The Soldier and the Sergeant Major
by Bill Hawksford
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The Polish Camp
Article By Bill Hawksford
In 1947, Billy the British soldier arrived in a small Yorkshire town know as Chapeltown, a few miles north of Sheffield, where he was attached to a Polish Resettlement Corp PRC.
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Our Allies!
Author: Angie McLean
A different perspective on our German allies. Our governments may be at odds over Iraq Policy - Military understands Military.
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ENOLA GAY PILOT A REAL WWII HERO
ENOLA GAY PILOT A REAL WWII HERO
On August 9th in 1945, a specially outfitted B-29 named "Enola Gay," flown by Colonel Paul Tibbetts, released a bomb, code named "Little Boy." This historic event that fateful day over Hiroshima, spawned the Atomic Age and brought America its long awaited victory.
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Wartime Memories
Franklin T. Wike, Sr. is sitting on the ground. His leg brace is open and sticking out on the side of his left foot.
Standing behind Frank, is his brother Harvey with his arm around their sister Doris.
Their other sister Myra and brother William are in the back row.
This photo was taken on their farm in Fredricksburg, PA around 1946 and was submitted by Harvey Wike.
August 2003
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Bernard Montgomery
Country: Britain
Position: Commander of the British 8th Army and 21st Army groups
Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein (November 17, 1887 - March 24, 1976) was a British military officer during World War II.
He was born in London, England in 1887.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt was born in Hyde Park, New York on January 30, 1882, the son of James Roosevelt and Sara Delano Roosevelt. His parents and private tutors provided him with almost all his formative education. He attended Groton (1896-1900), a prestigious preparatory school in Massachusetts, and received a BA degree in history from Harvard in only three years (1900-03). Roosevelt next studied law at New York's Columbia University. When he passed the bar examination in 1907, he left school without taking a degree.
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Interesting WWII Trivia
WWII Trivia
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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), the highest ranking American killed was Lt. Gen. Lesley McNair, killed by the US Army Air Corps.
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The youngest US serviceman was 12-year-old Calvin Graham, USN. He was wounded and given a Dishonorable Discharge for lying about his age. (His benefits were later restored by act of Congress.)
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Sentimental in July
BY MSGT.- retired, HOWARD A. (DOC) ELLIS
MORENO VALLEY, CA., USA:
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Fallen Heroes
U.S. Legacies July 2003
Wartime Memories
Never before in any war that the United States was in, did we as Americans sit in front of the television crying with the families who lost their loved ones. Prayers were heard from the West to the East coast, and the from North and South. Every American shared one common belief, bring our soldiers home safely.
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