“SOLDIERS’ STORIES” VOL. 2, by the Miller Family, REVIEW

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Originally posted on Pacific Paratrooper:
Soldiers’ Stories, Vol. II After reading the Miller Family’s first volume OF SOLDIERS’ STORIES, I was excited to receive Volume # 2.? I was not disappointed. Not only was I, as usual, proud to see 4 pages of my own Father’s stories in print, but even discovered another member of…

4. July – Rebildfest – US Independence Day

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Originally posted on henryhogh:
? Every year, thousands of people gather on July 4th for a celebrating at Rebild Bakker in Denmark to celebrate United States National Day. Rebild National Park Society writes on their homepage: We have been told that the 4th of July celebration in Denmark is the largest outside the USA. We…

Walt’s Pilot Log 1944-45

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Originally posted on The Letters Project:
Almost as soon as I declared that I hadn’t seen a pilot log that continued from the first one, I picked up a little notebook that served as a log for the remainder of 1944 and 1945 up to September. It notes the first time Walt flew a P-51,…

USS Hornet (CV-12) – A Father’s Untold War Story – Battle of Okinawa (April – June 1945)(Part 2)

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Originally posted on USS Hornet (CV-12)-A Father's Untold War Story:
John T. Ryan US Navy It is May 1945, the world is still at war and my father, Seaman First Class, John Thomas Ryan is still serving on the USS Hornet (CV-12).  In my last posts, I began the Battle of Okinawa and…

Crazy for PBY Catalina Flying Boats

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Originally posted on The Reluctant Retiree:
Sunday February 22 was my twenty-ninth wedding anniversary. Where I live, that’s not such a big deal. We have people living here who have been married for longer than I have been on this planet, and that’s getting to be longer than I am altogether comfortable with. Nevertheless, twenty-nine…

USS Hornet (CV-12) – A Father’s Untold War Story – Battle of Iwo Jima (Feburary – March 1945)(Part 1)

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Originally posted on USS Hornet (CV-12)-A Father's Untold War Story:
John T. Ryan US Navy The world is still at war and my father, Seaman First Class, John Thomas Ryan is still serving on the USS Hornet (CV-12). I recently accessed a war diary on the website Fold3.  This war diary provides a…

USA, Texas, Austin – Texas Military Forces Museum

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Originally posted on John's Notes:
https://youtu.be/mrOzpI45e5U The Texas Military Forces Museum is located in Building 6 on Camp Mabry in Austin, Texas. The street address of Camp Mabry is 2200 West 35th Street. A photo I.D. for all adults is required for entry onto Camp Mabry. In addition, Camp Mabry regulations require motorcycle riders to wear…

4. juli – Flyvergrav Jack D. Hodge

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Originally posted on henryhogh:
Mange danskere fejrer den amerikanske nationaldag 4. juli ved at deltage i Rebildfesten, der er den største fejring af USAs nationaldag udenfor USA. I USA fejres nationaldagen 4. juli traditionelt med masser af fyrværkeri, som vist her i en tegning fra 1902. Da vi har mange venner i USA ville vi…

War Against Malaria

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Originally posted on Blog for Best Custom Screens:
During World War II the U.S Army faced difficult malaria control problems in America and in the battlefield. The malaria mosquito was more deadly than the enemy of the war. In order to prevent malaria and shorten the war, American G.I.’s had to keep fit and take…

Thanksgiving – Yesteryear

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Originally posted on Pacific Paratrooper:
TO SHOW MY THANKS TO ONE AND ALL… For my previous Thanksgiving posts –  CLICK HERE and HERE! What was seen on the home front  1941-42… Thanksgiving during WWII… They’re celebrating Thanksgiving on this very day, My thoughts are at home, though I’m far away; I can see everyone, eating dinner…