In the past few posts I’ve been talking about a few personal stories of men of the 2nd Infantry Regiment who gave their lives in their first two combat days during the Bulge (Dec 24 & 25). During those days the Regiment managed to advance Breitweiler and Consdorf to the woods south of Berdorf. It […]
Pvt Charles M Wilkinson of Chemung County, NY, was 36 years old, was married and had three kids. Unfortunately, he was drafted early in 1944 and immediately sent to the front where he joined Company L of the 2nd Regiment in November. Before going overseas he sent his family a card with a photograph of […]
Dutch people in the US Army? For a new project I am researching Dutch and sons of Dutch immigrants that served in the US Army during World War II. Nick van Beek, 9, emigrated with his parents to the United States in 1893. The Van Beek family came from Bennekom (GLD) and settled in the […]
In November 2019, WWII Veteran Ceo Bauer returned to Normandy for probably the last time. We made the trip a bit more special for the 95th Infantry Division Veteran and visited the site where his friend of the 35th Division was Killed in Action on July 14, 1944. In Honor of Rolland J. Hill and […]
Today I took possession of the pocket knife owned by Prentice W. Ball. This WWII relic was found on April 1, 2018, by Frank van Vark and my dad, Ronald van Meesen. Traveling to Germany, me and my dad went back to the original location and foxhole where the knife was found. In March 1945 […]
A couple of months ago a friend asked me to plan 9 days of Ardennes & Battle of the Bulge for him. I saw this as an opportunity to do the same for other people who are interested in visiting the Ardennes to explore the Battle of the Bulge battlefields and local culture! I’ve decided […]
Dear Fans and Friends! I NEED YOUR HELP Next year I’ll have my last year of university for my BA History study. Earlier this week I discussed with a military historian about my final thesis/paper subject. I introduced him to the 5th Infantry Division and told him I’d like to use them as my subject for […]
The Frontline is an online podcast / talkshow which focusses on World War 2. In the show me (Joedemadio) and my friend Jimmy Jones discus different topics and articles that are World War 2 related. The show is about 30 to 60 minutes long, according to the topics we’re discussing. In the future we hope […]
On Sunday January 11th I decided to go metal detecting with my dad! He asked me to come with him and a friend. Normally I’m busy on Sundays doing school work, but since I’m off till the end of January I decided to go with them! It turned out we stumbled upon the remains of […]
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