Reviewing the information above I believe your father made it to New Zealand whether he traveled with the division advance detachment or the MP...
Still can't figure out the Australia connection -- if any. I would not rule out the Advance Detachment to Australia in 1942 despite the discharge...
Thank you Marla for stickin' around long enough for us to make the connections and check our sources. So many post once or twice and are gone...
IIRC the HBT's worn by the 1st ID in Normandy were 'gas impregnated' and they were ordered to wear these for a month or two after the landing. I...
I think the natives on Bougainville of the Solomons were also rumored to be headhunters. The boots in the photo makes me think he rode a motorcycle.
The 146th Field Artillery Battalion was part of the 41st Infantry Division and served in the Pacific. The 146th Infantry is not listed in...
In case anyone lapsed in their reading, this is an ideal time to return or just start. The 3d ID has just landed in Italy....
Fighting, or combat, is relative even for the infantry whose mission is to close with and destroy the enemy. Much of it depends on the situation....
Found this report from the 756th Tank Battalion supporting the 34th ID crossing the Rapido. It uses many codewords for locations (Dog, Mike,...
Great, thank you for sharing. Everything shown appears related to the Military Police -- nothing to the Infantry. I had not seen the gold wreath...
The thought occurred to me that sometimes people don't know if someone replied to their post unless their post is quoted. So here's a quote,...
Welcome Marla, Post a larger image of your father and we might get some information from his uniform. The period 1940 to 1945 is a very long...
Not sure what the situation was at Camp Roberts in the 1950's but in this same period the Army put recruit training under the Regular Army...
Right, the one with the arrow. I tend to miss the obvious, sorry 'bout that. But I did notice this guy was also in Item Company 338th Infantry,...
I finished the complete list. I found and forgot a few of them before. I've added links to soldiers letters that trained at these centers....
It definitely looks like a company photo with the four company officers sitting front and center. Is your father in the photo? To place the...
Welcome Rebbacchus, If you have any unit rosters I would be grateful if you could look for a name. Feel free to share your uncle's story in the...
Over the years I have come across a few websites dedicated to the various IRTC's. I'll post links to the camps I have now and later I hope to...
