World War II

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71st Infantry Division 

5th Infantry Soldiers Chorus
 

The Soldiers Chorus-
written by chorus member Robert Peck

Smoke Of Battle 

My Brother, Hail and Farewell!
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Riding Point for Patton 

The Farthest East  

The Seventy-First Came...
To Gunkirchen Lager: 

The Famous Patton Speech 

Personal Recollections:  

Our War: (video)

71st Division Patch 

71st Division Ashtray 

5th Infantry Regiment History (Company C) 

Name , Rank,  Date, Battle, Place of Burial

Assorted

Regimental, 1st and 2nd Battalions

PDF map outlining the path of movement by the 5th Infantry across Europe.

Website

This is the story of the Fifth Infantry Soldier Chorus founded by Luther Onerheim includes 16 audio files

An illustrated history of the great A Capella Choir built by Luther Onerheim in the 5th US Infantry, 71st Infantry Division (64 page PDF)

5th Infantry Reg. March by Pvt. David Ichelson 

A review of Edward Zebrowski's fascinating narrative of his experiences with the 71st division. 

The Combat Trail of the 5th Infantry, 71st Division, XX corps, Third Army in the European Theater WWII, 1987 by Gerald McMahon 

A History of the 71st Infantry Division, from the Rocky mountains to the central Alps, by Gerald McMahon 

The complete text and pictures of this important booklet about the liberation of the concentration camp Gunkirchen Lager.

Speech given by General George S. Patton to troops of the U.S. Third Army on June 5, 1944

By Lew Ponder

By Marvin Heltzel

Courtesy of Michael H. Pruett

Courtesy of Michael H. Pruett 

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