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Victory - Now You Can Invest In It, Victory Loan
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Your Victory Garden Counts More Than Ever!
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Our battalion: 899th tank destroyer battalion history
Get PDFOur Battalion, the 899th Tank Destroyer Battalion, was activated on July 1, 1940. In those days, it was known as the 99th Infantry Battalion (Anti Tank). We were stationed at Fort Lewis, Washington; not too far from Tacoma and Olympia, Washington, right on Highway 99.
Under the command of Lt. Col. Ransom, plus a cadre of old army men from the 15th Infantry Regiment to help train us, we began our not too happy struggle changing ourselves from care free civilians into soldiers.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/ww_reg_his/1006/thumbnail.jp
History, 125th Armored Engineer Battalion: Camp Shanks, New York to V-E day inclusive
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This book is dedicated to those members of our command who gave their full measure that the cause of humanity might be preserved. May we heap high upon the altar of faith the flaming desire that will envelope ·and destroy all forces tending to incarcerate the freedoms of mankind. Let us, who live, devote our lives to substantiate this faith for which they made the supreme sacrifice. It is with reverence that their names are here listed.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/ww_reg_his/1016/thumbnail.jp
Battle history of A battery, 391st Armored Field Artillery Battalion; Third Armored (spearhead) Division, first United States Army, 24 June, 1944 to 24 April, 1945
Get PDFThis book is for and about the men of Battery A , 391st Armored Field Artillery Battalion. It tries to relate, in detail, what happens while a war is being fought. It tries to tell what men do and think while under the strain of battle and what they do when one battle is over and preparations are being made for the next one. It started to be a history, but histories are cold and lifeless and in a story about a group of one hundred men it is possible to include intimate details of a lot of the things that happened.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/ww_reg_his/1018/thumbnail.jp
Time out: a pictorial history of the 119th Seabees
Get PDFYou\u27ll be sorry! With those ominous words ringing in their ears, 1082 embryo Seabees, destined to become the 119th Naval Construction Battalion, passed from civilian life into the receiving center at Camp Peary on a prophetic torrid day in July of 1943.
You\u27re in the Navy, Mac. Wipe that grin off your face and line up as your name is called. Men who had been welders, electricians, machinists, carpenters, plumbers, shipfitters, and skilled workers in every trade and profession found themselves on a threshold of a new life.
At 5:30 in the early darkness of the next day, the raucous blare of the bugle- their first reveille- awakened them. Sleepy and confused, they were mustered and lined up. They scarcely realized then that for the rest of their service lives they would sweat out endless lines for every occasion.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/ww_reg_his/1097/thumbnail.jp
A pictorial account of the 393rd Infantry Regiment in combat, 1944-1945
Get PDFThis book has been compiled from official and unofficial sources to afford men who have been in combat with the 393rd Infantry a review of the Regiment\u27s action in the European Theater of Operations. With emphasis placed on the unit rather than individual action, the book has omitted stories of personal heroism.
Names of men in pictures have been purposely omitted. To each man. who fought with the 393rd Infantry belongs credit for the hard-fought battle. To him belongs also the privilege of relating his deeds. Some five thousand men participated with the regiment in combat -- to each this book is the background of his own fight.
Effort has been made to show action of every section that comprises an infantry regiment in combat. A sincere endeavor was made to encompass all who played a part in building a fighting team.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/ww_reg_his/1058/thumbnail.jp
649th engineer battalion
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Activitated 15 December 1941 at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, the 649th Engineer Battalion was assigned to the First Army and placed under the technical direction of the Chief of Engineers. In an Army the size of ours the activation of a battalion causes only the slightest ripple on the pool of available manpower. It\u27s just another battalion with a number and that\u27s as far as it goes. But this book isn\u27t about numbers; you can find numbers in an arithmetic book. This is the story of a group of men and we\u27d like to tell you from whence they came.
At its inception, the battalion comprised three companies, viz: Headquarters and Service, including Photomapping; B, the Reproduction company; A, the Survey company. Today H. & S. company includes Survey, not Photomapping, and Photomapping is now A company. We would only confuse you if we were to tell you this, so we won\u27t say anything more about it. We\u27ll keep it simple and talk about the origin of the three companies as originally formed.
The official record says: Companies A and E of the inactivated 44th Engineer General Service Regiment provided the enlisted personnel for the Headquarters and Service (Photomapping) and B (Reproduction) companies, respectively. That\u27s a fair statement and one easy to comprehend. H. & S. company sprang from A company of the old 44th and B company came from E company of that outfit. Simple, what?
Let\u27s go a little further into that record. We quote: A thirty-nine man enlisted cadre supplied by the 29th Engineer .Topographic Battalion formed the technical nucleus for the Reproduction company. Ah, there you are. Thought the War Department was a bit daffy, didn\u27t you? Well, some of us came from a Topo outfit and it\u27s a darn good thing we did. Thirty-nine men from the 29th. Brother, those boys earned their dough.
Company A (Survey), (we\u27re in the record again), was inherited in its entirety from the inactivated company D of the 30th Engineer Topographic Battalion. Now we\u27re really getting down to cases. There\u27s a whole company that was in the work before they came to the 649th. We were not all basics, you see. We had a fair chance, from the beginning, to become an outstanding unit in the service of our country.
Unfortunately; the record didn\u27t cover the origin of all the officers. It merely says: The assignment of the commanding and commissioned officers was marked by the prevalence of officers from the 30th Engineer Topographic Battalion. There\u27s the 30th again. They\u27ll just have to bask in our reflected glory for they did furnish the nucleus of an outfit that stayed overseas.
Though the majority of us came from New York, New Jersey or Pennsylvania, all sections of the country are represented in our ranks, and practically all the states. What better beginning can a battalion in this man\u27s army have?https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/ww_reg_his/1094/thumbnail.jp
History of the 376th infantry regiment between the years of 1921-1945
Get PDFFrom the Introduction, written by Colonel Harold B. McClune:
The design of this book\u27s compilers is to present a panoramic view of the 376th Infantry from its birth in September 1921 to the capitulation of the Japanese Empire in August 1945; a panorama of battle experiences that have demonstrated our superiority over the enemy that confronted us, and proved the mettle of our civilian Army.
While this is the story of an infantry regiment, we do not fail to appreciate the contributions modern technical science, designer of our weapons, our armor and aircraft support, and our means of protecting against weapons, has made for the success of our infantry. The weapons and equipment which have proved so deadly in the hands of this war\u27s foot-soldiers are the best that any army ever had.
In view of these new developments, the infantryman who, until recently did most of his fighting with a rifle, has become a specialist, and his training must be more thorough than that of any other branch of the army. It must begin with knowledge, gleaned first from the books and regulations; but it must stop short of depending on ready-made ideas: Much had to be learned from other battles, and from brothers-in-arms who learned the hard way. These principles are sound. The leaders and the men alike have proved them in the way they adapted themselves and applied the technique learned in the shock of battle when flesh and blood were the price exacted.
An attempt has here been made to tell the story of how the Regiment fought -- the story of its battles, and the story of its individual acts of courage in the face of the enemy. Much is said of the weather and the land we fought in, but words are inadequate here. Frozen feet, hunger, loss of sleep, constant exposure to enemy fire, and the shock of seeing a buddy killed or wounded cannot be described. They must be lived.
It is the purpose of this volume to tell that story -- as much of it as can be told in words -- simply, without exaggeration. This history needs no embellishments. It is hoped this work may be of use to future military historians searching for details not to be found in official War Department records. But primarily it is intended for the officers and men who have served, and are serving with the 376th Infantry Regiment. For all of us who wish to keep alive our rich experience with this noble organization, this book will serve to renew our memories and discipline our imaginations.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/ww_reg_his/1096/thumbnail.jp
The 7th: 1943-1945
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This is the story of the 7th Convalescent Hospital, United States Army, Medical Department. It is the story of a group of men who were assembled to rehabilitate soldier casualties both physically and mentally: the story of doctors, dentists, farmers, business men, clerks, salesmen, cooks, truck drivers, soda dispensers, students, and laborers who became the professional staff, technicians, clerks, carpenters, cooks, drivers, and electricians. The combined efforts of all these individuals made possible the accomplishment of our mission. It was all in the T/O and T/E , but no one had ever seen such a unit in operation – there was doubt as to whether this unit could ever become a practical, working part of the forces in the field.
But the 7th not only accomplished its mission, it can take credit for being an outstanding leader in its field; a unit that was not only a success in the eyes of the army but also – and what is more important -- in the eyes of its patients.
Success, in large measure, is the result of the efforts that are put into the job. This is where the men of the 7th excelled. When the chips were down, they could pitch in as a team and accomplish miracles. This was amply proven in England, France, and Germany.
A common statement among soldiers is, When I get out of the Army, I am going to forget everything about it. In its true light, this remark is merely a reaction to the man\u27s present plight. He is tired of Army life. He wants to get home. Take a peek into the future and you will probably find this same man telling his Army experiences to his co-workers, relatives, and friends. To the story teller, this book can be a restraining influence against exaggeration. But to most of us this book will be a record of all the little things we might forget -- and want to remember-as the years go by; such facts as the names of the men, interesting experiences, and amusing incidents.
We have traveled through many lands; we have observed destruction and suffering; we have experienced discomfort, fatigue, disillusionment, and uncertainty; we have known friendliness and hatred. Exposed to these constant emotional strains, we have changed during our Army career. How much? Well, we shall discover that when we have returned to civilian life. At that time we may wonder what altered our way of thinking. The probability is that we shall find the answer within the covers of this book.
This book was conceived and written by a group of your own buddies as a souvenir containing many of the memories of the 7th Convalescent Hospital. An Ernie Pyle could have done a better job of recording these incidents, with a finer touch of human interest; however, the book, you will find, has that quality of warmth which comes naturally from the pen of one who has experienced the happenings he describes. It was written during odd moments, often under hectic and unfavorable conditions, of the stay of the 7th in the European Theater of Operations.
It is hoped that many hours of pleasant reading and many years of happy reminiscing will result from our efforts. For now and for always -- the good luck of the Lucky Seventh is extended to you.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/ww_reg_his/1169/thumbnail.jp