Bob Epperson, here. I am a history fan. I was introduced to this site by Jim Hennessey who was helping me find information on a distant relative serving in the 87th Div who was KIA in Germany.
I am interested in WWII through the stories of my father, a Marine with 4th Div in the Marianas in the South Pacific; a couple of uncles one an Army Air Corps (8th Air Force) pilot and later Air Force bomber pilot (B-52s), and the other a Navy pilot who missed most of WWII but helped develop computer systems for the Atlantic Fleet with one of the early Univac computers in the 1950s; and my father-in-law and two of his brothers who were with the 7th Inf Div at the Aleutians, Leyte, and Kwajalein.
My real history interest in the "older stuff" like the Civil War and the Revolutionary War. I have "chased" a number of relatives in the Civil War including 11 first cousins in southern infantry regiments and one cavalry battalion. I have been able to track down my 4th great-grandfather's activities in the Revolutionary War. If anyone is interested in information on specific soldiers from these wars, I am willing to do some look up work.
I live in central California, farm grapes for raisins -- Sun Maid raisins that is. I am retired from the California Dept of Transportation (Caltrans) and work for the US Bureau of Reclamation overseeing recreation at seven reservoirs in the middle third of California. I served with the Air Force conducting research on napalm bombs and later developing 21 different treatment systems for some 8,000,000 lbs of potentially toxic waste generated by each Space Shuttle launch. I left the Air Force in 1983 to take over my father-in-law's farming operation when he developed Alzheimer's.
I created a blog from a journal that my father received after WWII as a belated way of saying thanks. I was to young to tell him before he died. I trust that you will enjoy their telling of their time in WWII.
Great to hear from you. It was also nice to be together with you in Normandy last year. It has been a pleasure to call you my friend the last few years and to keep you up to date with cards and letters of what we are doing. I am glad you received my latest letter. As you can see, we have a very busy year planned!!
Sorry to hear you have slowed down. You have a good attitude and that is what's important. I will be escorting Earl Geffrion and some of his relatives to Normandy this June. We will say a prayer for you at the 507 monument while we are there.
I found two photos that you will enjoy from last year. Also, me and three of my airborne friends at the funeral of MAJ Tom Mason.
