Love these photos Russ and Joe. Thank both of you for taking the time to post them.
Marilyn, I too am still laughing at the melon and lost jeep story. As soon as I read that one, I went into the store and told it to my hubby. He got a big kick out of it too. Makes you appreciate what they went through even more huh? I mean, look how excited a few guys were over a melon patch. That patch had to seem like a million bucks. The photo was priceless.
One of the things that make your stories so good, is that they cover the smaller things in the war, such as your paragraph regarding the jeep. That gives me a real feel for the everyday and I for one love reading about it.
And of course the Autobahn story. Ah, the kinds of things that the guys did during the war to keep themselves amused. These are all real treasures Joe and Russ. 
Hey Russ, you never know. Maybe someone one will see these stories and the photos and get in contact with you. It's happened several times on this site. I've had the pleasure of getting some old buddies back together and/or getting them in touch with the children and grandchildren of their ol' friends.
I find so often now that people will sit at their computers and just start typing in their units and the names of men they fought with. Some are so surprised when they come up with results. That's one of the BEST things about the Internet! 
Proud Daughter of Walter (Monday) Poniedzialek
540th Engineer Combat Regiment, 2833rd Bn, H&S Co, 4th Platoon
There's "No Bridge Too Far"