Archive for December, 2011

A busy Friday, but still time for the Weekly History Wrap Up. Yes, America’s involvement in Iraq has come to an end. But for many veterans, the war continues. The Boston Globe brings us a final roll call of some of the more notables who died in 2011. Korean families, once and still separated by [...]

On Tuesday, we featured a World War II period comic strip given to me in calling card form by my old pal, Hobert Winebrenner. Today, we bring you the flip side. HW always loved a good cup o’ joe. Enjoy another edition of Uncommonly Hobert.

In this edition of Letters From War Wednesday, we feature a short note from Private Charles E. Moore, who wrote home in October 1942, shortly after his transfer from Camp Grant, Illinois to Fort Lewis, Washington. “Well, here I am away out in Washington and it sure is some swell country. We were 66 hours [...]

One of the many things I enjoyed about Hobert Winebrenner was his quirky sense of humor. He always loved a good laugh. Case in point, I just found five of these comics wrapped in a rubber band. He probably handed them out to friends … and knowing him, maybe even strangers. Cause for another installment [...]

Monday already? Time for the 90th Infantry Division Pic of the Week. Today we feature a shot from Sees, France.

Good Friday morning to all! Time for the Weekly History Wrap Up. Of course, this week marked the 70th anniversary of Pearl Harbor. I guess the ceremony included a hiccup. Money’s tight, even for great projects like the planned World War II Memorial in Pittsburgh. Perhaps just a little overdue, the Japanese government recently apologized [...]

Today we bring you the third (Part 1 and Part 2) and final installment of the World War II newspaper article, “GIs Leave Dillingen as Conquerors: Bought City with Bravery and Pain,” by Jimmie Cannon. “DEAD PILE UP “‘We caught more stuff in that town than we did since we came to France,’ said S/Sgt. [...]

This edition of Letters From War Wednesday features a short note from PFC. Raymond Eiseman, who wrote home while on maneuvers out West. “We are now out in the desert, in Arizona,” Eiseman wrote in September 1943, while serving with the 79th Signal Company. “Have been here several days and am ready to leave. I [...]

Last week, we brought you Part 1 of a World War II newspaper article titled, “GIs Leave Dillingen as Conquerors: Bought City with Bravery and Pain,” written by Jimmie Cannon, traveling with the 90th Infantry Division. Today, we bring you Part 2 in the series. “FERRY BRINGS THEM BACK “They had crossed the Saar in [...]

Alert! Alert! Alert! Facial Hair Faux Pas! This edition of the 90th Infantry Division Pic of the Week features an absolute mustache mistake. The mayor of Oberufhausen, Germany is donning the Adolf. I can’t help but think that the surrounding soldiers are dialed in on the mayor’s top lip.

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