I received a letter from Shawn regarding the 35th Engineers. He pointed me to an article that he wrote and submitted to the CRIBA website. Here is the link:

http://www.criba.be/index.php?option=com_c...d=184&Itemid=41

Here's a few excerpts from letters and three photos that follow from the Alcan.

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I love what you've done here. For the past few years I have been doing almost the exact the same thing with writing about my grandfather's engineer battalion. I was deployed to Iraq for the past year and unable to do any writing, but I'd like to share my stuff with you or even just talk about what we're doing. I have an article posted at www.criba.be entitled "First On the Line". It's about the 35th ECB during the Battle of the Bulge. When you have time, please take a look. I also have an article, not posted, about the unit's involvement in the Rhine River crossing. I have hundreds of pics from the 35th. They were also heavily involved in constructing the Alaskan-Canadian Highway. When time permits, I will resume writing. I'm so excited to find this site! Anyway, when you have time, please write.

Best, Shawn Umbrell

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Marion,

Thanks for your reply. I hope that you will enjoy what I wrote. I know it needs more work! I'm attaching a few photos from the ALCAN Highway. All photos are from the 35th Engineer Battalion.

While in Iraq, I commanded Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment. We operated in a sector approx. 20 miles south of Baghdad...

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I have invited him to join our forum and share more about his tour of duty, and of course the history and photos regarding the 35th ECB.

Thanks Shawn. So nice meeting and talking with your this weekend!!

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Found this page this morning. Will try contacting the webmaster to get more info:

http://readingeagle.com/WebExclusives/woun...unds%20Losk.htm

It's rather late in the day, but wanted to say Thank You for Your Service to Rocky,Joe,Reg, Fred,Chuck, and anybody else I missed (still don't quite know who's who )

my apologies! You WWII guys are The Greatest in my book, and I wish my Dad was still here to say that too also!

Jim

Received the following email from Gary and since that initial letter, have put him in contact with Captain Al Kincer.

Al is looking into rosters and contacting some of the other men in the unit for more info. In the interim, Al found an entry on NARA's site.

http://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail....9,575084,604892

This is the letter that I received from Gary. Of course I invited him to our reunion next September in Port Huron, MI.

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I'm writing this letter hoping that you can help me find any information about my dad's unit.

He passed away when I was 12 and now my children and I have been looking

for information about my dad's WWII unit.

I only know he was in the 48th combat engineers in Europe. This is on

his head stone.

I think my mom told me he trained in Oregon some where but she also passed

away when I was 12 so I don't know any other information.

Any help you might have would be much appreciated.

Thank you for your time

Gary Dobler

Ret. Air force

His second letter to me gave me a bit more info. I told him the next steps to take to inquire about his dad.

This great

we've contacted the DOD and they told us that all of my dad's records were

lost in the big fire

I've look and look for info read many books with no luck

Reuben J. Dobler

serial # 39134066

home of residence Alameda California

enlisted 5/27/1943

head stone info:

Tech 5 48th Combat Engineers Company C

again thank you very much !!!

Gary Dobler

Ret. Msgt USAF

http://books.google.com/books?id=h-bk1GuOx...okyo+book&psp=1

30 Seconds Over Tokyo - By Ted W. Lawson

Here are some links about the raid itself. Good stuff!!!

http://www.ccds.charlotte.nc.us/History/Ja...y/shklovsky.htm

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

http://www.doolittleraider.com/ - Nice site!!