I hope everyone had a truly wonderful Christmas holiday, with family and friends. But it’s back to the grind, at least for us. Monday morning means time for the 90th Infantry Division Pic of the Week. Today we feature a shot of a 90th Infantry Division command team, going over maps at their post.
Monday means time for the 90th Infantry Division Pic of the Week. Today we feature a shot from the Falaise Gap.
On Tuesday, we featured a World War II period comic strip given to me in calling card form by my old pal, Hobert Winebrenner. Today, we bring you the flip side. HW always loved a good cup o’ joe. Enjoy another edition of Uncommonly Hobert.
One of the many things I enjoyed about Hobert Winebrenner was his quirky sense of humor. He always loved a good laugh. Case in point, I just found five of these comics wrapped in a rubber band. He probably handed them out to friends … and knowing him, maybe even strangers. Cause for another installment [...]
Monday already? Time for the 90th Infantry Division Pic of the Week. Today we feature a shot from Sees, France.
Today we bring you the third (Part 1 and Part 2) and final installment of the World War II newspaper article, “GIs Leave Dillingen as Conquerors: Bought City with Bravery and Pain,” by Jimmie Cannon. “DEAD PILE UP “‘We caught more stuff in that town than we did since we came to France,’ said S/Sgt. [...]
Last week, we brought you Part 1 of a World War II newspaper article titled, “GIs Leave Dillingen as Conquerors: Bought City with Bravery and Pain,” written by Jimmie Cannon, traveling with the 90th Infantry Division. Today, we bring you Part 2 in the series. “FERRY BRINGS THEM BACK “They had crossed the Saar in [...]
Alert! Alert! Alert! Facial Hair Faux Pas! This edition of the 90th Infantry Division Pic of the Week features an absolute mustache mistake. The mayor of Oberufhausen, Germany is donning the Adolf. I can’t help but think that the surrounding soldiers are dialed in on the mayor’s top lip.
A while back, we brought you an interesting World War II period newspaper clipping on the 90th Infantry Division at the Battle of Dillingen, Germany (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4). Eureka! We just came across another one. This one is titled, “GIs Leave Dillingen as Conquerors: Bought City With Bravery and Pain,” [...]
In going through some old papers this weekend, I came across another little tidbit given to me by my old pal, 90th Infantry Division trooper, BOOTPRINTS author and perennial wisecrack, Hobert Winebrenner. Just right for another edition of “Uncommonly Hobert.” Enjoy. “A woman complained to the builder of her new house that the whole place [...]