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537th AAA AW Bn in Action

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Report on a small-unit action by Battery D, 537th AAA AW Bn from “Antiaircraft Artillery Notes,” HQ ETO, No. 3, November 1944: Subject: Gallantry in Action. Source: Antiaircraft Section, Headquarters Twelfth Army Group. a. Another outstanding example of individual gallantry, again … Continue reading →

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The People of Missouri Can Take Pride

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Battleship USS Missouri from All Hands, Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin, October 1945. ‘THE PEOPLE OF MISSOURI CAN TAKE PRIDE…’ On 29 Jan 1944, the Senator from Missouri, Harry Truman, spoke at the launching of the nation’s mightiest battlewagon, … Continue reading →

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Germans Surrender in Czechoslovakia

Posted on August 9, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

U.S. Army video of German troops surrendering in Czechoslovakia in 1945: Part 1 — German soldiers, wagons, and trucks surrender. U.S. soldiers inspect abandoned German equipment and artillery. Wehrmacht soldiers in a Schwimmwagen are directed forward by U.S. soldiers. Part … Continue reading →

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