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Check out my book trailer for “A Soldier’s Song: The World War II Diary Of Sergeant Jack Anderson.” Jack served in the 451st Anti-Aircraft...
I plan on publishing my grandfather John C. “Jack” Anderson’s diary as a book called “A Soldier’s Song.” He served in the 451st AAA. Check out...
Here’s the link: Diary 1.doc
Outstanding! I would love that! I need to get back to sharing more from Sgt. Jack Anderson. He has an entry every day over that same journey....
I found this book that guided the 451st on firing at enemy aircraft.
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I found a few more interesting artifacts in my grandfather, Sgt. Jack Anderson’s collection including a list of his crew, first aide guide,...
It’s been fascinating to dig even deeper into the experiences of our grandfathers and the soldiers of the 451st and overall, especially connecting...
Monday, February 7, 1944 - We finished our "40" and "50" pits about 11:30 p.m. last nite and dug the wheels of our truck down and put up the...
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Friday, May 12, 1944: Jerry was really throwing her artillery around here last nite. 3 flights of B-17's just went overhead toward jerry...
Monday, April 10, 1944: The jerries were over again last nite. Everytime we get a card game going the damn jerries come over. Major Cook, Capt....
Mar. 13, 1944 Mon.- it started out as a beautiful day this morning. Then the jerries started throwing heavy barrages one after another around 300...
Also, I am entering the locations my grandfather mentioned in his diary to provide a map of the 451 AAA service in WWII: Jack Anderson’s Military...
March 4, 1944 Sat.- Rained all nite but otherwise it was pretty quiet with an occasional shell going over our heads. Kipp, Spash and Gordon...
[ATTACH] November 15, 1943 Mon.--- We moved up 8 miles to guard a bridge the engineers are making. We aren't far from the infantry and we went by...
George, Thank you for your great grandfather’s service and ultimate sacrifice. I will add a few excerpts where Major Cook was highlighted and...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Here are a few pictures from Jack Anderson’s diary/journal. It’s 168 pages long with entries from almost...
