I read the book "With The Old Breed" was the first book ive ever read that truly shocked me while reading it to where i had to stop in the middle of reading just to contemplate the shock of the words i just read. amazing book, I the utmost respect for these men. They deserve the attention of everyone for what they sacrificed

Part 2

Part 3

Part4

Part 5

Vee

I kill the pilot LOL !!

Vee

On thursday evening September 16, at 10.50 PM the IKON will broadcast the documentary "Akkers van Margraten" (Fields of Margraten). For everyone who can watch the Dutch television I would like to say, watch this. I have the DVD and it's a really impressive documentary. It's told by Americans who had to bury the troopers and by local people who volunteered to assist the Americans.

This is an opportunity for people in Holland to tell the younger generations what has happened and soldiers had to endure.

Regards,

Frank

Ah, good thing I checked in on this Labor Day holiday, for today is the birthday of our

colinhotham

I get to meet Colin in person later this month at the Seahorse Reunion. Sure lookin' forward to that occasion.

Happy Birthday dear friend!

My name is Joseph Molnar and I'm 51 years old. My father, Joe Molnar from Lorado, WV, was a medic with the 243rd combat engineers. I have his journal and a 'company' journal,which I found after he passed, that follows the group from basic training through the war. In the document, that was published in occupied Germany, mentions that the medics went deeper into Germany that any other medic group when they were with Patton and met the Russians. I came across this site when I Googled the 243rd. My reason for joining is to find out all I can about my father's service, the group he was with, and if I'm in the correct place. He was 45 when I was born. He was drafted in February of 1942 at the age of 27 and reported for service on April 2, 1942. Later in life he told me a couple of stories but nothing ever much more that entertainment for a son. The company diary, which is hard bound and pretty cool, is written with much the same 'joke about it' nature although from my research and knowledge the places they were and the times they were there are not funny. If anybody has information on the 243rd combat engineers I would be grateful if you would contact me.