Ah, this is so sad. Abie Abraham's wife just wrote to me to thank me for the Easter card, but informed me Abie passed away and will be buried in Arlington later this month. Chris, my deepest condolences to you and your family.
I always loved hearing from Abie, and will treasure the signed books he sent to me:
Ghost of Bataan Speaks and Oh, God, Where are You?
That was a beautiful animated card. It was so very nice of you to send it. As you probably know Abie Abraham has passed away and will be buried in Arlington National Cememtery Apr.25th at 10:30 am. I will miss him. We had 17 yrs. together and went everywhere together. He had been in the VA since June 2012 as a patient. I felt blessed to have him in my life. I loved him dearly. There was a walk for Abie last Monday at the Library and the grocery store then the hiking trail, about 10 blocks. God was good because it was scheduled for 5:30 pm, the rain stopped about 15 minutes just before it was to start. The library showed some of Abie's dvd's of his speaking engagements and facebook exerpts. I think on the 29th there is supposed to be another Bataan program. at the Brooke Co. Library/Museum. Marion, thank you for sharing the e-mails and cards. God bless you all.
While a lot of people do not post, it is nice to see the amount of daily viewers/readers on our forum.
At 9:40 AM this morning, I found 18 people checking us out! That is wonderful. I hope you enjoy the resources we provide. Your company is very much appreciated!
Added more NARA reports for the 540th this week, and will be uploading more over the next several weeks, until all the documents in my possession are on the web.
This week I added June through October 1943, which can be found on the 540th's History Page.
I would like to correspond with anyone who has an interest in the 344th Engineer General Service Regiment during World War II. My dad, Lloyd V. Olson, spent three years overseas as a member of 344th's Company B following his induction at Fort Lewis, WA. My dad died in 1984 but left a scrapbook of photos from his army days, including images of many unidentified soldiers, whom I can only surmise being fellow members of Company B. I'd like to post these images in case anyone can recognize themself or a loved one. Attached are two group shots to start off. In the smaller group, my dad, Lloyd V. Olson, is third from the left in the front row.
