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Posted: 7/21/2021 2:16:33 PM EDT
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Thanks OP, great stuff.
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Posted: 7/21/2021 2:23:29 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Thank you for posting these sites for us, as most of us will never get a chance to see them in person.  |
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Posted: 7/21/2021 2:48:34 PM EDT
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Thank you for both honoring and sharing.
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Posted: 7/21/2021 2:54:55 PM EDT
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This was a wonderful read, @Too-tall
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Posted: 7/21/2021 2:57:30 PM EDT
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Thank you for the photos!
I wanted to visit there last time I was in the area but did not make it. We were in Margraten at the Netherlands American Cemetery putting a rosette on my uncles name on the wall of the missing because he was found and ID'd in 2018. But most of our time on that trip was up in Nijmegen. |
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Posted: 7/21/2021 2:59:17 PM EDT
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Thank you for taking the time to remember these men and for posting the pictures. I had no idea such beautiful memorials existed until your post.
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Posted: 7/21/2021 3:13:12 PM EDT
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Really nice thread op. Thanks.
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Posted: 7/21/2021 3:19:43 PM EDT
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Quoted: Another thread HERE Another thread HERE Another thread HERE TLDR crowd, sorry about this. I'm Belgian and I visit WW1 and WW2 memorials in my free time, remembering the sacrifices people made so that I can live free. Today (July 21st) is our Independence Day, so I had a day off work and decided to visit one on my list. It was the grave of one particular man. It is located at the Ardennes American Cemetery in Neurpré, Belgium. The Ardennes American Cemetery is the final resting place for 5,162 Americans, with 65 percent of those being fallen airmen of the U.S. Army Air Forces. It features a chapel with a stunning mosaic depiction of the ETO, with outside on granite slabs the names of 463 of the missing, whose remains were never recovered. The façade on the far end that overlooks the burial area bears the insignia of the major U.S. units that operated in northwest Europe in World War II. This cemetery is unique among all American cemeteries as it served as the central identification point for the entire European Theater of Operations from the last days of the war until 1960. As usual it is well-kept, several graves had small bouquets of flowers next to them, or candles. The groundskeepers were doing some maintenance in the rows. Several families walking around. https://i.ibb.co/Ybys6Xp/IMG-3995.jpg This is the chapel as viewed from the parking lot. The cemetery itself is behind the chapel, down the hill. https://i.ibb.co/ZfYdn91/IMG-3996.jpg This is the back of the chapel, am now standing with my back to the cemetery. https://i.ibb.co/s6Q239Q/IMG-4005.jpg One of the granite slabs with missing names. MoH recipient name in gold. Citation HERE https://i.ibb.co/PhGzB34/IMG-3998.jpg And then you turn around... https://i.ibb.co/0rcZ2vQ/IMG-4002.jpg After taking in that sobering view, you walk all the way to the end. It takes a good 10 minutes. At the end, there's the flag. https://i.ibb.co/0FPmXHS/IMG-4009.jpg This is the man I was looking for. https://i.ibb.co/McL0n0L/IMG-4015.jpg https://i.ibb.co/qBJRXQr/Dennis-James-G-02.jpg https://i.ibb.co/P5B3bsv/Dennis-James-G-03.jpg His story; James was born May 2, 1921. He was co-pilot in the crew of the B-17 #42-31941 "Big Stoop" during a mission to bomb Berlin. The plane was shot down by enemy fighters west of Bückwitz Lake. Eight crew members were taken prisoner, and two were killed. On Sept. 7, 1944, the War Department received word through the International Red Cross that Lieutenant Dennis was killed in action over Berlin on May 24. He had formerly been reported as missing. Propaganda ministry official Alfred Ingemar Berndt murdered Dennis after Dennis had parachuted from his plane and was captured. Berndt halted his car on Hamburger Chaussee in Segeletz where Dennis was being held, and shot him dead in the street. Dennis was initially buried at Friedhof Segeletz on 26 May 1944. His remains were later interred at the Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial. More info HERE He now rests in plot B, row 12, grave 12. Now we return to the chapel. Inside there is a massive depiction of the liberation of Europe. Pictures do not do this justice, how detailed and immense they are. https://i.ibb.co/vX6s5BG/IMG-4016.jpg https://i.ibb.co/G5mZNt2/IMG-4017.jpg Battle of the Bulge; https://i.ibb.co/fX9hcL3/IMG-4018.jpg Detail up close; https://i.ibb.co/Y0YmfRd/IMG-4022.jpg The Air War over Germany, incredibly detailed; https://i.ibb.co/PQqCNdC/IMG-4024.jpg On each side of the altar, these inscriptions; https://i.ibb.co/c1fHfsg/IMG-4020.jpg https://i.ibb.co/f1JJH15/IMG-4021.jpg I can only end with this; https://i.ibb.co/nmK3qgq/IMG-4025.jpg Thank you for reading. Let's remember James, and his comrades. Awesome pictures, thanks for posting this!  Looking forward to being able to travel back to Europe again!
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Posted: 7/21/2021 3:22:02 PM EDT
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I’m always taken aback by the beauty of the American cemeteries in Europe. When I visited the American cemetery at Normandy, I remember thinking “this could in no way be managed by the USG, it’s impeccable!”
Well done and thank you Too-Tall! |
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Posted: 7/21/2021 4:03:24 PM EDT
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Thanks Too-Tall
My cousin Guiher Gene Greenwood was also in the 100th. His first mission was January 1945. I believe he was on 29 bombing missions and 3 Chow Hound missions. ON 3-23-1945 Gene's bomber was involved in a midair crash with a B-17 flown by Lt. Harry Guardino. It is reported Harry's B-17 (43-37812 Patriotic Patty) took a direct hit from flak and went down hitting the left wing on Gene's bomber as it went down. There were no known survivors. One of those crew members is not listed as located and there is no known grave, the navigator Leo Tomaso. The rest were repatriated to America. At least 4 of them are buried in one grave at the Jefferson Barracks national cemetery. I assume Lt. Tomaso's name is among those who are missing and not recovered. I suspect his name is also on that wall. https://www.100thbg.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=247:lazzari-crew-history&catid=25&Itemid=581 https://www.100thbg.com/index.php?option=com_bombgrp&view=personnel&Itemid=334&id=5197 |
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Posted: 7/21/2021 4:11:13 PM EDT
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Beautiful memorial. Thanks for posting.
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Posted: 7/21/2021 4:11:59 PM EDT
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That is a beautiful cemetery and memorial.
Excellent thread, thank you! |
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Posted: 7/21/2021 4:18:55 PM EDT
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God bless you op.
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Posted: 7/21/2021 4:21:28 PM EDT
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Amazing.
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Posted: 7/21/2021 4:32:12 PM EDT
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Thanks for the post. Nice job.
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Posted: 7/21/2021 4:41:56 PM EDT
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Many thanx to the op. That must be a spiritually moving experience.
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Posted: 7/21/2021 4:42:22 PM EDT
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Posted: 7/21/2021 4:43:39 PM EDT
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Thank you for your excellent post.
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Posted: 7/21/2021 4:45:17 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Thank you for posting these sites for us, as most of us will never get a chance to see them in person. Exactly so And I am impressed that there are still many of you people in Western Europe that care. You cannot find many he who do. And too many don’t even know, or bother to know about the sacrifices so many made to liberate Western Europe. |
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Posted: 7/21/2021 4:47:37 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Thanks Too-Tall My cousin Guiher Gene Greenwood was also in the 100th. His first mission was January 1945. I believe he was on 29 bombing missions and 3 Chow Hound missions. ON 3-23-1945 Gene's bomber was involved in a midair crash with a B-17 flown by Lt. Harry Guardino. It is reported Harry's B-17 (43-37812 Patriotic Patty) took a direct hit from flak and went down hitting the left wing on Gene's bomber as it went down. There were no known survivors. One of those crew members is not listed as located and there is no known grave, the navigator Leo Tomaso. The rest were repatriated to America. At least 4 of them are buried in one grave at the Jefferson Barracks national cemetery. I assume Lt. Tomaso's name is among those who are missing and not recovered. I suspect his name is also on that wall. https://www.100thbg.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=247:lazzari-crew-history&catid=25&Itemid=581 https://www.100thbg.com/index.php?option=com_bombgrp&view=personnel&Itemid=334&id=5197 Quote HistoryQuoted: Thanks Too-Tall My cousin Guiher Gene Greenwood was also in the 100th. His first mission was January 1945. I believe he was on 29 bombing missions and 3 Chow Hound missions. ON 3-23-1945 Gene's bomber was involved in a midair crash with a B-17 flown by Lt. Harry Guardino. It is reported Harry's B-17 (43-37812 Patriotic Patty) took a direct hit from flak and went down hitting the left wing on Gene's bomber as it went down. There were no known survivors. One of those crew members is not listed as located and there is no known grave, the navigator Leo Tomaso. The rest were repatriated to America. At least 4 of them are buried in one grave at the Jefferson Barracks national cemetery. I assume Lt. Tomaso's name is among those who are missing and not recovered. I suspect his name is also on that wall. https://www.100thbg.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=247:lazzari-crew-history&catid=25&Itemid=581 https://www.100thbg.com/index.php?option=com_bombgrp&view=personnel&Itemid=334&id=5197 Always tricky and this is not confirmed, but was he a Dallas native? If so I think Lt. Tomaso is buried in Dallas, TX.   Seems he was repatriated and reburied in 1950. From a newspaper article: Second Lt. Leo Tomaso, who was shot down over Germany in 1945, will be reburied Saturday in the Garden of Memories Cemetery. Requiem High Mass will be celebrated at 9:30 a. m. in the Sacred Heart Cathedral. Lieutenant Tomaso was born in Denison, Grayson County, in 1918. His parents moved to Dallas in 1920. Tomaso was graduated from Crozier Technical High School and attended Texas A&M College and SMU. He volunteered for Air Force duty in 1942 and was based in England. He was holder of the Air Medal and Purple Heart. Survivors are his mother, Mrs. Rose Tomaso, 3802 Bryan Street, and a brother, Louis Tomaso. Dallas News 07-15-1950 If that's him you could check with the cemetery HERE if my info was correct. Again, don't take my word for it. |
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Posted: 7/21/2021 4:55:31 PM EDT
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Thank you for your pictures and commentary. They were informative, respectful, and sobering
One of my groomsman’s grandfather is buried at Normandy. He was a tanker that was killed in D+17. When I was there in 1999 I took a rubbing of his grave for my buddy. |
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Posted: 7/21/2021 5:20:07 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Always tricky and this is not confirmed, but was he a Dallas native? If so I think Lt. Tomaso is buried in Dallas, TX. https://i.ibb.co/KG7X4MY/63075590-130755389662.png https://i.ibb.co/fq38qC2/63075590-135260253530.jpg Seems he was repatriated and reburied in 1950. From a newspaper article: If that's him you could check with the cemetery HERE if my info was correct. Again, don't take my word for it. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Thanks Too-Tall My cousin Guiher Gene Greenwood was also in the 100th. His first mission was January 1945. I believe he was on 29 bombing missions and 3 Chow Hound missions. ON 3-23-1945 Gene's bomber was involved in a midair crash with a B-17 flown by Lt. Harry Guardino. It is reported Harry's B-17 (43-37812 Patriotic Patty) took a direct hit from flak and went down hitting the left wing on Gene's bomber as it went down. There were no known survivors. One of those crew members is not listed as located and there is no known grave, the navigator Leo Tomaso. The rest were repatriated to America. At least 4 of them are buried in one grave at the Jefferson Barracks national cemetery. I assume Lt. Tomaso's name is among those who are missing and not recovered. I suspect his name is also on that wall. https://www.100thbg.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=247:lazzari-crew-history&catid=25&Itemid=581 https://www.100thbg.com/index.php?option=com_bombgrp&view=personnel&Itemid=334&id=5197 Always tricky and this is not confirmed, but was he a Dallas native? If so I think Lt. Tomaso is buried in Dallas, TX. https://i.ibb.co/KG7X4MY/63075590-130755389662.png https://i.ibb.co/fq38qC2/63075590-135260253530.jpg Seems he was repatriated and reburied in 1950. From a newspaper article: Second Lt. Leo Tomaso, who was shot down over Germany in 1945, will be reburied Saturday in the Garden of Memories Cemetery. Requiem High Mass will be celebrated at 9:30 a. m. in the Sacred Heart Cathedral. Lieutenant Tomaso was born in Denison, Grayson County, in 1918. His parents moved to Dallas in 1920. Tomaso was graduated from Crozier Technical High School and attended Texas A&M College and SMU. He volunteered for Air Force duty in 1942 and was based in England. He was holder of the Air Medal and Purple Heart. Survivors are his mother, Mrs. Rose Tomaso, 3802 Bryan Street, and a brother, Louis Tomaso. Dallas News 07-15-1950 If that's him you could check with the cemetery HERE if my info was correct. Again, don't take my word for it. Hello Too-Tall The dates of death match up along with the 100th BG. I took my information from the 100th Bomb Group's web site. I did not find a picture of him there. Not that there isn't one, I just didn't find it. (I should update the 100th BG web site.) If that is the case all 9 crew members are back in America. Gene never mentioned the Mid air crash and when I asked him about it he just confirmed it happened but no other details. He did not seem interested in continuing the conversation. It appears he and Harry and both respective crews arrived in the UK at pretty much the same time. I would venture to guess they both took the same slow boat from America to the UK and arrived at Thorpe Abbot at the same time. They could of known each other during their training across America as far as that goes. That flak could of hit Gene's airplane just as easily as it hit Harry's B-17. Gene stayed in the Air Force for 32 years. He flew in the Berlin Airlift, Korea and Viet nam. He was on the design crew that developed the Ballistic Missile program in the early 1960's. He raised 2 children and has 6 grand kids and several great grand children. Harry and his crew were not that lucky. The war was relatively short for them. Such is war. Not everyone is going to get a happy ending. Thanks for the update. kwg UPDATE: I just found a picture of the Guardino crew. The picture as supplied by Too-Tall and the picture in the 100th BG web site appear to be a match. |
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Posted: 7/21/2021 5:34:12 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Hello Too-Tall The dates of death match up along with the 100th BG. I took my information from the 100th Bomb Group's web site. I did not find a picture of him there. Not that there isn't one, I just didn't find it. (I should update the 100th BG web site.) If that is the case all 9 crew members are back in America. Gene never mentioned the Mid air crash and when I asked him about it he just confirmed it happened but no other details. He did not seem interested in continuing the conversation. It appears he and Harry and both respective crews arrived in the UK at pretty much the same time. I would venture to guess they both took the same slow boat from America to the UK and arrived at Thorpe Abbot at the same time. They could of known each other during their training across America as far as that goes. That flak could of hit Gene's airplane just as easily as it hit Harry's B-17. Gene stayed in the Air Force for 32 years. He flew in the Berlin Airlift, Korea and Viet nam. He was on the design crew that developed the Ballistic Missile program in the early 1960's. He raised 2 children and has 6 grand kids and several great grand children. Harry and his crew were not that lucky. The war was relatively short for them. Such is war. Not everyone is going to get a happy ending. Thanks for the update. kwg I think that's the case. And while I think that they all deserve to go home, I'm also quite glad that so many of them are resting here in Europe. Kind of a double feeling. But it's important, this way we don't forget. That bio of your cousin is something else...people should go read it HERE 
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Posted: 7/21/2021 5:39:55 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I think that's the case. And while I think that they all deserve to go home, I'm also quite glad that so many of them are resting here in Europe. Kind of a double feeling. But it's important, this way we don't forget. That bio of your cousin is something else...people should go read it HERE https://i.ibb.co/r60bxC1/121012111406000000greenw-d.jpg Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Hello Too-Tall The dates of death match up along with the 100th BG. I took my information from the 100th Bomb Group's web site. I did not find a picture of him there. Not that there isn't one, I just didn't find it. (I should update the 100th BG web site.) If that is the case all 9 crew members are back in America. Gene never mentioned the Mid air crash and when I asked him about it he just confirmed it happened but no other details. He did not seem interested in continuing the conversation. It appears he and Harry and both respective crews arrived in the UK at pretty much the same time. I would venture to guess they both took the same slow boat from America to the UK and arrived at Thorpe Abbot at the same time. They could of known each other during their training across America as far as that goes. That flak could of hit Gene's airplane just as easily as it hit Harry's B-17. Gene stayed in the Air Force for 32 years. He flew in the Berlin Airlift, Korea and Viet nam. He was on the design crew that developed the Ballistic Missile program in the early 1960's. He raised 2 children and has 6 grand kids and several great grand children. Harry and his crew were not that lucky. The war was relatively short for them. Such is war. Not everyone is going to get a happy ending. Thanks for the update. kwg I think that's the case. And while I think that they all deserve to go home, I'm also quite glad that so many of them are resting here in Europe. Kind of a double feeling. But it's important, this way we don't forget. That bio of your cousin is something else...people should go read it HERE https://i.ibb.co/r60bxC1/121012111406000000greenw-d.jpg Yep, that is Gene. His fathers name is also Guiher so everyone called him Gene just to keep personalities separated. Gene's father was an infantryman in France during WWI. Unfortunately I do not know what unit he was in. Guiher SR passed in 1980 and Gene passed in 2017. My only memento of Gene's career is his leather flying helmet. It has got to be the softest leather you ever felt. It will be passed down to my son some day just to remind him how real life can be. This has been a great thread Too-Tall. Thank you for giving it life. kwg |
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Posted: 7/21/2021 5:48:23 PM EDT
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Been there, it truly is impressive.
Also been to Flanders Field American Cemetery and Memorial and Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial in Belgium. I make a point to visit any American military cemetery if I am close. |
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Posted: 7/21/2021 6:11:17 PM EDT
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Too-Tall, Sir you may be a Patriot of your Country but I would like to add that you are a Patriot of the United States also.
My Country is having some troubled times right now, but it is Men like you that recognize the sacrifices that the U.S. Fighting Man has done to help get your Country back to you and your Countrymen. Everyone here in the U.S. on this Forum, ARFCOM are proud of our Country despite the communists trying their best to try and take our Freedom from us. And with your insight and recognition of the past accomplishment of Americans sacrificing blood and treasure to make the world what it is today gives me hope that the vast majority have not forgotten why we get to talk as Free Men. Thank You for telling all generations how and why we are here today, some may have forgotten or do not know. |
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Posted: 7/21/2021 6:15:03 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Yep, that is Gene. His fathers name is also Guiher so everyone called him Gene just to keep personalities separated. Gene's father was an infantryman in France during WWI. Unfortunately I do not know what unit he was in. Guiher SR passed in 1980 and Gene passed in 2017. My only memento of Gene's career is his leather flying helmet. It has got to be the softest leather you ever felt. It will be passed down to my son some day just to remind him how real life can be. This has been a great thread Too-Tall. Thank you for giving it life. kwg No thank you and your family. You people have done plenty for me, more then I can ever repay! |
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Posted: 7/21/2021 6:50:26 PM EDT
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Thank you Too-Tall.
Me and the wife were in Belguim and the Czech Republic right as Covid was starting. We wanted to see the Netherlands also, but didn't plan enough time. We are planning on going back to Europe soon. I definitely want to see the Bastonge area. |
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Posted: 7/21/2021 7:15:58 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Thank you for posting these sites for us, as most of us will never get a chance to see them in person. |
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Posted: 7/22/2021 7:29:05 AM EDT
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And a bit of a special one. After posting this thread member @M2K here contacted me saying he had a relative resting at Henri Chapelle Cemetery.
As it happens I was heading that way today, so I stopped by  Previous thread about Henri-Chapelle HERE The man himself;  Captain William H. "Bill" Nation was with the 508 PIR, he participated in D-Day, Market Garden and the Battle of the Bulge where he was killed, January 31st 1945. He rests amongst his comrades, at plot D, row 10, grave 49.    As a memento I took one of my nametags with my callsign, it's down at the back of the stone in case anyone ever goes his way.  Capt. Nation is well known, and his grave has been adopted by a local Belgian, Eddy Lamberty. Seems relatives visited around 1999.  
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Posted: 7/22/2021 7:33:53 AM EDT
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Posted: 7/22/2021 11:27:34 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: And a bit of a special one. After posting this thread member @M2K here contacted me saying he had a relative resting at Henri Chapelle Cemetery. As it happens I was heading that way today, so I stopped by Previous thread about Henri-Chapelle HERE The man himself; https://i.ibb.co/jV1TwkN/Nation-William-Capt.jpg Captain William H. "Bill" Nation was with the 508 PIR, he participated in D-Day, Market Garden and the Battle of the Bulge where he was killed, January 31st 1945. He rests amongst his comrades, at plot D, row 10, grave 49. https://i.ibb.co/yfrFrkR/IMG-4056.jpg https://i.ibb.co/6HyzJMZ/IMG-4045.jpg https://i.ibb.co/7j2RzT9/IMG-4040.jpg As a memento I took one of my nametags with my callsign, it's down at the back of the stone in case anyone ever goes his way. https://i.ibb.co/qC8tTqJ/IMG-4041.jpg Capt. Nation is well known, and his grave has been adopted by a local Belgian, Eddy Lamberty. Seems relatives visited around 1999. https://i.ibb.co/n1P2WjG/1999-04-22-Capt-Nation-s-family-meeting-01-0.jpg https://i.ibb.co/HxzkFM2/1999-04-01-Cpt-Nation-s-family-001-0.jpg Thank you so much for this. There are a couple writeups online of his services. He jumped in on Dday and Market Garden, only to be killed relatively late in the war. They were setting up a command post that was hit by a long range artillery shell. My favorite Uncle grew up with Billy and look up to him like a big brother. He was a big guy and a star athlete. He started at North Texas Agricultural College, but left for the war. He was the first one of us to go to college. Later that school left the A&M system and became The University of Texas Arlington, where I graduated. I'm sure he was the first and last officer we ever had! this is from online: William H. Nation joined the U.S. Army in January 1941 from Arlington, Texas, and was originally assigned to the 36th Division. In April 1942, he was chosen to attend Infantry Officer Candidate School. Upon graduation, he volunteered for and was accepted into training to become a paratrooper. He was a member of the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment and become a qualified parachutist on 14 August 1942. Bill was in the original cadre of officers that formed 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment. in the fall of 1942, and he served in the Personnel Section of Service Company. He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 22 June 1943 and served as Regimental Adjudant (S-1) for the balance of his service in the 508th P.I.R. Capitain Nation parachuted into Normandy at 2.14 am on 6 June 1944. On 17 September 1944, he jumped into Holland as a part of Operation Market Garden. December of 1944 found him in the thick of the Battle of the Bulge, holding a defensive position on Thier-du-Mont hill on the Salm Rivr at Vielsalm. On Christmas Eve, they withdrew. However, on 7 January 1945, they counterattacked Thier-du-Mont. He was Killed in Action in the early morning hours of 31 January 45, while setting up a forward Command Post in Lanzerath-Losheim area. |
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Posted: 7/22/2021 11:38:01 AM EDT
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thank you.and your people for honoring our brave dead. I as a veteran from a family who's sons fought and died in WWII am humbled by your tribute.
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Posted: 7/22/2021 11:38:28 AM EDT
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You are very welcome, great to connect this way!
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Posted: 7/23/2021 10:17:54 AM EDT
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I was able to visit several American cemeteries while I was stationed in Germany in the 1980s. Including this one, Henri-Chapelle, and the one in Luxemburg. I'm afraid I don't remember the names of the others. We lived only a few miles from the Lux border and visited the American cemetery in Luxemburg several times. Interesting thing about the one in Luxemburg, there is a German military cemetery nearby that was completely unimpressive compared to the US cemetery. Maybe that has changed now.
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Posted: 7/23/2021 11:13:14 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I was able to visit several American cemeteries while I was stationed in Germany in the 1980s. Including this one, Henri-Chapelle, and the one in Luxemburg. I'm afraid I don't remember the names of the others. We lived only a few miles from the Lux border and visited the American cemetery in Luxemburg several times. Interesting thing about the one in Luxemburg, there is a German military cemetery nearby that was completely unimpressive compared to the US cemetery. Maybe that has changed now. Threads like this are what make ARFCOM worthwhile to me. The German ones are still very understated. I'll make a visit to a nearby German cemetery soon. Show the difference. |
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Posted: 7/23/2021 1:33:44 PM EDT
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After reading this thread I watched this video on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-qjaJIq-i0 |
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Posted: 7/24/2021 5:37:44 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: After reading this thread I watched this video on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-qjaJIq-i0 Thanks for the link, going to watch it later today! |
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Posted: 7/24/2021 5:56:27 AM EDT
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Thanks for the post and pictures, one day I hope to visit.
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Posted: 7/24/2021 6:17:10 AM EDT
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I love the Ardennes, swing by Rochelinval if you get a chance. My grandfather's unit was decimated there during the Buldge, fortunately, he survived.
I haven't been there in 20 years, but need to make another trip.  |
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Posted: 7/24/2021 11:15:04 AM EDT
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I'll go up there.
Difficult going into the Ardennes at the moment, lots of roads closed after the flooding we had. And starting today there more rain. 36 people dead so far, and there's still people missing 
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Posted: 7/30/2021 1:41:12 PM EDT
[#42]
too-tall this is one of the best threads in quite some time.
Thank you for posting the photos and write ups. You are a gentleman and a scholar. |
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Posted: 7/30/2021 2:30:33 PM EDT
[#43]
Quote HistoryQuoted: too-tall this is one of the best threads in quite some time. Thank you for posting the photos and write ups. You are a gentleman and a scholar. Pleasure is all mine
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Posted: 7/30/2021 2:42:09 PM EDT
[#44]
Thanks you so much for posting this. I hope you enjoy this as much as it moves me.
 "Hymn to the Fallen" by John Williams |
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Posted: 7/30/2021 3:07:15 PM EDT
[#45]
Awesome pictures and write up. Thank you for posting.
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Posted: 7/30/2021 4:14:50 PM EDT
[#46]
Thank you.
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Posted: 7/30/2021 4:26:18 PM EDT
[#47]
Thank you, Too-Tall.
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Posted: 7/30/2021 5:40:38 PM EDT
[#48]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Thanks you so much for posting this. I hope you enjoy this as much as it moves me.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Omd9_FJnerYI sure do. |
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Posted: 7/30/2021 6:05:20 PM EDT
[#49]
It is encouraging to see that not everyone hates Americans.
Your posts are humbling and appreciated. Thank you sir. |
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Posted: 7/30/2021 6:10:58 PM EDT
[#50]
Quote HistoryQuoted: It is encouraging to see that not everyone hates Americans. Your posts are humbling and appreciated. Thank you sir. AMEN! |
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