Back during World War II, the 3rd Battalion, 358th Infantry, 90th Infantry Division produced a unit newspaper dubbed, Citation. In a section called, Citation Letter Box, the newspaper printed short notes from GIs. The June 9, 1945 edition was printed at Waldmunchen, Germany, while the group occupied the city at war’s end. In commemoration of [...]
Thank you for joining us for the 90th Infantry Division Pic of the Week. Today we feature a shot of American infantrymen on the move in Gottsmannsgrun, Germany.
Learning of the official end to World War II brought varied reactions from our soldiers. Sergeant Hobert Winebrenner was serving with the 358th Infantry, 90th Infantry Division in Northern Europe. “I can well remember the day my war ended,” Winebrenner wrote in BOOTPRINTS. “I’ll never forget it! Along an anonymous lane, I sat in the [...]
Pitching in! In this edition of the 90th Infantry Division Pic of the Week, we feature a shot of recently liberated, former Polish POWs, lending a hand to keep a well-used American route to the front operable.
In going through a stack of interesting items my old pal, Hobert Winebrenner, passed along to me, I came across another item from the 90th Infantry Division’s return to Normandy, for the 35th anniversary of the D-Day invasion. Please enjoy a reunion ceremony program from the Periers Parish Church.
BOOTPRINTS author, Hobert Winebrenner, had an incredible sense of humor. I recently came across another World War II comic that HW passed along to me years ago. Cause for another edition of Uncommonly Hobert.
Wow! Here it is–one of my favorite 90th ID pics of all time. In this edition of the 90th Infantry Division Pic of the Week, we feature a shot of a mortar crew near Halstroff, France.
I recently came across this interesting item. It appears to be a dinner menu from the 90th Infantry Division’s return to Normandy, marking the 35th Anniversary of D-Day. This particular celebration was obviously taking place at Sainte-Marie-du-Mont. I wonder how many of those in attendance on June 6, 1979 are still with us today. Sadly, [...]
Last week, we brought you a couple of posts on the passing of John Mateyko, former commanding officer of Company M, 358th Infantry, 90th Infantry Division. Mateyko and Hobert Winebrenner worked often together during the war as captain and sergeant, respectively. They formed a special bond, that would last well after war’s end. In his [...]
The town of Troisvierges, in northern Luxembourg, marks the location of the beginning of the fight along the Western Front in World War I. In this edition of the 90th Infantry Division Pic of the Week, we see that Troisvierges fared little better in World War II. I’d love to see a recent photo of [...]