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re: WWII trivia thread
Posted on 6/15/25 at 5:52 pm to Jim Rockford
Posted on 6/15/25 at 5:52 pm to Jim Rockford
The only US fighter that was in continuous production throughout the war was the P-38.
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Posted on 6/15/25 at 5:57 pm to Harry Morgan
quote:Remained in the USAFR after the war and retired as a Brigadier General in 1968.
Jimmy Stewart
Posted on 6/15/25 at 6:02 pm to Harry Morgan
Some may remember Wayne Morris as the cowardly sergeant in Paths of Glory
IRL it was different:
IRL it was different:
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A December 15, 1944, Associated Press news story reported that Morris was "credited with 57 aerial sorties, shooting down seven Japanese Zeros [Ace!], sinking an escort vessel and an antiaircraft gunboat and helping sink a submarine and damage a heavy cruiser and a minelayer." He was awarded four Distinguished Flying Crosses and two Air Medals.
Posted on 6/15/25 at 6:07 pm to secfballfan
I remember watching this 10 years ago on a BR channel. Does the WW2 museum still host the trivia challenge?
Posted on 6/15/25 at 6:11 pm to ItzMe1972
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The PBY Catalina was the original stealth bomber.
The hull was built in downtown Covington (now Dependable Glass). Pulleys from the factor are still on the ceiling.
The hulls were loaded on a train on Gibson Street (still downtown) and shipped to New Orleans where the plane was assembled..
MMJ
Posted on 6/15/25 at 6:12 pm to Harry Morgan
quote:Another notable Hollywood icon was Clark Gable who flew B-17s in the 8th Air Force. I want to say Hitler had a bounty on him.
Jimmy Stewart flew 20 combat missions over Europe during World War II
Posted on 6/15/25 at 6:12 pm to Jim Rockford
Female soldiers
800000 women fought on the eastern front for the USSR. Many of those women served with great distinction as snipers, pilots, and even tank commanders.
800000 women fought on the eastern front for the USSR. Many of those women served with great distinction as snipers, pilots, and even tank commanders.
Posted on 6/15/25 at 6:25 pm to sledgehammer
Gable was actually a gunnery instructor who did fly on combat missions. Yes, Hitler had a bounty on him.
Posted on 6/15/25 at 6:45 pm to Harry Morgan
In order for the Japanese torpedos to work at pearl harbor they had to fit wooden fins on them. The factory where they were made was under the bomb at Nagasaki
Posted on 6/15/25 at 7:30 pm to HarryBalzack
I believe Jimmy Stewart flew as an observer on a B-52 strike in Viet Nam.
Posted on 6/15/25 at 7:32 pm to Jim Rockford
Nile Kinnick, Iowa football star died in a flight training accident in the Caribbean.
Posted on 6/15/25 at 7:41 pm to Jim Rockford
My grandpa was a guard in Oakridge during the war. Oakridge was part of the Manhattan project. He went to relieve the guard at his post and found him dead with a slit throat.
Not part of WWII but my uncle was one of two survivors on the USS scorpion. They were dropped off in the Azores and that was the last time the scorpion was last seen. He couldn't talk about it
Not part of WWII but my uncle was one of two survivors on the USS scorpion. They were dropped off in the Azores and that was the last time the scorpion was last seen. He couldn't talk about it
Posted on 6/15/25 at 7:44 pm to Jim Rockford
According to the History Channel there were 22 German generals and 7 admirals who were as much as one-half Jewish.
Posted on 6/15/25 at 7:53 pm to grizzlylongcut
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I’m sure Hollywood will come in and tell us that a few sassy black queens were the actual real reason the allies won the war in a few years.
Oh please no...
Posted on 6/15/25 at 7:56 pm to Harry Morgan
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Jimmy Stewart flew 20 combat missions over Europe during World War II.
A friend of mine’s grandfather flew with him. He said he was one of the nicest, most gracious guys you would ever meet.
Posted on 6/15/25 at 7:57 pm to Cajun Tifoso
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The first 76mm armed Shermans, the M4A1 76(W) entered the ETO with the 2d and 3d Armored Divisions in time for Operation Cobra. The Army did not want the 76mm armed Shermans to equip the armored units landing on D-Day to prevent logistical problems, since the other Shermans had the 75mm. These Shermans also has wet storage of ammo in a glycol water mixture in the floor of the tank to prevent the "brewing up" of the earlier sponsons that had dry storage in the sponsons above the tracks. These Shermans were the cast hull Shermans, hence the "A1." Welded hull Shermans were just the M4.
Yeah, I know a LOT of essentially useless WW II technical details.
The 76mm "firefly"Shermans had a higher velocity gun thus was better in the antitank role but couldn't fire HE or smoke shells so were virtually useless in infantry support. Commanders tried to have a mix of both types, which greatly complicated logistics.
Posted on 6/15/25 at 7:58 pm to Jim Rockford
The 45th Infantry went into Sicily with 69 tons of maps.
Posted on 6/15/25 at 7:59 pm to FightinTigersDammit
The youngest victim of the pearl Harbor attack was little Janet Yomiko Ohta, just 3 months old. She died with her mother and aunt when a shell hit their home.
Posted on 6/15/25 at 8:03 pm to Jim Rockford
Joseph Beyrle (pronounced “buy early”) is the only person known to have fought for both the United States and the Soviet Union in World War II.
His story was told by Thomas Taylor in the book “Behind Hitler’s Lines.” It’s a great read and would make an excellent movie.
Here is the Wikipedia article about Beyrle: LINK
His story was told by Thomas Taylor in the book “Behind Hitler’s Lines.” It’s a great read and would make an excellent movie.
Here is the Wikipedia article about Beyrle: LINK
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