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Kimberly Joy Craig Ruminski

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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.

Flint

  • My grandfather is Oscar Lowell Flint of CO.C 607th. He is still alive, just unable to tell me all about WWII. I am a veteran now myself and am proud to say he encouraged me to serve our country.

Douglas Lemik

  • My father John R Lemik served with Company C 801st Battalion.This is a great site ti honor these people

Ken Jenkins

  • Hi my name is Ken Jenkins i live in South Wales UK, for many years I have been trying to locate a GI who was based in or around Cardiff during May june 1944, his name was Mike Maloney and he was in a tank outfit, I have just been informed that there was a Tank destroyer out fit in Wenvo near Cardiff during March 1944, it appears that there were 357 members of the 771st tank destroyers camped there, would it be possible that Mike Maloney a Private from Texas was in that Battalion, perhaps you may be able to help me locate him or his family members Thank you ken Jenkins

dale mcbride

  • dad was with 661 td co a. would iove to get a set of pictures that Janet Fibeck showing 661 for the unit reunion in august.see 661 facebook page -legacy of the661st tank destroyers.thank you