https://padlet.com/poorecol000_1_1/66maahj181x3uhks By: James Megellas en-us 2022-02-02 20:27:08 UTC 2022-04-02 06:59:26 UTC hello@padlet.com poorecol000_1_1 https://padlet.com/poorecol000_1_1/66maahj181x3uhks/wish/2034079390 Megellas, James. All the Way to Berlin: A Paratrooper at War in Europe. The Random House Publishing Group, 2003]]> 2022-02-07 20:48:02 UTC https://padlet.com/poorecol000_1_1/66maahj181x3uhks/wish/2034079390 poorecol000_1_1 https://padlet.com/poorecol000_1_1/66maahj181x3uhks/wish/2056142644 James Megellas graduated college and became a second lieutenant in the United States Army

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"on the day of graduation-28 May 1942-when I walked across the stage dressed in a black cap and gown, I was given a diploma in my left hand and an officer's commission in my right. I was a second lieutenant of infantry in the U.S. Army."(page 2)]]> 2022-02-19 02:01:56 UTC https://padlet.com/poorecol000_1_1/66maahj181x3uhks/wish/2056142644 poorecol000_1_1 https://padlet.com/poorecol000_1_1/66maahj181x3uhks/wish/2092687187 James was transferred from Fort Knox to Fort Monmouth. In this transfer he was changed from combat arms into the signal corps school, signal corps which is military communication. James is mad because he wanted to see action and in the signal corps that was not very likely. He later graduated signal corps school and became a signal corps officer which transferred him to Fort Meade.]]> 2022-03-13 22:03:26 UTC https://padlet.com/poorecol000_1_1/66maahj181x3uhks/wish/2092687187 poorecol000_1_1 https://padlet.com/poorecol000_1_1/66maahj181x3uhks/wish/2092692924 James was accepted to be a glider pilot, so he was transferred  to Lubbock Army Flying School(LAFS). He graduated and was now in the Air corps; in less than six months James had four different service insignia's: Infantry, Armored Force, Signal Corps and Air Corps. But to become a glider pilot he had to go to a few other schools like Army air navigation school, Army Air force Glider Training Detachment(AAFGTD).]]> 2022-03-13 22:14:24 UTC https://padlet.com/poorecol000_1_1/66maahj181x3uhks/wish/2092692924 poorecol000_1_1 https://padlet.com/poorecol000_1_1/66maahj181x3uhks/wish/2115316486 James Megellas got orders to ship out overseas.

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"Finally, after more than three months since my arrival at Fort Benning and a little more than two months after I finished jump school, we got our orders to move out for shipment overseas."(page 18)]]> 2022-03-27 06:44:54 UTC https://padlet.com/poorecol000_1_1/66maahj181x3uhks/wish/2115316486 poorecol000_1_1 https://padlet.com/poorecol000_1_1/66maahj181x3uhks/wish/2117577985 James Megellas was assigned to the 504th Parachute regiment. Which is part of the 82nd Infantry Airborne division.]]> 2022-03-28 16:41:07 UTC https://padlet.com/poorecol000_1_1/66maahj181x3uhks/wish/2117577985 poorecol000_1_1 https://padlet.com/poorecol000_1_1/66maahj181x3uhks/wish/2119862321 James Megalles lost his first man as the platoon leader on December 18, 1943. His name was Private Scannell who was killed by a S mine.

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"...but I will always remember Private Scannell, the first man killed in a platoon I led."(page 34)]]> 2022-03-29 17:30:50 UTC https://padlet.com/poorecol000_1_1/66maahj181x3uhks/wish/2119862321 poorecol000_1_1 https://padlet.com/poorecol000_1_1/66maahj181x3uhks/wish/2122721777 This is about the history of the Aircorps]]> 2022-03-31 03:04:10 UTC https://padlet.com/poorecol000_1_1/66maahj181x3uhks/wish/2122721777 poorecol000_1_1 https://padlet.com/poorecol000_1_1/66maahj181x3uhks/wish/2122785425 H Company joined a group of cruisers, destroyers, gunboats, submarines, hospital ships, headquarter ships, and scout craft. There was 374 craft out of that there was 210 British, 157 American, 4 Greek, 2 Dutch, and 1 Polish. They assembled by the Anzio/Nettuno coastline.]]> 2022-03-31 03:53:49 UTC https://padlet.com/poorecol000_1_1/66maahj181x3uhks/wish/2122785425 poorecol000_1_1 https://padlet.com/poorecol000_1_1/66maahj181x3uhks/wish/2122799380 When the lead LCIs started to get to shore the silence broke, they started to receive fire from six Messerschmitt dive bombers. The members of H Company trying to evade fire from the dive bombers. 

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"Straight out of the east with the sun at their backs, six Messerschmitt dive-bombers came in low with guns blazing, dropping bombs over the Allied landing areas."(page 50)]]> 2022-03-31 04:07:22 UTC https://padlet.com/poorecol000_1_1/66maahj181x3uhks/wish/2122799380 poorecol000_1_1 https://padlet.com/poorecol000_1_1/66maahj181x3uhks/wish/2126272399 This is about the Battle of Anzio]]> 2022-04-02 05:29:43 UTC https://padlet.com/poorecol000_1_1/66maahj181x3uhks/wish/2126272399 poorecol000_1_1 https://padlet.com/poorecol000_1_1/66maahj181x3uhks/wish/2126276334 A German dive bomber dropped some bombs and it wounded a couple and killed a few more which caused a lot of chaos. This doesn't include the German machine gunners that were firing down on them.]]> 2022-04-02 05:43:45 UTC https://padlet.com/poorecol000_1_1/66maahj181x3uhks/wish/2126276334 poorecol000_1_1 https://padlet.com/poorecol000_1_1/66maahj181x3uhks/wish/2126280811 Most of the British forces are retreating and H company have had quite a few casualties. The US forces are determined to stop the British and aren't going to back down; although they are still under heavy fire. ]]> 2022-04-02 05:57:53 UTC https://padlet.com/poorecol000_1_1/66maahj181x3uhks/wish/2126280811 poorecol000_1_1 https://padlet.com/poorecol000_1_1/66maahj181x3uhks/wish/2126286241 James Megellas gets hurt and has to go to the 95th Evacuation Hospital. When he got there he was giving a shot, then he was told to count. He got to 100 before passing out, then he woke up and the nurse told him he was asleep for 36 hours. 

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"The army nurse told me that I had been out for thirty-six hours under the anesthetic."(page 69)]]> 2022-04-02 06:14:34 UTC https://padlet.com/poorecol000_1_1/66maahj181x3uhks/wish/2126286241 poorecol000_1_1 https://padlet.com/poorecol000_1_1/66maahj181x3uhks/wish/2126289068 Operation Market Garden is was a very historical Airborne operation because of the size of it. People knew it would be historical before it happened so they gather in streets with flags to watch the planes fly over. 

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"They were witnessing history in the making, the largest airborne fleet ever assembled, taking off for the greatest airborne invasion ever conceived."(page 95)]]> 2022-04-02 06:22:24 UTC https://padlet.com/poorecol000_1_1/66maahj181x3uhks/wish/2126289068 poorecol000_1_1 https://padlet.com/poorecol000_1_1/66maahj181x3uhks/wish/2126290433 Before Anyone even jumped on of the planes with 16 men on it was shot and caught on fire. This happened when they still had 45 minutes of flying over enemy territory.

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"...enemy ground fire hit one of the H Company planes, setting the belly of the plane on fire. The plane carrying sixteen men from the platoon led by Lt. Isadore Rynkiewicz of H Company."(page 95)]]> 2022-04-02 06:26:35 UTC https://padlet.com/poorecol000_1_1/66maahj181x3uhks/wish/2126290433 poorecol000_1_1 https://padlet.com/poorecol000_1_1/66maahj181x3uhks/wish/2126293310 Their plane was shot right before the jump zone so they were able to jump but they were still early so it didn't go as planned. James was burned a little but made it to the ground safely. They got into two house but then later were taken prisoner by Germans. ]]> 2022-04-02 06:35:44 UTC https://padlet.com/poorecol000_1_1/66maahj181x3uhks/wish/2126293310 poorecol000_1_1 https://padlet.com/poorecol000_1_1/66maahj181x3uhks/wish/2126297168 They were taken prisoner by Germans but he was hurt so he was in a hospital before being transferred to a Prisoner camp. His POW number was 92789, he arrived in Utrecht on September 18, 1944. Willoughby (someone who was captured with him) escaped captivity on his third attempted ]]> 2022-04-02 06:46:51 UTC https://padlet.com/poorecol000_1_1/66maahj181x3uhks/wish/2126297168 poorecol000_1_1 https://padlet.com/poorecol000_1_1/66maahj181x3uhks/wish/2126297751 This is about Operation Market Garden]]> 2022-04-02 06:48:40 UTC https://padlet.com/poorecol000_1_1/66maahj181x3uhks/wish/2126297751 poorecol000_1_1 https://padlet.com/poorecol000_1_1/66maahj181x3uhks/wish/2126298618 The battle of the Bulge took place from December 17 1944 to February 19 1945. 

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"17 December 1944 to 19 February 1945"(page 183)]]> 2022-04-02 06:50:33 UTC https://padlet.com/poorecol000_1_1/66maahj181x3uhks/wish/2126298618 poorecol000_1_1 https://padlet.com/poorecol000_1_1/66maahj181x3uhks/wish/2126298967 This is about the Battle of the Bulge]]> 2022-04-02 06:51:29 UTC https://padlet.com/poorecol000_1_1/66maahj181x3uhks/wish/2126298967 poorecol000_1_1 https://padlet.com/poorecol000_1_1/66maahj181x3uhks/wish/2126299590 They are making a push with out much challenge. There are no German planes shooting at them ]]> 2022-04-02 06:53:10 UTC https://padlet.com/poorecol000_1_1/66maahj181x3uhks/wish/2126299590 poorecol000_1_1 https://padlet.com/poorecol000_1_1/66maahj181x3uhks/wish/2126300512 They are still pushing on the Germans and when they are going down a hill there are some causalities.

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"As we charged down the hill, the flak wagons turned their weapons on us. We had many casualties from that encounter."(page 189)]]> 2022-04-02 06:55:17 UTC https://padlet.com/poorecol000_1_1/66maahj181x3uhks/wish/2126300512 poorecol000_1_1 https://padlet.com/poorecol000_1_1/66maahj181x3uhks/wish/2126301165 The Allies won the Battle of the Bulge even though they had causalities. Those causalities cause some challenges but they got through it.]]> 2022-04-02 06:56:44 UTC https://padlet.com/poorecol000_1_1/66maahj181x3uhks/wish/2126301165 poorecol000_1_1 https://padlet.com/poorecol000_1_1/66maahj181x3uhks/wish/2126301875 In January 1946 James returns Home to New York safely. 

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"My return to the United States in January 1946..."(page 287)]]> 2022-04-02 06:58:34 UTC https://padlet.com/poorecol000_1_1/66maahj181x3uhks/wish/2126301875 poorecol000_1_1 https://padlet.com/poorecol000_1_1/66maahj181x3uhks/wish/2126302192 This is about James Megellas]]> 2022-04-02 06:59:13 UTC https://padlet.com/poorecol000_1_1/66maahj181x3uhks/wish/2126302192