War Movies and life in reserve

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feeds@yuku.com (hclaudon) — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 07:39:32 GMT

Thanks Terry,

Don't hesitate to ask more details to your father !

Hervé.

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feeds@yuku.com (TRosenbluth) — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 06:36:36 GMT

Hi Herve,

Spoke to my Dad about this and he said that they also used candles to warm the food as they were easily available.

Take care

Terry

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feeds@yuku.com (hclaudon) — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 03:19:45 GMT

Thanks again Mr Baxter, so interresting !
After reading you, I understand better some facts, notably why we find so many bootles of halazone : it's because you didn't use them ! You noticed that I found so many types in our area !
What did you call "green wine", was it the young wine unfinished ?
Boxes of rations were very hard, they are still and I never found some more hard ! I noticed that there was different type : V1, V2 and V3. Those last ones where less...

Re: War Movies and life in reserve

feeds@yuku.com (semallon) — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 19:31:39 GMT

Herve', I very much appreciated those photos. We used halizone tablets to purify water in Italy but not in France. The water in Eastern France seemed to always be safe. I do remember the fuel tablets often carried by infantrymen. If we didn't have fuel tablets, we would burn the wrappings of K rations which had a lot of wax to keep the contents air tight. In Italy, we were required to swallow an aterbraine tablet (substitute for quinine) everyday to prevent malaria but not in France....

Re: War Movies and life in reserve

feeds@yuku.com (hclaudon) — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 07:06:12 GMT

Wow ! Thanks so much M. Baxter !
Don't apologise for your late, your details are so important !
It's very interresting to comparte them with french testimonies. I noticed you were "lucky" to eat with the ambulant kithcen even if there was only dozen of menus. I recognised your "10 in 1", those rations with "first half of 5 rations" and "second half". There are still empty boxes in several farms in the...

Re: War Movies and life in reserve

feeds@yuku.com (semallon) — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 20:40:06 GMT

I apologize for being late in responding on my opinion of Army food in the 36 Division. We had an adequate amount of good nutritious food. The only seasoning was salt and pepper. The cooks had only about a dozen menus so the food got quite boring. The scrambled eggs were made from powdered eggs and the potatoes were made from powered potatoes. Fresh eggs could be purchased from the civilians at a price but I didn't mind the powered stuff myself. One fellow from Louisiana wouldn't eat...

Re: War Movies and life in reserve

feeds@yuku.com (hclaudon) — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 14:41:55 GMT

Thanks M. Baxter for all those informations, there are so precious !
I would ask you if you remember details of your food during your journey in Europe ?
I collected a few rations but can you give me your appreciations about that ?
Thanks again,

Hervé.

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feeds@yuku.com (hclaudon) — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 14:41:55 GMT

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feeds@yuku.com (semallon) — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 00:15:09 GMT

After landing east of San Raphael, we moved quickly north in the hill country with no rsistance. We passed Digne, Sisteron and Aspres. This was a happy time where we were hailed as victors and received gifts from the locals. They had excellent cheese in the dairy towns and wine everywhere. Some of our units were sent over to Montilimar and some at Valence to cut off the German retreat. There were a few tough battles for several of our 9 regiments. With our artillery and air force we...

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feeds@yuku.com (cricket37) — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 22:43:15 GMT

Hi there - again
I also (found in my research) pictures (a lot) of the 36th 141st training in S. Carolina and at Fort Benning in Georgia prior to going to the N. Africa. I can email or post where ever you would like. My cousin (James L. McNeil's granddaughter) is sending me more. There are quiet a few group shots as well.

Cyndi

Re: War Movies and life in reserve

feeds@yuku.com (hclaudon) — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 01:58:48 GMT

Dear M. Baxter,

Thanks for your testimony, it is so interresting and so important to understand life during those historic days. Unfortunately, most of veterans keep silence after they got back home after war and that's why their sons and daughters try to get informations after they pass over !
We try to follow GI's steps during autumn 1944 in our area and we need informations and testimonies. With Gerome, we are actually searching on the Moselle crossing and it was a...

War Movies and life in reserve

feeds@yuku.com (semallon) — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:10:27 GMT

Today, Feb. 10, The TV stations had 2 war movies that I partially saw. I saw parts of "Band of Brothers" and "Saving Private Ryan." That guy, Stephen Spielberg, is a fantastic producer of movies. Both portrayed the best of American combat soldiers. All war movies show soldiers crowded or grouped together when on the front lines and even when attacking the enemy. We were always told to maintain an interval of at least 10 yards. In other words, stay at...