Titus

March 25, 2024

March 25, 1944 – Fate of Anzio Beachhead rests heavily on the ‘Ducks’

Probably the two outstanding features of our handling of supplies on this 5th Army beachhead have been the “duck,” or amphibious truck, and our system of […]
March 24, 2024

March 24, 1944 – Supply lines at Anzio

The real drama of this Anzio beachhead campaign is the supply system. I’d almost like to write that sentence twice—to make sure you get it. The […]
March 23, 2024

March 23, 1944 – Was Ernie Pyle, the most famous correspondent from WWII ever scared?

Was the most famous correspondent from WWII ever scared? Here’s Ernie Pyle’s report from the front lines at Anzio Beachhead.
March 22, 2024

March 22, 1944 – Rest camp, replacements, and those amazing LSTs

March 22 Late in March, some units of the 3rd Infantry Division began to come out of the line after more than 60 consecutive days of […]
March 21, 2024

March 21, 1944 – Bombing brings new suffering to Anzio hospital but swimming and baseball continues

Every square inch of Anzio was constantly under bombardment, including the hospital and operating rooms. One headline stated, “Debris is cleared away after an attack on […]
March 20, 2024

March 20, 1944 – On Anzio a beachhead order to the men to wear steel hats or pay fine

AP correspondent, Richard G. Massock, observed, “Germans are being killed on the Anzio beachhead by “some pretty grim looking characters.”[1]
March 20, 2024

A recording of my WWII presentation at the LSU Military Museum

This presentation, “At First Light: How a Teenager Became a WWII Hero” was delivered at the William A. Brookshire LSU Military Museum in October 2023 as […]
March 19, 2024

March 19, 1944 – Not a single spot on Anzio Beachhead is safe from enemy gunfire

Journalist George Tucker wrote, “To appreciate Anzio it is necessary to remember that the beachhead is shaped like a fan, the handle of which is a […]
August 10, 2020

Fathers

For I have chosen him, so that he will direct his children and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing […]
August 10, 2020

Mothers

Adam named his wife Eve, because she would become the mother of all the living.
August 16, 2020

Good Character – 1

A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold. … A good name is better than fine […]
September 11, 2020

Ransom – 3

But when the time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under law, to redeem those under law, that we might […]
September 15, 2020

Blessed Assurance – 7

But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his […]
September 26, 2020

Names of Jesus – 4

God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should […]