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Battle History
My tribute to those who fell in battle
News
24/07/2016:
After a very busy period I finally had some time to update my website. Added some pictures on John Cangiano's page from my visit to his hometown in 2016 and Tony Cangiano (John's nephew) visit to the the Henri-Chapelle cemetery in 2017. Also a lot of new pictures on Stephen Slabak's page, some documents on Rudy Esquibel's page and the document with Glenn Goodwin's name in it, as he is awarded the Combat Infantry Badge.
26/09/2016:
Update on John Caccese's page after receiving a letter from his brother Frank
25/09/2016:
Big update:
- New page for Perry Powell and Bruce Phelps. These 2 men and the rest of their crew stayed a few days in Wieze, Belgium, where I live.
- Glenn Goodwin: added some documents and a picture of Glenn and his cousin Leigh.
- Stephen Slabak's page: added a small extract from his 1936 high school yearbook.
- Jacob Givens: added some documents from his IDPF.
21/06/2016:
Since I do not have enough time to update the Battlefield trips section I've decided to delete it.
I have made a new section called "Meeting the veterans" wich I will update soon.
20/06/2016:
Added pictures of Stephen Slabak's purple heart.
03/05/2016:
Added some pictures on John Cangiano's page, and interview with a cousin of Glenn Goodwin on Glenn's page, and created a page for John J. Caccese.
01/05/2016:
Added articles from the 1942 Columbus Academy Yearbook to Glenn Goodwin's Page and a major update on Stephen Slabak's page
17/02/2016:
Added the "Finding of Death of a Missing Person" file to Glenn Goodwin's Page
16/02/2016:
Added a picture of John Cangiano's brother "Cy" and a link to Brian Sidall's website: Airborne in Normandy.
14/02/2016:
Update on Louis Klepac's page with new information from his IDPF and medical records.
30/01/2016:
Added the "Headstone inscription and interment record" for Louis Klepac, Fred Kitchens and Rudy Esquibel.
02/01/2016:
Added a nice wedding picture of Rudy Esquibel and his wife Frances.
18/11/2015:
Added Virgil O. Morrow's wedding certificate
29/09/2015:
Update on Stephen Slabak's page.
30/08/2015:
Big update on Rudy Esquibel's page (pictures of purple heart and the American GI forum)
04/08/2015:
Added 4 pictures on John Cangiano's page
03/08/2015:
updated the pages of Fred Kitchens, Charles Clark, Don Gordoni and Floyd Eakman
02/08/2015:
updated Louis Klepac's page
30/07/2015:
updated Stephen Slabak's and Rudy Esquibel's pages
29/07/2015:
updated John Cangiano's page
28/07/2015:
updated Glenn S. Goodwin's page
26/07/2015:
updated Virgil O. Morrow's and William Starkey's page
26/07/2015:
Very big update of the books section.
06/02/2015:
"Dead Man's Ridge Walk" added to Battlefield Trips.
09/01/2015:
"WWI Battlefields" added to Battlefield Trips.
05/01/2015:
"Bastogne Commemorations December 2013" added to Battlefield Trips.
04/01/2015:
"Belgian Coast 2013" added to Battlefield Trips.
06/07/2014:
Added 2 pages to the Battlefield Trips.
15/04/2014:
Added "Ardennes 2013" to the Battlefield Trips.
16/04/2014:
Added some pictures and additional info to John Cangiano's page.
06/04/2014:
Updated John Cangiano's memorial page.
09/01/2014:
Added "Geronimo Run Affligem" and "A day in Bastogne with Jim Martin" to Battlefield trips.
24/02/2014:
Added "American Cemetery and Memorial Margraten + Fort eben-Emael" to Battlefield trips.
02/01/2014:
"Books" section is finished.
Added "Normandy 2012" and "Kamp 44 2013" to Battlefield trips.
Added 2 links.
01/11/2013:
"Books" section is updated.
24/10/2013:
Working on the "Books" section.
22/09/2013:
Finished updating the "Adoption Graves" section.
15/09/2013:
Today this page is launched. I have made this page as a tribute to those who fell in battle.
I'd like to share interesting battlefield site's, musea, books,...and hope that you can get some usefull information out of it.
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