I had the privilege of meeting Mr. Beyrle about 10 years ago in Ste Mere Eglise during the week of June 6th. There were many people around but as...
Yes now THATS a cave!! When I was younger I remember reading something about a reference to McAuliffe being in a "cave" during the siege so I...
Yes, Prior to the war it had been a Belgian military installation located generally toward the center of town. The "cave" as it referred to,...
I was there a few years ago, it was quite an experience. Here is an update I received today from Reg Jans and Filip Willems who are guides around...
I'm not a relic collector, I don't even own a metal detector but I've done a bit of detecting with others in Normandy, Holland, and in the Bulge...
Hi Slipdigit, I believe the 31st was quite a division, I know my uncle was proud to have served with them. Unfortunately I feel that the...
Hello Mr. Marlowe, Thank you for your service and thank you for participating in this fascinating thread. With respect to prisoners; do you...
Thanks everyone for the warm welcome. Hi Greg, no, neither of my uncles were in the airborne (one was in an independent tank Btn that landed D+3...
Hi Bob, I am quite familiar with your website, and the battle of Grandmenil. In fact last month I was in Sadzot researching the "Sadsack affair"...
Love those pictures, my favorite is the Bette Grable photo. Apparently she ( or whomever made the jacket) was partial to the 8th ID. But I have to...
Hi my name is Kevin Distel I'm from the US, NJ in particular, (recently moved over from Manhattan). I'm new to this forum, I've lurked for a while...
I'm sorry I did not see this post sooner. I was privileged to have been in the Netherlands during the week of the 65th Anniversary of OMG. During...
