Author: Euan Withersby
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The US Army in Cresswell, Staffordshire during WW2
Author: Euan Withersby The rural village of Cresswell near Blythe Bridge, Staffordshire, played host to the American soldiers of the US Army’s Chemical Warfare Service during the Second World War. Set amongst the fields and rolling hills of the Staffordshire countryside to the west of the famous pottery town of Stoke-on-Trent, documents from the US…
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RAF Calveley memorial
Author: Euan Withersby The memorial I was honoured to be chosen to research and design the memorial for the former RAF Calveley, a disused airfield in Cheshire, England, that I got to know very well. Calveley connections During the early noughties I lived in the village of Calveley, Cheshire. Nearby in Wardle was a disused…
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Building the Tamiya 1/35 Willys Jeep
Tamiya 1/35 Jeep build review. This post also explores the history of a Jeep based at the USAAF Replacement Depot at Washington Hall, Chorley, England.
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A history of Washington Hall Chorley, USAAF Station 591
Washington Hall in Chorley, England was a USAAF Replacement Depot that became temporary home to thousands of American Army Air Forces personnel between 1942 and 1945. The soldiers who came through the ‘Repple Depple’ at Washington Hall in Euxton were either arriving in Britain at the start of their duty or happy warriors on their…
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US Army Quartermaster Truck Company bumper markings
Author: Euan Withersby So what can historians, model makers and vehicle enthusiasts learn from US Army Quartermaster Truck Company bumper markings? Well, the obvious answer is the unit and who it belonged to. That’s a pretty good start and can be no mean feat in itself with the many variations that can be seen in…