I'm creating a timeline of my grandfather's, WWII service (Freeman Degge Freeman 38154927) beginning with basic training and running through the...
Monroe Combs had his ticket home. Instead of the easy route, he took the Easy Company route....
1) Who is this man wielding the sword?[IMG] 2)Who did Italy fight against? 3) Who made this quote: "Let us go forward together" 4) Which...
Whether by parachute or glider, the first allied soldiers to reach land didn't have an easy arrival....
For Pfc. Daniel Farley and the 5th Ranger Battalion, June 6 began a four-day odyssey from the beach, to the cliffs, to the Maisy Battery....
The men on Leonce Haydel's landing craft weren't expected to survive D-Day. Most of them didn't....
For thousands of soldiers and sailors, waiting for the D-Day invasion was a test of nerves....
Sabaton is a Swedish power metal band. All of their songs are about history and they are mostly based on the WWII. I'm a fan of this band since...
Hi everybody, I recently returned from Normandy where I made a couple of videos whilst exploring the D-Day landing areas. It was my first time...
I found these in a bunker complex near Renouville at Utah beach. I was poking around the big bunkers behind the dunes when I looked where a rabbit...
Information on the D-Day invasion is everywhere, but can anyone describe the scene on the beaches of normandy immediately following the call that...
Machine gun rounds and hot metal shards buzzed through the air like thousands of lethal hornets, menacing the shivering, terrified American...
Hi everyone, My name is Mike and I have just joined - another newbie! Looking forward to getting stuck in to the forums and learning from some...
My father Wilmer Willis was born in 1924 in Elizabeth, LA to a farmer and his wife, the fifth of eight children. At 19 he enlisted in the U.S....
Every day, volunteers at the 16th Infantry Regiment Historical Society help make the history of the U.S. 16th Infantry Regiment more accessible....
I have my grandfathers journals from 1944-1945. The journal begins on August 12 1944. On August 15th 1944 he writes: "we've landed on French soil...
Hello everyone, I dont really know where to post this kind of topic on the forums. Can I ask is there any veterans who were part of the 2nd...
Hello guys, I am begining to look at Omaha beach, Pointe du Hoc area and there seems to be a large amount of maps of Omaha beach, but a small...
At the age of 93, Stocky Edwards is now a living legend for his role as an ace fighter pilot. He still lives at home in Comox, British Columbia,...
Wow, I just ordered 5 of these to send to each of my Grandfathers who served in WWII (1 in Normandy/ Germany in the 29th Infantry) and the other...