Bless 'Em All traces the 503d
through its inception, its time in Australia, and through all its missions.
It also shows how the 503d went, within a few
months, from accomplishing the most successful parachute assault of the war to
exemplifying the most stupid use of elite paratroopers during WWII.
Bless 'Em All is based upon a wealth of
materials - not just those of Bill Calhoun. It includes official papers, daily reports and journals,
and much more.
Through painstaking research these are supplemented with years of
correspondence involving the men intimately concerned with the events. In
so doing, we eclipse the dry, official histories, and show that they were
not always as accurate as good history should require. Particular research credit goes to John Lindgren and Don Abbott.
Websites are transitory things, they can disappear overnight. I
still haven't found a way to ensure its continuity. Recognizing
this, I set about my magnum opus, turning
Bless 'Em All into a
four volume publication.
It is the most comprehensive publication available on the 503d PIR,
bar none.
Vol. I - Australia, New Guinea & Noemfoor
Vol. II - Leyte, Mindoro and preparation for Corregidor
Vol. III - Corregidor
Vol. IV - Negros
It
is supplemented by a fifth volume, a Pictorial Companion,
which features Bill Calhoun's private photographic collection, and
his personal recollections. The Companion can be read
independently of the other four volumes.
The free-to-air website remains, accessable via the Index and
the Calendar Logo on this page. Though I am not actively maintaining
the website, I will make every effort to fix any links or issues you
might refer to me.
If you
are at all serious about studying Corregidor, I recommend you buy the
Jump Map! Paul
Whitman
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specific date, or time period.
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