Friday means time for the Weekly History Wrap-Up. Members of the 238th Combat Engineer Battalion are holding a reunion this week in New Bern, North Carolina. World War II waist gunner, Henry Yekel, climbed back into a vintage bomber as part of the Wings of Freedom Tour. A pair of World War II mortars were [...]
Still working my way through the 600+ pages of the U.S. Navy Landing Party Manual-1950. I came across another interesting illustration on page 541. The instructor is working on a sighting device on the end of the trainee’s weapon. I’m just not sure I would kneeling out in front of the weapon of a newly [...]
Brothers, Bob and Jim Gage, would both serve as bomber pilots in the Pacific Theater of World War II. This Letters From War Wednesday features a note from Jim, upon his return to the States following 58 successful missions. “Narrow escapes? There were plenty of them. But no one in my crew ever was hit. [...]
I was doing a little yard work this past weekend. We were cleaning up the back fence row–cutting down the tall grass and ditch trees. We were using this unique limb lopper that I got from Hobert Winebrenner, truly one of a kind. A perfect fit for another edition of Uncommonly Hobert. Hobert had this [...]
A good Monday morning to all. Time for the 90th Infantry Division Pic of the Week. A group that certainly doesn’t get the credit they deserve are the brave Piper Cub pilots of World War II. They did so much, always at extreme risk, to aid their buddies on the ground.
A fabulous Friday to all our followers. Time for the Weekly History Wrap-Up. Guam wants reparations for Japanese occupation during World War II. The House will soon consider the issue … again. Nine Germans, most now in their 90s, were convicted this week in an Italian court of killing civilians during World War II. Old [...]
We had several followers comment on yesterday’s post–Union soldier, William Kimmell’s letter home to his girlfriend Leah, following the Battle of Gettysburg. Most wanted to hear the rest of the story, whether Kimmell survived the war or not. And whatever happened with him and Leah? Excerpts from William Kimmell’s letters and diary were compiled by [...]
Union soldier, William Kimmell, served with Company C, 8th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, during the Civil War. In this edition of Letters From War Wednesday, we feature a note from Kimmell home to his girlfriend, Leah. It was written on July 6, 1863, 148 years ago today, following the Battle of Gettysburg. From a camp near [...]
Captain Robert McHolland commanded K Company, 358th Infantry, 90th Infantry Division, during World War II. McHolland and his unit, better known as the “Kraut Killers”, fought in Patton’s Third Army across Northern Europe. Along the way, McHolland picked up an antique French pistol for a friend back home. Prior to war, though he lived in [...]
Happy Fourth of July! Independence Day on a Monday, and time for the 90th Infantry Division Pic of the Week. I love this shot–a truly iconic photo of Father Le Courtois, parish priest at St. Jores, France, looking at the battle damage to the church and adjacent graveyard. The picture was taken on July 7, [...]