In this edition of Letters From War Wednesday, we stray from an actual letter to bring you a Silver Star citation from the Battle of Dillingen, Germany. Sergeant Hobert Winebrenner, author of BOOTPRINTS, served with the 358th Infantry, 90th Infantry Division, throughout Northern Europe. He earned the award for his heroics at Dillingen. “For gallantry [...]
And so it ends. Over the last two weeks, we’ve been posting portions (Part 1), (Part 2) and (Part 3), of a rather long, but ultra-interesting period article on the Battle of Dillingen, Germany. It is titled, “Yank ‘Pillbox Busters’ Blast Big Holes in Siegfried Line,” and was written by Pierre Huss, traveling with the [...]
Awesome weekend! But Monday’s upon us, and time for the 90th Infantry Division Pic of the Week. Today we travel back in time to Hof, Germany, where members of the 358th Infantry, 90th Infantry Division battle German snipers street-by-street, house-by-house. I love dissecting these period photos. First, for all you weapons experts, is that a [...]
Back again, for another installment of a fantastic period piece from World War II, and the Battle of Dillingen, Germany. The original article, titled, “Yank ‘Pillbox Busters’ Blast Big Holes in Siegfried Line,” was authored by Pierre J. Huss, traveling with the 90th Infantry Division. After presenting portions of the rather long article last week, [...]
Hump Day, and time for Letters From War Wednesday. Today we feature a truly amazing postcard from World War II. American soldier, Harold Hastings served with the 168th Infantry, 34th Infantry Division. He was lost on February 17, 1943, when his unit was surrounded and attacked by the Germans at the Battle of Kasserine Pass [...]
Late last week, we posted the first part of a period article regarding the Battle of Dillingen, Germany. Today we will resume where we left off. The original work was titled, “Yank ‘Pillbox Busters’ Blast Big Holes in Siegfried Line,” written by Pierre J. Huss. “…I contacted the 90th Division here and pillbox buster Sgt. [...]
I recently came across a fantastic World War II period article titled, “Yank ‘Pillbox Busters’ Blast Big Holes in Siegfried Line.” It was written by Pierre J. Huss, dated December 14, 1944, shortly after the Battle of Dillingen, Germany. Huss was a reporter traveling with the Third Army. The article is rather lengthy, so I [...]
Can’t blame our soldier boys for missing home. This edition of Letters From War Wednesday, dated December 1942, comes to us from Pvt. Ernie Leatherman, stationed at the time at a camp in Pomona, California. Leatherman would later serve with the 2nd Armored Division, “Hell on Wheels,” in North Africa and Northern Europe. “Here I [...]
I often forget what day of the week it is, where I left my cell phone or even when I’m supposed to pick up the kids, and where. One thing old soldiers never seem to forget is the day that they were wounded in battle. Several years back, BOOTPRINTS author and 90th Infantry Division soldier, [...]
I run in fits and spurts. Right now I’ve got this U.S. Army Air Corps bug going that I can’t seem to shake. For this edition of Letters From War Wednesday, we feature a short note from Donald Parker, who served in World War II with the 499th Bomb Group. Most of our Air Corps [...]