Castle Itter -- location of likely the only instance in World War 2 where German and American soldiers fought side-by-side. Probably not the most...
RTO typically stands for Radio Telephone Operator -- the radio guy.
ChiPS was a *fantastic* show!
The allies used the Modified British System - http://www.echodelta.net/mbs/eng-welcome.php
The most recent one I've seen was https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation_War and I enjoyed it
I tried it again and it worked
I wasn't able to access the FTP server but, I'll try again later. I like the website... lots of good stuff. Thanks for posting.
Yes, you need to create a Steam account in order to purchase games. You sign into the account to access your game library, the Steam store, to...
Militarily-speaking, guns are direct-fire weapons that shoot straight/flat trajectories, useful for penetrating shots into armor, walls, etc....
Two names of men who also lost their lives when the High Tide went down: http://www.naval-history.net/xDKCasAlpha1939-45Fa.htm FELTHAM,...
As next-of-kin, there's no reason they should be denying your initial request. Here is the advice given to me once I received a VA claim number...
Thanks for sharing these, OP. Do you have (access to) any other war-era APG records? EDIT: Nevermind, I see where they're from. Poking around the...
Not enough info (his unit, etc.) but this website is worth a look, once you get more information. A very long shot indeed, though....
He was my grandfather (passed in '89). My ears perk right on up anytime someone else posts on the subject of the 3rd ID!
Normandy and Northern France are the only questionable campaigns... the rest are consistent with the 3rd ID. The only one missing would have been...
The Allies weren't even ready for war with Germany. Why would they then decide to take on Stalin, too?
https://archive.org/details/HistoryOfTheThirdID - History of the Third Infantry Division in World War 2 (Taggart) For what it's worth, there is a...
I think you'd have to find the special/general order... it could be with his unit's records.
Pictures would be helpful
"At 2215 the night of 5 November the Regiment, making a wide swing northeast, moved from Presenzano through the 180th Infantry, 45th Division,...
