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- Fri Feb 25, 2011 3:09 pm
- Forum: Member Profiles
- Topic: New Forum Policy - New Members Must Post Welcome Message
- Replies: 59
- Views: 128134
Re: New Forum Policy - New Members Must Post Welcome Message
My name is Fred DuBose, I am an 87 year old former air corps T/Sgt. radio operator/gunner on a B-24 (Glenna Bee II). Our crew flew 40 combat missions incl. Wake, Truk, HaHa Jima, Chichi Jima, Iwo Jima and others. 26th. Squadron, 11th. Bombardment Group, 7th. Air Corps. I am a retired principal of a...
- Fri Feb 25, 2011 3:03 pm
- Forum: Member Profiles
- Topic: New Forum Policy - New Members Must Post Welcome Message
- Replies: 59
- Views: 128134
Re: New Forum Policy - New Members Must Post Welcome Message
[quote="Bagger76"]I am a retired naval aviator who found this site by chance while looking for information on the fall of the Philippines at the beginning of WWII. Hi Bagger The authoritative source on the fall of the Philippines is Louis Morton's study for the US Army in WWII. It can be found at mo...
- Mon Feb 07, 2011 5:47 am
- Forum: Books, Video & Other Media
- Topic: "Neptune's Inferno" - new Book on Guadalcanal
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4300
"Neptune's Inferno" - new Book on Guadalcanal
James Hornfischer brings his considerable story telling talents to the naval battles that raged off Guadalcanal in the fall of 1942. Highly recommended Neptune's Inferno: The U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal James D. Hornfischer Random House 2011 "Hornfischer’s third outstanding book on the U.S. Navy’s surf...
- Sat Feb 05, 2011 4:08 am
- Forum: Missing/Killed In Action (MIA/KIA)
- Topic: Looking for Info on Uncle Fred
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4270
Re: Looking for Info on Uncle Fred
Hi dicknmegg, The ABMC website has: S/Sgt Arthur F. Miller (# 35436013) 320th Squadron of the 90th Bombardment Group Awarded the Air Medal and Purple Heart He was officially declared dead on 21 February 1946. Cross checking other members of the 320th Squadron who were also declared dead on 21 Feb 19...
- Sat Jan 22, 2011 12:50 pm
- Forum: Books, Video & Other Media
- Topic: Japanese Book - "Solomon Death Struggle"
- Replies: 2
- Views: 8015
Japanese Book - "Solomon Death Struggle"
This book is currently being offered for sale at the J-aircraft forum. The chapter descriptions were so interesting that I thought it best to share with the forum. Would make a great companion piece to the upcoming release of Hornfischer's Neptune's Inferno . Title: 丸別冊 太平洋戦争証言シリーズ (volume 9) Maru b...
- Sun Dec 26, 2010 11:06 pm
- Forum: Books, Video & Other Media
- Topic: New Book on Coastwatchers
- Replies: 6
- Views: 10986
New Book on Coastwatchers
The Coast Watchers: The Men who saved the Pacific in WWII Patrick Lindsay (Random House 2010) Author's Webpage http://www.patricklindsay.com.au/the-coast-watchers/ Promo Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Km6-F-udkR0 Review by Donald Lawie http://reviews.media-culture.org.au/modules.php?name=News...
- Mon Nov 29, 2010 9:14 pm
- Forum: Wrecks & Losses
- Topic: Any Japanese Orgs like this one?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2679
Re: Any Japanese Orgs like this one?
Thanks for your post. Could you tell us your grandfather's name and the unit he served with?
Thank you,
Edward
Thank you,
Edward
- Sun Nov 07, 2010 7:19 pm
- Forum: Wrecks & Losses
- Topic: B-24 Crash 3 March 1942
- Replies: 21
- Views: 52147
New Book on Attack on Broome
Silvano,
Can you provide a review of the new book Zero Hour in Broome?
http://www.pacificwrecks.com/forum/view ... f=3&t=3887
Edward
Can you provide a review of the new book Zero Hour in Broome?
http://www.pacificwrecks.com/forum/view ... f=3&t=3887
Edward
- Sun Nov 07, 2010 7:15 pm
- Forum: Books, Video & Other Media
- Topic: New Book "Zero Hour in Broome"
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7181
New Book "Zero Hour in Broome"
Zero Hour in Broome Dr Tom Lewis and Peter Ingman (Avonmore Books 2010) soft-cover 190 pages; 102 illustrations & photographs 44.95 $Au "Zero Hour in Broome includes much original research of academic standard, while at the same time it will appeal to a wide audience and contains many colour illust...
- Mon Oct 25, 2010 11:45 pm
- Forum: Books, Video & Other Media
- Topic: Memoirs of Some Moresby Mice
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3579
Memoirs of Some Moresby Mice
Looking for a copy of the book "Memoirs of Some Moresby Mice"
Complied by Jack Cloake.
Please contact me if anyone has one that they are willing to sell or copy.
Thanks,
Edward
Complied by Jack Cloake.
Please contact me if anyone has one that they are willing to sell or copy.
Thanks,
Edward
- Mon Oct 11, 2010 8:20 am
- Forum: Books, Video & Other Media
- Topic: Memoir of C-47 Pilot Maj. Earnest C. Ford 6th TCS
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4652
Memoir of C-47 Pilot Maj. Earnest C. Ford 6th TCS
My New Guinea Diary Back cover promotional copy None of the 6th Troop Carrier Squadron (6th TCS) pilots knew where they were when they landed in New Guinea on 13 October 1942, with their thirteen, unarmed C-47 aircraft. After parking their planes, the pilots were told, "If you survive after getting...
- Sun Jul 18, 2010 11:47 am
- Forum: Books, Video & Other Media
- Topic: Memoir "Bulldozing the Way: New Guinea to Japan"
- Replies: 1
- Views: 5078
Memoir "Bulldozing the Way: New Guinea to Japan"
A collection of "Original letters and photos describing the everyday life and problems of an enlisted man in a US engineering battalion during World War II in New Guinea, the Philippines, Okinawa and Japan from 1943-1946." Published by lulu.com. Paperback $19.92 download $4.90 Also listed through Am...
- Sat Jul 17, 2010 4:59 pm
- Forum: Books, Video & Other Media
- Topic: Memoir of P-38 Pilot Marion Kirby Published
- Replies: 0
- Views: 4109
Memoir of P-38 Pilot Marion Kirby Published
Marion Kirby was a P-38 pilot with the 80th Squadron ~ 8th Fighter Group and later the 475th FG. A collection of his e-mails have been edited together and published in 2009. It is available for $12.95 + P&H from the 80th Fighter Squadron Association or the website Lulu.com. It is not currently liste...
- Mon Jul 12, 2010 3:12 pm
- Forum: Books, Video & Other Media
- Topic: Diary of 22nd BG Navigator Published
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4205
Diary of 22nd BG Navigator Published
Red Raider Diary is a compilation of the 1942-1943 wartime diaries of Merrill Thomas Dewan, who served as a navigator in the 408th Squadron of the 22nd Bomb Group. Thomas survived the war and died in 1963 but his diary remained hidden along with other wartime memorabilia and wasn’t discovered until...
- Thu May 06, 2010 9:50 pm
- Forum: Books, Video & Other Media
- Topic: New Book on Air Campaign Against Rabaul
- Replies: 4
- Views: 30752
New Book on Air Campaign Against Rabaul
Fortress Rabaul: The Battle for the Southwest Pacific, January 1942-April 1943 Bruce Gamble Zenith Press May 2010 "For most of World War II, the mention of Japan's island stronghold sent shudders through thousands of Allied airmen. Some called it "Fortress Rabaul," an apt name for the headquarters ...