Posts tagged with "battalion"



In Memoriam · 03 February 2024
James W. Deming was born February 22, 1923 in Patchogue, Long Island, NY to Minnie G. Deming (nee Wilcox). By 1927 his mom was living in Oneonta, NY and by 1930, the U.S. Census recorded them living in Westford, NY. His mom was a public school teacher and divorced by then. James was seven years old at that time and they had a boarder living with them. I was unable to find any records of his dad. Back in the 1930s and 40s local newspapers had a "community" section. James was often mentioned in...

Histoire · 26 March 2023
Commanding officer : Lieutenant-Colonel V.W. BARLOW 2nd in Command : Major W.C. LAWSON Adjudant : Captain N.M. BOYS Quartermaster : Lieutenant T.C. BEEVOR Administrative Officer : Lieutenant R.V. PHILLIPS Regimental Signal Officer : Lieutenant L.M. NEILL Intelligence Officer : Lieutenant G.H SEAL Regimental Medical Officer : Captain S.D. STOCK Reverend : Captain L. OTTEWELL Brigade Liaison Officer : Captain C.A.R. CROSLAND Battalion Liaison Officer : Lieutenant G.H. CRISP Photographer :...
Veterans · 01 September 2022
Cyril Peter HEYGATE, The King's Regiment, circa 1941

In Memoriam · 23 June 2022
Homer Charles BEAVER was born July 11th, 1923 in Dublin, Franklin County, Ohio. In 1944, he is a Sergeant in the 517th Parachute Infantry Regiment, "D Company. In November, while Sospel is liberated after weeks of hard battles, they decided with his platoon to take a rest in a large nice looking empty house. The Germans anticipated the americans would take up quarters there and rigged it with a time delayed device booby trapped. Five soldiers of the "D" Company will be killed that day ( Pvt...

In Memoriam · 23 June 2022
Clarence OLSON was born July 23rd, 1910 in Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois. He is killed in action October 1st, 1944 in the maritimes Alps as part of the 602nd Glider Field Artillery Battalion.

In Memoriam · 23 June 2022
Arthur LUPONE was one of the three artillery forward observers of "A" Battery, 602nd Glider Field Artillery Battalion who was killed in Col de la Madone, in the Maritims Alps. Their Jeep Drove over a Tellermine.

In Memoriam · 23 June 2022
Louis LESMEISTER was one of the three artillery forward observers of "A" Battery, 602nd Glider Field Artillery Battalion who was killed in Col de la Madone, in the Maritims Alps. Their Jeep Drove over a Tellermine.

In Memoriam · 23 June 2022
Louis GREEN was one of the three artillery forward observers of "A" Battery, 602nd Glider Field Artillery Battalion who was killed in Col de la Madone, in the Maritims Alps. Their Jeep Drove over a Tellermine.



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