thanks - very helpful. I will also that book to my Christmas list!
yeah - i'd like it. thanx. email: grampasgirl7@hotmail.com
Yes - it's definitely the M1903A3. That's what I needed to know. My husband did go out and shoot to the other day - it's still pretty "on...
So I'm full of questions tonight so I hope I'm posting them in the right spots! Please inform me if these are pesty "recruit" questions... Is it...
What do you all know about the 03A3 rifle. I was told it was used in the war as a sniper rifle, and since I have one sitting in my closet...
Hey, thanks! I've kinda noticed gals are a bit scarce around, but that's ok - y'all seem to be a nice bunch of guys. Thanks for the welcome ...
I'd like to think I'd fight like an alley cat. Protect my territory so to speak - being a zealously patriotic "Yank" I'd want to keep the US of A...
My sympathies ... I understand what it's like to have them pass on. God bless.
I just found out from my gramma that my grampa's brother was a pilot and was one of the guys who flew missions over the Hump. I guess he was...
Let me know if you find anything on him or his infantry, CvM, if you would be willing?!
I'm SUCH a Pacific-girl, it's not funny ... but Grampa swore he'd never tolerate another humid, mosquito infested day again after Okinawa. And he...
I know my grampa hated having the job. He said he'd never opened fire so vehemently on a cave until his buddy (front rifleman) was killed by a...
Thanks! That's EXACTLY what it is! It's nice to know the significance behind it. Thanks for your input!
I have a medal that my mother-in-law gave me a year ago. I don't know if it's anything or if this is the appropriate place to ask (?), but for...
Thanks! I'm really trying to learn about WWII and all your guy's research really helps as I read through all the posts in all the different...
My grampa was a flamethrower in the Pacific war, and granted, he didn't speak much about it except for a few stories. Like torching a cave full of...
Donald B. Greenwood - he was part of the 17th Infantry Company - 7th Division
Thanks for the welcome! I'm happy to find this place ... here's an excerpt from the poem written on June 12th, 1943. You'll forgive me for not...
My Grandpa trained for desert warfare in 1940 and had one more month before he was released from the Army when Pearl was bombed. He then...
Anyone familiar with Company "M" of the Battle of Attu and a American-Japanese Corporal Yashida who provided them with a flag to fly? Just...
