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As a Filipino, I appreciate how the narrator mentioned the cooperation between the US Army 11th Airborne Division and various Filipino Guerilla Units during the Los Baños Raid. Thank you 😊
Were they the ones who jumped in Corregidor Island too, in a football field sized area and under fire? That was some daring, literally bone breaking mission too.
My grandparents were huge fans of Glenn Miller. My grandfather was a bomber pilot during World War II. He flew back and forth between England and France. Glenn Miller disappeared on December 15, 1944. My mother was born December 18, 1944. She was named Glenda, after Glenn Miller.
Chaplin didn't produce any music. He just hired composers and sang the melody to them. Same goes to producing movies, he as terrible at project management.
My brother's godfather, Spud Houghton, flew the HQ glider into Arnhem. He escaped with a friend by disguising themselves as chimney sweeps! They made it out and were 'captured' by the Americans. While they checked them out to make sure they were pukka, the Americans made them clean out the chimneys at their HQ. Amazing man and an amazing storyteller. RIP Spud.
Go small to win big absolutely. When armed with a recoilless rifle/bazooka no fixed fortification or piece of armor was safe. Also acted as "political capital"(money) as Lend Lease keeping the Allies in particular British and American working together. Packard Trucks for the USSR from the USA performed a similar role. Working on the thousands of air bases the USA built and ran during World War 2 was another critical function...moving ammo and bombs to aircraft and pilots and crew as well. No seatbelt was a major flaw though.
To bad alot of this History is just coming to the surface because that generation is all but forgotten and there exploits remain hidden under conditions we will never know compared to the Hi Tech soldiers and sailors and airman of today's military, it's programs like this one that opens our eyes to what our family members went through in WW2...
The dirth of information of combat operations in the Pacific is also due to orders McArthur gave to all Allied forces, that they were not to discuss their service with anyone. More importance was placed on post war alliance with Japan as a wedge against the USSR. This also allowed the Japanese government to muzzle its horrifying war crimes re Allied POWs and against ever civilian population of countries they conquered in WWII. THIS still, understandably, pisses off those nations as Japan still will not own up to its crimes in WWII.
My father was a member of the 11th Airborne division, he was one of the first American soldiers in Japan after the signing of the surrender. He would serve there until 1947 is part of the occupation force!
My grandfather is Edward Burst and he was in the 511th airborne, and he him self was a crucial figure in the Los Banos liberation in the Philippines!!!...
Dad was part of the amphibious component of the raid. He was in the 81mm mortar section, they set up on the beach incase fire support was needed. It wasn't.
I was just a kid in Casper Wyoming, I lived at Saint Joseph's Children's home. I got a job at East Jr. High as a lawn boy and sweeper boy. My first days there were exciting as it was a good job for a 16 year old, I was happy to have a pay check so I could buy my own cloths. I became friends with a WWII vet, his name was Henry "Hiney" Weber. We soon became the best of friends at sixty years old I still think of him as one of my best buddies. Hiney served in the 11th and shared his stories with me. He was one of many WWII vets who I had the privilege of befriending. Hiney will remain in my heart until I die he was my friend.
Wonderful! Thank you for keeping the history of the 11th Airborne Division alive. Glad that the Army decided to bring the Angels back on Active Duty and Jump Status in June, 2022.
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Of course - I used artificial intelligence (AI) to fill in a few of the gaps, since there's so little footage or imagery to use. The two other victims, the policeman, the interior of the air raid shelter, the billet, even the noose plus much more. Hopefully it wasn't too distracting!
Perfect video! Entertaining, informative, and just the right duration for me to watch while I eat my dinner lol. You have earned yourself a subscriber from across the pond.
An important detail of the planning is missing. Escaped prisoner, Pete Miles, met with 11th AB G2 Col Henry Muller. Miles told the Intelligence Officer that every morning at the same time most of the prison guards met in the exercise yard for calisthenics with their weapons stacked away from them. With this info the timing of the assault was set to take advantage of the fact that most of the guards would not be near their weapons.
CORRECTION! At the 22 second point the narrator called the "cavalry" the "calvary" and that is very insulting and shows a lack of professionalism. "Calvary" is a place outsider Jerusalem. However, I've even heard troops of the Cav say it incorrectly. Carry on!
in the movie the monuments men there is a jeep at timestamp 1:25:30 that has extra mudguards in the front...i can't find any pictures of this modification
My father, William G. Slocum, Jr. was a Captain and Paratrooper in the 11th Airborne. I have a copy of a book written by a priest that is called, "The Angels Came at 7." Don't know if anyone who knew him is still alive but would love to hear from anyone that did. I am so proud of him, and I am so grateful for this video! Many thanks, Pam
Sorry the audio quality isn't up to the normal standard. We are using a basic microphone and phone to record audio. Hope you enjoyed the rest of the video though!
The only Pacific op that I knew was done by any airborne unit was the fight to reclaim Corregidor so this was another nice piece to learn. I'm proud of such history of these units (many in my family being in them; All American!🤘). Also perfect timing seeing as how we will "reestablish" the 11th sometime soon
The Corregidor operation was the 503d, a self contained Airborne regiment. The other 3 US combat jumps on Luzon were made by the 11th AB....Tagaytay Ridge, Los Banos, and Aparri. Closer to the end of the War the 503d was attached to the 11th AB.
The airplane he was in had HUGE problems with carburetors icing up. When that propeller quits turning over the English channel you are seriously a rewed. Three or four missing service men in the middle of a world war was nothing that there was something to worry about
You're spot on. The AAF had used a standard-model carburetor de-icer on a number of different types of airplanes ranging from third-string transports to combat planes. When it became obvious that the heaters suffered from a design flaw they started a replacement program a bit like a modern car recall, but obviously combat planes were taken care of first. Craft like a tiny personnel transport were last in line; they just got patched and sent back out pending availability of replacement parts. Dennis Spragg noted that the C-64 carrying Maj. Miller had multiple repair tickets prior to Dec. 15th; my 2¢ is that it probably never should have been deemed airworthy.
Try contacting either the U of CO's Glenn Miller Collections, or the Miller Birthplace Society in Clarinda IA. They have a lot of genealogical records available.
Moonlight Serenade is one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard. I'm only 42 but I've always loved Big Band swing I'm a new subber. Your channel is very interesting. You will be at over 100k subs in no time.
Protestant. But why should it matter to the music though? If you're speculating that maybe the Nazis had singled him out for religious reasons, it would have been almost impossible for anyone to know he was on that particular flight. It was unauthorized, had left a sparse paper trail, and was essentially a spur-of-the-moment thing by Lt. Col. Baessell. The chances that an enemy spy or other nefarious character would have known the pertinent details would have been pretty low.
