Built (M2A2), 73 Built (M2A3) Introduction: “Imitation is the Best Form of Flattery” By 1935, the light tanks of the United States armed forces were beginning to resemble what would later become the iconic M3/M5 “Stuart” series of tanks that saw extensive service during the Second… ...
with identical chassis (GMC 2 ½-Ton Truck), but with special bodies or special equipment mounted onto them, it should be noted that the Medical Department (and other Departments too), during the various phases of their general build-up in the United Kingdom, had to do with...
Major – a British collector and researcher of WW2 militaria and in particular US medical equipment. Although primarily interested in the history of the US Army Medical Department during the Second World War, I have also fostered a certain interest in WW2 re-enactment, often portraying a ...
US in WW2 What infantry divisions fought in Africa? Asked by Wiki User Ah, in Africa, we had brave soldiers from various infantry divisions fighting with courage and determination. Divisions like the British 7th Armoured Division, also known as the "Desert Rats," and the US 1st Infantry ...
When you have an 8-digit serial number, the second number shows the Service Command. This narrows down where the person enlisted or was drafted. If you have a serial number for a member of the WAC, look at the number after the letter prefix.There’s an exception.Remember those serial nu...
Imprisoned in 1940, Father Hermann Scheipers escaped in 1945 during a death march.… Oldest WW2 Vet, RIP RT • Thu 2016 May 5, 3:13pm The oldest living American World War II veteran, and oldest living man in the US, has passed away at the age of 110. Frank Levingston died Tuesda...
descendants would serve not only in the Korean andVietnamwars, but also in the currentMiddle Eastmilitary conflicts. This only proves thatanswering the call to military duty is a gift that soldiers of Pilipino descent in every generation keeps on giving to Uncle Sam, especially during times of...
Camp Fannin was active from 1943-1946. It was an Army infantry replacement training center for WWII. It also served as a prisoner-of-war camp. It is believed that over 200,000 US soldiers were trained at this facility. It was named for Col. James Walker Fannin a Texas Revolutionary war...
Aunty Evelyn Lowah was a well respected and much loved indigenous elder living in Cairns, who calls the Torres Strait Islands her country. I met Aunty Evelyn during an artistic residency I was deeply involved with, the Soldiers Wife project, which saw four female Queensland songwriters ...
The brothers Leo and Martin, who were members of the resistance in Budel Dorplein, derailed a German train with four others and were beaten to death by the passengers, “SS soldiers”, and half buried on the land of the zinc factory there. Three days after the liberation of Veghel by ...