Sorry for the delay (lol)... but yes, that is my understanding. It was a project within the 3rd ID. But I could very well be wrong about that, I'm...
This was a little project of the 3rd Infantry Division - you can see General John O'Daniel observing alongside Mark Clark... I think Truscott's in...
First-person shooters? I feel like it may be a window for a small subset of gamers who play WW2-themed games and end up wanting to learn more...
You're right, they started after he left, my mistake -- even if he had been with his unit at the start of the campaign, he needed what 30 days to...
In addition to the campaigns Lou listed, he may have also received credit for the Rhineland and Ardennes-Alsace campaigns. Johnny -- Seeing as...
Hi John -- don't know if you'll see this, but my grandfather was also in the 30th Infantry (Company H) -- PM me if you want to exchange notes some...
I think someone who is interested in history would enjoy being a tourist guide, and since you already have educational experience there, might be...
I recall (I think) seeing a picture somewhere of a pretty simple and basic plan of the invasion, drawn up by Montgomery on a piece of paper. Not...
Hello, little man. Boy, I sure heard a bunch about you. See, I was a good friend of your dad's. We were in that Hanoi pit of hell together over...
If you know the company he served in, you could start with the company morning reports. Any other source will most likely be relying on those...
Hearts of Iron II: Darkest Hour was pretty good, and I'll always have a place in my heart for Call of Duty 2.
Looks like SIS/MI6.
Lou! That was an amazing account, thanks so much for providing that. I'm even more interested in the topic now. Somehow I'm not surprised our...
Gents-- thanks to all for the information, very helpful. I still have my grandfather's dogtags and, indeed, he has the "H" for Hebrew.
I've poked around this in some earlier posts but I've never directly asked about it. What was the average experience of Jewish-American GI's in...
Maybe this guy?
Have you checked out Golden Arrow Research yet
I love Bob Dylan but I *really* love the stuff he did with The Band. "The Basement Tapes" is one of my favorite albums.
As someone who initially went the National Archives route, I can appreciate your frustration with the delays. I never received much from them...
Have a look at this thread. http://www.ww2f.com/topic/13562-requesting-copies-of-military-personnel-records/ Also, this particular forum...
