Got this on EBAY - 85th Engineer Original Pin

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Marion:

Good to hear from you and receive your fine newsletter.

Our American Legion Post is presenting colors before the Mets game on Sept. 10th at Shea Stadium at 1 PM before the Mets Dodgers game.

I’d like to invite WWII veterans or recent Iraq veterans on your list who are in the NY area to participate with us at the game and ceremony. We will be presenting a 600 square foot flag on the field that takes about 20 people to carry, it would be great to have a few more veterans join us for this presentation. All are welcome to attend the event. The New York State Commander of the American legion, James Casey will be leading the delegation.

Anyone interested can call me on my work number below or cell 914-450-9554.

Best regards,

Ken

Kenneth G. Kraetzer

Sons of American Legion

Post 50

Box 293

Pelham NY 10803

Direct 914-630-3457 914-381-5353 x3457

Email: KKraetzer@Cardholders.com

Well I guess I shouldn't be too hard on myself, but DOH!!!

As I've been conducting my research for the past 2 1/2 years, I am always discovering new info and of course too along the way, am always having to update and change what I've already posted because of recent discoveries.

As with other divisional units, the engineers were sometimes under different armies, corps, etc. during their activation during WWII. As many of you have seen, the 540th for instance, were under 5th and 7th Army commands, as well as VI Corps.

Some units such as the 39th, were part of II and VI Corps, as were the 48th. That is where I had my MOMENT OF REVELATION THIS MORNING!!!

Al Kincer of the 48th, had sent me an email this weekend regarding a CD and some other info he is mailing me. I was staring at his email while sipping coffee and said, "Oh for Pete's sake you stupid woman!!!" There staring me right in the face was a circle with a "6" in it. 6th Corps stupid.

Al was part of VI Corps!!!!!

Why am I bamming myself over the head you ask? Because as I compile MY VETS' stories on the site, I sort them into three categories on the Memoirs Pages

• 6th Corps Engineers
• Other Engineers
• And Other Vets Stories

Guess this will be a continuing thing; supplements, changing, etc. all the info that I am researching. Yes, a big learning experience....

Marion Hummer's

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Was just waiting on a customer in our store, and his total came to 19.33. So my husband comes walking back into the room and I look up and say, "Hey, wasn't 1933 the year Hitler came into power?" Ya, he says, why do you ask? I told him that Mike's total came to 19.33. So Mike starts laughing and says, "Damn that History Channel!" We all burst out into laughter.