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Dear Marion and 36th Engineer friends,
 
I'm currently inquiring about an MIA 36th soldier. Ill will visit the battlefield area at Christmas to investigate.
 
Here is a little tribute to him I wrote, please have a look,
 
http://texasmilitaryforcesmuseum.yuku.com/topic/1323
 
I wish you all a great holiday season,
 
Best regards Gilles
 
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Here's the note I sent back to Gilles:
 
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What a touching story. Loved reading it. Thank you for taking the time to post it. What an awful fate to be suffered by anyone, let alone a young 19 year-old, so far from home.
 
Marion
	 
	
	
Marion J Chard
Proud Daughter of Walter (Monday) Poniedzialek
540th Engineer Combat Regiment, 2833rd Bn, H&S Co, 4th Platoon
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Dear Marion and 36th Engineer friends, 
I'm currently inquiring about an MIA 36th soldier. Ill will visit the battlefield area at Christmas to investigate.
 
Here is a little tribute to him I wrote, please have a look,
 
http://texasmilitaryforcesmuseum.yuku.com/topic/1323
 
I wish you all a great holiday season,
 
Best regards Gilles
 
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Here's the note I sent back to Gilles:
 
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What a touching story. Loved reading it. Thank you for taking the time to post it. What an awful fate to be suffered by anyone, let alone a young 19 year-old, so far from home.
 
Marion
 
     I remember hearing about the Rapido River disaster. and also the
 Salerno landing.    Rocky