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WWII wallet found and returned after 70 years!

Oh, I still have it, I just got a new one!

11 years ago
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August 2015 - Sorry for my absence/neglect

1) Wow, Marion - your garden looks awesome! Like the forum, it shows a lot of work! 2) I know about the "Sure, I'll volunteer"-and-then-nothing thin...

11 years ago
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Vets gets to see film of himself decades after the war

Wow - that is incredible! This and the wallet story are something else.

11 years ago
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Just a Common Soldier

Very nice. 'Nuff said!

11 years ago
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34th Infantry Reg - Attack, Attack, Attack Map

That is really cool. I wish I could get in touch with Rocky - he would really enjoy it.

11 years ago
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187th Engineer Combat Battalion

The plaque says "durch panzerminen starben" but that part is not translated. It means, "by antitank mines died" (literal translation)

11 years ago
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Ford Island visit

Thanks all. Going to Ford Island was awesome but I do regret not getting to the air museum out there. If you are not military you can't just drive ove...

11 years ago
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39th Engineer Newsletters

The 39th was reactivated? I thought that they had been active all this time - at least when I went to the reunion it was.

11 years ago
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WWII wallet found and returned after 70 years!

How cool is that?! finding the wallet after so long. That's cool that you have your husband's uncle's wallet. You know what's funny is I was usi...

11 years ago
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Hello All. Grandson of 292nd Combat Engineer here, Introducing myself.

That's great to hear what a positive impact this forum has had on your, Marion - I know it is a lot of work. As for the document Randy posted - ...

11 years ago
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Map of the 1277th

Interesting connection between the headstone and the clipping from when he died. I would suppose there is a lot of that out there, but it just takes l...

11 years ago
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Hello All. Grandson of 292nd Combat Engineer here, Introducing myself.

Gary, glad to have you aboard. There's a ton of great stuff on the boards to look through. It'd be nice to start some conversations again with some ne...

11 years ago
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Documentary - No Bridge Too Far

I hope that generates some support. It would be nice to see something nice happen to a nice person once in a while!!

11 years ago
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