Dear Edward: Your well-written letter and your almost total recall was one of the most interesting I have received over the years. I have had a...
THE BRIDGE AT FLAVIGNY, AN INFERNO (pretty much as published in The State Journal, Frankfort, Kentucky newspaper on Sept. 20, 1981) Edward A....
Wendy, Just thought I'd let you know since your dad had talked with my father, once upon a time. He passed away on 4 March 2017. I posted his...
Edward A. Farris, 96, of Frankfort, Kentucky died Saturday, 4 March 2017. He was a native of Adair County, Kentucky whose education at the...
This, of course, is always the great tragedy of war; it takes the young before they've had a chance to live. Marvin Hollis Farris was nineteen...
Don't know what my grandfather did but as for my grandmother, I imagine she did a lot of praying. Two son's wounded and one KIA. (See busykngt's...
Must have been a "glitch" with my PC. I can see it now; thanks for posting!
cjh5801 I don't see your "excerpts" but I'm sure the research you did was informative. Your father's head injuries were not unlike my father...
THE BRIDGE AT FLAVIGNY, AN INFERNO Edward A. Farris, distilled spirits administrator for the Kentucky Alcoholic Beverage Control...
Slipdigit, yes, thanks for your help with the posting. -- After receiving a couple of questions, I really don't know anymore about these...
TD-Tommy776 - Your MR was very interesting to see. I had never even seen "SWA" before. Obviously I see the "M" code was used for a soldier KIA;...
Natman - thanks for your comment on the "E" code - that pretty much confirms what I was thinking it meant (i.e., some kind of "replacement"). I...
Thanks guys for your research... the help is much appreciated. McCabe - I had looked at a list like yours (perhaps it was your list?) in the...
This was written to honor my father, {busykngt’s dad}, on the occasion of his 80th birthday, December 19, 2000 in Frankfort, Kentucky. But more...
From a posting I made in 2013: Quote: During WW2 and Korea was most combat ammo issued preloaded in enblocs? Or was bulk ammo loaded into...
After a German mortar shell knocked my father out of action on 14 November 1944 in eastern France and his evacuation by a 35th Division medic to a...
Thanks for the welcome guys (& gals)! The Historian - (from Stirling): Happy 700 year battle anniversary (even though I'm a couple of days...
Thanks TD-Tommy776, I'm not saying it's not on the Internet *somewhere*(!!!)....bound to be - but even before I had asked the question here, I...
WWII "Morning Reports" had codes across from some of the soldier's names (on the right hand side). Does anybody have a list of what the codes...
I ran across this forum and decided to join in hopes of finding some knowledgeable sources to answer questions on WWII topics. I have a general...
