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My father, Hupert Dawdy, was a Scout in the 426th Armored Field Artillery Battalion Battery B (formerly the 663rd Tank Destroyer, according to your site) and served with them in Leyte, Philippines. I have some pictures I'll be glad to share, many including his buddies. This was 1945. Thank you so much for having this site!

I am Richard Boyce, son of PFC John Patrick Boyce, 640th Tank Destroyer Battalion, Company A. 640th was attached to the 40th Infantry Divison. Fought with the 640th on Bismarck-Archipelego and Luzon. My Dad was transfered to the Field Artillery, 143rd Battalion of the 40th Infantry for the Southern Philippines campaign. I put my Dad's brief history out on the WWII Memorial database. If anyone has any info on the 640th please contact me.

Great news. After several years of research and a 9 month Congressional inquirey, CPL Johnnie C. Amacker of the 704th Tank Destroyer Battalion, Company "A", has recieved the Purple Heart Medal for wounds sustained in action during his WWII service in Europe.This comes almost 70 years after the fact, but better late than never. It is worth noting that the Purple Heart Medal is an entitlement and it is earned not awarded. Great site. Thanks for what you do.

Hello, happy to have found this site. I am the son of a 610th TD. I have several pix of TDs in action taken by my Father, located around the Ardenne and Ft Villey Le Sec. Thank You. Seek..Strike..Destroy. 8)

Hi, I'm searching information about Robert T. Pyle, he was Technician 4th class with the 629th Destroyer Battalion. His unit was on the day that hé died (March 12, 1945) at Rhineland Germany. I adopted his grave at Henri-Chapelle Belgium and will honor him and all the other people who died to save our country. Kind regards

hello, I am Donald Miller son of John R. Miller my father was in the 653rd TDB but that is all he ever told me about his units during WWII. he was also a truck driver so I am assuming that when he went overseas that was the unit and MOS he had. since it looks like the 653rd never left the states. I do know he was with Gen Patton, from one of the stories he told me. and was in Normandy on D day. I have a map of where the units went and a list of the cities that they liberated. quite a long list. but since dad's records were destroyed in the fire I can find out nothing. in fact today is the first day I have found anything about the 653rd anywhere. of the few stories he told me, one was that he trained guys to ride motorcycles. ie: how to put one down when you came under fire and not kill yourself while trying to keep from being killed. there are a couple more stories but that was all. does anybody remember him? I would like to find out something .... anything. THANK YOU for this site to honor this great generation of men AND women. they sacrificed so much to keep us free.I would love to hear from anyone in this unit weather they knew my father or not. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SERVICE.

My name is SGT JOHN Nyehart and my grandfather John Reitmeyer was with the 692nd. Unfortunately I don't have any further information on him as he passed away in 1970 7 years before I was born. I am trying to locate anybody who might have known him. My father is trying to put together his achievments but his records was lost in the fire. For me knowing what my grandfather went through might help me with my own experiences through 2 tours in Iraq and 1 tour in Afghanistan. Please if anyone can help it would be great. I am currently stationed at FT. Carson if anybody is close. God bless you all and thank you for your sacrifice so we can live free and fight again.

My Name is Tom Lawson and I was a company commander (Captain) in Co B 1st Battalion 103rd Armor, Johnstown, Pa from 1988 to 1989. I served ten years with company B, coming up thru the ranks as an E4 to the rank of 03, being prior service helped to accomplish that. Our prior unit desingnation was the 628th Tank Destroyer Bn. I am a volunteer researcher at AHEC, United States Army Heritage and Education Center located in Carlisle, Pa., for those people who are looking for information on a unit, that would be a good place to send an enquiry to. The center however does not have individual soldier information. The web site for the center to request an enquiry is " http://www.carlisle.army.mil".

My father was Thomas Ray (Tom) Bryan and was in Company C, 771st TD Bn. He passed away in 1995. I went to a 771st reunion with him and my mother in 1987 and had a great time. I met a lot of the people he talked about all his life- Walter Schrater, Joe Klein, John Peterson. I also remember a fellow they called "Pete the Beak" and another guy named Artie who was quite a character. Shraeter was in his tank along with Tom Fannon and Lloyd Leslie.

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