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I am searching for any info on 1LT Nathan Baskind who was listed as MIA after being ambushed near Cherbourg on 23 June 1944 while leading a recon. His body was recently identified in 2024 and he was reburied in the American Cemetery above Omaha Beach on June 23, 2024. BTW, this TD website is awesome. Please keep up the good work!!

Great site I found the record of my dad Mendenhall Alder Bird, a sergeant, being wounded in Mortain. He was shot in the head and all my life he was pulling pieces of shrapnel out of the side of his head that would work to the surface. He passed in 1995 but I still have all of his training info, uniforms, souvenirs, and his helmet which was destroyed in battle.

I am the son of Thomas L Corey of the 630th tank Destroyer. My father, Edgar Waller and a couple of other men had the first reunion of these men and families of the 630th TD in Savannah ga in 1963. I was seven and had no idea of who all these people were related. They acted as if they were brothers, sisters and cousins. In fact, they were. The men bonded under the most adverse conditions our country had experienced, the wives, children and girlfriends became family through the letters of loved ones in the war. They became my family and treated me as such. They were, their children are, the finest group of people I have had the pleasure of knowing. Those men survived some of the most inhumane conditions one could imagine. I will always hold these men with the utmost respect and admiration because even enduring these terrible conditions, during these reunions, I never heard them complain about what they went thru but laughed and joked about the situations they encountered or the humor that was played on each other. They were glad to be home but the holes were there from the ones that didn’t return. The reunions were every three years then every two years and finally every year until there were no more which lasted over fifty plus years. Thank you Soldiers of the 630th TD, the families of these men and the incredible memories I am blessed to have. You are greatly missed.

I do have some photos you may wish to publish for this site. Feel free to contact me for those files.

Dear Mr. Haldeman, My great uncle, 1st Lt. Nathan Baskind, was a commander in the 899th Tank Destroyer Battalion. Last year, his remains were found in a German mass grave after being missing in action for 80 years. I'm writing a book about Nate, from his origins as the child of Eastern European Jewish immigrants, to his years in the Army, and then his death and recovery of his remains. The book culminates with the outpouring of love across borders since the discovery of his remains and subsequent burial with full military honors at Normandy American Cemetery. Here are just a few articles among many about that: https://www.abmc.gov/news-events/news/wwii-1st-lt-nathan-b-baskind-laid-rest-normandy-american-cemetery-full-military/ https://www.operationbenjamin.org/nathanbaskind https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/21/opinions/d-day-normandy-operation-nathan-baskind-benjamin-baskind https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/ID-Announcements/Article/3771723/tanker-accounted-for-from-wwii-baskind-n/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/jewish-american-soldier-who-died-in-wwii-identified-after-80-years-in-german-mass-grave-180984614/ I would like to be in touch but can't find contact information. My email is above, and if you could reach out I would be most grateful. Thank you very much for the important work you do, Samantha Baskind

My grandfather was Rocco F. Bonura. He is listed in the roster as 2nd Lieutenant in 704th TDB. He immigrated to America from Sicily when he was about 14 yrs old. I am so proud of my grandfather and what all of the greatest generation did to save the world from the Nazis. He passed away when I was 8 yrs old. I am 47 yrs old now and am a Lieutenant in the State Police. I miss him and hope I have made him proud. This is an amazing website. Thank you for all of the hard work you did to make it.

The information I received about my grandpa has been amazing!!!! Thank you! His great-grandchildren have loved the information as well.

My brother Mike and I, along with our spouses, recently had the privilege of visiting Belgium and seeing where our father, Wilbur Hirsch, served during the Battle of The Bulge. He was with the 825th Tank Destroyers,and was in the area of Nassogne in December 1944. We were joined by Etienne Burnotte of the Nassogne historical circle, and Jean-Pierre Clinckx, who showed us the hill where our father was posted to protect the radio station, the sawmill nearby, and the chateau where the men would go for home-cooked meals with the family who lived there. It was quite an emotional experience, needless to say. Even though Dad has been gone for many years, we felt his presence with us that day. None of this would have possible without Serge Lemaire, who reached out to families of the 825th Tank Destroyers for stories and pictures to include in his wonderful book, Highway IV, released in December 2024. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts, Serge. Thanks also to Rob Haldeman for this website, and for the page dedicated to our Dad.

My father was in the 635th TDB. If anyone has information on the 635th, I'd be interested to share information. Thanks

My Dad, Moody James Bosworth, served with Co C 139th TDTB, then was transferred to Co A 2nd Platoon, 656th Tank Destoryer Bn. Arrived Liverpool, England, Dec., 1944, entered France Feb., 1945, entered Belgium 15 Feb. 1945, entered Germany 28 Feb1945, Crossed Rhine river,14 March 1945, final push and EOW, Bayreuth 10 may 1945. My brothers and I are traveling to NOLA ,22 April 25, to the WWII Museum to donate a map of his units history, along with war time pictures of him and platoon. We purchased a brick a while back to be placed in the walkway. Let us not forget the Greatest Generation. We are four brothers, a set of twins, age 77, 1 served USMC, Viet Nam, 1 non service medical issue, 1 age 74, served US ARMY, VIet Nam era, 1 age 83, retired US Army Warrant Officer

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