Hello all,
i'm happy that my answer for registration has been accepted here.
i'm living in France, North East, a bit south of Nancy. This zone has been heavily hit in 1944 ,From beginning September to the End of the year ,and even later for other cities located in Moselle, and Alsace sectors.
I'm a collector of american relics what we find here ,and also a reenactor for the 35th infantry division "Santa Fé" which liberated my village.
My father, John A LaBoda was in the 247th Company B. He very rarely spoke about the war. He did mention the pillboxes, fighting in hedgerows and the time they poured gas down the ventilation shafts. It was interesting to read the same story on Faces Beyond The Graves. http://www.facesbeyondthegraves.com/pagina78.html
Here is something you don't see often. This is his DD214 that barely survived the 1973 fire at The National PersonnelRecordsCenter (NPRC). This is the copy that they sent to me
