About This World War 2 Historical Site
From Benning to Berlin, Korea, Vietnam and from Texas to Iraq the U.S. Army 2nd Armored “Hell On Wheels” Division helped to protect and defend our great country in times of war and peace. This web site is dedicated to all who served under the division colors from when they were uncased at Ft. Benning on 15 July 1940 until they were cased at Ft. Hood on 15 December 1996.
Co. “A” 82nd Reconnaissance Battalion, from the World War Two “Benning to Berlin” era helped to create, assist in gathering information, and place photographic materials on this site.
The Author
This site was created by my father, Howard Lon Swonger, after he retired from business. Along with the research and authoring of this site, he would spend his time researching varied resources for information that would help Veterans’ family members locate information on loved ones who served in the 2nd AD. He also partnered with French friends to research, plan, and construct a monument to fallen comrades of his 82nd Recon Bn Co. A scout car crew outside the village of St. Georges de Rouelley in Normandy.
Pages
- Don R Marsh Diary – Introduction
- Another War Story
- Diary Entry#10 – The Ardennes Campaign
- Diary Entry #11 – The Fortunes of War
- Diary Entry #12 – Front Page News
- Diary Entry #13 – The Rhine Campaign
- Diary Entry #14 – The Big Hands
- Diary Entry #15 – Berlin Honor Guards
- Diary Entry #16 – Homeward Bound
- Diary Entry #18 – Crossing the Rubicon
- Diary Entry #9 – Two Different Worlds (10 Miles Apart)
- Diary Entry #8 – The Siegfried Line – Germany
- Christmas in the Belgian Ardennes – 1944
- Diary Entry #1 – Destination Unknown
- Diary Entry #2 – The 143rd Signal New Men
- Diary Entry #3 – “Hell On Wheels” 2nd AD
- Diary Entry #4 – The Mustang General
- Diary Entry #5 – St. Lo Breakout – Operation Cobra
- Diary Entry #6 – Pursuit To Belgium and Holland
- Diary Entry #7 – The Sting
- Diary Entry #21 – The Replacement
- Diary Entry #22 – The Regular Army Guy
- Diary Entry #23 – Lost and Found – The General’s Sons
- Diary Entry #19 – Crossing the Rubicon Pt. 2
- Diary Entry #24 – My Story Behind the Biography of General Rose
- Diary Entry #25 – Voices From the Garden of Stone
- Diary Entry #26 – One Cold Morning
- Diary Entry #27 – Schwere Panzer Abteilung 507
- Face Of The Enemy
- In The Pipeline
- One Tough Indian
- Crossing the Channel
- Re-enactments
- Memorials
- Unit List
- News And Interest
- Links
- Help
- Motor Pool
- War Stories
- Home