John McAuliffe sent these to me. Pretty cool guys and gals!
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Here are some pictures shot by Guy Peremans, of COBRA and CRIBA, and showing the main phases of the picking up of the Sherman from the McAuliffe Square in Bastogne, Belgium, Tuesday, November 6, 2006.The tank will stay in the Rocourt Arsenal until next April or May and will be cleaned, repainted and refitted. All the inhabitants of Bastogne are already waiting for its come back.
Roger Marquet
Honorary Lifetime Member of the 11th Armd Div Assoc.
Voici, photographiées par Guy Péremans, vice président COBRA et membre du CRIBA, les phases principales de l'enlêvement du char de la Place McAuliffe à Bastogne, le lundi 6 novembre 2006. Le char a été emmené à l'Arsenal de Rocourt (près de Liège) où il sera lavé, décapé, poncé, sablé et repeint. Il sera aussi remis en état (roues, chenilles, tourelle, mitrailleuse,...). Son retour est prévu pour avril ou mai 2007. Les Bastognards l'attendent déjà avec impatience.
Roger Marquet
Marion J Chard
Proud Daughter of Walter 'Monday' Poniedzialek
540th Combat Engineer - H&S Company
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Marion J Chard
Proud Daughter of Walter 'Monday' Poniedzialek
540th Combat Engineer - H&S Company
Here's what happened with the occupants .....(1944)
11th Armored Division, 41st Tank Battalion, Company B. This tank was knocked out of action the afternoon of December 30, 1944 on a farm near the village, Renuamont. It is a couple of miles west of Bastogne
Tank Driver, Andrew Urda, and the bow gunner, Ivan Goldstein, were taken prisoner and sent to a concentration camp. The other 3 crew members Tank Commander, Wallace Alexander, Gunner, Cecil Peterman, and the Assistant Gunner, Dage Hebert, were badly wounded and left for the medics. Wallace Alexander never made it back from the war, he was officially listed as FOD, Finding of Death, no remains were ever found. Hebert and Peterman were eventually picked up by our medics and were never POW's.
Reg
Reg, thanks for adding the history of the tank and the men involved. It's great that your were able to provide us with the facts. I don't know if John knows this either.
Marion J Chard
Proud Daughter of Walter 'Monday' Poniedzialek
540th Combat Engineer - H&S Company
Mare , I'm sure you'll inform John ....with my regards .
Reg 
This is what John had to say in regards to your post Reg:
Thanks, Marion
It's interesting...I have the book by Goldstein telling of their episode....I've been there at the McAuliffe Square several times and at the Museum nearby in Bastogne where I received the autographed book by the Museum Curator...
Marion J Chard
Proud Daughter of Walter 'Monday' Poniedzialek
540th Combat Engineer - H&S Company
