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Longshore Soldiers: Army Port Battalions in WWII: History of the 13th Major Port, part 1
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Sunday, November 28, 2010. History of the 13th Major Port, part 1. During WWII the 13th Major Port was in charge of seaport operations. In England it oversaw the supply work in preparation of the Normandy invasion. In Antwerp, Belgium the 13th managed the American port operations while under continuous bombardment by German V-weapons (this is discussed in my book). In 1946 an official history was published for members of the unit. I have copied portions of this history below:. It sailed for England on 29...
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Longshore Soldiers: Army Port Battalions in WWII: Longshore Soldiers Book Descriptionand Table of Contents
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Monday, December 27, 2010. Longshore Soldiers Book Description. And Table of Contents. Through firsthand accounts, historical photographs, and original maps, Longshore Soldiers. Read a sample excerpt. Chapter 1. Schenectady. An introduction to Cortland Hopkins, grandfather of the author, and his hometown. 2 American Locomotive Company. Cortland take a job welding M-4 tanks and the secret M-7 "Priest" mobile howitzer. 3 In the Army Now. Training, supply work, and anecdotes from Boston harbor. The effect o...
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Longshore Soldiers: Army Port Battalions in WWII: Club Chipper, Antwerp, 1945
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Friday, September 14, 2012. Club Chipper, Antwerp, 1945. 519th Port Battalion men at Club Chipper, 1945 (left to right): Lee Harringer, Dave Weaver,. Bob Lipke (in front), Don Woods, Bernie Beals, and Bruce Kramlich. In talking to the GIs who had served in Antwerp I learned that port company soldiers frequented a particular club after hours—Club Chipper. Bruce Kramlich, a veteran of the 519th Port Battalion HQ, shared a photo of himself and friends having a drink at this enlisted men's club. Clifford Lid...
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Longshore Soldiers: Army Port Battalions in WWII: Praise for Longshore Soldiers
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Praise for Longshore Soldiers. Author of No Greater Ally. People often forget that it takes 10 men in the rear areas to support one infantryman on the front line. However, for the men of the port battalions, there were no front lines on June 6, 1944, and at times, they found themselves under heavy fire as well. This is an eloquent tribute to a beloved grandfather and an impeccably researched unit history." —Professor Peter Schrijvers,. Author of Liberators: The Allies and Belgian Society, 1944-1945.
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Longshore Soldiers: Army Port Battalions in WWII: 239th Port Company, 494th Port Battalion roster
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Sunday, March 15, 2015. 239th Port Company, 494th Port Battalion roster. In my continuing research in to WWII port battalions I requested the National Archives' historic report of the Army's African-American 494th Port Battalion. Labels: 494th Port Battalion. Thank you for your comment! You can email me too (see at right). Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Tells that story. This blog includes additional photos and info on his unit and other Army port companies serving in Europe. Read Praise for the book.
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Longshore Soldiers: Army Port Battalions in WWII: A Short History of the 494th Port Battalion in WWII
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Thursday, November 10, 2011. A Short History of the 494th Port Battalion in WWII. After speaking with veteran Dr. James Baker. I requested the 494th Port Battalion historic report from the National Archives. I got a roster of men in the battalion, which is unusual, and I got a five-page written history detailing the time in the UK. Frustratingly, it cuts off just before the Normandy invasion! The battalion crossed the Atlantic aboard the HMT Queen Elizabeth. You can read a fully detailed description in t...
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Longshore Soldiers: Army Port Battalions in WWII: A Short History of the 267th Port Company in WWII
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Saturday, August 16, 2014. A Short History of the 267th Port Company in WWII. Men of the 267th Port Company driving a 13th Port truck in Antwerp, Belgium. 1946? In the spring of 1945 Germany surrendered and their bombardment of Antwerp ended. That fall my grandfather's battalion opened an enlisted man's club in the city along with men from the 267th Port Company. When the GIs weren't overseeing/guarding military supplies they could relax in Club Chipper. August to October 1943. November to December 1943.
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Longshore Soldiers: Army Port Battalions in WWII: Antwerp's Groenplaats Exposition, 1945
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Saturday, December 12, 2009. Antwerp's Groenplaats Exposition, 1945. An anti aircraft gun in Groenplaats, Antwerp, 1945. The building in the background is now a. Among my grandfather's photographs is a shot of an anti-aircraft gun in what looks like some kind of air show. I assumed this was Antwerp, because of the words on the sign in the background looked Dutch. Curious, I contacted Tracy Dungan, author of V-2: A Combat History of the First Ballistic Missile. Here is his response:. A RAF Horsa glider.
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Longshore Soldiers: Army Port Battalions in WWII: 280th Port Company group photo
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Tuesday, November 4, 2014. 280th Port Company group photo. A couple months ago the granddaughter of Enrico "Rick" Starnadori emailed me. His 280th Port Company and my grandfather's 304th Port Company were in the same battalion. She was nice enough to scan her grandpa's copy of the company's group photo. Click on this photo for an enlarged image (then you can save the larger version to your computer). Which was on Utah Beach and the 494th Port Battalion. Which was on Omaha Beach. March 14, 2016 at 11:06 AM.
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