My father, Harold O. Nelson was in the 208th Army Engineering Combat Battalion. I have been communicating with veterans and family members from the 208th off and on for a few years as well as doing research about WWII and the 208th.
In August, 2007 one of my sisters (Karin) and I drove south to Kansas (from Minnesota) and met two men from my Dad's Company. I learned more in three days than I have in the past three years. Floyd and Lew are awesome men, and I will be visiting them again. ...the sooner the better.
I was introduced to Floyd and Lewis from a man (Gary Swanson) who is involved in the Veteran History project, of which I want to participate in very soon.
My goal is to have a website about the 208th by January 1, 2008. There's very little on the internet about the 208th. It's very fitting...to honor the 208th Army Engineering Combat Battalion in 2008!
Ruth Nelson Schumi
Cottage Grove, Minnesota
