Hi to all. I am new here. My Dad was a WWII veteran. From all of the reunions he attended and memories he shared he always referred to the 87th Engineers Heavy Ponton Battalion. His discharge papers reference Company C 280th Engineers Battalion. He was from Michigan. I was referred to this site from the Wild Bill Guarnere site. Sadly, my Dad died in December. He saved everything -- every piece of paper from that time, letters and some pictures. He shared a few stories over the years, but not much. Anyone out there know anything about the 87th? His service record states the following battles and campaigns: Normandy, Northern France, Ardennes, Rhineland and Central Europe. Thanks! I can post the photos he saved if anyone is interested.

I'm so glad I stumbled across this site. As I've been browsing through the forums I feel humbled to be in the same place (cyber-place) as so many great veterans who have done so much for all of us.

To see your words and have a chance to just say hello to you all is a tremendous honor.

Thank you for all you've done. We truly owe you a debt that can never be paid.

I'd like to thank the person or persons who started this site. Places like this, which provide a universal "watering hole" for everyone to read about or even interact with the veterans who made so much history are truly the internet at its best.

Thanks.

I'm looking for a couple of books on the Briish Long Range Desert Group in WW 2.

Many years ago I did read a couple of books about them but forget who wrote them

or their titles.

Just watched a great program on the History Channel on the USS Missouri. Great story. Great history. The decommissioning was so sad, but thank God she got to stay on as living history at Pearl Harbor as a museum. God bless all who served on her. She was one fine ship.

She is next to the Arizona now, so if you ever go to Pearl Harbor, you will get to see the mighty battleship.

http://www.ussmissouri.com/

http://www.hazegray.org/navhist/battleship...ouri/bb6303.jpg

The Polar Bear Association will have its reunion at Branson, MO, from September 24 to Septermber 27. The Polar Bear Association is an organization of veterans of the 339th Infantry Regiment of the 85th "Custer" Division. This organization includes other associated units: Company C of 310th Combat Engineer Battalion, Company C of 310th Medical Battalion, 910th Field Artillery Battalion, Cannon Company and Anti-Tank Company.

Events planned for the reunion inlcude the sites of Branson: Pierce Arrow Show, Veteran Memorial Museum, Showboat BRanson Belle Dinner Cruise and lunch and a banquet dinner.

This will probably be the last national reunion of this organization.

The deadline for signup is August 24th.

Registration on line at www.bransonfun.com with code 60005.

Steve

Associate Member of Polar Bears