My wife's father's records were a part of those burned up in the fire. She has absolutely no idea of anything about his military service other than the following:
He was from Benton, Franklin County, Illinois b. 22 APR 1924 and d. 02 AUG 1977 in Lincoln, Logan County, Illinois.
Her served in the Pacific.
His last known duty assignment was at Camp Stoneman in California.
He supposedly worked on heavy equipment.
I realize that is not a whole lot to go on, but it is what she has.
I am willing to look through all of the rosters ever assigned to Camp Stoneman, if anyone can point me to where I might be able to find them, but it would seem to be, that due to the Camp Stoneman posting, and the fact that he worked on heavy equipment, he would likely have been attached to one of the Engineer organizations located there.
Thank you for any time, information or suggestions you might be able to provide.
Posted by: Purvis - 10-30-2019, 12:37 AM - Forum: Introduce Yourself!
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My Grandfather is Sydney Reid Purvis. He served with the 344th Engineer GS during WW2. I have pictures of him with Master Sergeant stripes and a medal citation with his rank being a 2nd LT. I know he served in the H&S Company as an LT but do not know what his previous Company might have been. I would love to find some pictures or info about his service so I can give to my Daddy and Uncles. I am assuming he was with the 344th from the beginning because I have a picture of him in Scotland. I have been reading this website for a week and am astounded at the information. The funniest part is they all told me he was in D day. That seems to be a common theme. Operation Dragoon, talk about getting looked over in the history books. Also, I saw where there is a book called “The 344th has Traveled,” or something similar. Where can I buy a copy of that or at least download. I look forward to hearing from you all.
I'm geeked. Rec'd email from an UK production company, http://impossiblefactual.com asking me contribute my research to their new documentary. Did I say I was geeked!?? #WWII #documentaries #History
They are interested in my research on the battle of Monte Cassino.
My Dad was Adolphus [Dick] Passino and was in the 351st Engineers, Company E, 2nd Battalion as a carpenter. Does anyone have any detailed information on their missions or pictures they would like to share?
Received this, this week. And I want to add that John Fallon is still with us.
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Hello all,
Holly and I send our best wishes out to the 36thCombat Engineers family.
We hope all is well.
I wanted share the attached photo that I received today from the American Legion Post 331 in Stone Harbor, NJ.
Holly, my brothers and I ordered the Memorial Pavers last fall for dad & Tony.
I don’t know who donated John’s, but I had tears in my eyes when I opened the photo and saw all three of them, side by side almost 75 years after first serving together and then being friends for the rest of their lives!
Dad would have been 100 and Tony 104 later this fall.
We miss them and all their former comrades in the 36th!
Thanks again from our family for taking such good care of them all during those last reunion years!
