At Camp Gordon, three buddies from Company I, of the 12th Infantry Regiment, Fourth Infantry Division (IVY) are getting ready for World War II in 1942. It is near Augusta, Georgia and is now called Fort Gordon. In the photograph below, James Doran is on the left. The man on the right is Mike from … Continue reading Wordless Wednesday – Getting Ready, 1942
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Lest We Forget – 6 June 1944
Today I'm remembering those that stormed the Normandy landing beaches seventy years ago. Among those that landed on 6 June 1944 were my father and uncle. My father was part of the Utah Beach landing with the 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division. This photo was taken at the rifle range in Georgia, USA before … Continue reading Lest We Forget – 6 June 1944
Friday’s Faces From the Past – World War Two
With Memorial Day this coming Monday, I wanted to post about some of my family that served. I only know the identity of one of the three Army buddies shown here above, but all three were in the Fourth (IVY) Division, 12th Infantry Regiment, and it was most likely taken in either 1943 or 1944. … Continue reading Friday’s Faces From the Past – World War Two
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