Archive for the ‘90th ID – Pic of the Week’ Category

It won’t be long.  Winter is just around the corner.  So let’s get in the mood.  For this edition of the 90th Infantry Division Pic of the Week, let’s jump in a foxhole with a couple of 90th ID doughboys.  Love this pic!

Mondays roll back around way too quickly, but at least we have the 90th Infantry Division Pic of the Week. This amazing shot comes to us from the Saar River in Germany.  With the heavy rains in the fall of 1944, the Saar River was overflowing her banks, and had become decidedly unruly.  I love [...]

Monday morning already?  Yep, and time for the 90th Infantry Division Pic of the Week. I love this photo.  You can almost feel the excitement as 90th ID soldiers gather in the town square at Susice, Czechoslovakia to listen to Prime Minister Winston Churchill’s legendary VE Day speech, informing the world of Germany’s defeat.  And [...]

Today, here in the States, we’re celebrating Labor Day, a break for us hard-working folk.  But there’s no rest for the History Junkie.  Monday means time for the 90th Infantry Division Pic of the Week. The photo shows newly arrived 90th Infantry Division replacements tearing down their full-field packs for something more manageable for their [...]

I trust everyone had a wonderful weekend.  Monday morning means time for the 90th Infantry Division Pic of the Week.  In late August into early September, the 90th Infantry Division pushed east across France from the Falaise Pocket.

Good Monday morning to all.  Time for another 90th Infantry Division Pic of the Week, this time, from Silwingen, Germany.  Regardless of which side you are on, a war zone is not an easy place to exist.

Monday morning and I trust everyone had a memorable weekend.  Time for the 90th Infantry Division Pic of the Week. Truly amazing what our Engineering Corps accomplished in World War II.

A good Monday morning to all.  Time for the 90th Infantry Division Pic of the Week. The History Junkie loves seeing celebrities visit our troops.  In December 1944, baseball great, Mel Ott, visited the 90th Infantry Division at Cattenom, France.  Ott played for and managed the New York Giants.  He was the first National League [...]

Hey, it’s August already.  Monday morning means time for the 90th Infantry Division Pic of the Week. War is certainly a horrible thing.  We, in no way, aim to glorify it.  Instead, we hope to educate–open eyes to the realities of war.

OK, I’ll admit it.  The History Junkie is a bit addicted to the Battle of the Bulge.  This edition of the 90th Infantry Division Pic of the Week features another shot from Bastogne, Belgium.

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