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Steve: Greetings and welcome... I am the son of PFC Edward J. Gallant, BAR man, 350th, 2nd. Battalion, Company E and I am sorry to report that my father,...
Jeff Gallant
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May 1, 2008
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Gary......... I had no idea you were in Italy... Godspeed Sir........... good luck and safe travels... Thank you for what you do........... Jeff Gallant Gary...
Jeff Gallant
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Jeff, Thanks for the reply. As I said, I grew up in Rumford. It IS still a small mill town across the river from Mexico. I am 26 right now, and do not know any...
Steve Milligan
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May 1, 2008
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I paroosed the national archives online and got a tiny bit more info on my pepe. He enlisted on November 19th, 1942 at Fort Devens in Mass. His serial # -...
Steve Milligan
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Apologies for the numerous posts. I'll try and make this my last for a bit. I just found his POW record as well. Perhaps someone here knows a thing or two...
Steve Milligan
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Steve........ in the back of the book, the Blue Devils in Italy, by John P. Delaney, there is an extensive list of names of the men who were wounded, who...
Jeff Gallant
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May 1, 2008
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jeff, huh .... i'mnot in italy .. gs ... Sir........... good luck and safe travels... ... moving to ... not ... published ... Research Website. Now over 2000...
Gary Smith
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May 1, 2008
10:35 pm
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steve, feel free and welcome to post as much as you want when you want .. as long as it's coherent and you can keep it somehow linked back to ww2. if your...
Gary Smith
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Steve, Read your story and cried. Yes, the prisoners were denied their Red Cross packages by the Nazis and the Japanese, and if they did sell them, it was not...
Patti Peebles
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May 2, 2008
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Gary.. my mistake.. thought you were..... Best.. Jeff Gary Smith <hello@...> wrote: jeff, huh .... i'mnot in italy .. gs ... Sir........... good luck...
Jeff Gallant
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May 2, 2008
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Thanks for your reply Patti! I wouldn't think that the Red Cross would charge our POW's...it sounded outrageous. That's what my Pepe said though, so regardless...
Steve Milligan
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May 2, 2008
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One more try, I exceeded the msg filesize limit..shrunk the image a bit. ... -- Steve Milligan Freelance 3D Designer http://www.stevem3d.com Farmington, ME ...
Steve Milligan
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Jeff, I'm sorry I don't know Jud. Farmington IS a fairly small town however, so I will keep my eyes peeled. Chances are I'd come across him one of these days, ...
Steve Milligan
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May 2, 2008
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unfortunately the RED CROSS does charge for every little bit they do from care packages to GI's to helping victims left homeless of fires and even for the...
Laura Morris
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May 2, 2008
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Laura, I'm really sorry to hear that. I also am really disappointed to think that an organization like the red cross would do such a thing. I will certainly be...
Steve Milligan
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jeff, believe me, if i had a crystal ball and didn't have my german shepherd i'd WOULD be in italy right now. but i couldn't leave my dog and i couldn't have...
Gary Smith
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steve, i'm not watching the message board very closely. if you are having any problems uploading pictures let me know via email at: hello@... and i'll...
Gary Smith
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hello everybody, fyi, there is a group of pictures on ebay right now. starting bid atf $140. i'm looking for pictures of my uncle and the seller is sending me...
Gary Smith
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"Myths & Legends About the Red Cross I.Famous Red Cross doughnut sales during World War II A.World War II ended almost 50 years ago but Dear Abby or Dear Ann...
Patti Peebles
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May 3, 2008
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Steve, There's 2 or 3 other people on the list whose family member was a POW and I'm trying to aquire as much info about 88th POWs as I can for my website...
Gary Smith
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Steve, I have copied a piece of "Info" for you information re: Red Cross. I do not doubt for one minute such things happened, but it was not done at the...
Patti Peebles
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May 3, 2008
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Laura, Please do not get me wrong, I do not work for or have any affiliation with the Red Cross, I just posted what I read re:WWII and Red Cross. I am a big...
Patti Peebles
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May 3, 2008
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Thank you and yes we did from the Salvation Army, so I give everytime I can to them! Pluse we were lucky to have family to support us in our time of need and...
Laura Morris
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G, I forgot I have a daughter-in-law how is German and she is fluent in English and german so if you need anything transcribed, she maybe willing to do it just...
Laura Morris
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hI lAURA, I AGREE. I am a member of an organization "Freedom Salute", who offer aide to the families of servicemen and women and soldiers, I am going to...
Patti Peebles
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laura, no, not now..i'm getting ready to move and my mail is going to get lost for a couple of months .. also i think i want somebody close to do the nazi...
Gary Smith
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That is a nice write up, cut unfortunately I have first hand knowledge of the fact that they told us up front that we would be charged for anything they did...
Laura Morris
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May 3, 2008
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Patti, Please don't take me wrong, my son has to pay for his meals of 350 euro bi-monthly, which will increase now that he is in Iraq. I also know that he had...
Laura Morris
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May 3, 2008
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steve, i'm cracking up .. you're in 3d computer graphics right? i bet you spent some time reading and posting to the "experts forums" to learn what you know .....
Gary Smith
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May 3, 2008
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Laura, No need to apologize. You have every right to your feelings. I am just sorry you and yours have had to experience such unscrupulous behavior. It is sad...
Patti Peebles
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