• Accident Reports
  Post inquiries about crashes & crews . . . 1918 through December, 1955
• Airborne and Special Operations Museum
  All about the Museum, located at 100 Bragg Boulevard, Fayetteville, N.C.
• Air Force Museum
  Activities of the Air Force Museum at Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, Ohio.
• Army Air Forces Bulletin Boards
  This site is a series of Bulletin Boards on several subjects related to WWII.
• B-17 Flying Fortress
  A site that's part of the Boeing Company's war history.
• B-24 Liberator
  A 58-Minute movie (with sound) provides a comprehensive walk-through of basic operation.
• B-24 Crews and their Overseas Burial Records
  This site is maintained by the 392nd Bomb Group of the 8th Air Force.
• B-25s & the Doolittle Raid
  This site recounts one of the great air missions of WWII.
• B-25J - About the Mitchell Bomber
  The B-25J "Heavenly Body" is featured, but site includes a multitude of B-25 specs and lore.
• 1st Fighter Group Association
  This site has war stories and photos of the 1st Fighter Group of WWII.
• 8th AF Bulletin Board
  This site lists messages on different units of the 8th Air Force.
• 8th Air Force Heritage Museum
  This site is all about the 8th Air Force Heritage Museum just outside Savannah, Georgia.
• 8th Air Force (Private Site)
  This site has resources regarding units of the 8th Air Force.
• 8th AF & 9th AF Specialty Site.
  This site concentrates on bases, tail markings, pictures, videos & operations involving East Anglia.
• 9th AF Association
  This site includes the History of the 9th AF Association, & aircraft pictures.
• Collings Foundation
  This group owns a lot of WWII-vintage aircraft, which they take around the
  country. This site lists specific aircraft and their performance schedules.
• Frequent Fliers of the Forties
  Two veteran pilots of WWII write about what they experienced in Europe.
  Glenn Rendahl was a B-24 pilot.
• Heavy Bombers
  This site connects to 96 different Heavy and Very Heavy Bombardment Groups.
• Missing Air Crew Reports (MACRs)
  This site, by Army Air Forces, provides a look-up database of info on missing crews.
• Mid-Atlantic Air Museum
  This site is all about the (Reading, PA) museum, activities, and annual WWII Weekend.
• Reunion Information for the Air Force
  This site lists hundreds of Air Force & other Military Reunions by date and state.
• Serial Numbers of Aircraft
  This site attempts to list Army Air Corps & Air Force Aircraft serial numbers since 1908.
• 100th Bomb Group
  The official site of the 100th Bomb Group Foundation.
• Underwater War Birds
  This is a commercia site (by Sea-tech) that shows underwater pictures of several crashed WWII aircraft.
  

• Betsy Ross Home Page
  Several perspectives, timelines & in-depth histories of the American Flag!
• Bugles Across America
  Request a live bugler fror the playing of TAPS for a memorial or funeral for any fallen veteran.
• Flag of the United States of America
  Several perspectives, timelines & in-depth histories of the American Flag!
• How to fold the American Flag
  A step-by-step process, including diagrams and a description of flag folding ceremonies.
• Iowa Rock
  This painted rock represents an odd, but powerful set of sentiments.

• Army Units of the ETO
  This "Skylighters" LINKS page provides links to many units involved in the European Theater.
• Army Air Forces Bulletin Boards
  This site is a series of Bulletin Boards on several subjects related to WWII.
• Battle of the Bulge
  A site provided by the Center of Research and Information on the Battle of the Bulge.
• Battle of the Bulge - 455th
  A page by Tom Feise dedicated to the 455th Anti-Aircraft Artillery.
• Battle of the Bulge -- 506th PIR
  A site by the 506th Paracute Infantry Regiment on the resupply of Bastogne.
• The Big Red One
  A site dedicated to the 1st Infantry Division.
• 2nd Armored Division site.
  A site dedicated to the 2nd Armored "Hell on Wheels" Division.
• 7th Armored Division Unofficial site.
  A site dedicated to the 7th Armored Division by AWON Associate Member Wesley Johnston.
• 7th Armored Division KIAs & other Deaths
  An alphabetical list of 1,300+ 7th Div. KIA & other Deaths by AWON Associate Member Wesley Johnston.
• 12th Cavalry Regiment site
  All about the war in the Pacific and the 12th Cavalry Regiment of the 1st Cavalry Division.
• 16th Infantry Regiment Association site
  A site dedicated to the 16th Infantry from WWI through Desert Storm.
• 116th Infantry Regiment
  A site dedicated to the 116th Infantry ("The Stonewall Brigade")
• 34th Infantry Division Association site.
  A site dedicated to the 34th Infantry Division -- the Red Bulls.
• 45th Infantry Division unofficial website.
  A site dedicated mainly to the 157th Regiment of the 45th Infantry Division.
• 75th Infantry Division unofficial website.
  A site dedicated mainly to the men of the 75th Infantry Division.
• 82nd Airborne -- a Glider Division
  This site includes some great (color) pictures of life in WWII.
• 95th Infantry Division
  This private site includes some wonderful pictures and bios of the "Iron Men of Metz."
• 101st Airborne -- Unofficial
  This site includes unit histsories, insignia, and lots of war stories..
• 121st Infantry Division site.
  There's a downloadable PDF file of the history of the 121st.
• 137th Infantry 35th Division US Army
  About the 137th, and especially Andrew James Scalf.
• 192nd Tank Battalion
  Honoring some 600 who served on Bataan. Many bios. The site includes video interviews.
• 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment
  A site by the 506th PIR on the resupply of Bastogne that shows glider operations.
• Battle of the Hurtgen Forest
  About the eight Army Divisions which fought there, and dedicated to the 24,000 who died there.
• Missing Air Crew Reports (MACRs)
  This site, by Army Air Forces, provides a look-up database of info on missing crews.
• Remembrance Day Association Web Page
  Click the NAMES (not the icons), & be treated to a Belgian sense of WWII histrory. Lots of pictures!
• Army Reunion Information
  This site lists hundreds of Army & other Military Reunions by date and state.
• The Texas Military Forces Museum
  Contains a history of many Texas national guard units which were mobilized
  during WWII.
• U.S. Army
  The Official US Army Home Page. It includes a Search Engine.
• U.S. Army Center of Military History
  This site includes both histories and links to other good military historical sources.
• Zeno's Warbird Video Drive-In
  This site shows film clips of many of the planes our Dads flew.
  

• Abe Books
  Abe combines the inventories of 5900 independent booksellers.
• Review
  H-Net's Review of Ann Mix and Susan Hadler's Book "Lost in the Vistory."
• WWII Books
  Information and Access to military, diplomatic, political, and economic histories
  of World War II.
• WWII in an Oral History
  There are books here, but also some really good stories of tankers & infantry in WWII.
  

• Building the WWII Memorial
  All about the Design and Building of the WWII Memorial on the Mall in Washington, D.C.
• NCPC -- National Capital Planning Commission
  All about the group in charge of building the WWII Memorial on the Mall in Washington, D.C.
• Medals of America
  This is a commercial site offering Medals and Display setups.
• America Store
  This is a commercial site offering gifts, clothing, flags, and home accessories
  celebrating the rich history, culture and traditions of America.
• e-bay.com
  This is a commercial auctionsite that often offers WWII Memorabilia.
• Before You Go.
  A site and a piece of music remembering our WWII Veterans. Not to be missed.
• Fallen, but Not Forgotten
  A site dedicated to the fallen who rest at Margraten – including current adopters.
• 360-degree Panorama
  A CNN site with an overview and a full (detail-laden) 360-degree look at the National WWII Memorial.

• Ancestry.com -- for Genealogy Beginners
  A great starting resource, but like freedom, some things are not free.
• Ancestry.com's Memorial Day Page
  Lists a series of links appropriate to searches. Hopefully, this page will stay up for awhile.
• Cyndi's Lists
  This site has links to many other Genealogical sites.
• Ellis Island
  All about Immigrant History and the role of Ellis Island, New York.
• Family Search
  This site produces LDS Records.
• Genealogy Newsletter
  The publisher of the oldest Genealogy Newsletter.
• General Web
  This site has good information by state.
• Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
  This site has links to many other Genealogical sites.
• Roots
  Printable lessons and links to other sites.

• AAIR (Aviation Archaeological Investigation & Research)
  A source of USAF & military accident reports from 1918 through 1955, many including WWII.
• Aerial Reconnaissance Archives
  This is a commercial site, but it contains great pictures of D-Day beaches & other WWII locations.
• Alumni of the American Military
  This site contains information on Alumni organizations of all services.
• American Battle Monuments Commission
  This site contains information on all 24 Overseas Cemeteries. Also see the next link.
• The ABMC Searchable Database
  This page accesses a database of all American serviceman buried in any one of the
  15 Overseas Cemeteries that contain WWII dead.
• American Defenders of Bataan & Corregidor
  This site conveys links & other historical information about these two Pacific Islands.
• American Legion National Headquarters
  This site is brought to you by the largest veterans organization in the world.
• American War Dead
  This site lists the numbers of dead and wounded in every American war.
• Arisan Maru
  This site lists the passengers of the Japanese Hellship Arisan Maru.
• Battle of the Bulge
  Battle of the Bulge Historical site.
• Battle of the Bulge History
  A deeply factual site created by the National Museum of History at Diekirch, Luxembourg.
• CILHI (now JPAC)
  U.S. Army Central Identification Laboratory in Hawaii.
• D-Day Memorial Foundation
  History, photos, etc. surrounding June 6, 1944 at Normandy.
• D-Day Museum (now National WWII Museum)
  Congress has now named the D-Day Museum (New Orleans) as the National WWII Museum!
• D-Day and the Battle of Normandy
  A private website, but with massive detail, maps & stories of the Battle for Normandy.
• D-Day, Normandy and beyond
  An extensive, private site that includes almost 200 eyewitness accounts.
• December, 1944 Museum
  This site details one of the best museums in the Ardennes; with a Tiger Tank out front.
• Department of Defense
  Access to all DOD sites, plus a way to offer support to our troops.
• DPMO (Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office)
  This site details official goverment activities related to locating and returning POWs, MIAs, and remains.
• Gold Star Mothers
  A site about the history and purpose of the American Gold Star Mothers -- to honor their children.
• Government Grave Eligibilities
  This is a VA site that shows Grave Eligibilities.
• Honor Guard Site
  Veterans of America Honor Guard site. Boyd Fallwell has passed away (1/31/07), but his honoring of Veterans
  continues. Follow the links on his site.
• Henri-Chapelle Remembrances
  A touching and beautiful site remembering many of the men who rest at this American overseas cemetery in Belgium.
• The Korean War Project
  This is comprehensive site about the Korean War, for some interesting comparisons.
• Lakewood Casualties.
  This site lists (and describes) Lakewood casualties from WWI, WWII, Korea, and Vietnam.
• Lest We Forget
  So those who come after war is fought and decided, know what was died for.
• The General George C. Marshall Foundation
  A site devoted to WWII History, Education, and Scholarships.
• Medal of Honor
  This page (on the site above) is the highest honor bestowed on a
  member of the military services.
• Medals Information
  Criteria, history, and graphic representations of all U.S. military medals.
• Midway Islands
  This site has some commercial aspects, but is a great repository of some of the critical history of Midway and its role in WWII.
• Military History
  This site includes general Military History.
• Military Prints
  This is a huge commercial site offering painting prints of WWII by many artists.
• Military Tours
  This site offers commercial, WWII-oriented Tours to both the European and Pacific Theaters.
• Military Units
  This is a commercial site offering U.S. Military Records from WWII.
• Military Videos
  This is a commercial site offering Military Videos, Books, etc. on and from all wars.
• Mortuary Affairs
  Background on graves registration, dogtags, CILHI, Arlington, etc., touching all wars.
• National Archives
  The Official National Archives site.
• National Personnel Records Center
  The Official repository for most Military Personnel Records.
• National WWII Memorial Site
  This is the official site coordinating efforts to raise money for the National WWII
  Memorial planned for the Mall in Washington, D.C.
• National WWII Museum
  Congress has now named the D-Day Museum (New Orleans) as the National WWII Museum!
• Nationwide (domestic) Gravesite Locator
  This Department of Veterans Affairs site is for locating veterans buried in the United States,
• No Greater Love
  An organization devoted to remembering Americans who have died for our country.
• Omaha Beach
  An historian's view of this battle, published in the Atlantic Monthly online.
• Oryoku Maru
  This site tells the story and lists the passengers of the Japanese Hellship Oryoku Maru.
• Pearl Harbor
  This National Geographic site details a timeline of WWII, starting BEFORE December 7, 1941.
• Piazza Basilone
  A kind remembrance of the boys who never made it home -- in Little Italy, San Diego, CA
• Purple Heart, Military Order of
  This site has the criteria, history, and record management information on the Purple Heart.
• Rank Designations
  The Navy brings us rank designations for the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines.
• Registry & Look-up site
  This is a site where you can register your Dads in various registries for
  receiving medals, etc. It's also a Registry for contacting your Dads' buddies.
• Reunion Information
  This site lists Reunion dates & other information on thousands of U.S. Military units.
• More Reunion Information
  This site is done by the VFW, and also lists Reunion information -- by service.
• More Reunion Information
  This site lists hubdreds of Marine Corps & other Military Reunions by date and state.
• Reunion Magazine
  This site lists Reunion information, both military and non-military.
• Sons and Daughters in Touch (SDIT)
  This is a site with many parallel objectives to AWON, but for families of Vietnam Veterans.
• Ship Crossings
  Lists U.S. ship crossings and the units transported by each ship.
• Sigolsheim, France
  This site talks about fighting in and around Sigolsheim, France.
• Stars & Stripes
  Bill Mauldin's Willie and Joe. Here are some of the best.
• Taiwan Prison Camps during WWII
  This site identifies and honors those men who were held on Taiwan (Formosa) during WWII.
• Taps
  The most complete story of Taps, direct from Arlington National Cemetery.
• Tewkesbury Historical Society
  Providing stories and pictures in and around the former US G-25 base at Ashchurch, England.
• The Virtual Wall
  The Virtual Wall Vietnam Veterans Memorial includes photos, tributes, and personal remembrances.

  Units of WWII
  This site links to many WWII units -- by shoulder patch. Click on the patch to go to the unit site.
• VA Hospitals
  The Official Veterans Adminstration Site. It has locations of nearest VA Hospitals.
• Veterans Information on all wars.
  Veterans Info, Locater and various services brought to us by A&E and the History Channel.
• Veterans Alliance Service Center
  Links, information, military search engine, reunion lists, humor, and more.
• Veterans and Military Combat Casualty Digest
  Hundreds of resources and links to massive Combat Casualty information.
• Veterans Search
  20 + pictures of WWII Veterans (identified pictures looking for their families) - all services.
• Veterans Service Organizations
  Links to 44 different vets organizations, from the Red Cross to the Gold Star Mothers.
• Veterans Today
  A site by Veterans for Veterans. It includes many links and other WWII-related resources.
• VBOB (Veterans, Battle of the Bulge)
  This is the official national site, with history, photos, & a great rendition of Taps!
• VBOB (Veterans, Battle of the Bulge), Chapter #18
  This site is for the Central Florida Chapter -- including bulge history, links etc.
• War Dogs
  A site done in tribute to the thousands of dogs who saved thousands of men.
• White House Commission on Remembrance
  A site devoted to remembering and honoring those who have died in service to our country.
• World War II Families for the Return of the Missing
  A site devoted to bringing resolution to the families of those missing in action in World War II.
• WWII History
  A private site (done by Tom Philo) with a wide range of WWII links and resources.
• WWII Living Memorial
  A site done by Seniornet, with pictures, stories, links and other resources.
• WWII in the Pacific
  A site with (currently) 82 links to sites on every aspect of the War in the Pacific.
• WWII Website Association
  This is a site with many other links to WWII-related sites.
• WWII-related Website
  There are many links here to the Battle of Huertgon Forest and the Battle of the Bulge.
  

• Stephen Ambrose
  This WWII historian is looking for combat and non-combat histories of the fighting in the Pacific Theater.
• Area Code Lookup
  Provide a city name (or partial city name) and this site returns the possible Area Codes.
• Before You Go.
  A site and a piece of music remembering our WWII Veterans. Not to be missed.
• Classmates
  It's a commercial site, but you can look for classmates, & post notes without sign-up.
• Comfort Zone Camp
  The nation's largest bereavement camp for children who have experienced the loss of a parent.
• Directions
  This site provides Directions and printable Maps to almost anywhere.
• Encyclopedia Britannica
  The real deal. Find almost anything!
• FBI - Federal Bureau of Investigation
  The official website of the FBI.
• IFCC - Internet Fraud Complaint Center
  The official website of the IFCC (combination of the FBI and the NW3C -- National White Collar Crimes Center.
• Flag of the United States
  All about our country's flag.
• Folding the Flag of the United States
  A page within the site above, this one describes the Folding and Folding Ceremony.
• Hopkins County (TX) Database
  A searchable database of those who died in WWII (and other wars) from Hopkins County.
• Maps
  This is a resource for maps with a Searchable Engine.
• National Military Family Association (NMFA)
  This is HUGE resource for hundreds of other military & non-military links.
• NW3C -- National White Collar Crimes Center
  The official website of the NW3C -- aimed at the prevention, investigation & prosecution of hi-tech crime.
• Online Radio Stations
  Radio by Category -- choose from stations around the country, though you;ll need a sound card.
• Operation Military Support
  A site dedicated to expressing support for the men and women of the American Military.
• Reverse Telephone Book
  Provide a telephone number and this site almost always returns an address.
• Rumor Control of Urban Legends
  Check out this site before you pass on any rumors.
• Santa Barbara Yacht Club Live Cam
  See the current, up-to-the-second weather scene on the Pacific Coast.
• Scholarships
  See this site for a composite of scholarship information.
• Thesaurus
  Look up a word and find its worthy alternatives.
• Time & Date.com
  Find the day your Father died, and put it in context.
• Time Zone Converter
  Provide a city name (almost anywhere) and this site returns the current Local Time.
• VAB -- Veterans Advisory Board
  Based in Van Nuys, CA, this group advocates for the rights and benefits of all American Veterans.
• Virus ID and Control Site
  Please check this site before you pass on any virus alerts.
• War Letters
  An extensive & growing repository of letters from soldiers in WWII.

• National Museum of the Marine Corps
  This site (part of the Marine Corps Times site) provides audio tours of musem components.
• Marine Corps Aviation Association
  This site has Marine Corps Aviation History and shows some good pictures of aircraft.
• Marine Corps Official Site
  This site is a treasure trove of links to MANY aspects of Marine Corps service.
• Marine Recipients of the Navy Cross during WWII
  This site shows the text of all 1,034 citations.
• Reunion Information for the Marines
  This site lists hundreds of Marine & other Military Reunions by date and state.
• Semper Fi Heart - a Tribute to Marines
  A beautiful site done by Vietnam Veteran Sharon Barbato, USMC, also remembers her Father.
• WWII Gyrene
  An extensive tribute to the WWII Gyrene, with photos, history and other Marine Links.
  

• America in WWII
  A full-featured commerial magazine all about World War II.
• Be Good, Smile Pretty
  The website for the foundation that prduced this film about an orphan of the Vietnam War.
• The History Channel
  Recounts many of the most interesting stories behind WWII.
• Life Magazine Covers
  A search engine finds the Life Magazine Cover for any week, 1936-1972.
• Sad Sack
  A site devoted to the Army Satire Cartoonery of George Baker.
• San Diego Union Tribune
  Main site for this San Diego paper.
• Stars & Stripes
  Bill Mauldin's Willie and Joe. Here are some of the best.
• WWII Collection of Publications
  A searchable database of WWII Photos, etc. run my Southern Methodist University.
• VJ-Day Website
  This great site provides deep history – and an audio recording of the end of World War II!

• National Geographic
  National Geographic covers the Battle of Midway.
• On Eternal Patrol
  A picture and tribute-rich site dedicated to all men lost while serving in the U.S. Submarine Force.
• Pearl Harbor
  This site includes a minute-by-minute account of what happened at Pearl Harbor.
• Reunion Information for the Navy
  This site lists hundreds of Navy & other Military Reunions by date and state.

• Life Magazine Covers
  A search engine finds the Life Magazine Cover for any week, 1936-1972.
• Veterans History Project
  A collection of interviews (in video & audio) of veterans of all American wars -- in a project for the Library of Congress.
  

• Bugles Across America
  Request a live bugler fror the playing of TAPS for a memorial or funeral for any fallen veteran.
• Veterans of Foreign Wars
  This is the Official VFW site.
• National Fatherhood Initiative (NFI)
  The mission of the NFI is to improve the well-being of children by increasing
  the number of children growing up with loving, committed and responsible fathers.
• Gold Star Moms
  Add a description here of what the site actually shows.
• Gold Star Wives
  This non-profit, national service organization was incorporated in New York on December 15, 1945.
• National Military Appreciation Month
  This organization was formed to appreciate the military and military families throught the armed services.
• U.S. Medals
  This is a commercial site offering Medals and Display setups.
  

• In Memory
  of Harry Rudolph Albright -- November 27, 1915 to May 12, 1944.
• In Memory
  of Clifford Eugene Audinet -- Dec. 19, 1918 to April 26, 1945.
• In Memory
  of Thomas D. Curry and the men of the 331st Regiment of the 83rd Infantry Division.
• In Memory
  of Ewing R. "Pete" McClelland in a book by AWONer Ben McClelland called "Soldier's Son."
• In Memory
  of PVT Henry Irving Tannenbaum and the "White Death" photograph by Tony Vacarro.
• In Memory
  of PVT Billy Joe Taylor of the 507th PIR, Father of AWON Member Sam Taylor.
• In Memory
  of 2LT Charles C. Webster and the men of the Army Air Corps.
• Memorial Pages
  A site of Memorials to individual soldiers. Post one for your own Father.
• Memorial Pages
  About the town of Zappolino in Northern Italy. Includes a picture of Sydney Bennett, Annie's Dad, who was KIA in nearby Mongiorgio.

To ADD a link to this page, please write to Rik Peirson: rikp@dayone.com We're looking for help in "hosting" the Links Page for six months. If you're interested, please let us know.

Special thanks to Bill McElvain for thoroughly reviewing the LINKS page for us, helping to purge outdated links and update the page in February, March, and April, '04. Remembering SGT Walter William McElvain, 44th Inf Div, Signal Company.

Many thanks to all who have submitted links for this page -- as there are many of you, including AWON Members Patrick Audinet, Chickie Berry, Kathleen Black, Terry Boettcher, Gail Brown, Ginny Bugg, Ron Burrus, Jr., Janice Buterbaugh, Bill Chiodo, Roger Mckee Conner, Elaine Danks, Pat Fabri, Jack Forgy, Barbara Henry, Brenda Kightlinger, Patricia Gaffney Kindig, Betty Lou Gilbert, Yatesy Cantrell Gilliam, Norma Nicol Hamilton, Trisha Hamilton-Leo, Kathie Schuler Hobbs, Carla Holcomb, Barbara Jepson, Nancy Sue Johnson, Wesley Johnson, Ellen Jones Blackburn, Jamie Duke Keith, Brenda Kightlinger, Jack Langston, Rudi Lee, Carolyn Ririe Lofgren, Ron Lucas, Kathy Le Comte Lupton, Mary Martin, Lorin McCleary, Shirley McKinney, Bob Meek, Ann Mix, Tommy Morris, Ginger Nichols, Judy Nowak, Fred O'Keefe, Joe Ormond, Rik Peirson, Kay Martin Sandhoff, Shirley Smith, Harry Strahlendorf, Sam Tannenbaum, Sam Taylor, Patty Temte, Bob Montgomery Thomas, Doni Troglio, Régine Villers, Betty Volkan, Anne Webster, and others.