I regret to announce the passing of Francis W. Stephens on March 7, 2005. Francis was raised on a farm where he grew to love his horses, and that love brought him to the Cavalry at Fort Riley, Kansas before joining the 36th Combat Engineers. He participated in the North Africa, Italy and European Campaigns and was known as "Old Combat" by his fellow soldiers.
Francis retired after 35 years with General Motors. He was a Master Gardener, a life long horse enthusiast and a 48 year member of American Legion Post 108. Francis was a fan of the VI Corps website and expressed his desire to share some of his lighthearted stories and had saved quite a few printouts of this site. Thanks to all for the cards and letters.
36th Engineers are truly RUGGED.
C.W. Stephens
Casper, Wyoming