I just found a video of young Gene Krupa with Benny Goodmann's big band and (for CaptO ) Harry James. One of my favorite songs over the last > 30 years.

Christoph

Thank God we have strict protocols here...

All of a sudden today, we had a LARGE number of people apply for membership in a two-three hour period. Of course I immediately grew suspicious and took a look at them closely. All except one were Spammer Bots. Their IP's were immediately placed into my server level block application and they will have no further access to this site, period.

As every member here knows, we have very strict protocols set up, and everyone has to go through a two-step process to become a member, so we weren't in any danger, but many sites are. One forum which I frequent is bombarded on a daily basis, yet they do nothing to prevent this. I've talked to them twice and told them how to set up to avoid these problems, but don't understand why they haven't used my tried and true method. So I guess you will continue to whine, even when help was sent your way. I don't get it!

Artist, Lt. Col. James O. Burnley (1914-2009) served in the 1142nd Army Engineers... This is very cool. Love the sketches. Great find!!!

Good evening,

 

I hope everyone is doing well.

 

I received this link below today and thought you all would find these very interesting. Enjoy! The sketches were done by Lt. Col. James O. Burnley. Sketches on the site include the following individuals:

 

Major Thomas G. Barnes

2nd Lt Arthur Chapman

Captain James A. Fry

Major Leslie Gruber

Captain Edward V. Harrison

Colonel Frank Pethick, Jr.

 

Sincerely,

Darrell Pace

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Darrel

 

By a long route, I’ve found sketches of six officers from Col Pethick’s unit.

 

Maj. Leslie Gruber was my uncle and I just posted this information to my genealogy blog. http://ghertnergenealogyblog.garyghertner.com/2012/11/major-leslie-g-gruber-sketch-by-james-o-burnley/#more-7189

 

Gary Ghertner

Forest Park, Illinois

Received this request via email this week...

Ronald Palmer passed away 10/31/12 at 94. He was born in Montrose, PA. He was an army combat engineer with the 116th Div during WWII in the South Pacific. Please remember him and all the others we owe.

Please forward to any site for posting.

 

David Yudikaitis

Rest in peace. Thank you for sharing this with us. Honored to pay tribute to him here.

The American soldiers arrived in 1917 with the official entry of the USA in the WW1 were not nevertheless the first American to be taken part in this conflict

Dice 1914 an small group of young and courageous American (whose majority lived in France) enthusiast of adventure but especially of idealism and love whith France, were committed in the French Army becoming Pilots in the "French AirForce".

They were the first American of all the History to help and to fight for the country which had helped their country to become independent during the American independence war

The French Army formed them and gathered them in an "American" squadron belonging to the French Army

They were equipped with the famous French aircrafts of the WW1, Nieuport between 1915 and 1916 and the most powerful SPAD (one of best and perhaps even the best aircraft of the WW1) in 1916

This Squadron was baptized "Escradrille Lafayette" in honor of this famous French, the French Army and France who fought beside the American colonists in the American independence war vs UK