Okay guys and gals. After reading a post by Frank G, I thought we'd start a new post. Here's my quote from his post...
I always loved when the GI's painted names on their guns, etc. Hitler's Hell is no exception. Some were very creative, some right to the point. Just gave me an idea; we should start a new post with the painted phrases from various GI's throughout the war. Ya, that would be cool.
So here we go. A little bit of history. A little bit of fun! Go for it!!! I'm looking up some right now...
Marion J Chard
Proud Daughter of Walter 'Monday' Poniedzialek
540th Combat Engineer - H&S Company
Good one VEE! ![]()
Marion J Chard
Proud Daughter of Walter 'Monday' Poniedzialek
540th Combat Engineer - H&S Company
From the Diekirch museum:
Anti aircraft canon with its name.


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On a Willy's Jeep.

And on a truck.

We are paratroopers. We are supposed to be surrounded.
Captain Winters in Bastogne 1944.
Liberation of Noorbeek and Roy Booher tribute:
Impressive how many flights this plane already made.
We are paratroopers. We are supposed to be surrounded.
Captain Winters in Bastogne 1944.
Liberation of Noorbeek and Roy Booher tribute:
THE GARIAN LADY.
70 miles south of Tripoli towards the edge of the Sahara high in the Jebel lies the old WWII Italian army barracks
of Garian. In March 1943 while serving with the 8th Army as a volunteer ambulance driver, American Clifford Saber
painted a large mural depicting (in pin-up style) a girl lying on her side in the form of the Libyan coastline with
various places marked on.
After the war this became a popular tourist attraction and I visited it in 1965 whilst serving with the RAF in
North Africa.
Colin.
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I had never heard of the "Lady of Garian" although its is mentioned in several Google hits. The fact that there are not many hits, however, would indicate that it is still not very well known.
Maj Todd O. USMC, Retired
Grandson of LTC John O'Brien
Hey it's great to see my post has taken off... Yeah!
I had not heard of the Garian Lady either. That' what's so great about a forum like this!
Marion J Chard
Proud Daughter of Walter 'Monday' Poniedzialek
540th Combat Engineer - H&S Company




















