WW2 Guestbook

Submitted by
Name: Pete Minix
From: Indio, CA
E-mail: Contact

Comments:
For over 16 years I have had the honor of documenting our WW2 Veterans, or their families. Once documentation is completed, I donate them to the General Patton Memorial Museum to be placed in the Library Research Center.
If you are interested in sharing your life story or know someone who might be, please contact:
Mr. Pete Minix at,
pdmmm@msn.com. Subject line: WW II Veteran
or call 760-218-5512
Very respectfully,
Proud to have served
Peter D. Minix
Former SGT. U. S. Marine Corps
Former Army National Guard Member

Admin reply: Peter, great working with you this past month. Keep up the wonderful work and thanks for including my father.

Added: November 10, 2014

Submitted by
Name: Ronald Warren
From: Lowell, MI
E-mail: Contact

Comments:
My father, Jerry H. Warren, was a buck sergeant who served in Europe (Belgium, France, Germany) from January 1945 through VE day. He was in the Engineers and I remember that his old uniform had a 3rd Army patch on the shoulder. I am trying to research what unit he was in. He and many others boarded a troop ship from somewhere in Europe and sailed for Okinawa in preparation of building facilities and airstrips for the invasion of Japan. He told us that the first atomic bomb was dropped while his ship was 3 days out of Okinawa. The Army Personnel Center could not find his records and said they were lost during a fire.

Admin reply: Thanks for joining the forum.

Added: October 26, 2014

Submitted by
Name: R. Jones
From: Lemoore, Ca
E-mail: Contact

Comments:
Great Site !!!!

Trying to find info on my Dad.. Lt. Owen J. Jones

Admin reply: Nice talking with you on the phone today!

Added: October 25, 2014

Submitted by
Name: Tim Ruzin
From: Palisade, CO
E-mail: Contact

Comments:
My Dad, Earl Ruzin, was in the 2833rd Engineer Combat Battalion, Company "A" and passed away almost two years ago at the age of 93. Thank you for the information about what he did over there.

Admin reply: Tim, email when you can. Would love to chat with you.

Added: October 8, 2014

Submitted by
Name: Donna (Perry) Weaver
From: Indiana

Comments:
My father, Donald M. Perry from Olean, NY was a member of A Co, 1st BN, 506th PIR. He was wounded in Holland on Oct. 27th. I have been unable to find much information on his WWII involvement. I have checked with the VA and National Archives with no success. I just found this site and plan to do some research here. Hopefully, I will be able to find some helpful information on this site. Thank you for establishing the site.

Admin reply: Donna there is a great deal of info on the 101st on the internet. I can look up his specific name in some of the books I have. If I find anything, I will contact you.

Added: September 16, 2014

Submitted by
Name: larry Bose
From: vermot
E-mail: Contact

Comments:
Hello Maron,
Just recently found your information on the 540h on the web. Have not had time to view all the information you have gathered and published about engineers but it is about time and much appreciated.

I spent a year in Vietnam with the 19th Combat enginers in 1967, the was assigned to the 540 Combat Engineer group in Germany from 1968 to 1969. I spent a few months in the 93rd Float Bridge co and beore I gkt out of the army, the 540th was replaced by the 7th Combat Engineer Bde. Quite an experience with related units from wwii.

Will review your information asap. Would love to chat by e-mail some day about engineers and their story.

Have fun at the reunion.

Larry

Admin reply: Hi Larry: Thanks for serving and for visiting my site. Glad you find it so helpful. Yes, would love to chat with you someday too. The reunion was a blast!

Added: September 10, 2014

Submitted by
Name: Lee Chamlee
From: Fyffe, Al.
E-mail: Contact

Comments:
My grandfather was in the 1262nd Engineering Combat Battalion. After his passing i found his discharge papers and have been doing a research. I have some pictures i can share. i have 1 large one i will have to have digitized. He was a truck driver. All help is appreciated!

Admin reply: We have plenty of info on our forum. Please type "1262nd" in the Search Box at the top right on the forum home page. It will bring up a list of topics.

Added: August 25, 2014

Submitted by
Name: Jack Sartain
From: Water Valley, Ms.
E-mail: Contact

Comments:
I am looking for info on the 326th airborne eng. hdq. Co. 101st . I am going to Bastogne in a couple of weeks to visit where my father was during WWII . I have his co. roster . Would like to connect with anyone in his co. or their family. Any help or direction would be appreciated. Thanks

Added: August 17, 2014

Submitted by
Name: Joanne Gibbons
From: Cleveland, OH
E-mail: Contact

Comments:
I found a Tomahawk Strikes from WWII signed possibly by the men from the XIX Corps that I want to research. There are about 60 signatures.

Admin reply: That is very cool. Would love to see it.

Added: August 9, 2014

Submitted by
Name: Richard K Oliver
From: West Virginia
E-mail: Contact

Comments:
Just looking over site. My dad, Richard Kenneth Oliver was in the 36th in WW2 and Korea. Just glad someone is keeping it alive. Dad is 90 now, and in poor health. Has always been proud of his unit, but kept his mouth shut except to me and some of his old unit buddies. I had a friend in Battle, England that passed away last year, but showed me pictures from the museum and memorial they have tbere. Dad was stationed there prior to the Normandy invasion. Serial # 35759178 if anyone out there remembers Ken Oliver from West Virginia.

Admin reply: Just making sure, are we talking 36th Engineers, or 36th Infantry Division, for the engineer unit would not have been in England before Normandy. They were in Italy and made a landing in Southern France in Aug 1944.

Added: August 5, 2014