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Cobble John.com
This site is dedicated
to our grandfather PFC John Bruszewski,
nicknamed (Cobble John). It chronicles his journey through Europe with
the 4th Cavalry group in WWII.
Normandie44.net
"Croyez moi Lang, les premieres vingt-quatres heures de
l'invasionseront decisives....Pour les allies comme pour nous, ce sera
le plus long jour...."
Fread Vogels Back To Normandy
Free downloads of music inspired be D-Day
PTSD in WW2 Vets
WWII sketches of the men
from the
857th Engineer Aviation Battalion
After the bombing of Pearl Harbor in December of 1941, Karl Rittmann,
a senior at the Rhode Island School of Design, put his education on hold
and enlisted in the Army.
Following Officers Training in Virginia, Lieutenant Rittmann was
off to the Pacific theater where he was assigned to the 857th
Aviation Engineers.
The World War II Preservation society
is a nonprofit, tax exempt organization dedicated to preserving the
memories of the veterans and civilians from all the countries involved
in the great conflict known as World War II. This is to be accomplished
by conducting first-person interviews with the participants.
World War II
U.S. Veterans Website
post memorabilia, contact long lost friends, find other veteran-related
sites, and reminisce with fellow vets online.
World War II Plus 55
Daily events as they happened around
the globe 55 years ago.
A
British Soldier Remembers -
reminiscences of a soldier in the 56th Reconnaissance Regiment, British
8th Army and his experiences in North Africa, Sicily, Italy and Austria.
Amerikanitos: Life During the Japanese Occupation of the Philippines
- story of Aling Leonie, daugher of a Filipino soldier in the USAAFE.
Anzio, Operation Nordwind and Dachau
- World War II experiences of staff sergeant Albert R. Panebianco. Anzio,
Operation Nordwind. Asschaffenburg, Germany and Dachau.
Atfield Accounts of the Pacific War -
four individual war stories about the Atfield brothers from Australia.
B-17 Pilot Ben Bennett - story of
384th BG pilot Ben Bennett's mission to Schweinfurt on April 13, 1944.
Bob Seedorf's Experiences in the Marshall Islands
C
D-Day account of LTC John G. Burkhalter
- personal account of D-day on Omaha Beach as part of the Big Red One.
D-Day memories of Jim Wilkins - Jim
Wilkins was with The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada, Company B.
Dad's War - information about World
War II. Personal accounts of war experiences. Collection of World War II
alumni associations. Lots of links.
Diary on the U.S.S.Essex CV-9
Drop Zone Virtual Museum
- history of airborne and paratrooper units told through personal
accounts.
Guadalcanal Journal - one Marine's
account of life and death on an island called Guadalcanal.
Highlights of My Army Career - detailed
journal of Myron J. Nelsen stationed in India during WWII.
I Never Had It So Good - personal
experiences in Europe during World War II with the 71st Infantry
Division.
In Search of a Captive - one man's
story of captivity by the Japanese during World War Two in a camp called
Hoten.
Jack Young's WWII
Memoirs - memoirs and pictures from a
B-17 Top Turret Gunner in the 401st Bomb Group.
Korea 1935-1955: An Eye Witness -
Korean account of history from 1930 to 1955. Contains photos and
excerpts from recently declassified US, Chinese and Russian
documents.
Lest We Forget - personal memoir of
the World War II Philippine Liberation Campaign by Carlos A. Keasler.
Local Heroes - interviews of World
War II vetrans from the Bayside area of Melbourne Australia.
Long Way Home - the story of two
American born girls left behind in Japan when their family returns to
the U.S. prior to the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
Marshall Stelzriede's Wartime Story -
experiences of a navigator with the U.S. Eighth Air Force in WW2
Europe
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Memories Aboard the USS Nevada -
tribute to a sailor aboard the U.S.S. Nevada during WWII.
Memories of War - records the
personal stories and pictures of World War II veterans. All vets are
encouraged to tell their story here.
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My Dad's Story: A Veteran's Experiences
- a Polish veteran's experiences during WWII.
My
Father's Wartime Service in Europe - A Biographical Letter
- account of Richard C. Jewell's service in Brittany and France during
the war.
One
Man's War: A Coast Guardsman in WWII - historic documents and photos collected by a WWII Coast Guardsman
aboard a frigate in the South Pacific.
Private Art
- WWII letters depicting a country's devotion to their GIs and the men's
affection for the homefront. A tribute to the 86th Chemical Mortar
Battalion.
Sid's War The story of an Argyll at War
- war time memories of Pvt. Sid Martindale 1st Battalion Argyll
Sutherland Highlanders as told in his own words.
Staff Sgt. Bill Heller
- photos and
memoirs from Staff Sgt Heller's time in the 3rd Signal Company 3rd
Infantry Division, US Army for the years 1943-1945.
Tom Marshall of Air Group 15, U.S.S. Essex CV-9
- the tail gunner/radioman relives a most unforgettable day, October 25,
1944.
Tuskegee Airmen: Tribute to my Father
- biography of an airman from the 322nd Fighter Wing, a member of the
100th Fighter Squadron.
War Stories: Life and Experiences of Arnold Spring in WWII
- Pearl Harbor Day, Invasion of North Africa.
World War II Memoirs-3rd Infantry Division
- photos and memoirs of S/Sgt. Bill Heller 3rd Infantry Division, 3rd
Signal Company from 1943-45.
World War II Oral History
- collection of personal recollections of the war.
Triple Nickles,
America's first African-American
Paratrooper unit. The elite 555 was the
first
African-American unit to break the Army's color barrier.
70th
Infantry Division Association
In the line for 86 consecutive days of combat...Liberated 58 towns
and took 668 prisoners in penetrating the Siegfried Line and driving
through the Saarland ... Total Casualties: 835 KIA, 2713 WIA, 397 taken
as POWs, and 54 listed as MIA. Awards: Distinguished Unit Citation - 1,
Distinguished Service Cross - 13, Silver Star - 228 (4 clusters), Bronze
Star - 430 (14 clusters), Air Medals - 10, Legion of Merit - 7, Soldiers
Medal - 8
The Troubleshooters.com/
"Patton's Troubleshooters", By Terry D. Janes, The
untold story of how the 702nd Tank Battalion “Red Devils” & The 80th
Infantry Division “Blue Ridgers” teamed up to crush the toughest
obstacles that Hitler’s German Army could devise and throw in front of
General George Patton’s Third Army.
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What are some facts about the bombing of Hiroshima?
There are not many events which affected the world like the
bombing of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. On this day, the 393rd
Bombardment Squadron B-29 Enola Gray took off from an airbase
in the west Pacific carrying the a-bomb, codenamed “Little
Boy.”
The Bombing
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AIR FORCE
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10th Air Force - tribute to those
who served in this unit in the China-Burma-India theater during WW
II.
- 22nd Bomb
Groop, 5th Air Force
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341st Bomb Group - narrative and
photo information about the men, aircraft and activities of this
China, Burma, and India based USAAF unit.
- 381st Bomb
Group
- stationed in Ridgewell, England during WWII.
- 390th Bomb Group The 390th
Memorial Museum is located in Tucson, Arizona on the grounds of the
third largest aviation museum in the United States, the Pima Air and
Space Museum. The 390th Museum contains the beautifully restored
B-17G “I’ll Be Around,” a General James H. Doolittle exhibit, an
11×23 foot mural of “Top Cover for the J Group,” probably the most
recognized painting of World War II, an Honor Wall, A Gallery of
Crews, art and aircraft models, and many items of memorabilia and
artifacts. The Joseph A. Moller Library, a part of the Museum,
contains over 90,000 pages of 390th combat history, over 10,000
photographs and is a research center for the Air Campaign of Central
Europe.
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457th Bomb Group Page - pictures
and stories of one man's bomber crew flying B-17 Flying Fortresses
in WW II.
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467th Bombardment Group -
dedicated to the men who flew and maintained the B-24 Bomber with
the 467th, 8th Air Force, 2nd Air Division.
- 5th AAF, 43rd BG
- learn about the men and their planes while listening to music
from the 40s.
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777th Bombardment Squadron & 464th Bombardment Group
- history, photos and mission records of J. D. Waldrop, tail gunner
on a B-24.
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82nd Airborne Division -
information on the troopers, the battles, and more.
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91st Bomb Group (H)
- historical
aspects of the B-17 Flying Fortress in WWII.
- 94th Bomb Group Memorial Association
- dedicated to all who served with the 94th BG, Bury St Edmunds,
Rougham, England 1942-1945.
- American Aircraft of
World War II
History central is dedicated to becoming History's Home on the web. The core of the site is our timeline of world history. Culled from one of
MultiEducator's
21 history CD's this time line covers the major events in world
history from the dawn of civilization to 1999. Links to other
sites on the web as well as other resources on the site are
presented in the right margin of the pages.
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Flying Tigers of the 14th Air Force
- AVG and CATF that served in WWII under the direction of
Gen.Chennault.
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Flying Tigers: American Volunteer Group
- about their operations in the defense of China from Japan.
- Heavy Bombers
- on-line resource
and research guide to the USAAF Heavy Bomber Groups: B-17, B-24, and
B-29.
- Lost
Squadron - details the story of
Glacier Girl, the P-38 recovered from the Greenland glacier
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