Many of the memoirs below were personally relayed to me by vets or members of their immediate families. A few are stories I was given permission to link to, or personal accounts found in magazines.
Letters from Julian to Ginger – Somewhere in England – June 44 to Jan 45
These handwritten letters were found in an attic and shared with me. I don’t know anything else about him other than this photo found within a souvenir folder.
Art (Leroy) Morneweck – Air Corps Cadet, 40th Div, 185 Inf, Co E
Albert R Panebianco – Company “K” , 157th Regiment, 45th Infantry Division
Victor Darilek’s “Log Book” – This page is on an old platform and may take a long time to load
James Hennessey – 87th Infantry Division, 345th, Co E
William “Bill” Jasper – 87th Infantry Division, 312th Engineer, Co B
Robert Morneweck – 101st Airborne, 506th PIR, Co A
Kenneth G Kraetzer Sr – 91st Infantry Div, 348th Field Artillery Bn
Russel Weiskircher – 45th Infantry Div, 157th Inf Reg
John E McAuliffe – 87th Infantry Division, 347th Reg, Co M
Bennett Palmer – 36th Infantry Division, 143rd Reg, 1st Bn, Co B
Don Burgett – 101st Airborne Division, 506 PIR, Co A
Paul Hinkle – 36th Infantry Div, 141st Reg, Co L
Hal Silverman – 36th Infantry Div, 36th Cavalry Recon
Henry John Compton Sr, 87th Inf Div, 345th Regiment, E Co
James R Bird – 45th Infantry Division
Donald B Straith – 101st Airborne, 506th PIR, Co A
Ray Repasky – 97th Infantry Div, 922 Field Artillery Bn, B Battery
Russ Cloer – 3rd Infantry Div, 7th Reg, I & R Platoon Leader
Ray Gonzalez – 80th AA Abn Bn, 82nd Airborne Division
Roque (Rocky) Riojas – 135th Infantry Regiment, 34th Infantry Div
Howard Huebner – 82nd Airborne Division, 507th PIR
Gail “Bud” Freeman -Veteran Gives a Lasting Gift
David Kenyon Webster – E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne Division
Albert R Panebianco’s – 45th Infantry Division
The Letters of Private Melvin W. Johnson – Facebook page
Private Melvin W. Johnson – photos
Clarence E “Bud” Anderson and the 357th Fighter Group
Clarence “Clancy” Lyall – 506th PIR E Co, 101st Airborne
William “Bill” Tingen – 463rd Parachute Field Artillery Bn, 101st Airborne
Frank Carafa, World War II veteran who rescued Lt. Dole on the battlefield in Italy
Bob Searle Sr – Photo Gallery – US Army 56th Signal Battalion
The Women Who Served
Gretchen L Hovis – 50th General Hospital