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| Date: 5-31-2012
REQUEST #5484 Name: Lisa Preston E-mail: lisapreston@optonline.net Subject: William J. McLee Comments: Hello, My great-uncle died before I met him, and months before my mom was born. My grandad (William McLee's baby Brother) did not ever talk about him, not even to his 8 children. Following the recent deaths of grand parents and great aunts and uncles, I am doing a lot of family tree research (so my young nieces and nephews don't lose the trail) and cannot find much on my uncle other than that he is buried at the Sicily-Rome American cemetery, received a Purple Heart, and died 2-25-1944 (probably) at Anzio. He enlisted (or was drafted?) in NYC. Their mom died at my grandad's birth, and he lost touch with his other brother as well as his dad. It is possible his death was something that impacted them all so much they stopped talking but I will never know the reason now. Both my grandparents and a 2nd uncle who was named for William J are now deceased. None of us has info about what happened to Uncle William other than that he died and was buried in military plot. I think it important to be informed so the younger members of the family can recognize the honor of his service as well. The notation for my uncle on the abm overseas grave website notes that he is listed as CPL William McLee. It also says he was with the 4065th unit. I cannot find 4065 as a listed unit on any docs I find for the 5th Army but one does reference 4065 Quartermaster Service Company as being attached to a 263 or 249 QM battalion. I'm confused because I cannot think how QM service company member would normally be getting a Purple Heart. Did Anzio get so bad that service company was fighting? I have tried reading online excerpts of Anzio vet diaries and the period from 2/16 or 2/19 thru to 2/25 seems to always be not fully noted, if at all. Often the 2/26 notes say some relief came in for the fighting. Can we find out what could have happened? He also would probably have been listed as colored although my understanding also is that their mom was Native Amaerican. The closest I have come to finding out what (I think) happened is finding PVT Paul G.Brown's diary page but the version I found from some years back did not cover the dates in February. And I don't even know if William was 3rd or 7th or 45th. The numbering is SO confusing. Hope someone can help & thanks! Lisa Preston |
| Date: May 28, 2012
REQUEST #5483 Name: Reindel, Jim Email: jreindel@amgen.com Subject: Osfort Story Comments: I enjoyed visiting the website to follow a bit of history of the 3rd Division. My father was in the 3rd Division and was wounded at Anzio with grenade schrapnel entering the nose and coming into the top of his mouth. He was patched up in Naples and sent back to the invasion of southern France. I had been with him on several trips to Germany but he didn’t talk much about the war except a few small stories particularly around the occupation days in Salzburg. He kept in touch with the family that owned the Gasthaus that was the battalion headquarters (Gasthaus John) near the banhoff in Salzburg. One story he briefly alluded to was about a half track they loaded up with explosives and drove it into a fort wall. He said it didn’t explode so they used mortar rounds to set it off. He spoke German fluently and he talked the Germans inside into giving up in the German language and the number of prisoners were around 84. It was covered in our local news paper clippings. He received the bronze star for his activities. He never remembered the name of the site but he said it was around Strassburg and my visit to Colmar and the Alsace area brought back some of his memories. Nice to see some more history on the website. He passed away some 12 years ago. I still have many of his photos and some are from his tour through Kassle, Obersalzburg, Nuremburg, and Salzburg. Jim Reindel |
| Date: May 27, 2012
REQUEST #5482 Name: Scott Bender Email: scott.bender@kellercert.org Subject: 1262 Engineer Combat Bn, Co. B, Frederick Bender Comments: Hello, I am trying to reseach my grandfathers WWII history(Frederick Bender,T-5). He was with the 1262 Engineer Combat Battalion,Co.B from 1944 to 1946 when he was discharged. I am trying to locate any personnel and unit records(especially the unit rosters)and photos. I am not sure which platoon he was assigned to. I have some unit history reports of actions in Belgium and Germany from 1945-1946. Thank you in advance for your assistance. Scott Bender smbender@1scom.net |
| Date: May 22, 2012
REQUEST #5481 Name: John Morici Email: johnmorici@gmail.com Subject: Melvin James Dalby Army stationed in Germany 1946 Comments: Maybe you can point me to where I have to look. The soldier Melvin James Dalby also knon as Jimmy Dalby. Hated the first name Melvin. Is my bio.father. Was stationed near Asslar Germany or Frankfort. I am 65 yrs young and was told this recently by my mother. Believe he may be from Minn.I know Army records were destroyed in St Louis in 1959. Need help trying to find info on him. He was sick and sent back home in 1946. He did try to contact my mother later because he knew she was pregnant by him. Her mother never gave her the letters because she married another soldier who became my so called father and i was brought to Chicago where I grew up. I can be reached by phone or email at 847 417 3194. I now live in Kentucky. Thankyou for any help you may have John Morici |
| Date: May 20, 2012
REQUEST #5480 Name: Mike Hancy Email: mikehancy@gmail.com Subject: Fifth Army Pontelatone / Liberi / Caserta / Dragoni Comments: I came across a reference to Pontelatone on one of the WebPages here. I know during the WWII (circa 1945 I think) there was quite a bit of activity there. My mother is from this Italian village; I may be grasping at straws but I’ve been trying to track down some photos of the village at it may have been in those days. Nobody in the village has any photos of that time as none of them had cameras. I’m assuming that many of the American forces personnel had camera and may have taken photos at that time; especially as I believe some of the German forces may have surrendered to the Allies in or around Pontelatone. Does anyone have any idea how I may go about contacting any American ex-forces member or their current families who may have any photos? Kind Regards, Mike |
| Date: May 19, 2012
REQUEST #5479 Name: Mike Orr Email: Mike.Orr@Daimler.com Subject; 3rd Infantry Div. Seventh Infantry Regiment Company "F" Sept '44 2 Dear Sir / Madame, I will be going to Europe for a month soon on business and I would like to possibly follow in my fathers footsteps on my free time so to speak. My father never spoke of the war so I don't have a lot of info to go on. But I do have a citation for the Silver Star he was awarded. He did not actually receive it until sometime in the early 60s due to being wounded. My father died back in 87. I have a few pictures of him in uniform and these letters. Any information you could give me would be greatly appreciated. (See attached photos: silver star 4march45.JPG)(See attached file: silver star26feb45.JPG) With Best Regards / Mit freundlichem Gruß Mike Orr Maintenance Engineer Body Engineering Mike.Orr@Daimler.com 1 Mercedes Drive Vance, Al. 35490 Desk (205) 462- 5529   |
| Date: May 18, 2012
REQUEST #5478 Name: Penny Curtin Email: pcurt@grantsburg.k12.wi.us Subject: soldier Comments: Hello, I am looking for information on my father, Robert W. Olson. He was a captain in the army and I think he belonged to the 3rd division, but I am not sure. He enlisted in the Army National Guard and then entered the army. He was from Fairmont, MN Thank you, Penny His daughter |
| Date: May 17, 2012
REQUEST #5477 Name: Rainer Peter Email: rainerpeter@gmx.de Subject: August 1968 Comments: Gentlemen! I will closed my study "August 1968 - diary of a crisis - operations of the german border police and the NATO in the cssr-crisis". Have you in your archive any informations? Or can you give my adresse to witnesses to history of these days in August 1968? Thank you very much for your help. With a lot of regards. Rainer Peter Tholeyer Str 18 66620 Primstal Germany |
| Date: May 17, 2012
REQUEST #5476 Name: Kevin Carolan Email: kcarolan@cox.net Subject: Looking for 3d MI Bn personnal Comments: Hi, My name is Kevin Carolan and I am interested in finding personnal from the 3d Military Intelligence Detachment during the period Sept. 1969- Oct. 1971. At the time I was a WO1 (Order of Battle Technician) and was the first OB Tech ever assigned to the 3d MI Detachment, 3d Infantry Division. The 3d MI Det. was located in downtown Wurzburg, while the HQ's of the 3d Infantry Division was at Leighton Barracks in Wurzburg. Any Information pertaining to the 3d MI Det. or G2 Section of the 3d Infantry Division during this time framd would be appreciated. My e-mail address is kcarolan@cox.net Thank you Kevin J. Carolan CW3, Retired |
| Date: May 17, 2012
REQUEST #5475 Name: Kristi Email: patch@thepalmers.net Subject; Invitation to Blog on the Loganville Patch Comments: Hi, this is Kristi from the Fort Stewart Patch. If you aren’t familiar with your area’s Patch check us out at http://fortstewart.patch.com/ Currently we are inviting organizations and members of the community to share their knowledge or thoughts on our site and we would like to invite you and your organization to blog for free on the Fort Stewart Patch. There are no requirements to blog, no deadlines and no minimum postings. You can make a post once or month or twice a week and you can write to educate the community, share thoughts and ideas or promote events and happenings. Please consider blogging on our site and let me know if you are interested. Here’s a link to the blog sign-up page. It’s fast and easy… http://fortstewart.patch.com/blog/apply If you need any assistance getting set up or you decide to try it please let me know! Thanks so much and hope to read your posts soon! Kristi Fort Stewart Patch |
| Date: Mon 5/14/2012
REQUEST #5474 Name: Kristian Pierce Email: xhitmanx@gmail.com Subject: Co. M of the 7th Infantry -WWI Comments: Let me start off by apolgizing for any bother. I'm sure you get "bugged" by many for information. I am trying to gather some information on a great uncle on my dad's side of the family. He was a member of Company M, 7th infantry WW I. His full name was Marvin "Bud" Cecil Robinson. Tennessee. I have one photo of him in uniform (my father is having problems finding it, but I know that we have that photo) His grave marker lists: Marvin C Robinson Tennessee Co.M of the 7th Infantry WWI I am trying to get some information for my father and any lead would be helpful. Below is what i have found on google. Bud lived in Carroll Co., TN (no town or city state) according to his WWI Draft Registration Card and says he was tall, medium build, with blue eyes and black hair. He served in WW I as a Private in Co.M of the 7th Infantry. Thank you for any help you give. Kristian Pierce |
| Date: May 9, 2012
REQUEST #5473 Name: ava herron Email: leftie1945@yahoo.com Subject: Phillip Herron Army Air Corps Comments: Hello, I am looking for information on my Uncle Philip Herron, who was in the US Army Air Corps in WWII. He was attached to the RAF, and his squadron went down off the coast of England in the 1940s. I have heard from a relative who said he is buried in one of the VA cemetaries in England, but I have lost the specifics and would like to share with a cousin who just contacted. (Our gene pool is pretty small). My Uncle was born in Arkansas, his parents were Philip and Irma Temple Herron. Thank you |
| Date: May 8, 2012
REQUEST #5472 Name: Tim Joseph Email: timjoseph@timjoseph.com Subject: Fathers WWII History Research Comments: Dear sir/madam, Kindly, Steve Dixon of the 70th Infantry Division Association directed me towards your site after resolving a mystery for me on my fathers, Arthur James Joseph, service in WWII. His discharge papers show him a member of the 70th (then only papers I have as the rest appear to have been lost in the records fire) but Steve, looking at his service record, believes he was transferred to the 70th after hostilities ended to transfer home and believes he was a 3rd Division Veteran. Battles and Campaigns: Naples Foggia Southern France GO 33 ED 45 Rome Arno Rhineland GO 40 WD 45 Central Europe GO 48 WD 45 I was hoping that you might be able to direct me to any information resources about his service during the war. His discharge papers are attached in the CCE00000.PDF file. Thanks in advance for any direction you may be able to provide. My 13 year old daughter is traveling to the WWII Memorial this weekend with her student counsel class and this has driven me to try and find some information about where dad fought. He spoke little about it as I grew up. Regards, Tim Joseph - timjoseph@timjoseph.com 1- 281-802-3412 Cell |
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