Hey Unk John: Welcome aboard. Great profile . The way it should be done. This oldww 2 Infantry rifleman (3rd Inf Div) is glad to have you here among us. By the way,
ever hear of the P-47 outfit (we called the orange tail fighter sqdn.) which helped us out a couple of times in Germany??? I owe those guys a couple of drinks. Saved our
azzes twice. Dug in tanks. My only brother was a gunner on B-25 in ETO.
3rdInf,
Always glad to hear from someone from the 3rd, maybe even Audie Murphy. The 3rd was still in Germany when I arrived there in June, 1945. The Rock of the Marne has a great history. Everyone owes you guys a couple of drinks.
The "Orange Tails" were 358th Fighter Group, 356th Fighter Squadron, and an old friend, Col. John J. Kropenik, USAF RET., flew with them during the closing months of Willie Willie Deuce. The "Jug" outfits (including my old 22nd Fighter Squadron, 36th Fighter Group) moved almost daily in order to keep up with the 1st and 3rd Inf Divs, who they primarily supported with ground attack and close air support.
There weren't that many B-25 units in the ETO, so you should be able to track down your brother and his unit fairly easily. My only brother was a machine gunner in Easy Company, 2nd Bn., 506th Parachute Infantry, 101st Airborne Divison, those guys in "Band of Brothers."
Thanks for the welcome!
Unk John