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Walts Daughter
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Hello John,

 

I managed to find a new unknown Seahorse picture taken in the area of Vesoul, around September 44.

 

Hope you enjoy it!

 

Kind regards Gilles

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Marion J Chard
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540th Combat Engineer - H&S Company


   
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Walts Daughter
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And here is another...

 

This is what Captain John Fallon said about this photo:

 

The men are from my platoon. They were sent to the port to pick up a new 57MM AT gun to replace the useless 37MM . I don't remember or recognize most of the men but the man crouching on the left is Sgt Laucks who was a fine weapons specialist. He died just over a year ago. I am too old to remember his first name right now but I will think of it. The picture was taken in the port and was a posed picture for a Life Magazine photographer. Most Army guys could never figure out why we had so many Infantry weapons throughout the war unless they knew were about 60-65% Infantry . WE had mortars and BARS just like the Infantry.

 

Just remembered I had the back side of photo too, so here we are...

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21596=3642 36th Engs    Life magazine photo
21596=3643 36th Engs    Life magazine photo back

Marion J Chard
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Those are great action pics and one consequence of my visit to Lebanon PA means I now recognise the Seahorse patch!

Colin.



   
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Walts Daughter
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Yeah, now it will never escape you. We have to work on getting more people to the reunions, so they also recognize "our boys"! Thanks for your reply.


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