Hi Jim, Welcome to the group. I have a ton of stuff but I'm not sure of who is still alive from the people who have been in contact with the mtmestas.com...
Hello, I am researching my uncle, PVT Walter E. Ries, 350th INF 88th Div. He was KIA on Oct 10, 1944 and his family passed his Purple Heart down to me. I would...
Gale: Greetings......... Have you researched the operational journal records for the dates that you cite in October 1944. Surprisingly enough, I did that...
new to this site. Have just started digging for info on my fathers service record with the 88th div-351st Infantry div--company e. From his records which he...
Steve........ welcome in........ good stuff happens here to learn and study the heroism of our fathers and in some cases....... grandfathers............... My...
Well with lots of luck and research this incrediable site provided me with the acutual pages of documents wrote by LT Fred Cowan jr of the battle in which my...
Steve, At some point soon though I'd like to have a pow section for the mtmestas.com website and if you would like to contact me at hello@... I'd like...
Hello everybody. Anybody looking to start a picture collection there is an item on ebay of 2 photo albums from the 349th IR, text below. The bidding is up to ...
Hello everybody, There was some earlier questions about 88th POWs and I have located a little bit on the internet from personal websites. Here's a short ...
Hello everybody, Here's another great surprise to share with you all. A fellow from Australia has contacted me about his father who fought in Italy, presumably...
Hello, My name is Kurt Skarjune. My father Robert Skauradchun served with the Blue Devils in Italy From December 1945 thru December 1946. He was in the 351st...
There's a handful of ww2 sites out there that are just astounding. The big size sites are hard to organize and navigate, much less acquiring and preparing the...
Hi Kurt I would suggest becoming a member and getting on the newletter list of the 88th Division Association. They have about the closest ties to living...
Fred was my granduncle. According to his grave marker he was a private in the HQ Company, 351 Infantry. On 30 June 1944 he was admitted to "a military hospital...
Bob, My dad, David Gettner, was also a private in HQ Company in the 351st, from 1942 through 1945. He is recently deceased unfortunately, but I'll look through...
Hi Bob, I was looking for this and see that the pages on the website aren't linked properly. This is a leftover from when I renamed bunch of files a while ago...
Ok..I posted 4 pages for the 351st for the end of June 44 to the photo gallery here at the Yahoo group. There might be a lag time before they show up. There...
Hi, A search of the registry says he FOUGHT ON GUADALCANAL. If this is him and that's true then I don't think he was in the 88th / 351st. Send me your info and...
351st Infantry Regiment Picture - 1945 I posted to the photo gallery a preview sample of some pics that will be on the website later. It comes from a group...
Hi Gary, That was my posting at the registry. I did that before I learned that he had in fact been in Italy. I need to correct that if I can. Bob _____ From:...
Thanks for this Gary. There was one notation that confirmed something I had heard from one of my Dad's cousins. She told me that Uncle Fred had contracted...
I looked in the back of "The Blue Devils in Italy" which lists all of the medals awarded and his name doesn't show up in any of the units in the 88th. Did you...
Hello everybody, Somebody sent me a picture of some kind of a tool to see if I knew what it was. See picture gallery. Any guesses? Happy New Year ! Regards, ...
My father was LaVaughn Kirkham, army serial number 38 388 081 Squad leader 653, rank Sgt. with Company C 350th Infantry Regiment, 88th Infantry Division. He...
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