Hello everybody,
I am researching my grandfather's WW2 history but I have very limited information. I do have his discharge papers and I know he was with the 1262nd CEB, Co B and was shipped to ETO on Oct. 29, 1944 and arrived on Nov. 9th, 1944. His unit was originally assigned to the 1st Army and later to Patton's 3rd Army. I have requested his military file from NARA and have some information coming on the 1262nd. I would like to know what he did in ETO and see any photos.
Thank you in advance for your help.
Patchman
A warm welcome to you. We look forward to seeing the NARA documents in the near future.
Here's a few pages. You can glean much info from these. GREAT!
http://www.stamfordh...w2_weingrad.htm
http://www.oralhisto...7&free=14 =
http://www2.needham.k12.ma.us/nhs/cur/wwii/WWII-p3-04/brooke-cem-4-15-04/christineswebsite.html
Marion J Chard
Proud Daughter of Walter 'Monday' Poniedzialek
540th Combat Engineer - H&S Company
http://www.legionpost50ny.com/Heroes_Pel_Vets_C_to_D.html
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/story/loc.natlib.afc2001001.64433/transcript?ID=sr0001
http://www.eisenhower.archives.gov/research/finding_aids/pdf/US_Army_Unit_Records_Index.pdf
Marion J Chard
Proud Daughter of Walter 'Monday' Poniedzialek
540th Combat Engineer - H&S Company
Please also refer to our Research section. You've already contacted NARA, and hopefully they will have much to share, but you may also want to contact others listed within that section for further data.
Marion J Chard
Proud Daughter of Walter 'Monday' Poniedzialek
540th Combat Engineer - H&S Company
Hi Marion,
Thanks for the links. I have seen several of them and they do contain a lot of good information. I am waiting on a package from the Eisenhower Library on the 1262nd. I have also sent a request to the Corps of Engineers to see if they have any data. My dad has some pictures of my grandfather from Germany he will be sending me. I will post them as soon as I can get them scanned. I am slowly getting some of the puzzle pieces into place.
Thanks again for the help.
Patchman
Great pictures. Good luck with your research.
Hi Scott:
Finally got around to uploading those pics for ya on the Engineer Gallery. You can find both images in the "Engineer Images Various" folder. Pleased to do so. I did a little photo re-touching too, to bring out a little more detail. Hope you are pleased.
https://ww2combatengineers.comimagevue/?p=gallery#/start/
Marion J Chard
Proud Daughter of Walter 'Monday' Poniedzialek
540th Combat Engineer - H&S Company
Hi Marion,
Thanks for uploading them. They look great.
24th Arm'd,
Thanks for the comment. Glad you like them.
Scott

