Gillies a swiss re-enactor has a website with a marked helmet at

http://dogface44.skyblog.com/6.html

Have a look

Marion's note: Found the exact page it was on and edited the link above to take you right there! Thanks Paul. This is just great!

Joe and other men from the 3rd Inf Div. A friend copied a great article from the Saturday Evening Post, dated August 11, 1945. It's titled, The Third: Tops in Honors by Collie Small.

I'm about half way done reading it and really enjoying it. I know you will too. The paper is large, so it won't fit in my scanner, but I will find a way to get it on the web for the Rock of Marne.

Stay tuned...

Got a letter from my friend Mit. Her husband Bill is an WWII engineer and was rushed to the hospital this week. Here's her letter. Please say a prayer for our friends.

Hello Marion,

I just wanted to touch base with you to let you know that my husband Bill is in the hospital, 4 days ago we had to rush him to the hospital ER he couldn’t hardly breathe, one of his lungs collapsed pretty sick man. He seems to be making progress the lung inflated and hopefully it stays inflated. I hope you are making progress in obtaining information about Bill’s unit, I was so worried that he would go to that big mansion in the sky, he kept saying he wasn’t going to make it.

Thanks for being my friend I hope to meet you someday so in the meantime we can correspond thru email. Have you had any luck checking with the Captain? Hope so. I read all that you had on your site, it was great. Check you later, Mit DeSpain -

Sent to me by Al Kincer. Thank you for letting us know. May your buddy rest in peace. So sad to get your letter.

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John Douglas of the 1108 Engineer Group passed away recently at his home in Grand Rapids Michigan.

Gave this gentleman info for the 97th (see my previous letter below in Oct), but he is also trying to find any possible photos, etc. on Harley Wamsley. If anyone recognizes the name, please leave a message below. Thanks!

I sent him a letter today in answer to this one. Gave him recommendations for NARA and other research organizations, etc.

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good day:

researching (for his sister) war records or pics or other info re. Harley T. Wamsley - Private 1st class 387th infantry division kia 14 Apr 1945.

do you have any suggestions.

thanks

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Here's my original letter to him in Oct 2005:

Hi Wayne: (& Ray) I am sending this to both of you.

Well that's an easy one and something I can help you with.

The 387th was an infantry regiment and they were part of the 97th Infantry Division. In fact I know someone from that unit and will forward your letter to him. His name is Ray Repasky and his story is featured on my site. Here is the link for his page.

http://208.56.11.96/RayRepasky.htm

We are experiencing problems with the server today, so if you can't get to something this afternoon, it is only a temporary problem.

Have you tried contacting NARA in St Louis for his personnel records? Let me know. Many of the personnel records were destroyed in a fire in 1973, but there are still ways of obtaining more info, so don't let this discourage you.

You can also try contacting these gentleman. One is for the Division, and one specifically for the regiment.

97th Inf Div

Mr. Norman Mathis

514 Natcor Dr

Dover, TN 37058

931-232-6325

387th Inf Reg

Mr. Homer L Knight

1116 West Crous Drive

Radcliff, KY 40160-2448

270-351-3662

Here is a link for the 97th. It is very informative. This can also be found on Ray's page too.

http://www.97thid.com/cgi-bin/index.cgi?sh...2270042486&cr=2

Let me know if you have any further questions. I am happy to help out.

Warm regards,

Marion J Chard

Proud Daughter of Walter (Monday) Poniedzialek

VI Corps, 540th Combat Engineer WWII

http://www.6thcorpscombatengineers.com

Essayons!