When John was re-interred in the U.S. he is lying at peaceclose to his beloved mother, who adored him to no end.
A lot of troopers from the 101st were transferred to the 82nd about the time of Operation MARKET GARDEN after seeing combat with the One-Oh-One....
I think Cornelius Ryan's book is an excellent book. It is a required readings for one of my leadership courses, because it contains MANY...
Welcome, Staff Sgt. I hope you'll find answers to your questions about your grandfather. "Charlie Mike, hooah?"
Actually the ICRC found ample fault with SOME treatment of the former-internees incarcerated in Wauwilermoos punishmant camp, located near...
There were several shoot-downs of Allied as well as Axis aircraft by Swiss Air Defense as well as anti-aircraft guns. The Swiss maintained that...
The context's of Dwight's reference to the SAT 01 APR 1944 U.S. bombing of the Swiss city of Schaffhausen (with just over 22,000 inhabitants ) was...
The 34th Infantry "Red Bull" Division is quite a famous unit! It holds the distinctions of being the first U.S. division deployed to Europe in...
I must point out that historical publications are professionally edited (by someone other than the author) at least twice before...
TO: all nostalgic former Sailors and Fleet Marines. SUBJ: Forty ways to recreate those fond memories of life aboard ship ......
A Marine NCO's version of Genesis: In the goddam beginning was the Word, and the word was God, by God. In the beginning was God, and all else...
One night, Jessi-Jo found her father, The Old Gunny, standing over her newborn baby's crib in the darkness as the baby slept. Silently she...
Thanks. Jim Hopkins was a very good person from a very hard-working Vermont family who was shattered beyond words. (BTW, I lived in Ketchikan...
UPDATED news: FYI: one of the victims (Petty Officer 1st Class James Hopkins) is a friend of my family and one of my former high school students.)...
Prof Dwight Mears of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point (and a retired Army Aviator himself) documented several reports of Swiss defenses...
Neither Germany nor the Allies had a strong record of respecting Swiss air space. Switzerland was the only neutral nation surrounded by...
My older computer has blocked upgrades because it it incompatible (I'm a techno-peasant so that's gobbledegook to me. My cell phone has only two...
FYI: This is the second time that Lt. Harrington and crew of Joker II had been downed by anti-aircraft fire. While attached to the 93rd Bomber...
Got it. Thanks. It was indeed Joker II, (Tail # 42-515238) assigned to Mighty 8th" Air Force, 93rd Bomber Group (Heavy) 329th Squadron, based...
First Lt. John F. Harrington served his final mission with the "Mighty 8th" Air Force, 93rd Bomber Group (Heavy) 329th Squadron, based out of...
