I'm sure there were plenty of them awarded on an individual basis, but I believe the vast majority of them were unit-level citations. For example,...
I recently applied for my grandfathers' medals (he earned a CIB). I received a new certificate for the retroactive BSM (dated 2015) with notice of...
Lauren - definitely look into NARA, as you said. I will send you some more stuff this weekend when I get the chance, including scans from the...
Hi Lauren -- I have the History of the 30th Infantry Regiment that Natman mentioned and if I get the time tomorrow or Friday, I will try to go...
Very impressive!
You need to look for unit "associations" and "societies" to find veterans... I recommend starting with the 101st Airborne Division Association...
Looks like his unit was also present at the Battle of the Bulge.
KJ -- what do you make of the scene where the Wehrmacht officer excuses himself to the restroom because he's sick to his stomach, and he says it...
I have to mention... according to my attempt a few days ago to install Darkest Hour on my laptop, it doesn't appear to work for Windows 8.1
Steam isn't that bad... it's actually pretty convenient. At any rate, I'd recommend starting with Darkest Hour. It's the best of the series, IMO.
Looks like Army. Who is this guy? Do you have any information other than this picture? A name and birthdate? You are correct, he may have...
You lost me, rkline...
Bump.
First link/post was from last year. Second post is current - WW2 available through May 15
[IMG]This May 8 marks the 70th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day in 1945. If you have family members who served in World War II, or are...
For what it's worth, I had a researcher go through NARA and I was never required to provide any documentation whatsoever of my grandfather's death...
I remember reading about the incident in Afghanistan you mentioned. But a friend of mine was in the 82nd and I remember him telling me a story...
I think that applies to both ends of the radio. I've read of cases where someone called in a strike or barrage on their own coordinates.
I had always heard it was the only gun used by all sides of the war, I think even read somewhere in this thread, so I guess I just assumed that...
What about the Browning HP?
