WORLD WAR II

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Fread Vogels Back To Normandy
Free downloads of music inspired be D-Day
PTSD in WW2 Vets
WWII sketches of the men from the 
857th Engineer Aviation Battalion
After the bombing of Pearl Harbor in December of 1941, Karl Rittmann, a senior at the Rhode Island School of Design, put his education on hold and enlisted in the Army.  Following Officers Training in Virginia, Lieutenant Rittmann was off to the Pacific theater where he was assigned to the 857^th Aviation Engineers.
The World War II Preservation society
is a nonprofit, tax exempt organization dedicated to preserving the memories of the veterans and civilians from all the countries involved in the great conflict known as World War II. This is to be accomplished by conducting first-person interviews with the participants.
World War II U.S. Veterans Website
post memorabilia, contact long lost friends, find other veteran-related sites, and reminisce with fellow vets online.
World War II Plus 55
Daily events as they happened around the globe 55 years ago.
A British Soldier Remembers - reminiscences of a soldier in the 56th Reconnaissance Regiment, British 8th Army and his experiences in North Africa, Sicily, Italy and Austria.
Amerikanitos: Life During the Japanese Occupation of the Philippines - story of Aling Leonie, daugher of a Filipino soldier in the USAAFE.
Anzio, Operation Nordwind and Dachau - World War II experiences of staff sergeant Albert R. Panebianco. Anzio, Operation Nordwind. Asschaffenburg, Germany and Dachau.
Atfield Accounts of the Pacific War - four individual war stories about the Atfield brothers from Australia.
B-17 Pilot Ben Bennett - story of 384th BG pilot Ben Bennett's mission to Schweinfurt on April 13, 1944.
Bob Seedorf's Experiences in the Marshall Islands
Captain George Duffy's POW Page - POW of both the German and Japanese military.
Capture of the U-Boat U-505 - first hand account describing the capture of a German Uboat.
Childhood Memories of the Pacific War - eyewitness account of the two most significant events occurring in the Philippines during World War II.
D-Day Normandy 1944 Access the stories I have collected so far. Each story is unique and sheds a light on the human side of war. Stories of harsh truths and unbelievable courage. Stories of men and women doing extraordinary things because it just had to be done. I encourage you to read a few of the stories. Have respect for those who gave so much to ensure your freedom
D-Day account of LTC John G. Burkhalter - personal account of D-day on Omaha Beach as part of the Big Red One. 
D-Day memories of Jim Wilkins - Jim Wilkins was with The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada, Company B.
Dad's War - information about World War II. Personal accounts of war experiences. Collection of World War II alumni associations. Lots of links. 
Diary on the U.S.S.Essex CV-9 
Drop Zone Virtual Museum - history of airborne and paratrooper units told through personal accounts.
Guadalcanal Journal - one Marine's account of life and death on an island called Guadalcanal. 
Highlights of My Army Career - detailed journal of Myron J. Nelsen stationed in India during WWII. 
I Never Had It So Good - personal experiences in Europe during World War II with the 71st Infantry Division. 
In Search of a Captive - one man's story of captivity by the Japanese during World War Two in a camp called Hoten. 
Jack Young's WWII Memoirs - memoirs and pictures from a B-17 Top Turret Gunner in the 401st Bomb Group. 
Korea 1935-1955: An Eye Witness - Korean account of history from 1930 to 1955. Contains photos and excerpts from recently declassified US, Chinese and Russian documents. 
Lest We Forget - personal memoir of the World War II Philippine Liberation Campaign by Carlos A. Keasler.
Local Heroes - interviews of World War II vetrans from the Bayside area of Melbourne Australia.
Long Way Home - the story of two American born girls left behind in Japan when their family returns to the U.S. prior to the bombing of Pearl Harbor. 
Marshall Stelzriede's Wartime Story - experiences of a navigator with the U.S. Eighth Air Force in WW2 Europe. 
Memories Aboard the USS Nevada - tribute to a sailor aboard the U.S.S. Nevada during WWII. 
Memories of War - records the personal stories and pictures of World War II veterans. All vets are encouraged to tell their story here. 

• My Dad's Story: A Veteran's Experiences - a Polish veteran's experiences during WWII. 
  My Father's Wartime Service in Europe - A Biographical Letter - account of Richard C. Jewell's service in Brittany and France during the war. One Man's War: A Coast Guardsman in WWII - historic documents and photos collected by a WWII Coast Guardsman aboard a frigate in the South Pacific. 
  Private Art - WWII letters depicting a country's devotion to their GIs and the men's affection for the homefront. A tribute to the 86th Chemical Mortar Battalion. 
  Sid's War The story of an Argyll at War - war time memories of Pvt. Sid Martindale 1st Battalion Argyll Sutherland Highlanders as told in his own words. 
  Staff Sgt. Bill Heller - photos and memoirs from Staff Sgt Heller's time in the 3rd Signal Company 3rd Infantry Division, US Army for the years 1943-1945. 
  Tom Marshall of Air Group 15, U.S.S. Essex CV-9 - the tail gunner/radioman relives a most unforgettable day, October 25, 1944. 
  Tuskegee Airmen: Tribute to my Father - biography of an airman from the 322nd Fighter Wing, a member of the 100th Fighter Squadron. 
  War Stories: Life and Experiences of Arnold Spring in WWII - Pearl Harbor Day, Invasion of North Africa.
  World War II Memoirs-3rd Infantry Division - photos and memoirs of S/Sgt. Bill Heller 3rd Infantry Division, 3rd Signal Company from 1943-45. 
  World War II Oral History - collection of personal recollections of the war. Triple Nickles, America's first African-American
  Paratrooper unit.  The elite 555 was the first
  African-American unit to break the Army's color barrier.70th Infantry Division Association
  In the line for 86 consecutive days of combat...Liberated 58 towns and took 668 prisoners in penetrating the Siegfried Line and driving through the Saarland ... Total Casualties: 835 KIA, 2713 WIA, 397 taken as POWs, and 54 listed as MIA. Awards: Distinguished Unit Citation - 1, Distinguished Service Cross - 13, Silver Star - 228 (4 clusters), Bronze Star - 430 (14 clusters), Air Medals - 10, Legion of Merit - 7, Soldiers Medal  - 8
  The Troubleshooters.com/
  "Patton's Troubleshooters", By Terry D. Janes, The untold story of how the 702nd Tank Battalion “Red Devils” & The 80th Infantry Division “Blue Ridgers” teamed up to crush the toughest obstacles that Hitler’s German Army could devise and throw in front of General George Patton’s Third Army.

AIR FORCE

• 10th Air Force - tribute to those who served in this unit in the China-Burma-India theater during WW II.
• 22nd Bomb Groop, 5th Air Force
• 341st Bomb Group - narrative and photo information about the men, aircraft and activities of this China, Burma, and India based USAAF unit.
• 381st Bomb Group - stationed in Ridgewell, England during WWII.
• 390th Bomb Group
• 457th Bomb Group Page - pictures and stories of one man's bomber crew flying B-17 Flying Fortresses in WW II.
• 467th Bombardment Group - dedicated to the men who flew and maintained the B-24 Bomber with the 467th, 8th Air Force, 2nd Air Division.
• 5th AAF, 43rd BG - learn about the men and their planes while listening to music from the 40s.
• 777th Bombardment Squadron & 464th Bombardment Group - history, photos and mission records of J. D. Waldrop, tail gunner on a B-24.
• 82nd Airborne Division - information on the troopers, the battles, and more.
• 8th Army Air Force 
• 91st Bomb Group (H) - historical aspects of the B-17 Flying Fortress in WWII.
• 94th Bomb Group Memorial Association - dedicated to all who served with the 94th BG, Bury St Edmunds, Rougham, England 1942-1945.
• American Aircraft of World War II
• Flying Tigers of the 14th Air Force - AVG and CATF that served in WWII under the direction of Gen.Chennault.
• Flying Tigers: American Volunteer Group - about their operations in the defense of China from Japan.
• Heavy Bombers - on-line resource and research guide to the USAAF Heavy Bomber Groups: B-17, B-24, and B-29.
• Lost Squadron - details the story of Glacier Girl, the P-38 recovered from the Greenland glacier

• A-Bomb Science Project - pictures, movies, mushroom cloud, effects, and scientific principles.
• A-Bomb WWW Museum-includes a description of the first atomic bomb, photos from the Peace Memorial Museum in Hiroshima, and interviews with A­bomb survivors.
• Anno Atomi: Growing Up with the Atom - press releases and images document the atomic weapons tests at the Nevada Test Site in 1957.
• Atom Bomb - information about the atom bomb including why they dropped the bomb, Manhattan Project and deaths by the bomb compared to other deaths during the war.
• Atomic Archive - explores the complex history surrounding the invention of the atomic bomb.
• Atomic Bomb: Decision-archive of documents relating to the atomic bomb project and the decision to employ it against Japan.
• Bombshell - book by Joseph Albright and Marcia Kunstel that exposes previously unknown American physicist turned Soviet spy, who now relates how/why he passed atomic bomb secrets. Download once secret FBI and KGB files. Great Links.
• Chronological Table of Nuclear Weapons - timeline in the development of the destructive power of the atom.
• Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb - debate over the use of the bomb, using Gar Alperovitz's book as a starting point.
• Enola Gay 
• Hiroshima and Nagasaki - exploration of the domestic, military and foreign policy pressures on President Truman to drop the bombs and an analysis of alternatives that could/should have been attempted.

• Hiroshima: Was it Necessary? - why dropping the atomic bomb on Hiroshima was probably unnecessary. Includes a bibliography, and the historians' letter to the Smithsonian on Enola Gay exhibit.
  

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