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1288th Engineer Combat Battalion: a pictorial review of training and operations, 1 January 1946
Get PDFThe history of the 1288th Engineer Combat Battalion has been well recorded on film. It is not a story of heroic deeds and battles but it is never-the-less a very interesting one because of the many historic and picturesque places that were either occupied or visited by the personnel of the Battalion. The history of some of the scenes and buildings pictured on the following pages dates back to the Medieval and even Roman eras while in others you see the settings so familiar as the backdrops for the greatest epic of all times, World War II, in which you, the members of the 1288th, had a hand in the making of history.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/ww_reg_his/1087/thumbnail.jp
The story of the 446th Bomb Group
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This book is a record of the part the 446th Bombardment Group played in World War II -- it is a record of the period that witnessed the growth of the Group from a handful of men who left Tucson, Arizona in April 1943, to the force of over three thousand men who helped end the war in Europe on May 8, 1945. During that time we trained for and participated in the softening up and final smashing of Hitler\u27s Fortress Europe.We saw our Group reach the greatest heights in bombing accuracy, morale and air and ground efficiency -- the things necessary in winning the war.
The pictures and story show the conditions under which the ground and air echelons lived, worked and died. We watched a number of crews fly their missions, complete their tours and return to the states-- some, not so fortunate, are buried in foreign soil. They flew and fought hoping that their efforts would shorten the war, save lives and aid their country\u27s cause.
The men on the ground -- the men behind the planes -- also showed great resourcefulness, loyalty and devotion to duty. For every plane our Group put in the sky over Europe there were the cooks, clerks, photographers and a score of others on the ground working to put it there. These men did not receive any of the honor or glory, but the work they did was essential for the success of the Group.
As a member of the 446th from the time of its organization until it was deactivated in Sioux Falls, it is my desire to say that the cooperation and devotion of these men to their tasks was exemplary. My association with the men of my command will always remain an unforgettable highlight in my life.
This photographic log of the Group is a book to be treasured always. As we look through it in the years ahead it will help revive memories of our eventful days at Denver, the journey overseas, the first mission to Berlin, D-Day, V-E Day and a host of other memorable events that played so vital a part in our lives.
William A. Schmidt, Lt. Col. A.C., Commanding Officerhttps://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/ww_reg_his/1112/thumbnail.jp
The Fighting Fox: U.S.S. George Elliott
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A ship is only as great as the men who sail her . . . This the story of a great ship ... U. S. S. George F. Elliott Auxiliary Passenger Number 105, affectionately and aptly known to her men as . . . The Fighting Foxhttps://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/ww_reg_his/1148/thumbnail.jp
Buchenwald and beyond : 120th EVAC
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Bound in this volume are memories of the 120th Evacuation Hospital (SM) -- an evacuation hospital which served during World War II in an unusual capacity, i.e. rendering medical and, surgical aid to Political Prisoners and Displaced Personnel at Buchenwald near Weimar, Germany, and Cham, Bavaria.
In that most of the members of the organization will return to civilian life, this book will serve as an informal record of their service in the army.
William E. Williams, Colonel, MC Commandinghttps://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/ww_reg_his/1171/thumbnail.jp
A Dedication
No full textAbraham Lincoln,s Gettysburg Addresshttps://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/book_of_honor_images/1004/thumbnail.jp
December 12, 1945
Get PDFPromotes a Friday, December 21st Victory Dance at Bangor City Hall; Janet M. Reid provides the newest gossip among the civilian personnel; the landing of a B-29 is heralded; and Celilia Riley gives us the scoop on the aircraft maintenance department\u27s activities on base and off.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/dowfieldobserver/1018/thumbnail.jp
May 23, 1945
Get PDFSGT George Barton makes with the needle and thread to sew on the new Dow Field insignia ; LT Grace Manning, a WAC commanding officer, is profiled; PFC Pisetzner Aaron, PFC Floyd W. Tidwell, PVT Mary Skillings, CPL Alfred Richardson, and SGT Joseph Milanesi answer the question of the fairness of the point system; CPL Lloyd McFarland marries PVT Alice Fillion at the Dow Field Chapel -- complete with a newlywed photo; and Page 5 displays photographs of various soldiers cleaning the facilities at the base. The cleaning soldiers include: SGT George Ciminera; SGT Dan Mailman McCarthy; CPL Harry Ticker Taker Tsucalas; S/SGT James Money Order Haffey; CPL William Photogenic Beattie; CPL Mason Burcham; SGT Edgar Marcotte; SGT John Clifford; CPL Norman Benning; CPL Edward Chell; CPL Lowell Dahlberg; and CPL Anthony Videtta.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/dowfieldobserver/1072/thumbnail.jp
October 10, 1945
Get PDFBarbara Magee of base Air Supply anxiously awaits the return of her husband T/SGT Thomas E. Magee; Eleanor Bradeen, of the PX restaurant branch, and her daughter Sue Bradeen are pictured; and a large group of Dow Field soldiers, civilians, and WACS visited Quebec -- those on the trip included (and photographyed): S.J. Westock; John Plesnarski; John Crawford; Inez Campbell; Idelia Schleusner; Mary L. O\u27Brien; Phyllis Stappler; Kathleen Conlon; Eileen O\u27Reilly; Ruth Alger; George Anthony; Ruth Miller; Euleta Lake; Ernestine Stem; Gunrun Jacobson; Doris Singleton; Esther Swanson; Carrol Kasey; Margaret Scholz; Joseph J. Marshall, Herbert Huebner; and John McNaught.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/dowfieldobserver/1093/thumbnail.jp
The pictorial history of the 493d Armored Field Artillery Battalion of the 12th Armored Division in the European Theater of Operations
Get PDFThe 493rd Armored Field Artillery Battalion was activated on 15 September 1942 at Camp Campbell, Kentucky as a part of the 12th Armored Division. Major General Brewer was designated as Division Commander and Major Barry D. Browne the Battalion Commander.
Edited by Paul H. Shepard Jr.
Written and photographed by officers and men of the battalionhttps://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/ww_reg_his/1034/thumbnail.jp
180th Infantry: a regiment of the 45th Infantry Division
Get PDFThe 180th Infantry Regiment was organized as the Third Oklahoma Infantry during May, 1918, and was federally recognized as a National Guard unit on September 3, 1918. The unit was redesignated as the 180th Infantry on October 14, 1921.
Units of the regiment were called into state service many times since its organization. In civil disturbances, flood disasters, and other emergencies they performed their ordered duty with credit, thus demonstrating the living reality of part of the regiment\u27s motto, Ready in Peace or War .
It is interesting to note that the year 1938 found Hitler taking his first toll from the 180th Infantry of the 45th Division. Up to that time the insignia had been an Indian swastika. This close resemblance to the symbol of Nazi Germany constituted a source of embarrassment on several occasions. The Thunderbird was substituted for the swastika.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/ww_reg_his/1050/thumbnail.jp