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752nd Tank Bn
Get PDFBasic training had its usual ups and downs. A lot of the boys were introduced to tanks for the first time -- and took to them as smoothly as a shell fits into the breech. By the time the outfit was well into its basic education it furnished enough trained personnel to form the cadre for the 7 42nd tank Battalion. The new baby was commanded by Major Hausman, formerly S-3 of the 752nd. Command of the 752nd parent organization at this time was taken over by Major George F. Bender who had been the Battalion Executive Officer under Col. Anderson.
Most of the kinks of basic training had been ironed out when 752nd left Fort Lewis on April 13, 1942, headed for the Desert Training Center at Camp Young, near Indio, California. Here we started the rough work which was to result in one of the best trained tank outfits in the open market. The outfit was part of the first Tank Group which also included the 755th Tank Battalion.
Notes: (1) Includes roster and (2) written while the battalion was stationed in Italyhttps://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/ww_reg_his/1064/thumbnail.jp
60th Engineer Combat Battalion: 1943-1945
Get PDFThis book is dedicated to those of the 60th Engineers who did not return to enjoy the world they fought for.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/ww_reg_his/1216/thumbnail.jp
The Oracle, 1945
Get PDFThe graduating class has witnessed the close of an era -- the close of the European war. We have felt the imprint of war deeply impressed upon us during our years of high school; the end of a phase of it marks the end of a chapter in our lives.
The completion of the second phase of the war marks the beginning of a new era. We leave B. H. S. to take our places as citizens of the world. We solemnly vow that we will work untiringly, unselfishly, and unceasingly to make it a world of peace.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/bhs_yearbooks/1009/thumbnail.jp
Christmas Overseas Gifts -- Mail Between September 15-October 15 -- U.S. Army and Navy Postal Services
No full texthttps://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/wwII_posters_morale/1018/thumbnail.jp
Maine Invites You: 11th Edition [1945]
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Between the attractive covers of this, our eleventh edition, we hope that you will find the answer to your war-time vacation problem; for, more than ever before, amidst the grief and turmoil of the times, you will need the health-giving, morale-building benefits of a Maine vacation, this year.
More than ever before, Maine Invites You to enjoy the mystery of her forests, the beauty of her lakes and hills, the music of her streams, the sweep of her great rivers, and the majesty of her rock bound coast and sea-girt isles. Here, in a perfect symphony of nature\u27s greatest blessings, you may, for a time, re-create those all-important reservoirs of mental and physical strength upon which every American is making such demands in his effort to be of service to his nation.
Of course, vacation habits are different. By necessity, transportation methods and facilities have changed. Vacations must be planned, well in advance, for the complete elimination of interference with the war effort. All of us must adjust our tempo to the pace of a democracy fighting for the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/books_pubs/1074/thumbnail.jp
Dow Field and Surroundings: 1379th AAF Base Unit North Atlantic Division Air Transport Command
Get PDFThis booklet has been issued for the information of personnel at Dow Field, Bangor, Maine. Compiled by the Public Relations Office at the Station, and published by the New England Telephone and Telegraph Co.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/books_pubs/1235/thumbnail.jp
Pieces of Eight
Get PDFThe enlistment centers throughout the country were opened to volunteers for the Seabee branch in the latter part of December, 1941, just after the Pearl Harbor incident. In order to induce skilled construction workers to give up highly paid civilian jobs and volunteer for Seabee service, Navy rates were offered. From the ranks of some sixty different building trades, men began to answer the call.
The age range was wide, seventeen to fifty years, and the preponderance of older men, many of them veterans of the last war, soon caused the Bees to become known as grandpops among the men of the regular Navy.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/ww_reg_his/1035/thumbnail.jp
Back load: February 1943 - June 1944, 433rd troop carrier group, New Guinea
Get PDFThis is the autobiography of a group of Americans banded by fate to do a job.
Here is the story of a Troop Carrier Group, the largest in the world -- Lieutenant Colonel Guile\u27s 433rd.
Troop Carrier is, and has been throughout this war, an integral part of the Army Air Force. When invasions have been made in various theaters of operations and paratroopers and airborne infantry had to be flown in, in advance of the other invasion forces, when reinforcements were imperative, when ammunition or engineering equipment were running low, when wounded had to be evacuated, or when General Patton suddenly needed maps of Germany during his rapid advance, Troop Carrier was called upon -- and came through. In spite of being the youngest organization in the Army Air Forces, Troop Carrier has established an enviable record, which has been acclaimed and commended by all Allied Armed Forces which Troop Carrier has so faithfully served.
A Troop Carrier Group is not gathered in one fell swoop; it is a continuous process. So to you, past and present members of the group, and to you, our families and friends, we present the 433rd Troop Carrier Group as we were and as we are ....https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/ww_reg_his/1077/thumbnail.jp
926 Engineer Aviation Regiment: September 6, 1945
Get PDFLittle mention is made anywhere of the actual work of the men who operated the heavy equipment for long hours, sometimes within artillery or mortar range of the enemy, or of those who moved that equipment over long miles\u27 of bad roads in good and bad weather, with C Rations often their only food for days. On occasion, true, these men found a home along the way, finding pleasure and entertainment as well as rest and comfort, but not always.
No idea is given of the hours spent by clerks, handling routine matters and emergency reports, in cold (or hot) tents, or in buildings, as chance would have it. Nor of the draftsmen who made charts, preliminary drawings, drawings of changes, final drawings.
Nor yet of the drivers who, with or without patience, carted officers from airfield to airfield, or from site to unsafe site in search of information, or back to Paris over ice and snow to chase supplies or attend a school. Of the cooks who fed their company three meals a day for 27 months, on the move or in permanent stations. Of the thousands of hours spent encoding, decoding, transmitting and receiving signal mes sages, or of the thousands of calls placed to Paris, Roadbed , Rowdy or Research.
And yet, it takes all of that to add up to the total mission accomplished.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/ww_reg_his/1091/thumbnail.jp
Album: 74th Troop Carrier Squadron
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Any similarity between this book and an official Army Historical Report is coincidental and unintentional. The written portion is merely intended as an outline for your reminiscing. Plenty of space has been left between the lines for your individual reading. The photographs form a more complete story. If anyone\u27s picture does not appear, I apologize for that omission. It has been our intention to picture everyone and at least indications of most of the Seventy-Fourth Squadron\u27s activities. The contribution of pictures and material by Major Edward Kaminski and Mr. Tom Towers made this album possible. I\u27m sure this Album will help you remember an outfit it would be hard to forget.
Carl W. Boswellhttps://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/ww_reg_his/1129/thumbnail.jp