I’m sorry this weekend’s blog is postponed until next Sunday. Last week was a bit crazy at home with my brother coming for a visit on his way down to Florida and then on his way back up to New Jersey. Then my son went to Florida for a week. With all these comings and … More Oh No! I don’t have internet connection!
Originally posted on Pacific Paratrooper:
Emperor Hirohito recording his speech 13 August – two ships, the Pennsylvania and the La Grange were hit by kamikaze carrier planes. All ships in Okinawa harbors were shipped out to ensure their safety. Although the Emperor was at this point demanding peace, the complicated arrangement of their government (Emperor, Premier,…
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C-47’s of the 54th Troop Carrier Group Saturday, 11 August 1945, top secret orders were delivered to General Swing for the division to be prepared to move to Okinawa at any time. The division G-3, Colonel Quandt, called Colonel Pearson, “This is an Alert. Have your regiment [187th] ready to move…
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11th Airborne Division jump school, Lipa, Luzon, 1945 The intensity of the Air Corps Troops Carrier Group’s training and the establishment of the division’s 3rd parachute school at Lipa, Luzon started many rumors floating about the division area. The more practical savants had the division jumping ahead of the forces…
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“We Gave Our Best” by: Kayleen Reusser From : “WE GAVE OUR BEST” by Kayleen Reusser In December 1944, SSgt. Edward Dager, crew chief for P-38 and p-39 planes was riding in LST-738, a landing ship designed for tanks, near the island of Mindoro. LST-738 was one of a group of…
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Kiangan Valley XIV Corps plans for operations against the remainder of the Shobu Group differed only in detail from those I Corps had previously employed.37 Reduced to their simplest terms, both sets of plans called for the exertion of unremitting pressure against the Shobu Group wherever Shobu Group troops were…
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Ge. Robert Eichelberger On 7 July 1945, General Robert Eichelberger left San Jose, Mindoro, P.I. in a C-47: Generals Griswold and Byers and a number of other officers were with me. We came down at Bagabag in 6th Div. territory. Gen. Hurdis met us and we jeeped to the command…
