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31 October 2006 Captain Malcolm Erickson of the 509th Fighter Squadron, 405th Fighter Group went missing on 23 March 1945 and remains missing to this day. He is mentioned at the Wall of the Missing at Margraten.
Also added FS Reuben Scragg from Napier, New Zealand. He was an observer with 12 Squadron. His Wellington was brought down by flak on a mission to Essen on 9 March 1942. He and two of his crew are buried at Bergen War Cemetery.
10 October 2006 Added Pvt Ernest L. Baer from Ohio. Not much is known about him. He was with the 159th Infantry Regiment and killed in a non-battle accident on 7 June 1945. He rests at Margraten.
15 August 2006 P/O Frederick Woodman was a navigator on a Mosquito with 23 Squadron. He and his pilot, F/L Grimwood, were killed on a Intruder mission on 22 July 1944. Their Mosquito crashed near Woubrugge, where P/O Woodman is buried today. F/L Grimwood is buried at Bergen-Op-Zoom War Cemetery and will be added later.
Also updated F/O Casper Haboian's page. He was a pilot with 363rd Tactical Reconnaissance Group and went missing on 18 March 1945.
8 August 2006
To my great delight I was contacted by Mr. Ken Mullin today. Ken's dad, J. Daniel Mullin is the author of "Another Six-Hundred". This book is about the authors experiences (and much more) during the first 85 days of war of Destroyer Division 59 in the Pacific. DD 59 participated in the Java Sea battle. "Another Six-Hundred" is a must for everyone interested in Naval History, the war in the Pacific or personal recollections. This book has it all. It is very well researched and written. It was published in 1984 and is available through Ken's website www.anothersixhundred.com. This was the very first self-published book that I acquired and it triggered my passion for collecting these books. I HIGHLY recommend this book to everyone.
2 August 2006 Added a link to the website of the 70th Infantry Division Association. The website of the 70th Infantry Division is one of the best, if not the best, of its kind with a wealth on information on the division. They also have a very active e-mail list and a great group of enthusiastic veterans and volunteers that have been more than a great help to me in preparing the pages of the 70th Infantry Division men buried at Margraten.
31 July 2006 Added this Unknown Airman who is buried at Amsterdam New Eastern Cemetery. His date of death is 20 July 1942.
30 July 2006
P/O Richard Dose from Solana Beach, California was an American who joined the R.C.A.F. He was a spitfire pilot with 402 Squadron and was killed on 8 June 1943 while on a Rhubarb mission between Haarlem and Den Haag. He is buried at Den Haag. Many thanks to W. Peter Fydenchuk, author of Immigrants of War, for permission to use of the picture of P/O Dose and the information about his time in the R.C.A.F.
26 July 2006 I added the remaining four men of the 517th Regimental Combat Team that are buried at Margraten. Pfc Leonard Stevens from Rowan County, KY was killed in the Huertgen Forest on 3 February 1945. He was with G Company. Pvt Everette Rice, from Virginia was killed on 7 February. 1Lt Thomas Rea and Cpl Frank Hayes were the last casualties of the RCT during the war. They died on the 9th of February, the day that the RCT was taken off the frontline, never to be committed to combat again.
25 July 2006
Added the pilot and co-pilot of a 48 squadron Dakota that was shot down dropping supplies or towing gliders on 21 September 1944 during Operation Market Garden. Their Dakota crashed near the village of Zeeland. Pilot P/O David Webb (picture) from Fairmount, Canada and co-pilot F/S Denis Plear from Hillingdon, Middlesex are buried at the Roman Catholic Cemetery in Zeeland.
24 July 2006 Added Sgt Jan Wierchowicz of 303 (Polish) Squadron. He was shot down on a Ranger mission on 1 November 1944 and is buried at Amsterdam New Eastern Cemetery.
Added the above website to the Links page. This is a great site on all Polish casualties in The Netherlands. Very highly recommended!
22 July 2006 F/O Arthur Morlidge from Lloydminster, Saskatchewan was a navigator on a 419 squadron Wellington. He and his crew were shot down on a mission to Krefeld on 2 October 1942 by Flak and crashed near the Dutch town of Volkel. Today they are buried at Uden War Cemetery. Many thanks to Gerald Morlidge for the pictures and information about his Great Uncle.
20 July 2006
Today, 93 years ago, Joseph Mero was born, the eldest of three children to Leon and Mary Mero. He enlisted into the US Army from Cedarhurst, NY in 1942. He volunteered for the paratroopers and after training was attached to HQ Co, 2nd Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. T4 Mero participated in the Normandy invasion and on 17 September 1944 jumped into Holland. He was wounded on September 24 and succumbed to his wounds on October 9th. T4 Mero is buried at Long Island National Cemetery, NY. Many thanks go to his sister Margaret who helped me with a great story about Joseph's life and his picture.
Also added the unit page for the 11 Operational Training Unit
18 July 2006 Lt. James Sedgwick from Whixley, Yorkshire was with 8th Battalion, The Rifle Brigade. He was killed near Tiel on 10 March 1945 under unknown circumstances. He lies buried in Zoelen General Cemetery.
Also buried here are two Dutch soldiers, Soldaat (pvt) Jacobus Ten Haken from Mijdrecht and Soldaat Johannes Nieuwenhuijzen from Wissenkerke. They were attached to an Anti Aircraft unit and were killed near Zoelen on 11 May 1940.
17 July 2006 Nothing is known about F/S Harold Wise from Sanderstead, Surrey. He was a spitfire pilot with 165 squadron and was shot down near Geldermalsen on 5 September 1944, while on a ground attack mission.
Also buried at this cemetery is an Unknown Marine who died on 23 April 1945.
14 July 2006
F/S Lionel Williams, from Ladysmith, British Colombia, was tail gunner on Halifax DG228 of 405 Squadron. His plane was shot down over Holland on 2 October 1942 on a mission to Krefeld. The whole crew perished in the crash, as did two children in the house on which the bomber unfortunately crashed. The whole crew lies buried at Noordwijk General Cemetery. F/S Williams is buried with Sgt George Shannon from Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.
27 June 2006 Pvt Laverne Johnson was from Jamestown, New York. He was with the 508th PIR and was killed on a hill side near Berg en Dal on 20 September 1944. Germans fiercely attacked and captured Beek and moved on Berg en Dal. The attack was repelled but at great cost to the Americans. Beek was recaptured later on the 21st. Pvt Johnson was reburied at Lake View Cemetery, Jamestown, New York, after the war.
26 June 2006 Added Pvt Jean Shindler from H Company, 508 PIR, 82nd Airborne Division. He was from DuPage County, Illinois and was killed on 21 September 1944 during the fighting for Beek. His grave stone mentions the date of 24 September, but this is likely to be a mistake.
Sgt Kenneth Benson from Minnesota was also part of H company and was also killed in the same action as Pvt Shindler. Today Pvt Shindler and Sgt Benson are buried at Golden State National Cemetery in San Bruno, California. Many thanks to Gerald Morlidge for providing the pictures of the graves.
20 June 2006 Four Allied soldiers are buried at the Roman Catholic Cemetery in Budel. Not much is known about any of them unfortunately. The men are all from the British army. Trooper Caradoc Williams of 8th Bn, The Royal Northhumberland Fusiliers, 3rd Reconnaissance Regiment was killed on 21 September 1944. Pvt John Terrell from Co. Durham was with the Royal Army Ordnance Corps and was killed on 21 October 1944 under unknown circumstances. Lt. Richard Edgley was with the 555 Field Company and was killed on 7 November 1944. The fourth person is Pvt Dennis Peck from Lowestoft, Suffolk. He was with the Oxforshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry and killed on 12 November 1944 while his division was preparing to attack across the Wessem canal.
16 June 2006 F/S Rex Newell from Balgowlah, NSW was air gunner of the crew of F/S Wormald which crashed at Opende on 15 February 1944 on a mission to Berlin. F/S Francis Williams from Newcastle, NSW was their Navigator and F/S Hubert Thomas, from North Fitzroy, NSW, the Wireless Operator. The Flight Engineer, Sgt John Darwood was the only Englishman on the crew.
15 June 2006
F/S Jack Wormald was from Dullwich Hill, New South Wales, Australia. He was a pilot on a Halifax with 466 Squadron and was shot down near Opende on 15 February 1944 on a mission to Berlin. F/S Colin Sheldon from Stanthorpe, Queensland was his bomb aimer and F/S Thomas Eastcott an air gunner on his crew. They and the rest of their crew all died on their 7th mission and are buried in Opende.
14 June 2006
Updated F/L Kenneth Berry's page. He was with 103 Squadron and was lost on a mission to Berlin on 15 February 1944. His plane crashed just off Texel were he and most of his crew are now buried. Two of them are still missing.
9 June 2006
Pvt William Askren from Bridgeport, IL was part of a machine gun crew with 2nd platoon, B Company, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment. He jumped into Holland on 17 September 1944 and fought in Nijmegen for the bridge over the Waal river. The next day his company was called to clear the drop zone from Germans who had overrun it. Pvt. Askren went missing on 20 September near Wyler, during a fierce German counter attack. His body was never found and he is mentioned on the Wall of the Missing at Margraten. Many thanks to his brother Jack and Jim Allardyce, who was part of William's machine gun crew.
7 June 2006
Udated F/S Kenneth Rosevear's Page. He was an observer with 428 squadron and was lost on a mission to Kiel on 5 April 1943. His plane crashed in the Waddenzee and Kenneth is still missing. He is commemorated at the Runnymede Memorial. Thanks to Doug Rosevear for the pictures and information.
4 June 2006 Pvt Garrett Hughes was born in 1923 in Fayetteville, North Carolina. He joined the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division and participated in Operation Market Garden. He was killed on 2 October 1944 during a fierce German counter attack on the Wylerbaan near Nijmegen. After the war his body was brought back to the United States. Today he rests in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Many thanks to Mr. Paul Wilson for providing the pictures of Pvt. Hughes grave.
1 June 2006 W/O Clifford Milan from Three Hills, Alberta was lost on 6 March 1943 on a mission to Essen. His Halifax crashed into the Waddenzee off Harlingen and the whole crew was lost. All are commemorated at the Runnymede Memorial.
30 May 2006 F/S John Lamb from Wellington, New Zealand was lost on 21 December 1943 when his 76 Squadron Halifax crashed into the North Sea. He was on a mission to Frankfurt. His body washed ashore at Castricum where he is buried. Only one other member of his crew was ever found.
29 May 2006 Sunday 28 May I attended the Memorial Day ceremony at the Margraten Military Cemetery. It never ceases to impress me with how much dignity the US honors their war dead. I am honored that I could attend this Ceremony which was attended by many dignitaries and guests from both countries. Among them were the US Ambassador to the Netherlands, the honorable Roland Arnall, Dutch Defense minister Kamp, General David D. McKiernan, commander of the US forces in Europe and 7th Army and several families of men buried at Margraten. I wish everybody had a reflective Memorial Day and paid tribute to the men who died for our freedom.
25 May 2006
Pfc Raymond Szwak from Camden, New Jersey, lied about his age in order to join the US Army at age 16. He volunteered for the Parachute Infantry and participated with the 513th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne Division in Operation Varsity on 24 March 1945. He was killed on the same day, north of Wesel, Germany. He is buried at Margraten.
24 May 2006 1Lt Benjamin Potts from Winchester, Virginia, was a platoon leader with D Company, 81st Tank Battalion, 5th Armored Division. He died of concussion on 12 December 1944 in the Huertgen forest when a tank by which he walked hit a mine. His body however was never recovered and he is still listed as Missing in Action and is commemorated at the Margraten Memorial.
22 May 2006 I added the following links to the links page:
www.heroesforever.nl - site by Rick Mommers about the graves he adopted at Margraten and which he researched at great length.www.soldiersoffreedom.nl - Site by Jean-Louis, Monika and Rob Vijgen about the graves that they have adopted at Margraten and Henri-Chapelle Cemeteries.
20 May 2006 F/L Wilbur Turner from Waterville, Quebec was the pilot of Stirling BF505 of 218 squadron that was shot down on a mission to Dortmund on 5 May 1943. Sgt William Forth from Morden, Surrey was his Flight Engineer. Their plane crashed between Dokkum and Murmerwoude, killing four of the crew. They are today buried at Damwoude General Cemetery.
18 May 2006 Pvt Archie Miller from Hannibal, NY was with the 327th Glider Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. He was killed during Operation Market Garden, most likely during the German counter attack on Veghel on 22 September 1944. Many thanks to Michel Duijzings who has adopted his grave at Margraten.
17 May 2006
16 May 2006 Not much is known about Cpl Charles Guilbault from Vermont. He was killed in action near Obermuehlthal, near the France/German border on 11 January 1945. His unit, G Company, 275th Infantry Regiment, 70th Infantry Division was involved in heavy fighting with German forces in the aftermath of German Operation Nordwind.
Pfc Thomas Foster from Michigan and Pfc Harold Graham from Utah are thought to have drowned while on R&R in Valkenburg, The Netherlands, four days after the German surrender. They were from H company, 275th Infantry Regiment, 70th Infantry Division. With these two men, all men of the 70th Infantry Division buried at Margraten have been added. Special thanks go to the people of the 70th Infantry Division Association, especially Col. Frank Ellis, Diane Kessler, Steve Dixon (webmaster Trailblazer website) and Ed Lane.
15 May 2006
Pfc Joseph Lucas was with the 882nd Field Artillery Battalion of the 70th Infantry Division. He was accidentally shot by a fellow guard on 26 May 1945 when a group of German civilians tried to break into a food warehouse near Hanau, Germany. Thanks to his grandson, Christopher Shaw, for allowing me to use material and pictures of Pfc Lucas from his own website.
14 May 2006 Added Sgt Arnold Hawvermale from Ohio. He was killed on a patrol near the French town of Obermuehlthal on 11 January 1945. He was with G Company, 275th Infantry Regiment, 70th Infantry Division. Killed in the same action was Pfc Francisco Aguilar from New Mexico. Many thanks to the 70th Infantry Division Association for providing the material about all the 70th Infantry Division casualties buried at Margraten.
11 May 2006 Added Pfc William Kimbrough from Oklahoma. He was with the 276th Infantry Regiment, 70th Infantry Division and died of non battle injury on 8 June 1945. His gravestone states 1944. Besides that unfortunately nothing is known about him. He is buried at Margraten.
10 May 2006
Sgt Charles Topping from Marysville, Ontario was lost on 26 August 1941 when his 226 Squadron Blenheim was shot down on an anti-shipping mission off the Dutch Coast. Sgt Stanley Burdon's body washed ashore on the Dutch coast and is buried at Bergen. Sgt Topping and Sgt Smith are still missing and are commemorated at the Runnymede Memorial.
Also updated driver Tommy Austin's page. Tommy was with the 858 Quarrying Coy, Royal Engineers, and was on his way to Normandy when the ship he was on was torpedoed. Mr. Rhyddian Masters was with Tommy in the 858th and survived the torpedoing. Tommy's body washed ashore on the island of Texel were he is buried.
9 May 2006 Wing Commander Norman Crockart was born in South Africa in 1909. He was educated in England and joined the Royal Air Force in 1932. In June 1940, at age 31, he assumed command of 50 Squadron and was lost two weeks later on a mission to Hanover. He is buried at Callantsoog churchyard. Many thanks to Evert Rentenaar for the material on W/C Crockart and the pictures.
7 May 2006 F/O Leonard Hill from Hamilton, Ontario was air gunner on the 426 squadron bomber that crashed on 17 June 1944. I have added some of his crew members in the previous days. F/O Hill is buried at Amsterdam New Eastern Cemetery.
6 May 2006
F/O John Tabor (picture) from Ottawa, Canada was the pilot of the 426 squadron Halifax that crashed into the North Sea on 17 June 1944. Members of his crew are buried in different cemeteries along the Dutch coast. F/O Tabor is buried at Makkum, Friesland.
Also added his air gunner, F/O William Carson, from Seaforth, Ontario. He is buried at Amsterdam.
3 May 2006 Added Sgt Ronald McArthur from Rora, Aberdeenshire. Sgt McArthur was a Flight Engineer on a Lancaster with 207 Squadron and was lost over the North Sea on 22 June 1944, on a mission to Wesseling. This night many planes came down in Holland and the North Sea off the Dutch coast. A full list will be added later. Sgt McArthur's body washed ashore near Castricum where he is buried.
Sgt McArthur is buried in a communal grave with F/O Francis McQueen from Canada. Not much is known about him but he and his crew from 426 RCAF squadron were lost on 17 June 1944, five days before Sgt McArthur. The members of P/O McQueen's crew are buried in five different cemeteries along the Dutch coast.
28 April 2006 Pvt John Sersha from Minnesota was with Co F, 325th Glider Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division. He landed near Nijmegen on 23 September 1944 during Operation Market Garden and went MIA on 27 September during the bitter fighting in the Kiekberg Forest. He is still missing and commemorated at the Margraten Wall of the Missing.
23 April 2006 Cpl Thomas Thorne from Trenton, New Jersey was with the 315th Infantry Regiment, 79th Infantry Division. He was killed on the first day of Operation Varsity, the crossing of the Rhine on 24 March 1945. He was killed while on patrol near the town of Dinslaken, Germany. He rests at Margraten.
21 April 2006 Updated F/O John Swanson's page. F/O Swanson was the pilot of a 78 Squadron Halifax that was shot down on 23 September 1944 near Weert by a German night fighter. He rest at Weert with two of his crew mates, while a fourth, Sgt Nutbrown, is buried at Nederweert.
Also added Pfc Kenneth Smith. Pfc Smith was with the 5th US Infantry Division and was killed on 12 April 1945 in the Ruhr pocket. He is buried at Margraten
15 April 2006
Updated the pages of F/O Gordon Hudson from New Zealand and F/O Maurice Gant (picture) from Canada. They flew in a mosquito of 571 squadron and were lost on a mission to Berlin on 27 March 1945. Their "mossie" collided with another plane from the same squadron. They are buried at Zevenhuizen.
6 April 2006 F/L Thomas McCrorie was a pilot on a Stirling bomber with 75 Squadron. He was shot down by Oblt Linke on 23 June 1943 and lies buried at Molkerwerum. His navigator was P/O William Stuckey from Mildenhall, Suffolk. He is buried at Makkum Protestant Churchyard.
Also updated P/O Desmon Snape's page. His 141 squadron mosquito was shot down on 24 February 1944. His navigator survived. P/O Snape is buried at Loppersum.
5 April 2006 Added P/O Kenneth Taylor from Hamilton, Canada. He was the pilot of a Hampden I with 408 Squadron that was lost on a mission to Essen on 3 June 1942. He is buried at Medemblik General Cemetery.
4 April 2006
Updated S/Sgt Robert Valentik's page. His portrait picture was sent to me by Adrian Leist, daughter of the tail gunner on the B17 that had S/Sgt Valentik as its radio operator. Their B17 was lost on 4 February 1944 and crashed off the Dutch coast in the North Sea. Also many thanks to his sister Delores who wrote me some personal notes about her brother.
Also updated Sgt Tristram Palmer's page. He was second pilot on a Stirling with 214 Squadron that was shot down on 3 July 1942. He lies buried with his crew at Westernieland. Mr. Rick Catt provided a picture of Tristram while he was with 23 O.T.U. at Pershore in February 1942, just before he became operational.
2 April 2006 Updated P/O Cecil Jones's page. Cecil joined the Royal Air Force from Northern Rhodesia during an adventurous life, which took his family from England via South Africa to Rhodesia. Thanks to Mrs. Glenys Sefton Jones.
1 April 2006 F/S Arthur Wilkinson from Toronto, Ontario was a mid upper gunner with 115 Squadron. F/S Keith Bell from Cunnamulla, Queensland, Australia was the bomb aimer on the same crew. Their Lancaster was shot down on 29 December 9143 on a mission to Berlin. Four of the seven crew perished in the crash. They are buried at Weert (Tungelroij) Roman Catholic Cemetery. Sgt Laurence Jones and Sgt Graham Johnson, both from Birmingham, are the two other crew members buried here.
31 March 2006 Added F/L Robert Tighe from Canada. He was a pilot with 428 squadron and was lost on 5 April 1943 on a mission to Kiel. He is buried at Wierum. Also buried at this cemetery is an Unknown Airman, buried on 3 May 1943.
On 11 September 1944, Lt William Lewis departed for a combat mission over Germany. Sometime during that mission, he vanished and was presumed dead. His disappearance remained a mystery for 58 years. Courtesies of the Heart is the story of the mission and the long search for Lt Lewis. Complete with personal letters, official correspondence and bureaucratic tangles, this is an intensely personal account of the grief of a young widow and the mother of the fallen airman.
This highly recommended book can be obtained from the publisher. If you live in the US, you can also get the book directly form the author, Kenneth Breaux. Mail me for his e-mail address. Visit this page for more background information on the mission.
20 March 2006 Updated Sgt Robert Gunson's page. Robert was with the 305th Bomb Group and was lost on a mission to Huls, Germany on 22 June 1943. Four of his crew died when their B17 crashed near Valburg in The Netherlands. Thanks to Chris Coffman.
17 March 2006 Pfc Robert Fortener was the second oldest in a family of seven children. Born in Ottoville, Ohio, he joined the Army in 1943, after he finished high school. He was attached to the 7th AIB, 8th Armored Division. Robert was killed by a sniper on 11 April 1945 in the German town of Unna. He is buried at Margraten. Many thanks to his sister, Helen Fortener, for helping me with his page.
16 March 2006 1Lt James Haddox was from Los Angeles, California. He was a pilot on a B17 with the 100th Bomb Group and was lost on a raid to Emden on 11 December 1943. His whole crew except two is still MIA. 1Lt Haddox is mentioned on the Wall of the Missing at Margraten. Thanks to his grandson, Rich McGuire.
13 March 2006 Pvt Carl Larsen was from Illinois. He was attached to the 41st Infantry Battalion, 2nd Armored Division and was killed on 1 March 1945 in Germany. Unfortunately not much is known about him. His grandson Jason is looking for information about him and the battle in which he was killed. Please get in touch with us if you have any information.
7 March 2006 Pfc Charles Syer was with Company A, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. He was killed by German artillery during a company sized crossing of the Rhine river near Himmelgeist, Germany on 12 April 1945. Company A suffered heavy casualties in this action late in the war. Pfc Syer is buried with several of his buddies at Margraten.
Also killed in this action and buried at Margraten is T5 Alex Abercrombie. Alex was born in the United Kingdom in 1921, moved to the United States and joined the army in 1942.
2 March 2006
Added P/O Nigel Keable from Surbiton, Surrey. P/O Keable was a spitfire pilot with 603 Squadron and was lost on 5 August 1941 during a Circus mission. His body was recovered off the beach at Noordwijk were he is buried. Thanks to Dennis Peschier, Curtis Keable and David Ross.
24 January 2006 Updated T/Sgt Albert Martin's page. T/Sgt Martin was an American wireless operator on Detached Service with 44 Squadron RAF. His crew was shot down on their second mission on a raid to Wesseling. T/Sgt Martin is still Missing and is commemorated at the Margraten Wall of the Missing. Thanks to his granddaughter Vicky for the additional information.
11 January 2006 Today, 62 years ago, saw a major air battle in the skies over Holland and Germany. No less than 60 US bombers were shot down on an maximum effort mission to Braunschweig, Oschersleben and Halberstadt. Sgt Ralph Lab from Ohio was a radio operator on one of six B17s of 533rd Bomb Squadron, 381st Bomb group, that did not return. Their B17 was hit by flak and had to abort the mission, but crashed into the IJsselmeer with only one survivor. Sgt Lab is mentioned on the Wall of the Missing at Margraten.
8 January 2006 Sgt Stanley Burdon from Barnsley was an observer on a Blenheim IV with 226 Squadron. He was lost on an anti-shipping mission off the Dutch coast on 26 August 1941. Sgt Burdon's body washed ashore and is buried at Bergen General Cemetery. His two crewmates, Sgt Gilbert Smith from Australia and Canadian Sgt Charles Topping are still missing and are commemorated at the Runnymede Memorial. They will be added at a later date.
The Screaming Ducks Living History Association is a Dutch re-enactment group that is dedicated to A Company, 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. Not only do they pay tribute to this unit and division by performing at a host of WW2 related events, they also educate children about the history of the unit and especially about its role in Operation Market-Garden.
The Screaming Ducks are organizing a large Liberation and Remembrance weekend on 29 and 30 April 2006 near Hemmen, on "The Island", which is where the 101st Airborne Division was dug in in October 1944. A large WW2 style field camp will be build, where the members will stay over the weekend and were visitors are welcome. There will be a Remembrance Service and a 70 Km long parade with many WW2 vehicles, from Harley motorbikes to Sherman tanks! On Saturday night there will be a U.S.O. Show with big band, while Sunday the field is open to the public. For this event WW2 veterans will come over, who will be the guests of honour and special attention will go to children. For much more information about this GREAT event that you should not miss, visit the Screaming Ducks website by clicking on this banner!
6 January 2006 S/Sgt Robert Wold from Illinois went missing during the fighting for Tangermunde on the Elbe river on 12 April 1945. He was with the 46th Infantry Battalion, 5th Armored Division.
3 January 2006
T/Sgt Benjamin Dyl was from Camden, New Jersey. He was sent as a replacement to the 47th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division, just after the division had taken Saarlautern in Germany. T/Sgt Dyl went missing on a patrol on 15 January 1945 and died as a POW a few weeks later. He is buried at Margraten.
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