Now you're starting to sound like me. Always checking email and snail-mail all the time. I just love getting letters and packages in the mail.

Imagine how I felt when I received a box from my private researcher two days ago. It contained over 750 pages from NARA. I now have daily journals, after-action reports, etc. from several periods during the war and this is only a THIRD of the documents. This stuff is just awesome!

Continued success. I have a feeling we will be high-fiving each other over and over again during the next few months!

Just this morning I have received three emails for links to information about both the 973rd and the 472nd. I am still finding it difficult to find much information about the 472nd. Every time I email one of the contacts about the 973rd I add the 472nd. All of the people are helpful and they look but I they seem to be having trouble finding any information eigter.

Marion,

I just received some great information in the mail today from Dr. Larry Roberts, who is a historian with the U.S. Army Engineer School. He has tracked down some unit "Historical Data" for the 472nd. It has when the unit was formed, were it was originated, when it moved from place to place with dates and all. I have received simular information about the 973rd, so I am able to track my great uncles movements from the Paciifc to the European theater.

They have used a lot of abbreviations that I don't understand, maybe there is someone out there that might be able to interpret some of the abbreviations for me.

I would like to make this available on line for anyone to read but how do I go about doing this?

First off it's wonderful to hear about your successes!

Secondly, if you want to send me a list of the abbreviations, or simply type them in here, we can help you with the JARGON!

As far as posting the information, it would probably be easier for me to create an actual page for your great uncle. We can also display info here too if you wish.

You will have to scan the information to a file (it's better to create separate files). I usually scan docs and then save them as JPEG's or PDF's. If you need help, just send me an email and I'll try and advise you on how to proceed.

Marion,

Just today I have scanned them into a pdf format. I have these documents on cd. Can you use this format?

Absolutely. Please send me a copy. After I get it, I will contact you and I will create a page for him. How does that sound?

My address is:

Marion J Chard

PO Box 147

Alger, MI 48610-0147

Looking forward to seeing what you have.

M

That sounds good. I will have a copy of the documents in the mail to as soon as I can.

Do you want all of the documents pertaining to my uncle also? I have copies of his discharge paperwork and other items. Is this something that you would keep on record, or do you just want the 472nd and the 973rd documents?

I also have some pictures of my uncle and some other pictures of him while in Europe I think. I also have a group photo of his unit, but I don't know which oen. Do you want copies of these to?

Yes, oh yes please!

I guess I will just send you all of it. I am going to try and place it all on one CD and send it to you by mail.

In the mail today I received something that I had requested from the National Archives and Records Administration. I had requested information about the 472nd and seems that they have found some. They are charging for the copies of the information. I was just wondering if this is the place that you had hired a assistant to go and make the copies and do some additional research?

Hey,

I see you snuck in with a post on David Little's forum. I am trying to spread the wealth as best I can. This is so exciting to be able to have information to share. I am also putting together all of the information together and I am going to send it too Michael Brodhead and he said he would put it in thier achrives for others to use.

David is a great guy and has a wondeful site filled with info. He does a tremendous amount of research and it shows. Glad that the two of you have gained from the friendship.

Well,

I got all of the information on a CD for you. I don't know if all of it will be of intrest but it is on there. I also included the 973rd information just in case you wanted to look it over. I am going to try to get it in the mail sometime this week.

Marion,

I put the cd in the mail today at 0900. So it's on the way.

Happy holidays to all.