Marion, Colin and Brooke:
I had a long talk today with Harold Ritzer, Bob's son in law and we shared many memories. As you know, he was in Company "C" of the 294th and I was in Company "B" and the 29 men who were killed were in Company "C". Harold was nearby and so was I and I saw the horrible carnage and parts of bodies scattered through the trees. All that was left of the truck which was near the exploded mines was bits of steel from the undercarriage.
I have invited Harold to come down and visit with me and he hopes that he can do it. We compared ages, and I am a month older than he is, so he is relatively young.
We both thanked God just for being here when so many of our G.I.'s never made it home except in a casket. They never had a chance to go on to productive lives and enjoy a family.
Joe