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Older Soldier

shared by eldlp

My Father, Burtis Lee Price, had a job that would have kept him out of the war, but he must have had a conviction that he should join the Army. I am amazed that he was a rifleman in an infantry divis

first appeared: 10/11/2007

US Submarine Men Lost During WWII

shared by subvetpaul

All the known US Submarine Men (more than 3,600) Lost During WWII have been researched, compilied and recorded with the most complete government and basic genealogy records anywhere.Descendants

first appeared: 10/7/2007

PBY4-1 "Liberator" Routine Patrol

shared by chiefpeterb

In the early, pre-dawn hours of 21 February 1945, on an Army airfield across the bay from the city of Tacloban, on the island of Leyte, three crews of VPB-111 were preparing for the days combat operations.

first appeared: 10/6/2007

War Department Citation: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS

shared by Alvin B. Hickox

"For extraordinary heroism in action against the enemy on Okinawa Shima, on 28 May 1945. At about 0930, the 2d platoon of Company E, 306th Infantry, attacked a hill in the vicinity of Ishimmi, O

first appeared: 10/4/2007

Letters written during battle on Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day

shared by Beverly Newman

I recently found letters written by my husband while he was serving on US South Dakota. My husband passed away April 2005 but a few years before he passed these letters were returned to&n

first appeared: 9/30/2007

Chapter 13: "Buzz Off"

shared by Bernie Powell

(...from BOTTOM OF THE BARREL at: http://bwpowell.com/barrel/barrelindex.html) - BOTTOM OF THE BARREL - &

first appeared: 9/28/2007

2nd Lt. Martin B. Unger—Navigator Letters 1943-44—MIA over Yap Island on June 25, 1944

shared by Ranfranz

The letters at the link below were written by Martin B. Unger to his family from March 1943 until June 1944. The letters start in March of 1943 when Martin entered the Army Air Force basic training i

first appeared: 9/27/2007

Finding the Forgotten—Shorview, MN man searches for uncle and 110 men lost in WWII over Yap Island

shared by Ranfranz

This interview/article was originally added to the Pacificwrecks.com web site by Justin Taylan in 2005. Finding the Forgotten—Shorview, MN man, Patrick Ranfranz searches for uncle and 110

first appeared: 9/27/2007

POW's Wife Tell Some of Her Experiences

shared by Eleanor Fink

William D. Fink was born and raised on a small farm near Ewing, NE. He was drafted in 1942. His parents had 4 sons and a son-in- law in various branches of the service. Brother Lee

first appeared: 9/27/2007

Arthur Winters: 3 Time Purple Heart Veteran

My husband's name is Arthur L. Winters. He is 88 years old and now uses a cane. He is a WWII decorated war hero with the First Infantry.

first appeared: 9/27/2007

Homefront: The Welty's in Wartime

shared by Paul Cartwright

There is a story in Progress Based on the Wartime Letters, Not quite ready yet.

first appeared: 9/25/2007

The Rat Story from a letter written Dec. 22, 1943 to wife Venice Allen Crossen

shared by Sue Crossen McCreery

My Dear- Sit down easy, relax, and listen quietly. It isn’t that I expect you to believe me, but here is what actually happens at this end. There are native troops in the area

first appeared: 9/24/2007

Not in the Battle - Still a Lucky Vet

shared by bird48

HUBERT DOUGLAS “Bud” SIMMONS, born January 12, 1926 at Linton, Trigg County, KY, was drafted in the United States Army, June 15, 1945. Simmons was inducted at Louisville

first appeared: 9/23/2007

My Uncle

shared by lstout38

Uncle Cliff entered the service Oct. 28,1941. He went to Ft. Thomas Ky. Was assinged to Ft. Wheeler. Ga.Oct. 30th. On Feb. 5th. 1942 he was assigned to Ft. Dix N,J. He arrived in Nor

first appeared: 9/23/2007

Quintus B Nelson video

shared by narawhiz

video to go with Quintus B Nelson story

first appeared: 9/22/2007

Growing up a Soldier

shared by Philip S. Miller

I was nineteen years old and an infantry rifleman in the Twelfth Regiment of theFirst Cavalry Division during World War II. We fought in the South Pacific and two campaigns of thePhilippines, t

first appeared: 9/22/2007

Krauter Brothers - Harold, Leroy, Johnny, Jimmy

shared by Juell Krauter Brown

The Krauter Brothers are Part II of Interviews by Juell Krauter Brown of her 8 uncles in WWII -the Reeh Brothers and the Krauter Brothers. Juell has many pictures and war albums, but not

first appeared: 9/22/2007

Reeh, Bruno and Julia -Three sons and three sons-in-law

shared by Juell Krauter Brown

Interviews By Juell Krauter Brown In The 1990's

first appeared: 9/22/2007

U.S.S. Biscayne

shared by Bobbie Rasnick

NOTE; My brother, James M. Goff died in March, 2007. These notes that he had written years ago were found in the bottom of a drawer. I will copy these notes&n

first appeared: 9/21/2007

My Fathers Generation

shared by sunflower

My father, Alvin Lampe, graduated from high school in Beatrice Nebraska in 1940. He had joined the Nebraska National Guard during high school. When they were activated he was stationed at Camp

first appeared: 9/21/2007

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