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| The attached is a photo of my late
great-uncle, Domingo S. Ledesma. Additional information is as follows: Private First Class Domingo S. Ledsma. Served from May 22, 1941 to October 13, 1943. Assigned to company L, 7th Infantry Regiment, killed in action in Centurano, Italy. Awarded the WWII Victory Medal, WWII Service Lapel button. Regards, Alejandro E Martinez |
| George C. Hulse WWII 3rd Division Soldier | |
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Below are some of the pictures of my dad. In the first picture my
dad is the soldier in the darker uniform. My dad served in WW II
in Anzio and was a Sgt. at the time of his discharge from the Army.
My dad was in the Rock of the Marne, 2nd Battalion, Company E. Next to
the last picture in my dad's collection has a name but I cannot read it
clearly. Maybe someone from your organization will recognize this
soldier or some of the other soldiers in these photos.
I greatly appreciate your help in carrying on my dad's legacy and
sharing these photos. I wish I had known the questions to ask more
than thirty years ago when my dad talked to me about his time at war.
That was the only time he ever discussed Anzio or his time at war. |
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| Photos from Sgt Melvin Cotton WWII | |
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 Connor Barnes, Fine Driver H. Barte fine Cook |
 Wash Day , Anzio, Italy S/Sgt Melvin Cotton |
 Robert Schlabach, Butch Monro, Topkick Goebel |
 1LT Glasser and Mastaros, Heeren-Werde, Gemany May 12, 1945 |
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| Sgt. Raymond DePaepe-WWII 3rd Infantry, 7th Infantry Regiment, Company H |
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Please find attached a photo of my father Sgt. Raymond DePaepe
who served in WWII as a machine gunner in the 3rd Infantry, 7th Infantry
Regiment, Company H.
I would be interested in seeing if you would post this photo and
information on your website and also interested in hearing from anyone
who may have served with my father or whose relatives may have served
with my father.
Thank you for your assistance. |
| Sidney B. Schwartz , 30th Infantry Regiment, Company H | |
| For the past 6-8 months, I
have been researching my grandfather's time in WW2. He passed in 1989
and did not leave much info with my father, so other than a few tidbits
that my father knew of, I've been reconstructing my grandfather's WW2
experiences from scratch. My search was initially sparked when I
received a stack of old photographs from my father. Since then, I've
been reading everything I can get my hands on to try and get a better
picture of what my grandfather did and saw. I've also been in touch with
a Mr. Norman Mohar, who suggested I get in touch with you to have my
grandfather's photographs submitted to the 3ID warfoto.com website. My
grandfather, Sidney B. Schwartz, served with Company H of the 30th from
shortly before Anzio until Fall of 1945. Ben Schwartz |
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This is my Father Willie Canterbury he was in
the 3rd inf in WWII and served alongside of Audie Murphy. He said Audie
used to call him "Cannonball" because his last name was Canterbury. It
would be a great honor to have you post my fathers picture on the site.
Thanks, Steve Canterbury |
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My father is
Murph , left side and his friends are Mike and Shoes. I would love to
see this posted to honor and remember him and his friends .
My dad , died in 1966 - I was a boy, 13 years old. he was very quiet
about his war service. This photo was in his wallet I have had it and I
think it would be great if it were posted to remember him and his
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My name is
Cathy Stewart. I found your email on
warfoto.com and
I too am researching my great uncle Dalton O. Langley. He was 30th
Infantry, 3rd Division Company M. He was killed Nov. 1, 1943 and is
buried in Nettuno, Italy. I am wondering if he may have served with any
of the WWII vets and if maybe there are photos of Dalton still out there
somewhere. |
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I was doing some research on my great uncle,
LeRoy Williams, and came across your site. I thought I'd share the info
I have on him, as well as a photo (attached). This is all I know of him: WILLIAMS, LEROY R
PVT 30TH INF REGT, 3RD INF DIV WWII
DATE OF BIRTH: 08/23/1917
DATE OF DEATH: 02/20/1944
BURIED AT: SECTION 2 SITE 541
GETTYSBURG NATIONAL MILITARY PARK
97 TANEY TOWN ROAD GETTYSBURG, PA 17325
(717) 334-1124 If you happen to know anything further
(how/where he was killed, stories, etc.) I would truly appreciate it.
Hope this can also help in your research. |
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I attached some info and Photos of my
father, Captain Carballeira, in
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I would like your assistance in routing this e-mail with
attached photos to the most appropriate site for allowing still
living war buddies of my father, Maurice A. Kellner
(deceased) and/or their descendants to identify the pictures and
return contact to me.
My father served in WWII in the Infantry, 3rd Army, 30th Regiment,
3rd Battalion, Headquarters Company, during the period May,
1943-October, 1945. He participated in the Anzio Beachhead
Invasion and continued on through France and Germany. I have
had a reinterest in his personal war history ever since visiting the
Anzio Beachhead Museum and Documentation Center in Italy in 10,
2009.
I have searched through the 3rd Division website many times and have
gotten lost in the multiple possibilities of posting.
Therefore I am asking for your assistance in posting the set
of pictures with the letter of appeal to the most appropriate site.
Please write back and indicate to me where it has been posted.
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The following list of names of soldiers
from the 30th Infantry Regiment, WWII was found along with their
pictures in old files of my departed father, Maurice A. Kellner. Unfortunately, the pictures were not named nor
numbered. They were taken between May-June, 1945, in Salzburg,
Austria at the end of the war while members of the Regiment were
waiting to be returned home to America. If anyone has information
pertaining to the identity of any of the soldiers please contact me
at: mnm@netvision.net.il Any and all help will be greatly appreciated. Moti Kellner |
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| PFC John R. DePalma
I have some photos of my grandfather and some other soldiers from
his regiment that we found after he passed away. I have included
them here and I wanted to your site to have them in case anyone
remembered him. His name was PFC John R. DePalma, his buddies called
him spaghetti and he served in the 3rd Infantry Division 7th
Regiment, he received the purple heart for wounds he sustained in
Germany. I wish I knew more but he didn't speak of his service much.
I am going to get his military records so I can find out more about
his service. He wrote descriptions on the back of some of those
photos and I included them as a composite with the original photos.
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Sgt Robert W. (Bob) Hansen, 7th Infantry Regiment
This is a picture of my uncle, Sgt Robert W. (Bob) Hansen from
Barnesboro, Pa. He served in the 7th Infantry Regiment 3rd Infantry
Division from June 1943 to November 1943.He was wounded on Mount La Difensa, Italy on November 13th,1943. After he was
discharged from the hospital the Army transferred
him to the 16th Traffic Regulation Transportation
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| Edward J. O'Rourke,
Jr., 3rd Div., 30th Inf. Reg., Co. G These are photos of my father, Edward J. O'Rourke, Jr., 3rd Div.,
30th Inf. Reg., Co. G receiving his Silver Star. He is the tall guy
in the photos and a S/Sgt. I think they were taken on 8 May 1945.
Other than Lt. Gen. Keyes and my father, I don't know the names of
the others in the photos. If anyone can identify the other people,
please email me at fhor@twcny.rr.com .
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BLOOMFIELD — 5/24/2009 Leonard Wayne McIntosh was only 18 years old when he clambered down a ship’s rope ladder in steel helmet and combat boots, 70-pound pack on his back, Thompson submachine gun in hand, and swam for shore. Part of a wave of U.S. Army infantrymen who landed at Oran, Africa, in World War II, he recalled that day clearly: “It was either swim or drown.” So he swam, shedding some of his equipment along the way. He hit the beach, shot his way through the protective covering that was waterproofing his weapon, and dug into a foxhole. Then, he watched in horror as a buddy was shot between the eyes and killed. More than 60 years later, that memory brought tears to his eyes. “Some of this stuff still hurts,” McIntosh continued, breathing deeply as he wiped his eyes. “You see a lot of things in the Army you don’t want to remember.” War His men with A Company, 30th Infantry Regiment, worked their way around the coast, joining up with General Patton’s Third Army in Tunisia. The combat was hell, the infantrymen going up against German general Rommel’s Panzer tank divisions. It was during one of those battles that McIntosh recalled seeing another of his buddies — a Cherokee from Oklahoma who carried a knife in a sheath between his shoulder blades and practiced throwing it at trees during what little down time the soldiers had — run up the side of a tank, yank open the turret and drop in a grenade. The fighting was worst at Anzio, Italy, he said. “They had probably half their forces backing them up,” he said of the German soldiers. “We wouldn’t nomore than repel an attack until there’d be another one come. They tried to push us off the sand, back into the water. But we didn’t go.” McIntosh was wounded there, taking shrapnel to his left hand and upper thigh. The bluish pieces of metal in his hand are visible there today, as close to the surface as his memories.
There are other recollections. He can remember swimming across the Tiber River, towing a line that his fellow soldiers then used as a guide to cross the water. And when his unit arrived in Corsica, he saw the body of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini hanging in an archway. Even darker memories include helping liberate the Buchenwald concentration camp. He walked among the ovens full of ash, and saw the people who’d been imprisoned there. “They were just so skinny, it was pitiful,” he said. “It looked like the bones was coming out of them.” Injury Then came a turning point for McIntosh. In France, as part of a planned rear attack on the Germans during the Battle of the Bulge, he and a fellow soldier were ordered to take out a sniper in a building. But once inside, the heavy stone walls crashed down around them, possibly from artillery fire. “I came to in the 17th General Hospital in London, England,” he said. “And I can’t tell you to this day how I got there.” Doctors said both his back and neck were broken, and he’d never walk again. But after surgery using part of his ankle bone to fuse his spine, McIntosh proved them wrong. After that, he said, he worked for the Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force, where he was chauffeur for Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower. And while he didn’t know it at the time, Army officials had sent a telegram home reporting him missing in action. His dad, Webster D. McIntosh, didn’t tell his mother, Luna, instead folding the notice inside his billfold, keeping the secret. Months later, when father met son at the Bloomfield train depot, the elder man tossed away that worn scrap of paper. “He took this telegram out of his billfold and said ‘I guess I won’t need this anymore,’” McIntosh said.
Home
After
McIntosh returned home, he was hanging out with friends on the
square in Bloomfield — known as the place to see and be seen on
Saturday nights — when he spotted Oaklene, a pretty girl from
Plummer. The two married May 10, 1947, and have four sons and one
daughter. Oaklene, now 80, is well-known in the community, having
served as county treasurer for eight years and as Richland Township
Trustee for 14 years. The two live in a cozy ranch-style home north
of Bloomfield, their green expanse of lawn filled with peaceful
silence broken only by the twitter of birds. On one wall of the
living room is a shadowbox holding a small blurry black-and-white
snapshot of McIntosh in his military garb, and a Combat Infantry
Badge. It also holds two Bronze Stars, the first for the campaign in
Africa, the other for Europe. Greatest generation Despite the memories that haunt his mind and the injuries that burden his body, McIntosh’s sense of duty remains strong. “If I had to go back and was able to do it again for my country, my family, I’d do it,” McIntosh said. He paused, adding, “But I consider myself very fortunate to be alive.” He continued, “I always said if I got back home, I was never going to leave.” Gesturing at Oaklene on the couch near his chair, he said, “And you can ask her. We haven’t gone too far.” Webmaster's Note: Pvt Leonard W. McIntosh was a member of the 30th Infantry Regiment.
Click here for video interview of
Leonard McIntosh: A special thanks to Jeremy Hogan of the Bloomington, IN Herald Times online for sending this story to us. jhogan@heraldt.com
World War II veteran
has the heart of a hero — but no Purple Heart
November 23, 2008: It turned out Army
veteran Leonard “Wayne” McIntosh has been carrying around some
unexpected pieces of metal all these years, unwelcome souvenirs from
his World War II infantry service. But he’s missing a bit of metal
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My name is CPT Heather Peterson. I am
resending this photo that my uncle sent to your site of my grandfather.
Unfortunately, my uncle passed away about a year and a half ago and I do not
know if he received any responses from this picture. My grandfather (is the SSG
in the photo at the bottom right) was in 3rd ID during WWII. I will be heading
to Ft Stewart to be a member of the 3rd ID this summer and am looking for more
information on my grandfather. His name is John G. Lynch. I know he was injured
during the war, but again, I do not have any information of where or when he was
injured. I would appreciate any assistance you can give me. Thank you in
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I first wish to commend you for your site. It is full of
great information and very easy to navigate. My family and I
are creating a family history and your site has been very
useful in tracking my fathers WWII tour of duty.
My father, Robert A Dennin of Harrison, NJ, passed in
1986. He was a Tech Sergeant in the 601st TD from 1942
through 1945 and served from Morocco to Austria. He received
a Bronze Star with palm somewhere in that time but I am not
sure what for. He seldom spoke of the War but was always
proud of his service and of his attachment with the 3ID. I
have pasted a photo of him for your use if you wish.
Thank you for your site.
Sincerely,
John J Dennin
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W. Mallory "Cocky" Cockrell, Service Battery, 41st Field
Artillery Battalion North Africa to Austria.
He was awarded a Bronze Star for actions in Italy and The Colmar Pocket.
SFC Charles Cronenworth Jr.
Easter at Anzio - 1944 from Donald R. Christian
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3ID /
15th Infantry / Regular Army: California, Washington,
Jo Kindlarski, my father, was always connected to this 3ID division, sometimes to various HQ and at other times to the 15th Infantry, 2nd Battalion, Company G between 1940-1947 during “The walk from Africa to Germany". These are some of the photographs that he kept for up to 67 years, as this was the definitive experience of his life, by far. If the photo is in poor quality, Jo carried it in his wallet at the frontlines at some point. The names of soldiers that Jo Kindlarski fought with in Italy are also described in the book, “Artist at War: Tunisia-Sicily-Italy” by George Biddle, by name and actual quotes for this Battalion in Italy. See the Father/Padre Moore photo. - Kate Kindlarski, September 2007 |
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War Biography
for JOSEPH KINDLARSKI Jo Kindlarski was born Sept. 3, 1917 in Hamtramck, Michigan, and died peacefully of natural causes at the home where he lived for 56 years on May 16, 2006, at the age of 88. Jo enlisted in 1940 in the Army before the United States entered World War II, called “regular” army. After the fighting ended, Jo was a Non-Commissioned Officer with the 7782nd Special Troops in Berlin, where he met his future wife, a Third Infantry Division Staff Sergeant, Ruth Hacke. After his discharge in 1947, their 50 year marriage began in 1948, when they moved near his wife’s home town to Sheffield Lake, Ohio. Jo fought from Africa to Germany with the Third Division, 15th Infantry, 2nd Battalion, Company G, and was attached to various Headquarters within the 15th/3ID. Jo was one of the longest-serving soldiers in WWII, and one of the few infantry Rifleman men that survived so many major campaigns and battles, especially in the early years of WWII. He earned 2 Hershey Bars, each representing 3 years of military service, and 7 Eisenhower Stripes, each representing 6 months of active combat (3.5 years) during his 6.5 years of service. Jo fought in 7 invasions and 13 campaigns, however the government stopped issuing ribbons after these 9 campaigns: French Moroccan, Tunisian, Sicilian, Naples, Foggia, Rome-Arno, Southern France, Rhineland, Central European Bronze Service Arrowhead for Southern France landing and Fedala (Morocco), and French Moroccan landing. He fought in Algeria-French Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Sicily, Italy, Sardina, France, and Germany. This included these legendary battles such as the Kassarine Pass (Feb. 14-22, 1943; oral history only) in Tunisia, Casablanca-Fedala, Sicily, Salnero, Acerno, Naples, Mt. Rotundo (Cassino-Migano), Anzio-Cisterna-Rome and Southern France. Jo’s German battles included the Winter War at Strasbourg, the Colemar Pocket/Battle of the Bulge (Dec. 16, 1944 – Jan. 16, 1945), and crossing the Rhine River near Heidelberg, Germany, and the Battle of Nurnberg (April 17-20, 1945). Jo earned the following medals and ribbons, in order of importance: Bronze Star Medal (1944), Purple Heart, 1st Oak Leaf Cluster, 2nd Oak Leaf Cluster, (wounded three times, Aug 1943 in Sicily, and Feb and March 1944 in Italy), American Defense Service Ribbon (1942), Euro-African Mid-East Campaign Medal (EAME) Service Ribbon (1944), World War II Victory Medal, Army Occupation Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal (1944). He also received 2 distinguished Unit Citations and the Croix de Guerre, with Fourragere braided rope, a high military award from France. Jo Kindlarski was also a bodyguard for George Biddle, a wartime artist and reporter. Mr. Biddle described U.S army soldiers’ war exploits in vivid detail, with several drawings and quotations of Jo Kindlarski in his 1944 book published by Viking Press, “Artist at War - Tunisia-Sicily-Italy.” Jo Kindlarski is best described by a paragraph in the December 9, 1944 letter awarding him the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious achievement in actual combat: “On the night of 8 November 1943, at Mt. Cesima, Italy, Corporal Kindlarski volunteered to lead a pack train loaded with badly needed ammunition seven miles through a hazardous enemy artillery concentration to the forward companies which had repulsed four enemy counterattacks. At no time was Corporal Kindlarski more than 400 yards away from the enemy, but despite the relentless hail of shell fragments that narrowly missed him, and on several occasions struck the ammunition boxes carried by the mules, he made his way to the companies and delivered the sorely needed ammunition.”
Medals and
honors from his military service record never meant that much to
Jo, because he fought as courageously in many other battles
where he wasn’t recognized. Jo always said he witnessed many
fellow soldiers die in the fighting and that all of them
deserved medals, but didn’t matter because none of them were
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 Artists at War Jo in Rome, Italy |
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 Father Mitchell Kaprowski Southbridge MA |
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No Name Soldiers Section Here are some of the
names with military rank in Jo Kindlarski’s address book. They may
be the people in these photographs. 8 Earl Olmstead 7750 13th Southwest Seattle Wash. |
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9 Joseph Gray 5405 South Shields |
15 Alexis M.Tournion or Tournien New Orleans, LA |
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 Russ in the Colmar Pocket in France.. |
 amphib was probably at the Rhine River crossing.. |
 his I&R platoon of the 7th Reg... |
 what's left of a jeep after hitting a tellar mine in France.. |
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S/Sgt. Charles Cole Jr. The pictures I have sent you are of my father
S/Sgt. Charles Cole Jr. of Mt. Juliet, Tennessee. He was with
Company M of the 7th Infantry Regiment attached to the 3rd Inf.
Division. He was a squad leader of a Mortar unit from what his
papers say. He did not talk much about the war unless someone was
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| My name is Keith Gerstung, and I am writing to you to inform you
of my father's passing. I am a former Marine and a current member of
American Legion Post 703 in Fox Lake, IL. My father, Ralph C.
Gerstung, was a member of American Legion Post 911 out of Wauconda,
IL for over 10 years but rarely attended meetings due to a prolonged
illness. He was also very proud of his affiliation with the Society
of the 3rd Infantry Division and the Disabled American Veterans
Association. He passed away on September 10th, 2006. My father was a decorated World War II veteran from 1943-45. He belonged to the 3rd Infantry Division, 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry, Company "F" and served under General Patton and General Eisenhower as an infantry soldier, mechanic and radioman. In 1944, he was wounded by enemy fire in France and taken prisoner. He spent the remainder of the war in captivity in Limburgh, Munich (Stalag 7A) and Muhlberg (Stalag 4B), Germany, before being liberated by the Russian army in 1945. I am extremely proud to have had a father who felt so strongly about home, family and his country, and I will carry on his traditions and values until the day I die. Thank you for your continued support of United States veterans. Keith C. Gerstung McHenry, IL |
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Photos contributed by Unfortunately I don't know where these pictures were taken and I don't know the name of the soldiers. I'm sure 3rd ID people will be glad to see my website. I was told not so long ago by a 36th vet that "3rd ID soldiers were our brothers - we fought along together all the way since Italy!" Ill keep you posted with new photo related to the 3rd ID when I get some! Best wishes from Switzerland, |
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Sigolsheim 60th
Anniversary Commemorations |
"On December 12th the towns of Kientzheim, Kaysesberg, Ammerschwihr and Sigolsheim will commemorate the 60th anniversary of their liberation. Indeed they were liberated from Nazi occupation but they were reduced to a pile of rubble and the civilians had either perished, burnt alive in their basements, or fled. The towns are located at the exit of the Vosges Mountains, near the last elevation overlooking the Alsatian plain. The fighting for the possession of that vantage point was fierce between the SS and men from the 36th and 3rd US Infantry Divisions. The toll was heavy and the Sigolsheim heights were nicknamed "Blutberg" (Bloody Mountain) by the Germans. The winter weather added to the discomfort. The area is now peaceful and beautiful and only the French cemetery where hundreds of French colonial troops are buried reminds us of the vicious battle that was waged here so Colmar could be liberated without destructions. Close by, an impressive American monument installed by the Rhine and Danube Association bears witness to the ties between the two armies: a rare fact in our history, American divisions fought under the command of the French Army!
The civilians from this area are most thankful to the Americans for their
participation and sacrifices. The town square in Sigolsheim has been named the
Square of the 15th Regiment. Over the course of the years the towns have given
numerous receptions to American veterans. They would like to honor them one
more time for the 60th anniversary. In recent years the weather has been very
decent at this time of the year, unlike the winter of 1944-45. Your presence
at the commemorations on December 12th would be most meaningful. If you think
you are able to attend, please contact the "French connection" and your
occasional tour guide:
Lise is a wonderful friend of the Society, and now needs our
help in providing veterans at an important event in France in December. Anyone
who is fortunate enough to be at this commemoration will have a wonderful
time. The French people are truly grateful for all we did in 1944 and early
1945. Thanks for your help. |
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The Other D-Day |
| Aboard the Charles de Gaulle -- France on Sunday
honored soldiers, including tens of thousands of Africans, who staged an
assault on the French Riviera 60 years ago to break the Nazi grip — one of
the least-remembered military operations of World War II.
French President Jacques Chirac, left, awards the Legion of Honor to American World War II veteran John Shirley, 1Lt 15th Inf. Reg., 3rd Infantry Division, during a military ceremony aboard the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle Sunday. The ceremony marked the 60th anniversary of the assault of Allied forces on the southern shores of France 10 weeks after the Normandy landings. King Mohammed VI of Morocco, 13 African heads of state and
representatives of eight other nations joined President Jacques Chirac for
the belated tribute to the Aug. 15, 1944, landings in Provence — codenamed
“Operation Dragoon” — which helped change the course of the war. Photos of this event: Click here More Photos from John Shirley's Tour to France Here are two web pages of the French Tour from Mitchy |
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A couple of months ago I received a message from a friend in Jebsheim France advising me that they knew someone in the Colmar area that had found an ID bracelet with the name Arthur L. Symonds 39 141 259 and the name Donnie inscribed. They knew that my regiment, the 254th Infantry Regiment, had been in the area in January 1945 and thought that I might be able to identify the owner so that it could be returned to them or their family. Without going into a lot of detail, I was able to locate the son of Arthur L. Symonds (The father and mother (Donnie) have died). He was put in contact with the people who found the
bracelet and it is being returned to him. Also the son and his wife will
travel to the Alsace area in January to participate in the 60th
anniversary celebrations of the liberation of that area. Arthur L. Symonds was
in the Third Infantry Division, at least his photo shows him with a 3d Inf
Div patch. I am attaching a copy of the photo to this message. Just
thought you might like to hear the story and have the photo of the 3rd Inf
Div veteran. Pfc Arthur L. Symonds was a member of the 7th Infantry Regiment during WWII |
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Exactly 60 years ago, the little town of my father was liberated by the “Marne Division”. On the morning of 16 September, 1944, the 1st battalion 15th Infantry was the first to entered LURE, near the Vosges mountains. I am happy to send you some pics about that. I hope you will appreciate them. Best Regards and God Bless the marnemens
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| Hello, I am French and I have photos of 3rd Division 30 Inf. Regiment in south of France in 1944 in a village : Mirabel aux Baronnies. These two photos contributed by Luc Delescluse | |
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My uncle FRED MELFI. He was sergeant in the Third Division, and served
from ST.Tropez, France August of 1944 to Manheim, Germany in 1945.
He was in Manheim when Gen. Patton was in the vehicle accident. Also he
has four battle stars with his ribbon. Thank you, Louis Hodgson
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| Hello from Melbourne, Australia My name is Sam Cox, I am a collector of WW2 US Army Horse Cavalry from the second World War. As you are probably aware the 3rd I.D used ad hoc Cavalry during the campaigns in Sicily and Italy. Attached are some pics of the unit from the cover of The Cavalry Journal. The 3rd Provisional Reconnaissance Troop was the brainchild of Lucian K Truscott and saw action in Sicily, Salerno and Anzio. Highest regards Sam Cox, golpeo_rapidamente@bigpond.com |
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General Patton explaining to 3ID Officer, his position!
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From Russ Cloer
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have found 2 pics about 3rd US ID, I join you for the website. hope you
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pic : Private Harold STREICH (3rd ID) Chicago, a military policeman, 2nd pic : Yanks pass dead German. two
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I scanned from the collection of photos taken by Capt. Hugh A. O'Neill of the 3rd Medical Battalion, 3rd
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I wanted to
email a photograph of my father while he was in bootcamp at Fort Ord in
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The attached photos are from my late father's WWII album. |
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This photo was taken in February 1943 in North Africa. Left to right (top) : Sgt. Walter De Witt (Maine) Leland Dolezal - Ohio, Pfc. Lee E. Hatfield - New London, Ct. The 3 "native sons of French Morroco " are listed as (left to right) : Allah, Jake, and 'Satchel Mouth' |
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Group photo -Salzburg , Austria 1945 left to right (top) - unidentified, Sgt. Harry Dotson (Parkersburg,WV), Charles Quigley (Newark, NJ) bottom (l-r) Pfc. Withold Pranckunas, unidentified |
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Scout Car Photo supplied by Melissa Saylor ltsblsm@goldrush.com |
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7th Regt. 3d Inf. Div. troops at
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Photos by Russ Cloer of invasion of Southern France |
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 (L) KO'd Sherman tank after German
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From Jeff Danby (grandson to Lt. Edgar Danby of Co. B / 756th Tank Battalion)
: I just wanted to let you know that the knocked out tank at Vagney, France taken by Lt. Russ Cloer and featured in the "3rd Division Photos--ii" belonged to MOH recipient, Lt. James "Red" Harris of Company A of the 756th Tank Battalion. Lt. Harris and most of his crew were killed defending the 3rd Bn / 7th Inf Reg CP (which I believe is the white building in the right background, left photo). This photo shows the aftermath. The tank appears to have been hit three times. (twice in the transmission plate and once in the bow gunner's visual slot.) |
His entire MOH citation can be read on page 382 of the 3rd ID History in WWII book by Taggert. Attached you will find that 2nd photo of Lt. Harris' tank at Vagney that I told you about. I got this photo from Ed Olson (former communications officer) of the 756th Tank Battalion. He got this photo from the National Archives but no longer had the 111SC number for it. I have also seen this photo published. In the book M4 Sherman by Michael Green (Motorbooks International, 1993) this photo appears on page 31. |
 D Day, H Hour, Southern France from LCI headed for smoke covered beach. |
88mm gun on Red Beach 1, D Day, Southern France |
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Maurice Elowitch 3rd Division |
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 Captured German officer talking to 3rd Division GI. |
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Here's a couple of photos I made, from some negatives
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 Concerning this photo which I just sent: The fellow at the upper right is my father, John D. Stavola. The guy next to him (2nd from left to right) is an Italian POW, as is the guy on the top right. |
My Dad, John D. Stavola was an infantryman with the 15th
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I was assigned to the 3rd combat aviation battalion in
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First Sgt. Francis Jacob Keller, Company B, 110th Medical Battalion from Ashland Pennsylvania at the liberation of Dachau |
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