Ah, Alger. Actually the town we live in was name after a governor of Michigan. There, some more history trivia for my readers! Thanks for the l...

Ya, when you get a chance to view the documentary, all the details are there.

Wow, what a story and I've only begun to read it. Reminds me of how General Patton stole the 540th Engineers' cook. Did you see the story in my ...

Don't know if you realized it, but your son has the Ernie Pyle smile. Go back and look at the pics and let me know what you think. Uncanny!

Ah, and I see it was erected by the 1118th Engineers. Way to go boys. Am checking out the other pics right now. Thanks Todd. Great post.

Happy to hear the news. Always exciting! Thanks for the link. I will check it out later. I have a lot of friends in Belgium, and many of them a...

Hello Christoph and Jean! Just wanted to make an appearance. Yes, I do follow this thread whenever I get a moment. I simply love it! Sorry haven...

I skimmed this posting, but i wanted to say,.... I sent a request to the St Louis office asking for any records that can be released to me about Gran...

PS The video was nicely done.

Wow, what a powerful photo. I can't even imagine all the things going through his mind as he sat there. Thanks for you wonderful post and for al...

How wonderful. Thanks for posting those pictures. It's great to have you as a member. It's nice to see how this post continues to grow. Welcome!!!!

Many of the army documents do not have authors. These were often simply histories depicting the actions of the unit. Many of the units have these.

Here's a great pic of my good buddy, a 39th Engineer, David Wagner and his lovely wife Selma. This is a letter from Jerry Bright, who sent me th...