Smorgasbord Bookshelf – New Book on the Shelves – #Historical #WW2 – The Peaceful Village by Paulette Mahurin
Smorgasbord Bookshelf – New Book on the Shelves – #Historical #WW2 – The Peaceful Village by Paulette Mahurin Read here …
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Smitty’s Letter XVI “Guard Duty” conclusion by PacificParatrooper
Smitty’s Letter XVI “Guard Duty” conclusion In the event that you missed the previous post, Cpl. Smith serving in the 11th Airborne during WWII, was attempting to visualize his first experience at standing guard duty in a combat zone to his mother in a letter. At one point, the situation appears critical and the next […]
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Leyte | First-hand account – Purple Heart Hill by PacificParatrooper
Leyte | First-hand account – Purple Heart Hill Read here …
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Letter XI “Java at 2100” by G. P. Cox
Letter XI “Java at 2100” Aug 9 Posted by GP 503rd Regiment at Noemfoer, 2 July 1944 Off New Guinea, the resistance on Biak and Noemfoor Islands was crushed as 2,000 paratroopers of the 503rd jumped and the land forces of the 158th RCT overtook the airfields. Operation Cyclone was a success. The 503rd A/B would […]
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Letter VIII G.I. Labor by G.P. Cox (PacificParatrooper – War Era Information)
Letter VIII G.I. Labor by G.P. Cox ou may notice in Smitty’s letters that he does not mention his rigorous training or even combat in his later ones. As a child I asked if I would ever catch him in one of the old news reels and he said that he surely doubted it. Read […]
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