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My dad, Alvin Cornelison< a motorcycle messenger in wwII and proud of the 804th. He is, at this moment lying in his bed with probably very few days left on this earth. The war has never ended for him. He speaks of it every day. Proud of him and the rest of the 804th. He's proud it was "Tank Destroyer", not tank containment, or tank degrader.

I served the the later day version of the 894th when it was a tank battalion stationed at Fort Knox as part of the school troops contingent. I was a tank platoon leader in Co. C in 1957.

I came across your site researching my uncle's Pete's service in the 636 TD BN. His full name is William P. Rutledge and served in Co. C. He passed away in 2012, I would like to thank you guys and acknowledge your work for putting this site together.

My father Horace Cayen was Sergent Tank Commander in the 645th Tank Destroyer Battalion . He passed away in 2002 . Just wondering if there is anyone visiting the site who may have known him or has photos . He never spoke much about the war . God bless all you Vets . Ron Cayen

My dad, Donald Cooley, from Seneca Falls, NY served with the 661st TD Company B. He passed away in September 1980. I'm wondering if anyone on here knew him. I remember Dad telling some pretty good stories about some things but he also had some pretty bad nightmares about other things.

Please let me know if you have any information about Major Nash O Thompson who served in the 5th Tank Destroyer Group in 1943, 1944, and 1945. Following VE Day, he was transferred to Ft. Sill, OK, for field artillery training and, later, sent to Camp Drew outside of Tokyo near Koizumi, Japan as part of the U.S. Army Occupation Force in 1949. His family - wife-Mary, dau-Marsha, son-Nash accompanied Lt. Col Thompson to Japan. An American tank ran over LtCol Thompson's jeep killing his driver immediately, and pinning my dad in the jeep for 14 hours pending delicate removal of metal penetrating his back and pressing on his spinal column. In 1950, LtCol Thompson was transferred to Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas where he was an inpatient for almost two years. Later he was in outpatient service for two years also at Brooke Army Medical Center. If you have any information concerning my dad, please contact me at 703 440 8070.

My Dad, Robert L. Martin was with the 807th. He is in 2 of 2001 reunion pics on this site. I was lucky enough to attend several reunions also. Sadly, he passed away on April 12, 2015. GOYA!!!!

My father, Capt Charles G. Wagner, was HQ CO with 802nd. I am also a veteran so I am very interested in his military history. Among my father's belongings I found the ribbons for Bronze Star and the Purple Heart. I cannot find any evidence to support if these belonged to my father. He passed away in 1986. If anyone remembers my dad and can verify that these ribbons belonged to him, I would greatly appreciate it.

My dad was in the 602nd tank battalion company B in WWII. He went to the reunions for years but now lost all contact with that group. He would love to hear from anyone from that group or relatives. He is still doing well at the age of 92.

My father, Otto Sidenstricker Jr., served in the 775th Tank Battalion from July 1943 to january 1946. My only record is his Separation Qualification Record that states he served in the battle of Luzon and New Guinea. The VFW Post 534 refuses to allow my mother to join the ladies auxiliary because his separation paper does not list his medals. I contacted the records department and they say his records were destroyed in a fire in St. Louis many years ago. Can anyone advise me as to where I might find documents making my mother eligible for joining the VFW Ladies Auxiliary?

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