Marion: Finally chased Recon down once again and talked to him. Talked with him just tonite and he doesnt sound oo good. Also talked to his wife, B...

Marion: I dont believe either myself or my family used V mail for writing. First, one could only fit about 15 or so lines in a small letter. I real...

Roque: Just different places in some of the same bad times. Same conditions though. Enjoy your 34th Div reunion.

How true. This was not only a long winter but a exceptionally cold winter for all of us. The Vosges mountains in France that winter was very ba...

Roque: Although I was not in Italy with the 3rd I.D., having joined them in France as a replacement it seems like the 34th was left with the bat...

O.K. guys, will get my act together next week and copy a few pages of my dads WW 1 diary. Hope they are legible. Some dont make too much sense ...

Lennon: Just maybe the Russians had a better way of dealing with something like this. Seems like WE didnt, I am sorry to say. 10 years imprison...

As far as I can tell, the Atom Bomb wasnt ready for dropping during the fighting in Germany. Also, unless used in centrall Germany it would pro...

A "different breed of cats" back then. We were used to hardships due to the 1929 Big Depression that lasted for about 10 years. So rationing wa...

Welcome to the forum. Probably a typo error on his 214 like you said. Joe

Roque: Congratulations on a Great grandson. No doubt you were the oldest one there. Aint too many older than us guys left around. You mention...

Al: Yes, I well remember the ration stamps for almost everything prior to enlisting in WW 2. I also remember os "farm boys" being allowed to g...

Was a bit hesitant to just donate it after hearing some horror stories. So instead I sold it at a acution and got a good buck for it when biddi...

Marion: I find this statement of yours strange. "more combat days than any division in the Theatre. The 34th Division suffered 3,337 killed in acti...

Actually I dont recall Memorial Day back in '45 and wha I/we did. It was only about 3 weeks after wars end in ETO. Our company was billetted in...