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B-25 “Hardships 2nd”

Posted on October 16, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

B-25 Mitchell “Hardships 2nd” photographed at Clark Field in the Philippines near the end of WWII. Hardships’ nose art features the mascots of all four squadrons of the 38th BG: the 71st, 405th, 822nd, and 823rd.  

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U.S. Army Camouflage Uniform

Posted on October 8, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The rather rare U.S. Army camouflage HBT (herringbone twill) uniform being worn by soldiers of the 406th Infantry Regiment, 102nd Infantry Division during training. [Source: LoneSentry.com Collection.]

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Tank Destroyer vs. King Tiger

Posted on October 7, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Two photographs of Tiger IIs destroyed by the 823rd Tank Destroyer Battalion from “The Employment of Four Tank Destroyer Battalions in the ETO,” The Armored School, Fort Knox, Kentucky, May 1950. At least one of these Tiger II is from … Continue reading →

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B-24: Fools Paradise

Posted on October 7, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

B-24 Liberator “Fools Paradise” of the 38th Bomb Squadron, 30th Bombardment Group photographed on Kwajalein in the Marshall Islands in July 1944.

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M4 Sherman Engine Repair

Posted on October 4, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

An M4 Sherman tank and crew of the 3rd Tank Battalion, 10th Armored Division await engine repair during training at Camp Gordon in Georgia. The 10th Armored (“Tiger”) Division was activated at Fort Benning, Georgia in July 1942, participated in … Continue reading →

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B-17 Nose Art: Thru Hel’en Hiwater

Posted on October 4, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

B-17G Thru Hel’en Hiwater was assigned to the 358th Bombardment Squadron, 303rd Bombardment Group (“Hell’s Angels”). The B-17 was lost, along with the 2Lt. Roy A. Larson and crew, during a mission to Hamm, Germany in April 1944. Thru Hel’en … Continue reading →

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Car in a Truck in a Railcar

Posted on October 1, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

German rail transport destroyed by Allied bombing raids in the railyards at Littorio, Italy. In an unusual combination, the Germans loaded a small car in the back of a truck which was then loaded in the railcar in the foreground. … Continue reading →

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U.S. and Allied Tanks in Color

Posted on September 18, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

A selection of Life’s best color photographs of Allied tanks and AFVs in World War II. Click any thumbnail for a high-resolution copy of the image on Google Images.   The crew of a U.S. M4 Sherman tank on top … Continue reading →

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Fallschirmjäger and the Battle for Crete

Posted on September 7, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Photographs of the German Fallschirmjäger airborne invasion of Crete in May 1941. The German attack on Crete was the first major airborne offensive in WWII. [All photographs Bundesarchiv via Wikimedia, Creative Commons CC-BY-SA.]  

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Messerschmitt Bf 109

Posted on August 26, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

 

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