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...s the bugle call that signifies the end of the day’s activities. It is also sounded at commemorative services such as Remembrance Day to indicate that the soldier has gone to his final rest. Sad...
...her worked in the local shipyards, and my mother christened one of these sea-going tugs. Some are still in service (private sector). I would appreciate hearing from anyone with knowledge of this opera...
Hi all from a newbie
I am researching my fathers naval career during World War II.
Looking at his service records, he served with the following Ships/Bases
HMS Impregnable Oct 41 to Jul 42 Land ba
I think the UK's Home Guard is one of the most interesting services in the Second World War. Unfortunately, I've had difficulty learning what sorts of weapons they were armed with, particularly during
...ice) system handled millions of pieces of correspondence between the US and overseas, and between overseas servicemen.
I've seen more than a handful of v- and regular mail pieces between servicemen....
(at all these time German forces were still engaging Allied forces)
PzKpW-IVF2S - first service early 1942, eastern front PzKpW-V 'Panther' - first service July 1943, eastern front PzKpW-VI 'Tiger A
...Colby, fifty miles South of Hatteras.
The words of the Navy's Hymn remind us the greatest foe of the Sea Service is not human enemies, but rather the restless ocean:
Eternal Father, Strong to save...
...mgeschutz SU-761' - quoting Drs von Senger and Etterlin it was 'captured vehicles (of Pz-IIIs) .. put into service (as) a re-armed assault gun). I presume it was a Pz-III chassis stripped down and reg...
...- MAY 45) on top.
So, the T-34 wins the best of WWII by a nose (though you might want to consider the in service date in which case it ends up quite a bit ahead). Panther comes in as second (but if ...
...m to be much information out there on the net.
Does anyone have any tips? I am already trying to get his service record but my interest has expanded from his involvement to the actual operation itse...
...world, but none was sent to Pearl Harbor. Also, in August, 1940, the National Guard was voted into Federal service for one year. This was followed in September by the Selective Service Act, also for o...
Is there a difference between discharged and mustered out in service record listings?
Thanks,
Bob Gaudio
...U.S. Army 5217th Reconnaissance Battalion, U.S. Army 5218th Reconnaissance Company, U.S. Army 978th Signal Service Company, U.S. Army Parachute Detachment, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, U.S. Army Phil...
...al Northern States in refusing to comply with Constitutional obligations as to rendition of fugitives from service, a course betraying total disregard for all constitutional barriers and guarantees.) ...
...rial I got curious and tried to look her up on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission web site to see what service she was in etc. There was no mention of a Margaret Watt.
Anyone any idea who she wa...
...ter. The turbosupercharged VK-107 engined Yak-3U had much better high altitude capability but didn't enter service. However, a true comparison with the Spit XIV with an equivalent Russki would be the ...
...From my reading over the years, foreign enlistment on a volontary basis was quite widespread in the German services. Apart from the appeal of fighting for communism, there is an appeal to kids of ages...
James Longstreet's Civil War service is spotted with success and failures - sometimes bold; sometimes clumsy.
Here is my brief synopsis:
Bull Run - positioned on the right and away from the main b
..., I know he has the purple heart and CIB. I need to know the other 'gimme' medals such as national defence service medal and the european theatre medal (don't know the real name) any help would be gre...
...e know that the US-built Lend-Lease CVEs were given D-series (Dxx) pennant numbers when commissioned in RN service. I've been unable to find any references to these ships being redesignated later on, ...
...lew into or served at the American airbase at Narsassuaq in Greenland, called Bluie West One. It went into service I believe in 1942 and was a stop for aircraft being ferried from the United States to...
...horseback (anywhere). Can anyone advise if this would be possible? Are their local stables that offer this service? Or, for all I know, horses might not be allowed to tromp around the battlefields.
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...rgaer mit 12.8cm Kanone Sf VK 3001(H) - sort of oversized Marders with 12.8cm anti-tank cannons. These saw service on the Eastern Front, and I know if anyone has any data on when or where ? As they sa...
...hwob, was captain and company commander of the 817th Ordinance Depot Company. He is extremely proud of his service and showed me a lot of his pictures the other night. I am looking for two things for ...
According to various casualty figures I have seen the USSR lost between 6 and 11 million military service people and as many as 7 million civilians. Its been some time since I studied WWII but I don't
... by the Allies. Small point, tho. Still a huge sacrifice in human lives. Can't think of any other military service during WW II where the KIA's were higher in percentage, Allied or Axis. Not to mentio...
...gated crimes perpetrated by personnel, espionage, etc. Does anybody know of any terms that were used for a service of this type that would form a lead for me?
Many thanks to you,...
Interesing tid bits about WWII
1. The first German serviceman killed in WW II was killed by the Japanese (China, 1937), the first American serviceman killed was killed by the Russians (Finland 1940)
...ad very little, if any, of their own.
HVAP, AFAIK, was only deployed for the 76mm and the 90mm in U. S.. service.
That is a very logical explanation, but, all other sources I have seen say that th...
...r, but they were justifyably afraid of our presence in the Pacific nonetheless. And a lot of good American servicemen died fifty-six years ago today.
Today, we drive their cars, use their computers,...
...usly doubt it.
I read years ago that when the switch over to the TBF was completed there were only three serviceable TBD's left. They were all parked together at a air field in Hawaii and someone no...
...hich his mobile unit followed the allied forces in the desert campaigns. It seems to have been some kind a service club, and apparently sponsored various site-seeing trips for British servicemen. Has ...
...rmann' of 'Cristhopher Creighton' RCS libri 1996 ISBN 88-17-84483-7 that is talking about a british secret service operation that sunk a Dutch submarine in the Pacific november 28, 1941.
The sub had...
...er Battalions at Anzio, anyone who had not accumulated enough time (15 months) was sent to the 1st Special Services. (A small tidbit of information for you)
Steve Sepe...
Hello,
I am trying to find out more about the service and campaigns of German E boats and there crews but am finding it very hard. Sites concerned with the Kriegsmarine either go on about big ships
...image to one of the binary groups and reference it here. rhm]
I am looking for an image of a Theological Service Card - TS Card. Among American GIs, this was a mythical (but sometimes produced) card...
...ere delivered by rail.
Initial Overlord planning called for nearly 400 engines (US or UK built) to be in service by D+90. This original goal was not achieved, though they came close. One problem was...
...in Washington dated March 9 1864 reads : The following named enlisted men will be honorably discharged the service of the United States, to accept appointments in the U.S. Colored Troops, on the recei...
...velations. I was a teen during much of the time he was president and the newsreels of the day did him a disservice. He was a far more robust a person than the image that I had constructed. Regards,
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... of Pearl Harbor, particularly those who had been educated in Japan and belonged to U.S.-based Japanese ex-servicemen leagues and similar societies.
The reason for this was that dual-citizen Japanes...
...85, T-34/85, IS-85/1 armoured vehicles ? Especially the 'special power' version supposedly introduced into service in mid-late 1944 ? I believe it wasn't called the D-44 in WW2, but I could be wrong. ...
...of late husband's experiences for my children and hope someone in this group can help me.
What branch of service operated the landing craft which carried soldiers from the ships in channel to the sh...
...cember 1, 1941 (see above).
On November 26th, he sent a telegram to Churchill saying, 'Negotiations off. Services expect action within two weeks.' See John Costello, DAYS OF INFAMY
So in late Nove...
I am doing a bit of research about my late uncle and his service during World War II. He served on a troop transport ship, in the Pacific, with a name something like 'KOTA BORA'. I am having no luck i
Dear Sir;
My father-in-law serviced in the US Army during World War II. He trained with the 69th Div as an anti-tank gun crew member in the US. He was sent to Italy in May 1944 and land in Naples. H
The National Park Service website says the stone for the base of Ft Sumter came from New England quarries. Can anyone provide a more specific location?
... mistake or was his unit really issued these old weapons, surely he meant the MG 42 or MG 34? As he begins service in 42 I would guess that the MG 42 would have been issued to infantry am I right?...
...s time, my lady friend was intent on getting us out of there, and as there were a couple of young American servicemen who had overheard and now interjected their thoughts into the conversation, I depa...
...ays been she was built in 1862 as a merchant ship, and bought by the CSA in 1863 in Scotland. After seeing service in the Atlantic in '63, the CSA sold her in '64, in Liverpool, England. She was later...
...t armament were the 50 mm guns. Did they kill German medium and heavy tanks or simply kill their ancillary services? Regards,
John Phillips...
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