Mel Corren

A Centenarian Looks Back During WWII I was stationed in England at Shrivenham Manor House, and, since it was close to Cheltenham, one day I

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During my overseas military service in WWII, my Uncle Al and I visited several times in England where we had many adventures. The scariest of

Mel Corren November 10, 2023 3 Comments

1923-2023 I had the pleasure of knowing Paul Fairbrook for many, many years and would like to make known some of his many accomplishments that

Mel Corren October 14, 2023 2 Comments

At one point, the real war nearly caught up with me. It was during the Battle of the Bulge which began on December 17, 1944,

Mel Corren March 3, 2023 1 Comment

Ninth in the Series As I’ve previously mentioned, none of the GIs who visited me while I was a GI in the Paris Headquarters believed

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8th in the Series I first met Bob Rieders in Valognes, Normandy where we both joined the cadre (a new unit which is just being

Mel Corren April 13, 2022 2 Comments

7th in the Series Having been one of the soldiers who had left the officer and truck on that first day, I was worried about

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Sixth in a Series On Entering Paris 25/8/1944 We waited, impatiently, until August 25th, 1944, when General de Gaulle and his army marched down the

Mel Corren October 8, 2021 2 Comments

Fifth in a Series The next week, after returning from Tidworth, where Sgt. Griffen and I had closed out Ordinance Depot, O641, we received orders

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A Yank in England – 4th in a Series I suppose it’s OK to tell you, right off, that in the fall of 1943 we

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