If you are interested in WW2 History of Italian Campaign you can’t miss the Centre of Documentation and Historical Research of Gotica Toscana NPA!
Discover WW2 uniforms, equipments and original footage within the Gothic Line rooms and have a look at the temporary exhibitions on various WW2 themes.
Join us every weekend and take your time. If you want you can also ask a guide either for the support to the exhibition or on demand to visit the battlefield.
I got an interesting email this morning. As you might know, I visited my dad's POW camp in Germany in 2008. Dad was an Army medic and was captured during the battle of the bulge. He never spoke about his capture to me, but told my brother that the reason he became a teacher was that he promised God "if you get me out of this, I'll do something good with my life." After he died in 1971, we came upon his POW information. I did research a few years ago and made contact with the curator at the camp, and met with him in 2008. We have stayed in touch over the years. This morning, he emailed me and sent the drawings below that he found in a book of drawings done by an Italian POW. These drawings were done 67 years ago. This made my day!
I can't post these in the Photo Gallery, for they are PDF files, but thought I would share them here with you:
Hello to all:
I copied and scanned these photos from one of the albums.
Please let me know if the pictures are readable.
I will be sending about 8 separate emails (attachment size-don’t know if that is an issue).
Regards,
Jim
Hi Marion:
Dad's name is: John Beaudry.
I have an interview that one of my sons had performed as a class project just days before he passed. I will scan and send to you in the next few days. It was interesting to me to find out things he never talked about ever before the time of the interview. This will give you more of a background of him.
Just recently found a newspaper from Knoxville Tenn. about his unit in 1941. It had his picture in a jeep (with 3 other guys) and also sitting around a table. The article was continued on page 4 (which I did not have). Contacted the newspaper recently to see if they have an archives to get a copy. It will be interesting to see what becomes of it! I also forgot to mention that we we fortunate to be able to take Dad to the WWII monument dedication in Washington DC. We had the local newspaper interview him in DC during the dedication. That trip was one of the highlights of my life! I sure miss him so much.
Well enough rambling!!
Thanks again for all your efforts for your wonderful website.
