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  1. Sheldrake
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    US Broad Front Doctrine

    What was the doctrinal thinking behind the US Preference for continuous assaults on a broad front? One of the big differences between US and...
    Thread by: Sheldrake, Aug 22, 2025, 8 replies, in forum: Military Training, Doctrine, and Planning
  2. Izaak Cerneaz
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    Seeking information about family members service in US Army Small ships

    Hi everyone, I am looking for information about my great grandfather's service during WW2. His name was Charles Churchill Evans and initially...
    Thread by: Izaak Cerneaz, Dec 26, 2023, 1 replies, in forum: Information Requests
  3. AmericanPatriot
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    Need help researching my Grandfather

    My Grandfather was a Private First Class in the 7th Infantry Division, 17th Infantry Regiment. He was involved in the Battle of Kiska and Attu, He...
    Thread by: AmericanPatriot, Nov 29, 2023, 45 replies, in forum: Those Who Served
  4. Young_Dirk
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    Looking for info on Grandpa's service

    Hi all, My grandfather served from March 1943 to November 1945 in the Army. His name was Robert Bruce Andrews and he had been discharged due to...
    Thread by: Young_Dirk, Sep 29, 2023, 8 replies, in forum: Information Requests
  5. Noel G
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    Need help with Abbreviations on Casualty Card

    Hello all, I am researching a Private First Class John Medrano who died in Italy in WWII. I have a copy of his military service card, but can't...
    Thread by: Noel G, Aug 16, 2023, 6 replies, in forum: Information Requests
  6. ColHessler
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    American Guerilla: The Forgotten Heroics of Russell W. Volckmann, by Mike Guardia

    Length: 226 pages, including appendices This is the story of the U.S. Army officer who had the largest guerilla force on Luzon during the...
    Thread by: ColHessler, Jun 30, 2022, 1 replies, in forum: The Pacific and CBI
  7. ColHessler
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    Wendell Fertig and His Guerilla Forces in the Philippines by Kent Holmes

    Length: 232 pages including index This is the true story about Fertig and his forces on Mindanao during the Japanese occupation. His background...
    Thread by: ColHessler, Jun 8, 2022, 1 replies, in forum: The Pacific and CBI
  8. ColHessler
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    Lapham's Raiders: Guerrillas in the Philippines 1942-1945 by Robert Lapham and Bernard Norling

    Length: 292 pages including index This is the story told by the man himself of his time leading Filipino guerrillas on Luzon during the years of...
    Thread by: ColHessler, May 26, 2022, 3 replies, in forum: The Pacific and CBI
  9. ColHessler
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    My grandfather's helmet liner

    [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] My grandfather, Roger Woodward, was with an armored infantry battalion of the U.S. 7th Armored Division. He...
    Thread by: ColHessler, Mar 6, 2021, 5 replies, in forum: Militaria
  10. davidbfpo
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    What happened in Setif; why did US troops respond?

    What happened in Setif, French Algeria when a post-VE-Day (so 8th May 1945) march by Algerians became a riot and there was a massacre of Europeans...
    Thread by: davidbfpo, Dec 16, 2020, 43 replies, in forum: Non-World War 2 History
  11. Publius
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    US Counter Intelligence Corps

    This is largely based upon the official history of the US Counter Intelligence Corps in World War II, which is freely available from the Ike...
    Thread by: Publius, May 6, 2020, 11 replies, in forum: The Secret War: Resistance and Espionage During WW
  12. CAW1
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    Col. William E Lobit US Army, 1st Cavalry Division, 82nd FAB, Feb. 13, 1911-Apr. 30, 2007

    Col. William E Lobit [ATTACH] One of the staff officers in Maj. Gen Mudge's command and most likely, one of the purported forward observing...
    Thread by: CAW1, Mar 26, 2017, 0 replies, in forum: WWII Obituaries
  13. CAW1
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    The "Flying Column" in the Luzon Campaign on FaceBook

    1st Cavalry Division Association - Alumni of the First Team
    Thread by: CAW1, Mar 26, 2017, 0 replies, in forum: Land Warfare in the Pacific
  14. CAW1
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    Major General Verne D. Mudge, US Army, Sep. 5, 1898 - Jan. 29, 1957

    Major General Verne D Mudge, Commander of 1st Cavalry Division, US Army - XIV Corps. Commander of the XIV Corps "Flying Column" to Manila. Luzon...
    Thread by: CAW1, Mar 26, 2017, 1 replies, in forum: WWII Obituaries
  15. McIntyre2204
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    Identify this King Tiger !

    ​Hey Guys! I was hoping someone could help me in identifying this captured King Tiger/ Tiger 2 being used by the Americans. Can we discuss:...
    Thread by: McIntyre2204, Feb 28, 2017, 21 replies, in forum: Information Requests
  16. yelyr
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    Potential support for the story of Heinrich Severloh, 'The Beast at Omaha Beach.'

    During the Normandy Invasion at Omaha Beach, it is estimated that between 2,000 and 3,000 were killed, up to 2000 wounded. Heinrich Severloh,...
    Thread by: yelyr, Jun 6, 2016, 8 replies, in forum: ☆☆ New Recruits ☆☆
  17. AirB44
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    WW2 US Airborne Winter Gloves

    Hello everyone! I'm a new user on WW2 forums and was wondering what kind of winter gloves other than the leather palmed ones did the Airborne wear?
    Thread by: AirB44, Nov 1, 2015, 2 replies, in forum: Uniforms, Personal Gear (Kit) and Accessories
  18. EireAislynn
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    Kenneth Louis Kacel; US Army; 575th AAA; 11th Armored Division

    Regretfully, I announce that my grandfather, Kenneth Louis Kacel, of Warren, MI, passed away Saturday, August 22nd, 2015 at St. John Hospital...
    Thread by: EireAislynn, Aug 26, 2015, 8 replies, in forum: WWII Obituaries
  19. Elinor Florence
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    'Ritchie Boys' Were Jews Who Interrogated Germans:

    AN INCREDIBLE STORY -- My new friend Hank Herzberg of Chicago, almost 96 years old, escaped from Nazi Germany, enlisted in the US Army, and...
    Thread by: Elinor Florence, Apr 8, 2015, 5 replies, in forum: Concentration, Death Camps and Crimes Against Huma
  20. CactusBird85
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    AT Companies in WWII -- (specifically, but not limited to, 411th and 157th Infantry Regiments)

    Hey guys- I'm looking for more information regarding AT Companies in Europe in WWII. My grandfather wrote "AT Co." on all his return...
    Thread by: CactusBird85, Feb 8, 2012, 13 replies, in forum: Information Requests
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