Thanks
Friends – Support – Interviews – Donations : 1970-2009
- Mrs Nancy Reagan (First Lady)
- Mr Ronald Reagan (President of the USA)(Thanks for the Letter)
- Mrs Mildred Patterson (Ambassador)(Thanks for the Help)
- Senator Robert Dole (Senator)(Veteran 10th Mountain)(Thanks for the photo Sir)
- Gen Matthew B. Ridgway (US Army)(CO XVIII Airborne Corps)(Thanks for the Dedicates, the photos, the maps, Sir)
- Gen James M. Gavin (US Army)(CO 82nd Airborne Division)(Thanks for the Dedicates, Infos, Letters, Photos and.., Sir)
- Gen Bruce C. Clark (US Army)(CCB 7th Armored Division)(Thanks for the Signatures, Sir)
- Gen William M. Miley (US Army)(CO 17th Airborne Division)(Thanks for the great Pictures Sir)
- Gen William T. Ryder (US Army)(CO Prcht Test Platoon)(Thanks for your time, photos, silk maps, letters, Sir)
- Gen William P. Yarborough (US Army)(CO Prcht TP/2)(Thanks for all the photos, letters, informations, Sir)
- Gen George M. Jones (USMC Abn)(CO 503rd Marine Prcht Regt)
- Gen Edward W. Westlake (US Marines)(31st Infantry Division)(Dear General Westlake, I think I was to young in 84 to understand and realize what you were offering to me. You are the only one person that offered his confidence in my whole life. Tank You from the bottom of my heart)
- Col Charles B. MacDonald, (2ID)(Mac, I don’t really know what to say but there is something I can feel : I miss you)
- Howard S. Bedney, (104ID)
- William C. C. Cavanagh (Will you may be a really strange guy but you are and will always be the Best Military Historian ever in our Battle of the Bulge History. I do really want to thank you for all I’ve learned wille you were working for/with me)
- Theodore B. Wilcox, (104ID)
- Louis S. Wise Jr, (7ID)
- Alvin E. Thomas, (70ID)(Dear Alvin, thanks for the books and the pictures)
- Robert F. Little Jr, (1CAV)
- Roger V. Foeringer, (99ID)
- Lew Conant, (3rd ID)
- Jett J. Johnson, (393/99ID)(son)(Dear Jett, all I did was just to have you in the Foxhole your Dad digged in December 1944. I’m happy we do this)
- James E. Tracy, (3A)
- John S. Linz, (C/394/99ID)
- Pat J. Murphy, (456ABA/82AB)
- John B. Merril, (308MED/330/83ID)
- Mr Ed Sierjeij, (17AB/D)(Dear Ed, it is so painfull to get your name typed in the right way that I’ve forgot how to type it. Thanks for the help and of course for the honor to represent the 17 in Belgium on Memorial Days)
- Mr Donald S. Scott, (513/17A/BD)(Dear Don, thank you for the authorization to translate and publish you book Belgium. Thanks for the Jump Boots and for your friendship and all your deeds)
- John W. Mill, (USN Avia)
- Thomas Huff, (A/414/104ID)
- Thomas F. Stack, (291ECB)(Tom I am so sorry but I don’t understand how you Americans can eat that stuff you call “Jelly” … This Green or Red thing seems to be still alive on the table …)(Tom you are my fav damned engineer)
- James S. Steiner, (USN)
- Peter L, Coppock, (UK Army)
- Don L. De Donato, (290FAOB)
- Hans Sänger, (79ID Germa)
- Richard D. Carlson, (409/103ID)
- Clarence C. Lauer Jr, (6CAV)
- Wayne Colwell, (278SP/XIII/9A)
- Leo E. Thompson, (I/117/30ID)
- Johnny T. Goldston, (AAAAW/552PIR)
- Earl W. Deitz, (1121G-HQ)(Gen Gerow’s Cook)(1A)
- Robert B. Willon Jr, (I/38/2ID)
- Robert W. Tribe, (A/307AB-Engr)
- Robert A. Houston, (405/102ID)
- Robert L. Brander, (G/41/AIR/2AD)
- Elmer J. Otting, (309FA/78ID)
- Léon Degrelle, (SS Legion Wallone)(Spain)
- Vincent P. Kramer, (Recon Off/18/1ID)
- Carter H. Colembe, (HQ/289/75ID)
- Robert V. Benz, (26/1ID)
- Owen C. Miller, (A/506/101ABD)
- Ralph E. Walter, (3373SI/2MONI/10A)
- Stewart T. Moran, (XII Manitoba Dragoon)
- Hugo Segat, (Mil-Surp, New York)(Canal Street Militaria)
- Jean-Jacques Lesceux, (Great Falls, Va)
- Patrick M. Hubai, (Henri-Chapelle Mil-Cem)
- Robert J. Stewart, (87RCN/7AD)(Adoped Grave)(My Adopted Soldier in Henri-Chapelle)
- Dennis M. Davies, (Salem, NH)(A gret guy)
- George P. Clark, (373/17/AAF)
- James Bramuck, (USN)
- Howard Bawen, (D/394/99ID)
- Bernd X, (1Pzr-SS-LSSAH)(He told me the way it was in 1940 in Germany)
- Fritz X, (1Pzr-SS-LSSAH)(He told me the way it was in 1940 in Germany)
- Werner X, (1Pzr-SS-LSSAH)(He told me the way it was in 1940 in Germany)
- Jordan M. Reifel, (3AAF & 14AD)
- William Byrnes, (I/254/63ID)
- Jim L. Kelly, (C/120/30ID)
- Jack Bender, (USA)
- Melvin D Goebel, (I/254/63ID)
- Leon Mourer, (I/254/63ID)
- W. E. Luipler, (A/263/63ID)
- J. Kagan, (808FAB/9A)
- Henry V. Robut, (D/254/63ID)
- Paul Kliger, (1ECA/1A)
- Earl S. Parker, (E/423/106ID)
- Mike Holmstock, (B/504/82AB)(He offered me his Paratrooper Jacket and I said : sorry Sir I can’t accept this)
- C. R. Coxon, (USA)
- Arthur J. Schwartz, (USA)
- John C. Grady, (542PIB)
- Harold Walsh, (Publisher)
- William R. Embrey, (USA)
- William H. Dean, (551PIB)(Thanks Bill – You are a great guy)
- Al Pfeiffer, (11AD)
- Ralph A. Watson, (101AB)
- Andy Beck, (S-Co/103ID)
- Philip van Eckeren, (Honorary 508PIR)
- Bob Van Houtem, (VBOB-USA)(Thanks for the VBOB Medal)
- Fred Waring, (82AB)
- Dan Morgan, (551PIB)(Thanks Dan)
- Saul Solow, (30ID)
- Jim Allardyce, (508PIR)
- Alvin E. Thomas, (70ID)
- Bernard W. Rogers, (SHAPE-CG)
- Richard Neal, (D/393/99ID)
- Charles Klouda, (1MED/309/78ID)
- George V. Ewald, (67EVAC-HOS)
- Erwin O. Hayes Jr, (A/23/2ID)
- George Wise, (581AMB-Co)
- Van String, (H/291/75ID)
- King B. Rock, (285FOB)
- Rey Rauvie, (D/5FA/1ID)
- William D. Lake, (AT-Co/377/95ID)
- Helen Jordan Phillips, (USA/Baugnez)
- Hans Jaeger, (553VGD-1119SFKP)
- Bill Waller, (Belgium)
- Robert H. Ishom, (B/194/17AB)(Hey Soldier … drop that Rocket Launcher will ya !)
- F. W. Clipper, (214FAB)
- William Dodge, (M/424/106ID)
- Paul J. Folis, (628QMB)
- William H. Mueller, (M/424/106ID)
- Frank Bordely, (M/424/106ID)
- Edward A. Lampere, (M/424/106ID)
- Clement F. Piscitello, (4ID & 9ID)
- Karl Willems (272 VGrDiv)
- Sidney Pell, (HQ/415/104ID)
- Robert R. Rankin, (USAF)
- R. E. Stone, (B/523/AIB)
- Sparky Tewalt, (H/33EB/7AD)(Thanks Sparky for the Jacket)
- Thomas B. Lenaban, (2AD)
- Bernard Rebarchak, (H/3Bn/110/28ID)
- Charles S. Failamb, (551PIB)(Would really like to get the Jump Suit the Boots and Helmet)
- One Unknown Pilot & P-38 Downed 1943 (found in 1989)
Recovery Team - Jeff Delgado 168th Ordnance Detachment (EOD)
- Sgt William Copl USA MEM AFF ACT EUR – Frankfurt Mortuary
- Michael C. Toccheti – SUPV Mortuary Officer
- Bob Aldrich – USA MEM AFF ACT EUR
I have to say something here. These guys were really nice but came here to get that Missing Soldier back home. They just found nothing because it was rainy, muddy it was over 6 ft. cold water in the hole in which that P-38 buried itself and all around the place there was aver 2 ft. mud. They searched for 2 days then they decided to get back to Germany without any evidences of the presence of a body inside the wreck. When they were gone I decided to get that soldier myself out of this horrible grave and I did. I did all this job and after a week I’ve finally found 1 boot, the still packed parachute, and parts of the bail out kit. Inside the boots, I’ve found the socks and inside the socks, the remains (bones) of this unknown hero.
I called Mike and some day later he picked up the boots and the bones. I was feeling great because I was able to get enough of this Pilot to get him buried. Unfortunately I never got news on this and never heard about the end of the story for this missing soldier.
- Lou Regens, (2ID)
- Richard F. Keller (HQ-3ID)
- J. B. Virgil, (VFW-USA)
- Bobby R. Hurst, (HQ-USIC-Benning)
- Michael Moss, (West Point Museum)
- Gerard “Gerry” Devlin, (Historian-USA)
- J de Cartier d’Yves, (PA-ABL-HA)
- Daniel S. Campbell, (82AD)
- Paul Kemp, (Imperial War Museum)
- Terril M. Aitken, (Oregon Mil Museum)
- M. Paulissen, (GHQ-Belgian Army)
2008 and up - David Gettman (relative to Shorty Gettman 99ID)
- Willis S. Cole Jr (Battery Corporal Willis S. Cole Military Museum)
- Carol Lorraine Reinbol Cole (Wife of the little “Pepsi” man)
- Greg Tongue, 06484 CT-USA (relative Kenneth Tongue, I Co, 3rd Bn, 507th PIR, 17th A/B Div) (Thanks for the photos)
This list is not exhaustive because it is not possible to get all the names listed.
