Custermen & Dixie Boys was the name of my original site that contained info on my Dad's unit, along with some Civil War unit history.  Then I added the The Italian Front menu that linked all the personal stories and photos from my Dad.  My site has expanded to include The Italian Campaign menu with the history of battles and units that fought, as well as photos and stories from veterans.  This is still very general history for the beginner but it does contain some specific information to the advanced historian.  The 85th 'Custer' Division is specific to this division. The Greatest Generation includes biographies of soldiers who served in Italy and describes details of their enlistment, training, deportation, combat experiences and/or post-war family.

  Revision History of this site -  Not always updated, but it follows my progress and lessons I've learned.

   MailBag -  Email center.         Favorite Websites         Personal Info about me

                           WW2 Italian Campaign History

History of Campaign - General History      Army Units & Organization     Generals  - Photos of leaders     Maps of Italian Campaign & US Army Maps        0  Liberation of Vicenza         0  Capture of Imola         0  Pursuit To Arno Summer 1944     Luftwaffe Ground Troops  - Luft Field Div & Paratroopers     Weapons  Mines, Smoke & 'Anzio Annie'    Equipment  Trucks, Radios, etc for Artillery    Organization - Infantry Div. and sub units    Statistics  - Facts and Figures     85th 'Custer' Division - Intro and short history.       0  History of 85th Division - Detailed history     Camp Shelby- Training camp     Desert Training Center -  Camps in CA   -       0 328th Field Artillery Battalion        *  Origin of 328 FA     *   General Orders        *  WW1 History           *  WW1 HQ Battery          *  Monthly Operational Reports         *  Duties of a Battery Detail      0  310th Engineer Battalion     Unit Histories -     88th 'Blue Devil' Division     91st 'Powder River' Division     34th "Red Bull" Division - 3-part history     36th "Texas" Division  -  while in Italy     3rd 'Marne' Division   -  while in Italy     1st Armored Division     Detailed history     442 Regimental Combat Team - Nisei troops     45th Division - "Anzio Diary"     92nd "Buffalo" DIvision (Colored) - DRAFT    Ref Table of US Divisions - Regiments & FA & Egnr         Table of German Divisions - In Italy, late 1944     German Divisions  - Short Unit Histories    > Favorite Website Links <

Life at the Front Lines  [AOL version]     Life at the Front Lines   [NEW]    Photos From Italian Front     Sgt Cole and Buddies     Winter in the Apennines      The Po Valley and Alps      German Photos          German Death Cards     Stories from the Front     338th Regt, Heavy Weapons Co.      310th Engineer Battalion     Group Photos - posed photos     310th Engineers, Co B     310th Engineers, Co C.     328th Field Artillery, Bty B w/Roster     Bty HQ ,   Bty C,    SERVICE Bty     337th Regiment, Co D, May '45     338th Regiment, Co. A, 1942     338th Regt, Anti-Tank Co.1942     339th Regt, Service Co     328FA Bty HQ dated 1919     Organization Chart  - Typical Infantry Division     5th Army Rest Centers     Points System for discharge     Voyage Home aboard a troop carrier      War Attrocities in Italy     US Army Uniform Details        - Medals & Ribbons           - DUI Pins  of units in Italy         - Patches & Insignia    -  Branch Discs        History of  Italy     Fascists & Mussolini - Rise & Fall     Italy at War        Partisan Organization     Execution of Mussolini      Hollywood  Goes to Italy - Movies

List of Reference Books  & Book Reviews "Monte Cassino" "HG Division" "Silence on Monte Sole" "Draftee Division"     Glossary of Names & Places     Army Units & Organization       Patches & short history of each US Division.     British   French German    Canadian   Polish Italian     Brazile

Anzio Diary - Pvt Paul Brown    List of 470 KIA recorded in Brown's diary   The Greatest Generation    BIOGRAPHIES OF VETERANS OF ITALY  Cole   Hill Sarokin Ayres Erlandson Patterson Walker Wadsworth Thompson Roeder Dempsey Stichtenoth Bauch McCloud Guarnere Lewis Keane Tolbert

Dixie Boys - American Civil War  - Research on Mississippi units related to my ancestors.
 

The Saga of Private Henry A. Cole     30th Mississippi Infantry   Roster - Carroll County &  Officers     29th Mississippi Infantry     22nd Mississippi Infantry     "Black Hawk Rifles"     Roster of Company G     31st Mississippi Infantry     5th Mississippi Cavalry, Co. C   Roster

Army of Mississippi at Shiloh         Detail trivia on units and leaders.     Bragg's Army of Tennessee     Lookout Mountain - Org Table     Army of Tennessee     Loring's Division - Fort Pemberton     Texas Cemetery in Miss - 240 names     Casualties of Fort Pillow - 95 Total     KIA of Fort Pillow -15 KIA + Park photos

         World War 1 Aviation   -  Information relating to the early days of combat aviation that interests me.

 Purpose of my Website
    My purpose is to provide information that I find interesting and important while conserving web space and trying to avoid duplication of basic material.  I try to make my site attractive to both the beginner and the advanced history student, as well as keeping the site simple and easy navigate.  I could easily list dozens of eternal links to other related web sites.  However, I choose not to do this because it becomes a headache to keep these up to date and correct.  As noted above, I try to indicate every place I have added an external link.
   Also I try everything I can to avoid advertisements filling up your screen. My webpage will not have extra pop-up windows nor any advertisements.  I may add links to commericial sites and veteran associations but only if they relate to my topic.  For example, I have found two websites that provide guided tours of the battlefields in Italy.
   The information I post on my website is what I find informative to me. I add information as it becomes available and if I think it ties in with the purpose of my site.  I avoid some items if it is already a topic that well covered in other sites.  Therefore, I don't have much info on the battles for Cassino.
   I have many references to other websites and material for topics not covered or not linked in my site.  If you need links to websites on a related subject, then email me and I will see what I can do to assist you.  Since many of my Reference Books, both on WW2 Italian Campaign and WW1 Aviation, are not available in the average library, email me if you need specific info from one of these books.  I receive about 3 or 4 emails a month from someone who knew a dad or uncle who served in Italy, including readers from Europe.  I usually include an attached text or image file with my reply.

Enyoy your visit.
Steve Cole                                                       Personal Info about me

Check Revision History for list of changes to Web-page by date.

 

Disclaimer:  This website is not associated with any veteran's organization or any official U.S.  Army or Department of Defense organization.

 
 

Copy Right Notice:    No photos, text, or pages of this website may be used without prior written permission.   All information contained within this website is from my private collection or records in public domain or property obtained with permission.