Bill Lamberson, Ed Wenzel
and Bob Abernathy
[L-R], E Co. of the 508th at Wollaton
Park with the Wollaton Hall in the
background.
 Hq
1st Bunch
[l-r} Pfc Ralph Booth, Pfc Kenneth Stevens, Pvt Frank
Pesce, Cpl Kenneth "Rock" Merritt. Rock's garb seems to foretell the white scarves of the Honor Guard
attire that the unit would wear a year later
(courtesy Brian Pesce)
 Pvts
Glenn Eby and Delbert Roper
Roper was commissioned in August 1944
(courtesy of Steve Gass) |
Bill Lamberson, Ed Wenzel
same men, different camera?
(courtesy of Steve Gass)
Edward T. Christensen
[at left] and two buddies in "Tent City". Edward was KIA
on 21 Sep 1944
[l-r] Sgt Shufford Rowe. unknown and Herman Jahnigen
in a beautified company street area |
Unknown Trooper
brandishes his Thompson sub-machinegun
(courtesy Tom Porcella/0
Edward Christensen
shares a happy moment with two unidentified troopers in Wollaton's
tent city
Company B Key Players
[l-r] 1st Sgt Robert Gerald, 1/Lt Walter Ling, Capt Royal
Taylor, 1/Lt Woodrow Millsap, 1/Lt Carl Smith,
(courtesy Carl Smith collection)
|
 The
Long and The Short Of It
Andrew "Bugs" Cehrobec (l) and Harry Hudec (r), both of Hq Hq, compare
their height difference.
Photo believed to have been taken in Nottingham.
NOTES:
1. No other mention of Cehrobec's surname has been found in 508th
records to date. It is possible that the correct spelling is Chrobek.
2., We don't know how he came to be known as "Bugs", but would welcome
input from anyone that does. |
 SSgt
Tom Cross [l] and Sgt Harry Gerheim
date and location unknown. They were together on D-Day when
Cross was KIA |
|
Lt. Frank Mahan
is flanked by two unidentified officers somewhere in England
while on leave after the Normandy campaign.
(Anyone with information on the other two men, please contact Mike
Mahan at
mfmahan@earthlink.net
|
Lts. George Miles and Lloyd Polette
George wrote on the back "He and I used to make the wild bike
rides with Father Maternowski before D-Day."
(courtesy George Miles)
|
August 8, 1944, Nottingham
The men were honed for the coming Operation Market Garden and showed
their stuff as they passed in review for General Dwight D. "Ike" Eisenhower. |
