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Post by ssgtduane on Feb 24, 2008 14:30:31 GMT -5
Just post your ww2 character and some info on them
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Post by Beaver on Feb 24, 2008 14:58:48 GMT -5
Just post your ww2 character and some info on them what do you mean??? we have this: [ftp]http://young90th.proboards92.com/index.cgi?board=reenacting&action=display&thread=1199212747[/ftp]
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Post by bitsy on Feb 25, 2008 17:40:05 GMT -5
I think he means your first person impression.
Here's mine:
"Bitsy"
Bitsy was born in a small farming community outside Toledo. She worked for a county paper doing the society and obit pages. She married young and despite protests kept her job and began covering larger events for the local interest sections of the Toledo papers. She began working full time in Toledo where she was picked up by the Associated Press. She was offered a position in the London office which she took, leaving her husband behind and filing for divorce. She was in London when war broke out and received official accrediting as a WARCO shortly after Dec 7th 1941. Her first assignment was North Africa, where she encountered the 88th ID who she stayed with through out the Italian campaign. She left the 88th and was sent back to England in late spring 44. She covered the air war briefly. Her next assignment brought her to the 83rd ID in France. She followed the 83rd all the way to the Elbe.
This is a composite drawn off the lives of the women I portray.
-Sarah
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Post by finster on Feb 25, 2008 19:19:21 GMT -5
Cpl. Finster:
Finster was born outside Columbus, Ohio. Worked in a warehouse and went in the National Guard in 1938 leaving in early 1940 and returning to his former job. His wife left him and his daughter shortly before he got out. He re-enlisted Dec. 9th, 1941 and returned to service as a Pfc. Assigned to Co. C, 26th Inf. Regt., 1st Div., he was sent to England for further training before taking part in the invasion of Africa in Nov. 42, landing near Oran in Algiers. Surviving Kasserine Pass and fighting against Rommel's famed Afrika Korps. After that, he sailed to Sicily for the invasion and once more got his feet wet landing near Gela in July 43. Finster, by now a Cpl., was wounded just outside Anzio by shrapnel from an 88. Evacuated to England, he recovered and was transfered as a replacement to Co. F., 329th Inf., 83rd Div. He was with the 83rd from the time they left England all the way thru to the Elbe.
I based mine off my actual service with the 1st Div in the Middle East and my own early combat record.
Fins.
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Post by Beaver on Feb 26, 2008 10:32:09 GMT -5
I think he means your first person impression. OK I see, I'll post mine when I have time.
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Post by FRISCAN on Feb 26, 2008 20:41:57 GMT -5
Heres Mine:
Name: James Frederick Dunigan, III Rank: Sergeant Army Serial Number: 14017344 How Inducted: Enlisted, August 17th, 1937 Date of Birth: June 6th, 1919 Place of Birth: Savannah, Georgia Parents Job: Father(Automobile Salesman) and Mother(Housewife) Marital Status: Single Favorite Sports Team: Savannah Indians Favorite Movie: Lost Horizon Where was I when Pearl Harbor was bombed? On a speed hike in full field gear with my platoon near the Presidio. Education: Four years of college via the U.S. Army. Stateside bases and training: Enlisted in Savannah, Georgia. (August 1937) Inducted Fort Jackson, South Carolina. (September 1937) Basic Training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. (5 1/2 months, completed January 1938) Assigned U.S. 3rd Infantry Division, Camp Lewis, Washington. (March 1938) Assigned to the U.S. 30th Infantry Regiment at the Presidio of San Francisco. (September 1938). Feelings towards: Germans. Dislike what they stand for. French. Women are said to be fantastic but, I think its a lot of BS. Italians. Sicilians seem alright, but, their facist regime is a joke in my humble opinion. Russians. Don't know too much about them. Japanese. I see a war with them as likely. However, at this juncture I am not concerned about them.
Sgt. James F. Dunigan III ASN: 14017344 Unit: Co. A, U.S. 30th Infantry Regiment, U.S. 3rd Infantry Division Stationed: Presidio Fort, San Francisco, California
Well, my story... where to begin.
Well my story starts in Savannah, Georgia in 1937. The depression had hit my family fairly hard, lesser than most. My father worked in at Dearing Chevrolet in town. He was on of the dealerships best salesman. My mother she was a stay at home mom,(your average mother) me I was coming up on 18, on June 6th, 1937. My grandfather who was a veteran of the Indian Wars of the late 1860's to early 1880's, he told me his stories from when he was out west. He told me it was an up and coming place at the time, there were a lot of people heading that way. He told me of the opportunities that lie with the U.S. Armed Forces, I had never given it much thought but, it was an option of course. Well, I finished up high school in the spring of 1937, turned 18 a few days later. It took me a while to weigh all of my options and, I finally decided to go with the U.S. Army. At the most, I'd have to serve a few years, it would be good for me I figured.
So, on Friday, August 17th, 1937, I went to my local recruiter and, signed on the dotted line. They told me to report back to the recruiting station on Friday, September 1st. So, two weeks later I reported for transfer to Camp Jackson, South Carolina. My grandfather, father, and my mother,(balling here eyes out) came to see me off. I reported into the main recruiting building for induction into the U.S. Army. So far so good, we formed up and were assigned to a "Drill Sergeant" as they called them. My Drill Sergeant was Staff Sergeant. Curt F. Thompson. Not a bad guy, not too hard on us I felt as we proceeded through "Basic." As the weeks went by the days got longer and, they became harder. S/Sgt. Thompson was a veteran of the First World War and, had been assigned to the U.S. 1st Infantry Division " The Big Red One" as we knew them at the time. He served with distinction, a Silver Star, and a Purple Heart. Nevertheless we completed "Basic" in twenty-two weeks. On our last day there at Camp Jackson, S/Sgt. Thompson looked at all of us, and, said...
" Gentlemen, some of you will be good soldiers, some of you will become excellent soldiers, and then there are some of you who will become extrodinary soldiers. It has been my pleasure to teach you what I know, I hope that should you see combat that it will keep you alive, thats its purpose. I have one major rule for you today, and, no matter where you go from here remember this, so listen good I'm only going to say this once. Wherever you go from here remember what you have learned here, this is your basics, this is the foundation of what makes,...one of those "extrodinary soldiers." You cannot become an "extrodinary soldier" by being a half-ass, you have to put your heart and soul into being a soldier, it is not...it IS NOT! something that just...happens. Good luck to all of you, most of you won't see each other again, unless of course you are both assigned to the same station after you leave here.
He started calling out assignments...
Brown, Camp Stewart, Artillery... Carlisle, Camp Shelby, Infantry... Carson, Camp Ord, Infantry... Dunigan, Camp Lewis, Infantry....
So, there I had it, I had been assigned to another two months of exactly what I wanted, Infantry. They let me come home for a few weeks to see my family and, friends. On March 7th, 1938, I caught the number six train from the Savannah station to Atlanta, from there to Corinth, Mississippi, to St. Louis, Missouri, to Dallas, Texas, from there I rode the Southern Pacific Railroad to Camp Lewis, Washington. I did my stint there for another six months advancing what I had learned from S/Sgt. Curt F. Thompson. After my time at Camp Lewis, Washington was over for Advance Infantry Training they assigned me to where they felt I'd do the most good, they told me to report to the commanding officer of the U.S. 30th Infantry Regiment, at the Presidio, in San Francisco, California. I had finally arrived, I finally had a home within the U.S. Army and, the U.S. 3rd Infantry Division. I came home early in the month of May to be home for my mothers birthday, I had been away a while and, it was a sort of birthday surprise. I told my father and my grandfather I was coming home and, they thought she'd get a kick out of it but, after that I remained at the Presidio from September 1938 to December 1941.
I was away from the Presidio on manuvers with the U.S. 3rd Infantry Division and, the U.S. 1st Marine Division almost constantly it seemed, we were always keeping prepared for a war that seemed to be coming, even though it was worlds away as far as we were concerned. The amazing thing was that I was able to gain a college education at the same time while I was in San Francisco now, that was trick let me tell you. On December 7th, 1941, my company and, I were on a speed hike near the Presidio in San Francisco, when our CO came up in a Jeep and, gave us the news about Pearl. I was three quarters through my term in service, I had been in for three and a half years almost. So, I did what any other good American would do I reupped my time with the U.S. Army and, decided to go fight. On, January 19th, 1942 they moved us to Camp Ord, California for further manuvers and, training for our new assignment, we knew we were being assigned duty to one of the two theaters, was it the Mediterranean? Rommel and Montgomery had been going at it since 1939 in North Africa, or were we going to the Pacific? All the guys wanted to go to the Pacific to avenge Pearl but, I figured the U.S. Army would send me where ever they assumed I'd do the most damage to the enemy.
Kind Regards, FRISCAN
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Post by Beaver on Feb 26, 2008 20:43:48 GMT -5
wow.....................................
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Post by Young90th on Feb 29, 2008 18:11:27 GMT -5
here is my first person . Sgt/Pvt. Charles: Was born on january 28 1924 in closter NJ i had a sister my parents owned the Drug store on main street I worked at a gas station down the block from my house for most of my young life. i was drafted when i was 18. I trained with the 69th ID state side . In July of 44" I was issued as a replacement to the 90th .
NAME: Charles AGE 19 HOW INDUCTED drafted WHERE Closter NJ RANK Pvt. PRE INDUCTION JOB Gas station addendent DATE OF BIRTH Janurary 28 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH Closter NJ
PARENTS JOB Drug store Owner MARITAL STATUS Not
KIDS No
OWN A CAR No POLITICAL VIEWS Dem
WHAT PARTY DID YOU VOTE FOR (NEEDS TO BE 21 TO VOTE) FAVORITE RADIO SHOWS Fibber Maggie and Molly
FAVORITE MUSIC/BAND Glenn Miller FAVORITE MOVIE It happened one Night
FAVORITE SPORT Baseball
FAVORITE TEAM Brooklyn Dogers WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU HEARD ABOUT THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR? work EDUCATION high school
IF YOU ARE OF COLLEDGE AGE, WERE YOU IN THE ATSP PROGRAM? No
WERE YOU TRANSFERRED FROM ANOTHER UNIT TO THIS ONE? Yes , the 69th to the 90th PLANS FOR AFTER THE WAR Settle down and move to New England
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Post by sgt103 on Mar 1, 2008 9:46:49 GMT -5
Charles, very nice. Is that the forum from hardscrabble farms? I started giving them out to new members but as far as I know none have been filled out yet.
Dan
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Post by Young90th on Mar 1, 2008 11:22:27 GMT -5
Charles, very nice. Is that the forum from hardscrabble farms? I started giving them out to new members but as far as I know none have been filled out yet. Dan yes it is
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Post by cactuspatchkid on Mar 5, 2008 14:45:41 GMT -5
Name: Joshua T. Williams Rank: Corporal Army Serial Number: 33011729 How Inducted: Drafted : November 1942
Date of Birth: October 26th, 1922 Place of Birth: Boyertown, PA Parents Job: Carpenter & Painter Marital Status: Engaged Favorite Sports Team: Philadelphia & Pittsburgh Steagles (Its real, look it up) Favorite Movie: Wake Island Where was I when Pearl Harbor was bombed?: Playing football at the High school with friends. Education: A half year in the Army ACTP program at Penn State
Stateside bases and training: Drafted - Reading PA Inducted - Fort Indiantown Gap Basic Training - None, basic fitness training at Penn State by the Army. Infantry Training with the 103d at Camp Howze, Texas. Assigned U.S. 103d Infantry Division, Camp Howze, Texas (June '43)
Feelings towards: Germans. - They need to be put in their place... again I just hope I don't kill one of my cousins. French. - Are getting bailed out by us AGAIN. Italians. - Theyre not all bad, just rotten leaders. Russians. - Anyone who fights the Germans is a friend of mine. Japanese. - One word, revenge.
Cpl J.T. Williams ASN: 33011729 Unit: HQ Company , U.S. 410th Infantry Regiment, U.S. 103rd Infantry Division European Theater of Operations
I was drafted in November '42, but instead of being sent to train I was immediately inducted into the Army Specialized Training Program (ASTP) and started at Penn State studying Engineering. However in June '43 the program was drastically cut and I was sent to the 103d ID which was already well into its training. I was attached to Company 'A' as an assistant BAR gunner to PFC Nick Pinto. However, after stealing a jeep, insulting an Officer and more then a few drunken fights in Texas bars PFC Pinto was demoted to Private and I took over the BAR. In October the Division shipped for Europe. Pinto and I were still together (I was just carry the BAR and wearing the stripe) We entered combat and soon found ourselves fighting inside the French Town of St. Die. Our second night on the line, a local German attack drove a wedge in our lines. My AG and I found ourselves part of a small force holding a vital Fuel dump. For the next 8 hours the force comprised of several Engineers, one squad of the 410th Intl&Recon Platoon and Pinto and I held the Germans at a stand still until Friendly tanks could reinforce us. After that action, I learned that my unit had been shot up badly, so Pinto and I were transfered to the Intl&Recon Platoon and began to operate with them. In January of '45, the Germans launched their Norwind operation and we once again found ourselves cut off. The Intl&Recon Platoon held the Germans back again, but in the process lost one of our best Corporals. I received a battle field promotion to fill the vacancy.
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Post by Beaver on Mar 5, 2008 15:20:13 GMT -5
I just hope I don't kill one of my cousins. lol I like the thing about Pinto stealing the jeep. good job Josh. here is mine, I'm still working on it. NAME: Cleaver, Tyler, M. ASN: 33006992 AGE: 18 HOW INDUCTED: drafted WHEN: June 21st 1943 WHERE: Fort Indiantown Gap RANK: Pvt PRE INDUCTION JOB: Odd jobs, no steady jobs Cutting Grass, shoveling snow DATE OF BIRTH: June 9 1925 PLACE OF BIRTH: Reading, PENNA PARENTS JOB: Father works for bank, Mother stays at home FAVORITE RADIO SHOWS: Abbott and Costello The Shadow The Great Gildersleeve Fibber McGee and Molly The Jack Benny Show Bergen and McCarthy And others FAVORITE MUSIC/BAND: Dorsey Brothers Glenn Miller and his Band Andrews Sisters Spike Jones and his City Slickers Kay Kyser Nat King Cole Benny Goodmen WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU HEARD ABOUT THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR?: At the town Picnic Grove, just down the road from my house EDUCATION: High School IF YOU ARE OF COLLEGE AGE, WERE YOU IN THE ATSP PROGRAM?: No STATE SIDE BASES AND TRAINING: Infantry Training with the 103d at Camp Howze, Texas. Assigned U.S. 103d Infantry Division, Camp Howze, Texas (July '43) WERE YOU TRANSFERRED FROM ANOTHER UNIT TO THIS ONE?: No PLANS FOR AFTER THE WAR: get a job start a family and go from there FEELINGS TOWARDS: GERMANS/NAZIS: Against Hitler FRENCH: OK BRITISH: Swell BELGIUM: OK RUSSIAN/REDS: Mixed Feelings JAPANESE: Don't like them WHAT DID YOU DO DURING THE GREAT DEPRESSION? Looked for odd jobs, since my father worked for a bank, we did OK I still need to work on "my story" lots of the stuff is true, I do in-fact live up the road from the Old Picnic grove / town park My dad does work for a bank. I do listen to all the bands and radio programs mentioned above. I have no job, but I do shovel snow for some friends during the winter, and cut our grass in the summer.
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Post by sgt103 on Mar 5, 2008 15:38:51 GMT -5
Guys, very good
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