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Oct 15, 2014 · In Augusta Chiwy, the Forgotten Angel of Bastogne, U.S. Army Sgt. Vincent Pedican tells us how one woman volu...more. During World War II, more than half a million service members were...
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Sep 16, 2015 · "The forgotten Angel of Bastogne" died in her sleep Aug. 23 in Brussels at the age of 94. Family members, military and civilian officials paid tribute to Lady Augusta Chiwy during a funeral...
In July 2015 a documentary film about Chiwy entitled Searching for Augusta: The Forgotten Angel of Bastogne, produced by Martin King and directed by Mike Edwards, won the Emmy Award for Historical Documentary.
The siege of Bastogne took place in atrocious conditions: the american troops were completely encircled by a huge german army, and had to face them 1 against 5 ; these same troops severely lacked winter gear and medical supplies ; it was the worst winter in recent memory in the region, and the weather had temporarily prevented any airborne ...
'The Forgotten Angel of Bastogne'a documentary film about Augusta Chiwy, a black nurse who saved countless American lives in December 1944 during the Battle of the Bulge. She has been...
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The Forgotten Angel of Bastogne: Directed by Michael Edwards. How one black woman in 1944 overcame racism, the German's and the odds to become one of the Second World War's unlikeliest heroes.
Hansen and Schaffner spoke about their experiences during WWII. After, Lewis and King presented their Emmy Award winning documentary Searching for Augusta: The Forgotten Angel of Bastogne. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Capt. Matthew Chism)
