A friend of mine has found a few days ago, 2 dog tags, close to the Futa Pass.

I am not able to find much about them, apart from the data of the NARA AAD.

If you can find the address or the email of a relative I could give it to my friend, so he could get in touch.

Thanks for any help.

Enry

Joseph C Ropel

36245241

Frederick A Meister

17108480

Beatrice Meister

2312 Aldrich Ave

Minneapolis, MN

Hello everyone,

a month ago, I bought a duffle bag in a flea market. There are two stamps, W. BOUCSEIN and, even if it is not correspond with surname, S 5739.

The bag is almost certainly from a cellar in the operational area of the 85th Infantry Division. On Nara AAD, I have not found any Boucsein, maybe you can help me know more...

Enry

276th Engineers

Darrell sent me this letter the other day, and I thought I would begin a new topic for said unit. Here's the letter and a copy of what Deborah wrote to him:

Hello Deborah,

 

I don't have your dad listed in the information on the website. I looked in the March 1945 reports for the 1142nd Combat Engineers Headquarters Company, but see no mention of the casualties. At that time, it appears the 276th was attached to the 1142nd Group. Your best bet is to contact the National Archives and have them do a search of the 276th records. They are usually filed by month or months. They will send you a list of what they find. For a fee, they can copy the papers from the files you want and mail them to you. That is what I did to get all of the information of the 1142nd on the website. That is your best bet.

 

Let me know what you come up with. I am sorry I haven't been any help.

 

Thank you,

 

Darrell Pace

 

 

On 6/13/2011 3:42 PM, BowyerMS@aol.com wrote:

My father was in the 276th and I was so amazed to find your web site, and listing his unit as part of the 1142. I am not sure if he was I couldn't find him in your lists. His name was Tech 3 Herbert "Tom" Bowyer after my mothers death in 2008 I got a lot of boxes with pictures and a lot of memorblia which I have been sorting through.

 

I am not sure if you would have a list with his name on it, I have the book "Rough and Ready" the 276th. He was injured when the Remagen Bridge collapsed - receiving a purple heart and was placed back in active duty about 2 weeks later.

 

My name is Deborah L. Bowyer

 

That is if you have anything pertaining to my father. I have found a web site for the 276th done by Richard Dillman, his father was also in the 276th

http://276thcombatengineers.org/

 

Thank you for your time and hopefully you can help me in my search of my fathers experiences in WWII

Here's a few links taken from our forum:

http://www.6thcorpscombatengineers.com/engforum/index.php?showtopic=6736

http://www.6thcorpscombatengineers.com/engforum/index.php?showtopic=4859

http://www.6thcorpscombatengineers.com/engforum/index.php?showtopic=4847&st=0&p=20502&hl=276th&fromsearch=1entry20502

Darrell gave her good advice about contacting NARA. They have a wealth of information and are very helpful.

Here's helpful info on Research links, etc, including how to contact NARA in Maryland:

http://www.6thcorpscombatengineers.com/engforum/index.php?showtopic=23

This is incredible. Talk about close quarters. No thanks!

http://www.wimp.com/vegetablemarket/

Hello, my name is Loïc Jankowiak, I live in the south of France, I'm 18 years old

I just congratulate you on your site, I am very interested in the 36th Engineers Combat Battalion ! The photos are beautiful, thank you to rennaitre this memory unit is known ...

I do research for my girlfriend on the 234Th Engineers Combat Battalion, his father is sponsoring a grave in the cemetery of Collevile one of his men, I can only find information about it, and the unit n 'is not listed on your site, can you send me a summary of this unit? Thank you in advance.

 

Loïc

I wrote back and told him I would start a new topic. Some of these links are from our forum. Others from around the web.

http://www.american-divisions.com/unit.asp?unitid=181

http://www.6thcorpscombatengineers.com/engforum/index.php?showtopic=5285

http://www.6thcorpscombatengineers.com/engforum/index.php?showtopic=4048

http://www.6thcorpscombatengineers.com/engforum/index.php?showtopic=3404

http://www.6thcorpscombatengineers.com/engforum/index.php?showtopic=1352

http://www.82ndengineer.net/id43.html

http://www.107thengineers.org/History/CombatEngineer/WorldWarII.html

http://lct376.org/us295th/Rhineland.pdf

http://www.amazon.com/Road-Victory-Untold-Story-Express/dp/0446667684/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1308581698&sr=1-3

http://www.xixcorps.nl/XIX_Corps_Engineers_Bridges.htm

http://www.oldhickory30th.com/RoerRiverCrossingpart2.pdf

http://www.dday-overlord.com/eng/american_forces_2.htm

That should get you started. Happy to assist!