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  1. SPsteam
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    D-Day, landing crafts and unit records

    I'm creating a timeline of my grandfather's, WWII service (Freeman Degge Freeman 38154927) beginning with basic training and running through the...
    Thread by: SPsteam, Feb 21, 2017, 5 replies, in forum: Military Service Records & Genealogical Research
  2. ww2thebigone
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    Turning down a million-dollar wound

    Monroe Combs had his ticket home. Instead of the easy route, he took the Easy Company route....
    Thread by: ww2thebigone, Jun 28, 2016, 1 replies, in forum: Western Europe 1943 - 1945
  3. Trip Jab
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    Quiz

    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...
    Thread by: Trip Jab, Jun 17, 2016, 4 replies, in forum: Quiz Me!
  4. ww2thebigone
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    Airborne: First to arrive on D-Day

    Whether by parachute or glider, the first allied soldiers to reach land didn't have an easy arrival....
    Thread by: ww2thebigone, Jun 6, 2016, 1 replies, in forum: Western Europe 1943 - 1945
  5. ww2thebigone
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    Rangers at Omaha Beach and Pointe du Hoc

    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....
    Thread by: ww2thebigone, Jun 5, 2016, 7 replies, in forum: Western Europe 1943 - 1945
  6. ww2thebigone
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    The first men on Utah Beach

    The men on Leonce Haydel's landing craft weren't expected to survive D-Day. Most of them didn't....
    Thread by: ww2thebigone, Jun 5, 2016, 0 replies, in forum: Western Europe 1943 - 1945
  7. ww2thebigone
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    The clock ticks down to D-Day

    For thousands of soldiers and sailors, waiting for the D-Day invasion was a test of nerves....
    Thread by: ww2thebigone, May 31, 2016, 17 replies, in forum: Western Europe 1943 - 1945
  8. YugoslavPartisan
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    Sabaton

    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...
    Thread by: YugoslavPartisan, Jan 2, 2016, 5 replies, in forum: Free Fire Zone
  9. MrRossCorbett
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    Back from Normandy Visit (Videos)

    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...
    Thread by: MrRossCorbett, Nov 7, 2015, 9 replies, in forum: WWII Today
  10. gonzleton
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    Found behind Utah beach

    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...
    Thread by: gonzleton, Aug 30, 2015, 3 replies, in forum: Battlefield Relics
  11. southern got it
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    June SEVENTH, 1944

    Information on the D-Day invasion is everywhere, but can anyone describe the scene on the beaches of normandy immediately following the call that...
    Thread by: southern got it, Jun 23, 2015, 2 replies, in forum: WWII General
  12. dcordero
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    Skirting death amid the carnage of Omaha Beach

    Machine gun rounds and hot metal shards buzzed through the air like thousands of lethal hornets, menacing the shivering, terrified American...
    Thread by: dcordero, Jun 16, 2015, 0 replies, in forum: What Granddad did in the War
  13. MichaelBooth
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    Landing Area 4 normandy beaches

    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...
    Thread by: MichaelBooth, Feb 20, 2015, 15 replies, in forum: ☆☆ New Recruits ☆☆
  14. Joe25W
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    70 years later, still don't know him

    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....
    Thread by: Joe25W, Feb 14, 2015, 15 replies, in forum: Military Service Records & Genealogical Research
  15. MPoorthuis
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    Make History - Volunteer Now!

    Every day, volunteers at the 16th Infantry Regiment Historical Society help make the history of the U.S. 16th Infantry Regiment more accessible....
    Thread by: MPoorthuis, Dec 29, 2014, 4 replies, in forum: WWII General
  16. dragonwench
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    D-Day question re: dates

    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...
    Thread by: dragonwench, Nov 29, 2014, 7 replies, in forum: What Granddad did in the War
  17. CWonDDay
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    Is there any veterans of the 2nd or 5th Rangers on this forum?

    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...
    Thread by: CWonDDay, Oct 13, 2014, 3 replies, in forum: Military Service Records & Genealogical Research
  18. CWonDDay
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    Does anyone have any maps of Pointe du Hoc?

    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...
    Thread by: CWonDDay, Oct 13, 2014, 2 replies, in forum: Western Europe 1943 - 1945
  19. Elinor Florence
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    Stocky Edwards: Fighter Ace, Family Man

    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,...
    Thread by: Elinor Florence, Jul 9, 2014, 0 replies, in forum: WWII General
  20. lindau17
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    HEROES D-Day Honors 70th Anniv, MIA

    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...
    Thread by: lindau17, Jun 6, 2014, 0 replies, in forum: WWII General
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