Hi Jamie, Mr Kratzer was buried in the temporary cemetery, Nettuno Cemetery, Nettuno Italy. After the war, the next of kin had the option of bringing ...

quote: "It doesn't work in the WYSIWYG mode" Neither do i but enter key works just fine Definitely not a mortar base, it`s way to big. I...

Hey Marne, the topicis here in the New Meber section in '21st & 824th Engineer Battalions. It was a photo identification in the post that K...

Nothing on the collar pin yet, there was a rare pin called the "Liberty Bell" but it is much more detailed than the one in your photo. Been trying to ...

Hi Colin, nice to here from you. looks to be a basic Army Air Corps shoulder pactch. Maybe that bell shaped lapel pin will tell us something if i ca...

After that bombing on the 5th=6th, the camp/hospital on the west side of the Rhine was moved to the east side, Siegborg or Rath?. The 1st Infantry Div...

back to the mystery object Judging by the men in the photo, i`d say its about a 5ft x 6ft oval, looks to be cast concrete. My guesses: 1. ...

I found LT Alfred D Sensenbach`s account of being captured near St, Vith, Belgium 21 Sept `44 & his journey to Stalag VI G in Bonn and staying f...

Thanks for the update Darlene, we`ve missed you.

Welcome back Marne, we always miss our MIA`s. Just in time too, we have a recent post about the bridge in Hiedelburg. Do you have info on the 3rd In...

there are 2 accounts of CCA, 13th Armored liberating a POW camp on 12 April 1945. According to the accounts, this camp was northwest of Lohmar betwee...

Jean it took the whole 3 day weekend just to go thru the posts to figure out what i had to look for & develop a search plan. What i`ve found so fa...

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Another card that needs a translation. Stalag VI G is the last 2 paragraphs at the bottom, first parragraph seems to be movements, 2nd has something t...

I found a couple mentions of the platoon in the records of the Southern Base Section in England. The first mention is the platoon being added to the t...