Received this from Jim Davis this morning. Looking for a photo! Thanks all!
Jim Davis
Jun 21, 2018, 1:11 AM
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Hi Marion,
Hope all is well with you and yours. Fine here 130 miles north of the nasty volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii. Supposed to receive a lot of the fumes (VUG) from the eruption on Maui tomorrow. Will close the house and turn on the A/C.
Shortly before the end of the war in Europe the 1204th EFFP moved south towards Munich. We crossed the Danube River on a pontoon bridge as the fixed autobahn bridge was destroyed by the retreating enemy. Have you seen or know of a picture of that pontoon bridge. Can't find one and my memory of it is a bit thin.
Thanks for anything you know of.
Aloha from Maui,
Jim
James G. Davis, Member and Historian - last living member
Hello all
First off, thanks for this great site! Alot of great information.
I am the son of 207th Co A Combat Engineer John Peltonen who served 1943 -1945 in Europe.
His occupation specialty was Utility Repairman 121
He is from Rock Michigan.
I have his Enlisted Record and Report of Seperation. I was able to request and recieve his service medals.
These are the only pictures I have of him while serving in the Army.
The first picture is my Dad on the left boxing with another soldier.
The back of the photo says:
"Campout side of Spa, Belgium fall of 1944 R&R
Norman Snead Louisa, Virginia.(Name of the other soldier)
Second picture is my Dad and "PFC Mike Kovacich Co H&S 553rd Engineers Hu.Pon.Bn from Niagra Falls NY
Picture was taken October 1943 Austin Tx" when they were training at Camp Swift Tx.
Third picture is my Dad on guard in Frankfurt Germany 1945, taken a week before sailing for the U.S.A
Dad wasn't much of a talker, he didn't talk about his time in the Army until late in his life and then not much detail.
Looking to find what he and his platoon went through during his service.
Good day. Thanks for the add. I’m the maternal great nephew of Ralph Patterson who died in Europe in April 1945. I have no info on his service other than that. Hoping being a part of this group will add to enlightenment. Have a great day.
Hello, new guy here. Hoping to uncover information on my father, who enlisted in the National Guard at Cleveland Ohio, 07 JUL 1940, activated 15 OCT 1940. I have his WD AGO 53-55, which indicates he was with Hdq Serv Co, 291st Combat Eng Bn when separated 12 OCt 1945. Prior to that I believe he was with the 112th Combat Engineers, and sent to Ireland 14 May 1942. I know that he eventually ended up at Saunton Sands, as he married my mother, a British girl, there in January 1944. She is now 96, and has Alzheimer's, but from what she tells me, I believe he helped build the training center there, and was at Slapton Sands during Exercise Tiger. His address on their marriage license is simply "Newquay." I would greatly appreciate anyone who can help fill in the gaps.
I ask on this day that you not only remember all the men who made sacrifices on this day in history, but please do not forget all those who were already fighting in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, Greece, etc. Many units, such as my dad's regiment, the 540th, had been engaged since 1942. There were many D-Days around the world including numerous campaigns in the Pacific.
