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Jimmy Doolittle was one of those who was able to escape, but I have never understood how he did it when so many never got out. He was awarded the Med...
I joined the 34th at the last battle, Siddi Bel Abez, I can't find that in "An Army at Dawn". When you say "the last battle", do you refer to th...
Hi Gerome, Let us know exactly what you are researching. I do have a copy of "T-Patch to Victory". This book is a history of the 36th Division...
Custermen; Just to keep the story straight. It was the 34th. (RED BULL), Divn. that had the most days of combat not the 32nd. Hey! I a...
More quotes from "An Army At Dawn" about Patton. First a description of Patton's action when his favorite aide, Captain Richard Jenson was kil...
I'm confused. I thought the Liner always got the insignia or decal before the steel pot did. That way you could display the bright, colorful insigni...
Gee. I wish I had a place to hang it. I've got so-o-o many real maps that I can't hang them. I am planning to hang a very colorful "silk" escape ma...
No. I mean a description of him from a recent publication about him. I thought I had the book but I guess I only borrowed it. I do have Lee Miller's...
Complex map but interesting. It says the 32nd Division had the most days in combat: 654. Wonder what the color codes represent? Cool
Here is a link to military.com article.
I hope to look up a description of Ernie Pyle from a bio on him. The Life article seem to be a contemporary description that may have changed some. ...
when the Germans got close they (the 151st) lowered their howitsers and BORE SIGHTED, and knocked out the German tanks and stopped them. I've...
Eighty silver goblets commemorating each man who flew in the "Doolittle Raid" over Japan were added to the collection of the National Museum of the U....
As mentioned in another post, Bud Wagner's book "And There Shall Be Wars" contains photos he took during his tour with the 34th Division. He was a li...
Cool. Those records are full of details. I recently bought a booklet on the 5th Army Rest center at Caserta but it was written a couple of years...