I am continually amazed by the chance meetings of friends, or even brothers, serving in different units, during wars. Coincidence? Maybe it really is a small world after all. Several come to mind, but one in particular has stuck with me. Bob and Jim Gage were brothers, and both bomber pilots fighting for the 13th [...]
Over the past week, we’ve logged multiple posts on Pete DeBrular and the Garveston Twelve, who served with the 492nd Bomb Group out of North Pickenham, England. Just 25 miles to the southeast set the Tibenham Airfield, home to the 8th Air Force’s 445th Bomb Group. In this edition of Letters From War Wednesday, we [...]
The Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial spans some 30 acres outside of Madingley, England. The pristine grounds provide a final resting place for the remains of over 3,800 American soldiers, sailors and airmen killed in World War II. The dead include member of the Garveston Twelve, Pete DeBrular. DeBrular’s B-24 bomber crashed into the village [...]
Today, here in the States, we’re celebrating Labor Day, a break for us hard-working folk. But there’s no rest for the History Junkie. Monday means time for the 90th Infantry Division Pic of the Week. The photo shows newly arrived 90th Infantry Division replacements tearing down their full-field packs for something more manageable for their [...]
First Friday in September, and time for the Weekly History Wrap Up. The remains of infamous Australian outlaw, Ned Kelly, have been identified … minus the head. Seven people were killed in Burma, while trying to remove an old World War II bomb. British World War II flying ace, Billy Drake, has died in England [...]
On Tuesday, we introduced you to Pete DeBrular, the Garveston Twelve and our quest to find Pete’s living relatives. Yesterday, on Letters From War Wednesday, we featured Pete DeBrular’s last note home, written on June 2, 1944, just two days prior to his death at Garveston, England. Today, we are pleased to announce that we [...]
If you checked in for yesterday’s post, you’re familiar with airman Edward Paul “Pete” DeBrular and the Garveston Twelve. On this edition of Letters From War Wednesday, we’ll take a look at Pete’s last note home, dated June 2, 1944, just two days before his death at Garveston, England. Dear Aunt and Uncle: I just [...]
A few weeks back, I received an email from a member of the Parish Council in the village of Garveston, England. He was looking for survivors of a World War II airman named, Edward DeBrular. Garveston is a quiet community of some 300 residents, located 14 miles west of Norwich. Sounds like my kind of [...]
I trust everyone had a wonderful weekend. Monday morning means time for the 90th Infantry Division Pic of the Week. In late August into early September, the 90th Infantry Division pushed east across France from the Falaise Pocket.
So glad it’s Friday, and time for the Weekly History Wrap Up. A former prison camp, Camp Lawton, Georgia, is providing archeologists with a steady stream of Civil War artifacts. A 5,000-square-foot visitors’ center has been approved to be built in northeast Oklahoma, at the site of the Battle of Honey Springs during the Civil [...]