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Category : 099th-ID, 324th-MED, Battle of the Bulge
Tags: 002nd Infantry Division, 100th Infantry Division (US), 103rd Infantry Division (US), 128th Evac Hosp, 134th Medical Group, 1st Infantry Division, 324th Medical Battalion, 44th Evac Hospitals, 575th Ambulance Company, 67th Evac Hospitals, 7th Infantry Division (Mot), 99th Infantry Division (US), 9th Infantry Division, American Red Cross Doughnut, Amite County, AR 615-360, Arkansas, Aubel, Belgium, Berg, Boston Port of Embarkation, Brig Gen Harry Collins, Brig Gen Walter E. Lauer, Brig Gen William B. Bradford, Bullingen, C. C. Germany, California, Camp Barkeley, Camp Maxey, Camp Miles Standish, Camp Polk, Camp Robinson, Camp San Luis Obispo, Camp Van Dorn, Centreville, Certificates of Disability, Chief of Supply Branches, Clubmobile Units, Collecting Companies, Collecting Stations, Division Dental Surgeon, Division Headquarters Company, Division Veterinarian, Domaine Ruhrhof, Elsenborn, Eupen, European Theater of Operations, France, General Earl Van Dorn, Geneva Convention, Gonorrhea, H. H. Crosby, Höfen, Holly Springs, Homochitto National Forest, Hunningen, Jalhay, John O'Brien, Kalterherberg, Krinkelt, L. O. Crosby, Le Havre, Lee B. Robinson, Leesville, Losheim, Louisiana, Maj Gen Thompson Lawrence, Malmedy, Massachusetts, Medical Administrative Corps Supply Officer, Medical Corps Officers, Mexico, Mississippi, Mississippi Valley Railroad, Monschau, Murringen, New York, Nidrum, Oliver Emmerich, Port Gibson, Rocherath, Röhren, Sanitary Corps Officer, Schleiden, Scott's 1847 Campaign, Section VIII, Solomon & Kies, Sourbrodt, Southwest Mississippi Cantonment Association, Special Troops Medical Detachment, Station Hospital, Texas, Troy, V Corps, Verviers, VII Corps, VIII Corps, W. M. Webb, W. S. Johnson, War Department Circular # 122, War Department Circular # 223, War Department Circular # 266, War Department Circular # 99, War Department Circular 293, Wirtzfeld, Woodville Republican, Yazoo Valley Railroad
HEADQUARTERS, 99TH INFANTRY DIVISION
Office of the Division Surgeon
A.P.O. 449, c/o Postmaster
New York, New York
28 January 1945
SUBJECT : Medical History, 99th Infantry Division.
TO : The Surgeon General, US Army, Washington, DC
(Through Technical Channels).
The Medical History of the 99th Infantry Division for the calendar year 1944 is submitted in compliance with instructions in paragraph 6, AR 40-1005, Circular Letter No. 168, 1942, No. 81, 1943, Office of the Surgeon General, and Circular Letter No. 143, 1944, Office of the Chief Surgeon, ETO, United States Army.
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Category : Battle of the Bulge, The Bulge (CMH)
Tags: Alfred Josef Ferdinand Baumgärtler, Alsace, Angerburg (Węgorzewo), Anschluss, Army Ordnance Directorate, Artilleriekommandeur, Avranches, Battle of Britain, Battle of the Bulge, Beer Hall Putsch, Belgium, Benito Mussolini, Black Forest, Bullion, Caucasus, Charles XII of Sweden, Chiemsee, Commando Order, Commissar Order, Conwentzbach, Côte d'Azur, Cotentin Peninsula, Denmark, Editions Foxmaster, Elbe River, English Channel, Fall Gelb, Feldherr, Feldmarschall List, Feldmarschall Walter Mödel, Field Marshal Günther von Kluge, Finnish Nickel-Copper-Molybdenum, Flensburg, Foxmaster Publishing, France, Fraueninsel Cemetery, Frederick II, Frederick the Great, French Bauxite, Fuehrer Conference, Führerhauptquartier, General der Flieger Werner Kreipe, General Ludwig Beck, General Walther von Reichenau, Generalfeldmarschall Albert Kesselring, Generalfeldmarschall Gerd von Rundstedt, Generalmajor Burkhart Mueller-Hillebrand, Generaloberst Alfred Jodl, Generaloberst Dr. Lothar Rendulic, Geyr von Schweppenberg, Gierłoż (Forst Görlitz), Gotterdammerung, Gunter G. Gillot Jr, Henri Donnedieu de Vabres, Hitler's East Prussian Headquarters, International Military Tribunal, Irma Gräfin, Isar River, Italy, Jr, Kętrzyn, Königsberg, Leuthen, Lorraine, Lt Gen George S. Patton, Luise von Benda, Maj Percy E. Schramm, Masurian Woods, Moselle River, München Hauptspruchkammer, Munich, Napoleon, Narvik, Netherlands, Normandy, Norway, Norwegian Nickel-Copper-Molybdenum, Nuremberg Trials, Oberkommando der Luftwaffe, Oberkommando der Wehrmacht, Oberkommando des Heeres, Operation Barbarossa, Operation Market-Garden, Operation Sealion, Organisation Todt, Petsamo Nickel Mines, Poland, Predappio, Prussia, Rastenburg, Reich Minister Albert Speer, Reich Minister Joseph Goebbels, Reichsbahn, Reichswehr, Reims, Rossbach, Ruhr Industrial Area, Rumanian Oil, Russian Manganese, Seven Years War, Silesia, Soviet Union, Spanish Mercury, Stalingrad, Swedish High Grade Iron, Therese Baumgärtler, Truppenamt, USSR, Versailles-limited Reichswehr, Vosges, Wehrmacht, Wehrmachtfuehrungsstab, Weimar Republic, West Wall Fortifications, Wolf's Lair, Wolfsschanze, Wurzburg, Yugoslavian Copper
UNITED STATES ARMY IN WORLD WAR II
Stetson Conn, General Editor
Advisory Committee
(As of 1 July 1964)
- Fred C. Cole
Washington and Lee University
- Lt Gen August Schomburg
Industrial College of the Armed Forces
- James A. Field, Jr.
Swarthmore College
- Maj Gen Hugh M. Exton
US Continental Army Command
- Earl Pomeroy
University of Oregon
- Brig Gen Ward S. Ryan
US Army War College
- Theodore Ropp
Duke University
- Brig Gen Elias C. Townsend
US Army Command and General Staff College
- Lt Col Thomas E. Griess
United States Military Academy
- Office of the Chief of Military History
Brig Gen Hal. C. Pattison, Chief of Military History
Chief Historian, Stetson Conn
Chief Histories Division, Col Albert W. Jones
Chief Editorial and Graphics Division, Col Walter B. McKenzie
Editor in Chief, Joseph R. Friedman
… to Those Who Served
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Category : Belgium
Tags: 12. SS Panzer Div (HJ), 16th Century, 17th Century, 1st Northamptonshire Yeomanry, 2. SS Panzer Div (DR), 21st December 1944, 29th Armoured Brigade (UK), 33rd Armoured Brigade (UK), 3rd Armored Division, 4th Cavalry Group (US), 51st Highland Division (UK), 53rd Welsh Infantry Division (UK), 560th Volksgrenadier Division, 5th Century, 6th Airborne Division (UK), 705th TDB (US), 75th Infantry Division (US), 84th Infantry Division (US), 8th Century, 9th Century, Aisne River, Amonines, Army Air Force, Bastogne, Beffe, Belgian Ardenne, Belgium, Belgæ, Bertogne, Bourdon, British 30th Corps, British Paratroopers, Bure, Celle, Cheoux, Clément Léonard, Concy Ridge, Cordwainers, Dean Geubel, Devantave, Dochamps, East Lancashire Regiment, Emperor Constantine II, Emperor Domitian, Erneuville, Favay, Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery, Forge à la Play, Frankish, Franks, French, Führer Begleit Brigade, Gaul, Gen Alexander R. Bolling, Gen Courtney H. Hodges, Gen Lawton J. Collins, Gen Maurice Rose, Gen von Waldenburg, Germanic, Grimbiemont, Haberdashers, Hampteau, Hez de Harzé, Highlanders, Hives, Hotton, Houffalize, Hubermont, Jemelle, La Roche, La Roche en Ardenne, Magoster, Manhay, Marche, Marcouray, Marcourt, Marenne, Mélines, Menil-Favay, Meuse River, Mierchamps, Nassogne, Neolithic, Nossogne, Oppidum, Ortheuville, Ortho, Ourthe River, Pepin of Herstal, Rendeux-Bas, Rensiwez Water Mill, Rochefort, Roman, Rome, Sadzot, Samree, Soy, Tanners, Task Force Hogan, Task Force Kane, Task Force Tucker, Tourism, Trinal, US 1st Army, US Artillery, Verdenne, VII Corps, Villez, Weavers, Wy
Let me tell you about this lovely little Belgian city called : La Roche. Nestling in a leafy setting on the banks of the Ourthe River, La Roche, the Jewel of the Ardenne, has a fascinating past, a wealth of history, legends, and even a ghost. We know the La Roche area was already inhabited in Neolithic times, 20 centuries before our own era. The ancient Belgæ built an oppidum (hill fort) on this rocky outcrop, where the castle now stands. In 57 BC, Ardenne like Gaul had to submit to the yoke of Rome. A fortlet was built to replace the oppidum. Excavations in La Roche have found coins dating from the time of Emperor Domitian (AD 81-96) and Constantine II (AD 337-340). Taking advantage of the decline of Rome, the Franks, a Germanic people, invaded our country in the 5th century. Under the Frankish occupation in the 8th century, Pepin of Herstal turned the Roman fort into a hunting lodge. The first castle was built in the 9th century and was at its peak between the 12th and 17th centuries. In the following century, faced with attacks from the French, the castle was turned into a fortress. After 1721, a slow decline set in. A proposal to restore it was made in 1744, but never came to anything. Abandoned and neglected, the castle fell into ruin. Excavation started here in 1995, projected to finish by the end of 1999. There is a project afoot with plans already drawn up for a partial reconstruction.
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Category : EUCMH Mails Center
Tags: Australian, Garry Owen, Gen George Armstrong Custer, Helmets M-1, Helmets M-2, Kangurus Fargo, Nick Howard, Top Pots, US Army, Wells Fargo, World War Two, Yankee
After the Wells Fargo we’ve here the Kangurus Fargo, a message from Nick, our best Australian Yankee.
It’s TOP POTS 1st Annual GARRYOWEN 72 Hour Sale !!!
June 25th, 2009 – This is the 133rd year anniversary of “Custer’s Last Stand”, which has nothing to do with WWII, but it has everything to do with serving your country and being men !
In honour of the memory of the brave soldiers that fell that day, I am having an unprecedented, special 72 hour sale. Remember, the keyword is “GARRYOWEN” !
If interested, click on the image below and get more information !
Again, thank you very much for your time and I hope you will drop me a line if I can be of any assistance !
Nick Howard
Owner – Top Pots
www.toppots.net
1-888-435-6383 (toll free)
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Category : Archives Movies, Army Air Forces, P-47, P-47 Fighter
Tags: 56th Fighter Group, AAF-Film-Technicolor-1944, Alexander Kartveli, Allison V-1710-39, Buffalo, Curtiss, Curtiss P-40, Dewoitine D.520, Double Wasp XR-2800-21, Focke-Wulf Fw 190A, Hawker Hurricane, Lockheed P-38 Lightning, Luftwaffe, Messerschmitt Bf 109, Mitsubishi A6M Zero, North American P-51 Mustang, P-43 Lancer, P-43/XP-44, P-47D, Pratt & Whitney, Pratt & Withney 2000 HP R-2800-21, Pratt & Withney 2000 HP R-2800-57, Pratt & Withney 2000 HP R-2800-63, Pratt & Withney 2000 HP R-2800-73, Pratt & Withney 2000 HP R-2800-77, Republic Aircraft Corporations, Republic P-47, Royal Air Force, Seversky P-35, Spitfire, Supermarine Spitfire, Thunderbolts, USAAC, V1 Flying Bomb, XP-41, XP-44 Rocket, XP-47, XP-47A, XP-47B
This Airplane, which was during and after World War Two the most terrible looking flying bananas constructed in the United States, was one of the best Fighter Planes. You can ask anyone who had the chance to take this monster up into the air and you will never meet the usual slang answers like : just a piece of crap or even a this thing was baddest that a pain into the ass.
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Category : Belgium
Five Points Crossroads Victims
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Category : 011th Armd Div, US Army - World War 2
Tags: 12th Army Group, 133rd Armored Ordnance Maintenance Battalion, 14th Armored Division (US), 151st Armored Signal Company, 21st Armored Infantry Battalion, 22nd Tank Battalion, 26th Infantry Division, 41st Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mecz), 41st Tank Battalion, 42nd Tank Battalion, 490th Armored Field Artillery Battalion, 491st Armored Field Artillery Battalion, 492nd Armored Field Artillery Battalion, 4th Armored Division, 4th Infantry Division, 511th Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment, 55th Armored Infantry Battalion, 56th Armored Engineer Battalion, 63rd Armored Infantry Battalion, 71st Infantry Division, 81st Armored Medical Battalion, 90th Infantry Division, Acul, Alpine Highway, Alzey, Amstetten, Andernach, Austrian Border, Bastogne Highway, Bayreuth, Belgium, Bertogne, Bois de Rouvroy, Bröhl, Bullay, California, Camp Barkeley, Camp Cooke, Camp Kilmer, Camp Polk, Cham, Chenogne, Coburg, Combat Command A, Combat Command B, Desert Training Center #4 California Maneuvers, Eschfeld, First Army, France, Fulda, Gefrees, Gelnhausen, German Ardenne Counteroffensive, Givet - Sedan, Grafenwohr, Hanau, Hardigny - Bourcy, Hasslach River, Herzfeld, Hildburghausen, Hill 568, Houffalize, Kelberg, Kreuzberg, Kronach, Kyll River, Leidenborn, Lissigen, Louisiana, Luxembourg, Main River, Maj Gen Charles S. Kilburn, Maj Gen Edward H. Brooks, Maj Gen Holmes E. Dager, Manderfeld, Marktzeuln, Meiningen, Naab River, Neufchateau, New Jersey, New York, Ninth Army, Normandy, Ober, Oberhof, Oppenheim, Ormont, Our River, Port of Embarkation, Pruem River, Rechrivall, Regen, Reiff, Reserve Combat Command, Rhine River, Roscheid, Schleusingen, Schlitz, Schwarzenfeld, Sengerich, Senonchamps, Suhl, Texas, Third Army #3 Louisiana Maneuvers, Thuringer Wald, Urfahr - Linz, Velleroux, VIII Corps, Wegscheiden, Werra River, West Wall, Worms, XII Corps, XX Corps
The US 11th Armored Division (11-AD) was activated on August 15 1942 at Camp Polk, Louisiana and moved on June 24 1943 for the Third Army #3 Louisiana Maneuvers. Transferred then to Camp Barkeley, Texas on September 5 1943 the 11-AD participated, October 29 1943, in the Desert Training Center #4 California Maneuvers and arrived at Camp Cooke, California on February 11 1944, staged at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey September 16 1944 until departed New York, Port of Embarkation on September 29 1944 and arrived in England on October 11 1944.
The 11-AD landed in France on December 17 1944, crossed into Belgium on December 29 1944 and entered Germany on March 5 1945. The 11th Armored Division was inactivated on August 1945.
11-AD Commanders
- Maj Gen Edward H. Brooks : August 1942 – March 1944
- Maj Gen Charles S. Kilburn : March 1944 – March 1945
- Maj Gen Holmes E. Dager : March 1945 – Deactivation
11-AD Casualties
- Killed in Action : 432
- Wounded in Action : 2.394
- Died of Wounds : 90
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It is with a heavy heart and my deepest sympathy that we learn of the passing of another of our Distinguished Veterans and a Valued Comrade. We learned of this sad news in a very odd way. Joe Quade in a visit to Pennsylvania picked up a local newspaper and found an Obituary and phoned me with the name. I went on the Web Site (Legacy) and found the Obituary by name. Much to my concern in checking with the Family the Legacy Obituary of the same name was not correct. With much assistance from Ed Siergiej I was able to make contact with a Family Member of our deceased Member and avoid a most embarrassing situation. Ms Kim Manley informed me that her Father, Mr Melvin C. Manley, Btry B, 680th GFA, passed away on 5 June 2009.
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Category : EUCMH Militaria
Tags: Unknown Jew Arm Band
I have got this Armband in 2006 and since I never found someone who was able to tell me what this item is for. So, again I am asking the site’s visitors if they know what this is, what is it for and who used them.
Another point, this Armd Band was sent to me as a gift for my Virtual Museum. Should you have some item like this and particularly a Yellow Start that would be a great add in the EUCMH Virtual Musem.
Thanks for you help
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Category : Books Reviews
At 1100-H, November 9, 1944, the Boeing B-17-G Serial # 42-97904 nicknamed “Lady Jeannette”, crashed into the woods in the immediate vicinity of Hattonville, France. Observed by thousands of Americans and French, the B-17 came from the east with fire streaming from one side and smoke from the other. She was low and running out of altitude as she approached Hattonville. Immediately to the west of Hattonville is a steep ridge with the village of Hattonchatel located on its top. The top of the trees on the ridge were 500 feet above the ground at Hattonville and the “Lady Jeannette” was too low to fly over the ridge, she had to turn or crash into the slope. As she approached the village, Americans of the 563rd Signals Aircraft Warning Battalion HQ stationed in the village and French citizens watched three men bail. Then, they began to realize the bomber might crash into the village and they began to run away from the center of the village. Spewing flame and smoke the B-17 continued toward the village. As all the people on the ground for miles around watched, the B-17 began a right turn just before reaching the village and she managed to complete the turn and now she was headed back toward Germany. Having cleared the church’s spire by 200 feet. Now the “Lady Jeannette” was now very close to the ground and the only place left to slide in for a safe landing was the large field she had just flown over. However, the men who had just bailed out were slowly parachuting into the field and if they tried to turn and land there they would put their crewmen at risk. The two pilots could see they did not have the altitude to clear the large forest they were now flying over. Now, in a final attempt to save the wounded radio operator’s life that was still on-board, they decided their only choice was one more right turn. Hoping to clear the forest and reach the field beyond their parachuting crewmen. Their Bombardier, Lt Harms, who was landing at the eastern edge of the field, Lt Harland, their Navigator, and TSgt Gustafson, their wounded Flight Engineer, all hanging under their parachutes, watched as the “Lady Jeannette” began the turn and then slowly lowered into the woods. For over 600 feet the “Lady Jeannette” left a debris trail. Scattered along that debris trail was the torn-apart remains of their Tail Gunner, Sgt Krimminger. He had become trapped when he opened his parachute too soon and it went over the tail plane and he fell under it. When the final movement was over, the tail had broken off, about 500 feet along the debris trail, the two wings had came off at the wing roots and the forward had traveled another 127 feet before coming to rest. Between the broken tail and the forward fuselage, the dead body of the Radio Operator, TSgt Dunlap, came to rest. In the forward fuselage, sitting slumped over in their cockpit seats were the bodies of Lt Gott and Lt Metzger. Both had been killed by trees limbs breaking into their cockpit windows.
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Category : Archives Movies, Rolling to the Rhine
Tags: African Americans, Antwerp, Belgium, Chartres, Cherbourg, Col Loren Albert Ayers, D-Day Beaches, Dolhain, Eupen, France, German Luftwaffe, June 6 1944, Little Patton, Normandy, Red Ball Express, Verviers
The Red Ball Express was a gigantic convoy system created by Allied forces to supply their forward-area combat units moving through Europe following the breakout from the D-Day beaches in Normandy. The term “Red Ball” was a railroad phrase referring to express shipping. The system lasted only three months, from August 25 to November 16, 1944, when the port facilities at Antwerp, Belgium were opened. The term Red Ball is often used incorrectly to refer to all WWII European supply convoys by historians and the veterans themselves.
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It is with a heavy heart that we belatedly learn of the passing of another of our Distinguished Veterans and a Valued Comrade. Through the Static Line Paper we learn that Mr Leo J Bier, Co D, 507th PIR, passed away on 20 January 2009. Unfortunately, my attempts to reach a Family member were not successful.
My attempts through AOL White pages, Legacy and our Association Records were very confusing and not fruitful. I found a postal address in Rockford, IL, Dardenne Prarie, MO and O Fallon, MO. Due to the time delay the Obituary has been archived. Our Association Records maintained by Ed Siergiej provided the following :
Following his service in World War II Mr. Bier was employed as a Sales Manager for a Machinery Manufacturer. He joined our Association in 1987 and remained a “member in good standing” until 2007. He was 87 years of age at the time of his death.
The best address that I have for a family member is as follows :
Mrs. Jane Bier
7141 Curtis Dr
O Fallon, MO 63368
Our thoughts and prayers are with the Bier Family.
Sincerely, Del Townsend
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Category : Military Fun Times
Here are some pictures that you should see. Not because they are funny but just because your taxes are used to cover these little troubles.
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Category : EUCMH Mails Center
Tags: Camp Lejeune, Camp Pendleton, Combat Development Dinners, Dr. Robert M. Gates, Gen David H. Petraeus, Gordon England, Marine Corps, Marine Corps Association, Marine Expeditionary Forces, MCA, MCA Annual Dinners, MCA C4 Awards Dinner, MCA Ground Dinners, MCA Ground Logistics Awards Dinner, MCAS Beaufort, Poor Little Belgian, Professional Military Education
I got this email 15 minutes ago and I am wondering what me – poor little Belgian – should do in such a great association. (Read on)
Since you have expressed interest in the Marine Corps, we would like to invite you to join our organization, if you are not already an MCA member.
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Category : Peter Chemy, War Trials Related
Tags: 47th Company, 9th Division, American Tribunal, Beds, Buchenwald, Dachau, Firing Squad, Hatchet, Kaufering, Landsberg, Lt Joseph Haley Williams, Mauthausen, May 1945, Mulde River, Murdered, Peter Chemy, Polish National, Safi, Sicily
Peter Chemy, a Polish national liberated from a concentration camp by Americans in May 1945, spent the first few months of his freedom adrift in Germany. On a snowy winter night of that year, he found refuge and a meal in the home of a German family : husband, wife, and daughter. After they had gone to sleep, Chemy found a hatchet and murdered them in their beds. He was tried by an American tribunal, sent to Landsberg, and executed by firing squad in January 1947.
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It is with a heavy heart and my deepest sympathy that we belatedly learn of the passing of another Distinguished Veteran and a Valued Comrade. Through the Static Line Paper we learned that Michael P. Umhofer, Col USAR (Ret), Co D, 194th GIR, passed away on 21 October 2008.
Unfortunately, I was not able to make contact with a Family Member. The Obituary indicates that he retired from Active Duty in 1971 and took Command of the US Army Reserve’s 401st Civil Affairs Unit in Webster, NY until he retired in 1985. His Civilian life was spent in teaching History and Social Studies in the Rochester City School District. He joined our Association in 1987 and became a life Member in 1990. He was 82 years of age at the time of his passing.
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It is with a heavy heart and my deepest sympathy that we learn of the passing of another of our Distinguished Veterans and a Valued Comrade. Through a message from Mr. John Senick we learn that Mr. John F. Saggio, Co A, 193rd Glider Infantry Regiment, passed away on 24 May 2009. Through the assistance of Mr. Senick I was able to make contact with the Saggio Family to obtain the essential information for this message.
Following his service in World War II Mr. Saggio was employed by the US Postal Service. He retired from the Postal Service after 25 years of service. In his retirement years Mr. Saggio enjoyed “Weight Lifting” and was an avid Notre Dame and New York Yankee Fan in addition to his Grandchildren. He joined our Association in 1963 and continued as a paid up member while attending several Reunions. The cause of death was Kidney Failure at the age of 84.
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Category : EUCMH Militaria
Tags: Deutsche Stenografenschaft
I’ve got this some months ago from a family member in Germany. In fact this one is the book from my mother in law. This is of course not the top of the top in the militaria area but it’s a nice little item and I am posting images large enough to allow you to read what it’s inside this.
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Category : Archives Movies, CIC History, Intelligence US, Interrogation Teams
Tags: 541 H Street, Abraham Lincoln, Alexandria, Allan Pinkerton, American Colonies, American Rebel Activities, American Revolution, Anarchists, Army Signal Intelligence Service, Baltimore, Battle of Concord, Battle of Lexington, Benjamin Franklin, Boston, Boston's Old North Church, British, British Officer, Canada, Canadian Cabinet, Civil War, CO Army of the Potomac, Committee of Secret Correspondence, Committees of Correspondence, Communists, Confederate Underground Network, Continental Army, Dr. Benjamin Church, Elizabeth, FBI, French, French War, Gen George McClellan, Gen George Washington, Gen Thomas Gage, Gen Winfield Scott, German, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Indian War, Intelligence, Isaac, Japanese, Japanese Purple Code, John Hancock, John Harrison Surratt, John Surratt, John Wilkes Booth, John Wilkie, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Julu 26 1777, July 7 1865, Lafayette Baker, Lewis Paine, Magic, Mary Surratt, Maryland, Midway Island, Montreal Spy Ring, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Jenkins Surratt, Native Americans, Nazi Agents, New York City, Niagara Falls, Office of Strategic Services, Oxon Hill, Paul Revere, Paul Revere's Ride, Pearl Harbor, Philadelphia, Potomac River, President Andrew Johnson, President Franklin Roosevelt, President Grover Cleveland, Prince George’s County, Radicals, Red Scare, Reverend Samuel West, Revolutionary War in Europe, Richmond, Samuel Adams, Sons of Liberty, Soviet, Spanish, Spanish-American War, St Mary’s Catholic Church, Stamp Act, Subversives, US Intelligence, US Navy's Combat Intelligence Unit, US Secret Service, Virginia, Washington, Washington City, Waterloo, William Alvin Lloyd, William Friedman, William J. Donovan, World War I, Zimmermann Telegram
From its inception, the United States made use of spies. The nation’s first spy master, Gen George Washington, recognized the need for accurate intelligence during the Revolutionary War. In a letter written July 26 1777, Washington wrote :
- The necessity of procuring good intelligence is apparent and need not be further urged – All that remains for me to add is, that you keep the whole matter as secret as possible.
From his experience as a British officer in the French and Indian war, he often relied on intelligence provided by Native Americans to keep his troops mobile and out of reach of the enemy. Intelligence operations in the American colonies, though, predate the war. In 1765, after the British passed the hated Stamp Act, a confederation of dissident groups called the Sons of Liberty formed to harass the British. By 1772 the Sons of Liberty had evolved into the Committees of Correspondence, whose purpose was to share information in resisting colonial rule. In Boston, members of the committee, including Samuel Adams and John Hancock, patrolled the streets at night, observing the movement of British troops and warning rebels in the countryside of impending British raids that might turn up caches of arms and gunpowder. The Boston group learned that on one of these raids the British intended to arrest Adams and Hancock, but it was unclear whether troops leaving Boston would travel across land or up the seacoast.
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Category : Anzio Beach Head, Italy
Tags: (codeword “Caccilio”), (codeword “Ruckondockung”), 10 Fallschirmjäger Regiment, 1028. Panzer Grenadier Regiment, 10th Royal Yorkshire Regiment, 11. Fallschirmjäger Regiment, 114. Jager Division, 14th Army, 15th Panzer Grenadier Division, 167th Infantry Brigade, 169th Brigade, 169th Infantry Brigade, 17th Brigade, 180th Infantry Regiment, 18th Independent Infantry Brigade, 1st Duke of Wellington Regiment, 1st Infantry Division (Br), 1st King’s Shropshire Light Infantry, 1st King’s Shropshire Light Infantry Regiment, 1st Ranger Battalion, 1st Scots Guards, 1st Special Force, 24th Brigade, 26th Panzer Division, 29th Panzer Grenadier Division, 2nd Foresters Regiment, 3. Panzer Gren Div (WH), 362nd Infantry Division, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division, 4 Fallschirmjäger Division, 40th Royal Marine Commando, 43rd Marine Commando, 45th Infantry Division, 45th Infantry Division (US), 4th Queen’s Own Hussars (Br), 509th Parachute Battalion, 525th Heavy Antitank Battalion, 56th Infantry Division, 5th Grenadier Guards, 653rd Antitank Battalion, 65th Infantry Division, 67th Panzer Grenadier Regiment, 6th Cheshire, 6th Seaforths, 715th Infantry Division, 725th Grenadier Regiment, 7th Infantry Regiment, 7th Queens, 998th Heavy Artillery Battalion, Algiers, Anzio, Aprillia, Aprillia-Anzio Highway, Ardea, Artena, Austuro Creek, Biadaretto Hill, Borgo Piave, Borgo Podgora, Bottacia gorge, Caesar, Campoleone, Cantoniera, Captoniera, Carno Hill, Caronte-Campo di Carne, Casale Campomorto, Cecchina-Albano, Ciccea Gorge, Cisterna, Cisterna - Littoria, Cisterna-Velletri, Civitavecchia, Cle Biadaretto, Cle Carano, Cle di Padiglione, Cle l’Ovilo, Cle Tre di Padiglione, Cle. Buon Riposo, Collo del Pozzo, Company L, Fosso della Bottaccia, Fosso di Cisteran, Fosso di Leschione, Fosso di Spaccassassi, Fosso Presciano, Fta Campo di Carno, Haplos to Anzio, Highway Borgo Podgora - Borgo Mentello, Highway Spaccassassi - Ponto della Crocotta, Hill 78, Hill 79, I Parachute Corps, Idrovora, Irish Guards 24th Brigade, Isola Bella, Italian Marine Battalion Barbarigo, Kampfgruppe Heidebrook, Kampfgruppe Von Corvin, Kampfgruppe von Zangen, Kesselring, Lanuvio-Genzano-Palomba, Le Ferriere, Le Forriero, Littoria, Loschione Bridge, Lt Gen Lucian Truscott, LXXVI Panzer Korps, Macchia, Michel Gorgo, Michele Gorge, Monte Cassino Area, Mussolini Canal, Pta Campo di Carno, Pte della Crocetta, Rome, Royal Scot Greys Armored Battalion, Rubbia Heights, Rubbia Woods, Spaccassassi Creek, Stazione di Campoleone, Tiber, Torracina (codeword “Thor”), Vallicello Grandi Woods, Velletri, Via Appia
XXIX – 22 February 1944
A. Operations Report
The attack to destroy the enemy pocket at Cle Buon Riposo did not succeed. Under heavy enemy barrage, the troops had to fight in difficult terrain with deep ravines. Up to the present, 150 prisoners have been brought in.
In the morning, and again in the afternoon, the 715th Infantry Division attacked Cle Biadaretto, 2 km north of Cle di Padiglione, and the Cle Carano hills. However, due to the enemy’s defensive fire, these attacks were halted short of their objectives.
At 1900, the 3rd Pzr Gren Div took over the sector formerly occupied by the 26th Pzr Div. The 67th Pzr Gren Regt of the 26th Pzr Div was attached to the 3rd Pzr Gren Div.
To complete the mission successfully, the 14th Army requested the Commander in Chief Southwest to strengthen it with one complete division ready for combat service, possibly a mountain division for greater mobility in wooded areas; one heavy mortar and one medium howitzer battalion; one engineer assault battalion; and additional portable radio sets, of which the Army has a shortage of 468.
We intend to shorten the main line of resistance on the east flank of the LXXVI Panzer Corps by seizing the Biadaretto and Carno hills, as well as destroy as quickly as possible all enemy units still in the area of Cle Buon Riposo, in order to relieve units of the 3rd Pzr Gren Div in the area west of the highway.
After the 3rd Pzr Gren Div has taken over the present sector of the 26th Pzr Div and parts of the western flank of the 29th Pzr Gren Div, it will be attached to the I Parachute Corps. When fighting has ceased in the area of Biadaretto, the remaining units of the 715th Inf Div will be withdrawn in order to take over the sector of two battalions on the eastern flank of the 362nd Inf Div. All forces committed south of the area will be attached to the 715th Inf Div.
On or about 26 February the Army plans a breakthrough to the Mussolini Canal, from the north, crossing a general line from Pte della Crocetta to Isola Bella. Units to participate in this attack will be :
- 362nd Infantry Division
- Panzer Division Herman Goering
- 26th Panzer Division.
The attack will be made from the west flank of the 362nd Inf Div. If this action meets with success, the Army intends to push on to the lower Spaccassassi Creek. The two battalions of the 15th Pzr Gren Div (earmarked for the 29th Pzr Gren Div) which are at present in transit, will be held in reserve in the are west of Velletri. After the 29th Pzr Gren Div has been withdrawn from its present front sector, it will be used either for the attack against Fosso di Spaccassassi and to roll up the enemy lines southwest of Cisterna from the west, or to make a surprise attack from north of the area of Borgo Podgora against the enemy units fighting in the area of Isola Bella.
Experience has shown that the enemy reacts every quickly to the regrouping of our forces. It is, therefore, imperative that the regrouping be concealed, and it is of particular importance that the enemy be engaged along the entire line by continuous raids. These raids will have the secondary purpose of improving the local front. By means of all types of deceptive measures, the enemy must be misled as to the actual assembly area of the assault divisions. To aid this deception further, I Parachute Corps will erect dummy tanks in the area around Adrea.
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Here is one small donation from Russia, about a Red Army Air Force Pilote : Belikin Valentin Ivanovich. Thanks to an ICQ friend (Helen) contacted me (#3284881) and gave me the address of Alex Mizyakov Andreevich, her son (Moscow). Aleksander contacted Valentin for me.
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Category : Anzio Beach Head, Italy
Tags: 129th Assault Gun Battalion, 191st Tank Battalion, 191st Tank Battalion (GHQ troops), 1st Armored Division (US), 1st Infantry Division (Br), 1st Irish Guards, 1st Ranger Battalion, 1st Scots Guards, 1st Special Service Force Regiment, 24th Brigade, 26th Panzer Division, 2nd Foresters, 3. Panzer Gren Div (WH), 362nd Infantry Division, 3rd Infantry Division, 3rd Ranger Battalion, 45th Infantry Division, 4th Fallschirmjäger Division, 4th Ranger Battalion, 6th Gordons, 751st Tank Battalion (GHQ troops), 7th Oxfordshire, 80th Medium Artillery Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division (US), 894th Tank Destroyer Battalion (GHQ troops), 8th Royal Fusiliers, 9th Royal Fusiliers, Albano, Anzio, Appia, Aprillia, Ardea, Borgo Montello, Borgo Piave, Buckinghamshire, Cantoniora, Carrocetello Creek, Carroceto, Carroceto Valley, Casale Vecchio, Cisterna, Cle Carano, Cle La Cogna, Cle l‘Ovilo, Cle. Buon Riposo, Cle. Buonripso, Cle. Carroceto, Colle del Pozzo, England, Fosso della Ficoccia, Fosso Michele, Garigliano, Genzano, Goliaths, Highway Number 82, Hill 3, Hill 63, Hill 69, Hill 73, Hill 79, Hill 80, Isola Bella, Kampfgruppe Graser, Lake Nemi, Le Grottaccia, Light Infantry Regiment, LXXVI Panzer Corps, Macchia della Ficoccia Forest, Naples, Nettuno, Panzer Division Herman Goering, Piscina Tombola, Ponte Rotto, Pta Campo di Carno, Riserva Nuova, Rosatelli, Rosco di Padigliono, S-Lorenzo Cle. Torre di Padiglione, Spaccassassi, US GHQ troops
C. Intelligence Report
Company B, 2nd Foresters of the 1st Infantry Division (Br) is again in the sector southwest of Cle. Carroceto.
The other companies of the battalion are in the same sector.
The 24th Brigade is on the right of the 2nd Foresters.
The 191st Tank Battalion (US GHQ troops) has been established at Cle. Carroceto pursuant to prisoner of war reports.
Prisoners of war further report that the 1st Irish Guards and 1st Scots Guards of the 24th Brigade are located in the Cle. Carroceto sector.
The recon from the employment of the 80th Medium Artillery Regiment of the 1st Infantry Division (Br) west of Cle. Carroceto.
The following American units are known to be on the beachhead : 45th Infantry Division, 3rd Infantry Division, 1st Armored Division, 82nd Airborne Division (504), 1st Special Service Force Regt, 1st Ranger Battalion, 3rd Ranger Battalion, 4th Ranger Battalion, 191st Tank Battalion (GHQ), 751st Tank Battalion (GHQ), 894th Tank Destroyer Bn (GHQ), 601st Tank Destroyer Bn (GHQ).
In addition, these British units are also present : 1st Infantry Division, 168th Brigade of the 56th Infantry Division, 46th Tank Battalion (GHQ troops). These forces are reinforced, particularly by GHQ artillery units. At this time, there is no confirmation of the employment of the 88th Infantry Division. Eight warships, 3 transports, 5 small vessels, and 10 LST’s were observed in the harbor of Anzio – Nettuno.
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Category : 017th-ABD, 513th-PIR, Battle of the Bulge
Here we go we a piece of history. It’s a very short one but it’s open to everyone involved with the G-513/17 A/B 1944-1945.
This is coming form the souvenirs of a former G-513 which made the final jump some days ago. Linda, his daughter did send me the text and told me : I found a copy of one of his war stories, I hope you are able to get it. Just a couple of other things I remember him telling me.
John F. Bosler, Co G, 513th PIR
He spoke of a buddy named “Pete”. He and Pete were in a foxhole, a German Tank was coming, Jack (dad), by the way most people knew him as Boz, it drove right over the foxhole. After it had passed, Pete wanted to get out and go back to where the rest of the troops were.
Dad said “No Pete, we have to wait.
The tanks usually come through first and then the troops follow behind. So they put debris all over them and laid very still.
Sure enough, the troops came behind the tank on foot. They walked over the fox hole, and two German soldiers looked at them.
One said, and he spoke in German “no, they are dead” and kept going.
After, they all passed, they went to where the rest of the troops were. My dad, who was only 18 at the time, knew German and they used him to translate some of what the Germans were saying.
I’ve seen the list of men in the unit and there are no “Pete’s” except for someone with the last name of Peterson. I believe his widow is still living. That is all I remember about that small story. I only have a couple more, and I’ll get them to you as soon as I can.
Linda Wagner
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Category : Anzio Beach Head, Italy
Tags: 1027. Panzer Grenadier Regiment, 1028. Panzer Grenadier Regiment, 114. Jager Division, 114th Infantry Division, 15th Infantry Regiment, 16th SS Panzer Grenadier Division, 1st Armored Division (US), 1st Infantry Division (Br), 1st Ranger Battalion, 24th Guard Brigade, 29th Panzer Division, 2nd Armored Division (US), 2nd Foresters, 2nd Ranger Battalion, 3. Panzer Gren Div (WH), 30th Infantry Regiment, 36th Engineer Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division (US), 3rd Ranger Battalion, 4 Fallschirmjäger Division, 45th Division (US), 4th Panzer Regiment, 4th Ranger Battalion, 5th Grenadier Guards, 65 Infanterie Division, 6th Armored Infantry Regiment (US), 715th Infantry Division, 71st Infantry Division, 751st Tank Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 83rd Chemical Mortar Battalion, Albano-Anzio Road, Aprillia, Aprillia-Albano Road, Aprillia-Nettuno Highway, Ardea, Ariccia, Astura Creek, Austria, Borgo Montello, Borgo Piave, Buon Riposo Valley, Campagna, Campoleone, Canale Mussolini, Cap Dell’ Osteriaccia, Casale della Castalle, Cisterna, Civitavecchia, Cle Carano, Cle S. Lorenzo, Cle. Carroceto, Cle. della Mandria, Cle. Spaccassassi, Cle. Valletra, Clo Carano, Combat Group Konrad, Combat Group Pfeiffer, Doganella, Field Marshal Kesselring, Fischfang, Fosso di Spaccasassi, France, Frascati-Castel di Leva, Genzano, Giulianello, Hill 115, Hill 80, Holette Creek, Irish Guards, Isola Bella, Italian Parachute Regiment Nembo, Lake Albano, Lanuvio, Le Ferriere, Ligo Albano, Livorno, LXXVI Panzer Corps, Magleanella, Moletta Valley, Monte Cassino, Mount Garibaldi, Nettuno-Cisterna Road, Osteriacoia, Padiglione, Panzer Division Herman Goering, Peronne, Ponte Carano, Ponte Rotto, Railroad Battery Erhart, Regimental Group Berger, St Pölten, Stazione Agraria, Terrenova, Tiber River, Torre Gaia, US-601st Tank Destroyer Bn, Vallelata Heights, Velletri, X Armee, XIV Armee
Combat Group Pfeiffer
Consists of nine infantry battalions of the 65 Infanterie Division and the 4 Fallschirmjäger Division. Its objective in the attack was to penetrate toward the south and link up with the main group. In addition to the artillery assigned to coastal defense, the group will have 9 light field howitzers (10-MM).
Combat Group Graser
Located in the sector previously held by the 3rd Panzer Grenadier Division. This group will be employed for the main effort. On the right flank of the main effort are the 3rd Panzer Grenadier Division and the 29th Panzer Division, the latter supported by the 1st Battalion of the 4th Panzer Regiment. On the left flank will be the 715th Infantry Division, making a total of 17 infantry battalions. This unit will have 11 long-range artillery guns (170-MM), assault artillery, 29 heavy field howitzers (150-MM), 34 light field howitzers (105-MM), 8 guns (100-MM), 36 rocket launchers (each with five 210-MM), and 8 rocket launchers (each with ten 150-MM tubes).
Combat Group Konrad
This group is composed of elements of the Panzer Division Herman Goering and elements of the 114th Infantry Division, giving it a total of four infantry battalions. Its mission is to penetrate to the Astura Creek from the area west of Cisterna. It will be furnished with 32 heavy field howitzers (150-MM), 42 light field howitzers (105-MM) and 3 guns (100-MM).
Corps Reserves
Located in the region south of Albano, it will consist of elements of the 71st Infantry Division and the 16th SS Panzer Grenadier Division, with a total of six infantry battalions. The following antiaircraft artillery is to be employed in ground action and air defense at the discretion of the divisional staff.
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Category : Anzio Beach Head, Italy
Tags: 1-504th Parachute Regiment, 15th Panzer Grenadier Division, 16. SS Panzer Grenadier Division, 16th SS Panzer Grenadier Division, 1st Irish Guards, 1st Parachute Division, 24th Grenadier Brigade (Br), 26th Panzer Division, 26th Panzer Grenadier Division, 278th Infanterie Division, 29th Panzer Grenadier Division, 2nd Armored Division (US), 3. Panzer Gren Div (WH), 334th Infantrerie Division, 356th Infantry Division, 35th Tank Battalion, 371st Infanterie Division, 44th Infanterie Division, 4th Parachute Division, 51 Gebirgsjäger Korps, 56th Rocket Regiment, 5th Grenadier Guards, 65th Infanterie Division, 751st Armored Battalion (US), 76 Panzer Korps, 82nd Airborne Division (US), 87 Armee Korps, 90th Panzer Grenadier Division, 955th Infantry Regiment, Add new tag, Adriatic Sea, Alban Hills, Albano-Anzio Road, Alps, American Fifth Army, Americano, Ancona-Venice, Antiaircraft Battalion, Antitank Battalion, Anzio, Anzio-Nettuno, Apennines, Aprillia Road, Army Group B, Astura Mouth, Avazzano, B IV, Bernhard Line, Bologna, Borgo Piava, Brigadier General Pfeiffer, Brigadier General Schemer, Brigadier General Westphal, British Eighth Army, Cacina sector, Canale S. Lorenzo, Cas. Terre Spaccassassi, Cas. Tre di Padiglione, Cassino, Cecina, Cisterna, Civitavecchia, Cle Vallerata, Colonel Hauser, Colonel Wentzell, Combat Group Ens, Combat Group Von Bohr, Engineer Battalion, Foggia, Fusilier Battalion, Gaeta, Garigliano River, General of the Infantry Toussaint, General von Mackensen, General von Vietinghoff, Genoa, Goliath, Gothic Line, Gulf of Genoa, Gustav Line, I Fallschirmjäger Korps, Isola Bella, Istria, Istrian Peninsula, Italian Armed Forces, Italian Republican Government, Jager, Jager Division, La Spezia, Lake Bracciano, Lieutenant General Kubler, Lieutenant General Witthoft, Ligurian Sea, Liverno, Livorno, Macchia del Casale, Marshal Graziani, Marshal Kesselring, Marshal Rommel, Mescarello Creek, Moletta Creek, Motorized Artillery Regiment, Motorized Infantry Regiments, Mount Lepini, Mouth of the Tiber, Mussolini Canal, Naples, Northern Italy, Operation Richard, Operation Shingle, Ortona, Ost-Bataillonen, Panzer, Panzer Antitank Battalion, Panzer Artillery Regiment, Panzer Division, Panzer Division Herman Goering, Panzer Engineer Battalion, Panzer Grenadier, Panzer Grenadier Division, Panzer Grenadier Regiment, Panzer Reconnaissance Battalion, Panzer Services Battalion, Panzer Signal Battalion, Pesaro, Pescara-Ancona, Piombino, Po Bassin, Porto Civitanova, Pz. Heavy TD Rhinoceros, Pz. III, Pz. III Assault Howitzer Hornet, Pz. IV, Pz. V Panther, Pz. VI Tiger I, Rimini-Ravenna, Rome, Salerno, Sector Tarquinia, Signal Battalion, Spaccasassi, Swiss Border, Tarquina-Terracina, TD Elephant, TD Ferdinand, Termoli, Terracina-Rome-Orbatollo, Tiber Mouth, Tiger Assault Gun, US 26th Infantry Division, US 34th Infantry Division, Vetralla, Voralpen Line, X Armee, XI Luft Korps, XIV Armee, XIV Panzer Korps
The following study of German operations against the Allied beachhead at Anzio, from 22-01-44 to 31-05-44, is based on the available journals and records of the German X and XIV Armies. It should be noted that the facts and opinions expressed in the text reflect the German point of view, all statements on Allied troop strength, are German estimates. Records of the German Luftwaffe were not available, therefore the details of air action against the beachhead has not been included. The expressions like Panzer (tanks, armored), Jager (light infantry), and Panzer Grenadier (armored infantry), have been left in the German for purposes of clarification.
The daily reports list German and Allied losses. The Allied losses are limited to prisoners taken in most instances, and to weapons or materials known to have been destroyed. The German losses seem always to be minus at least one division, which means the German loss figures are probably grossly under-reported, for whatever reason. In addition, the German figures almost never reflect any material losses, so they do not show the number of tanks, trucks, airplanes, artillery pieces, etc., lost in the day-to-day fighting.
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Category : Army Air Forces
Tags: .30 BMG, .50 BMG, A6M Zeros, Amertorp Corp, ASW torpedoes, Battle of Midway, Battle of the Coral Sea, Bliss-Leavitt Mk 13, C. Wade McClusky, Douglas TBD Devastator, Forest Park Ill, Grumman TBF Avenger, International Harvester Co, Japanese, NAS Norman, Naval Torpedo Station, Newport, Norden Bombsight, Oklahoma, Pearl Harbor, Pontiac Motor Division, Pratt & Whitney, R-1830-64, Rhode Island, SBD Dauntless, Shoho, TBD, Torpedo, Twin Wasp, United States Navy, US Navy Bureau of Aeronautics (BuAer), USN, USS Lexington, USS Ranger, USS Saratoga, USS Wasp, USS Yorktown, USS-Enterprise, USS-Hornet
The Douglas TBD Devastator was a torpedo bomber of the USN (United States Navy), ordered in 1934, first flying in 1935 and entering service in 1937. At that point, it was the most advanced aircraft flying for the USN and possibly for any navy in the world. However, the fast pace of aircraft development caught up with it, and by the time of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor the TBD was already outdated. It performed well in some early battles, but in the Battle of Midway the Devastators launched against the Japanese fleet were almost totally wiped out. The type was immediately withdrawn from front line service, replaced by the Grumman TBF Avenger.
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Category : Fallschirmjäger
Tags: German Fallschirmjäger 36-45
I think that the most correct and the best fighting troops in the Third Reich troops were ever the same, the Fallschirmjäger : German Paratrooper. I have seen many of them during the 70s and the 80s and it was always a real pleasure to get them into interview.
In fact both sides, American and German Paratroopers are dealing the interviews in almost an exact same way : the more the combats were hard and casualties were present the more both sides saw respect growing for the opposite counterparts.
Here is a serial photos on the German Paratroopers.
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It is with a heavy heart and my deepest sympathy that we belatedly learn of the passing of another of our Distinguished Veterans and a Valued Comrade. In a message from Linda Wagner we learned that her Father, Mr. John F. Bosler, G Company, 513th Parachute Infantry Division, 17th Airborne Division passed away on 26 March, 2007 at the age of 82.
Due to the time delay most of the essential information has been archived. This message from Linda Wagner to Ed Siergiej may be helpful.
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