Oh my gosh, imagine my utter surprise when I actually ran across my dad's name from a journal I acquired this week from the NARA records. I just started perusing some of the docs that I got from Carolyn Billups this week (my private researcher). Started seeing some names I recognized and of course AM ALWAYS looking for anything on dad. Well five minutes ago I saw this entry, dated
May 24, 1944
This time frame is while the 540th were in Italy. A few weeks after the fall of Rome.
"Pvt. Hughes from hospital to duty. T/5 Poniedzialek from duty to 15th Evacuation Hospital which was in the line of duty. Pvt Arndt from duty to special duty with 469th Engineers at Naples. T/4 Graman, transferred from absent sick to 7th Replacement Depot as per Special Order F56, May 23, 1944 our headquarters."
Proud Daughter of Walter (Monday) Poniedzialek
540th Engineer Combat Regiment, 2833rd Bn, H&S Co, 4th Platoon
There's "No Bridge Too Far"