Marion,
Thanks for getting back in touch with me. In fact, there's already
a book about the 238th, but it really is more about some of the unit's
members, than about the various aspects of what the unit did during
the war. The unit also holds annual reunions, so it shouldn't be too
hard to collect details about what they did. My particular interest in
the 238th stems from an event I'm involved with, which takes place
each June, out in NE Oklahoma called 'The Oklahoma D-Day Event.'
The promoter of the D-Day event, Dewayne Convirs, stages it in part
to honor of his grandfather, Enos Armstrong, who was a member
of the 238th. What I'd hoped to do was to see about obtaining a copy
of the Army's records pertaining to the unit so I could present them
to Dewayne.
Sincerely,
Andrew Van Der Plaats
Editor/publisher 'Stars and Stripes D-Day Special Edition'
I wrote to Andrew and told him where to obtain the official records for the unit. Am waiting to hear back from him.
It's wonderful to hear about these events.
Proud Daughter of Walter (Monday) Poniedzialek
540th Engineer Combat Regiment, 2833rd Bn, H&S Co, 4th Platoon
There's "No Bridge Too Far"