My father fought there as a member of the 27th infantry division. He never spoke of his combat experiences until the last months of his life. Dad was 18 years old. May God bless my father and all who fought and died here!
My father was in the pacific. Said he dodged one bullet. He said that was enough. I wished he had lived long enough for me to tell him I became a combat veteran as well. I salute you Dad
Could someone please tell me what self-propelled artillery piece is shown at 14:19 of this video? Thanks. The amount of actual combat footage shown here is impressive.
David Rowley I do believe that is an M-18 Hellcat tank destroyer. Same 75 mm gun as most Shermans, but little heavy armor. Very fast for the time and an effective mobile platform