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97th Inf Div - 386th Reg - CO M - updated files Aug 2014

Walts Daughter · 2014-01-23T22:07:07Z

From a new friend - more on its way... We have a total of three boxes about WWII in my garage I stumbled upon this summer containing records, personal stories of the men from 386th Regiment 97th division reunions. Rowland Bergstrom was a Clerk with Company M in the 386th Regiment 97th Division. I have included a PDF of the Unit Journal and a photo of Lewis Conklin who's story is told in this journal. (Probably last picture ever taken of him) I live in fear that our house will catch fire some day and these records would be lost. Feel free to share with anyone interested. Many of these division's crossed paths during the war, but frankly really interseting reading... Like a novel.. Lewis picture inspired me to start scanning (when I flipped it over and read what was writen on the back). Morning Reports 97 Mech Troop From: 250001 T0: 290400 Place: Rossbach, Czech 1500 Troop train and 1 Plat light tanks arrived at C.P. Received message from 3rd Platoon that they had been fired upon and requested an ambulance. 1630 CPL Conklin killed by enemy action, PFC Harris wounded and Pvt Burdy (Spelling) missing. Discontinue patrol against the enemy in the vicinity of Thonburnn, Czechoslovakia. 1730 26 EM and 1 Officer attached to troop – assault Plat 1930 3 EM and 1 Officer - Artillery observers. From: 260001 To: 262400 Place: Rossbach, Czechoslovakia 0645 LT Walther and T/5 Noyes, T/5 Silver carried litter with CPL Conklin’s body out of woods where he was killed, they were supported by 6 EM with mortar and MG fire and small arms. ******************* BACK STORY ****************************** ********************************************* Corporal Lewis W. Conklin, on 25 April 1945, near Thonbrunn, Czechoslovakia, Corporal Conklin volunteered to guide a patrol being sent to rescue a wounded man from an area known to be under heavy enemy small arms and rocket fire from concealed positions. As the patrol approached the point where the casualty lay, Corporal Conklin observed an enemy soldier approaching but soon lost contact because of the heavily wooded terrain. In order to locate the enemy position, Corporal Conklin fearlessly and courageously exposed himself to enemy fire and was fired upon and killed after he located the enemy position and endeavored to point it out to his patrol leader.

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Walts Daughter

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Topic starter December 16, 2014 6:45 am

Updated roster sent by Katherine

97th Inf Div Roster - updated 12-2014.pdf

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Topic starter January 23, 2015 4:35 pm

Katherine sent these this week. Two documents containing after action reports for the 97th.

www.6thcorpscombatengineers.com/docs/97th Inf Div/AfterActionReports.pdf

www.6thcorpscombatengineers.com/docs/97th Inf Div/AfterActionReports2.pdf

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Topic starter January 29, 2015 10:41 am

Here's another file. This history is for the entire division. Thanks again, Kat! Wow!

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January 30, 2015 7:31 am

This is all PRICELESS information!!! Thank gosh it landed in the hands of Kat!!! And in your hands also Marion!!! This would all have been lost to all of us if it had not been for the 2 of you!

There are not enough words of praise to Thank Kat! and you too, Marion!

I am forever grateful!

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Topic starter January 31, 2015 7:14 am

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