Shamrock /Gary - Please allow me to weigh-in here. The US Army was not completely segregated for the whole war. After the Battle of the Bulge, white Infantry...
Hello! I just came across a photo of my dad, Pvt Sidney J Adams in Italy, 1944 and it says "Medic <indecipherable>, 351st Infantry. I have no other information...
Hi Chris, Welcome to the group. You can upload the picture at the group yahoo page by selecting the Photos link on the left side.. or at the bottom of the...
Gary, Thank you for your reply. I uploaded a photo in the Photos area. My dad's serial # was 32408607. He enlisted on July 18, 1942 in NYC. I will try to find...
Hello Everybody, For anybody interested there is a first edition copy of the book "The Blue Devils In Italy" by DeLaney on Ebay at the link below. Cut and ...
I first asked my dad(Ralph N. Grippe) about his feats of heroism after reading about his endeavors in this very book. Never said a word about it until I asked...
Hello Everybody, Jeff Rose got back to me a few days ago and he's got alot of film stuff going on and promises a copy of Battaglia is in the mail. More...
Helo Everybody, I'm watching an ebay auction for a ww2 silver star because the one for my uncle has disappeared and I was thinking about replacing it. This one...
Hey Gary Hows everything going did you ever call your congressman for help. How can I send you a picture of my uncle Lacy T Cooper KIA July 13th 1944 to put...
Hello Everybody, I was answering an email to somebody that has informed me they have alot of 88th pictures butlack the expertise to scan them so I offered to...
Hello Everybody, I'm attempting to aquire a complete set of 88th Infantry Division Association Newsletter back issues and have missed a couple of chances due...
hello all, Q. the 88th, the war is over, men came home first because a number score was high(85),,,where did the ships bring the men (usa) and what state did...
Hello Everybody, Here's an update about the fake and numbered medals topic I started. I asked some questions and received 2 similar replies from medal ...
sham, there are about 3 pages in the last chapter of delaney's 'blue devils in italy' describing the immenant redeployment of the blue devils to fight the war...
the 1,200 blue devils that came home with the 34th ????anyone know about what state they came home first to?where did the 88th end up at for discharge?? MY DAD...
Hello Everybody, I hope you all got a chance to see the recent airing of the Ken Burns series THE WAR. I thought you might like this. It's an inside look to...
Christopher - Hi! My father enlisted in New York (Long Island) in Jul 42. He was in the ERC (Enlisted Reserve Corps) from 7 Jul 42 to 20 Jul 42 and was...
hello, the camps news paper was The Gruber Guidon,,,the 20th of this mo. i'm trying to get on the base to see if any of these paper can be found,,if i have...
Bob, Thanks for your reply. You obviously have more information than me on the whereabouts of these guys during this time. Most of my dad's war paraphenelia...
Hey, Christopher - Well, I'm a history buff and I don't follow sports so I have lots of free time. Also, I've been dabbling in this for @ 3 years now and I ...
Thanks for the link to the Camp Gruber museum. While reading the website, I came across this: "Camp Gruber had its own celebrities. In civilian life, Private...
Hello Everybody, I'm havent been getting to all the requests for information so I have some research links below that maybe you haven't found yet that could ...
Bob, You may have seen these websites, but I have found them particulary informative concerning the time from deployment to Camp Gruber to their arrival in N...
Thanks, Christopher - Yes I had seen them, but with my short attention span it was good to re-read them. I'd also like to recommend another book "Draftee ...
Hello Everybody, Here's one I've been meaning to put up ..I know there's several list members down that way..maybe if anybody visits you can send in some ...
Hello Everybody, I'm going to take this opportunity to let you know that we're having a little trouble with someone so I'm bumping up the security here a ...
Hello Everybody, Jus' wanted to pass on Jeff Rose had been delayed mailing the Battaglia film and just let me know today he finally got it in the mail a couple...
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