伯特·格兰特·诺顿 (Robert Grant Norton) 出生于缅因州吕贝克，曾在美国制罐公司担任维修机械师五年，之后于 1943 年 5 月 20 日加入海军。

He was 27 years old and married, leaving behind his job and family to serve his country.

27 岁的他结婚了，抛下工作和家庭报效祖国。

He became a Seabee.

他变成了一只海蜂。

Official Military Personnel File photo of Robert Norton.

罗伯特·诺顿的官方军事人员档案照片。

National Archives and Records Administration

国家档案和记录管理局

The Navy trained Norton as a carpenter before assigning him to the 103rd Naval Construction Battalion for additional instruction as a drafter.

海军将诺顿训练为木匠，然后将他分配到第 103 海军建筑营接受绘图员的额外指导。

He eventually joined the 539th Naval Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit, becoming one of the Seabees who built and maintained the infrastructure that allowed American forces to operate across the Pacific.

他最终加入了第 539 海军建设营维护部队，成为建造和维护基础设施的“海蜂”成员之一，这些基础设施使美军能够跨太平洋作战。

On December 28, 1943, Norton left Gulfport, Mississippi, and began the long journey to the Pacific.

1943年12月28日，诺顿离开密西西比州格尔夫波特，开始了前往太平洋的漫长旅程。

He crossed the equator and the International Date Line before reaching Ebon, a small atoll in the Marshall Islands, on February 7, 1944.

1944 年 2 月 7 日，他跨越赤道和国际日期变更线，抵达马绍尔群岛的一个小环礁埃本。

Norton and his fellow Seabees immediately went to work building and maintaining airfields, roads, ports, and other facilities that supported American logistical and amphibious operations.

诺顿和他的海蜂战友立即开始建设和维护机场、道路、港口和其他支持美国后勤和两栖作战的设施。

He spent approximately 21 months on Ebon before finally making the long journey home in October 1945.

他在埃汶岛度过了大约 21 个月，最终于 1945 年 10 月踏上漫长的旅程回家。

The Navy honorably discharged him, and he returned to Maine with the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Ribbon, American Area Ribbon, World War II Victory Medal, and authorization to wear the official Seabee insignia.

海军光荣地让他退伍，他带着亚太战役绶带、美洲地区绶带、第二次世界大战胜利勋章以及佩戴官方海蜂徽章的授权返回缅因州。

Seabees lower Hercules powder explosives over the side of an LCVP during construction of the Eniwetok Atoll airfield, February 1944.

1944 年 2 月，在埃尼威托克环礁机场建设期间，海蜂将大力士粉末炸药投放到 LCVP 侧面。

U.S. Navy Seabee Museum

美国海军海蜂博物馆

After the war, Norton used the GI Bill to attend Franklin Technical Institute in Boston, where he earned an engineering degree.

战后，诺顿利用《退伍军人权利法案》进入波士顿富兰克林技术学院就读，并在那里获得了工程学位。

He worked in Massachusetts for several years before returning to Lubec in the early 1980s.

他在马萨诸塞州工作了几年，然后于 20 世纪 80 年代初返回吕贝克。

There he became active in the local Congregational Christian Church and served as a deacon.

在那里，他开始活跃于当地的基督教公理会并担任执事。

Friends and neighbors remembered him as a quiet, generous man who was willing to give his time and talents to others.

朋友和邻居都记得他是一个安静、慷慨的人，愿意将自己的时间和才能奉献给他人。

By September 2001, Norton was 85 years old and the oldest victim of the terrorist attacks.

2001年9月，诺顿已经85岁了，是恐怖袭击中年龄最大的受害者。

He and his wife, Jacqueline, were traveling to California for a family wedding.

他和妻子杰奎琳前往加利福尼亚州参加家庭婚礼。

They had flown from Bangor to Boston on September 10 before boarding American Airlines Flight 11 at Logan International Airport the following morning.

他们于 9 月 10 日从班戈飞往波士顿，第二天早上在洛根国际机场搭乘美国航空 11 号航班。

The Boeing 767 departed at 7:59 a.m., bound for Los Angeles.

这架波音 767 于早上 7 点 59 分起飞，飞往洛杉矶。

At 8:46 a.m., hijackers crashed the aircraft into the North Tower of the World Trade Center.

上午8点46分，劫机者将飞机撞向世贸中心北塔。

Robert Grant Norton.

罗伯特·格兰特·诺顿。

Photo: Bangor Daily News via FindAGrave.com

照片：班戈每日新闻，来自 FindAGrave.com

Nearly six decades had passed since Norton left Maine for the Pacific.

自从诺顿离开缅因州前往太平洋以来，已经过去了将近六十年。

In the years between, he had returned home from war, built a career, raised a family, served his community, and lived the life he had fought to preserve.

在此期间，他从战争中回到家乡，建立了自己的事业，组建了家庭，为社区服务，过上了他为之奋斗的生活。

On September 11, he was simply a husband traveling with his wife to celebrate with family.

9月11日，他只是一个带着妻子出游和家人一起庆祝的丈夫。

His storied life ended that morning aboard Flight 11.

那天早上，他传奇的一生在 11 号航班上结束了。

Francis Edward Grogan was only 18 years old when he entered the Navy during World War II.

第二次世界大战期间，弗朗西斯·爱德华·格罗根 (Francis Edward Grogan) 加入海军时年仅 18 岁。

On August 30, 1943, the Navy inducted Grogan as an Apprentice Seaman and sent him to the Fleet Sound School in Key West, Florida, where he trained as a sonar operator.

1943 年 8 月 30 日，海军任命格罗根为见习海员，并将他送往佛罗里达州基韦斯特的舰队音响学校，在那里接受声纳操作员培训。

After completing his training, the Navy assigned him to the destroyer USS Barney (DD-149).

完成训练后，海军将他分配到驱逐舰巴尼号 (DD-149) 上。

Official Military Personnel File photo of Francis Edward Grogan.

弗朗西斯·爱德华·格罗根的官方军事人员档案照片。

National Archives and Records Administration

国家档案和记录管理局

Grogan's new assignment placed him directly into the Battle of the Atlantic.

格罗根的新任务使他直接参加了大西洋战役。

Between January 14 and May 11, 1944, Barney completed two convoy escort crossings to North Africa.

1944年1月14日至5月11日期间，巴尼完成了两次护送车队穿越北非的任务。

One of those missions brought Grogan and his shipmates into combat.

其中一项任务将格罗根和他的船员带入了战斗。

Barney joined Convoy UGS-37, a group of 37 ships carrying armed guards from the Chesapeake Bay through the Strait of Gibraltar and into the Mediterranean Sea.

巴尼加入了 UGS-37 护卫队，该护卫队由 37 艘船只组成，载有武装警卫，从切萨皮克湾穿过直布罗陀海峡进入地中海。

Around midnight on April 11–12, approximately 35 miles east of Algiers, enemy aircraft attacked the convoy.

4 月 11 日至 12 日午夜左右，在阿尔及尔以东约 35 英里处，敌机袭击了车队。

The ships opened fire as the attackers approached.

当袭击者接近时，船只开火。

Heavy antiaircraft fire filled the night sky as the convoy attempted to protect itself.

当车队试图保护自己时，猛烈的防空炮火充满了夜空。

Grogan and the crew aboard Barney narrowly avoided enemy torpedoes and bombs while other ships suffered minor damage and casualties.

格罗根和巴尼号上的船员险些避开了敌方的鱼雷和炸弹，而其他船只则遭受了轻微损坏和人员伤亡。

The Navy later credited Barney with a battle star for its participation in the escort of Convoy UGS-37.

海军后来因巴尼参与 UGS-37 护航舰队而授予其战斗之星称号。

Grogan continued serving until the end of the war.

格罗根继续服役直到战争结束。

The Navy awarded him the World War II Victory Medal, American Campaign Medal, and European-African-Middle Eastern Theater Medal with one campaign star.

海军授予他二战胜利奖章、美国战役奖章、欧洲-非洲-中东战区奖章和一名竞选明星。

He received an honorable discharge on April 2, 1946.

1946 年 4 月 2 日，他光荣退伍。

His life after the Navy took him in an entirely different direction.

海军退役后，他的生活走向了完全不同的方向。

Grogan eventually became a Catholic priest and spent decades teaching, serving as a chaplain, and working with the Congregation of Holy Cross in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts.

格罗根最终成为一名天主教牧师，并花了数十年的时间进行教学、担任牧师，并在马萨诸塞州北达特茅斯的圣十字会工作。

Father Francis Grogan, C.S.C.

弗朗西斯·格罗根神父，C.S.C.

Photo via Congregation of Holy Cross

照片来自圣十字会

On September 11, 2001, Father Grogan, then 76, boarded United Airlines Flight 175 at Boston Logan International Airport, traveling to California to visit his sister.

2001年9月11日，时年76岁的格罗根神父在波士顿洛根国际机场登上美国联合航空公司175号航班，前往加利福尼亚州看望他的妹妹。

He would never arrive.

他永远不会到达。

The aircraft departed at 8:14 a.m.

飞机于上午8点14分起飞。

for Los Angeles.

对于洛杉矶。

At 9:03 a.m., hijackers crashed Flight 175 into the South Tower of the World Trade Center.

上午9点03分，劫机者将175航班撞向世贸中心南塔。

Grogan's life had taken him a long way from the young sailor standing watch aboard Barney in the Atlantic.

格罗根的一生使他远离了在大西洋上巴尼号上值班的年轻水手。

He was remembered by former students and parishioners as a quiet and positive influence who remained proud of his Navy service during World War II.

他被以前的学生和教区居民铭记为一个安静而积极的影响力，他仍然为自己在二战期间的海军服役感到自豪。

Norman O.

诺曼·O.

Wahlstrom's story connects World War II and September 11 in another way.

瓦尔斯特罗姆的故事以另一种方式将第二次世界大战和 9 月 11 日联系起来。

He did not die in the attacks, but his wife and daughter were among those killed that day.

他没有在袭击中丧生，但他的妻子和女儿也在当天的遇难者之中。

Wahlstrom graduated from Utah State University in 1939 and entered Army Aviation as an aviation cadet in December 1940.

瓦尔斯特罗姆 1939 年毕业于犹他州立大学，并于 1940 年 12 月作为航空学员进入陆军航空兵。

He completed preliminary flight training at Randolph Field and advanced flight training at Kelly Field, Texas.

他在伦道夫机场完成了初步飞行训练，在德克萨斯州凯利机场完成了高级飞行训练。

The training demanded long hours of formation flying and day and night navigation.

训练要求长时间编队飞行和昼夜航行。

In February 1942, Wahlstrom earned his wings and began his career as an Army aviator.

1942 年 2 月，瓦尔斯特罗姆赢得了翅膀，开始了他作为陆军飞行员的职业生涯。

Norman O.

诺曼·O.

Wahlstrom.

沃尔斯特罗姆。

Photo reportedly taken in June 1945 in Borneo.

据报道，照片于 1945 年 6 月在婆罗洲拍摄。

Photo via Fold3, FindAGrave.com

照片来自 Fold3、FindAGrave.com

Wahlstrom went on to fly B-24 Liberator combat missions throughout the Pacific theater.

瓦尔斯特罗姆继续在整个太平洋战区执行 B-24 解放者战斗任务。

He eventually commanded the 72nd Bomb Squadron of the 5th Bomb Group, 13th Army Air Force.

他最终指挥了第13集团军空军第5轰炸大队第72轰炸中队。

During his wartime service, he received the Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster indicating a second award.

在战时服役期间，他获得了带有橡叶簇的空军奖章，这表明他获得了第二次奖励。

He survived the war and continued serving his country in the years that followed.

他在战争中幸存下来，并在接下来的几年里继续为国家服务。

His military career included World War II, the Berlin Airlift, and the Korean War.

他的军事生涯包括第二次世界大战、柏林空运和朝鲜战争。

After World War II, Wahlstrom built a family and a career that eventually took him far from the Pacific.

第二次世界大战后，瓦尔斯特罗姆建立了家庭和事业，最终使他远离了太平洋。

He married Mary Alice Sheehan in 1950, and together they raised their family.

1950 年，他与玛丽·爱丽丝·希恩 (Mary Alice Sheehan) 结婚，并共同抚养家庭。

He retired from the Air Force in 1968 as a Colonel and later returned to Utah State University, where he earned a business degree at age 50 and worked at the university as the Director of Veteran Affairs.

1968 年，他以上校身份从空军退役，后来回到犹他州立大学，50 岁时获得了商学学位，并在该大学担任退伍军人事务部主任。

An active member of his community, he served two terms in the Utah State House of Representatives and six years as a Councilman for Logan City, Utah.

作为社区的积极成员，他曾在犹他州众议院任职两届，并担任犹他州洛根市议员六年。

Mary Alice Sheehan Wahlstrom (left).

玛丽·爱丽丝·希恩·沃尔斯特罗姆（左）。

Photo via FindAGrave.com .

照片来自 FindAGrave.com。

Carolyn Anne Beug (right).

卡罗琳·安妮·博格（右）。

Photo via FindAGrave.com

照片来自 FindAGrave.com

His wife, Mary Alice, was 78 years old when she boarded American Airlines Flight 11 with their daughter, Carolyn Beug.

他的妻子玛丽·爱丽丝 (Mary Alice) 带着女儿卡罗琳·博格 (Carolyn Beug) 登上美国航空 11 号航班时已经 78 岁了。

Carolyn, 48, had worked in the entertainment industry and was the mother of three children.

48 岁的卡罗琳曾在娱乐行业工作，是三个孩子的母亲。

The two women had traveled east to help Carolyn's twin daughters settle into college at the Rhode Island School of Design.

这两个女人前往东部帮助卡罗琳的双胞胎女儿进入罗德岛设计学院大学。

They were returning to California when they boarded Flight 11 at Boston Logan International Airport.

当他们在波士顿洛根国际机场登上 11 号航班时，他们正准备返回加利福尼亚州。

At 8:46 a.m., Flight 11 crashed into the North Tower.

上午8点46分，11号航班撞向北塔。

A man who had flown combat missions across the Pacific during World War II now faced the loss of his wife and daughter in an attack on the United States, nearly six decades after he had first gone to war.

一名曾在二战期间飞越太平洋执行作战任务的男子，在他第一次参战近六十年后，现在在对美国的袭击中失去了妻子和女儿。

Memorial headstone for Norman Oliver Wahlstrom, Mary Alice Wahlstrom, and Carolyn Beug.

诺曼·奥利弗·瓦尔斯特罗姆、玛丽·爱丽丝·瓦尔斯特罗姆和卡罗琳·博格的纪念墓碑。

Photo via Pershelle Rohrer, FindAGrave.com

照片来自 Pershelle Rohrer，FindAGrave.com

Wahlstrom and his surviving children continued to honor Mary Alice and Carolyn.

瓦尔斯特罗姆和他幸存的孩子们继续纪念玛丽·爱丽丝和卡罗琳。

In 2002, his son carried the Olympic torch in Utah in their memory.

2002年，他的儿子在犹他州传递了奥运火炬，以纪念他们。

A congressional tribute that year remembered Mary Alice as an active member of her community who traveled extensively, played piano, and volunteered at Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah.

那年的一次国会致敬活动纪念了玛丽·爱丽丝，她是她所在社区的积极成员，她经常旅行、弹钢琴，并在犹他州盐湖城的圣殿广场做志愿者。

Wahlstrom died in 2006 at age 88 and was buried with full military honors—next to Mary Alice and Carolyn.

瓦尔斯特罗姆于 2006 年去世，享年 88 岁，并以完全军事荣誉安葬在玛丽·爱丽丝和卡罗琳旁边。

John Talignani lived a life that was deeply rooted in family and the New York community where he spent much of his adult life.

约翰·塔里尼尼的生活深深植根于家庭和纽约社区，他在那里度过了大部分成年生活。

Born in Italy, Talignani grew up in Brooklyn and became a family man devoted to his late wife and the three stepsons.

塔利尼亚尼出生于意大利，在布鲁克林长大，成为一个忠于已故妻子和三个继子的家庭男人。

He once owned a taxi and a pizzeria before spending 20 years working as a bartender and steward at Manhattan's Palm restaurants.

他曾拥有一辆出租车和一家比萨饼店，之后在曼哈顿的棕榈餐厅担任调酒师和服务员 20 年。

After retiring, Talignani settled on Staten Island, where he enjoyed spending time with his family and following his beloved New York Mets.

退役后，塔里尼亚尼定居在史泰登岛，在那里他喜欢与家人共度时光，并追随他心爱的纽约大都会队。

Talignani was also a WWII-era Army veteran.

塔利尼亚尼也是一名二战时期的退伍军人。

His service came during the postwar occupation of Japan rather than during combat operations in World War II.

他的服役时间是在战后日本被占领期间，而不是在第二次世界大战的作战行动期间。

He belonged to the generation that entered military service during the years surrounding the war and served overseas as American forces occupied and rebuilt Japan after the fighting ended.

他属于在战争前后参军并在美国军队占领日本并在战争结束后重建日本时在海外服役的一代人。

At 74 years old, Talignani remained devoted to his family.

74 岁时，塔利尼亚尼仍然忠于家庭。

He boarded United Airlines Flight 93 at Newark International Airport on September 11, 2001, to travel to California.

2001年9月11日，他在纽瓦克国际机场搭乘联合航空93号航班前往加利福尼亚州。

His stepson had been killed in an automobile accident during his honeymoon and his daughter-in-law had been seriously injured.

他的继子在蜜月期间遭遇车祸身亡，儿媳也受了重伤。

Talignani was making the trip to be with his family during an extraordinarily difficult time.

塔利尼亚尼此行是在一段极其困难的时期与家人团聚。

World War II draft card for John Talignani.

约翰·塔里尼尼的二战选秀卡。

Photo from Fold3, via National Archives

照片来自 Fold3，来自国家档案馆

World War II draft card for John Talignani.

约翰·塔里尼尼的二战选秀卡。

Photo from Fold3, via National Archives

照片来自 Fold3，来自国家档案馆

Flight 93 departed Newark at 8:42 a.m.

93 号航班于上午 8 点 42 分从纽瓦克起飞。

for San Francisco.

对于旧金山。

By 9:28 a.m., hijackers had taken control of the aircraft.

上午9点28分，劫机者控制了飞机。

Passengers and crew members began learning about the attacks through telephone calls.

乘客和机组人员开始通过电话了解袭击事件。

When they realized the hijackers intended to use their plane as another weapon, the passengers decided to fight back.

当他们意识到劫机者打算将他们的飞机用作另一种武器时，乘客们决定反击。

At approximately 9:57 a.m., they launched their attempt to retake the aircraft; six minutes later, Flight 93 crashed into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania.

上午 9 点 57 分左右，他们试图夺回飞机；六分钟后，93 号航班坠入宾夕法尼亚州尚克斯维尔附近的田野。

Talignani was among the 40 passengers and crew members killed aboard.

塔利尼亚尼是机上遇难的 40 名乘客和机组人员之一。

Talignani had spent his retirement close to the people he loved, enjoying time with his family and following the New York Mets.

塔利尼亚尼在退休后一直与他所爱的人在一起，享受与家人在一起的时光，并关注纽约大都会队。

On September 11, he boarded Flight 93 to California for one more act of devotion to his family.

9 月 11 日，他登上 93 号航班飞往加利福尼亚州，再次表达对家人的爱。

He never made it there.

他从未到达那里。

These men lived very different lives after World War II, but each carried the experience of that era into the decades that followed.

这些人在二战后过着截然不同的生活，但每个人都将那个时代的经历带入了随后的几十年。

By September 2001, they were no longer young servicemembers.

到2001年9月，他们不再是年轻军人了。

They were husbands, fathers, priests, professionals, retirees, and members of their communities.

他们是丈夫、父亲、牧师、专业人士、退休人员和社区成员。

Their lives had continued long after the war ended.

战争结束后很长一段时间，他们的生活仍在继续。

Twenty-five years later, their stories offer another way to remember September 11.

二十五年后，他们的故事提供了另一种方式来纪念 9 月 11 日。

The 2,977 people killed that day were not simply names or numbers.

那天被杀的 2,977 人不仅仅是名字或数字。

They were individuals with families, careers, memories, and histories that began long before the attacks.

他们的家庭、事业、记忆和历史早在袭击发生前就已开始。

For some, that history included answering the call to service during World War II.

对于一些人来说，这段历史包括在二战期间应征入伍。

Many other young Americans would answer the call to serve in the years and decades that followed the attacks.

许多其他美国年轻人响应号召，在袭击发生后的几年和几十年里服役。

American flags are placed to honor the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attack at the South Tower Pool near the 9/11 Memorial & Museum during International Naval Review 250 in New York City, July 6, 2026.

2026 年 7 月 6 日，在纽约市举行的国际海军检阅 250 期间，美国国旗在 9/11 纪念馆和博物馆附近的南塔泳池悬挂，以纪念 9/11 恐怖袭击的受害者。

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Octavio Borrego

美国海军图片由大众传播专家海员奥克塔维奥·博雷戈拍摄

At The National WWII Museum, remembering the anniversary of September 11 means remembering all those who perished that day and recognizing the many different stories they carried with them.

在国家二战博物馆，纪念 9 月 11 日的周年纪念意味着纪念那天所有遇难的人，并认识到他们所承载的许多不同的故事。

By telling the stories of those who lived through one defining moment in American history and were lost in another, we help preserve the individual experiences behind events that changed the nation.

通过讲述那些经历过美国历史上一个决定性时刻并迷失在另一个决定性时刻的人们的故事，我们帮助保存改变国家的事件背后的个人经历。

Our responsibility is not only to remember how they died, but also to remember who they were.

我们的责任不仅是记住他们是如何死的，而且还要记住他们是谁。

May we never forget.

愿我们永远不会忘记。

Adam Coste is the World War II Historian for Digital Content at The National WWII Museum's Jenny Craig Institute for the Study of War and Democracy.

亚当·科斯特 (Adam Coste) 是国家二战博物馆珍妮·克雷格战争与民主研究所数字内容的二战历史学家。

Stephen Bateman is an Institute Associate at the Jenny Craig Institute for the Study of War and Democracy at the National WWII Museum.

斯蒂芬·贝特曼是国家二战博物馆珍妮·克雷格战争与民主研究所的研究员。

The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League served as inspiration for young women across the country and opened the door further for women’s professional sports.

全美女子职业棒球联盟为全国年轻女性提供了灵感，并进一步为女子职业运动打开了大门。

Joseph R.

约瑟夫·R。

Beyrle's experience captures the initiative demanded of airborne soldiers, the brutality endured by prisoners of war, and the unlikely battlefield cooperation between American and Soviet soldiers during the final months of the war.

拜尔的经历体现了空降兵所需要的主动性、战俘所遭受的残酷以及战争最后几个月美国和苏联士兵之间不太可能的战场合作。

In the letter, Major Richard “Dick” Winters responded to Stephen Ambrose's request for his thoughts on the strain of command, the problems he faced during the war, and the living conditions his soldiers endured.

在信中，理查德·“迪克”·温特斯少校回应了斯蒂芬·安布罗斯关于他对指挥压力、他在战争期间面临的问题以及他的士兵所忍受的生活条件的看法的请求。

What emerged was also a concise explanation of Winters’s leadership philosophy.

随之而来的是对温特斯领导哲学的简洁解释。

During World War II, ship names often referenced earlier eras of American history.

第二次世界大战期间，舰艇名称经常引用美国历史的早期时期。

Today, the US Navy continues its efforts to memorialize the country’s origins by upholding naming traditions that hark back more than 160 years.

如今，美国海军继续努力维护 160 多年前的命名传统，以纪念国家的起源。

Initially, hell ships moved Allied POWs to areas where their labor was needed, such as the Japanese main islands and other recently conquered regions, but later, they also moved prisoners to prevent them from being liberated by advancing Allied forces.

最初，地狱船将盟军战俘转移到需要他们劳动力的地区，例如日本主岛和其他最近征服的地区，但后来，它们也转移囚犯，以防止他们被前进的盟军解放。

A product of post Great War naval treaties and launched amid rising global tensions, the USS New Orleans forged a bond with its namesake city in the years before World War II

新奥尔良号航空母舰是一战后海军条约的产物，在全球紧张局势不断升级的情况下下水，在第二次世界大战前的几年里与同名城市建立了联系

A surplus of Army rations and goodwill helped improve the lives of many Europeans impoverished by World War II.

过剩的陆军口粮和善意帮助改善了许多因二战而陷入贫困的欧洲人的生活。

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