Artist, Lt. Col. James O. Burnley (1914-2009) served in the 1142nd Army Engineers... This is very cool. Love the sketches. Great find!!!
Good evening,
I hope everyone is doing well.
I received this link below today and thought you all would find these very interesting. Enjoy! The sketches were done by Lt. Col. James O. Burnley. Sketches on the site include the following individuals:
Major Thomas G. Barnes
2nd Lt Arthur Chapman
Captain James A. Fry
Major Leslie Gruber
Captain Edward V. Harrison
Colonel Frank Pethick, Jr.
Sincerely,
Darrell Pace
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Darrel
By a long route, I’ve found sketches of six officers from Col Pethick’s unit.
Maj. Leslie Gruber was my uncle and I just posted this information to my genealogy blog. http://ghertnergenealogyblog.garyghertner.com/2012/11/major-leslie-g-gruber-sketch-by-james-o-burnley/#more-7189
Gary Ghertner
Forest Park, Illinois
Proud Daughter of Walter (Monday) Poniedzialek
540th Engineer Combat Regiment, 2833rd Bn, H&S Co, 4th Platoon
There's "No Bridge Too Far"