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  1. Darren Norton
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    Remembering Jim Hook, veteran of Dunkirk and Singapore.

    I am a local researcher, based on the Norfolk/Suffolk border (UK). Over the years I have had the privilege to interview a good number of locals...
    Thread by: Darren Norton, Jul 27, 2023, 1 replies, in forum: WWII General
  2. Colin Axon
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    Location of Continental Prisoner of War Enclosure #27

    Hi I am a new member who has just received the Prisoner of War records of a Major Kurt von Holleben who was held in the USA from mid 1945 to...
    Thread by: Colin Axon, Jul 17, 2021, 2 replies, in forum: Information Requests
  3. ColHessler
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    Forgotten Battles. Italy's War of Liberation, 1943-1945, by Charles T. O'Reilly

    Length: 365 pages, including index The author had been a translator for Italian POW's serving in a Italian Service Unit (ISU), which had been...
    Thread by: ColHessler, Mar 3, 2020, 0 replies, in forum: ETO, MTO and the Eastern Front
  4. Tony Whittaker
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    Capture of SS Marie Moller 1941

    I know that SS Marie Moller was a twin-screw salvage vessel registered in Shanghai, and captured by the Japanese off Ningpo on the day that UK...
    Thread by: Tony Whittaker, Nov 9, 2019, 3 replies, in forum: Naval Warfare in the Pacific
  5. Elinor Florence
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    Winston Churchill Parker was POW

    Named for the future British prime minister, Winston Parker Churchill of Okotoks, Alberta joined the Royal Canadian Air Force, served as a...
    Thread by: Elinor Florence, Oct 17, 2018, 1 replies, in forum: War44 General Forums
  6. Tabitha Burnette
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    Liberated or Captured? Confused.

    I am brand new to this, but so far very confused. I have multiple veteran family members that I was given information on, but one family member in...
    Thread by: Tabitha Burnette, Oct 6, 2018, 4 replies, in forum: ☆☆ New Recruits ☆☆
  7. CAW1
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    MSgt. Charles L Mullins, USAF, 372nd Bmdr-Sqdrn, 307th Bmdr. Wing, 26 Mar 1922-24 Mar 2003 POW

    Grave Site of Charles L Mullins (1922-2003) | BillionGraves [ATTACH] Valor awards for Charles Leland Mullins , Jr. Awarded for actions during...
    Thread by: CAW1, Apr 3, 2017, 0 replies, in forum: WWII Obituaries
  8. xsoftail
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    Stalag 12A to 9B

    I have read many explanations as to what this means, Stalag 12A to 9B Limburg An Der Lahn Hessen-Nassau, Prussia 50-08. From my own research, it...
    Thread by: xsoftail, Jan 22, 2017, 14 replies, in forum: Western Europe 1943 - 1945
  9. Welcheston
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    POW's Make Sign To Avoid Being Bombed

    Hi There, I am doing some research and have heard of a story (and seen an article in a newspaper around the time) about about several hundred...
    Thread by: Welcheston, Dec 7, 2016, 3 replies, in forum: Information Requests
  10. philipphilip99
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    Trying to find a book about survival by US aircrew member

    Hello. I'm trying to track down a book I read several years ago, but I'm having no luck and thought this forum would be a great place to find...
    Thread by: philipphilip99, Aug 20, 2016, 4 replies, in forum: WWII Books & Publications
  11. ColHessler
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    Captives Courageous, South African Prisoners of War, World War II

    The author is Maxwell Leigh Length of book: 333 pages, counting the index. This is a great record of the hidden chapter of WWII, dealing...
    Thread by: ColHessler, Aug 18, 2016, 0 replies, in forum: Book Reviews
  12. DA1919
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    David Coy Adkins

    SPRINGFIELD, IL - David Coy Adkins, 96, formerly of Springfield, died at 2:45 p. m. on Wednesday, February 24, 2016 at Reflections in Chatham. He...
    Thread by: DA1919, Feb 28, 2016, 4 replies, in forum: WWII Obituaries
  13. CRLocky
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    Hello! ISO of Romanian historian with knowledge of Operation Tidal Wave

    Hello everyone! I'm doing research on my grandfather's history and experience during WWII. I've recently inherited a bunch of his memorabilia and...
    Thread by: CRLocky, Aug 17, 2015, 6 replies, in forum: ☆☆ New Recruits ☆☆
  14. watilson
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    trying to make sense of my fathers record at nara site

    this is the information i got from...
    Thread by: watilson, Mar 16, 2015, 3 replies, in forum: ☆☆ New Recruits ☆☆
  15. Jtozzi1
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    What my GPA did in WWII and his POW days

    My Grandpa, Mike Tozzi, was a Ranger in the Army. While in battle in Germany, America began bombing the area where they were fighting the Germans....
    Thread by: Jtozzi1, Jan 27, 2015, 6 replies, in forum: What Granddad did in the War
  16. macalyne
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    Stalag 12A to 9B - Liberation Date?

    Hello. Am researching my boyfriend's father who was WWII POW at Stalag 12A to 9B. I have hit an obstacle in discerning his release date from...
    Thread by: macalyne, Dec 24, 2014, 2 replies, in forum: ☆☆ New Recruits ☆☆
  17. jillianleigh
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    Grandfather was POW

    I'm researching my grandfather's time in the war. He died when I was two years old and my father doesn't know much about his past. My grandmother...
    Thread by: jillianleigh, Dec 5, 2014, 5 replies, in forum: ☆☆ New Recruits ☆☆
  18. erdocsg
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    slaughterhouse 5 mates

    Here is a list of names I found in my grandfathers book (his name was Nathan Leibowitz) he carried with him during WW2 and his time in captivity(...
    Thread by: erdocsg, Oct 26, 2014, 11 replies, in forum: What Granddad did in the War
  19. DustyStuff
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    Questions about this videos content

    Hello forum as you can see I'm new here. I have a few questions regarding the content of the footage I provided. I visited Prague last year and I...
    Thread by: DustyStuff, Jun 18, 2014, 4 replies, in forum: WWII General
  20. Elinor Florence
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    The German Jew Who Bombed Berlin

    This story is absolutely riveting. Not even his own children knew that Peter Stevens was Jewish until after his death. Then his son Marc Stevens...
    Thread by: Elinor Florence, Apr 23, 2014, 1 replies, in forum: WWII General
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