36th Infantry Division in World War II

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An old U.S. Army film about the history of 36 ID in WWII. Great footage from WWI and WWII for you history buffs. -36 ID PAO

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@frankreynolds7640 3 жыл бұрын

My great grandfather was a radio man in this unit. Unfortunately, he was killed in Italy. I have the original letter his friend wrote my family after he was killed. I have newspaper articles, the telegram to notify my family of his death, some photos, his dog tag, I even have his tiny government issued bible and his purple heart. This video is incredible. Thank you for uploading

@penelopepitstop4440 7 ай бұрын

My grandfather fought in WW2 36th division. He never would speak about it to me other than he played cards on a ship. I miss you Papa❤

@palmergriffiths1952 Жыл бұрын

My Grandfather's unit was attached to the 36th and General Mark Clarke's 5th Army in WWII in Italy. He was a member of The U.S./Canada First Special Service Force (Black Devil's)

@rogersheddy6414 3 жыл бұрын

14:05 -- 14:59. My Uncle, William E Boatman, was in this action. They were opposed by Waffen SS. At the point at which the SS decided to liquidate his unit entirely, Bill happened to be positioned there with one of the 530 caliber machine guns that were available. He shifted positions from where his sergeant had placed him, on the reverse slope of a hill, to the forward slope. This would allow him to more efficiently kill any Germans approaching, and to defend the rest of the men behind him. In that action he won the Silver Star. You see, the SS had thought that that was the likeliest point to attack, but did not know he was there. He killed an entire truck load up them before they figured out where he was, and killed him. But the delay allowed the other men in the unit to reinforce the position and Save themselves. The reason he did not receive a higher award for his actions, such as a distinguished service cross, was because to have recognized what he accomplished and how he sacrificed himself would have been to expose the incompetence of General dahlquist who is given ample warning that there were a lot of Germans in the woods there. In other words, a lot of men need not have died.

@rogersheddy6414 3 жыл бұрын

@Comrade S e r g e y B r i n The first general was okay. He genuinely was interested in the welfare of his men. That is why Mark Clark had him dismissed. You see, Clark wanted to use them as a diversionary tactic, and did not care about how many men died. But then Eisenhower put dahlquist in place, and dahlquist was just an absolute jerk.

@robertlehnert4148 4 жыл бұрын

This was my adopted father's unit, and I'm going through the online division's roster, published 1946, a copy I lost over 15 years ago. Eventually I'll find him, but it's a wartime division and all that implies. Charles Peter Andrew Lehnert, 1920-1994 hometown was Clark Summit, PA, and he initially joined the Army Air Force right after Pearl Harbor, but despite being a machinist with a deferment, he got drunk and the Enlistment Officer had a huge quota.- but the AAF was full and this new unit called Rangers needed men. Dad said he drew the Short straw, literally, but maybe being an Eagle Scout influenced the draw.

@rogersheddy6414 3 жыл бұрын

My grandmother, who was a gold star mother because my uncle died in this unit, had a physical copy of the regimental book, which listed addresses. Ironically, we are all from Pennsylvania also. It can be found online as a PDF copy that you can look at, download, print. As you probably remember the names and addresses are all in the back.

@robertlehnert4148 3 жыл бұрын

@@rogersheddy6414 yes, I did find it a few months ago, I just need to look at it via my desktop screen instead of my phone. Thank you

@david3506 Жыл бұрын

Anyone know anything about my Grandfather? Lt. Col. Ralph M Heath. Was in the 36th. Survived the Rapido River but was captured later on and eventually escaped. Just a shot in the dark.

@ediefolta9494 2 жыл бұрын

When they were talking about the Rapido area, they mentioned Christmas of 1944, but that should have been Christmas 1943. They were not in Italy; they were in France on the German border in December 1944.

@whatgoesaroundcomesaround920 9 ай бұрын

My uncle Butch Masching was a Sgt. In Co.I ( "eye", not "one"), 3rd batallion, 143rd Infantry in the 36th He was KIA in the Vosges in Oct of '44, received posthumous DSC for sacrificing himself to save his men.

@rebeccajones4stories 3 жыл бұрын

My uncle died in that unit

@whatgoesaroundcomesaround920 9 ай бұрын

Narrator twice said the wrong year -- once about Italy in November of '43 -- he says '44 -- and when mentioning New Year's Eve of '44 -- he says '45, but the war was over by then!

@عجائبوغرائب-ظ9ث 2 жыл бұрын

I am from the city of telergma in the country of Algeria. The US army was in its military barracks. I am looking for videos and pictures of them in my city of telergma . Give them to me please.help me