Archive for October, 2011

Monday morning, and time for the 90th Infantry Division Pic of the Week.  Let’s venture back to the Battle of the Bulge.

Good Friday morning to all.  Time for what’s “new” in the world of “old” with the Weekly History Wrap Up. Former POWs of Oflag 64 will be reuniting this week in Florida, while WW II submarine veterans gathered for a reunion at Wahoo, Nebraska. Be assured, tokens from the Civil War are all around us. [...]

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 [...]

The weather is absolutely beautiful here in the Midwest, making this Friday all the more wonderful.  Time for the Weekly History Wrap Up. I love firsthand accounts, and here’s another great example.  Former Marine, James Griffith of North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, escorted photographer Joe Rosenthal to the top of Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima, [...]

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. [...]

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