He may have journeyed home with the 75th Inf Div. Not all men sailed home with their stated units.

Happy Thanksgiving. And glad I could help somewhat. It's frustrating, but records this early in the game, were simply non-existent for these engineeri...

As you can see this is later in 1943. That's when record keeping became mandatory. Landing Craft and Bases Amphibious Force Northwest African Waters...

This was from years ago and I don't even remember the source but it's from official documentation. It's from something called War Diary. 36th and 54...

The engineers had few documentation records from this early on. In fact, I have all the records from the 540th and there are a literal handful of reco...

A lot of this info can be found in my documentary, No Bridge Too Far. And yes, the 36th were part of that invasion into Fedela. The following scripts ...

Yes, morning reports in St Louis and unit reports in Maryland. There is no lack of material on this unit! One of the most famous engineer bns from WWI...

Oh btw, the 291st was NOT part of any division. The unit was referred to as a "bastard" unit, just like my father's engineering regiment. What it mean...

Hi and welcome. As far as high-res, so are few and far between. Most images we'd had the pleasure of seeing, are low-res photographs, and many aren't ...

Randy thank you so much for helping yet another new member. I have to admit I haven't been around as much as I should due to several reasons, includin...

I hate, hate, hate when this happens. Within the last 12 months, I have seen dozens of sites go by the wayside. Breaks my heart. I am trying to get a ...

Always something interesting going on, on the forum. Bravo! Gary and Kent, always wonderful to hear from both of you. The Ike jacket is priceless...

Now that had to be a scary job. I would have to pass on that one! Lot of brave guys there! Thanks for posting this wonderful photograph!