Naturally, being bias, my favorite is the song of the 3rd Inf Div in ww2. "Dogface Soldier". It is still in use by our "new 3rd Div warriors" to this...

O.K. people. Hopefully this is anoher pic. Taken about the end of Aug. '45 of 4 of us in Austria. All 7th Reg. 3rd Bn members who had finished...

James Pickering:: Wonder if you ever heard about the hundreds of thousand civilian weapons ths U.S. sportsmen donated and were sent to England for us...

Marion: One of my many friends stopped over this afternoon and brought over a old old booklet (by Life Photographer Robert Capa) with about 55 p...

Marion: Thank you for your kind offer, however I am not that great a writer and too much is locked in my "selective memory" about the fighting w...

Yes, through the grace of God all 3 of us made it. Lost track of the Sgt. Ed Garrow but corresponded with Johnny Moreal until about 2 years ago ...

Going to try a "thumnbail pic". Just one at first. Can more than 1 "thumbmail pic" be put on the same posting??? This one, if it comes out is ...

"Did you say that your brother and dad were both serving too? Wow, did everyone come home okay? That had to be very hard on your mom." Yes, quite t...

Now that you mention it Marion, did miss one Christmas meal. Some things just cant be helped I guess. As both myself, my only brother and my Dad wer...

James Pickering: Good write up on the M-1 Garand. Must agree with you about the myth of the ejected clip in battle. Anyone in front of you close en...

Hey Marion: I really meant that first line as a "funny" and did not take offence . And believe me I know how many ww2 vets have passed on. Now to q...

I find it a bit strange that the M-2 carbines were used in training that early as few were made during that period. Mainly they were used spari...

pdhinkle: ' " Wearing a wool OD uniform in the summer Dirt on my collar deep enough to scrape off with a knife! " How damn true. Reme...

Quote: "HAMISH ROBERTSON: Exactly 60-years ago one of the world's most exquisite cities, a jewel of art and architecture that had come to symbolise t...

The CIB was originated in 1943 and was awarded only for Ifantryman that were actually in combat with the enemy. Even its name disignates Infantr...