Sent an email to Gilles regarding his photo of a 36th Combat Engineer's helmet. He has a photo site dedicated to the 36th Inf Div. I got this back today along with some photos. I am going to include these on the 36th's Engineer'sHistory Page too.

http://dogface44.skyblog.com/index.html

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hello marion thanks for you rmessage on my website!

yours is absolutely awesome! ive been reading/checking

its for quite some time now!

here are the photos!

reenactment photos are of my group in osuthern france

last summer.

do you know any 36th engr vets who have written

biographies???

i also have many photos of the 36th troops liberating

vesoul france. we can clearly see the seahorse

patches. i have no scanner so i wont be able to send

them yet.

best regards gilles

Gilles Guignard

0041-79-204-23-54

www.dogface44.skyblog.com

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This helmet was found in the Colmar pocket area early 2004. Museum of the Combats of the Colmar Pocket.

2nd photo

3rd photo of helmet

36th Patch in great condition

This refers to the 36th Inf Div, not the 36th Engineers. Didn't want anyone to get confused!

Hello Marion here are some reenactment photos of the

36th taken in southern france in ww2.

i do not intend to put them online so if you want to

put the, on your website i will be honored!

best gilles

Ihave been corresponding with Gilles lately and He has a top notch reenactment group tht marches in Parades. It is great to see our guys of the 36th honored in southern France by such a great group of guys...I'was nearly inspired to get out the Garand and go join up with them!

-Chris

Well if you ever put on the uniform and pick up the Garand, then you must share the photos with us.

He's a really great guy! We have been writing to each often too.

Marion: Not to be a nit picker, but 2 of these pics look like "helmet liners. Never saw a

"helmet liner" with a isnige on it. Helmets, yes. Liners, no. At least not in a combat zone. Usually only on the steel helmet except for M.P.'s well back in the cities.

It very well could be. I showed the photos to Captain John Fallon of the 36th CE and he loved them. We can ask him for further clarification.

Joe; !st. and 3rd. ARE helmet liners, the 2nd one is the helmet. Check the

strap ad the brim. Joe you are sharp. Roque

Ps--No, no insignas on liners.