- Witness to War
... McCourt – we were all together for this trip. We sang the whole way down – TV show songs, Little Orphan Annie, commercials – whatever we could think of to pass the time. It took a couple of days for the train ride south. Blanding was about 7 miles from Stark, Florida and about 60 miles southwest of ...
... McCourt – we were all together for this trip. We sang the whole way down – TV show songs, Little Orphan Annie, commercials – whatever we could think of to pass the time. It took a couple of days for the train ride south. Blanding was about 7 miles from Stark, Florida and about 60 miles southwest of ...
The Defense of St. Vith - 7th Armored Division Association
... by patrol in its right with the 112th Regiment of the 28th Infantry Division. Overall, with seven battalions of infantry in the line, the 106th Division was responsible for a front of twenty-two miles, compared to the five mile front recommended in military manuals.5 General Jones had set up his com ...
... by patrol in its right with the 112th Regiment of the 28th Infantry Division. Overall, with seven battalions of infantry in the line, the 106th Division was responsible for a front of twenty-two miles, compared to the five mile front recommended in military manuals.5 General Jones had set up his com ...
american soldiers and pow killing - Digital Collections Home
... rapid disappearance of the war generation. As Michael Zezima noted, ―The ‗Good War‘ fable…caters to a basic need to recast our actions and the actions of those we are taught to revere in a new light in order to make it easier to live with these actions and still maintain a positive self-image.‖7 The ...
... rapid disappearance of the war generation. As Michael Zezima noted, ―The ‗Good War‘ fable…caters to a basic need to recast our actions and the actions of those we are taught to revere in a new light in order to make it easier to live with these actions and still maintain a positive self-image.‖7 The ...
Šablona -- Diplomová práce
... artillery pieces, 40 anti-aircraft guns, and more than 500 other vehicles. It was the Leibstandarte‟s lead unit, and the success of the offensive would depend on its progress.16 Peiper was not pleased with the route he was assigned, a secondary road that he complained bitterly was “not for tanks but ...
... artillery pieces, 40 anti-aircraft guns, and more than 500 other vehicles. It was the Leibstandarte‟s lead unit, and the success of the offensive would depend on its progress.16 Peiper was not pleased with the route he was assigned, a secondary road that he complained bitterly was “not for tanks but ...
The Nervy Exploit of Sam Magill
... Night was fast falling, and on the way back, Sam changed drivers to give Vane a rest. Big, burly Ralph Anderson of Lancaster, Ohio, took the wheel and pointed it toward Beaugency. The road was blocked from time to time by logs which had been thrown across it by snipers. The rules demanded that headl ...
... Night was fast falling, and on the way back, Sam changed drivers to give Vane a rest. Big, burly Ralph Anderson of Lancaster, Ohio, took the wheel and pointed it toward Beaugency. The road was blocked from time to time by logs which had been thrown across it by snipers. The rules demanded that headl ...
CODE NAME - tankdestroyer.net
... their flanks. Pockets of resistance were to be bypassed and left to be cleared by the infantry divisions whteh were following. The 704th Tank Destroyer Battalion's " B " Company and the 2nd Platoon of the Reconnaissance Company supporting CCB's attack were soon in the thick of the fighting, destroy ...
... their flanks. Pockets of resistance were to be bypassed and left to be cleared by the infantry divisions whteh were following. The 704th Tank Destroyer Battalion's " B " Company and the 2nd Platoon of the Reconnaissance Company supporting CCB's attack were soon in the thick of the fighting, destroy ...
James R. Maxwell 2004
... The recoil of the gun caused him to lift his arm up and back over his shoulder where he accidentally pulled the trigger again, sending the second round passed the ear of his shooting coach who was standing right behind him. During the pistol marksmanship of his own platoon, he had the same incident ...
... The recoil of the gun caused him to lift his arm up and back over his shoulder where he accidentally pulled the trigger again, sending the second round passed the ear of his shooting coach who was standing right behind him. During the pistol marksmanship of his own platoon, he had the same incident ...
Marty Troutman 106th Infantry Di
... St. Vith for about two weeks were very lucky when an American half-track unit rescued us before retreating to Eupen, Belgium.” After enduring the war’s most deadliest battle, Troutman and other members of his unit were transferred to a POW camp in Biebelsheim, Germany, where they were responsible fo ...
... St. Vith for about two weeks were very lucky when an American half-track unit rescued us before retreating to Eupen, Belgium.” After enduring the war’s most deadliest battle, Troutman and other members of his unit were transferred to a POW camp in Biebelsheim, Germany, where they were responsible fo ...
Captain Chester Earl Graham - 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
... applied as well as 260 of 900 enlisted men. The 807th was gutted and suffered greatly. An Inspector General inquiry followed. The 807th did not go overseas. The paratroop volunteers from the 807th were shipped off to Camp Blanding, Florida, near Starke in November 1942, a rainy and muddy month. Afte ...
... applied as well as 260 of 900 enlisted men. The 807th was gutted and suffered greatly. An Inspector General inquiry followed. The 807th did not go overseas. The paratroop volunteers from the 807th were shipped off to Camp Blanding, Florida, near Starke in November 1942, a rainy and muddy month. Afte ...
On December 16, 1944, the 1278th Engineer Combat Battalion
... proceeded to the junction of N-45 and N-46 and reinforced the roadblocks in that vicinity. Armored reconnaissance vehicles were called forward to aid the cut off task force. At 12:07pm the order was given from the CP for all units to disengage. The 1278th and 299th had taken significant casualties a ...
... proceeded to the junction of N-45 and N-46 and reinforced the roadblocks in that vicinity. Armored reconnaissance vehicles were called forward to aid the cut off task force. At 12:07pm the order was given from the CP for all units to disengage. The 1278th and 299th had taken significant casualties a ...
99th Infantry Battalion - Minnesota Military Museum
... Throughout November and early December the 99th served as the 1st Army rear area reserve for defense against German airborne operations. The Ardennes Germany launched it’s Ardennes Offensive on 16 December and on the 17th the 99th Battalion was ordered into defensive positions south of Malmedy, Belg ...
... Throughout November and early December the 99th served as the 1st Army rear area reserve for defense against German airborne operations. The Ardennes Germany launched it’s Ardennes Offensive on 16 December and on the 17th the 99th Battalion was ordered into defensive positions south of Malmedy, Belg ...
Norwegian-Americans and the 99th Infantry Battalion (Separate)
... was ordered into defensive positions south of Malmedy, Belgium. The battalion was part of Task Force Hanson, named after the 99th’s commander, and it consisted of the 99th, the 526th Armored Infantry Bn., and the 825th Tank Destroyer Bn. The unit occupied a strong defensive position 1000 meters wide ...
... was ordered into defensive positions south of Malmedy, Belgium. The battalion was part of Task Force Hanson, named after the 99th’s commander, and it consisted of the 99th, the 526th Armored Infantry Bn., and the 825th Tank Destroyer Bn. The unit occupied a strong defensive position 1000 meters wide ...
Military Police in the 30th Infantry Division during WWII
... when orders were received for the Division to move south. Marking the route, the men joined the rest of the Division as it headed toward the Spa - Malmedy area to assist the First Army. The march route was very dangerous with the roads clogged with retreating soldiers and civilians and the columns ...
... when orders were received for the Division to move south. Marking the route, the men joined the rest of the Division as it headed toward the Spa - Malmedy area to assist the First Army. The march route was very dangerous with the roads clogged with retreating soldiers and civilians and the columns ...
The 3rd Infantry Division in World War II
... in an effort to break the stalemate. The killing 5 and wounding 3. He had ad3rd Division boarded ships for their Lt. Robert Craig vanced to a position a mere 25 yards sixth time of hitting the beaches and from the enemy line and was able to were landed at Anzio on the morning hold their attention lo ...
... in an effort to break the stalemate. The killing 5 and wounding 3. He had ad3rd Division boarded ships for their Lt. Robert Craig vanced to a position a mere 25 yards sixth time of hitting the beaches and from the enemy line and was able to were landed at Anzio on the morning hold their attention lo ...
DOC - Dr. Harold C. Deutsch WWII History Roundtable
... worst atrocities of the war occurred, when over eighty American prisoners of war were killed by Waffen SS troops. On that day, men from Battery B of the 285th Field Artillery Observation Battalion were ordered to move from Schevenhutte, near Aachen to St. Vith in the Ardennes. The route included mov ...
... worst atrocities of the war occurred, when over eighty American prisoners of war were killed by Waffen SS troops. On that day, men from Battery B of the 285th Field Artillery Observation Battalion were ordered to move from Schevenhutte, near Aachen to St. Vith in the Ardennes. The route included mov ...