Trying to get some information on daily life while on occupation duty in Germany after the war. Is there a book, or even a part of a book that...
I agree. After basic at Ft. Ord CA. they sent me across the United States and I trained as a heavy equipment mechanic at Ft. Belvoir VA (did...
Welcome Ron, from the Pacific Northwest. We have some pretty good fishing here too, but can't come close to the picture CAC posted (unless I can...
[ATTACH] Would anyone know what kind of stripes Sgt. Gusler has? They look like modern Air Force stripes but the Sgt was killed in 1944. Also,...
Not many kept everything together in this good of shape. The drawing shows him receiving the Navy Cross but wonder why it's not displayed on the...
Welcome Rex, I too like collecting banknotes but my wife has a hobby of spending them. :cool: It would be wonderful to have an interest in WWII...
The book "Fire Mission" by Robert Wess is another excellent book about the 30th at Mortain.
Welcome Frankie. What part of Colorado? Trying to talk the boss into a road trip to Colorado Springs in September.
Welcome from another Washington state guy--Bellingham area.
Excellent. Thanks for posting. Really puts the action in perspective.
Hello from the great northwest. See you on the next thread.
Welcome from Washington state.
Thanks for the link, I'll see what I can find on the Ancion-marx.
[ATTACH] Finally found a picture of the one my brother brought home. All I could find for a name on the site is "Belgian .32 hammerless" The...
I took the picture to a local gun guru and he thought it was a 1903 Springfield sniper rifle. Said the bolt is difficult to see because of the...
"Without any documentation, where he did his basic training is only a guess, but it was customary to send the men to the closest induction center,...
During WWII, Camp Reynolds PA was an induction center where the new men were received, processed and waited for their next assignment to basic...
We had other names for it but not appropriate for young ears :-)
Where did he enlist -home town? That pretty much determines where he did basic. In 1945 they were trying to replace the men who were lost during...
