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Alan Derber

  • My dad was in the 629th TD bat. co. C his name is sgt. Paul O. Derber of Horicon Wisc. he searved from D Day plus 2 till the end as a TD comander, then translator, he will be 88 this sat.Is there anyone who may have known him still alive and if so it would be great to give him a call for his birthday. Email me at greatbearmetals@hotmail.com for info. Thanx Alan Derber

Joy Franks

  • My father, Zoltan Tofalvy of Massapequa, Long Island, served in the 802nd TD, I believe C Company. He attended many reunions and kept in touch with a number of army buddies. He passed away at 94 on January 26, 2011. He was a great man.

Patricia Denise Bruner

  • :) I enjoyed the history of the 899th Tank Destroyer Battalion as my father was Sgt. David E. Bruner Jr., anti tank gun crewman. It helps me to understand what he could not talk about, and i am so proud of him. Enjoyed the history. Thanks.

Robert H. Anderson

  • Had a good chat with my wife's distant uncle who was in the 280th TD Battalion. Would love to find more info on his unit. He is 91 now and still has a sharpe memory of his experiences.

M. Larry Larson

  • For some reason the system edited out the word a-m-a-z-i-n-g in my previous post. My dad was in the 607th TD Bn, B Co.

M. Larry Larson (Melvin L. Larson II)

  • An *** collection of information. My dad had said that the unit fought in the Battle of the Bulge in the Ardennes, yet the logs only put them in the Bastogne area after the clean up started. As a half track and 6x6 driver, he told of after VE day, taking sheep to the vet, instead of the vet coming to the sheep. He also told of one driver who used the clutch to start and stop and that was it. I believe the same driver dumped his 6x6 in the ditch with a load of ammunition, and luckily, no catastrophic chain reaction happened. -T/5 Melvin L. Larson of B Co. passed away in April of 2000 at age 85, survived by his wife of 39 years, and his son, 37 at that time. He is buried with his folks in Sagle, Id.- Thanks for having this website for the memory of all those who fought for our country.

James Leibli

  • Hello, my grandfather served in the Battle of the bulge he drovw a hellcat and his brother my great uncle served in Normandy he was a paratrooper of the 508th airborne but was KIA only 900 survived that battle

Ann Tardif

  • Thanks for this great site. My dad was a member of Co.B, 601st TDB, SSGT Joe Tardif. I'm looking forward to learning more about his military experiences.

Bradley L. Pope

  • Thank you for a wonderful website. I just learned of it through the 692nd Newsletter (Thanks Ray, Joyce and Greg). My father, Sgt.Thermon L. Pope of Acworth, Georgia, served with Co. B of the 692nd. He passed in 1969. He was always proud to have served with 692nd. Brad Pope

John F. Stapko

  • My Uncle was John J. Stapko. I never met him. Dad said when he came back from the war he never left home again. I think he died in 1959. The picture of the letter to my Aunt Sally is the first thing I have seen of his. There are some pictures of him in my fathers old photos. If anyone knows anything about him I would love to know. Thanks John F. Stapko Laurel MD