Written by Todd DePastino Bill Bonnamy’s website devoted to the 319th Glider Field Artillery, 82nd Airborne Division, contains a growing treasury of information, documents, photos, and stories from and about all things 82nd Airborne. Most of the material has come from family members of those who served in the division in World War II
written by Carole Popchock While listening to VBC Greatest Generation Live programs about the Air War in World War II, I remembered a family story about the death of my father’s first cousin, Frank Ladesic. Frank Ladesic was a B-24 pilot in the Fifteenth Air Force in Italy. My family had always understood that
written by Todd DePastino PVT Elden Smith - Camp Claiborne May 1942 Among the many records, photos, stories, and ephemera collected at Bill Bonnamy's website devoted to the 319th Glider Field Artillery, 82nd Airborne Division, is the remarkable story of Elden Smith from B Battery. Elden was a sergeant from West Virginia
Written by Todd DePastinoBill Bonnamy has collected a fascinating and easily accessed archive of records, photos, stories, and ephemera related to the 319th Glider Field Artillery, 82nd Airborne Division. Bill's father's service in the unit inspired the creation of the 319 Gliderman website (https://319gliderman.com) as tribute "to the memory and sacrifices made by these brave
Written by Todd DePastino Up to the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on April 4, 1949, the United States largely abided George Washington’s warning, “steer clear of permanent alliance with any portion of the foreign world.” Thomas Jefferson, who agreed with Washington on little, wholeheartedly concurred. “Peace, commerce, and honest friendship with
written by Nadia Rupniak, PhD Marcin Rupniak (Nadia Rupniak) The transition from military service to civilian life presents many challenges for Servicemen and Servicewomen. They may have experienced combat trauma, the deaths of close friends, and political changes that seemingly negated their sacrifices. Recently, I discovered the terrible burden that my father,
