Col. John Zimmerman, USAR, retired, Nassau, Long Island, NY died Thanksgiving Day, 2006. John served as a Corporal in the 235 engineer Battalion of the 1108 Engr. Group during WW11. John contributed greatly to the success of the 1108 Reunion Organization.
Our condolences to the family and friends of John. The above post was sent to me by Captain Al Kincer of the 48th.
This autumn while I was visiting relatives in North Carolina we visited a store and I picked up a little book titled "Korea's Heros". It contains the Medal of Honor recipients.
Just a few days ago an idea struck me. I'm going to mail this little book to all the Korean War veterans I know and ask them to sign it for they are my heros.
Christmas presents come in all shapes and sizes, and this sure held true for me too yesterday when I received this email from Rod O'Barr:
Marion,
Don't know if you've seen this on my website or not, but these are photos of the second Rhine River bridge built by our fathers units. The sign clearly states that the 85th and the 540th were the units involved in constructing this bridge over the Rhine at Mannheim, Germany. The photos came from the French Ministry of Defense.
Hope you have a great Christmas.
Best Regards,
Rod O'Barr
These are great photos that show the one of the bridges that our dad's units worked on together. Aren't these sharp?
