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Evey Blalock

  • My grandfather, Henry H. Allen, enlisted at the maximum age of 38. He had previously served as a Special Investigator with the U.S. Armed Forces Ordinance Department, but he felt the need to do more. He earned the designation of Expert Rifleman at basic training at Fort Hood, and was then ***gned stateside to Company D of the 812th Tank Battalion. There, he learned to drive tanks and tank destroyers and then taught those skills to others (Tank Driver 1736). I have a photo of some members of 2nd platoon, Company D of the 812th Tank Battalion training during WWII that I would like to submit. Service members in the photo are listed on the back of the photo as Parker (from North Carolina), Henry Allen Jr., Sherman (front), Daly (back), Promes (front), Chumley (back) and Les Spencer (from Pennsylvania). Where can I submit the photo?

Mark Lukkarila

  • My father was a staff sergeant leading a 57mm aniti-tank gun crew with the 1st battalion of the 379th infantry, 95th Division. He was at the capture of the Saar Rver bridgehead at Saarlautern. He often told me stories of a tank destroyer that was next to him on the bridgehead during the tremendous artillery bombardment they received. He always mentioned the kindness of the tank destroyer crew that invited him and his men inside the tank destroyer to get some relief. I believe the tank destroyer was a part of the 607th. I would be interested in hearing any information anybody might have regarding the tank destroyer crew that was on the bridgehead along side my dad as I am in the process of documenting my father's experiences for my kids and grandkids.

Lori Foster

  • My dad, Sgt. Allen Fields, served in the 629th Tank Destroyer Battalion from May 1941-September 1945. Thank you for your website. My dad never talked about the war, so it's nice to know his footprints.

Walter Richard Patton

  • My father was in this unit from the beginning. I am trying to get his history for his great grandchildren.

Otis Truett

  • I am one of 5 living grandchildren of Otis Christopher Truett. I currently have his helmet. If anyone has any info on his military history, please let me know.

Mark Friedemann

  • Hello, I just wanted to pass along a story and offer my undying gratitude to the tank destroyer units that operated in & around the Dachau area during the last days of WWII. There might be a bit of research here as well. My father was a victim of the Nazi's and experienced 7 different concentration camps during the war. His last days of the war were spent on a death march from one of the Dachau sub-camps. 500 or so prisoners found themselves in a forested area called klimach, surrounded by Nazi SS, who were awaiting orders to execute them. A flight of US bombers observed the group from the air and popped smoke over the execution field & radioed a nearby tank destroyer unit. The unit rolled up on the execution field and a member of the unit who spoke very good german, announced over a megaphone the following: "You are surrounded ! Drop your weapons and surrender ! If you harm any of the prisoners, we will kill everyone of you ***s ! This is how my father was liberated and saved from execution with only a few minutes to spare. I could continue this story with a lot more detail, but I will keep it short. My Dad was always curious to find out which unit it was that liberated him. I continue that effort on his behalf. I know most all of these great men have passed, but I wish to thank them all and praise them for the humanity they showed the world that day. Thank YOU ! If you can figure out what unit it was. I would be forever grateful ! I can give you more detail, just email me. Otherwise, I acknowledge and give thanks to the many US soldiers that took part in the numerous liberations of these horrible death camps and the comp***on they showed to people like my father !

Steven A. Ogburn

  • :I wish my DAD could have seen your site. He would have been proud you and your fellow guys for doing a great job with this website.

Vicki Krisak

  • It's wonderful to read this information. My father Arthur M. Krisak was a member of the 610th TD Battalion, and achieved the rank of First Lieutenant at the end of the war. He talked little about his experiences, but kept a little address book full of interesting information. He also had a copy of Roy McGrann's book on the 610th. This site is very valuable to me and the rest of his family.

Mark Scott

  • Paul Rohloff was an inspiration to me. He was a p***onate science teacher and was genuinely appreciative of any student who showed real interest. Because of his example, I decided to study science and went on to get a Bachelor's in Chemistry and a Master's in Science Education. As a patent attorney, I still use science every day. Thank you Mr. Rohloff

Bob Cousins

  • The bio for Robert Francis Kull lists incorrect information for the parents of his wife, Jean Marlene Yoder. Jean (Yoder) Kull's mother was Minnie Yoder. Jean's father was John Anthony Flynn. The names are listed incorrectly in the bio as Minnie Flinn and John Yoder, which is how they were entered on Robert's and Jean's application for marriage. I suspect they were entered this way because Jean's biological father and mother were not married. Minnie Yoder later married Charles Karl and had children with him, one of whom was my maternal grandmother, Dorothy (Karl) Phillips.