WWII Quarterly Winter 2010
Q: Could you give us a little personal background before we talk about your war experiences?
SIMS: I was born on April 29, 1925, at Sheffield in Yorkshire. Read more
WWII Quarterly Winter 2010
Belgian Fort Eben Emael was as close to impregnable as modern defense works could be—or so it seemed. Read more
WWII Quarterly Winter 2010
“In the years to come everyone will remember Arnhem, but no one will remember that two American divisions fought their hearts out in the Dutch canal country,” wrote U.S. Read more
WWII Quarterly Winter 2010
Shortly after midnight on Monday, June 5, 1944, the dark skies over the coast of northern France were filled with thunder. Read more
WWII Quarterly Winter 2010
Every American soldier who jumped into North Africa, Europe, the Philippines, and other combat zones around the globe during World War II had to first learn his trade at Fort Benning, Georgia. Read more
WWII Quarterly Winter 2010
The U.S. Army trained dogs for a number of tasks during World War II. From checking for mines to guarding prisoners of war, the dogs performed admirably, but a few special dogs actually earned jump wings. Read more
WWII Quarterly Winter 2010
In an effort to calm his nerves just before he jumped into Normandy on D-Day, Lud Labutka thought it might be a good idea to accept the drink being offered from the paratrooper sitting across from him on their C-47 transport as it crossed the English Channel. Read more
WWII Quarterly Winter 2010
In May 1941, General Kurt Student’s elite paratrooper forces descended like an anvil on the British garrison defending Crete. Read more
WWII Quarterly Winter 2010
Shortly before dawn on May 20, 1941, a flight of 500 transport planes took off from seven airstrips on mainland Greece. Read more
WWII Quarterly Winter 2010
As the nine C-47s flew closer to the drop zone, the lead plane descended to an altitude of four hundred feet. Read more
