Hi all,
My name is Kelli ,I did not know my grandfather he died before I was born. I have a book that my grandfather wrote in . While serving in the war. I also have pictures I do not know if any of you are interested. He was part of the 36th engineer , he was born I Arkansas .When he was in WW11 he was married to my grandmother Gene. I hope this enough information to jog some of your memories. I have been doing research on my family history and I would love any information................Kelli
Hello Kelli,
Looking at my lists of WW II Army Enginer units, I find two:
1. the 36th Engineer Combat Group that served in WW II in the Central European Campaigm only , did German Occupation duty and then served in all eight of th Campaigns of the Korean War.
2. the 36th Engineer Combat Regiment that served in the Campaigns of:
Algeria - French Morocco
Tunisia
Sicily
Naples - Foggia
Anzio
Rome-Arno
Southern France
Ardennes - Alsace
Rhineland
and participated in assaults (amphibious) in:
North Africa
Sicily
Salerno
Anzio
Southern France.
Think this was your Grandfather's unit.
Please let me know how far you would like to go in your research. I can supply possible sources.
From Maui, Hawaii
Aloha,
Jim
James G. Davis Member and Historian
1204th Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon
North Africa - Italy - France - Germany
World War II