{"id":112,"date":"2020-11-06T20:40:48","date_gmt":"2020-11-06T20:40:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/net4573.net.ucf.edu\/fl-francesoldierstories\/?page_id=112"},"modified":"2026-10-08T15:01:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T15:01:09","slug":"france-soldier-stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/fl-francesoldierstories\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida-France Soldier Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<div class=\"alignnormal\"><!-- MetaSlider 452 not found --><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div style=\"height:44px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>Florida-France Soldier Stories <\/strong>project seeks to tell the stories of the Florida soldiers buried in the American Battle Monuments Commission cemeteries in France. Our goal is to honor and commemorate the brave individuals who gave their lives supporting the Allied forces, liberating France, and defeating Germany in the Second World War. Simultaneously, our goal is to teach the students who participate in this research project about the history of France and Florida during World War II, about the history of individual servicemen, and about how to implement historical research methods in their work.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-dots\" \/>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To explore the Florida-France biographies, you can <strong>browse by cemetery<\/strong>, or <strong>search and filter<\/strong> all biographies on the biographies page:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div style=\"height:12px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-visual-portfolio\">\n<div class=\"vp-portfolio vp-uid-bf524844 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