Hey guys, I was reading a morning report showing a transfer from the Armored Replacement Training Center in 1944 to a tank battalion. The MOS...
Makes sense. Also casualties played into it. I recently learned my dad was transferred to a mortar squad from a rifle squad, the last week of the...
Hey guys, Well, my response would refer only to women. I love a gal with an English Cockney accent for sure, followed by an Irish accent and in...
I love the idea for a big "Banquet" for the Jihadists by KodiakBeer :D I'm thinking that maybe they just need a hug..
The funny thing is that the terrorists themselves admit to it. It's basically a Trojan Horse situation but with a disclaimer that "This horse may...
Great points, all of the above : )
That's how it always happens, foreign workers are brought in to fill the need of an aging population, then come all their relatives ;D
Coupled with inept leadership ; ) A negative birthrate will increase the need for foreign labor..
My prayers go out to the victims of this horrible, cowardly act. I love Belgium, it's a wonderful country. Unfortunately as others have stated,...
The only reason I "watched" it was because I was invited to dinner at a friend's home and had to sit through most of it. It was interesting...
Thanks guys for confirming what I suspected, it just didn't add up. : )
Hey JW, He was overseas 6 months from February 1945 thru August. He joined the Army in July 1943. BR, James
Hello, The Separation doc only showed his service in the 65th Armored Infantry which spent 6 months in the ETO beginning in February 1945. The...
Hey Guys, I have a strange question. I watched a Veterans Project interview of an 89 year old man who spoke of serving in Africa, Italy,...
Thanks, that would make sense. His Battalion actually landed in France before moving out to fight in Germany.
Hello Guys, My Dad did his advanced training at Camp Campbell before heading over to the ETO. Would you be able to tell me when his Rifle Squad...
Very helpful, thank you both!
Hey Guys, Post Basic Training in WWII, would I be correct in assuming that the Army's Infantry units did more "physical" training than the...
Hello, When tank training was completed at Ft Knox during WWII, were tank crewman assigned MOS's at that time, or were they given MOS's after...
Thanks for the responses, all good stuff! I could think of a lot of places I'd rather be than riding on a tank.. ; )
