Archive for April, 2011

Hey Hey, Friday!  Time for the Weekly History Wrap-Up! Let’s start things off at New York’s Dyckman Farm with a Hessian Hut from the Revolutionary War. Documentarian extraordinaire, Ken Burns, is back at it again.  And I, for one, can’t wait to see his upcoming offerings. The remains of World War II flyer, Martin Murray [...]

Here we go!  Our man, Tristan, on location in France, has again offered us the opportunity to view a World War II setting, through today’s lens. On April 4, just last week, our 90th Infantry Division Picture of the Week featured a shot from Chambois, France, during the Battle for Falaise Gap. Minus the soldiers [...]

This week’s Letters From War Wednesdays comes to us from World War II and Lt. Phil Snyder.  Snyder landed at Normandy’s Utah Beach as a platoon leader with the 315th Infantry, 79th Infantry Division. While still fighting on the Cotentin Peninsula, Snyder was wounded on July 3, 1944.  He healed and rehabbed in an English [...]

I am continually fascinated by artifacts from wars past, whether it be swords, uniforms, flags … whatever. One of the most interesting pieces I’ve personally come across is a Bible from the Vietnam War. Infantryman Jack Fulk worked the midland jungles as a member of  Company A, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry, 4th Infantry Division.   “We [...]

Monday, so soon?  Yep!  And time for the 90th Infantry Division Picture of the Week.  This one is Stateside, in May 1943, about a year before the Normandy Invasion.  Forth Worth, Texas wasn’t far from Camp Barkeley, where the 90th ID prepared for war.  Any of our Texas friends remember “R.H. Brewer – Poultry, Eggs [...]

Man, this week has seemed to just drag along.  Maybe it’s the sleep deprivation.  But finally, Friday’s here, and time for the History Junkie’s Weekly History Wrap-Up. Let’s get things started with World War II and Operation Pastorius, the failed Nazi submarine mission to the States in June 1942. There’s a new book on the [...]

Finally, it’s over!  Being a basketball fanatic from the state of Indiana, I’ve been up til midnight the last two evenings watching the Butler men and Notre Dame women both lose.  Oh, the agony.   But, at least now I can get back to my regular routine. Hey, in keeping with the Chambois, France / Falaise [...]

Hey, I just realized that we’ve got a Falaise Gap / Chambois, France  / World War II theme running this week.  Let’s keep it going. This week’s Letters From War Wednesday is courtesy of Supreme Allied Commander, Dwight Eisenhower.  In August 1944, with combined American, British and Polish forces closing in on the retreating German [...]

It’s April, and tax time for procrastinators everywhere in the States, including the History Junkie.  This past weekend, I was shuffling through stacks of papers, looking for that golden receipt that might save HJ some cash when I came across another random note from my old pal, Hobert.  It was a October 1944 newspaper article [...]

Monday morning, and time again for the 90th Infantry Division Picture of the Week.  This shot comes to us from Chambois, France where combined American and Polish forces soundly defeated the retreating Germans at the Falaise Gap in August 1944. I love dissecting these old pictures.  The vehicle looks to be a Sd.Kfz 251 German [...]

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