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hello we are andre and maggy from the netherlands

were we live in the netherlands is a american militairy cemetery from ww2.

we adopt a grave of a soldier who is burried there.

that soldier was coming from Maryland, and died for our freedom.

the people in the netherlands, are still so very thankfully, that all the 8301 graves are adopt sinds 1945, and still are now.

adopt means you take care of one of more graves and you put nice flowers on the graves, a few days a year, memorial day, birthday x-mas etc.

we adopt the grave of:

LEMMON GEORGE F

RANK: TEC 5 UNIT: 44 ENGR COMBAT BN 1 ARMY

DIED: MARCH 24 1945 GERMANY BIRTH: 26-10-1904

SERIAL NUMBER: 33389229

MARYLAND carroll county

HIS WIFE NAME: DE CHAUNTOL, LEMMON, LINWOOD, MARYLAND, 248 E GREEN STREET, WESTMINSTER

NEW ADRES IN 1948: C/O JOSEPH WELLER, LINWOOD MARYLAND

HIS MOTHERS NAME: ELEANOR LEMMON MIDDLE STREET HANOVER PENNA.

HIS FATHER NAME : JOHN LEMMON

 

we are also searching for his unit, from the beginning

 

andre and maggy from the netherlands

www.memorialcentermargraten.com


Hey Andre and Maggie:

 

Long time no talk! I have some information for you.

 

44th Engr Combat Battalion

Mr. Albert B. Cline

Post Office Box 501

Gaffney, SC 29342

(Newsletter)

(864) 489-6528 (H)

(864) 489-7121 (O)

 

Let me see what else I can find.

 

Merci beaucoup mon amis pour occuper de cette tombe de l'ingénieur


Here is some embarkation information for the unit:

 

44-03-23?

Boston, MA

Santa Rosa

44th Engineer Combat Battalion ???

(also in convoy was sister ship Santa Marie) Bristol,

UK 44-04-04?

(took 13-14 days)


Here's a link to Finding Aid for the World War II Collection, 1917-1994

 

MS-2012

University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN

 

http://dlc.lib.utk.edu/f/fa/fulltext/2012.html

 

They have the following on file. You may want to contact them to see if they can give you copies. Even though this isn't for "your man", it may give you clues and information for the unit.

Box 1 Folder 23 Barlow, Ernest. Co "A." 44th Engr. Bn. Record of Events, undated


The 44th was ATTACHED to the 28th Infantry Division from 17 Dec 44-22 Dec 44

 

http://www.history.army.mil/documents/ETO-OB/28id-eto.htm


This unit fought in the Wiltz (Luxembourg) area during The Bulge.

 

Erwin

I found more info in one of my books. Will scan and place here, hopefully tomorrow. :pdt34:

This should help you with some of the history of the 44th.

 

http://www.6thcorpscombatengineers.com/doc.../44theng001.pdf