Like anyplace in the USA there are plenty of Summer yard sales in Ellensburg, but only an occasional Estate sale that I have the energy to wait in line for, and even fewer times when I find anything that interests me. This morning my luck FINALLY changed. I arrived 2 hours early for this one and found some great WWII related original items. It started badly for me as a short lady grabbed 3 of the 4 original WWII k rations boxes that I was reaching for. I said "let's split them " and she gave me one box.I wanted to smack her but she looked like she might be able to take me so I moved along, discretion being the better part of valor as they say...! After putting my k-ration aside I rumbled through the house and made a B-line for the basement, where I found a veritable Holy Grail of TIME magazines from WWII...ALL IN NEAR MINT CONDITION!! As I was grabbing the best ones my earlier nemisis came around the corner. I growled at her, showing my teeth and she knew better than to try it again. I came away with about 25 issues of WWII TIME magazines which included covers of Hitler, Rommel, Rinehard Heydrich Musolini, President FDR and Patton..to name a few. I also grabbed a stack of wartime issues of The Ellensburg Daily Record, our daily paper for good measure! Feeling fully vindicated I hauled my box of treasures back up the steps and outside to pay for them before my AFB (Aching---Back)gave out. My total for everything I mentioned plus 2 original USN photos came to $24.00! This never happens to me...ever, so I'm a happy today! Have a Great Day Everybody!

Bumped into this guy at a show here in England, scarey or what....

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What a great forum this is, and it's members.... :The Queen:

Full Story:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chibrknews-crews-responding-to-incident-involving-wwii-bomber-20110613,0,5852034.story

A World War II "Flying Fortress" bomber that crashed and burned in a cornfield this morning had undergone maintenance over the weekend, but investigators say they aren't sure why the B-17 developed problems.

The plane, christened the "Liberty Belle," took off from the Aurora Muncipal Airport at 9:30 a.m. and made an emergency crash landing near Highway 71 and Minkler Road in Oswego after the pilot reported an engine fire, according to Sugar Grove Fire Chief Marty Kunkle.

To All,

I am presently performing genealogical research with regards to my dads family. Part of that research is his military service in WWII. Unfortunately when I requested his OMPF (Official Military Personnel File) from the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis, Missouri I was informed via mail that his record was not in their files due to the fire of July 12, 1973. Fortunately I have his Enlisted Record and Report of Separation Honorable Discharge papers from the Army. On them it shows the "Organization" as Headquarters Co. 370th Engineer Combat Battalion, "Battles and Campaigns" Rome Arno-Rhineland-Central Europe, "Decorations and Citations" Good Conduct Medal SO#59 HQ. 74th AAA Gun BN 1944 and American Defense Service Medal European, African, Middle Eastern Theater Campaign Ribbon. Based on this information I was hoping someone might be able to enlighten me as to where his unit was in North Africa and Europe or at least inform me of where I might be able to obtain that information. I was told by an only surviving relative that at the close of the war he entered Dachau POW Camp.Since he passed away in 1994 I have no way to confirm that. He was born and raised in Nashua, NH and enlisted in the New Hampshire National Guard in 1939. I am also hoping that there might actually be someone out there who served with him.

Regards,

Clay Butler