This prayer book and spoon deflected a German sniper’s bullet and saved the life of Pfc. George E. Ferris of the 87th Infantry Division. 😳

Shot near Friedewald, Germany, Ferris was carried off the battlefield by his squad leader whose helmet was shot off in the process. 🪖

Anyone else hear the reports of a red headed eskimo being sighted around Zell Am See? 😎

In February of 1944, Marines of 22nd Marine Regiment display a captured Japanese flag, picked up by one of them during the capture of Engebi Island in the Eniwetok Atoll. 🪖

If the Germans had only known that Pvt. Harry Hudec was a regimental boxing champ in the 82nd Airborne Division, they may have waved the white flag earlier. 🪂

Colourised Piece of Jake on the colorization 🎨

In October of 1944, Sgt. Justus Westover takes aim at the enemy from an observation in a trench along the German border. 🪖

If your knowledge of Albert Blithe is limited to episode 3 of Band of Brothers, allow me hit you with some knowledge. 🤯

- Didn’t die in 1948
- Served in Korea 🇺🇸🇰🇷
- Silver Star 🪖
- 3 Bronze Stars 🎖️
- 3 Purple Hearts 💜

During a lull in fighting, Pfc. Jerry Coleman, an assistant tank driver with the 3rd Armored Division, takes some time out to eat his K Rations near Saint-Jean-de-Daye, France. 🪖

Eugene Sledge’s grave has something for everyone on it…what a legend. 🇺🇸

An overhead view of the USS Arizona hull taken in the 1950s prior to the construction of the memorial. ⚓️

In July of 1944, Lt. Richard Bryson leads his men of the 3rd Marine Division into Agana City during the fighting on Guam. 🪖

Men of the 1st Special Service Force, the Devil’s Brigade, near Anzio with their Johnson light machine gun in early 1944. 🪖

Going over final instructions, a squad of Merrill’s Marauders prepares to move out on a mission to silence a Japanese machine gun position that has been impeding their progress. 🪖

In July of 1944, a French resident offers a glass of wine to an American soldier in Périers, France. 🪖

In August of 1942, Marines of the 1st Marine Division search for enemy stragglers in a palm grove on Guadalcanal. 🪖

Ike isn’t available for D-Day planning…give me your next up General. 🪖

Looking for some thought provoking answers here. 🤔

The stained glass window in the church of St Mere Eglise, France showing the arrival of the 82nd Airborne Division as they were dropped over the town on D-Day. 🪂

There’s a reason the 3rd Infantry Division put Captain Maurice Britt in their inaugural HOF class…He was the 1st Soldier to earn all of the military’s top awards in a single war. 😎

- Medal of Honor 🇺🇸
- DSC 🪖
- Silver Star ⭐️
- Bronze Star 🎖️
- 4 Purple Hearts 💜

In December of 1944, the tank crew of “Cobra King” pose for a celebratory photo as the first tank to enter the Bastogne perimeter in relief of the 101st Airborne Division. 🪖

In July of 1944, soldiers of the 77th Infantry Division move out from high ground in search of the enemy on Guam. 🪖

In May of 1945, Marines encounter heavy Japanese resistance as they fight for control of a ridge near Naha, Okinawa. 🪖