Hi Marion,
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.
Thank you,
Marlene Smith
Proud Daughter of Walter (Monday) Poniedzialek
540th Engineer Combat Regiment, 2833rd Bn, H&S Co, 4th Platoon
There's "No Bridge Too Far"