In this 90th Infantry Division Pic of the Week, let’s jump back to Normandy and the village of Saint Sauveur, France for an aerial shot of a booster pump station.
Archive for April, 2012
Weekly History Wrap Up: 04/13/12
April 13, 2012
Friday, and time for the Weekly History Wrap Up. Revolutionary War soldier, John McLemore, was recently remembered in a graveside ceremony in eastern Tennessee. What did a Civil War soldiers’ life look like immediately following Lee’s surrender to Grant? Check out an encampment at Appomattox Court House National Historic Park. Better late than never, World [...]
St. Lo (Before and After)
April 12, 2012
I recently came across an old newsletter from the 537th AAA (AW) Battalion, dated November 1994. Included was a poem written by a Ralph Lehman regarding St. Lo, a city familiar to most foot soldiers who fought across Northern Europe in World War II. Enjoy. In the heart of Normandy there once lay a peaceful [...]
Letters From War Wednesday: World War II – Bernard Skinner
April 11, 2012
In this edition of Letters From War Wednesday, we hear from Pfc. Bernard Skinner, stationed at Lincoln Airbase, Nebraska in May 1943. “Having completed my basic training at St. Petersburg, I was sent here to Airplane Mechanics School. We learn to ‘keep ‘em flying’, and we’re sure going to do it. I go to school [...]
Was Alencon, France a Nazi Supply Hub?
April 10, 2012
We always encourage our followers’ comments. Last week, A. Linder posed an interesting question regarding Alencon, France, and its use by the Nazis during World War II. I’ve copied the post below. “Reading the WW2 history and the invasion of Normandy especially byAntony Beevor D-Day i had the impression that Allencon was thr main supply [...]
In this edition of the 90th Infantry Division Pic of the Week, we feature a shot from the village of Saint Sauveur, in the Normandy region of France. American infantrymen clear debris from the rubble-strewn streets of the newly liberated town.
Weekly History Wrap Up: 04/06/12
April 6, 2012
Friday, and time for the Weekly History Wrap Up. How about a memorial to the American Revolution in Beaverton, Oregon? Proving it’s never too late to do the right thing, relatives will be laying to rest the remains of Civil War veteran, Peter Knapp and his wife, Georgiana, at the Willamette National Cemetery this coming [...]
Lts. Gage and Inks Marry Johnston Sisters
April 5, 2012
Over the last two weeks in Letters From War Wednesdays, we’ve heard from pilots-in-training, Jim Gage and Howard Inks. The pair were childhood friends and would later both serve as bomber pilots in the South Pacific, flying for the 13th Air Force. In 1943, Jim and Howard would actually become brothers-in-law. From the Niles Society [...]
Letters From War Wednesday: World War II – Howard Inks
April 4, 2012
In last week’s Letters From War Wednesday, we heard from pilot-in-training James Gage. Life-long friend, Howard Inks was stationed with Gage, and also wrote home at about the same time, from Curtis Field in Brady, Texas. “I finished my primary training at Stamford and am now at the basic school at Brady. “I received 60 [...]
Final Reunion: Company L, 152nd Infantry, 38th ID
April 3, 2012
Being a northern Indiana boy, I’ve grown particularly fond of the 38th Infantry Division, and their efforts in World War II. The division was formed from units of the Indiana National Guard. So essentially, many young men from the same community would fill a company, serving together in war. One can only imagine how tight [...]