Michelle, I would be very interested in reading more of your story. Do you have plans to post more here, or are you intending to publish? I love...
Thanks Mortman...What I post here is truly from the heart. Being raised in a home headed by a WWII Vet was not always a 'beach' but damn, it it...
Dad's heritage was (mother) Ist generation Scotch and (father) 1st generation German. He went to Canada in 1941 to enlist in their army as the...
Mary, I emailed two pictures to you and the ones posted here can been seen in the Members Gallery. Just find my name in the alpha list and click...
Skipper, I have uploaded 7 (so far) pictures to my personal folder. I have been pretty lucky with the captions Dad had written on the back sides,...
Erich, What a wonderful service you are providing with your tribute site. Welcome here!
[From back of photograph] Myself {Pvt. Robert Rogge} in drivers seat. Booth (from Miami) standing in 2nd drivers positon. Sherriff in rear. Last...
[From back of photograph] Front view of Carrier showing anti-tank rifle port on the right & the driver in normal driver position on the left....
[From back of photograph] The driver's seat of a Carrier showing steering wheel, gear shift & instument panel on the right. That little slit...
This is a Bren Carrier in Canada in 1942. I do not know the names of the men in the picture.
This is a Pass. The caption in the album says "Dance Night Check" and the date on the back is Oct. 1941.
There are no names on this picture but the caption in the album says "Oct. '41 "B" Coy., CA(B) T.C. Joliette, Que., Basic Training.
This picture was taken on 9/12/1941 in front of the Jacques Cartier (spelling?) Barracks, Montreal, Quebec. No names were written on the picture...
I have been away from here for too many months...I was 'home' last weekend and found more of Dad's stories...most are about WWI aviation but I...
It can seem 'useless' when our heroes die from 'silly' accidents after surviving so much in the war, and the rest of their lives. But, as I am...
http://www.bradfordera.com/obituaries/ SMETHPORT — Robert E. Rogge, 85, of 302 E. Main St., died Friday (Dec. 14, 2007) in Altoona Hospital....
I found this forum the other day when I 'googled' my dad. Someone had started a thread about 5 years ago asking about him and some of his written...
I am not sure where to post about my dad so I will try to cover him in the new member forum. See you there.
My Dad said "You can't fix a rabid dog so you shoot them." And he did shoot every SS "rabid dog" in the back of the head he came across and...
