Writing

While Phil and his men prepared for an extended intensive training period, he wrote home.

From 23 Jun to 28 Jun 44. the 30th Infantry Regiment as part of the 3rd Infantry Division and the Seventh Army prepared for an extended […]

Sgt. Norman Mohar continues his letter home about the 3rd Division’s training at Pozzuoli, Italy, not far from Naples. [1]

Dad’s 3rd Infantry Division’s move from Rome was undertaken commencing June 19, 1944. All wheeled vehicles and personnel, except infantry foot elements moved overland to the […]

Sgt. Norman Mohar continues his letter home about the 3rd Division’s training at Pozzuoli, Italy.

Sgt. Norman Mohar wrote home about the 3rd Division’s moved to Pozzuoli, Italy.

During the summer of 1944, intensive amphibious training was again undertaken, and the division was soon brought to a new peak of combat efficiency under Major […]

The 3rd Infantry Division’s stay in Rome was short, less than ten days. Now Phil and his men were being told to gird themselves for their […]

Bill O’Bannon was one of Dad’s best friends growing up, and later served as best man in my mother and father’s wedding. The letter below is […]

Although few officers or men in the 3d Division knew it, our future part in the war had long been scheduled. Rome was merely a breathing […]

Staff Sergeant Charles O. Beardslee, who served with Dad, writes this about a camp they were in after leaving Rome, “Now I must tell you about […]

Unfortunately, the Dogface Soldiers didn’t have much time for wine, women, and song. The stay in Rome was far shorter that desired or needed. But the […]