A few years ago, my nephew stopped by with his buddy and said he had a surprise for us. He knows how we are into military history, so he bought a Korean War chest and was delighted when he saw paperwork to go with it. He gave it to us and we were so thrilled. Thanks Jacob.
Well you know how busy I can get and I finally got around to scanning in all the documents. What a cool find.
Hope we can get in touch with his family somehow.
His # was AF 16 343 335
He was born on July 19, 1930
Here's to you Frank!!!
NOTE: Files were so large, I had to break them down even further. Sorry. Hope they are all in place.
Bridge Over the Rhine River - Color drawing by Vada - Goodwin's Engineers
I was recently contacted by a gentleman who lives in Middletown, New York. This caught his eye and he purchased it. He is very curious (and so am I) to the history behind this drawing.
Lot of clues in it. Men's names, "Goodwin's Engineers", etc., etc.
He is really hoping to find the family of the man who drew this. So if anyone has any ideas regarding this quest, please get in touch with us.
Dear Marion,
I am VERY excited to make contact with you! Attached, please find an image of the artwork described in my previous messages. There are many clues here; hopefully enough to figure out how to contact Mr. Vada’s family.
Notice the frog man flippers Bob is wearing, and the boat has Razic written on it. I don’t know if that is a first or last name. The best clue might be Goodwin’s Engineers. This is what led me to you.
It appears to be pen, colored pencil, and maybe some watercolor (not positive about that). The goal is to reunite this with the family.
My contact info is below. I will call you tonight.
