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Cpl. Howard B. Nickelson —
Third Signal Company
Howard Nickelson, one of the five photographers whose story is told
on this Web site kindly allowed this memoir to appear here. Nickelson,
from Livingston, Montana, was drafted in 1941 and served with the Third
Division at Camp Lewis and Fort Ord before landing at Fedala in November
1942 as a member of the Tenth Engineers. Nickelson was assigned to the
Third Signal Company on the Anzio Beachhead and was mustered out on
points in Salzburg, Austria, two days before the German Surrender.
Sgt. Bill Heller — Third Signal Company
Web site presented by Rich Heller, son of Third Division photographer
William "Pop" Heller whoise story is told on this Web site. This site provides many links to Third Division
information past and present. It also links to the Society of the Third
Division.
Staff Sgt. Albert S. Brown — 30th
Regiment
Albert S. Brown of Florida joined the Third Division in November
1943 on the lines at Cassino. Brown was a staff sergeant with Company H
of the 30th Regiment. His eye-witness accounts on Anzio afford a gritty
glimpse of the day to day life on the bloody beachhead. His
skillfully-written memoir also adds a poignant perspective to the action
against the Siegfried Line in Rimschweiler and Zwiebrucken.
Staff Sgt. Robert Maxwell O'Kane —
7th Regiment
Staff Sgt. Robert Maxwell O'Kane's collected stories from soldiers of B Company, 7th Regiment for a 1997 reunion program. O'Kane came from Dover, New Hampshire receiving two Silver Stars and 2 Purple Hearts during the war. O'Kane later served as a professor at Rutgers University, the University of North Carolina and the University of New Hampshire. These stories are posted with permission of Brooks O'Kane. Included are stories by Robert S. Appell, Jack "Doc" Glover, Daniel Parisi, Tom Carr, Steve "Kov" Kovatch and Harold A. Demaree.
Staff Sgt. Charles O. Beardslee
— 30th Regiment
Charles Owen Beardslee of Bothell, Washington joined the Third
Division in time for the November 1942 African invasion. Beardslee
fought through Sicily, Italy, Anzio, France and participated in the
Third Division's March 1945 assault on the Siegfried Line where he was
wounded. Beardslee received two Bronze Stars for his role with an HQ
anti-tank platoon in the 30th Regiment's First Battalion. He was wounded
in March 1945 during the Third Division assault on the Siegfried Line.
This memoir thankfully appears with permission of Greg Beardslee.
Captain Russ Cloer — 7th Regiment
An exceptional memoir by Capt. Russ Cloer, I & R Platoon leader, 7th
Regiment, Third Division. Cloer, from Rosselle Park, New Jersey, entered
the Army in June 1943 at age 22 after four years of ROTC at Rutgers
University. He joined the Third Division at Anzio in February 1944. This
is a printable document at 69 pages.
Sgt. Norman Mohar — 30th Regiment
An exceptionally detailed memoir by Sgt. Norman Mohar of the Second
Battalion, 30th Regiment Ammunition and Pioneer Platoon. Mohar, from Cle
Elum, Washington, was drafted at age 18 in Feb. 1943 and joined the
Third Division fight as a replacement on the front lines at Cassino. He
was seriously wounded at Sigolsheim but rejoined his unit to finish the
battle in the Colmar Pocket
Pfc. James Tolby Anderson — 30th
Regiment
Memoir by Pfc. James Tolby Anderson, 30th Regiment, Ammunition and
Pioneer Platoon, 2nd Battalion. Anderson entered the fight at Anzio and
fought through Austria. He was drafted at age 18 in June 1943 from
Abington, Virginia.
Pfc. Joseph F. Englert — 7th
Regiment
Memoir by Pfc. Joseph F. Englert, Company E - Second Battalion, 7th
Regiment, who joined the Third Division as a replacement prior to the
battle at St. Die. Englert, drafted at age 18 in July 1943 from New
Orleans, was wounded entering Germany and was later liberated by his own
division at Heppenheim.
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