elvin beeson was my dad and i am so proud of him and all the veterans who fought to keep us safe linda jacobson contact 281-205-7669
marcel
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hereby I would like to ask if there's any information about James F. Bethel, sgt in the 771th tank battallion, who died on march 27th 1945 in germany. I have adopted his grave that is situated in Margraten, Netherlands, which means I visit his grave several times per year to honor him an all his comrades for liberating our country.
any information is welcome.
kind regards,
Marcel Kerkhofs
Catherine Chieffolo(Iversen)
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My father was in the 771st. and the HQ. 607th. tank destroyer was a Sergeant in the HQ.company 607th.Tank Destroyer He was discharged on October 30 ,1945.
Thank you
Catherine Chieffolo Iversen
Denise Brooks
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My father, Joseph C Brooks, was a member of 692nd Tank Destroyer Battalion.
I am researching his movements overseas and I'm honored to have a father as great as mine.
He is my Hero
Joseph C Brooks
97 and going strong !
Kimberly Joy Craig Ruminski
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Sargent Richard Washington Craig Jr. served in the 776th. He is my father. As the years go by I learn more and more about his service and the service of others in WWII. I continually become prouder of him and the other soldiers that served to protect and preserve our country. I salute my father and all the soldiers past and present. Thank you, Kimberly Craig Ruminski
Richard Kline
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I just saw your link on the Airmen of Buchenwald post. This is a great site and I will look into it more later. Thanks for honoring these men of the Greatest Generation.
RK
Kimball Hamilton
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My Dad was Capt. Fred Hamilton. He was in the 701stand I beleive was part of pioneer company, but I don't see much on here. I know he recieved 2 purple hearts and 2 bronze stars. He passed away in 1995, and I was trying to find information as to where he recieved his wounds. He was wounded in the left forearm and upper leg. I have part of his military recod but none of it had been declassed so I dont have a lot of operational info. Thanks to all the men, women and families of the greatest generation for the sacrifices, bravery, and commitment that you displayed during this very difficult time in our nations history.
Respectfully,
Kimball Hamilton USN
Doug Hayes
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My father, Ralph Hayes Jr. was a member of the 813th.
Ralph Hayes Jr passed away on February 13, 2013. Born on his father’s ranch in Slope County North Dakota in 1924, his family moved to Sonoma County, California in 1930. After graduation from high school in 1942 enrolled in Santa Rosa Junior College and played on the college basketball team.
In 1943, Ralph was drafted into the Army. He joined the 813th Tank Destroyer Battalion, in North Africa, and learned to drive a Tank Destroyer. Attached to the 79th Infantry Division, Ralph landed in Normandy, six days after D-Day, and participated in the Normandy campaign and Patton’s Third Army breakout. As a recon corporal Ralph and a lieutenant were the first Americans to enter the town of Bonnetable, France. In October, Ralph was wounded by a mortar shell fragment, his hospitalization coinciding with the only time the 79th Infantry was pulled off the front line. Ralph rejoined his unit, eventually spending the first half of a freezing January in the town of Drusenheim France, near the German border. There, Ralph received a Bronze Star for recovering an abandoned Tank Destroyer by driving it across a river. On January 19th, 1945, the Americans in Drusenheim were surrounded by the Germans, who launched one of their last offensives. The entire 2nd Battalion of the 314th Infantry regiment was captured. Ralph, at this point in charge of two tank destroyers, was captured the next morning when the Germans marched American prisoners toward his position. Ralph spent the next few months as a POW, gaining his freedom when the guards surrendered to the prisoners. After serving as a Drill Instructor, Sergeant Ralph Hayes left the army, shortly before his 21st birthday
After the war, he met his wife Beth Hayes and they raised their four children in Santa Rosa California.
Ralph always cherished his memories of the men of the 813th.
Michael Richard Craig
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My father, Richard Washington Craig jr. Was a tank commander in 776th. He was awarded the bronze stAr. He lived and died in Gulfport, ms. He died in 1976.
lucas
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my girlfriends pop pop was a armored car driver for HQ Co. he sadly past away three years ago but i still have all his stories and photos. His name is Al Tenuto.
