I suspected that it was the Bonn span, but I just wasn't sure because the angle on all the photos I saw made it difficult to verify landmarks. It...
Hi Steve- Thanks for digging, but I did have all that information. I've been corresponding with Ben from WW2 US Medical Research Centre for some...
All the bases were apparently loaded as well! :D Thanks to the info Earthican found, I found this: Whitehead Railway Station, which was the...
Earthican, you are full of genius! Thank you!!
Earthican - Thanks :) I've been researching that aspect for years and have found a few tantalizing clues, such as both their discharge papers, the...
I have a feeling its somewhere in Germany, but not sure on that. I'm fairly certain it isn't in Paris, mostly for the reasons you listed, but also...
One more thing to add: My Papa was an artist and I just realized I have a picture he drew of the bridge in the photo without the damage. Here's...
Hmm. My grandfather was trained as a medic and served with the (mysterious) 44th Hospital Train. This is listed on his discharge papers, and more...
I don't know if anyone will remember me, but I'm still plugging away trying to figure out some of the military history of my grandparents. I...
Thank you GGTrout (sent you an email) and Richard. I don't know why, but I wasn't receiving notifications from the board (I think my mail program...
Hi Buten. Thanks for the reply. I'm contacting the VA to see what requirements they have for releasing the records, as my grandfather passed...
Do you think the VA, who treated my grandfather for the wounds he received (apparently he had several surgeries on his abdomen throughout the...
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I think we're in for a much worse go of it than anyone first assumed. Check out this newsweek article: What the Spill Will Kill - Newsweek...
Well, we just received the reply from NARA. There are no records available; they have only a pay schedule that has the same information I've...
Welcome to the forums Camo. Good luck on your search, and I look forward to reading your posts.
By Keona Gardner Posted June 3, 2010 at 6:55 a.m. Albert Stankie, first chairman of Fort Pierce's Navy UDT-SEAL Museum, dies at 84 » TCPalm.com...
Thanks for your help everyone. I know the stars were just his campaign medals. In regards to his wounds, I spoke with my aunt (his eldest...
Welcome to the forum, Robert!
The United States Naval Amphibious Training Base (USNATB) From January of 1943 through February of 1946 (following the attack on Pearl Harbor and...
