Members of the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne with fresh watermelons.Tunisia,1943.

504th PIR,82nd AB

Patton - not exactly a person untouched by racial prejudice - presents the Silver Star to Private Ernest A. Jenkins of the 761st.  The Battalion received many decorations, including one Medal of Honor (posthumous) and a Presidential Unit Citation.  Sadly, perhaps, the latter honours were afforded only many years after the war's end.  Best regards, JR.

761st Tank Battalion -  decoration.

"Vino! Speedo! Morto! Translated into English this Italian sign means "Wine, Speed! Death!" In America it's gasoline plus alcohol equals death, but driving "under the influence" brings the same result in any language.December 23, 1943,Italy 