60th Infantry Newspaper Blurb
2010-03-02
One of the great things happening in this age of information is that archived copies of newspapers are becoming available to everyone. At the following link is a small blurb about life in the 60th Infantry Regiment during World War II.

Article Link
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60th Infantry War Plant Tours
2010-03-02
Another interesting article on 60th Infantry Regiment happenings.
Article Link
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Photos dealing with 60th Regiment in Normandy
2009-12-30
Recently, I was contacted by Alexis Boban who is researching the 60th Regiment in France during WWII. Please check the forum for more information regarding his research. In the process, a few images have been placed on Flickr that deal with the 60th in France. Everything is in French, but you may be able to figure out what the meaning is based on language similarities. Here are the links:

60th IR Mechanized Recon Group Area
Barneville Cartaret Area
Barneville Sur Mer Memorial to 9th ID and 60th Reg

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Article About Karl "Molotov" "Molly" Warner
2009-11-18
Hat tip to Mr. McDaniel in his discovery of an article about Karl Warner, a legend of the 9th Infantry Division, 60th Infantry Regiment. View the article here: Molly Article

The article is a great read!
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Veterans' Day
2009-11-11
Just want to thank our veterans for their sacrifice in the conflicts of today, and those of the past!
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Maps and More Maps
2009-10-11
The huge amount of papers donated by Mr. McDaniel from the National Archives contains a pelethora of maps. These are great for finding out where the unit was located at certain times during the North Africa campaign and Sicily.

Complete Map File
Complete Map File for quick download

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New Documents Part 1
2009-10-10
Huge thanks to Mr. McDaniel who has donated over 300 pages of historical records of the 60th Regiment. These documents were procured from the National Archives in College Park, Maryland. I will put them on the site in different sections, in order to allow viewing of the files without waiting for a long time to download the complete file. So, here is the first installment, the history of the regiment from its' beginning in 1940 until after their baptism of fire in French Morocco in 1942.

Click for Start to End of 1942

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Trying to locate biological parent from 60th Reg
2009-09-29
Greetings everyone, someone in Germany is attempting to reach their birth parent from the 60th Regiment. Anyone who knows of locations of the 60th at the end of World War II, within Germany, please contact us. Specifically, the location of any US Kaserne in or near Neustadt, Germany where the 60th may have been, would be helpful. Or, if you have any information about Frank Vitner, a member of the 60th, please let us know. 60thinfantry@gmail.com.
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Patton 360
2009-03-29
The 60th Infantry Regiment will be detailed on a History Channel program titled Patton 360. It will air on 10 April, please take the time to watch and record this program.
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After Action Reports
2009-02-01
In memory of Staff Sgt. Raymond Carlyle Blanton, MIA Huertgen Forest 14 Oct. '44 (60th, 9th Inf. Co. C), Nancy Fraker, his niece, has donated after action reports for 1-31 October 1944. It is hoped that these reports will help others in their research. Thanks Nancy for your help and support to others!

To see the reports, please go to the archive section (click here) look in the 1944 section and select the "1-31 Oct 1944 After Action Report" link. Or simply click here.
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Merry Christmas
2008-12-24
I have not posted a whole lot this fall, hopefully this winter will see a little more activity in the research area. One interesting item is that I was finally able to get in touch with the brother of Major Holt Barnwell. Major Barnwell was the architect of the Night March across Sicily during that campaign. He died during the D-Day invasion, and was a really great friend of my grandfather. Looking forward to hearing more about him from his brother. Please take a look at and feel free to contribute to a Wikipedia page I have started about the battle of Port Lyautey:
Click Here

Hope all are well, have a Merry Christmas!
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Go-Devil WWII Newsletter
2008-10-05
Well, another day brings with it another spectacular contribution to our website. In Germany, a local historian from the area of Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm, Bavaria, has written and donated digital copies of the Go-Devil newsletter. The newsletter was printed in the village in 1945, during the occupation. Each is linked below, please feel free to take a look, and give a BIG thanks to our German historian and friend.

The Go Devil No 1
The Go Devil No 2
The Go Devil No 3
The Go Devil No 4
The Go Devil No 5
The Go Devil No 6
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Still Finding Tanks In France
2008-08-29
Well, in Chartres, France, someone found an entire US Tank from World War II, buried under a neighborhood street. See the article linked here: Tank Dug Up In Chartres
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9th Infantry Medical Report
2008-08-25
This is a link to a medical report on the 9th Infantry Division during their time from France to Germany:

Medical Report
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Happy Fourth of July
2008-07-04
Happy Fourth of July to everyone.
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Port Lyautey Lighthouse
2008-06-27
This is the only known photo of the lighthouse at Port Lyautey taken after the battle. Thanks to Bill Voller for the photograph.


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Relief from Active Duty Part 3
2008-06-26
Well, our devoted researcher in Hawaii has scored another victory, the name Turley on the document is really Twilley. If you look closely at the signature, you can see the dotted "i". Thanks Hawaii!
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Request for relief from combat duty....
2008-06-25
Well, a big thanks to our museum operator for this spectacular piece of history from the 60th Regiment. Clicking on the link below will bring you to a document written in 1944 by four members of the 60th Regiment

Request for rear duty, due to length of time in combat
  • SSgt Grover C. Yonce
  • SSgt Charles M. Rose
  • PFC Harold M. Turrley ( or Turley)
  • SSgt Edwards A. Roberts


Our devoted 60th Regiment Researcher in Hawaii has provided us with the following information about these gentlemen:
" 1. Harold M Turrley is most likely HAROLD N. TURLEY. All indications are that he is still alive :) He survived the war and no name matches on the SSDI.
2. The 2 others (Yonce and Rose) also SURVIVED the war but a Grover C. Yonce died in 1989 (the only one on the SSDI) who is most likely the one we are looking for. Numerous Charles M. Rose’s show up on the SSDI.
3. The POW lists do not include any of these men except Harold N. Turley but do have a William H. Yonce and a Charles B. Rose. Remember, those lists are notoriously incorrect just by sheer numbers of POW’s not listed so I do not give any credence to them.
4. We know that Edward A. Roberts died and is buried overseas but perhaps someone through The Octofoil knows him and the circumstances of his death."

And on a side note, when someone is taken prisoner, the usual game is to not tell your real name or information, so it is entirely possible these men may have deliberately not given correct information to their captors etc. If anyone else has more information, please contact us!
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German Propaganda
2008-06-24
If anyone has information about some members of Company G, 60th Infantry: SSGT Grover C Yonce, SSGT Charles M Rose, PFC Harold M Turrley, SSGT Edward A Roberts, please contact rmeyer31@hotmail.com. These men evidently wrote an letter that fell into the hands of German propagandists. Mr. Ryan Meyer, a museum curator, holds a copy of a German propaganda leaflet with their names on it. If you have any information about these men, please let us know via email.
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New Documents
2008-06-23
There are new documents in the archives, please check them out. Cheers
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