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Posted: 2/13/2019 5:50:22 AM EDT
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Posted: 2/13/2019 5:51:10 AM EDT
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Posted: 2/13/2019 9:07:06 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By somedude:
we posted some pics of this battle but not sure if this video was shown. it details the larger part of the battle as well.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUDT9flAOpA |
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Posted: 2/14/2019 1:35:54 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By NavyDoc1:
The eyewitness report does not make any sense--"nothing was recovered but a hand," --when by the film it was obvious she was recovered intact and alive. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By NavyDoc1:
Originally Posted By somedude:
we posted some pics of this battle but not sure if this video was shown. it details the larger part of the battle as well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUDT9flAOpAIf so, things might have got a bit messy over there and God knows what happened during and after those engagements. |
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Posted: 2/15/2019 11:03:58 PM EDT
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they were saying she was retrieved and put on a stretcher. then they were saying she might have gotten run over while waiting for a ambulance. one tanker said they took fire and gunned the gas. guess sometimes they ran over their own as well they mentioned. the girls sister says she was never found so... there is that. but it could just mean she died elsewhere. or from being shot. I shared it because it showed a lot more footage than the other clips.
USS Franklin after being hit by Japanese dive bomber march 1945 
  desert rats  British tanks at Ruweisat Ridge during First Battle of El Alamein, 1942  
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Posted: 2/15/2019 11:15:53 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryUSS Franklin after being hit by Japanese dive bomber march 1945
http://ww2today.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Attack_on_carrier_USS_Franklin_19_March_1945.jpg |
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Posted: 2/15/2019 11:23:57 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By luv_the_huskers: One of my great uncles is in that pic. He was the navigator on that ship on that cruise. I have the navigation log books and ships phone directory here in my house. |
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Posted: 2/15/2019 11:28:43 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By luv_the_huskers:
One of my great uncles is in that pic. He was the navigator on that ship on that cruise. I have the navigation log books and ships phone directory here in my house. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By luv_the_huskers:
USS Franklin after being hit by Japanese dive bomber march 1945
http://ww2today.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Attack_on_carrier_USS_Franklin_19_March_1945.jpg He was my grandma's little brother. During World War II while my grandfather was in France fighting his way across Europe and my great-uncle was in the Pacific, my grandmother sewed silk powder bags for the Indiana Army ammunition plant in Charlestown Indiana. He was buried at sea. |
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Posted: 2/15/2019 11:35:18 PM EDT
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This hydroplane is part of the R.A.F. rescue service in the Middle East. It operates on the lakes of the Nile Delta for the assistance of pilots
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Posted: 2/15/2019 11:44:32 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By somedude:
he is damn lucky, was over 700 killed and 300+ wounded. had to have been a nightmare that day with all the carnage. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By somedude:
Originally Posted By luv_the_huskers: One of my great uncles is in that pic. He was the navigator on that ship on that cruise. I have the navigation log books and ships phone directory here in my house. |
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Posted: 2/16/2019 12:29:11 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By luv_the_huskers: Yes, he was damn lucky. Very lucky. |
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Posted: 2/16/2019 12:09:04 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By jblomenberg16:
Heckuva story. Amazing the damage that ship took but stayed afloat. A testament to that crews commitment to "never give up the ship." Did he stay with the ship as they sailed back to the mainland for repairs? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By jblomenberg16:
Originally Posted By luv_the_huskers: Yes, he was damn lucky. Very lucky. |
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Posted: 2/17/2019 12:33:15 PM EDT
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few of these posted before, but I think these are larger versions of the images. and pretty clear.
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Posted: 2/17/2019 12:34:39 PM EDT
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Posted: 2/17/2019 12:37:52 PM EDT
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Posted: 2/17/2019 2:23:13 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By somedude:
https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/91913/51786671_2142603315826470_7561698474782097408_o_jpg-848672.JPG https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/91913/52607916_2142602532493215_1192214322151948288_o_jpg-848673.JPG Caen https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/91913/Caen_07_WWII_35-ww2shots_jpg-848674.JPG https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/91913/wwii1359-1_jpg-848675.JPG Dunkirk https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/91913/2-ww-campaign-in-the-west-battle-of-france-10-05-22-06-1940-dunkirk-evacuation-of-british-bef-and-french-troops-26-05-04-06-allied-troops-prisoners-of-war-after-end-of-battle-about_jpg-848676.JPG The 2 in the square marking on the deep wading trunk is the 2nd Marine tank battalion |
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Posted: 2/19/2019 7:05:00 PM EDT
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Posted: 2/22/2019 8:46:41 PM EDT
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Medevac on a C-46, wounded while retaking Manilla, with flight nurse:
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Posted: 2/24/2019 1:38:59 PM EDT
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A soldier of the Royal Scots provides covering fire with his Thompson submachine gun in the village of Namma, Burma, October 1944.
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Posted: 2/26/2019 12:14:15 PM EDT
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it's not WWII, but it is interesting, sorta applies to the topic, and has some cool pics: ever wonder how they came up with dazzle camo for ships? |
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Posted: 2/27/2019 4:28:53 PM EDT
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Posted: 3/5/2019 2:44:24 PM EDT
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Stolen from other websites, not my work.
US 5th Marines Iwo Jima  Attached FileUS 25th Infantry Division Solomon Islands  Attached FileUS 3rd ID Cisterna Italy  Attached FileUnsure of unit but in Cologne Germany.  Attached File Attached File |
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Posted: 3/5/2019 3:03:03 PM EDT
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That last one is a particularly beautiful pic.
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Posted: 3/5/2019 5:42:29 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By InternationalM:
https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/379361/52309311_1940355916094191_4389227109294276608_n_jpg-867219.JPG |
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Posted: 3/5/2019 5:45:55 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By lew: What boots is he wearing? |
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Posted: 3/5/2019 5:58:22 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By InternationalM: Snow pacs, cold weather boots. |
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Posted: 3/5/2019 6:43:16 PM EDT
[Last Edit: beet223]
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the boots were just 4 buckle rubber over shoes. they could be slipped over normal combat boots. dad and uncles brought there home after war (dad was in occupation Germany right after the war worked on tanks they used them all the time he said) . spent time with him today in nursing home hes 93 mind slipping fast
 . they could be folded up and put in pack, they helped keep feet dry but also made the feet feel heavy and could quickly be removed in case they had to move quick. use to play with there 4 buckle over shoes when I was a kid. I have a book with pictures of him working on the tanks wearing those kind of over boots. Dad and I just recently went throught his pictures and books with pictures of him and his unit. he was in the 28th the bloody bucket. the unit books are of there unit book titled "Roll on 28th". he had 3 brothers in the war one in 749th tanker landed on Utah beach was farthest unit in Germany at end of war had 3 tanks hit with him in them made it home safe, other 2 brothers infantry france Italy and Germany one at battle of the buldge. all came home. sorry after spending time with dad on all this recently just needed to say it. oh father n law still living 97 slipping fast was in Italy and france. all home safe and all sergeants.
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Posted: 3/5/2019 8:11:29 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By beet223:
the boots were just 4 buckle rubber over shoes. they could be slipped over normal combat boots. dad and uncles brought there home after war (dad was in occupation Germany right after the war worked on tanks they used them all the time he said) . spent time with him today in nursing home hes 93 mind slipping fast . they could be folded up and put in pack, they helped keep feet dry but also made the feet feel heavy and could quickly be removed in case they had to move quick. use to play with there 4 buckle over shoes when I was a kid. I have a book with pictures of him working on the tanks wearing those kind of over boots. Dad and I just recently went throught his pictures and books with pictures of him and his unit. he was in the 28th the bloody bucket. the unit books are of there unit book titled "Roll on 28th". he had 3 brothers in the war one in 749th tanker landed on Utah beach was farthest unit in Germany at end of war had 3 tanks hit with him in them made it home safe, other 2 brothers infantry france Italy and Germany one at battle of the buldge. all came home. sorry after spending time with dad on all this recently just needed to say it. oh father n law still living 97 slipping fast was in Italy and france. all home safe and all sergeants. |
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Posted: 3/5/2019 8:15:45 PM EDT
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Posted: 3/5/2019 8:31:52 PM EDT
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 Attached FileU.S. Marine Raiders gathered in front of a Japanese dugout on Cape Totkina on Bougainville, Solomon Islands, which they helped to take. Photographed January 1944. Wonder how many made it home. |
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Posted: 3/5/2019 9:35:02 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Creature:
Correct. Slip on rubber boot covers...with metal "buckles" that were surprisingly effective. My father brought them home from the army too and I remember them as a kid. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Creature:
Originally Posted By beet223:
the boots were just 4 buckle rubber over shoes. they could be slipped over normal combat boots. dad and uncles brought there home after war (dad was in occupation Germany right after the war worked on tanks they used them all the time he said) . spent time with him today in nursing home hes 93 mind slipping fast . they could be folded up and put in pack, they helped keep feet dry but also made the feet feel heavy and could quickly be removed in case they had to move quick. use to play with there 4 buckle over shoes when I was a kid. I have a book with pictures of him working on the tanks wearing those kind of over boots. Dad and I just recently went throught his pictures and books with pictures of him and his unit. he was in the 28th the bloody bucket. the unit books are of there unit book titled "Roll on 28th". he had 3 brothers in the war one in 749th tanker landed on Utah beach was farthest unit in Germany at end of war had 3 tanks hit with him in them made it home safe, other 2 brothers infantry france Italy and Germany one at battle of the buldge. all came home. sorry after spending time with dad on all this recently just needed to say it. oh father n law still living 97 slipping fast was in Italy and france. all home safe and all sergeants. |
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Posted: 3/5/2019 10:22:45 PM EDT
[Last Edit: somedude]
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Posted: 3/5/2019 11:20:25 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Element94:
https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/195471/7270246112_2e257f20ec_o_jpg-867555.JPG U.S. Marine Raiders gathered in front of a Japanese dugout on Cape Totkina on Bougainville, Solomon Islands, which they helped to take. Photographed January 1944. Wonder how many made it home.
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Posted: 3/7/2019 7:40:05 PM EDT
[Last Edit: InternationalM]
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I stole this from the WW2 Colorized photo group on facebook.
The US Marine, Johnny N Popham, lifts a badly injured infant from a cave where native islanders had been hiding during the battle for Saipan, July 1944. "Hands trained for killing, gently worked the soil away from the small lopsided head and extricated the infant." "The eyes were covered with the clinging flies. The head was badly injured, and the little body was covered with scratches—but it was alive, and though death was almost sure, we used precious time to carry it back to the Jeeps for medical care." Paul White is the other Marine at the bottom of the ravine with the rifle, and a cigarette, “Johnny Popham was at the top of the incline. I had yelled up to him, and asked what the hell do we do with this baby? I didn’t see how they could possibly save its eyesight, but it was alive. Johnny, who was a devout Catholic, said, “I think we have to leave it up to God’. I don’t know if it survived.baby was passed to three others until it got to the top." W. Eugene Smith took this picture and was himself, seriously injured by mortar fire while photographing the Battle of Okinawa in 1945.  Attached File |
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Posted: 3/7/2019 10:27:23 PM EDT
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Posted: 3/7/2019 11:23:40 PM EDT
[Last Edit: somedude]
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hurtgen forest
 
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Posted: 3/8/2019 9:11:39 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Creature:
Correct. Slip on rubber boot covers...with metal "buckles" that were surprisingly effective. My father brought them home from the army too and I remember them as a kid. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Creature:
Originally Posted By beet223:
the boots were just 4 buckle rubber over shoes. they could be slipped over normal combat boots. dad and uncles brought there home after war (dad was in occupation Germany right after the war worked on tanks they used them all the time he said) . spent time with him today in nursing home hes 93 mind slipping fast . they could be folded up and put in pack, they helped keep feet dry but also made the feet feel heavy and could quickly be removed in case they had to move quick. use to play with there 4 buckle over shoes when I was a kid. I have a book with pictures of him working on the tanks wearing those kind of over boots. Dad and I just recently went throught his pictures and books with pictures of him and his unit. he was in the 28th the bloody bucket. the unit books are of there unit book titled "Roll on 28th". he had 3 brothers in the war one in 749th tanker landed on Utah beach was farthest unit in Germany at end of war had 3 tanks hit with him in them made it home safe, other 2 brothers infantry france Italy and Germany one at battle of the buldge. all came home. sorry after spending time with dad on all this recently just needed to say it. oh father n law still living 97 slipping fast was in Italy and france. all home safe and all sergeants. |
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Posted: 3/28/2019 8:49:48 AM EDT
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Posted: 4/5/2019 5:49:31 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/12/2019 7:12:32 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/12/2019 7:32:24 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryI always wonder what the inside of a knocked out tank looks like, if not completely burned out.
I remember reading a semi-fictional book on Stalingrad by a German POW after the war, in it he described the driver of a knocked out tank as a headless body, still sitting in the seat with flesh of its upper torso torn off revealing blacken rib cage, leaving only the skin on its hands like a skeleton wearing gloves. |
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Posted: 4/13/2019 4:08:17 PM EDT
[Last Edit: InternationalM]
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Posted: 4/13/2019 5:23:20 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/17/2019 6:23:16 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/17/2019 7:39:19 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By somedude:
hurtgen forest https://i.pinimg.com/originals/b6/42/30/b6423019c42d058e151e72bbaf5f3e51.jpg https://9thinfantrydivision.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/village-fighting.jpg I just read an American infantry officers memoir that covers the Hurtgen Forest. That was some brutal fighting. If You Survive: From Normandy to the Battle of the Bulge to the End of World War II, One American Officer's Riveting True Story https://www.amazon.com/If-You-Survive-Normandy-American-ebook/dp/B0049P1M1S/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= |
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Posted: 4/17/2019 9:10:38 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/17/2019 9:33:54 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By jblomenberg16:
https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/181534/20190402_141050_compress_42_jpg-915957.JPG https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/181534/20190402_134939_jpg-915956.JPG Anyone recognize these places? |
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Posted: 4/17/2019 10:13:34 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By luv_the_huskers: Nuremburg on the top and Spandau on the bottom? 
Incorrect on #2, will wait to reveal it. It is harder since I couldn't get a picture that captured the full site. |
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Posted: 4/17/2019 10:57:42 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By jblomenberg16: Correct on Nuremburg, it is the Zepplin grounds. https://i2.wp.com/binaryapi.ap.org/fe4a58c9dced4179b34e059a5c90acc9/preview/AP718942973713.jpg?resize=760%2C537 Incorrect on #2, will wait to reveal it. It is harder since I couldn't get a picture that captured the full site. |
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