Steve Cole aka.custerman steered me to your site. I have just started doing some research on my father, George A. Smith's, WW2 service. He was in the 39th Combat Engineers Company B, I believe. I have downloaded the article on your site about the landing of the 39th in Sicily as well as the articles by Stanley Dziuban. Dad put together a notebook of magazine, newspaper articles, postcards, some pictures and a few journal entries that I am plowing my way through. I was wondering if you had any other information on the 39th that might be interesting or helpful or perhaps any papers with his name.
Dad never talked much about his experience in the War and he passed away on Nov. 13, 2001 so unfortunately now that I have a bit of info I can't ask him any questions. I have his discharge papers that say he was discharged from the 350th Infantry Regiment but his notes all talk about the 39th. Steve thinks that perhaps he was transferred at the end of the War or something as the battles he was in are the same as the 39th.
Hi, for a short kids book on Canadian geogrpahy I'd like to contact someone who was involved in building the Alcan Highway in 1942. Records show it was the Corps of Engineers 36th and 340th Divisions.
I'd like to find someone who can email or chat for a very few minutes - the whole interview will be about one paragraph but it would be great to have firsthand voice.
Any suggestions? I need to reach someone in the next five or six days.
I sent this to Al Kincer, 48th CE today. As I sort through all my docs from NARA, I find references to many units, including infantry and engineering. This is a file from 540th HQ. It is a Monthly Activity Journal from July 1945 when they were in Germany. This particular doc mentions the following units:
48th CE
290th CE
2832 and 3833 which are the battalions of the 540th CE
We are trying to gather information about a Lieutenant Colonel Hugh.M.Connor, of the 540th Engineer Regiment.
We have a letter signed by the above (attached), & are interested to find out where abouts it come from. Also, information about Mr Conner, if he lived through the war, or died, or maybe still alive, would be appreciated.
Thank you,
Chris.
P.S I hope you can read this letter. If not, let me know & I'll type it out.
Received this last month. I don't know much about it, other than what is stated. I am copying this verbatim from the email.
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