The "Bless 'Em All" Project
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- The major work on the
comprehensively researched history of the 2d Battalion 503d PIR,
tracing it throughout WWII, is constantly being added to.
Link is to the Heritage Bn. Website. |
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"By Order of Major Kline" |
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- Many of us never heard anything of Arlis Kline again after he was
evacuated wounded from Corregidor, and we are particularly pleased
the reports of his demise were premature. As CO of the 462nd
Parachute Field Artillery Battalion, he carried a full set of his
orders with him on the jump. He has preserved these orders, and we
can now share them with you, together with many of his own
snapshots. |
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From
"The Heritage Collection" |
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- Hidden Treasures - a
selection of snapshots submitted by members of the 503d, as part
of our major project preserving rare and unique personal
photographs. Includes the collections of Bill Bailey, Charles
Durden, "Mac" Gallaspy, Jim Mullaney, Chet Nycum, Frank Foster and
selections from Gen. Gavin's collection. |
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"How I Remember
It" |
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- Chet
Nycum spent the war as a private, and it is from this viewpoint
that his experiences are now being recorded. Of his
recollections, he says "these are the ones that still invade my
dreams". We travel with Chet through Training,
Australia, New Guinea, Noemfoor, Mindoro, Corregidor and Negros. Also included are the links to the magnificent G Coy
Photo Collection, a series of approximately 50 photographs taken
throughout the course of Chet's war. |
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"The Three Winds of Death" |
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- John Reynolds has been writing columns for
The Static Line for
around ten years. We're
powerfully pleased he's allowing us to reprint these selections from
his history-making series. |
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"The
View From Here" |
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- Don Abbott has contributed several authoritative articles relating
to his experiences, amongst them "How The Warden Got His Name",
"The 'E' Company Attack on Btty. Monja", "Return
To Mindoro", and "Purple Hearts on Noemfoor". Particularly noteworthy are his comprehensive
compilations of the casualty lists from Corregidor and of "The
503d in WWII". The "Corregidor Honor Roll" contains
individual links to tribute pages containing what is presently known
about the deaths of the individuals involved. "The View From
Here" contains links to all these articles.
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"Medals of Honor of the 503d Lineage" |
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- Citations of
each Medal of Honor winner for those of the original 503d, and their
lineage.
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