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Can someone advise me where to get the most reliable stats online in regard to all allied casualties on D-Day? You may contact me at: Barbara_wts@mail.ru. Thank you.

I am very excited to speak at the Museum on May 3 to discuss three great American generals: Eisenhower, Patton, and Bradley. I look forward to an interesting back-and-forth with the audience to answer and discuss questions about the three men's team (which began 100 years ago this summer) and the way they worked together in the campaigns of North Africa, Sicily, and the European Continent. The discussion will include some information about Eisenhower, Bradley, and Patton, and cover where Hollywood got it right, and where Hollywood got it wrong. I hope to see you there! (The book is here: http://www.amazon.com/Brothers-Rivals-Victors-Eisenhower-Partnership/dp/0451232127)

The contributors here might be interested in my husband Jon Jordan's new book, called "Brothers Rivals Victors: Eisenhower, Patton, Bradley and the Partnership that Drove the Allied Conquest in Europe" (published by Penguin books). Jon will be speaking at the National WWII Museum on this subject and signing books on May 3.

My father served in the 802nd Tank Destroyers Battalion. He passed away two years ago at 88 from Parkinson's. His life inspired me to make a tribute video, which I posted on youtube. The video is in two parts and contains a section on the war with many interesting photos taken at that time. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uaNgsMhqfY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBkj5FUFjcs

We are going to do it! We will be taking veteran, Ken Krueger, back to France 67 years after he helped win the war but lost the battle of love. We will film a documentary of Ken's story as he retraces his steps across France and is reunited with the family of his long-lost fiancee. Please go to aspromised.net for more information and to help this dream become reality.Thanks!

My Grandfather was a ball-turret gunner on a bomber that flew over Germany on several high profile missions. He was a great man, like so many others who served. I wrote a short story titled, "The Calm Before the War" - available on Barnes and Noble. It's about a young man who is about to leave home and his family for the sacrifices of war in 1942. It's a commemoration piece for all of those who served. I hope everyone gets a chance to read. Thank you to all of those who gave so much of themselves during those troubling times. If you wish to read the story, please find it here: http://search.barnesandnoble.com/The-Calm-Before-the-War/Ron-Gavalik/e/2940011976421/?itm=1&USRI=the+calm+before+the+war

My Grandfather was a ball-turret gunner on a bomber that flew over Germany on several high profile missions. He was a great man, like so many others who served. I wrote a short story titled, "The Calm Before the War" - available on Barnes and Noble. It's about a young man who is about to leave home and his family for the sacrifices of war in 1942. It's a commemoration piece for all of those who served. I hope everyone gets a chance to read. Thank you to all of those who gave so much of themselves during those troubling times.

Ken Krueger, 86-year-old WWII vet in Patton's 3rd, collaborated with me to write his memoir, "Fighting For Delphine." My dream is to fly Ken back to France to re-trace his steps as a motor messenger entrusted with the delivery of crucial correspondence from Patton to the front. Ken would like to re-unite with the French family who befriended him as well. I plan to create a documentary and am asking if anyone has any contacts who may be interested in producing a film and/or knows of any organizations or individuals who may wish to sponsor such a venture.Please contact me at www.moonglademedia.com Thanks!

I was recently in Normandy to visit the DDay landing sites again. I stayed in the home of an elderly couple whom my parents had met years ago on a trip. At dinner, there were two additional elderly couples who were telling some stories of DDay. There were two events that they would like more information about, yet have been unable to find out anything, and I offered to try to make inquiries. I was hoping this forum has some connections or resources that could help these people out. I would be willing to pay some honoraria for someone to help me out or make another donation to the museum. I certainly realize that this is an odd and difficult request, and I told them that I'd give it a try, but not to get hopeful. The first was a giant explosion that took place on October 25, 1945 in a field where ordinance, such as mines and mortar shells, cleared from the Omaha beach area was being stored. They think the dead Americans were 3 white, and 9 black lorry drivers, but they didn't know the unit number. They also believe that up to 25 German prisoners who were conscripted to help out, were also killed in the massive explosion. The explosion was adjacent to their farm, in the hamlet of Asnieres en Bessin, to the rear of Omaha Beach, just up from the bluff. Any help would be appreciated to obtain the names of the 9-12 Americans (and or Germans)who died, and their unit number. I guess their interest is that they had befriended the unit and provisioned them as much as possible with the product of Normandy, yet never really knew what happened to their new friends. The second was a Sept. 1942, British commando raid named "Aquatint", at St Laurent on a beach later code named Omaha. 3 raiders were killed in the action, but one of them was a Czech resistance member that was given British credentials. The daughter, whom I met, believes her father survived the raid, was taken prisoner and used by the Germans before being tortured to death. I saw the grave sites of the 3 men and the R. Leonard's (the name the British gave the Czech raider whose real name was Lehniger) grave is dated as the 13th, while the other two are dated the 12th, 1942. This might not be for as sinister a reason as has been suggested by the daughter, but it's a question which deserves an answer, if possible. No clue was found on the CombinedOps.com page on Aquatint. The daughter believes the raid may have been filmed and used by the Nazis as a propaganda video. She is obviously looking for this video or any other info to confirm whether her father never made it off the beach, or whether he was captured and killed by the Nazis. I realize the enormous difficulty of this task, but if you can point me in the right direction to someone who might be able to find some answers, I'd greatly appreciate it. I don't know why I'm getting involved in this, except to say these were very nice families I met, and their stories seemed compelling enough to deserve an answer.

I have a new book coming out on June 1, 2010 titled "God's Angry Man: The Incredible Journey of Private Joe Haan." My book is a biography of Joe Haan and includes about 50 of his poems and essays on life. I am looking for reviewers who would be willing to read my 400-page manuscript and write a review for publication prior to the release of the book by the publisher. Joe's story starts with the death of his mother when he was seven ("Small Frail Hands on a Coffin Gray"), and folls him through the Owatonna Orphanage, riding the rails with Hobos, northwoods CCC camp, and Patton's Third Army in the 101st Infantry Regiment (Yankee Division). Email: joehaan.godsangryman@gmail.com

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The Dr. Harold C. Deutsch World War II History Round Table is now available free to PEG (Public, Education, Government) cable television stations for broadcast nationwide. The World War II History Round Table is a monthly lecture series committed to preserving the factual history of World War II. Through the input of prominent, national level historians and authors, combined with recording first-hand accounts from individuals, we seek to record promote the study of this influential era. This lecture series is in its 23rd year and sponsored in conjunction with the Minnesota Historical Society. Monthly meetings draw 500 attendees and are held the second Thursday of each month at the Historic Fort Snelling Visitors Center. If you are interested in having this program broadcast in your hometown, contact your local program manager and ask them. It's free! Find your local PEG station via: www.mappingacess.org PEG stations can find the program via: www.pegmedia.org WWII History Round Table web site: www.mn-ww2roundtable.org Media inquiries should be directed to Barros Productions, info@barros.us

From: President Barack Obama To: Mr. Mike Quiroz Subject: Thank you Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 Mr. Mike Quiroz Today, on Veterans Day, my message to you is simple: Thank you. Thank you for your selfless service, for your valor, and for your strength of purpose that make all of us proud to be Americans. Today, Americans will pause amidst a great conversation about the future of our nation to take a moment and recognize your service to our democracy -- a service that guarantees us all the liberty to engage freely in that conversation, no matter what our views may be. We know that we owe you a debt that cannot be repaid. But we can and will fulfill our nation's promise to stand by you and your loved ones. That is why we've worked hard for better care for our veterans, and why we provided the largest increase in Veterans Administration funding in history. Today, we honor those Americans past and present who've served on battlefields from Lexington to Antietam, Normandy to Manila, Inchon to Khe Sanh, Ramadi to Kandahar. You have defended our freedom on land, and at sea, and in the air. You reflect the diversity that makes this America. You share a patriotism beyond question. And you share the same unflinching courage, selfless compassion, and uncommon camaraderie that -- when faced with the tragedy of a despicable and heartbreaking attack last Thursday -- the soldiers and civilians of Ft. Hood humbly revealed to the world. You and your loved ones are the patriotic men and women we honor today, Veterans Day. And you are the men and women we shall honor every day, in times of war and times of peace, so long as our nation endures. Thank you. President Barack Obama

Havasu vet recalls pall lingering over Omaha Beach By TONY WAGGONER Friday, June 5, 2009 Mike Quiroz arrived on the beaches of Normandy almost a month after June 6, 1944, seeing the aftermath of the single largest one-day military offensive in history. The water in the English Channel had been far too rocky for Quiroz’s artillery battalion to approach the shore for several days. From the barge Quiroz road in on, he saw what was left of Omaha Beach and what was left of many of the soldiers who had come to France during World War II to never leave the beach. “There were still bodies floating in the water,” he said. “It was an eerie, eerie feeling.” Quiroz previously had been shooting down Nazi B1 aircraft as they tried to invade and bomb London. He didn’t know what to expect on the way to Normandy. But at the time of his arrival in Normandy, American forces had pushed the Germans back inland. Quiroz would soon get to know first-hand what it was like for those men who set foot on the beach on D-Day. He would have his own famous battle to take part in, but his would be in Belgium at the Battle of the Bulge. It was November 1944 when Quiroz’ battalion entered Belgium. The weather was less than comforting. It was bitter cold. Quiroz was one of many soldiers trying to make the final push into Germany. He says he quite vividly remembers trying to navigate the German anti-tank dragon’s teeth on the Siegfried Line on the German-Belgium border. The German anti-tank forces just did not want to let American forces beyond the line in the final year of the war. Quiroz said they finally made it over the hill with a “deuce-and-a-half.” Quiroz described walking through knee-high snow near the Elsenborn-Eupen road with a pistol with only one cartridge, trying to avoid most of a German infantry division. German forces had confiscated all the battalion’s equipment. He described the sound and image of gun tracers from German machine guns passing right by him as he tried to flee in the steep snow banks. It was Dec. 16, 1944. As Quiroz described in four words, “All Hell broke loose.” And what of France after the war? Quiroz says it was total destruction. Mile upon mile of landscape had been destroyed by German convoys and fighting. Quiroz was particularly disturbed by the deaths of countless livestock he saw in the aftermath. Quiroz didn’t come under fire during the Allied Forces’ initial invasion, but he says he knows the dread those men must of felt. He lived through it elsewhere, and with every new Nazi-occupied place he went during the war, that dread followed. Would he immediately be opened up to machine gun fire, as so many men were on the day of the initial D-Day invasion? “It was always in the back of my mind, heading towards the unknown,” he said.

Mike Quiroz arrived in Trieste Italy April 1948 and was assigned to Company M. 351st infantry regiment stationed at Caserma San Giovanni. After 6 months Mike meet Ida Novarese. Her family owned a shooting booth in Luna Park located by Trattoria Brochetta. Mike and Ida enjoyed each other’s company to the extent they became engaged. The greatest enjoyment was walking up and down viale Venti Settembre looking at shops and stopping for an occasional cappuccino and going to the cinema, sometimes two in one day. Finally after about one year of paper work preparation they were married in the third (3rd) battalion chapel by Chaplain O’Connor August 16th 1950. Mike and Ida were surprised by Ida’s family and friends having a reception at Trattoria Boulugense in Trieste. Mike’s company (U.S. Army) gave him a 3-day pass and the two celebrated their honeymoon in Venice. After the honeymoon they purchased a 1947 Pontiac and visited towns in northern Italy. In November 1951 they were transferred to Fort Ord California. Driving the car across the United States they stopped in Gleeson Arizona where Ida meet the Quiroz family, everyone liked her. In California the first son Patrick was born the 16th of January 1953 the same day as Ida’s birthday. In February 1953 Mike was transferred to Germany. Ida had to stay behind because the baby was too small to travel. 15 days later Ida and baby Patrick sailed from New York on the Andrea Doria to Genova Italy where her mother Pierena was waiting for Ida and Patrick. After 6 months Mike had living quarters so Ida and Patrick went to Augsburg Germany. In February 1956 Mike was transferred back to Fort Ord, California and Robert the second son was born at the Army hospital. In 1958 the entire family went back to Germany. While in Germany the family made frequent trips to Italy via the Brenner Pass. Ida had family in Milano, Brescia and Genova. The third son Michael was born in February 1960 at the Army hospital in Heidelberg Germany. In 1961 the entire family transferred to Fort Hood Texas. Mike retired from the Army in October 1964 and moved to Orange California living there for 25years then settled down in Arizona, Ida said she used to dream of Arizona when she was a small girl.

During WW2, the US Army Air Force contracted with the Lafayette, LA airport to operate a primary flying school for their cadets. The last class of cadets completed their primary flight training in about March, 1944. I am desparately trying to find any information on that last group of cadets. I would be especially interested in seeing a copy of the yearbook produced for that class (1944). If you have any info on this, I would be grateful if you would contact me via email at bobbirichard@cox.net. Thank you, and I thank all veterans for their service to our country.

Addition to my previous submission: Information Needed is on Squad Leader 745, of Company C, 475th Army Rangers, 1942-1946. Thank you...

I've searched everywhere i could think of, and this is probably my last hope. I am looking for any information or surviving members of the 475th Infantry, before, during and after they became part of the 5307th. My hope is to verify that my late father was once one of them. If there is anyone out there that can help me, i'd be grateful. Information Needed: Mainly Muster Rolls... but, any information is more than welcome. Please E-mail me anything you think that might help. gdhunt1970@gmail.com... Thank you. P.S. To the National World War II Museum... keep up the good work, and god bless you on behalf of my father...

I am a writer and author from southern Delaware and I am currently working on a book of profiles of World War II veterans from my area. I am very interested in the war and in talking with any person or organization around the country about the war. I would like nothing more than for my current book to be the first in a series profiling World War II heroes from coast to coast. The men who served our country during World War II are true heroes. I always knew that, but working on this project has helped me gain an even greater appreciation and respect for what these brave men did for our country during the war. I will be releasing my book in mid-November, but my Web site - www.ww2-heroes.com - will be up and running by Labor Day. Please contact me at thednbgroup@gmail.com with any questions or comments, or just to begin a dialogue about the war.