[68skylark]

The 34th ID is a National Guard division from Iowa and Minnesota. They are credited with taking more fortified hills in WWII than any other unit in Europe, including "Hill 609" which broke the back of axis resistance in N. Africa.

A lot of their early history in WWII is told in this magnificent book:

http://www.amazon.com/Army-Dawn-1942-1943-Liberation-Trilogy/dp/0805074481/sr=1-1/qid=1166664443/ref=pd_bbs_1/105-2037129-5678053?ie=UTF8&s=books

[garandgal]

The 34th ID is a National Guard division from Iowa and Minnesota.

Thanks for the link to the book. My Grandma's brother was with the 34th; he spent the last two years of the war as a "guest" in Germany after being captured at Anzio. We have some newspaper articles from when he returned (he described the camp, guards, etc.), the original "MIA" telegram, and some photos from N. Africa.

I think I will pick up the book for some additional stories.

[cold666pack]

the author is from Pennsylvania though.