Not a silly question. I've always been confused about what was the official color of OD. Olive = green, right? Drab= dirt, maybe? Many field...

Well actually here's the breakdown for infantry divs in WWII: Organization Compositions of Divisions, Infantry Thanks for the Link. I'll cr...

A "Yankee" to a southerner is definitely someone born north of the Mason-Dixon line, of non-Confederate origins I thought was anyone born North o...

The 10th was part of the 3rd Infantry Division. Appendix C of Carlo d'Este book Fatal Decision, which is about Anzio, lists the 10th Engineering ...

I posted my info with 2 photos about 4 or 5 days ago. No email reply; no listing. I submitted info on my uncle who was taken POW at Salerno. ...

Nice info. I recently interviewed a B-24 crewmember and he told me a lot of details like this. Another pilot, a ferry pilot, said he "fired" one...

Stevin, What units are you interested in?? Also, besides knowing the unit, it would help to know WHEN the 540th was with them. Some of thos...

I have been reading a great deal about the Napoleonic Era lately. Great. Hope you found some good books. I have not read much about it in a lon...

Marion, Good info. Hmm. That said the 7th Army was in charge. I wonder where the 7th Army was from July 1943(Sicily) until August 1944 (Operat...

Well, at first I was going to say 9th. But that was the 9th Division. Then I knew Patton was there and that makes you want to think 3rd Army---again...

Please see my post under 7th Army. Where? The 7th Army? I thought only the US 5th Army and British 8th Army participated in the con...

Hi Leah, Nice project. I'd love to help out. I'm not a WW2 veteran but maybe I can put you in touch with one. Oh, yeah. Here is one I have on...

What I was going to say before my original post was timed-out was to tell a little about mybackground. I am from the flat-Delta lands of Miss...

we studied Capa so I know about the mishap with all the photos he took on D-day That link tells the story of what became of the still shots. But...