Odie:
Here's the letter I sent off to Col Mike this morning:
Dear Michael:
Funny how things come around full circle, especially this month.
A gentleman recently signed up as a new member of our forum. Here is what he wrote:
Hi my name is Odis Warren and I'm excited about finding this sight. I have been working on a memorial page for the 14th Combat Engineering Battalion and have come to the point where I need some real experienced advice. I am looking for any advice on how would be the best way to get names of fellow soldiers who served with the 36th / 2827th engineers who gave their lives from 1941-1950. Any leads are really appreciated.
Thank you
Odis Warren
Vietnam
4th CEB
14th CEB Sappers
I wrote back to him and let him know that I (and "my guys") could help him by providing him with rosters from the WWII period. I also informed him that through you and Captain John Fallon of the 36th, that I was now in contact with Colonel Stevens. Told him that I would forward his request to the Col.
I also informed him that his letter to me was very timely, and explained how my article in this month's Army Engineer Mag was flanked (can you tell I've become ARMY) by two articles regarding the history and the current deployment of the 14th in Task Force Lightning. I was wondering (even before I got his letter) if you could put me in contact with Captains Loberg and Toth. I would love to be able to talk with them, and know that they might be able to help "Odie" with his request too.
Just think, we would be uniting the history of the 36th from WWII to present. May the circle be unbroken...
With big smiles,
M
Marion Chard
Proud Daughter of Walter (Monday) Poniedzialek
540th Combat Engineer WWII
Proud Daughter of Walter (Monday) Poniedzialek
540th Engineer Combat Regiment, 2833rd Bn, H&S Co, 4th Platoon
There's "No Bridge Too Far"