Sergeant Vincent Consiglio 291st CE

[Walt's Daughter]

Dear Anthony:

 

Sorry it has taken several days to get back with you, but as my site grows and my research continues to expand, it makes it harder for me to reply as quickly as I would like.

 

I am very pleased that you took the time to write and I will try to help you as much as I can. First off I will post your letter on my forum, in the hope that others will see it and reply. I have done this for many others and several have had success with the Internet exposure.

 

Secondly, you will have to contact NARA in St. Louis for morning reports and NARA in College Park, Maryland for such items as after-action, journals, operation reports, etc. You will need to provide them as much information as possible, such as years the unit served during WWII, the area they served in, regiment and battalion names, etc. The man that was very helpful to me at College Park is:

 

Timothy K. Nenninger,

Chief, Modern Military Records

Textual Archives Services Division

 

http://www.archives.gov/dc-metro/college-p...park/index.html

http://www.archives.gov/st-louis/military-...it-rosters.html

 

Thirdly, here are two contact names for the 291st:

 

Mr. Raymond Nice

Ashland KS

620-635-2827

raylucynice@yahoo.co

 

291st Engineer Combat Bn

Mr. Joseph H. Geary

55 Cottrell Road

Saunderstown, RI 02874

(Newsletter)

(401) 295-7088

 

I have tons of links on my Links Page for WWII sites that are related to museums, The History Channel, etc. Much to many to list here. Please check out my page at http://www.6thcorpscombatengineers.com/links.htm. Everything is listed my category.

 

Lastly, here are numerous links for the 291st. This is not a comprehensive list, but one that should help to get you started.

 

http://www.historynet.com/wwii/blmassacreatmalmedy/

http://www.qmfound.com/malmedy.htm

http://hometown.aol.com/dadswar/bulge/

http://members.iinet.net.au/~gduncan/massacres.html

http://www.hq.usace.army.mil/history/bridge2.htm

http://www.2ndarmoredhellonwheels.com/unitinfo.html

http://www.6thcorpscombatengineers.com/law...awrencepage.htm (my site)

http://www.balagan.org.uk/war/rules/crossf...ios/malmedy.htm

http://www.libraries.psu.edu/delaware/vide.../warfilms2.html

http://www.hbo.com/apps/band/site/client/s...ry.jsp?exid=252 (you can no longer contact the names on this page through email)

http://troopships.pier90.org/crossings/1943b.htm

http://www.6thcorpscombatengineers.com/engforum/index.php?showtopic=275 (an article on my forum)

http://www.battlefieldbks.com/index.cgi?ca...6207&pid=000250 (book)

 

I understand your urgency from the bottom of my heart. If you have looked through my site, you have seen that I am in the process of collecting information and writing a book on the men from engineering units of VI Corps. Time is of the essence because before long the personal memories will be gone forever.

 

I would love to create a page for your father on my site. I look forward to hearing from you in the near future and hope that I have provided some helpful info. Oh before I forget, I also found some info on this unit in my engineer's book and will try and scan it for you within the next several days. I will send the info to you via email and will also post it on the forum along with your letter and my response to you this evening.

 

Continued success and my best regards to your father.

 

Warm regards,

Marion J Chard

Proud Daughter of Walter (Monday) Poniedzialek

VI Corps, 540th Combat Engineer WWII

http://www.6thcorpscombatengineers.com

Essayons!