Hi Kenneth:

That's great. Is this something you can scan and share with everyone? That would be great if we could add this to our collection.

I received the documents and will post them here, within the next day or so. Thanks!

Okay, here we go. I actually cropped some of the pages before re-saving new file(s), for sake of appearance and to cut down on file size.

I'm a bit confused here though. Above it states, 256th, but in your email to me, you state he was with the 257th, so I added you to my 257th email list and sent a letter to the group introducing you. Please clarify for me.

256th Book - part one

256th Book - part two

256th Book - part three

256th Book - part four

Map

I still may have to re-size though, but here ya go!

Sorry, if I confused you. My father was with the 256th, Franklin Warner.

Okay I will make those changes in my contact list. I will simply alter your letter to reflect it.

Okay I forgive you! :pdt12:

Hi Kenneth,

My father, Samuel F Duggan, was an officer in the 256th - C.O. of HQ &S . Your father's CO was John McRee up until the last couple months of the war. He died last year and his obituary can be found on line.

Regards,

Don Duggan

Hi Don: Thanks for posting the info to Kenneth. You can also send him a private message by clicking on his underlined username, any time you are logged in. That way you will make sure he knows you are here and have posted info for him specifically. Sometimes people don't check in for a while, or don't automatically have new post alerts.

Welcome and we look forward to chatting with you.

Thanks for the tip. I'm not sure I exactly know how to do this but will give it my best shot. Thanks, and have a nice day. Don Duggan

Here's an example - see attachment. If you click on any NAME while logged in, you can send a private note, etc.

Thanks Marion,

I guess time will tell as to whether an old dog really can be taught new tricks. On a side note, got a little lost navigating through the site and was a saddened to see that someone had taken a cheap shot at you a few months back. When people do things that make you angry, your simply give them some degree of power over you through your responses- or lack of. My father was a combat engineer and one thing I remember him teaching me was that if you find yourself engaged in a fight, then you've probably engaged someone smarter than you. I believe the point he was trying to make was to avoid altercations if you possibly can unless the potential loss of not doing so is too great. I would think your dad would be extremely proud of your efforts to honor his generation's service and for your attempts at keeping the memory of their service and sacrifice, alive. Thanks again for the navigational tip. have a good day.

Don Duggan

Hey!

Somehow I had missed your post, but caught it tonight while sitting in my hotel room room in DC tonight.

Thanks for your words. Yes, I'm sure I know of whom you are referring to... yes, sometime it's best to let things slide.

I'm no so sure of someone being smarter, however, I think we have the upper hand when we choose not to let them get to us. If you do, then you also sink to the lowest common denominator.

I try to keep this in mind...when something occurs I say to myself, would dad be proud of this? If I can't answer with an affirmative, then I let it go. That's the standard i've set for myself. It's a good guideline.

Couldn't have said it better.. Thanks for the work that you do with this site! Have a good weekend.

Don Duggan