World War II Blogs

While the amphibious operation against the Riviera coast was to be their fifth major landing against a hostile shore by the 3rd Infantry Division, and the […]

The end of the tortuous trail was not yet in sight, but the beginning of the end was. Men of the 3rd Infantry Division, doubly heartened […]

I’m continuing a blog on most days until mid 2025 following my father’s exploits and adventures during WWII. Each blog will represent what he and the […]

Those who fought and suffered in Italy—that “tough old gut,” as Ernie Pyle called it—were left to extract from the bad time what redemption they could. […]

For the fifth time in World War II, the U.S. 30th Infantry and 3rd Infantry Division would be making an amphibious landing on a hostile shore. […]

A group of GIs were hiking through a minefield. Their fresh-faced, brand-new-to-the-field 2nd lieutenant yelled at the top of his voice, “Get the hell off the […]

Throughout July, top physical condition was attained through speed and night marches. The final rehearsal for the landing operation—as close a replica as possible of the […]

Dad didn’t know that he’d be shipping out for the 3rd Infantry Division’s fifth amphibious D-Day (after Morocco, Sicily, Salerno, and Anzio) in just a couple […]

Security as to exact time and place of the coming operation was excellent, but the fact could not be disguised from German agents and sympathizers among […]

July wore on. The men’s intense day and night training programs carried on and the men now believed it was approaching its conclusion. The rumors were […]