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Pfc. Bob Balch, a cannonier on a 105 Howitzer, almost killed by his own fire

In U. S. Army, World War II on January 16, 2013 at 4:38 am
Pvt. Bob Belch of Venice is pictured shortly after he graduated from boot camp at Camp Shelby, Miss. in 1943. He served in Gen. Mark Clark's 5th Army in Europe as a member of the 85th Division. Photo provided

Pvt. Bob Balch of Venice, Fla. is pictured shortly after he graduated from boot camp at Camp Shelby, Miss. in 1943. He served in Gen. Mark Clark’s 5th Army in Europe as a member of the 85th Division. Photo provided

It was Pfc. Bob Balch’s job to retrieve the spent brass shells as they ejected from the breach of a 105 millimeter Howitzer. He was a cannonier, a hot shell man, and a member of a six-man crew that serviced a cannon in the 85th Infantry Division, part of Gen. Mark Clark’s 5th Army fighting in Italy during World War II. Read the rest of this entry »

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Sgt. Richard Nolan kept P-40s, P-47s in the air in WWII

In U. S. Army, World War II on April 20, 2012 at 4:38 am

Sgt. Nolan stands on the wing of the P-47 Thunderbolt fighter he maintained for 2nd Lt. Mike McGraph, in the cockpit, as he gets ready to take off on a mission in Europe during World War II. Photo provided.

Richard Nolan of Deep Creek, Fla. enlisted in the Army a year before the United States entered World War II, never dreaming it would be a six-year, world-shattering event for him and the rest of the human race. Read the rest of this entry »

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Cpl. Willard Irwin was member of ‘Desert Air Force’ in North Africa in WW II

In U.S. Army Air Force, World War II on May 18, 2011 at 4:38 am

Cpl. Willard Irwin is shown standing in front of his Michigan home shortly after World War II. It’s the only personal picture he has of himself in the war. Photo provided

Cpl. Willard Irwin was a member of the 64th Fighter Squadron, 57th Fighter Group that provided tactical air support for British Gen. Bernard Montgomery’s 8th Army during the North African Campaign in World War II. They were known as “The Desert Air Force.”
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Pete Self fought in Italy with 5th, France with 7th, Germany with 3rd Division

In U. S. Army, World War II on March 11, 2011 at 4:38 am

Escaping German soldiers plod along a road heading west in their escape from the advancing Russian army at the end of World War II. Photo provided

Pete Self of Englewood was a rifleman in H-Company, 143rd Regiment of the 36 Infantry Division when he first came ashore at Naples, Italy on Sept. 9, 1943 during World War II.

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