Category Archives: World War II

Joseph David (J.D.) King – September 21, 1918 – July 26, 2011

From obitsutah.com

Joseph David (J.D.) King
September 21, 1918 – July 26, 2011
It is with great sadness and respect that our family conveys the passing of a wonderful son, brother, husband and father, Joseph David King (known as J.D.), a former resident of Estes Park, CO but moved to Bountiful, UT in the Spring of 2004 to [...]

Robert F. Cunningham 4/30/1921 – 2/2/2011

Colonel (Ret.) Robert F. “Jack” Cunningham, a Soldier and beloved husband and father, passed away peacefully on Feb. 2, 2011 in Puyallup, WA. He was 89 years old.
Jack was a resident of Du Pont, WA for almost three years, lived over 40 years in Monterey, CA, and will be buried with family in attendance at [...]

Death in our ranks

Henry G. Carmona, 97, West Lafayette, Indiana, formerly of Michigan City, IN passed away Saturday, July 17, 2010 at 5:22 p.m. in St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis.
He was born May 23, 1913 in Mexico City, Mexico to the late Gonzalo and Maria (Gutierrez) Carmona. On October 9, 1947 in South Bend, IN he married Martha Barrios [...]

Erwin “Whitey” Klomparens, B Trp, 2d Cav Sq, 2d Cav Gp, WW II

Erwin Edward “Whitey” Klomparens, born April 1, 1924 in Jackson, MI and former member of Troop B, 2d Cavalry Squadron, 2d Cavalry Group during WW II, passed away July 3, 2010 in Leslie, MI.
“Whitey” Klomparens was interred at Roseland Memorial Gardens, military honors provided by the Jackson County American Legion.

Stryker Sergeants Relive History by Recreating Image of Soldiers Taken on D-Day

Sgts. 1st Class Patrick Martin (left), William Suarez and Steve Selvage of the 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, based in Vilseck, Germany, recreate the pose on a D-Day postcard taken June 6, 1944. The building behind the posing Soldiers, now a pizza shop, was a German communications bunker captured by American troops on D-Day.

This [...]

WWII Hero Tank’s Identity Confirmed

‘Cobra King’ on Rose Barracks in Vilseck, Germany, today. During the Battle of the Bulge the tank and its crew led an armor and infantry column that relieved the 101st Airborne Division at Bastogne, Belgium during the Battle of the Bulge. U.S. Army Europe historians and museum curators recently confirmed the tank’s identity and lineage.
U.S. [...]

Chance Meeting Brings Cavalry Sergeant Face-to-face With D-Day Veteran

By Tech. Sgt. Michael Voss, 435th Air Base Wing Public Affairs
SAINTE MERE EGLISE, France – Although sun and waves come together to create a serene picture of Sainte Mere Eglise on June 4, 65 years ago on June 6 it was the site of one of the bloodiest battles in history.
On June 6, 1944, French, [...]

Czech Honors Dragoon “Cowboys”

By 2d Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Public Affairs Office
Hostoun, Czech Republic (May, 1, 2009) — The streets of Hostoun in the Czech Republic were transformed into something from a World War II movie Friday. Past and present combined as vintage military vehicles, courtesy of the Military Car Club of Pilzen and Stryker vehicles from the 2nd [...]