According to General Orders 7, HQ, 214th AAA Bn, dated 7 May 1945, T/5 Charles J. Alongi, ASN 36526247, was awarded the Good Conduct Medal (Image...
According to General Orders 3, HQ, 214th AAA Bn, dated 22 July 1944, PVT Charles J. Alongi, ASN 36526247, was awarded the Motor Vehicle Mechanic...
"WWII Era Obituaries (non-military service) The place to collect memories of those who lived during the Second World War but did not serve....
Why was this posted here? Dave
"Nine years ago, I received a call from a well-respected historian who informed me that my father had played a leading role in one of history’s...
Seventy years ago today, 13 May 1944, "The men of an AAA Bn. Battery C, couldn't go see Marlene Dietrich, film actress, and her USO show, because...
Seventy years ago today, 13 April 1944, eight American soldiers, all escaped POWs, were captured and murdered by the Germans at St. Benedetto...
"It is a simple oil painting, showing a sailing ship moored in a harbor, an early work by the French artist Paul Signac, made in 1883. For decades...
Tempest in a Tea Cup: "BERLIN — Some people think they see statues of saints weeping or an image of Jesus in their toast. A woman in western...
I see on your website that you have many records from the NARA II, College Park. Although I did not find any General Orders. Is this an...
Unfortunately, the NPRC is not as researcher-friendly as it was in the past. There are no bulk rates (this is the USG not WalMart) and I doubt...
"CHARLESTON, S.C. — A lonely fireplace chimney sprouts two dozen feet high from a tidy vacant lot, not far from the tidal push and pull of the...
"As a Red Cross employee during World War II, Elizabeth Black longed to be more than a "Donut Dolly," serving coffee and doughnuts to weary...
"WORCESTER — WWII veteran and Bronze Star Recipient Alfred Cabral will receive a very personal acknowledgement of his war service on Saturday when...
"William 'Wild Bill' Guarnere of South Philadelphia, a member of the famed 101st Airborne Division whose World War II exploits were portrayed in...
352 General Orders total for the war years, 1943-1945. Kudos to the individual who obviously expended a great deal of time and energy...
But everyone knows the best chocolate is from Belgium. :flag_Belgium: Dave
"Walter D. Ehlers, who received the Medal of Honor for his exploits as an Army sergeant in the D-Day invasion of France and came to personify the...
They haven't gotten over losing the War of Southern Independence. Dave
"PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Nothing really prepared sculptor Walter K. Hancock for what he saw in the towns of Europe as Allied forces closed in on...
