I then got this email from Harold Whiting this morning. The subject of his email was SMALL WORLD. Indeed! Here is Harold's email:
Good morning:
Last night while looking over O'Barrs pictures I found some info. Not only did I come home through camp roosevelt but they came through Camp San Francisco. This camp was in the same area as camp roosevelt he mentions going to sassion france on pass.
Also you and I wondered how close the 540-th --36th -10th 85th. Guess what the 163rd part of the 1109th group. They helped to build the bridge across the Rhine 163rd AND 157th made up the 1109 group.
Picture 30 of O'Barrs tells of the 163rd c eng working together with these other engineer bn. I think it was Gantry diary that speaks of camp San Francisco. The 157 ©eng bn maintained that bridge at Worms after they left. This info is in the Major Davis part of my story The 157th also worked on the Danube with the O'Barrs.
Small World
HWhiting
Oh, Rod's site can be found here. There are hundreds of great photos. Rod was one of my earliest web contacts, and we have been sharing info for about two years. http://home.bellsouth.net/p/s/community.dl...oupid=89066&ck=
Proud Daughter of Walter (Monday) Poniedzialek
540th Engineer Combat Regiment, 2833rd Bn, H&S Co, 4th Platoon
There's "No Bridge Too Far"