Wilbur Dickens 540th Combat Engineer

[Walt's Daughter]

Update... I just sent an email to the editor of the paper.

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Dear Angie:

 

I am the daughter of a 540th Combat Engineer, who passed away when I was 12. To make a very long story short, I've always wanted to know more about my dad's military history and finally after many failed attempts in the past, I struck gold about 15 months ago and now have a wealth of information on my dad and his unit. I created and dedicated a site to my father and his fellow combat engineers and have also become the official historian for the 540th.

 

I have been very blessed since beginning my venture in the spring of 2004 and am now in contact with approximately two dozen 540th vets and/or their children and grandchildren. I plan on meeting one of the gentlemen this summer, a man named Bill Vander Wall of Company A, who happens to live in my same state of Michigan.

 

Of course I am always searching for more information and to make my quest even easier, I signed up for a Google Search Alert a few months ago. Every time it finds something related to the 540th CE, it sends me a notification. Well imagine my utter surprise when I received a Google Flash this morning regarding Thomas Dickens.

 

http://www.tiftongazette.com/content/1/779...generations.htm

 

I immediately sat down to compose this letter to you. My wish of course is to get in contact with Mr. Dickens as soon as possible, and I was hoping that you could arrange that for me. Please relay my interest. I have included all my contact information below.

 

Angie this would really make my summer! As you know these soldiers aren't getting any younger, so I frantically try to compile all their stories for my site and for the book I am writing on the 540th Engineers.

 

I look forward to hearing from you. Oh by the way, where is Tifton? We have a daughter, son-in-law and a granddaughter who live in Acworth, GA.

 

Sign me excited in Michigan,

 

Marion J Chard

Proud daughter of Walter (Monday) Poniedzialek

540th Combat Engineer WWII

http://www.6thcorpscombatengineers.com/

 

 

PO Box 147

Alger, MI 48610-0147

989-859-8418 (cell with voice mail)