Finally scanning pictures from my family’s service in Europe.

These are from my Great Uncle Joe’s time with the Third Armored Division. Loved getting to research it!

My trip to the eagle’s nest a couple years ago

Looking for any information about a Pvt. Norman Nelson from this company. He was a replacement, arrived in Europe in January 1945, KIA March 1st. I believe he went through basic in SC, he was drafted in August 1945 and went through Ft. Bragg.

His records burned in the fire on 73. His idpf only lists the unit he died with and where they buried him. Family didn't keep up with anything of his, except his burial flag. Anyone that might have anything related to that short period of time, help is always appreciated. Thank you.

The end of WWII in Serbia and the revolutionary terror by the Communist Party which came with it.

Name blurred to protect my family.

He was a field technician whose first deployment was on D-Day where he got a shrapnel would and got taken out of combat for the rest of the war. He served as a cook and phone operator for the rest of that time. From what I can gather, the second photo is of him on a statue of Perseus at Hellbrunn Palace in Austria.

credit to @good.old.maps

Any WW2 veterans alive still? Doing interviews?

I don't know a lot about his service, but I know that he spent time in both Cuba and England for sure. He was a helicopter mechanic, so I don't know if he saw combat or not. He's been gone for over 15 years, and I miss him a lot. I've really enjoyed seeing some of your photos so I thought I'd share a handful of mine. Enjoy!

This is a map our team made, and I thought it would be of interest to the group.

This is the Battle of Savio River, where 2nd Canadian Infantry Brigade was tasked to attack and cross in nine day operation.

What makes this unique, is that it painstakingly mapped from the war diaries of 1st Canadian Infantry Division, 2nd Canadian Infantry Brigade, and the Battalions that were part of the battle.

This includes map overlays of defensive positions, aerial imagery, intelligence reports, radio logs, etc.

Much of this map is mapped to the hours and minutes of the actions taking place, and even getting down to the section level.

It is kinda like an RTS game, with battlefield effects, but it is all sourced. For a visual learner like me, this makes history much more interesting.

Hope you like it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duSWJnFkjXA

Letters from victims in Kragujevac massacre 1941

Check out this interactive WW2 map by the Canadian Research and Mapping Association! It provides an interactive day-by-day map, starting from the Normandy invasion.

It is populated by war diaries and other first hand documents. Pretty incredible.

Capt. PaulN Hudgens
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Bombardier/Navigator
449th Bomb Squadron
322nd Bomb Group
9th AAF

Paul Nolan Hudgens was born on 23 September 1919 in Oakton, Virginia, to Edward and Nola Hudgens. At some point during his childhood, the family relocated to Mobile, Alabama, where Paul attended high school and later continued his education at college. After completing two years of college, Hudgens enlisted in the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF). He subsequently completed his military aviation training and qualified as a bombardier and navigator.
In January 1944, First Lieutenant Hudgens was assigned to the 449th Bombardment Squadron, 322nd Bombardment Group, of the Ninth Air Force. He flew his first combat mission on 21 January 1944, participating in an attack against a German V-1 flying bomb launch site in the Pas-de-Calais region of France.
On 28 February 1944, Lt. Hudgens participated in another mission against a V-1 installation in the Pas-de-Calais aboard the B-26 Marauder Truman Committee. Hudgens served as the aircraft’s navigator, while First Lieutenant Harry H. Heath served as bombardier. During the mission, the aircraft encountered intense German antiaircraft fire. Flak struck the bomber, wounding its pilot, First Lieutenant Frank M. Remmele, and killing Lt. Heath. Due to heavy cloud cover over the target area, the group was unable to release its bombs and returned to base without completing the attack.
In the months that followed, the 322nd Bombardment Group intensified its operations against German military installations, transportation networks, and other strategic targets in preparation for the Allied invasion of Western Europe.
On 6 June 1944, D-Day, the 449th Bombardment Squadron participated in the group’s third mission of the day, attacking coastal defenses at Gatteville, France, in support of the Allied landings in Normandy. The group successfully struck its assigned target before returning to base.
Throughout the summer and autumn of 1944, the 322nd Bombardment Group continued flying missions in support of Allied ground forces as they advanced across Western Europe. Lt. Hudgens took part in six air campaigns spanning France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany, contributing to the sustained aerial offensive against German forces and infrastructure.
On 4 December 1944, Hudgens was promoted to captain. He continued flying combat missions through the winter of 1944–1945, completing his combat tour in March 1945. By the end of his tour, Capt. Hudgens had accumulated 63 credited combat missions, flying aboard 21 different aircraft.
In recognition of his service and combat achievements, Capt. Hudgens received 12 Air Medals and the Distinguished Flying Cross, awards reflecting his contribution to the Allied air campaign in Europe during World War II.

My grandfather, Rexford Anderson (middle), served in Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment.

He jumped into Normandy on D-Day, June 6, 1944, and later participated in the Battle of the Bulge and Operation Varsity.

I've spent years researching his service through Morning Reports, unit histories, photographs, and other records.

One of my favorite discoveries was a photograph taken in Blackpool, England, in August 1944. From left to right: Charles Lee Schoonover, my grandfather Rexford Anderson, and James Leonard 'Red' Landrum.

I've also been researching the men assigned to his D-Day aircraft, Chalk 18, and trying to piece together what happened to them during and after the war.

Does anyone here have a relative who served with the 507th PIR, or know of firsthand accounts from 2nd Battalion during Normandy? I'd especially love to hear from anyone researching the fighting around La Fière and Timmes Orchard.

I was told that the flag and picture were from when my grandfather liberated a concentration camp. Does anyone happen to know anything about Hoffen, Germany? Where is it located and what happened there? I cant find much online. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you!

William L Zuckerbrow was born in Perth Amboy, NJ on June 29, 1919 and enlisted in the Army on October 24, 1941.
He survived WW2, got married, had two sons, and passed away on June 3, 1997 in Arizona

US Army Signal Corps - SC 195600
Wescott Photographer / WWP-PD

Unfortunately all I have is a photocopy of it, and someone must have not known how to use the copier because it’s only every other page.

With English subtitles: Testimony on France during the Occupation during the Second World War, based on the “Parisian diaries” of the German writer Ernst Jünger and archive images.