Takao, is "2nd Armored Division in Operation Grenade" a book, or a chapter in a book? The "History, 67th Armored Regiment" briefly mentions that...
I was able to get Cpl. Moore's Bronze Star citation from his son--could shed some light on the story. Citation: Corporal Ear D. Moore,...
I just wanted to pass along some good news on my research. I was able to locate the the General order that listed the Silver Star awards for the...
Good to have with us VR. Where are you in S. Korea? I spent 16 months there in 61-62 in the engineers working on the Kimpo (now Gimpo) airfield....
Greetings from the Pacific Northwest. What a great military family, and if they answered your questions I guess they all made it back OK.
Mr. Smilanich was a T/5 with "E" Company, 67th Armored Regiment, 2nd Armored. Company "E" hit the beach at Omaha on June 12, 1944. With six...
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Rich, does the fire at the archives in the 70s have any bearing on the IDPF? I believe these records are kept at Fort Knox, KY. Just saw a post...
With an introduction like that I would be derelict to not give you a sincere welcome.
Preachers Son: Riding Shotgun with the 2nd Armored Division (kindal) Hell on Wheels: The U.S. 2nd Armored Division in Europe (hardcover and...
Michael, I believe Lou's post was what you need to go with "* Armament varied depending on theater of operation". They may have changed out the...
Michael, My brother was a Gunners Mate on LCT (5) 221. He never mentioned a .50 caliber but always talked about firing the 20mm. Said one time...
I'm researching an incident that occurred on March 1st, 1945 during the advance of the 2nd AD on the Cologne Plains to the Rhine River. The 2nd...
Hello from the great northwest. Do you have Poppy's autograph yet? He's pretty historical.
Great history. I've added everything you posted to my accumulated research on the 2nd Armored. Thanks again for posting.
I was wondering how a floating mine could blow a hole in the port quarter deck of LST 496. This is at the stern part of the ship. Sure it's...
Thanks for posting all these--very interesting
Fold 3 has done a remarkable job on Navy WWII records and I subscribed when doing stuff for one of my brothers. But I found their Army records are...
Was flipping through the channels and ran across the Discovery Channel's "Expedition Unknown" and a show on Normandy. (The whole show was...
The Merchant Marines were mainly manning the big transports and some LST (Landing Ship Tank.) The LST's were so big that they carried the smaller...
