The Indianapolis was lost in July or August of 1945, not in 1944. From what I have read, the commander of the Japanese sub that sank the Indy was...
For those interested, there is a new vendor who is offering authentically reproduced WW-II Marine Corps, Navy and Coast Guard dog tags. This is...
Yes. They did fly from Hawaii to Tinian via Kwaj. Just what I suspected. Many thanks.
The sixth man from the right in the photo of Dauntless Dotty is the pilot, Colonel Robert Morgan. I think that this photo may have been taken...
The storage of the bombs in the He-111 was the result that the length of the bomb bay made vertical storage more practical. Remember, the He 111...
I recently saw the video footage on the History Channel. I'm not so convinced that photo was faked.
Actually, the graves they were searching for were from guys who were recovered and buried in a number of cemeteries on the island. Somehow, the...
This stuff with Demjanjuk has been going on for years. I remember it going on in the 1980s when I lived in Cleveland, Demjanjuk's location....
The Marines of World War II were trained primarily at two places: Parris Island, SC, and; San Diego, CA. As the Marine Corps was not integrated,...
I am trying to figure out the route that the aircraft of the 509th Composite Group took overseas, enroute to the Mariana Islands. Someone I know...
The practice of dumping aircraft into the ocean was pretty widespread in many locations. One such place is the lagoon in Kwajalein Atoll...
According to records, two F6F-3Ns were lost that day on Pelieu. Both were from VF-13 aboard the USS Franklin (CV-13). The names and fate of the...
Image #13 was taken in Manila, Philippine Islands. It shows the Balintawak Beer Brewery that was operated by the Japanese. Some of the adjacent...
R Leonard, Thanks very much. That is EXACTLY what I was looking for. The first link provided the SSNs for enlisted men. The lineal listing...
Thanks everyone. I am honored to be among you.
Thanks Mr. S. Glad to be here!
Gutten Aben PzJgr. Thank you too for the welcome aboard!
The list that formerjughead supplied had 505 SSNs. It is the same exact list that is on the website of the 380th BG. The list is only a partial...
Danke Jadgtiger1!
Thanks for the welcome aboard Brother. It's always great to meet another Leatherneck.
