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Men
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85th "Custer" Infantry Division
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| This site is dedicated to the Men of the 85th 'Custer' Division in WW2. It contains over 100 pages on the history of the division and its units. Other links include the history of the Italian Campaign of WW2 from May 1944 to May 1945---the period of the campaign referred to as the "forgotten front". |
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| Disclaimer: This website is not associated with any veteran's organization or any official U.S. Army or Department of Defense organization. |
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 Biography of Lt. Roland Luerich of 1st Armored Division. Biography of an Engineer officer who earned a Silver Star for risking his life to complete the construction of a bridge leading into Rome. He was Killed in Action later the same day. Click on Photo or Here. |
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5th Army Rest Centers What is this? How does it relate to 5th Army? Click on Photo or Here. |
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WW1 History of the 328 Field Artillery Battalion UPDATED Who is this Soldier? WW1 History of my Dad's unit is updated with recent addition of two books published in 1920. Click on Photo or Here. |
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328 Field Artillery Battalion General Orders Orders were obtained from National Archives in 1986. Finally got around to scanning into PDF file and uploading to site. Click on Photo or Here. |
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Example Pages from custermen.com |
For Month of April 2007 |
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The Greatest Generation Biographies of soldiers who fought in Italy This is the purpose of my website--- to tell the stories of those who served our country. The stories are about your typical American who enlisted in the Army, but each one has a unique story to tell. Some of them did not make it back but they are remembered. This menu contains a photo and a short sketch of each soldier. Click on their photo or name and open to a page on their story, that usually includes a photo of them in uniform and years later in peace time. This site include the story of PFC Henry Guarnere, who is mentioned in the movie "Band of Brothers". I have researched his service record and obtained a photo of him from the family. Note: this material is copyrighted. I do not loan it out without the family's permission. Click to go to this page. |
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Army Maps Issued
for the Italian Campaign Examples of maps printed for use at the Front Lines. Out of all my pages, this one has received the most email comments and inquiries. Many people are interested in maps that show details of where the soldiers fought. The maps are from my personal collection of paper maps. Some of the maps are the key to under- standing the Operations Reports and daily reports as the maps contain the coordinates found in these references. If you are seeking a map detail for some area in Italy, then email me and I will send you a digital scan. Custermen contains pages that will assist the reader in research as well as stories of personal impact on the war, as noted in the above mentioned page. Click to go to this page. |
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German Death Cards A collection of 10 memorial cards printed by families who lost a son in WW2. Touching. Some are Religious and some are Patriotic. All died in Italy in combat. |
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