no pics showing strange, if i do the copy/paste thing, then come back to the forum window the pic that i viewed show up, but the others remain b...

Kool pics Capt oh, if you pc users wish to view the pics, till Todd posts the pic links correctly, here`s a little trick: Right-click o...

Hi Ladd, NARA`s AAD website lists an enlistment record for a Paskell Shaw, i dont know if this would be your uncle or not. In the meantime, i`ll see ...

Welcome to the best forum in the world Ronald! I`m sure you`ll love it here as we all do. If you need any info or have a question just ask. ...

Marion, i found ya more references to your 540th on the american-divisions.com documents site. These are in the "Historical record operations of US ...

Last January 2008, i sent requests to St Louis for the OPMFs for my father and his 2 brothers. I sent in dad`s thru EVet online. John & Frank`s i ...

Sorry, try the link again i think its fixed. Ernie Pyle wrote a column about the mules: "FRONTLINES IN ITALY-The Italian mules which we'...

I would like to know how the MULES were sent to Italy to supply us up in the North Appenines. rocky---- Rocky, here`s the story of the Mu...

Thanks M1, looks like this will will be a good read of another untold story of the men who overcame the tremedous logistical & technolgical proble...

M1, one mention of 2nd Bn 540th Engineers entered the port of Licata, noon of D-Day is on page 43 of the 3rdID report. Page 43 ...

Thanks M1 for getting this posted for me. There is definitly a wealth of info on that site. Rocky, the report of the 3rd ID mentions them recieving 10...

Very interesting Vee, we dont hear much about unexploded WWII munitions being found, maybe because most of our`s worked? I`ve read about large a...

Your right Joe, PWs were the bane of the combat troops.There are several reports of Division MPs escorting PWs from the front lines, ofton going back ...

Found some info on another family member, mom`s brother. Junior L. Ely U.S. Army Enlisted: 21 Dec 1940 Branch: Field Artillery ...

During WWI, the Fifth and Sixth Marine Regiments were combined to form the 4th Marine Expeditionary Brigade. That brigade was in turn attached to the ...