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Gold Remains a Good long-term Investment Whether the dollar goes up or down, gold is still going to be a good investment because we have virtually all the important central bankers focused on growth and not inflation. Gold is a dynamic metal....
Request for Identication - Crashed Plane 1945 I need the following answers : (Body) German or British ? (Plane) German or British ? I have studied the photos for more than an hour and I am still wondering because the Cockpit looks like an AAF P-38's...
Marty & Cindy : Unpublished Photos 17th A/B 1945 Another Wartime photos set and like the one before it's a really good one. Joe Summers Pontoon bridge over the Rhine River. Note signs : (left) seems to be a "one way - Red Ball Express",...
Marty & Cindy : Unpublished Photos 17th A/B 1945 And here is the next set Wartime photos of the 17th Airborne Division. My Dad took a photo of the same concrete bunker from a distance. It had a Russian star on top of it when he took the photo....
Marty & Cindy : Unpublished Photos 17th A/B 1945 Well, these new photos are fields photos and request from me some researches. This is exactly what I like to do, so it will take a little more time as usual to be posted. And once again thanks to Cindy...
Dec
05
2009
Elimination of Japanese Conventional Air Power
Japanese production of aircraft of all types rose from an average of 642 planes per month during the first 9 months of the war to a peak of 2572 planes per month in September 1944. The rise was particularly great during 1943, after the Japanese had learned the lessons of the 1942 campaigns. Aggregate production during the war was 65.300 planes.
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Jul
19
2009
The 11th Airborne Division was activated at Camp Mackall, North Carolina, on February 25th 1943.
During the month of December 1943, the 11th Abn Division participated in the Carolina Airborne-Troop Carrier Command Maneuvers then moved to Camp Polk, Louisiana, on January 4th 1944. It then staged at Camp Stoneman, California from April 23rd 1944 until departed San Francisco Port of Embarkation on May 8th 1944.
The 11th Airborne Division arrived in New Guinea on May 25th 1944 and left November 11th 1944 for Leyte, Philippines. It arrived in Okinawa on August 12th 1945 and arrived Japan on August 30th 1945 where the division remained active thru 1946.
Campaigns : New Guinea, Leyte, Luzon
Location August 1945 :Okinawa
11th Airborne Division – Casualties
Killed in Action : 494
Wounded in Action : 1926
Died of Wounds : 120
Overseas Wartime Assignments :
6th Army (US) : May 25 1944
10th Corps (US) : Aug 24 1944
6th Army (US) : Sep 28 1944
8th Army (US) : Dec 26 1944
6th Army (US) : Feb 9 1945
14th Corps (US) : Feb 10 1945
6th Army (US) : Jun 15 1945
8th Army (US) : Aug 15 1945
11th Airborne Division – Wartime Commander
- Maj Gen Joseph M. Swing : Feb 1943
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Jul
17
2009
Stationed at Fort Bliss, Texas, as 1st Cavalry Division (Special), the unit moved to Toyahvale Texas during the 7-30 October 1939 period and returned to Fort Bliss. It moved to the Cravens-Pitkin Louisiana Maneuver Area during the 13th to 24th August 1940 and returned to Fort Bliss until participated in 2nd-3rd Army Louisiana Maneuvers on August 10th to October 4th and returned to Fort Bliss. During the period from 27th July to September 21st 1942, the 1st Cavalry Division participated in the 8th Corps Louisiana Maneuvers near Mansfield, Louisiana, and returned to Fort Bliss. The unit staged at Camp Stoneman, California from July 21st 1943 until departed San Francisco Port of Embarkation on June 26th 1943 and arrived in Australia on July 11th where the unit was re-designated 1st Cavalry Division (Special) on December 4th 1943. The 1st Cavalry Division (Special) departed then Australia on December 18th 1943 and arrived in New Guinea 2 days later by echelon, last contingent arriving on February 25th 1944. The division was then moved to the Manus Island on March 5-15 1944; left Manus Island on October 12th and landed in Leyte, Philippines, on October 20th 1944. The 1st Cavalry Division (Special) left Leyte on January 24th 1945 and landed on Luzon, Philippines, on January 26 1945. Finally, the 1st CDS arrived in Japan on September 2 1945 where it remained active untill 1946.
Apr
11
2009
The 7th Infantry Division was activated on Jul 1 1940 at Fort Ord California as 7th Division and was moved to Longview Washington on Aug 19 1941 for the Fourth Army Maneuvers. It then moved back to Fort Ord California on Aug 31 1941; arrived in San Jose California on Dec 11 1941, where the unit was re-designated 7th Motorized Div on Apr 9 1942 and was ordered to Camp San Luis Obispo, California, on Apr 24 1942. It moved then to Desert Training Center II Armored Corps Maneuvers on Aug 14 1942 and returned Camp San Luis Obispo California on Oct 20 1942 where it was redesignated 7th Infantry Division on Jan 1 1943. Sent to Fort Ord, California on Jan 15 1943 the 7th Infantry Division departed San Francisco POE on Apr 24 1943.
The unit assaulted Attu Island Aleutians on May 11 1943 and remained in Aleutians until arrived Hawaii Sep 15 1943. Invaded Kwajalein Atoll on Jan 31 1944 and arrived back in Hawaii Feb 15 1944; assaulted Leyte
Philippines Oct 20 1944 and left Mar 27 1945; assaulted Okinawa Apr 1 1945; moved to Korea Sep 8 1945 and remained there active thru 1946.
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