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Joan Strehle Williams

  • Hello, was happy to find your site. My dad, Lawrence J. Strehle Sr. was with the 804th TD Battalion and was in Europe 25 August, 1944 through 20 July, 1945. Dad was injured during the Bulge when they were hit and he saw his best friend on fire. He spent 2 weeks in a field hospital in Belgium with a concussion and some small shrapnel wounds in his arm. Dad went back into battle and also help liberate Buchenwald and another camp. We found photos 2 years ago on his dining room table that he found while liberating Buchenwald,there are 6 photos of naked bodies stacked in ditches. Dad spent 5 months at Brooke Convalescent Hospital in Texas for "nervousness". He is 91 now and in May moved into a room with my 92 year old mom, she has been there for 4 years. They met when my dad was stationed at Camp Breckinridge in Morganfield, Kentucky in 1943. My mom was from there and they have lived in Morganfield since 1952. My father started a museum in our town and it is in an Officers Club located at Camp Breckinridge. We had German POW's there and 2 of them painted murals throughout the building while they were there during the war. I will share this site with my dad, he will love it! Thank you, Joan Strehle williams

Karl Richter

  • Greetings, My great uncle John Keleman, was in the 601st from the beginning of the war through Italy and further on. I was wondering if anyone knew a place where i could possibly find a 601st unit patch, the "black Y" logo. I am trying to put together a family memorium for him and I feel this patch would be a great centerpiece. He was a great, gentle, man. and it would be an honor to our family to have one of those patches just to know he was part of something as great as the war. Any suggestions would be great ly appreciated, please email me with any information. wgps@iup.edu

Catherine Davis Tribo

  • I have letters that my dad sent to my mom during WWII. He was in the 894th TDBN, HQ Co. in N. Africa and Italy. I am doing research and would like to find out more information about his unit and hear from anyone who may still be living or their relatives.

Marty Boo

  • My father was in Recon Company 640th Tank Destroyer Battalion in the pacific campaign.

Donna DeFrancisco

  • My uncle, Frank Cangelosi served in the 893 Tank Destroyer Unit; he was a cook. He was originally from Astoria, NY; he had a book that he loved to share with us. It was an Army issue "How to cook for 100 Men". He told us great stories of his service in Europe; putting German POWs to work peeling potatoes; getting ice from frozen lakes. He went to many reunions. If anyone recognizes his name, drop me a line.

Joanne Priola O’Brien

  • My father, Peter P. Priola, was in the 771st Tank Destroyer Battalion.

Gloria Medina

  • My father, Manuel J. Martinez, was in the 804th Tank Destroyer Outfit. I have a reprint of the Stars and Strips dated December 19, 1944. The title is "804th Tank Destroyer Outfit Proves Versatility in Combat. I know very little about what he actually did during his time in the army. He never spoke about it. I am happy to see that there is a website devoted to the 804th.

wes anderson

  • From the Valley City (North Dakota) Times-Record: September 4, 1943 Jeep Also Carries The Mail Another first for the 817th Tank Destroyer battalion, stationed at Valley City during the harvest season, was the first recorded delivery of mail on rural mail route by an army jeep. The test trip, looking forward to post war use of jeeps for rural mail delivery service, was successfully carried out last week at the request of the Rural Letter Carriers of the United States through the Valley City post office. The battalion commander, in full cooperation, furnished Corporal James A. Burk, above, of Shippensburg, PA. Seated with him is rural carrier Odell G. Amundson of Valley City. The report of corporal Burk was simply, “Mission completed.” When asked for his opinion, Mr. Amundson answered cryptically, “Jeep-ers.” September 7, 1943 Rose Busche of VC is Crowned Wheat Queen The nation’s first wheat queen was crowned here Saturday night when the gala event was performed by the men of company C. of the 817th Tank Destroyer Battalion stationed here. From a bevy of 14 beauties Miss Rose Busche of Valley City was chosen the outstanding one by the men of the company to be crowned. Following the crowning ceremony the queen was escorted to the dance floor of the auditorium by Col. Canlett and Sgt. Powers and she was introduced to the guests present. Miss Rose Busche is the daughter of Mrs. Mildred Busche. Miss Busche who had been working in an air-craft factory at Burbank, Calif., recently returned to the city. She also has two sisters who are employed in aircraft factories and has two brothers who are with the armed forces. One of her brothers, Melvin G. Busche was killed in action early this year. Sept 10, 1943 Queen To Help Barnes County’s Wheat Queen is going to help in the war bond sale! When the Tank Destroer Battalion of some 800 men parade in Valley City next Friday afternoon, Sept 17, Miss Rose Busche of Valley City will have a featured spot in the parade. Arrangement for her appearance have been made today by Col. Canlett and Secretary Tom Hutchinson. The pulchritudinous Rose will be garbed in her dress of wheat straw which she ware at the coronation last Saturday night. Col. Canlett can tell you how the dress is made as he was stationed on the Hawaiian Islands on two different occasions and made some interesting observations on the subject of Hula Skirts. Anyhow, Rose makes and eyeful in her dress.

Nancy Grabowski Murszewski

  • My dad was in the 817th Tank Destroyers. Arthur F. Grabowski.

Dennis Birch

  • I ran across this site after learning my uncle, Edward Russell Birch was KIA Dec 1944 while serving with the 807th and is buried at Lorraine in France.