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Ralph L. West Wednesday, 01 September 2010 01:08 | Greenville, S.C.

Lt. Col. Albert J. McCurdy was my Grandfather on my mother's side.
I would like to research his military career but don't know how - any help out there !!

Site Manager
Lt. Col. McCurdy commanded the 819th TD Bn starting in May of 1943 and continued with them throughout the war. You can find out more about his unit (819th) as well as a number of photos of him in the Unit section of this site. Please note, if you are looking for information about a unit or individual soldier, it's always good to provide an email address or use the Contact function of this website. -Rob

richard ivey Tuesday, 31 August 2010 14:46 | dothan, alabama

my uncle was in the 654th tank destroyer bat. killed on may 23 1945 his name was wilson foch smith. thats all i really know about him except he was killed in a plane crash in france

Site Manager
I corrected the listing...Rob

Cliff Springstead, 1SG, USA (Retired) Friday, 27 August 2010 14:49 | Albany, Oregon

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My Father, William A. Springstead, was in this unit. He later became a Baptist Minister. He passed away in 1990. My son, his grand-son, Joel Springstead is a Captain in the US Army and just finished a tour in Iraq.

Rolando Loya Thursday, 26 August 2010 20:39

My Dad served with the 774th tank battalion in company A. Evaristo H. Loya.

Barbara Schalk Monday, 23 August 2010 16:08

My father-in-law, Ralph A. Schalk, served with the 629th TD. He just passed away this past June.

Site Manager
Contact me through the site or via email and we will add your father-in-laws information to the Honoree section. -Rob

Margaret R. Minton Sunday, 22 August 2010 09:57 | Duffield, Virginia

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Daughter of Steve S. Rogers, Co. B, 819th TD Bn.

William Judson Holmes Sr. Friday, 20 August 2010 10:30 | Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

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Would like to hear from fellow 648th. Thank you.

Joanne Dembinski Thursday, 19 August 2010 15:45 | South River, NJ

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Thank you for this site,

Joanne Dembinski Niece of
SGT Anton S. Jozefowicz
634th TD BN Recon
DOW 10/21/44
Aachen, Germany

sonia thorp Friday, 13 August 2010 09:57 | new Jersey

My father, John Berezniak, was in the 705th Tank Destroyer Battallion in WWII.

Patrick Chase Wednesday, 11 August 2010 11:31 | Frederick, MD

Great website! Thanks for all you are doing to keep alive the history of these unique WWII TD units.

Patrick Chase

George L. Wilder Wednesday, 11 August 2010 00:30 | Klamath, CA

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My father served in the 603rd TD.
3rd Plt.
Recon Co.

Richard Sloan Saturday, 31 July 2010 20:40 | Missouri

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I posted a comment a while back, but don't think I made my email public. So, now I have.
I'm looking to get in touch with anyone or their descendants from the 702nd TD Battalion, specifically Co. B. My father was Sgt. Joseph Sloan.
Thanks! And love the site Rob.

Jack Baker Monday, 26 July 2010 03:10 | Melbourne, Australia

Many members of the 641st TD Bn stayed at our house in Melbourne whilst on leave, incl.
John Schirmer
Ralph Rollins
"Gandy "Ratzlaff

Steve Paliwoda Friday, 23 July 2010 20:21 | Anchorage, Alaska

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My father, Ambrozi ("Amby") Paliwoda served at Fort Hood with the Tank Destroyers in the early 1940's. He worked in the unit's "graphic" section, designing posters and training aids. Perhaps his most notable accomplishment while serving with the Tank Destroyers unit was that he designed the Tank Destroyers' well-known black panther shoulder patch. I believe that our family still has the original drawing he executed while designing the patch. I think it's even in color. If there is anyone who would like to have a photo of the sketch, I can ask my mother (who is still alive and well at age 93) if she knows where it is. I remember having seen it many years ago. You may contact me at the above E-mail address.

Site Manager
Steve, that would be great. I have sent you an email with my contact information. -Rob

Richard Sloan Thursday, 22 July 2010 13:02 | Missouri

My father, Sgt. Joseph Sloan, was an M10 commander in Company B, 702nd TD battalion. Landed a few days after D Day, and was severely wounded in November of '44, medically discharged.
I know that all of us in the family were immensely proud of Dad and his service. He didn't speak much about what all he had seen during that time, it bothered him a great deal I think.
He passed away in 1987 at the age of 69.
And, very glad I found this site!

Frederick J. Jones Jr Sunday, 18 July 2010 16:06 | sharon,MA 02067

I am the son of Lt Frederick Jones-Recon Company. My dad received a Battlefield Commission late in the war. He was leading the recon group that was ambushed in Barby on April 12. dad passed away in August 2003. He served with quite a brave group of men. :) :) :) :)

Site Manager
Contact me through the site or via email and we will add your dad's information to the Honoree section. -Rob

Gilles de Vries Saturday, 10 July 2010 09:23 | Netherlands

Great site! Do you perhaps have any information about the 814th battalion?

Thank you and kind regards

Gilles de Vries

Site Manager
Gilles, I have now added information on the 814th TD Bn including a couple of links to sites.

Rose Arendt Friday, 09 July 2010 16:10

Tank Destroyer Web Site is OUTSTANDING! I,m sure everyone appreciates the tremendous amount of work & research you have put into this project. My heartiest THANKS! Rose Arendt,wife of Capt. Robert J. Arendt

Paul L James Tuesday, 06 July 2010 20:56 | United Kingdom

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Hi, with reference to your photo entitled "Soldier taking cover beside an M-18 Tank Destroyer. NARA #5018"
The vehicle is actually a Panther tank :)

Site Manager
Good eye Paul! I would not have been able to identify the tank as a Panther but I quickly noticed that it was not an M18. I have removed it from the site. Thank you for the information.

-Rob

Larry D Villalobos Saturday, 03 July 2010 02:58 | El Paso, Texas

My wonderful father, Alfredo Villalobos, Jr (Bull) served with this great group of Americans, The Greatest Generation. My father passed away during 2003.

GILLEM DOYLE RANDY Thursday, 01 July 2010 04:35 | MOBILE AL

HELLO LOCKING UP SOME KIN THAX

Gary Payne Monday, 28 June 2010 21:57 | Olive Branch, MS

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My dad Herbert Payne was a gun commander with the 648th TD Bn. He was proud of his time in service and talked of it often. He passed away on Veterans Day 2008. To all the Veterans of WWII thank you.

Mike Thursday, 17 June 2010 23:36 | Las Vegas, NV

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Very impressed with your website. There are 3 sons of 106th Cav Group members that are doing something similiar, but not on your grand scale. We are going to post a message board so family members can share information. By the way, do you know the TD unit that assisted my father destroying a roadblock in LeMans on 8 Aug 44? Unlike history has recorded, the 5th Armored Division did not take LeMans-it was taken by 121st Sq.(Recon) and some very good shooting by a TD unit that was attached that day. Thanks - and keep up the good work. Mike

brien paine Tuesday, 18 May 2010 22:24

trying to find any informantion in ref: to my father Manderville H. Paine i belive he was in HHC 610th tank destroyer
thank you

Dan Crowley Sunday, 16 May 2010 14:08 | Littleton, NH

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My Uncle, Derwood Crowley,had a poem in with all his things that was written on a red cross stationary. It was titled,"A Tribute To Tank Destroyers". We wonder if he wrote it. Would anyone out there know of such a poem?

Manuel Albert Trujillo Tuesday, 11 May 2010 20:06 | Prescott, Az

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in the 807 tank destroyer he was a medic

Raymond Hurlbut Sunday, 25 April 2010 22:37 | Lancaster, Oh

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My wife, Lucy, is sister of Michael Defebio who was in 643rd and one of the casualities on April 12, 1945 The family did not have much information about Mike's activities and what they did have did not match up with what I learned. Lucy has Alzheimers now and is the last survivor so it does no good to try and rectify their history. We thank Ben Savelkoul who is one of the Dutch people that adopted graves in Margraten, NL U S Cemetery. Thank you for this web site that provides history and honor to those who served their country in WW II

Judith Shedd Thursday, 15 April 2010 14:06 | Jacksonville, FL

Everything looks great! You have done a fabulous job. Thank you so much for the bio on my father Russell Newbury. I really appreciate how faithful to this task you have been!

Arthur Karick Monday, 12 April 2010 11:31

Hi Rob,

The shoes are very interesting. I am sure this is a fascinating journey for you. God
Bless!

Tom Arendt Saturday, 03 April 2010 13:03 | Madison, Wisconsin

I'm thrilled to see my dad's bio and pictures on the website.

Lonnie Gill Monday, 15 March 2010 19:04 | Anaheim, California

Glad to see someone is trying to carry on with the Tank Destroyer story. All the best in trying to preserve an important part of WW II history. Since Tank Destroyer units were shuffled around from division, little is know of their service and achievements beyond what is done in sites like this.

I wish you the best of success as you add to the site.

LONNIE :) :) :)

lori mccollum Sunday, 14 March 2010 16:43

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have alot of picture of www11 my father was in the 807 tank des. looking for all the history i can find and the men in his unit if anyone can help please email :) :) :) :)

Gabe Knight Saturday, 13 March 2010 19:25 | Flagstaff, AZ

Great Site.

Jessica Arendt Thursday, 11 February 2010 19:54

I am Robert J. Arendt's granddaughter-in-law. While I never had the privilege of meeting Robert I have heard any wonderful stories about him and I greatly adore his wife Rose. I have enjoyed viewing this site. I am very interested in WWII and while in Germany with my husband Nick we visited the concentration camp at Dachu as this was the camp liberated by this unit. Thank you for putting this together.

LaHonda Jo Morgan Monday, 08 February 2010 21:18 | Washington State

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This is a wonderful tribute to those GIs who did so much, truly the Greatest Generation.
My husband, John Daniel Morgan (Dan)shared with me a good deal about actions in Bavaria, but I am sure there is much he could never talk about.

Ben Varner Wednesday, 03 February 2010 08:27 | United States

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Thanks for your excellent website! Major D.B. Varner was my uncle, and until you created this website, I did not even know which unit he had served in during WW2. The photos are fascinating.

Kathy Brandt Tuesday, 02 February 2010 16:43

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Great job. Really impressive, all the work you put into it.

Greg Canellis Sunday, 31 January 2010 22:41 | New Jersey

Great job! Is the Battle of Brittany AAR not yet posted? I would be interested in that. I hope this site helps educate people about the role Tank Destroyers played in the campaigns in northwest Europe. Fine job!

Maria Morgan Sunday, 31 January 2010 21:14 | Fayetteville, NC

Hats off to you! Your 6thTDs history is so comprehensive and thorough. Thanks for your super job - my dad (John Daniel Morgan)would be so pleased! Thank you - Maria Morgan, Major, USAF, NC

Dave Tye Sunday, 31 January 2010 08:02 | Near Dinan Brittany

Good site and quite informative. I may be able to add some local pics of battlefield around St Malo. Including damaged German bunkers and forts by task force A and B.
Also local finds- helmets, ammunition, etc etc. will write again soon.

Kevin Haldeman Saturday, 30 January 2010 18:41

I know lots of time and hard work went into the research of this site.thanks brother.

Troy Boyer Saturday, 30 January 2010 15:50 | Ephrata

Thank you for calling me about the website. I knew you were doing great research, but you have really done yeoman's work to put this superb website together. It is great to know about the heroism of a member of the Freindschaft and my own father's namesake.

Neil F. Hein, Jr. Wednesday, 27 January 2010 22:01 | Cascade, Colorado

Thanks for your hard work and for contacting me, Rob

Tom Campbell Wednesday, 27 January 2010 11:43

Great job. I will send you some info asap. 8)

Joseph Arendt Monday, 25 January 2010 15:22 | Winter Springs,FL.

I have a photo of 49 Officers labled ( Officers 628 T.D.Bn. Fort Dix N.J. - Jan 6 1944. My father is one of the officers and it is 36 inches by 7 1/2 inches. Do yoy have it?

Sam Coup Jr. Monday, 25 January 2010 08:56 | United States

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Thanks Rob,The site looks great.I'll be sending more pics for you to use.Maybe others will be able to ID some of my Grandfathers Buddies.

Judy Shedd Monday, 25 January 2010 08:51 | Jacksonville, florida

Thank you so much for the hard work Rob. I love this site! I am so proud of my Daddy and his fellow unit members and this just realy brings it all to life for me. I will post a link on my Facebook.

Janet Daurity Monday, 25 January 2010 08:27 | Myrtle Beach SC

*** job, Rob! Thank you SO much for all your hard work. I'm so proud that my Dad and the other men of this unit have been honored in this way by you.

Daughter of Russell Newbury

Mark Hammond Saturday, 23 January 2010 20:50 | Morgantown, PA

Nice work Rob,
All those long loving hours show in this fine site to honor your father and all those who served in the tank destroyers.
Thank you for honoring their service.

Gretchen Kusmierz Saturday, 23 January 2010 17:34 | Wyomissing, PA

Rob - what a fantastic website! I'm sure your father would be very proud.