Felix
&
World War 2
| The Cunard Liner Ship HMS Aquitania on which Felix sailed to Europe | |
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1940:
In
Wellington, New Zealand, loading troops Felix would have experienced a similar scene boarding in New York City in 1944. |
| HMS Aquitania History |
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| September, 1940: Light Cruiser HMAS (His
Majesty's Australian Ship) Perth escorting the HMS Aquitania
transporting troops out of Sydney, Australia. |
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| More World War 2 era photos | |
| 1945 photo
postcard |
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| Cut away drawing of the Aquitania | |
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Dachau Links
Remembrances of Dachau by men transferred in June, 1945 to the 45th Signal Company from the 103d Signal Company, 103d Infantry Division. 29 April 1945: The Americans Arrive Chapter II in "After the Liberation: The American Administration of the Concentration Camp at Dachau," by Henry Staruk, University of Tennessee. Extensive documentation of the 45th's liberation of Dachau. Felix Sparks' (commander of the 3rd Battalion, 157th Regiment, 45th Division) report on the liberation of Dachau Dachau today: virtual tour Dachau site with extensive links |
| SS
Camp Gate Site of SS gate now Gate into SS compound at Dachau during occupation Another view of gate into SS compound at Dachau during occupation |
| Focke-Wulf Fw190D-9 JV44 Würgerstaffel “Red 1,” | |
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ME 262 from
München-Riem,
April, 1945 (in German). |
| 45th Infantry Division | |
| "The
45th: The Story of the 45th
Infantry Division." Paris,
1945. "One of a
series of G.I. Stories of the Ground, Air and Service Forces in the
European Theater of Operations issues by the Stars and Stripes, a
publication of the Information and Education Division, Special and
Information Services ETOUSA." This is from Felix's collection and covers the period immediately prior to Felix's transfer to the 45th, from July, 1943 to December, 1944. In HTML format. In Adobe PDF format. Click on link to download and install Adobe Reader ![]() |
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| 45th Infantry Division Combat Chronicle: Army Center for Military History | |
| Bill
Mauldin's "Willy and Joe" Before Felix was transferred to
the 45th Infantry Division, Bill
Mauldin was reassigned to cover the campaigns in northwest Europe in
which Felix served. Bill
Mauldin illustrated what
Felix saw and experienced.
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Bill Mauldin article from June, 1945 edition
of Stars and Stripes. From the collection of Felix A. Cizewski. |
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"Just give me the aspirin. I already got a Purple Heart." |
| A selection of Bill Mauldin's World War II cartoons from "Stars and Stripes". | |
| A selection of "Willy and Joe" cartoons from the 5th Armored Division Association. | |
| From "Bill Mauldin beyond Willy and Joe: An online tribute drawn from the collections of the Library of Congress: Mauldin at War, 1943-1945" | |
| A selection of "Willy & Joe" cartoons from PBS "American Experience: War Letters." | |
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| Cizewski,
Lovetere, Musbach, & Robinson Family History Ibiblio Index © 2006 Leonard H. Cizewski Last Modified on December 5, 2007 |
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