Another link sent by James Hennessey

http://www.pbase.com/sms/101st_airborne

My brother-in-law, Clifford Dirks was in the 540th Engineers, Company E, Second Batallion. He made several beach landings including Anzio. He passed away a few years ago and I'm trying to get more information about his military service. I have a story written by him describing a horific tale of being mistaken for a German spy and being sent to an American POW camp on the island of Corsica near the town of Ajaccio.

If anyone has any information about Private (later Corporal) Clifford Dirks please contact me.

TerryTurner

Misha has started his WWII store in Belgrade and sent me some photos of his collectables. Hey Misha, give us a few words about your new venture and share more pics. I know everyone here would love to know more.

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Papa Art had sent this to me a while back and I thought I would take the time to share it with you. Thanks Papa once again for your contributions.

GermanPOWCamp.PDF

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If you are lucky enough to get the History Channel on TV, take time to watch this episode today:

The Hurricane that saved London

Only one fighter plane ever crashed in the streets of London during WWII, and the story of the crash is the stuff of novels. We join a team of excavators, at a busy intersection just blocks from Buckingham Palace, that is about to uncover what remains of it. We also get the firsthand account of the crash from the doomed plane's pilot Ray Holmes, who is still alive to tell his story. While defending London from Nazi attacks, Holmes rammed his fighter plane into a German bomber in a desperate attempt to deflect the bomber from its target--Buckingham Palace. It worked, but not before Holmes lost control of his own plane and was forced to eject.

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