294th Engineer Combat Battalion - 1944.

[Walt's Daughter]

Here's a note sent to Joe Izzillo, along with two photos. Thought everyone here would like to see this.

 

Dear Joe

 

I thought you might like to see a couple of photographs of the Combat Engineers’ plaques on the Sherborne War Memorial, complete with their 20^th March wreath. They are attached. I hope they will be visual evidence of the fact that that tragic accident, and the presence of the Combat Engineers in Sherborne, are still remembered and commemorated here.

 

I am copying this to Marion but, as I said in an earlier email, my latest messages to her have bounced back. So if you could forward this to her, I would be grateful. I’m hoping she might like to put one of the photographs on the website. The photographer was my PA, Linda Woods – same surname, no relation, endless confusion!

 

A small package is now on its way to you ‘across the pond’, including a birthday card for the 29^th. Whether it will make it in time I don’t know – but here’s hoping!

 

Every blessing

 

As ever

 

Eric