2 Chronicles

March 20, 2024

March 20, 1944 – On Anzio a beachhead order to the men to wear steel hats or pay fine

AP correspondent, Richard G. Massock, observed, “Germans are being killed on the Anzio beachhead by “some pretty grim looking characters.”[1]
March 20, 2024

A recording of my WWII presentation at the LSU Military Museum

This presentation, “At First Light: How a Teenager Became a WWII Hero” was delivered at the William A. Brookshire LSU Military Museum in October 2023 as […]
March 19, 2024

March 19, 1944 – Not a single spot on Anzio Beachhead is safe from enemy gunfire

Journalist George Tucker wrote, “To appreciate Anzio it is necessary to remember that the beachhead is shaped like a fan, the handle of which is a […]
March 18, 2024

March 18, 1944 – To seize a beachhead like Anzio was one thing—to hold it indefinitely was another

The miserly affection with which the limited ground on the Anzio, Italy beachhead was coveted is shown by the fact that during March the 3rd Infantry […]
March 17, 2024

March 17, 1944 – Dad’s first medal of valor caused Mount Vesuvius to blow her top

Well, not really. But the two events occurred in close proximity to each other. Phil’s first medal of valor was the Silver Star the Army’s third […]
March 16, 2024

March 16, 1944 – Baptism by fire (Part 2)

“No soldier in any of our theaters of operations is better acquainted with this war than is the Infantryman, and no Infantryman knows war more intimately […]
March 15, 2024

March 15, 1944 – Baptism by fire (Part 1)

“In every battle, the last one hundred yards of the fight belongs to the Infantry. Armed with rifle and bayonet, Infantrymen must face and defeat the […]
March 14, 2024

March 14, 1944 – Skirmishes increase on the Anzio front line

The countless stone houses of standard design lined the few roads across the Anzio beachhead. To the front of Dad’s units the stone farm houses were […]
October 28, 2019

From heaven the Lord looks down and sees all mankind

From his dwelling place he watches all who live on earth—he who forms the hearts of all, who considers everything they do. … God looks down […]
October 28, 2019

Set your heart on seeking God

Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.
October 30, 2019

With God there is forgiveness

Manasseh led Judah and the people of Jerusalem astray, so that they did more evil than the nations the Lord had destroyed. … In his distress […]
November 15, 2019

In everything he did he had great success because the Lord was with him

Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well.
November 23, 2019

The God of heaven will give us success

Lord, save us! Lord, grant us success!
December 1, 2019

For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid … So don’t be afraid

This is what the Lord says to you: “Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army. For the battle is not yours, but […]