Links

 

Here are some of my favorite web sites.

 

General

Lone Sentry: http://www.lonesentry.com/index.html#UH  This is one of the best sites on the web.  It has unit histories, Yank articles (including a great one on TDs at Anzion, and documents galore.

AmericaÕs Greatest Generation: http://carol_fus.tripod.com/wwiistart.html Joe Richard runs a wonderful website with personal accounts by World War II veterans.

Tank Battalions

737th Tank Battalion: http://www.737thtankbattalion.org/  Machine-gun sound effects!

746th Tank Battalion: http://home.hiwaay.net/~blan/   Whit Blanchard has written a good record-based history of the outfit.

749th Tank Battalion: http://personal.pitnet.net/heathde/749/  EXCELLENT integration of unit records and veteran interviews.

The 750th Tank Battalion: http://www.104infdiv.org/750TANK.HTM   John Walker served with the outfit and is an immensely helpful fellow.

The 752 Tank Battalion in World War II: http://www.752ndtank.com/  Bob Holt has some fabulous material, including stuff drawn from the field manual on battalion organization and equipment.

761st Tank Battalion: http://www.761st.com/  Offers some great stories from men in one of the then-segregated armyÕs black outfits.

781st Tank Battalion:  http://www.781st.org/781st%20main.htm   These guys sell tank battalion sweatshirts and other great stuff.

 

Tank Destroyer Battalions

628th Tank Destroyer Battalion: http://www.5ad.org/units/628td.html  Offers only the combat history of the outfit.

644th Tank Destroyer Battalion: http://www.644td.com/  Bill WalkerÕs site has some wonderful resources on the Tank Destroyer Force.

645th Tank Destroyer Battalion: http://www.45thdivision.org/645thCombat.htm  History and photos of an outfit that fought in Italy and southern France.

701st Tank Destroyer Battalion: http://www.701td-battalion.org/Default.htm  Homepage of the longest-serving TD battalion.

776th Tank Destroyer Battalion: http://www.100thww2.org/support/776combat.html  Background on an outfit that first saw action in North Africa.

814th Tank Destroyer Battalion: http://members.aol.com/dadswar/814td.htm  Cal Boykin, who wrote Gare La Bete, runs this site.

818th Tank Destroyer Battalion: http://www.818tdbn.org/  Offers documents and photos on the battalion.

824th Tank Destroyer Battalion: http://www.100thww2.org/support/824/824.html  Started as a towed battalion.