By now, you all know that I love old newspaper clippings. I recently came across another. The title of the period piece is, “U.S. 90th Plays Historic Role: Army Identifies Unit That Did Some of the Heaviest Fighting in Normandy Battles.” It was dated July 19, 1944, and written by Gene Currivan, with the New [...]
Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. Time for the 90th Infantry Division Pic of the Week. Today we feature a shot of Supreme Allied Commander, Dwight D. Eisenhower, surveying the carnage at Chambois, France, where combined Allied forces trapped, then destroyed the German 7th Army. I’ve seen the photograph several times over the years, and [...]
Monday morning, and time for the 90th Infantry Division Pic of the Week. Let’s venture back to the Battle of the Bulge.
Yesterday’s post has kept me thinking about my old pal, BOOTPRINTS author and 90th Infantry Division soldier, Hobert Winebrenner. Then I came across another of his quirky notes. Ready for the latest installment of Uncommonly Hobert? “When Things Get Tough “Dig a hole in your backyard while it is raining. Sit in the hole while [...]
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, [...]
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. [...]
Good Monday morning to all! Time for the 90th Infantry Division Pic of the Week. This Monday we venture to Metz, France in late September 1944. Polish soldier, Miegbysav Mrozek (spelling), captured early on by the Nazis, tells Captain Herbert Ochmiche (spelling) of the 358th Infantry, 90th Infantry Division, of his experiences as a POW. [...]