colinhotham
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Patton's 3rd Army, advance to Moselle Valley,at Verdun during, WW2, Sept 2 1944

Thank you for posting that clip Vee. It features the US 3rd Army commanded by one of my WWII heroes, General George Patton and that is why it is of sp...

15 years ago
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Where is VEE??

Vee I had missed seeing you here and now understand why. My thoughts and good wishes go out to you and I hope this problem with family health is soon ...

15 years ago
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US Army docs.

Two interesting links to do with this subject. Colin,

15 years ago
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The latest including news about my father

Marion this item of yours is a gem! I know you must realise how important that phone conversation was and then your writing down the information you h...

15 years ago
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Small Leather Pouch.

Thank you all for your interest. I have sent this enqiry to many websites now, as well as the RAF Museum and The UK Imperial War Museum. The construct...

15 years ago
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Happy Valentine's Day to everyone

I'd like to add my thoughts and admiration for all my friends here as well as to those visiting us. Have a great day on the 14th and remember a hug ca...

15 years ago
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Small Leather Pouch.

Only in bulk Marion and even the RAF would'nt have had such a luxury means of holding them in wartime??? Colin. PS.You'd have been ...

15 years ago
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The Corps of Engineers : The War Against Germany

Oh WOW Marion, yes very cool. And what did M1 get for Christmas?? Lucky girl, I'll stick with the good old paper edition!! But also 'favour...

15 years ago
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Memories of Marilyn M Noren - England

A great and imformative story from Marilyn. At that time I was aged 3 and where she lived to the north west of London I lived to the south east. ...

15 years ago
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Eyewitness account - B-17

A sad but interesting story from Sylvia. It is the personal accounts like this that are so important in recording the history of WWII and it is good t...

15 years ago
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Snow storm Feb 2, 2011

That is SNOW Marion! I realised last night and earlier today that parts of the US of A was getting some bad weather, as I have lost contact with ...

15 years ago
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Army Acronyms, Abbreviations...

Thank you M1, a very useful link. I'm going out on a limb and wondering if Nancy's doc about her dad could mean: Above 4 Enlisted Men (...

15 years ago
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US Army docs.

Thank you M1, a very useful link. I'm going out on a limb and wondering if Nancy's doc about her dad could mean: Above 4 Enlisted Men (f...

15 years ago
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Pictures of WWII Engineers

As always, I'm here to help Colin!! Thank you Todd. Now you have me curious as I wonder why he was he thought the Bailey was crap, was that...

15 years ago
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Importance of Giving Veterans a Voice

One of the most often repeated phrases on WWII websites is "my dad would never talk about it". A sad fact but surely in many cases understandable? ...

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