Wow, what a nice gift. Carl Furtado lent me his 'yearbook' from Fort Bragg. It is titled, 36th Engineers (Combat) - Fort Bragg 1942. This covers the VERY beginnings of the regiment and has some GREAT photos within. It is set up like a high school/college yearbook and tells all about the men and the history of Fort Bragg etc.
Thank you Carl for giving me the opportunity to scan it for use on the web. I promise to take good care of "her" and return it to you as soon as possible.
I will scan it this weekend and try to have it uploaded very soon to the main site. It will be worth the wait!
As promised here are some photos of my last Normandy Tour which took place in May 2007. I will go again next year. I have visited many places and I focus on the sites not everyone knows.
So one of the best sites I visited was the Bloody Gulch where Easy Comp 506 PIR fought against elements of the 17. SS Pz Gren Div Goetz von Berlichingen. It was very difficult to find the place and I thank the person who helped me to find it. It was also very moving to stand on the site of a bloody and violent skirmish. The photo shows the path to the site
Well it hase been a while since I posted here and as most of you are in the States and will most likely not have the option to visit all thos sites, , I thought to show you some photos of my last Stand where they fought Tours. Once again I went to the sites of the Bulge - Southern Flank and on the tracks of the 5th FJ Division.
The first shots show the tiny Luxembourg town of Bigonville.
Bigonville
On December 13, 1944, about 250-300 american soldiers lived in the village. They were on a rest to pass the winter in Bigonville. US Engineer units are working in the area (1128th Engineer Combat Group, 299th Engineer Combat Battalion, 1278th Engineer Combat Battalion) On December 21, 1944, elements of the 5th FJD attack Bigonville from the North. December 23, 1944: The Combat Command Reserve, 4th Armored Division and supporting units (578th FA Btl., 188th Engr. C. Btl.,145th Engr. C. Btl., 249 Engr. Btl..) are engaging the German Fallschirmjaeger outside the village, to the South. On December 24, 1944 after 3 days of bitter fighting, CCR and supporting units capture Bigonville. Men of the 5th Fallschirmjaeger like Horst Lange surrender in the morning around 9 A.M to men of the US 37th Tank Btl. and 53rd Armored Infantry, Combat Command Reserve, 4th Armored Div. On December 25, 1944, The sector turns under control of the 26th Infantry Division. The sector is used as rear combat zone. Artillery batteries are set up and a Field Hospital is opened in Perle.
