Top 5 Pieces of Gear of US Soldiers in WW2
When it comes to combat gear, the US military troops who fought during World War II had a massive advantage over their enemies. The American military was powerful enough during that time and even u...
M1 Helmet: The Most Iconic Gear for WW2 Combat
The Second World War is arguably one of the most unforgettable events in history. This period also gave rise to the popularity of combat gear used specifically by the US troops. One of them was the...
Tom Rice was one of the elite paratroopers of the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division. He volunteered and joined the service around
THE TWO KINDS OF PEOPLE ON THE BEACH
I volunteered to go to the Navy. And then we got to Scotland, they were looking for a hundred volunteers and I volunteered again to get into the demolition outfit.
THE LIEUTENANT THAT GOT SCARED BY COWS
“I was most worried about trying to remember all the things I was supposed to do, with the things I need to be concerned about,” begins Lt. Walter Chris Heisler, one of the US Army Paratroopers of ...
What “Ben” Curtis saw on that day was a lot of destruction. Aboard the Landing Ship Tank 539 of the US Navy, Ben told himself not to remember anything he saw at Omaha Beach on D-Day, June 6, 1944. ...
