MARNE MEN - A tribute to the 3rd Division in WWII

Sad news indeed and GREAT loss... you will forever be missed John B. SHIRLEY but never forgotten!!

Check it out guys... a great endeavor and a topic and unit near and dear...

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Merry Christmas to all the friends and followers of "Marne Men"... Each and everyone of you are very much appreciated!!

Here is a continuation of the past few posts I've made regarding the original photographs I have recently been picking up.

I'm not sure if this went under the radar but it is worthy of a post all it's own!!

This is an original photograph taken at Zepplinfield, Nurnberg where five 3rd Division men were awarded the Medal of Honor... this picture shows Lt. General Alexander M. Patch pinning the MOH around the neck of TSgt. Russell E. Dunham, Company I, 30th Infantry Regiment.

Additional pictures of Dunham were taken from the 3rd Division unit history along with his citation.

ANOTHER UPDATE!!!
Additional pictures added to the collection, taken by General LLoyd B. R a m s e y (1918-2016) when he was Executive Officer and later Commanding Officer of the 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division in WWII.

Here are a couple pictures taken in Obersalzberg of Martin Bormann's house and a picture from what looks like the mountain range outside Hitler's Eagles Nest. The last picture is one that came from the same estate taken on the patio area of the Eagle's Nest... I missed winning it unfortunately.

ANOTHER UPDATE!!!
Additional pictures added to the collection, taken by General LLoyd B. R a m s e y (1918-2016) when he was Executive Officer and later Commanding Officer of the 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division in WWII.

UPDATE!!!
Here are additional pictures taken by General LLoyd B. R a m s e y (1918-2016) when he was Executive Officer and later Commanding Officer of the 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division in WWII.

Most of these pictures appear to be during the Invasion of Southern France.

New addition!!

Original WWII Snapshot Photos of the 3rd BATTALION, 7th INFANTRY REGIMENT, 3rd INFANTRY DIVISION & 756th TANK BN in action.

Photos were all taken by and came from the estate of Major General LLoyd B. R a m s e y (1918-2016) when he was Executive Officer and later Commanding Officer of the 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division fighting at Anzio, Italy, Southern France, through France, and into Germany.

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Another great addition to the collection... thanks to Tim Malone.

This uniform is identified to Pfc. Charles R. Narehood who was a member of Service Company, 7th Regiment, 3rd Division. Narehood saw combat action in 8 major campaigns over nearly 32 months overseas from Tunisia to basically the end of the war. Pfc. Narehood was wounded in action in February 1944 by a land mine blast to his right forearm during the Anzio campaign... he remained in the hospital recovering through early April but rejoined his outfit in time for the battle of Cisterna and the Anzio breakout in late May.

He participated in the liberation of Rome but became extremely ill shortly thereafter (July 1944) and would not rejoin his outfit until November... thus missing Operation Dragoon and the Invasion of Southern France. Upon his recovery, Narehood stayed with his company up through the end of the war.

More research to come so stay tuned.