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THIS WEBSITE SHED SOME LIGHT ON MY FAMILY HISTORY, MY GREAT UNCLE PATRIC PENNETTI, I KNEW NOTHING ABOUT TILL I FOUND THIS WEBSITE. THANKS FOR THE HISTORY.

Thank you for all of the information contained within this wonderful website! My grandfather served in the 629th Tank Destroyer Battalion during WWII from 1944-1945 in Europe. I have in my possession one of his panther patches, his original honorable discharge paperwork, and many photographs (sadly none are labeled). I have become very interested in trying to learn more about his time in the Army, as he never shared a lot and he passed away in 1996 when I was only 12 years old. I have really enjoyed searching through this website for additional information about his unit. I am also on a mission to replace his medals, as they were stolen when someone broke into his home in the 1980's. I have learned so much from your site - thank you!

I ABSOLUTELY LOVED LOOKING AT ALL OF THE INFORMATION DISPLAYED HERE EXCEPT I WAS ABLE TO GET THE INFORMATION FIRST HAND FROM MY GRANDFATHER WHOM SERVED IN THE 773RD TANK DESTROYER DIVISION DURING WORLD WAR 2. MY GRANDFATHERS NAME WAS FRANCIS DALLAS BALDWIN, SR. AND MY GRANDMOTHERS NAME WAS CLAIRE BALDWIN.

My dad sgt Robert Nickels was in m10 tank destroyers with the 661st tank destroyer battalion. He past away in 2005.

I bought and have owned the M18 Hellcat tank destroyer with manufacturers number 2023 and USA registration number 40145899 for the last 24 years. The vehicle was restored in Northern Italy in 1949 by Brown & Root and given to the Yugoslavs (Tito) in 1950. The vehicle was taken away frorm the Serbian National Guard in the 1990’s at the conclusion of the peace in the Yugoslav conflict. M18 ‘899’ returned to the USA via Great Britain in the Littlefield tank collection purchase and entered the US via the Port of Houston in January, 2002. I’d very, very, interested in seeing if I can dig up and any history on 40145899 as I believe it was one of the ones in northern Italy and a good chance it may have been in the 805th TD battalion. Any help locating WWII pictures of that specific vehicle, any of its crews’ names, or photos of the actual vehicle would be very exciting. Please call Dan Dolan 505-269-2056 if you have any information, leads, or potential sources, I should check. Photo attached. Dan Dolan drd@lobo.net 3167 San Mateo NE Unit 110 Albuquerque, NM 87110 505-269-2056

I’m remembering my father, Oliver Peer, on this Fathers Day and reread his information on your website. Thank you for the time and effort that you have given to develop this wonderful resource! I will be sharing this with my grandsons today.

My uncle, John Prendergast, from Utica, New York, was part of the 801st. He was killed during a training accident at Fort Hood, Texas in April 1943. There was always a lot of mystery about how he was killed. When John's body arrived home for burial, his brothers found a huge depression wound in John's chest. They theorized that it may have been from the recoil of a tank's 75-caliber gun. To complicate matters, the jeep transporting John to the hospital was in an accident and overturned en route. My question: Do any of the children of those 801st soldiers remember any stories their fathers may have told about this accident? My family has always longed for details of this and the Army would never describe what happened. I realize that this is a shot in the dark, but I'm hoping someone, somewhere might be able to supply information about what happened to my uncle.

My dad Curtis Reid was in this unit in the reconnaissance division. Is there a way to get a printed copy of this info? Is it in a book format? Thank you so much! Sharon Reid Fox

Thanks for putting this information together. Phil Wilt, my friend's Dad, served with these troops from campaigns in Africa, Anzio Italy, and up to Germany. Salute and Happy Days.

Amazing to see the updated website! I remember first finding the website while searching for info on my great-grandfather who served in 635th TDB and finding his name in memorabilia shared on the website. Truly impressive. Thank you for the hard work.

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