My apologies, for I sometimes get behind, but I did not post about the passing of my friend, Harold Bare, 36th Engineer. I am very sorry for this oversight.
The greatest thing I can do, is to point you to his photo gallery, which speaks volumes.
Harold, it was my pleasure to know you. You were a kind, honest, sweet and honorable man. You served the engineers well and were highly thought of by everyone that knew you.
My condolences to his sweet wife Pat and to his entire family.
my dad is 92 and served with 1259th Combat Engr Bn, 18th airborne corp, flying dragons in Marseilles and Oise Intermediate Sector , eto hdqts us army, camp lucky strike near LeHavre and Rouen and Paris. Pattons 3r army cleared out zone around lucky strike which was surrounded by v-1 rocket launchers that rained on London.
dad moved from camp pickett to naval amphibious base ft. pierce fl to ft jackson sc to camp miles standish ny just outside nyc and sailed by statue of liberty for england in large convoy that included a ship of russian nurses headed back to eto. departure was top secret as dads unit did not know destination was pacific or eto until 3 days out to sea. 2 navy destroyers met convoy off continental shelf to escort convoy to eto. 2 destroyers constantly circled convoy during 12 days to england to protect vs uboats. dad said approaching england on channel side his ship hit many mines. dads unit left england for lehavre landing. dad headed to lucky strike.
I'm trying to contact Stacey Balicki.. who posted in the "Guest Book" about a recent visit to the Old Windmill at Waldfeucht Gr. and a Memorial Plaque dedicated to Lt. Owen Jones, and the 3 others that were KIA there in WWII.
My sister just found some pictures that our father had from his days as an engineer in Europe. The picture is dated July 1945 and shows my father, Jerry H Warren, with Howard Wolham. They are atop Mt St Virtainey in Southern France.
I am unable/unsure of how to post the picture here.
