Received this letter from Billy Kent. Glad to hear your uncle is still alive. Would he be willing to share anything with us? Would love to hear more.

A short Bio on my Uncle. BTW He is still alive living in NC.

From what I can tell you have his:

Weapons acquisition form - 2nd Lt Jesse James - added 12-08-2008

Jesse R. James

BRANCH OF SERVICE

U.S. Army

HOMETOWN

Goldsboro, NC ACTIVITY DURING WWII

SERVED IN HAWAIIAN MILITARY POLICE COMPANY FROM 1940- 1941. WAS A SERGEANT FROM 1941-1942. STATIONED AT FORT ARMSTRONG IN HONOLULU, AWAITING THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR. TRANSFERRED TO THE HAWAIIAN WAR PLANS AND SELECTED FOR OFFICERS CANDIDATE SCHOOL IN 1943. TRANSFERRED TO FORT BELVOIR, VIRGINIA FOR 6 WEEKS TRAINING AS A COMBAT ENGINEER OFFICER. TRANSFERRED TO ITALY IN 1943. ASSIGNED AS A LIEUTENANT; COMPANY A; 39TH COMBAT ENGINEERS REGIMENT. SERVED AT ANZIO BEACH, ITALY. WOUNDED IN 1944 LOSING RIGHT LEG AND PART OF LEFT FOOT. RETURNED TO NAPLES, ITALY. SERVED 1940-1947. RETIRED A CAPTAIN. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART, 2 COMBAT RIBBONS FOR ITALY AND A COMBAT RIBBON FOR PEARL HARBOR, AMONG OTHERS.

Thanks

Billy Kent

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Yes, indeed, here is the file in question:

http://www.6thcorpscombatengineers.com/docs/JesseJames/weapons%20acquisition%20-%20Italy.pdf

70th Anniversary of Doolittle's Raiders

http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/doolittle.asp

The final reunion for these guys will be held:

http://www.doolittlereunion.com/

Let's hear it for these guys! :pdt12:

Please check out the great new campaign map here:

http://www.6thcorpscombatengineers.com/36th.htm

This was provided by provided by MAJ Mitchell McCann and SSG Jose Nieves, 36th Engineer Brigade Geospatial Team. Great job!

It's a big file, so thanks for your patience.

Don't know if anyone is reading my babblings, but..

As of today we have almost 200,000 hits on our main site!!!!

visitors since June 24th, 2004

I would have never thought this possible! Thanks everyone for making this website a huge success!

:clappin:

I have found a picture of a rare German heavy tank in the photo gallery of Charles Johnston:

http://www.6thcorpscombatengineers.com/imagevue/?p=gallery#/WWII%20Engineers/36th%20Engineers/Charles%20Johnston%2036th%20Engineer/FB%20Unknown%20soliders%20and%20tank.jpg

This vehicle is said to be the most powerful AFV of WWII. But most of them were destroyed by their crews after a mechanical failure. 80tns were too much in 1945.

There is little information about these vehicles, specially in the last days of the war. The picture seens to be taken in postwar. I would like to ask in the Forum if anyone could identify the place/area. In the chaos of the last days of the war 10 of these tanks were lost without a trace, until now. This is a "lost link" that could help to find the other missing tanks. This finding will not change the history of the war, but I will have a very happy day.

Any help is welcomed!

As a curiosity, you have another two pictures of another tank of this type destroyed in Soultz sous Foret, Alsace.

http://www.6thcorpscombatengineers.com/imagevue/?p=gallery#/WWII%20Engineers/36th%20Engineers/Harold%20Bare%2036th%20Engineer/Wrecked%20German%20128%20mm%20SP%20-%20JagdTiger%20-%20at%20Soultz%20Alsace%20France%20-%20March%201945%201.JPG

Best regards,

Javier Tomé