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80 years on from May 8 1945 Victory in Europe day is marked by commemorations. But, for the 24th Cav Recon, that day was just business as usual. Nowhere in the original documents that we have, chronicling the squadron's day-to-day work, do we see Germany's surrender mentioned. There seem to have been no parties. Just the daily grind of restoring order in a defeated and shattered country.
Honouring the individual men who served in the squadron is our main focus, so the lions share of research goes into finding their details. Photographs are especially important in bringing someone to life. But sometimes we run into the sand. Some men left little behind in the way of a life story. All that sometimes remains is shadows.
As the material we have on the squadron expands, apparent connections begin to appear between the accounts of different men.
Some of the written memoirs mention other men that we have researched and this helps bring the story to life.
Occasionally an event is mentioned that seems to connect with a photograph. This is one example.