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Ostiglia, Italy. July 20, 1944
(About 65 Miles SW of Verona)
B-25's at 7000 feet, drop bombs on an Axis oil dump.
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You have a lot of history of WW2 but is not related to the 8th Armored Division. Can be confusing.
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Inscription is wrong. The 329 Regiment was not in the 85th Division. It was in the 83rd Division but the 83rd was not in Italy.
Guess that this should be 329 FA or possibly 339…
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Captain Roeder was in command of Company G of the 350th Infantry Regiment of the 88th Infantry Division. This company advanced far ahead of any other unit in 5th Army and…
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This photo is quite well-known and has been published in many books, etc. However, every publication does not correctly identify the unit or aircraft or date.
This aircraft was…
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Other day-time photos show photo of an American Spitfire sitting on the edge of the beach at Salerno.
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Link to another map showing US forces at this time:
http://www.custermen.com/ItalyWW2/History/MapTrasimeno.GIF
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Henry Guarnere served as a Medic in the 47 Armored Medical Battalion of 1st Armored Division. Like his 'famous' brother, Henry earned a Silver Star Medal in North Africa. He was…
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Bill Guarnere joined the Paratroopers in WW2 and became a member of "Easy Company" of the 506th Regiment. His story is depicted in the HBO movie series "Band of Brothers. He…
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Dates seem to match that for Mildred Cole, daughter of Newton and Jessie Cole. Her first marriage was to a Bob Meeks. Her second was to Caldwell.
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The Newton Cole family did not have a 9-year old child named "Jessie P". Their youngest child was actually named "Marion Josephine", born 1920. This has to be a error in the…
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Edna May was a twin to a brother named Edward Gray, who died at age 22 months. Edna May was known as "Girlie". She married Homer Proctor and lived in Ethel, Miss, most of her…
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In the 1930 Miss Census of Leflore County, the family of Newton & Jessie Cole is found on page 32B. The youngest child is listed as "Jessie P", age 9. The family records does…
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Elma M was actually Edna Mae
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Maiden name; Jessie Ephelia Pritchard
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Ramond Cole should be Raymond Cole
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328FA Battalion News Photo. Caption reads:
Photo Caption reads:
15 FEB 45 5/MM-45-2392
FIFTH ARMY, RAMAGNOLA AREA, ITALY
GUN CREW OF 105 MM HOWITZER, BATTERY B, 328TH…
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Sgt Condon Davis served in the same unit as my Father in WW2: Battery "B", 328th Field Artillery Battalion, 85th Infantry Division. Dad has several photos with Sgt. Davis and…
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Company G was named the "Black Hawk Rifles" as it was raised from men of Black Hawk, Carroll County Mississippi. This unit was joined to the 22nd Mississippi Infantry…
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