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looking for books on stalag XVII please. had a list but have lost it. My uncle Francis Dolsen was there in WWII can you please help me??
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George Roberts
There is something odd about this: First, the bomb group described was the 306th out of Thurleigh. the referenced Major Bairnsfather was the intelligence officer. The 368th BS did not fly this mission. It was the 369th in the lead squadron, the 423
Read more…October 2014 Briefing Letter
Hi all,
Attached is the October 2014 Briefing Letter for your perusal. As always, comments or information for future articles are welcome.
Thanks................. Julee MacDonald
Read more…11-08 Briefing Letter and Reunion Information
All............ It is now Reunion time! Please peruse the attached for all the necessary information. PLEASE PLAN TO ATTEND!
Read more…December 2013 Briefing Letter
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/x177pz26ioa1x6d/VPEyurnddg
Well, with Thanks to one of our former Presidents and one of my favorite technologists...... I am able to deliver the 13-12 Briefing letter to you. It is still too large to fit here but you may v
Read more…14-04 SSMA Briefing Letter
Hi all.
Attached are two documents which together make up the 14-04 SSMA Briefing Letter. Please peruse at your leisure and I hope to see you at the Reunion in Colorado Springs this September. Details are in the BL.
Best wishes to all.
Read more…Black Thursday through the eyes of German soldiers stationed at Werneck Castle
On Thursday, the 14th of October 43, from 2:15 o'clock p. m. to 4:37 o'clock p. m. the military college had an air raid alert. At about 3 o'clock, strong enemy units - according to the "Wehrmachtsbericht" - about 250 - 300 aircraft were flying to Sch
Read more…SSMA Briefing Letter 11-06
All,
Here is the June 2011 Briefing Letter for your reading pleasure.
Julee
SSMA Secretary
Read more…Robert Slane/German translation
Robert M. "Bob" Slane, einem pensionierten Air Force Pilot und Oberst der drei Abstürze oder schießen Abschreibungen in seiner militärischen Laufbahn, sowie fast zwei Jahren Gefangenschaft in einem der brutalsten deutschen Stalags überlebte, starb fr
Read more…Charter re-write/ German translation
Air Personal des 8. United States Army Air Force, die auf Mission flog 115 - 14. Oktober 1943 über Schweinfurt, Deutschland. Dieser Tag wird auch als "Schwarzer Donnerstag" bekannt.
Charta
Bei 1012 Stunden, auf 14. Oktober 1943, in Wetter so übel, das
March 2011 Briefing Letter
Here is the March 2011 Briefing Letter for your reading pleasure. Please contact me with questions, suggestions, comments or other.
Read more…Wartime Log of SSG William Oliver
Hello everyone, my name is Eric Paul McDaniels and I would like to tell you about a diary I found in the garbage. It belong to SSG William Oliver and is a wonderful piece of history. I will try to upload a couple of pictures from it and then will w
Read more…June 2013 Briefing Letter
Attached is the June 2013 Briefing Letter, a Registration form and credit card form for the October Reunion in Charleston. I just made my reservations at the Hotel................. hope you will make yours soon!
Read more…Remembering Stalag III January 27, 1945
I first met Marilyn Walton last summer (2010) when she came to Penn State for the PA Chapter of the 8th Air Force Historical Society reunion. Later that summer we chatted further at Thunder Over Michigan.
Her father was Lt Col. Thomas Jeffers. In he
Read more…December 2010 Briefing Letter
Merry Christmas to all. Here is the December 2010 Briefing Letter. I do hope you enjoy it and will plan to attend our reunion next year in New Orleans.
Read more…Still time for donations and interviews to National WWII Museum
Some of your SSMA officers will be meeting with staff of the National WWII museum the third week of July. If you have items to donate but are not sure how to proceed, please let us know and we can help you. There is still time to do an oral history w
Read more…SSMA Bookshelf (and websites)
Please suggest titles or websites to add to our bibliography.
Black Thursday in Virtual Realty
Hello everyone,
I have joined this site because I am working on an application that depicts Black Thursday in virtual reality. I have worked on this project for nearly 2 years in my spare time and alone. You could call me an "Indy developer" in that
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