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Category Archives: Frederick MD

Deuce and a Half

Thanks to David S for commenting on this post and providing additional info.  I didn’t get this one right.  Thanks DS. “This is the M35 Transport, designed by the REO Motor Company in 1949 (Post-WWII) and entered service in 1951. The M35 replaced the venerable CCKW by GMC, the famous deuce-and-a-half from WWII generally and […]

Spotlight: Allan C. McBride, Chief of Staff of the American Forces on Bataan

This is the second post in a series that highlights local men killed in World War II. The monument pix come from the Memorial at Mt. Olivet cemetery in Frederick, MD. The text comes from period news articles researched and posted online by the unnamed Frederick County Veterans Researcher. They are obituary-style and usually include […]

Spotlight: Earl Mason Harwood, Marine

So this is the first post in a series that highlights local men killed in World War II. The monument pix come from the Memorial at Mt. Olivet cemetery in Frederick, MD. The text comes from period news articles researched and posted online by the unnamed Frederick County Veterans Researcher.  They are obituary-style and usually […]

WWII Memorial @ Mt. Olivet (Frederick, MD)

I had the chance to visit the WWII Memorial Park at Mt. Olivet in Frederick, MD today.  I’ve read about this place from the many news articles I’ve seen that were posted on the web some years ago by a local Frederick Veterans researcher.  I’ve long since lost the address to his site so I’m […]