 2 October 1944
at Regimental HQ, after the shelling. The bodies of Martin Jones,
Richard Thomas, George Hartman, and Clyde Fisher lie covered by a tarp.
It is believed that the two troopers standing and looking
down are John Danko and Harry Hudec.
It is also thought that the body with his hands visible is Richard Thomas.
(courtesy John West) |
 Sgt
Robert L. Richards
[takes a break while standing on a British tank near Bemmel, Holland.
(Photo courtesy of Rex Combs collection)
 Pack
Goat
Sgt Thomas M. Dobbs (Co A) shows some ingenuity in Bemmel as he trains a
goat to haul his gear.
(courtesy Rex Combs collection) |
Comfy Home Site
SSgt George Clements, III smiles outside his tent-protected foxhole near
Bemmel. The ground in front is muddy but the canvas cover kept rain
out of the hole. This is one home site where running water is not welcome!
Note a similar site to the rear of of this one.
(courtesy Rex Combs collection) |
Bemmel Break
[l-r]
Jack M. Bailey, James R Blue, Sherman VanEnwyck, Edward
Czekaj, Homer Law, John L. Guaschino, Oscar Gomez and Michael
Bednaz
Bemmel, Holland Oct. 1944
[NOTE: Photo inscription had only surnames, all first names added by
Jumpmaster and subject to error]
(courtesy Rex Combs collection)
|
 Bemmel
Church
though littered with fallen debris somehow has most pews intact and the huge
stained glass windows over he altar seem largely unbroken.
(courtesy Rex Combs collection) |
Flight Officer Dana T. Mudd
a 91st TCS glider pilot after landing near Groesbeek.
After a few days in the Nijmegen area, he and
other glider pilots made their way south towards Brussels. They ended up
in the fighting near Veghel where the Germans cut the corridor. Dana Mudd
was reported MIA. Today he is buried at Neuville-en-Condroz.
|
Flight Officer Dana T. Mudd
stands in front of his invasion striped glider. Note two other
gliders in background. |
 Somewhere
in Holland
[l-r, standing] Edwin A. Luczaj, Ralph "Zig" Boroughs, Harold F. Gerkin
[seated] Lt Don "Ripper" Hardwick, Lt Charles "Charlie" Yates. All
were in Hq Hq. (Luczaj, Gerkin and Hardwick were all Cadre members)
(courtesy Zig Boroughs) |
High Explosive (HE) Rounds Impacting At Den Heuvel
can be seen to the right of the tree at center
(courtesy Rex Combs collection) |
HE Aftermath
shattered trees and limbs litter the landscape
(courtesy Rex Combs collection) |
