The 25th were involved in the Luzon landing in Jan '45, not the Leyte landing. My mom's brother was in the 25th. Just realized I replied to 3...
Tommy, you asked me the other day if I made the pics I planned to make while I was in the Philippines and my answer was no, which was incorrect....
Guys (and Ladies), I've not used Ancestory.com but received an email today that access to their WWII data is free until December 7. Here's a...
Very sorry to hear this Jeff. I'm visiting my mom through New Years in Greensboro, AL, 2 hours from you, let me know if there is anyway I can...
Should a discussion of the Amerika Bomber project be part of this thread? I realize it was eventually cancelled, but several protos were built,...
Thanks Martin, gorgeous craft, good to see her fly again.
Jim, welcome to the board. Thanks to your dad for serving and thanks for relating his story to us.
Welcome jaylou, everything the guys have said is true, I've been around less than a month and feel very welcome. There's a lot of knowledge here...
Welcome John and thanks for your service. I've been here less than a month and already feel so at home I've taken my shoes off and put my feet up...
Welcome Walter, agree on The Big Lebowski, excellent movie!
Welcome Stephen, I'm really pleased that someone your age is seeking knowledge on the World Wars. I often wonder if teenagers have any interest...
I also really enjoyed 'Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors" and was thinking only a couple of days ago I should re-read it. Based on Krystal80's...
BMason, Welcome to your dad and you, and like Tommy, tell your dad how much we appreciate his service. Wish him a very big, slightly belated,...
Tom, thanks again for another excellent map, guess I haven't dug deep enough into HyperWar since you introduced me to it. I had read my dad's...
Thanks Martin and Paul, I shall check out the Great War Forum. I really only got interested in The Great War a couple of years ago preparing for...
Welcome aboard bigworld, I've only been here a few weeks and I've found folks real nice and knowledgeable.
Hyperbole Tom, but not far off. I sat down once last year and connected the dots on wars from WWII to WWI to the Franco-Prussian war and so on...
Welcome aboard David, I've only been here a couple of weeks myself and have found everyone very accommodating and very, very knowledgeable. I...
I was incorrect on the destination, she was bound for Leyte, not Luzon, right country, wrong island.
My apologies for posting again so quickly, but as I was posting on a thread about the USS Indianapolis I remembered a bad Stacy Keach WWII movie I...
