When “Jumpin’ Joe” Beyrle first walked into that Army recruiting office and volunteered there is no way he could have imagined the places that decision might take him.
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D-Day & Joseph “Jumpin’ Joe” Beyrle: The American Paratrooper who Killed Germans for the Russians
Published: June 6, 2025 { 10 comments }
LT Norman “Puddle” Poole: The Quiet Professional
Published: February 18, 2023 { 4 comments }Poole had joined the British Army in 1939 and gravitated toward the hard jobs. With the invasion of France looming, LT Poole volunteered for one of the most dangerous missions of the war.
The Guns of D-Day – June 6th, 1944
Published: June 5, 2018 { 19 comments }The primary weapon of the infantryman is the rifle. Yes, at this time there were also submachine guns, pistols, anti-armor weapons, and machine guns. But these weapons were all intended to support the rifleman as he took or held ground. Interestingly enough, most of the armies in the Second World War were using either the same rifle their fathers carried in the First World War or a variant thereof.