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Old July 15th, 2006, 03:27 AM
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Okay, then your talking about the surrender of Singapore by Gen. Percival to the Japanese, which included the surrender of not only himself but, 100,000 British, Australian and Indian personnel.

Am I correct now?

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nope [img]smile.gif[/img]

American.

Wainwright went to Corregidor...but there was still a commanding General on Bataan..
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Old July 15th, 2006, 03:44 AM
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Okay, it was one of Wainwright's subordnates after he took over for MacArthur.....

Major Gen. Edward P. King..is that right?

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Okay, it was one of Wainwright's subordnates after he took over for MacArthur.....

Major Gen. Edward P. King..is that right?

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ta da!

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SWEET!!

Whats funny is that when I started to say Gen. Percival I thought Allied not American which is why I answered with Gen. Percival but, the other thing is that when I answered Gen. Wainwright and you said that it was same general area....I had a feeling it was one of his subordinates but, didn't go with what I was thinking.. [img]redface.gif[/img] [img]redface.gif[/img]

Okay back to my turn.....On April 23rd and 24th, 1944 during the Anzio or "Shingle" Operation, what significant action took place ensuing two men to be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor?
I know this one will be a tricky one because there was things happening all over the beachhead frontlines on the 23rd and 24th of April 1944 but, I'm looking for one in particular...

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Was it awarded to 2nd Lt Ernest Childers, an American Indian from 45 US Inf Div??
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Old July 16th, 2006, 05:36 PM
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Nope. Your in the "right" vicinity of the Anzio Beachhead though....

Remember we're looking for the operation that was taking place not necessarily the Congressional Medal of Honor recipients...

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I'll try
The operations at Cisterna? The push towards Rome?
Specifically Artena, preceeding Valmontone?
The Blue and White Devils
Pvt. Elden J. Johnson
Pvt. Herbert Christian
Both wounded (rather severely), yet charged the enemy anyway to cover the escape of 11 comrads?
Both medals awarded "Posthumously".
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Sorry, that was on the 15th of June.
My Uncle spoke of the two I mentioned before. Virtually everyone there heard of those two guys!

Operations around the breakout of the defensive position at the "Mussolini Canal".
On the 23rd the 3rd (Rock of the Marne) division took 995 casualties in one day and gave 4 Congressional Medals of Honor.

Pvt Henry Shaurer
Pvt Johnny Dutko
Pvt Patrick Kessler
Pvt James mills

John C. Squires also received one for a different action near Padigleone.
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Si or no? Hello MARNE...
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Old September 21st, 2006, 10:50 PM
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Nope. It was a specfic "Operation"....on the evening of the 24th April 1944, Pfc. John C. Squires Able Co., 30th Infantry was awarded the CMH.....

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Operation Alpha-X-Ray, Zulu-Bravo, Uma Thurman?
I give up, and I think we all do.
Answer the question, and ask another....Please?
I think only you and Audie Murphy know this one.
I've checked ALL my books, and no go.
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Old September 26th, 2006, 01:46 AM
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"Operation Mr. Black" was the answer. There were two coinciding("Operation Mr. Green" being the other operation)attacks made in the 3rd Division sector on the 23rd-26th of April 1944, to extend the beachehad out and to give the 3rd Division a place to observe their artillery fire.

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Okay next question....Who was the first unit into Berchtesgaden, Germany and the "Eagles Nest" at the end of the war in Europe?

Two hints: (1) They were suppose to go to Salzburg, Austria however, they diverted to Berchtesgaden to take the "Eagle Nest" as the last great prize since it was in their sector. And (2) It wasn't Easy Co., 506th PIR 101st Airborne Division....

Take your best shots....

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Bit of a one track record isnt it.

While 3rd US Infantry Div captured Berchtesgaden, the French 2nd Armoured captured Obersalzberg. (Hitlers Eagles Nest)
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Old September 26th, 2006, 07:27 PM
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Correct!!

What can I say... I just like that Division....

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We all know the Brits like a cup of Tea.

In fact, the British Empire would have collapsed if we couldnt stop for a cuppa!

During WW2, Britain kept a stockpile of Tea to ensure that this didnt happen (Should have been Germany's #1 target!)

How many tons (The Imperial type) of Tea made up the average size of this stockpile, give or take 10%?

How many bres would this have made? (Proper ones, not your decaf crap)
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What, no guesses??

It was more than a million.........
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At the height of the war
Great Britain maintained stockpiles of about 150 million tons of the
stuff, enough to brew up about 6 trillion cups.

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Yep,

They must have included the leaves on the trees.

DLS must have stole it from an S&T FYI.

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OK an easy one.
What and where they were: Seahorse and Galloping Horse? For bonus points name the third.
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Hill 52...Galloping Horse, battle of 1/10-14/43
Hill 43...Sea Horse, battle of 1/10-11/43

Gifu? (bonus point) Reduction of 1/18-23/43

Guadalcanal
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Actually a ridge-work with a series of hills which from a topographical map, take the shape of the creatures mentioned.

Galloping Horse consists of hills 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, and 57.

Sea Horse consists of hills 43, and 44.

Gifu has only hill 27, and is in the shadow of Mt. Austen.
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Old October 2nd, 2006, 05:55 AM
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Guadalcanal it is.
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Something easier.

What was the first enemy warship sunk by an American warship, after war was declared.
Name them both.
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Old October 2nd, 2006, 11:54 AM
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USS Gudgeon sinks IJN I-73
27.1.1942 ?
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As far as I know, that's correct! I meant to say U.S. submarine.
There may be a U-boat or a row-boat with a machine gun in there before that I don't know about.

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