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Tribute to an 82nd Airborne Veteran: January 2010
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Thursday, January 28, 2010. The Other US Medals and Decorations. Image Source: Wikipedia Commons. One of the most notable decorations on Bill’s discharge. To receive a PUC in World War Two a unit had to do something altogether extraordinary. According to the U.S. Institute of Heraldry. The Institute of Heraldry further states:. Image Source: Wikipedia Commons. The streamer portion of the award shown above is flown together with the flag of the unit upon which the award was bestowed. To be awarded the EAM...
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Tribute to an 82nd Airborne Veteran: September 2010
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Thursday, September 30, 2010. 160; General James M. Gavin. National Archives, Washington. Gavin treated each man under his command with the same love a father has for his own son. The men adored him for it. He believed strongly in leading by example in every situation. In battle he could always be found at the very front, sharing fox holes and taking fire just like any other enlisted 82. This one took place in Normandy the day after the 82nd Airborne jumped:. Despite his countless burdens, Slim Jim spent...
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Tribute to an 82nd Airborne Veteran: October 2010
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Friday, October 22, 2010. Preparing for Operation HUSKY – Invasion of Sicily. Preparing for the Jump. For the 505, final preparations for Operation HUSKY, the invasion of Sicily, took place on July 9. Airborne’s base near Kairouan, Tunisia. The day began early for the men with a breakfast before dawn followed by the issue of ammunition, weapons, rations, survival gear and other items including:. Main parachute and reserve chute. In addition each man carried 30 feet of rope, blanket, shelter half, gas mas...
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Tribute to an 82nd Airborne Veteran: August 2010
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Friday, August 27, 2010. 8220;We Trained in a Fiery Furnace”. 82nd Airborne Training Base Near Oujda, French Morocco, North Africa May – July 1943. Bill often made comment that the time at Oujda was the worst he experienced during the entire war. Matthew Ridgway, Commanding General of the 82. Airborne handpicked the area near Oujda in French Morocco as the Division’s training base. He believed the conditions there would harden the troopers for the extreme trials of combat they would soon face. 8220;Makin...
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Tribute to an 82nd Airborne Veteran: March 2010
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Saturday, March 27, 2010. Basic Training – Camp Wheeler. When Bill left home he travelled to Fort Thomas Newport, Kentucky for his enlistment into the regular army. He enlisted on 2 November, 1942 with the rank of Private. Afterwards he was moved to Fort Campbell, Kentucky and then finally to Camp Wheeler, Georgia for basic training. Letter Dated 28 November 1942. Letter Dated 13 December, 1942. Letter Dates January 27, 1943. Links to this post. Thursday, March 4, 2010. The Makings of a Paratrooper.
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Tribute to an 82nd Airborne Veteran: December 2009
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Wednesday, December 30, 2009. Bill’s Discharge Record. In 1973 there was a disastrous fire at the NPRC. The records for eighty percent of Army personnel from November, 1912 until January, 1960 were destroyed, including most discharges. Bill’s discharge record was in fact one of those lost. Fortunately, he was able to get access to his personal copy by making a request through the Preble County courthouse in Ohio. Last Name, First Name, Middle Initial. Permanent Address For Mailing Purposes. Selective Se...
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Tribute to an 82nd Airborne Veteran: The Postwar Points Discharge Plan
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Tuesday, May 13, 2014. The Postwar Points Discharge Plan. 8220; The Stars and Stripes” Headline May 11, 1945. 8220;The Stars and Stripes”, Paris Edition, May 11, 1945. p .1. At the heart of the matter, a points system had been devised for determining which of the soldiers deployed in the European Theater of Operations (ETO) were eligible for early discharge. It was based on a newly introduced soldier’s. Service Rating (ASR) Score card, (often erroneously called the. Distinguished Service Cross (DSC).
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Tribute to an 82nd Airborne Veteran: Meaning of GO 33 WD 45 on a WWII Veteran’s Discharge
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Tuesday, March 5, 2013. Meaning of GO 33 WD 45 on a WWII Veteran’s Discharge. There are many posts made to Internet forums with a question about what “GO 33 40 WD 45” (or some similar entry) means in field 32. BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS of a World War II Veteran’s Honorable Discharge/Report of Separation. For instance, my Uncle’s Honorable Discharge. 160; states in 32. BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS “GO 33 40 WD 45 Naples-Foggia Sicily Normandy Rhineland Ardennes Central Europe”. Let’s break it down:. States that h...
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Tribute to an 82nd Airborne Veteran: The 82nd Airborne Division’s Occupation of Berlin August 2 – November 19 1945
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Wednesday, July 2, 2014. The 82nd Airborne Division’s Occupation of Berlin August 2 – November 19 1945. Bill’s First Impressions of Berlin. Photos 1 and 2: Aerial Photographs of Berlin in Ruins, circa July, 1945. The 82nd Division Newspaper “‘The All American’ Paraglide, Berlin Edition, 82nd ‘All American’ Division” 1945 . Photo 3: Aerial view of Berlin prior to (left) and after (right) Allied bombing circa April 1945. Photo 4: Berlin in ruins at ground level, circa July, 1945. About our dead. When ...
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