Alexander Weber

Whoa. I checked some of the info ~ my Dad's childhood address is listed. So is the John V. May funeral home, which is my mother's family (and how they met).

And the family name "Veller" is my my grandmother's maiden name.

The gentleman who gathered and organized this might be related to me!

 

So, maybe it's a good time to think about visiting the former homeland
Krasnoyar although a mere dusty village, seems to be an interesting place and judging by youtube videos created there the people are very friendly. The meander of Volga it is located at looks like something from another planet. And of course in Russia there are lots of interesting places to see.

below Krasnoyar (where the "9" is placed) and Volga (click to see in full size):
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That would indeed be an interesting trip.

I must admit though ~ if I ever manage to fly myself over the Atlantic, I will be visiting England, Wales, and Scotland. No personal family history there, but it calls to me anyway.

 

You have to also visit Italy and see where 88 US Inf Div went and what they endured. I am a battlefield guide and have walked the ground that they occupied down on the River Garigliano on Minturno Ridge. It was a grim task from Mar-May 44 and then, 11 May 44, they were part of the enormous attack on the Gustav Line. Once they were rolling they hardly stopped until reaching Rome on 5 Jun 44.

Quite a story.

FdeP

 

That is a wonderful idea! I haven't been overseas since I was 18, but my sister travels to Italy every year. I bet she would like the idea of retracing some of our Dad's steps.

 

The 88 US Inf Div, alongside 85 US Inf Div, had to come off the Minturno-Tufu Ridge, across the Ausonia valley and swing left over the Petrella Massif to reach the coast at Gaeta. From their, the pushed up the coast to reach the southern flank of the Anzio beachhead.

They were pushed through VI (US) Corps, swung right into the Velletri Gap at Valmontone and then pushed up Route 6 towards Rome.

Impressive stuff.

FdeP

 

Hello, I may have some info about Italy and Yougoslavia. There were two zones in this area (called Istria ) the A zone was occupied by American troops from 1945 to 1947 and was eventually returned to Itlay. Zone B was annexed by Yougoslavia.
The U.S commander were :

Col. Alfred Connor Bowman *

July 1945 - July 1947

United States

Col. James Jewett Carnes *
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Territory_of_Trieste










This was the U.S Army exchange storr in Trieste. http://www.freeterritorytrieste.com/zonaa.html



The allies even issued stamsp there : https://www.stampworld.com/fr/stamps/Trieste-Zone-A/

 

Thank you, Skipper! Dad's in Vegas now, (probably with a wine in hand) but I'm going to show him this when he comes home.