Need a bit of help here. I've been reviewing US Navy war diaries from World War II and I've noticed time zone designations such as "G.C.T." and...
Welcome from the Florida Panhandle, I call the Seattle area home since I spent the last seven years before enlisting in Lynnwood. All my buddies...
Lou, I know it's been over a year since your post but I have access to war diaries for VP-101, VP-102, and PATWING 10. If you're interested, I...
Sorry for the late reply but I just discovered this thread and wanted to offer some advice on how to obtain unit history reports from the Air...
Branson, I'm not certain if it fits into your research, but a group of spouses of servicemen who were captured by the Japanese in the Philippines...
Andy, If you're interested in reading the Australian and New Zeland perspectives on Crete, at least as written in the official histories, I...
For those of us that keep tabs on newly digitzed documents, CARL has posted some new documents that are kind of interesting. First, CARL has...
Air Force Lineage and Honors is confusing as it combines archaic language with modern capabilities. I served for 27 years and still don't quite...
Rachael, The following reports from the Combined Arms Research Library discuss US Army operations during Operation Stalemate II. Specifically,...
Dave, Would you please send me a copy? Thanks John
In addition to Richie B's link, check out the Department of National Defence's Directorate of History and Heritage website: Directorate of History...
Paul, Ms Paula Denson wrote a book detailing the two British Flying Training Schools in Oklahoma. More information is available at her website:...
The "S" refers to a staff organization at the Brigade/Regiment/Battalion level. These are the men (and women, today) that help the unit operate....
The Marine Corps Official WWII History books (the Red Books) are available on-line via the USMC History Division website. Here's the link: Orders...
The Combined Arms Research Library's (CARL) Digital Library had a single 786th AAR posted as of today. It covers the period 1 Mar - 30 Apr 1945....
Merk, I don't know if you received enough information yet but the Library of Congress hosts a series of situation maps created by the Twelfth...
John, I know it's been several months since your original post. I trust that your trip to NARA went well. I did some research on the Combined...
I know that this is way after your original post but the Combined Arms Research Library (CARL) posted some reports from the 743d TB just this past...
Good Day All, My name is John Wolfe and I am a recently retired (July 2009) 27-year USAF veteran. My interest in World War II began decades...
