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I am the son of the late Clarence Draper Barefoot . My father was assigned to company 610 . He was a platoon sgt . He enlisted on 13oct 1942 .After serving at fort hood he was assigned to Asian pacific from 19 sept 1945 to 1 feb 1946 . I don't have much more information than that since he died when I was young. I have been trying to research as much info I can get on him . Any information on him would be a blessing ! Your site was very enjoyable . Son mark j barefoot

Thank you for creating this page. I found it very informative. I currently serve in the 3/103 AR. which continues to use the the Unit Crest "EXPEDITE" that I found on your page from WWII.

:grin Dear Rob, Thank you so much for this wesite that honors our great "AMERICAN HEROES".....God bless you, and all who helped in this kindly mission in rememberance of our Great American People....Thank You !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am a family friend of Harry M. McCoy (802nd). We should all be thankful to Harry and all the other brave men like him who have served our country.

I came across this website because my Grand Uncle Charles Frost's grave has the 635th tank destroyer battalion on it. He was a Tech 5th Grade? Just wanted to find out what the unit was about. Excellent Website

My Father in Law Walter "Roy" Collis was in the 705 TD Bn. Thanks for this very informative site. I found myself engulfed by the history of the Bn and particularly their role in the defense of Bastogne Dec '44 - Jan '45. If anyone reading this new Roy (or Walt if you knew him that way) I'd love to hear from you. Walt passed in 1999 and I'm so fortunate to be married for almost 35 years to his wonderful daughter Sandy. Walt - as I knew him, didn't talk much about his experience in WWII, but I know it impacted him deeply. Best wishes to all of you and thanks again for this site.

I discovered this website thanks to a fine fellow, Keith Campbell, at the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford,Virginia,this past week . I was in the area on family business and located, and toured the Memorial along with other family members. I inquired as to information regarding my late father , Francis {Frank } J. Blatterspiel who was a tank driver with Company A, 610th T/D Battalion during WW II. Mr. Campbell referred me to this website and I have been able to find out a lot more about Pop, and his experiences during the war , than I was ever able to find either from him {like most war/ combat vets, did not talk much about what happened},or any searches I've done in the past. You have a great website, THANK YOU ! PS : The National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, Virginia is a MUST SEE , do NOT pass it up. It is non-profit,and exists on private, corporate, and admission money only, and IS NOT run by the U.S. Government in any way.

Your site is ***. My grandfather served in the 636th. Many of the records you have on that battalion I have never seen before. Thank you so much for your efforts.

My grandfather Jake Brcko served in the 817th TD. BN. Co. B out of Camp Phillips, Kansas. I recently found a plaque somebody had painted for him showing the cat destroying the tank with his teeth. My grandfather passed away in 1991. I'm trying to find out as much information as I can about his service. It's great to find this site and have this as a reference.

Hi, thanks for this website, I have pictures and other papers from the 821st TD Co B; hopefully I will get those scanned and uploaded soon. My grandfather was a 2nd Lieutenant by the time Co B left Europe. My grandpa's name was William (Wild Bill) E. Welch. He passed away September 12, 2002; at that time, he was a Colonel (retired) with the 161st Infantry, Washington National Guard. I always loved hearing his stories about the war; the military was his life. He also helped orchestrate reunions for the battalion. He was the 1st Battalion commander of the 161st in 1968 through the 70s. He joined the 161st in 1940 and was in Bremerton, WA when WWII broke out and the 161st was called up. After training with the 821st TD, he was sent to England with the rest of his company aboard the SS Sea Porpoise...he mentioned in his memoirs that the trip was 11 days and much of the company was sea sick for 5 or 6 of those days. I have old clippings and pictures on my Facebook account, and will be building a dedication page on my website about my grandpa's military life, police life, and guard life. Visit my Facebook to see what is being shared currently: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151412564141429.1073741825.662416428&type=1

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