1264th Engineer Combat Battalion

[Walt's Daughter]

Via email....

 

March 2011

 

Yea, I got it fixed. And better yet, M1, I heard from Sam Wilson on the telephone, and I tried to call Rex Pierce, but no answer. Later, about 5 pm here, he phoned me and called me by my first name which I didn't even know he knew. He remembered it from all those years ago. He sounds so young and vibrant at 92. His voice is strong and he's sharp as a tack. He had to go shoot pool or something, so we're going to talk more later. Thank you so much. He says the SPRINGFIELD NEWS-LEADER newspaper had a big write-up recently about his trick shooting and marksmanship skills. I can't wait to find it and read it.

 

I so appreciate what you do, which has enabled me to talk to an old friend I haven't seen in maybe 40 years, that I've known since I was under 20 years old.

 

Thanks again and be blessed,

Floyd Smith (Smitty) "Plain Talker"