Cook was born at Mount Holly, Vermont on October 7, 1916. He attended the United States Military Academy at West Point, and graduated as an officer, with the rank of second lieutenant, in 1940. He volunteered for the airborne forces in 1942, joining the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment (504th PIR), which became part of the […]
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Meet the Heroes: US Airborne Lieutenant Colonel – Benjamin Vandervoort
The real Benjamin Vandervoort Benjamin Hayes “Vandy” Vandervoort was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross twice. He was the Commanding Officer of the 2nd Battalion, 505th PIR, during the airborne landings in Normandy. Despite having broken his ankle on landing, he led his battalion in defending the town of Sainte-Mère-Église on 6 June. During “Operation Market […]
Meet the Heroes: US Airborne T/4 George Luz Sr. & 1st Lt. Harry F. Welsh
Technician Fourth Grade George Luz, Sr. was a non-commissioned officer with Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, in the 101st Airborne Division during World War II. George Luz had a knack for causing trouble with his sense of humor, and his ability to imitate just about anyone. During a training exercise in England, […]
Meet the Heroes: US Combat Medic Desmond Doss & Sgt. Howell
On April 1, 1942, Desmond Doss joined the United States Army. Little did he realize that three and a half years later, he would be standing on the White House lawn, receiving the nation’s highest award for his bravery and courage under fire. Of the 16 million men in uniform during World War II, only […]
Meet the Heroes: US Novelist & War Reporter – Ernest Hemingway
Ernest Hemingway was in Europe from May 1944 to March 1945. He had come to the front to show the “Great American Public” how the war should really be reported. He would show them what war was really like—brutal, unsentimental, red-blooded macho. And his chosen vehicle for this reporting was the unsuspecting 22nd Regiment of […]
Meet the Heroes: US Airborne Technician Fourth Grade Eugene Gilbert Roe, Sr.
Eugene Roe enlisted in the U.S. Army at Lafayette, Louisiana in 1942. Even though he wasn’t a doctor, he was made a combat medic and worked hard for his position. He was put in Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, at Camp Toccoa, where he trained under martinet Captain Herbert […]
Meet the Heroes: US Airborne Staff Sergeant “Wild Bill” Guarnere
Guarnere enlisted in the U.S. Army on 31 August 1942 and was placed in Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, in the Mortar Squad of 2nd Platoon. He went through rough training at Camp Toccoa, Georgia under Captain Herbert Sobel. After training at Camp Mackall, he and the 101st went […]
Meet the Heroes: US Airborne Lieutenant Ronald C. Speirs
Speirs joined the Paratroopers and was assigned to Baker Company, 1st Battalion, 506th PIR, 101st Airborne, at Camp Toccoa. He was later transferred to Dog Company, 2nd Battalion, and made 1st Lieutenant. After training, he headed to England to await their next mission. At Aldbourne, he married a British widow and together they had a […]
Meet the Heroes: Hogan, Klink & Schultz
Check out our hommage to Hogan’s Heroes. 🙂 For those of you who haven’t heard of Hogan’s Heroes before, I recommend to take a couple of minutes and to check it out on Youtube. I haven’t watched them all I have to admit, but I did watch most of Season 1 (in black and white) […]
Update from Stoessi’s HQ
Alright then, time for some news from Stoessi’s HQ: Some of you might have noticed that I have slowed down a bit in terms of showing teasers with pictures of upcoming models that I have underway. That is not because I have no new stuff to show you. In fact, I have almost 40 new models […]