HI everyone.

I'm Janis, daughter of Alex Roguskie who was in Company B of the 337th Combat Engineer Battalion in WW II. Dad's campaign credits include: Naples - Foggia, Rome - Arno, North Appenines and Po Valley. Dad was first assigned to the 209th Coastal Artillery as a searchlight operator. His unit was then converted into the 337th CE Bn.

I found this site while researching the 337th. Sadly dad passed away 12 SEPT 2003. He always wanted to return to the Po Valley to see it in peace time but never got to realize to dream.

So here I am on the web trying to find out all I can about the units that my dad spent his military time in.

-Janis

A friend of mine sent me this link for a newly published book by 45th Infantry veteran Joseph Garland.

http://www.unknownsoldiersmemoir.com/

mary ann

Happy birthday to me!! (and the rest of us, of course!!)

http://www.marines.mil/Pages/DefaultPage.aspx

FOR all Rocky's and Joe's, and the guys that never made it home. God Bless you ALL.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Yaqd8f32ivY

I went this weekend visited

Oise- Aisne American Cemetery And Memorial

located to the Seringes et-Nesles.

The Oise-Aisne military cemetery was created on the very spot where the 42Nd American Division ,the so-called " Rainbow Division " fought . Among the 6,012 graves is that of poet joyce kilmer, a sergeant in the 165th regiment (42nd Division), who was killed on july 30th 1918 .You will see the grave .

The link Joyce Kilmer :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joyce_Kilmer

you can also see pictures I have taken of the

Roosevelt fountain at Coulonges -Cohan .

In the little village of chamery stands the fountain erected by the family of first Lieutnant Quentin Roosevelt , youngest son of President Theodore Roosevelt , killed in a dogfight over the area on july 14th 1918 .

I have taken of the Pictures or first lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt was shot down in aerial combat the july 14 1918 . His grave was marked by small monument in the field where his plane crashed .

The Link Quentin Roosevelt :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quentin_Roosevelt

I hope you enjoy the pictures , you can see them here:

http://picasaweb.google.com/waminvero/Oisn...mericanCemetery

Vee