Private Art Guestbook

Tell Us Your Story.

You've heard a lot about us. Now we want to hear about you.

Rose Pranger
Covington, KY

Thank you for having this site, I am homeschooling my junior and high school kids. My son wanted to study WWll, this gives some real life to his studies. It connects to the times the culture and most importantly the people. Regards, Susan Mac Isaac-Gallant
Susan Mac Isaac-Gallant <pirate@megalink.net>
Rumford, ME USA - Wednesday, October 20, 1999 at 11:09:04 (EDT)

Your site is fantastic. I've learned a lot so far and have more to look through. I have a website that honors the Veterans of the US Navy during WWII that served on the USS SALT LAKE CITY CA25 Heavy Cruiser. Lots of History, Names of all the Veterans that served on the ship during WWII being added. Lots of contacts from Veterans &/or their family members. Pictures, stories...etc. Address is: http://www.greencis.net/~sandysq/vet_note.htm
Sandy Eskew <sandysq@greencis.net>
Grove, OK USA - Monday, October 18, 1999 at 17:07:36 (EDT)

What a great site! My dad was a Sea-Bee in WWII. He is no longer with us, he passed away 12 years ago of heart disease. I wish he could be here to see how technology has brought to life stories, letters, video and audio of the past (his past…) so he could see someone else's experience and relate to it. This site is all about a virtual community of people who have served their country so many years ago and are still connected by their past… even after 50 years. Kudos! Purr
Purr Drummey <skyline@netvista.net>
Concord, CA USA - Monday, October 18, 1999 at 00:27:03 (EDT)

Interesting web site. I'm still learning about all your links and how this might be utilized in a secondary social studies class.
Marilyn Nagano Schlief <Marilyn500@aol.com>
East Lansing, MI USA - Sunday, October 17, 1999 at 17:11:39 (EDT)

Hello Rose. Had a great time in Normandy in June. I "finally" met Mr. Sidney Salomon, of the 2nd Ranger Battalion. His unit was the very first unit to recieve credit for getting to the top of the bluff, at the far-right of Omaha Beach on D-Day. "Unfortunately" with very high casualties. Please see the article: www.phillyburbs.com/intelligencerrecord/dday/dday1.shtml Thanks again Tim www.ww2dday.com
Tim Roop <doggreen@beachin.net>
ocean city , md USA - Sunday, October 17, 1999 at 10:48:35 (EDT)

WOW...what a loving and touching site. I am so glad I found this! Your work is well designed and beautifully displayed. I will return often, even if just to learn a little bit about a time I have only read about in school.
Pat Chagnon <webmaster@troopersdrumcorps.org>
USA - Saturday, October 16, 1999 at 09:45:09 (EDT)

I guess that I owe you a letter. We have had some health concerns lately that took priority. Dick Hartman
Richard T. Hartman <rthartman+@pitt.edu>
Glenshaw, PA USA - Friday, October 15, 1999 at 11:04:46 (EDT)

What a fantastic and most honorable site. Tom Brokaw hit it right on the nose naming the men and women of this era as the Greatest Generation
Harvey A Buffalo III <twobison@earthlink.net>
Manassas, Va USA - Thursday, October 14, 1999 at 16:54:50 (EDT)

Rose, Heartwarming wonderful account and you have outdone yourself if that is possible.
Ginny Hogan <larka008@aol.com>
Newport, Ky USA - Wednesday, October 06, 1999 at 16:43:39 (EDT)

Hello Rose, I have tried to email you today on two occasions and both were returned. I used your email form on your website. You may want to check it out. Hope to hear from you you soon.
Al Panebianco <alpan@bellatlantic.net>
Springfield, PA USA - Thursday, September 30, 1999 at 19:46:38 (EDT)

A Note From Rose

Thanks for pointing this out, Al. Unbeknownst to us, we had a problem with one of the email addresses associated with the site. It has since been corrected thanks to your kind note. If anyone ever has problems contacting us, please sign the guestbook or email me at webgeezer@pranger.com.
We don't want to miss a single message.

This is a very nice site, I am very impressed. My grandpa was in World War 2, this site reminds me of all the stories he used to tell me. He passed away in 1992, but this site brings back all the good memories.
Sarah <erby2000@hotmail.com>
N. Canton, Oh USA - Saturday, September 25, 1999 at 10:44:39 (EDT)

I am a world war II history nut. Nice web site.
Fred Sears <frebea@home.com>
Salem, Or USA - Saturday, September 25, 1999 at 01:24:53 (EDT)

This is a great site! I have a huge report due on World War II and this has helped so much. THANK YOU!!!!!
Jewls <freeandlovinit@hotmail.com>
Somewhere, il USA - Friday, September 24, 1999 at 20:36:00 (EDT)

this is a really informative site. i used it for a research paper for my composition II class centered around World War II. thanks for all the neat graphics and work spent on the page.
amanda <amanda_laumb@und.nodak.edu>
grand forks, nd USA - Thursday, September 23, 1999 at 22:22:24 (EDT)

I really enjoy your website. It is educational, well written, and a joy to read. I am currently working on a similar project. My Uncles, William Wylie Galt and Luther Sidney Gustafson were both killed in WWII. Bill won the Medal of Honor and Sid won the Distinguished Service Cross. I recently came across their letters home from North Africa and Italy and am compiling and annotating them as a gift for my siblings and cousins, who never had the joy of knowing their Uncles. It has been a very long and rewarding project. It has become quite difficult to gather information on their personalities, as many of their fellow soldiers and friends and deceased or very old. Your website has encouraged me a great deal. Thank you, Erik R. Gustafson 691 Sollid Road Conrad, MT 59425
Erik R. Gustafson <erikray@rocketmail.com>
Conrad, MT USA - Wednesday, September 22, 1999 at 16:37:17 (EDT)

This is rules
Sam Szabo <saszabo@juno>
American Fork, Ut USA - Monday, September 20, 1999 at 12:06:30 (EDT)

I am currently reading 'The Rise And Fall Of The Third Reich'. I am 32 years old and cannot even begin to thank all those of you who fought in WWII so that the world and me and my family in particular could live in peace. I fear my generation has almost totally forgotten why we fought, and I think we are now willing to follow our leader regardless of his character if the economy is strong. This is a parallel of how Hitler came to power back in those tumultuous times. Also I want to become a part of the effort to build a WWII Memorial. I heard an ad on the radio the other night but I have forgotten the phone #. Do you have any info on that effort? Sincerely, Matt Barnhart
Matt Barnhart <ezek318@aol.com>
concord, NH USA - Sunday, September 19, 1999 at 20:44:01 (EDT)

hi rose, this is an excellent website!this is the sort of thing the internet should be used for!i have always been facinated with ww2!not with the technical information but with the courage of the people who had to go through this unbelieveable ordeal!please keep this website going!excellent! regards,gary
gary o'sullivan <gsully@oceanfree.net>
co. wicklow, ireland - Sunday, September 19, 1999 at 14:44:41 (EDT)

I have enjoyed you site very much and I plan on returning often to "keep in touch" with Private Art. My grandparents were in Honolulu during Pearl Harbor. My grandfather was a surgeon in the army and stationed there. My grandmother was in their officer's housing two miles away and was able to see the bombing from her front door. She was seven months pregnant with my father. The women and children had to hide for days in the pineapple fields until they could be evacuated. My grandfather died in 1977 but my grandmother will turn 89 this October. My family took her back for her first visit about 15 years ago. It was a very emotional time and she recognized names and many of the stories. She has given talks on her Pearl Harbor experiences all over Texas and we have made a video of her presentation. It's amazing how the stories of the people who lived through the war can really bring it alive for those too young to have known it for themselves. The small details she and others can add really make it personal and close to home.
Elizabeth <Byars>
Dallas, TX USA - Friday, September 17, 1999 at 10:59:16 (EDT)

Found your site awhile ago. I study WWII. Your efforts will go along way in preserving the memories of sevice these men rendered. Wish I could find a copy of the 86th history. I just might someday.
Mike Urban <Urban1954@aol.com>
Canton, OH USA - Wednesday, September 15, 1999 at 12:20:25 (EDT)

Dear Mrs. My name is Robert B Kelley and I am soon to be a history teacher here in Ohio. Do you happen to have a book put together with all of the letters? I would find this most use full. The problem with history is the students feel detached from it. These letters and stories would help me pull them into history and see that fine men, heroes, were real. Thank you Rob Kelley at dustyhat@bright.net
Robert B Kelley <dustyhat@bright.net>
loudonville, oh USA - Wednesday, September 15, 1999 at 02:21:43 (EDT)

Absolutely facinating, my father Ensign Angello Giordano was in the D-Day landings. He was sent home with some terrible wounds. He met this nice nurse at Great Lakes Naval Hospital who ended up being my Mom. I am now 48 years old and my Father and Mother are both in poor health, yet in all these years my father has refused to talk about his war experiences. I saw saving private Ryan if the realty was even close to that I can see why. My Mother though told me an interesting story that I did not want to get lost in history. When she was just finishing up her Nurses training, in Chicago, the bombing at Pearl Harbor occured. One of the other Nurses had a boy friend on the Arizona. She was informed the next day that he had been killed in the attack. Two weeks later she received a letter in the mail from him with an engagement ring asking her to marry him. Wow, what a sad story. Anyway, Cool site. Ed
Ed Gordan <edgordan@us.ibm.com>
medina, oh USA - Tuesday, September 14, 1999 at 09:40:26 (EDT)

I'm looing forward to this web site
Kenneth Kuehnl Jr. <cadwell@acronet.net>
Racine, WI USA - Monday, September 13, 1999 at 21:13:05 (EDT)

Trying to find out what happened to one Annie Schhrei in Linz Austria;was a sec't;in '46-'47 age than 34;would be 87 today.is she alive or dead?does anyone rem or know her yet today or of her?small person ,very pretty,blond hair ,blue eyes.tried to get to usa;efforts all failed back than.used to call me Shatzi pizon/Billy Boy...i am now almost 71 and would like to know what happened to her...or someone who perhaps knew her;rem'ed her and her life there...after the war.
shatzi pizon/Billy <shatzi@lenzlink.net>
Somerset,, Pa. USA - Sunday, September 12, 1999 at 22:17:29 (EDT)

My dad was killed in W.W.II and I am looking for others whose dads may have been killed in that war. I belong to AWON (American W.W.II Orphans Network). Please visit the web pages listed below and sign our guest book. Jamie Duke (gammyduke@leading.net) Proud daughter of Pvt. James Dotson Duke 1st Army, 1st Div., 16th Infantry, Co. "G" KIA - Nov. 20, 1944 - Aachen, Germany buried in Belgium - reburied in Birmingham, AL ----------------------- American W.W.II Orphans Network (AWON) http://www.awon.org -------------------- My sister created this web page dedicated to our dad: http://www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/Surf/7551/purpleheart.html ----------------------------------- She recently added this page: http://www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/Surf/7551/eternalflame.html ----------------------------------- She also did one for our mom: http://www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/Surf/7551/therose2.html
Jamie <gammyduke@leading.net>
FL USA - Sunday, September 12, 1999 at 18:23:59 (EDT)

nice site design, I read about this site on internet world daily. http://www.iw.com/print/1999/03/01/opinion/19990301-decon.html I agree that the site is cleverly designed and expertly crafted.
noah <nothanks@my.com>
seattle, wa USA - Thursday, September 09, 1999 at 18:13:50 (EDT)

Hello, I would like to commend you for your efforts in remembering the service men, who served in a most horrific war. My grandfather served in the Pacific theater and I only recently learned of his true duties during the war. My parents were trying to protect their only child from the horrors of what my grandfather was ordered to do during his time in the Marines. My interest in your website is not purely personal. I am a history and political science double major at Converse College in South Carolina. I am in the process of researching the affects of WWII on Converse and the home front, so I am confident that your website will be informative. Thank you again for your efforts and for sharing your experience. Yours Truly, Katie Hendrix
Katie Hendrix <Katiebug529@hotmail.com>
Southern Pines, NC USA - Wednesday, September 08, 1999 at 03:11:50 (EDT)

great site my brother william(bill)joyce was killed in wwii in germany earned purple heart and silver star he was with the 329th infantry 83td div would like to hear anyone who know him and was with him thanks for your help
james joyce <jajoyce@berkshire.net>
winsted, ct USA - Sunday, September 05, 1999 at 18:15:37 (EDT)

I was wondering, i am researching my ancestory and their was a letter from pvt. art on jan 3, 1944 that said he sent a picture and one of the guys was tom balcerek from pennsylvania, i am pretty sure this is the tom balcerek from mt.pleasant ,pa, if you have any more info on tom could you email me it, also if you still have the picture can you send a copy? thank you
Michael Balcerek <bbeachdlw@aol.com>
Gaithersburg, md USA - Friday, September 03, 1999 at 16:11:56 (EDT)

Like your site
michael blevins <michael.blevins@mailcity.com>
roanoke, va USA - Thursday, September 02, 1999 at 16:02:03 (EDT)

Your site is wonderful. I will come back and keep reading. I have always been deeply grateful for all the men and women who gave their lives or parts of their lives to America. Mt Dad is still living (85) but won't talk much about his time in Merchant Marines. Wish he would...before it is lost forever. Keep up the good work. It is wonderful!!! We need to be reminded of what we have and the price that was paid.
Sandy Martin <smart34@hotmail.com>
Burwell, NE USA - Wednesday, September 01, 1999 at 22:31:58 (EDT)

I wish your site would have been up while I visited. I have a report on the war and could have used the information on the letters.
Nichole Day <cholechick@yahoo.com>
Mount Dora, FL USA - Wednesday, September 01, 1999 at 15:21:21 (EDT)

How wonderful that you have shared your family history with us. We ask and received answers to interview questions from Art and Rose. Chris is 11y and this was a school assignment. Now were started...
Doreen/Chris <gbpchris1@aol.com>
Mesa, AZ USA - Wednesday, September 01, 1999 at 13:51:56 (EDT)

What a great sight!! I came across it doing research on WWII Because my husbands father was a war hero, his name was John D Rutzebeck or "jake", my husbands parents both died when he was young. All we know is that John was in the Army in Africa serving in the infantry. I have bookmarked your sight. My husband does web pages and I am a graphic arts designer, we both are amazed with what you have done. Thank-you Christina Rutzebeck ctoro@xyz.net
John&Christina Rutzebeck <ctoro@xyz.net>
Homer, Alaska USA - Sunday, August 29, 1999 at 02:03:26 (EDT)

My Dad was in the 3rd inf. and fought at Anzio and has a lot of interesting stories I never grow tired of hearing
Dave Strobel <Ductapeman@prodigy.net>
huntington beach, ca USA - Sunday, August 29, 1999 at 00:32:01 (EDT)

Nil
Ravindra Babu A <ravindra54@hotmail.com>
Hyderabad, AP India - Sunday, August 22, 1999 at 09:19:24 (EDT)

I just blundered onto your website (searching for any/all information on the Dorchester, sunk off of Greenland 02/03/43 -- my husband's father was lost in that sinking). Your graphics are spectacular (the telegram, the dogtags) and I'm eager to push ahead and read everything. Thanks for your hard work on this very appealing site!
Krystyn Barry Holden <krys.terry@worldnet.att.net>
Sloatsburg, NY USA - Saturday, August 21, 1999 at 15:16:05 (EDT)

Great
B.H. van der Lugt <b.h.vd.lugt@hccnet.nl>
Groningen, Netherlands - Saturday, August 21, 1999 at 10:01:16 (EDT)

One more thing, where did the page designer get the concepts and ideas that became this wonderfuly laid out page? I would like to know where I could look to learn more about this...
Scott Dunkle <scott_dunkle@hotmail.com>
Cincinnati, OH USA - Wednesday, August 18, 1999 at 22:37:41 (EDT)

Love your site, glad to be of help to make sure it stays current with the fixing of your email. One of these days I will sit down and go through and read more of the content of the site... good job Rose...
Scott Dunkle <scott_dunkle@hotmail.com>
Cincinnati, OH USA - Wednesday, August 18, 1999 at 22:35:12 (EDT)

I STUMBLED ACROSS YOUR SITE SEARCHING FOR INFORMATION ABOUT HOW WWII AFFECT THE WOMEN WHO STAYED AT HOME. MY GRANDFATHER WAS A WWII VET. SO I HAVE ALWAYS FOUND IT AN INTERESTING SUBJECT. IF ANYONE KNOWS OF ANOTHER SITES THAT HAVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE WIVES LEFT BEHIND I WOULD GRATEFUL FOR THE HELP. SARAH CORROW
SARAH CORROW <TICTACTOE14@HOTMAIL.COM>
BARTON, VT USA - Tuesday, August 17, 1999 at 15:29:02 (EDT)

This site has helped me a lot on a project about the men and women who fought so that I could have/keep the freedoms I have today. I am truly thankful that I found this site and I hope that others learn as much from this site as I have. Thank you for risking your life for my freedoms.
Valerie McDougal <Sunny303@juno.com>
Wake Village, Tx USA - Monday, August 16, 1999 at 21:10:40 (EDT)

Not WWII vets - but we are Korean Vets
Felix & Barbara Wendt <w51231@earthlink.net>
Tehachapi, CA USA - Sunday, August 15, 1999 at 21:53:31 (EDT)

I was with the occupation troops in the Cold war area. Seventeen years yound, and the greatest adventure of my young life. In COMz in France
Eddie Koscic <edkoscic@apk.net>
Strongsville, ohio USA - Sunday, August 15, 1999 at 13:44:20 (EDT)

Thank you for bringing back memories - good and sad. I was one of the gals (16 yrs old)who wrote to the guys from my neighborhood serving in the CB's in the Pacific and a Coast Guard guy in the European campaign - Omaha Beach! Sadly, out of seven only two came home. I wish I had kept the letters I received.This is the next best thing - reading your Web site. Thanks so very much for sharing your private letters. I will visit again and often. Maybe, I'll hear about the two who came back, married, and moved away!
Ginger Magowan <Gingmu6@erols.com>
Southampton, NJ USA - Sunday, August 15, 1999 at 02:07:05 (EDT)

My dad Major Frederick W. Merkert is my WWII Hero. He was a cadet in the Army Air Corps and flew many missions as a Bombardier. He was based in England.
Dianne Prout <DiProut@aol.com>
Lynchburg, VA USA - Wednesday, August 11, 1999 at 08:40:50 (EDT)

My father Pfc Mason H Herrin 38540958 served in 134 inf,35th div,Co A ,3 rd Army .Was KIA Sept.21 1944 near NANCY FR.I have lots of letters he wrote home to mom and myself and all who reads them always cry ,it is sad to know the hell those men went through.I was born Dec.1944 just 3 months after my father was killed by sniper fire.I have one letter he wrote mom to tell her what to name me if i was a boy which is what he wanted ,he also told her what to name me if i was a girl so i was named Emma LeEstelle Herrin now Vinson. These letters are priceless.We should never let our veterans memories die and support all veterans.God Bless The Veterans. Great site . Emma Vinson tater20_00@yahoo.com
Emma Vinson <tater20_00@yahoo.com>
Wells, Tx USA - Tuesday, August 10, 1999 at 04:01:48 (EDT)

your page is super! take a look at my homepage: a site with internet-art : www.planet-interkom.de/tim.paulerberg
magic orelli
USA - Monday, August 09, 1999 at 17:18:56 (EDT)

Thanks to all of the Art's for the world we have today. They were my mentors and coaches throughout my childhood. Quiet heroes and gentle men are becoming a rare commodity in this world. I am sorry my son will not get to know these giants as I was privledged to know them. Thank you all and God bless Ed Tweedy
Ed Tweedy <etweedy@ridgefield-ct.com>
Ridgefield, CT USA - Monday, August 09, 1999 at 00:56:22 (EDT)

Found this site while looking for a list of veterans that lost there life at Anzio, Is their such a list?
Bob Viguers <rviguers@blazenet.net>
Harrisburg, Pa USA - Sunday, August 08, 1999 at 05:38:57 (EDT)

Looking for family of Fredrick Pranger. Came to U.S. about 1850-1860 ./4 Brothers from Germany. Settled in Illonois. Younger Fredrick C. Pranger came to Arkansas and settled B.Day is Aug.19 1870 -Jan6,1955. If you can help please email
Donald Roy Pranger <dondee@grnco.net>
Paragould, Ar. USA - Friday, August 06, 1999 at 15:03:21 (EDT)

This is probably the most exquisite site I've seen on the Internet...well done.
Linda Goin <info@goinhome.com>
Willimantic, CT USA - Wednesday, August 04, 1999 at 10:28:07 (EDT)

A simple thank you to all the veterans who gave their lives or offered to do so. We are forever indebted to you and will never forget....
TODD J. FENCIL <tfencil@yahoo.com>
JENISON, MI USA - Wednesday, August 04, 1999 at 00:04:53 (EDT)

Outstanding site!!!!
Darin Leedy <Ranger70363@yahoo.com>
Houma, La. USA - Wednesday, July 28, 1999 at 15:25:32 (EDT)

I have a letter, written by my Uncle, Pvt. John Anderson on Dec. 28, 1943...and from what I can make out it gives his address as HQ & HQ 83 Cml Btn., with an APO of 3939, NY and was written from somewhere in Italy... "we are living in large tents...about 10 men to a tent" ..."we are in a rest center near town" and he didn't know how long they would be there. On January 22, 1944 he was listed as MIA and in July, '44 it was confirmed he was KIA. I am trying to find anyone who mght have information on him. He was a medic and was from Tennessee. He was 23. The information I have is very scant save for this letter. Any help, or direction, if I am not reading this right would be greatly appreciated. Thanks to you, sir, and to all those who served!
Kathy Scruggs <waka.scs.1@worldnet.att.net>
St. Clair Shores, MI USA - Saturday, July 24, 1999 at 14:33:42 (EDT)

My dad, Tonnie Culpepper, is a WWII vet. He served as a medic in New Guinea from 1943-1945. I never find anything about his unit on any website. He is still living and I would like to hear from some others who served there or descendents of those vets. My dad would love to know about them. He was a member of the 66th Troop Carrier Squadron--5th Air Force . Sandra Jeffries
Sandra Jeffries <rjeffries@mindspring.com>
LaGrange, GA USA - Thursday, July 22, 1999 at 21:00:50 (EDT)

Congratulations on a great web-page. We need more like yours, to preserve the accurate history of WWII. My husband, Charles F. Mann, was a P-47 pilot in the 362nd Fighter Group (9th AF) in Europe in WWII. He was secretary of our association til his death last year, and I am keeping up the records and writing newsletter. We have a reunion every other year, this year in Dayton, Ohio, September 7-12.
Fern B. Mann <cmann1525@aol.com>
Memphis, TN USA - Thursday, July 22, 1999 at 13:00:10 (EDT)

I can't find the words to describe how much your site touched me. To read your original letters from over 50 years ago brought such clear images to my mind, I almost feel as though I were watching a movie. My beloved father, Steven Hollenczer, who passed away last September at the age of 89, served with the U.S. Navy Seabees in the Pacific from 1942-1945. I have the highest respect for all those who served our country, during the World War, and since, and I am so impressed with the wonderful web sites like yours that help us all to remember that we owe them so much. My humble tribute to my father and his battalion (the 43rd NCB) is posted at http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Jardin/4814/waryears1.html. You have done a magnificent job of helping us all remember. God bless you!
Margaret Hollenczer Spatafore <m.spatafore@worldnet.att.net>
Bristol, PA USA - Wednesday, July 21, 1999 at 21:07:19 (EDT)

My father was supposedly in the Army during WWII, but probably doesn't yet piddle on the'net as he should in his old age. If one of your cohorts wants to write him snail mail, and see what's up, that would be great. He considers himself writing memoirs on WWII his mission, and has several hundred WWII oriented books that he has collected and presumably read over the years. His Address is Dr. Phillip Leveque, P.O. Box 348, Molalla, Or 97038
Paul Leveque <pauleveque@hotmail.com>
Laguna Hills, CA USA - Wednesday, July 21, 1999 at 11:35:01 (EDT)

I am a history buff. I enjoy the everyday stuff of the war years. I am also a retired Navy Chief Petty Officer.
Bradley Gendron <gaylegen@utma.com>
Walhalla, ND USA - Sunday, July 18, 1999 at 20:57:29 (EDT)

I am a wwii vet and had a brother in Gen Patton's "Hell on wheels " tank battalion. He went from ENGLAND INTO FRANCE AT NORMANDY INTO GERMANY. TWO WEEKS BEFORE THE WAR ENDED HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION. IS THERE ANY INFORMATION YOU MIGHT HAVE ABOUT HIS OUTFIT OR I WAS IN THE AIR FORCE . I THINK OF HIM ALMOST ALL THE TIME. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU CAN TELL ME? I WILL BE ETERNALY GRATEFUL TO YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WEB SITE. SINCERLY, MARION
Marion Fernbach <mfernbach@yaho.com>
MESA, Az USA - Wednesday, July 14, 1999 at 23:33:43 (EDT)

I was a Sargent in the71st Cavalry Recon Troop of the 71st Division ;20th Corps ; Pattons' 3rd Army . France , Germany, and Austria . First liberator into Gunskirchen Lager Concentration Camp (15,000 Inmates). 1st & 3rd Platoons were Easternmost allied units during hostilities
Mason H (Mickey ) Dorsey <Mickske@aol.com>
Charlotte, NC USA - Tuesday, July 13, 1999 at 21:39:17 (EDT)

Vietnam Vet August 1968 .. June 1969 wounded and sent home. Helicopter pilot as Warrant Officer.
Roy Bonnett <RBonnett@Brinet.com>
Horse Shoe, NC USA - Tuesday, July 13, 1999 at 11:23:23 (EDT)

Very nice web page. I was a sailor aboard the USS WEST POINT during WWII.
W. B. (Mac) McLain <mclainwb@wolfenet.com>
Yakima, WA USA - Sunday, July 11, 1999 at 20:52:30 (EDT)

I served with the 342nd Field Artillary during the years 1943 through 1946.
James M. Cross, Sr. <princesslac@home.com>
Baltimore, MD USA - Thursday, July 08, 1999 at 19:45:40 (EDT)

Love the site. Have been following for at least a year.
Leonard Cooperman <g8torlenny@ithink.com>
St. Petersburg, Fl USA - Thursday, July 08, 1999 at 08:53:22 (EDT)

I am enjoying your site. It is attractive and well done as well as interesting. I was a Radio Operator with the Army Air Corps in the CBI during WW2 We also have a Web Site called "Imphal the Hump, and Beyond" and I would like to invite you to visit us at http://comcar.org/comcar/comcarhome.htm Thank you Herb Patton
Herb Patton <hilltop@icx.net>
Riceville, TN USA - Wednesday, July 07, 1999 at 10:19:08 (EDT)

Thank you. Thank you for sharing your memories. Thank you for enlightening us not only on the horrors of war but the heroes of it. Thank you for defending us all, our freedoms, our liberties and our our peace. Thank you.
Sheryl Rooth <sheryl.rooth@sallynet.org>
London, Ontario Canada - Tuesday, July 06, 1999 at 17:02:55 (EDT)

As a designer, a fan of wartime history, and lover of cool stuff in general, I must say that your site has presented me with WEEKS of entertainment. From its abso interesting entries to its excellent design and navigation, I am very impressed and would love to see more sites like this. Thanks.
TimNerney <tnerney1@nycap.rr.com>
Albany, NY USA - Tuesday, July 06, 1999 at 15:55:22 (EDT)

I am teaching a unit to a fifth grade class next year on Ernie Pyle. I found your site to be very helpful and interesting. Looking forward to learning more about WW II and Ernie Pyle
Meredith Wilkinson <meredithnorine@hotmail.com>
West Lafayette, IN USA - Tuesday, July 06, 1999 at 13:45:46 (EDT)

I look forward to reading in more detail the story of Pvt. Art. The format and content are great! The story as seen through letters from the Home Front and the Front Lines give a good insight to the personal feelings of his loved ones and Pvt. Art. I have just help my Pop to publish the story of his WWII unit, 275th Armored Field Artillery Bn. They also were in the Battle of the Bulge. Their gun positions on 16 Dec 1944 were east of St. Vith, Belgium. We would welcome your visit to this new site. http://geocities.com/EnchantedForest/Creek/7185/index.htm
Dan Stewart <dcooper19@juno.com>
Tuscaloosa, AL USA - Monday, July 05, 1999 at 04:05:05 (EDT)

My father was a WWII veteran, and I am very interested in that period in time. I am 28 years old, and I don't think my generation knows what hardships people went through during those years.
Jeannie McCans <jmccans@i2k.com>
Roscommon, mi USA - Wednesday, June 30, 1999 at 21:11:27 (EDT)

I served with the 93rd Chemical Mortar Battalion during WWII, and jus came upon this site by accident. Your web site is very impressive.
Art Fesemyer <artfesemye@aol.com>
Ravenna, OH USA - Monday, June 28, 1999 at 18:48:48 (EDT)

Just so many memories are brought back reading Private Art
Thelma Thomas <lamorna@home.com>
victoria BC, Canada - Saturday, June 26, 1999 at 14:26:04 (EDT)

Facinating and informative.
Sharon Angelucci <sharon.angelucci@SBCCOM.apgea, army.mil>
Edgewood, MD USA - Thursday, June 24, 1999 at 11:23:57 (EDT)

I live right behind Stefanie & Natalie
Gil Heidrich <usmc@snsworld.net>
Erlanger, Ky. USA - Tuesday, June 22, 1999 at 13:20:25 (EDT)

I like to salute you and the thousand of young men who died for liberty; to save others, so they could enjoy this beautiful world. Thank you.
Cardenas Rey <reynaldoc@jps.net>
selma, ca USA - Tuesday, June 22, 1999 at 01:14:50 (EDT)

I am doing research on nurses in world war II. If you know any one with a personal story to tell please refer them to me. both patients and nurses. April L. Hughes 5609 S. 92nd E. Ave Tulsa,Ok 74145
April Hughes
Tulsa, ok USA - Saturday, June 19, 1999 at 16:59:46 (EDT)

Good Site
Bob
England - Friday, June 18, 1999 at 09:06:15 (EDT)

This is a great and historical site! Thanks for sharing. Gregg
Gregg A. Loebach <Guido@mtco.com>
Marseilles, Il USA - Thursday, June 17, 1999 at 23:59:23 (EDT)

My father served in the 410th Fighter Squadron, 363d Fighter Group, 8th US Army Air Corps. Anyone associated with 410th please write!
Benjamin Frank Wible <wibles@sprynet.com>
Ft Meade, MD USA - Thursday, June 17, 1999 at 22:03:35 (EDT)

i must say , i dont think ive ever enjoyed a web page as much as i did yours. my father martin w. littleton was also in the invasion. ive heard terrible stories from him and saw him cry many times over lost buddies so your letters touched my heart very much as my dad passed away in 1980. i dont usually write to anyone on the net but i feel the need to tell you that im 54 years old now. born on july 4th 1944 . i just want to tell you that i appreicate you so much for what you did for me durning the war. may god bless you and your family and i pray good health and happiness to you and yours. i wish you happiness and love and may the light shine on you everyday. so ill remember you now and ill have you in my prayers. so good to meet you. wish i could shake your hand Art. god bless and from my heart i send my love and i thank you for serving my country like you did. im proud of you . your friend in tennessee jim littleton
Jim Littleton <littlej@icx.net>
Newport, tn USA - Wednesday, June 16, 1999 at 03:57:57 (EDT)

my dad was on the uss biloxi in ww 11. has been looking for a list of the original 18 guys that were with him,plus any other men or info about the crew and what happened to the ship. his name is ray frankenberry. any help is welcome. he was a boxer on board..
connie b. <sek@mindspring>
cumberland , md USA - Monday, June 14, 1999 at 21:39:13 (EDT)

Just surfing and wanted to check your site out! Thanks for the visit
Larry Besel <scg@nwga.com>
Dalton, ga USA - Saturday, June 12, 1999 at 12:30:37 (EDT)

v.good
richurd <www.rich>
la, us USA - Saturday, June 12, 1999 at 05:18:12 (EDT)

You have done a good job. I am reasearching the history of the US Camp Lucky Strike in Normandy/France. Perhaps you can help me with all kinds of personal information, war - diarys or photos from veterans of the 86th Chemical Mortar Battalion. Perhaps the one or other remembers some special events from his time staying there. Greetings from Germany Gregor Dürbaum
Gregor Dürbaum <Duerbaum@t-online.de>
Obermaubach/Rhineland, Germany - Wednesday, June 09, 1999 at 11:41:35 (EDT)

Thank you for good page. I am seeking for those brave air crews who raid Tokyo Japan, on the night of 9th March 1945. I have a serious question would like to ask. please let me know, if you konw any one. thanks again.
Kotaro Sano <findings@alles.or.jp>
Tokyo, Japan - Tuesday, June 08, 1999 at 17:06:00 (EDT)

Was doing a little browsing this morning and came across your site. Very well done. Keep up the good work. Children and grandchildren of veterans of WWII are looking for info. about their loved ones. A little over a year ago and with the help of my grandson, we started a website: http://members.bellatlantic.net/~alpan/ Take a look at it and if you feel you would want to add it to your site, feel free to do so. Like you, I am trying to constantly add new stories and pictures to keep the viewer's interest.
Albert R. Panebianco <alpan@bellatlantic.net>
Springfield , PA USA - Sunday, June 06, 1999 at 11:23:30 (EDT)

Trying to find an old school friend from Derby, England, who married a G.I. back in the 40's. Maiden name - Doreen Johnson. Her parents joined her at a later date - Mother Bertha - Father Jack.Any information would be gratefully received. Also Thank you Rose & Art for the use of this space... Your site is tremendous.
Jean Mozley <derby@gulfislands.com>
Galiano Island, B.C. CANADA - Saturday, June 05, 1999 at 20:50:16 (EDT)

a very good idea
steve teall <sdt@voyager.net>
st. johns, mi USA - Friday, June 04, 1999 at 10:15:33 (EDT)

I served as combat squad sergeant in the 1st Bn Hqtrs Co. of the 10th Mountain Division in Italy 1944-45. We trained as skiers and Mountain climbing Infantry at Camp Hale, Colorado.
Webster G. Barnett <wbarn10397@aol.com>
Bainbridge Island, WA USA - Wednesday, May 26, 1999 at 23:24:36 (EDT)

I loved this website, i found the address in the local newspaper. my husband liked it a lot too, good job!
mona darwich <m_darwich@yahoo.com>
san diego, ca USA - Wednesday, May 26, 1999 at 13:07:07 (EDT)

I was a parachute tower instructer from aug,1942 until sept,1943 then I was tranfered to the 513th pir Co I where I was injured in a night jump and never went overseas.I was then tranfered to the MPs can you beleive that.That's my resume.
murray(ray) trautman <lcohen8281@aol.com>
tamarac, fl USA - Wednesday, May 26, 1999 at 11:45:32 (EDT)

I am 22 years old and just got done viewing the movie Saving Private Ryan for the second time, and I am again over whelmed by the power of that movie. Years of learing about WWII in school does not even begin to put in our minds the sacrifices laid out by so many young men. I always respected veterans for their sacrifices to our country, but after seeing that movie, which i am sure is not close to the hell really went through, I will for the rest of my life, never let a day go by that I do not thank God for the men who fought for me to have the right to sit here freely and write to you. Thank you for your sacrifice.
Amy Riding <AmyRiding@prodigy.net>
Butler, Pa USA - Tuesday, May 25, 1999 at 23:01:44 (EDT)

Hello
Joe Varcalli <joe@mossyhorn.com>
casper, WY USA - Monday, May 24, 1999 at 22:47:57 (EDT)

HELLO AGAIN. HERE TO READ MORE LETTERS
DENNIS FORCE <JNSFORCE@GATEWAY.NET>
BREMERTON, WA USA - Sunday, May 23, 1999 at 22:18:50 (EDT)

WWII VETERAN. INTERESTED IN YOUR MILITARY STORIES AND LETTERS FROM HOME. WHERE DID YOU SERVE IN TEXAS? I WAS IN CAMP WOLTERS IN SEPTEMBER 1943 THROUGH JANUARY 1944.
dennis force <jnsforce@gateway.net>
bremerton, wa USA - Sunday, May 23, 1999 at 22:01:07 (EDT)

My series at http://www.vpnavy.com/wings.html "Wings and Things" has a lot about WWII songs and also the history of Naval Aviation and its' insignia and much other info.
Bob Woerner <drexel@litenet.net>
NJ USA - Sunday, May 23, 1999 at 00:20:09 (EDT)

My Dad was in WW II.
Shirley Stewart-Luber <shirley@midsouth.rr.com>
memphis, tn USA - Saturday, May 22, 1999 at 17:23:38 (EDT)

SERVED ABOARD USS LEXINGTON FROM 1944-1946, LOOKING FOR FRIENDS ESPECIALLY JAMES J. WHITE, AND D.A. MILLER, BUDDIES OF THE ERA. WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM OTHERS SERVING AT THAT TIME ON THE USS LEXINGTON (BLUE GHOST. THANKS FOR THIS SITE
BILL ROGERS <KAYBILL@SWBELL.NET>
AMARILLO, TX. USA - Saturday, May 22, 1999 at 14:09:16 (EDT)

I have visited your excellent site several times. My cousin, Harold Fischgrund, whose article appears on you site, was awarded the Silver Star and the Purple Heart for his service with the 86th. Colonel Fischgrund retired after 29 years of distinguished active duty.
Marty Platzner <platzner@erols.com>
Lawrenceville, NJ USA - Friday, May 21, 1999 at 14:16:46 (EDT)

My dad was a WWII hero - thanks for the cool site.
Bonnie B.
Chicago, IL USA - Thursday, May 20, 1999 at 12:41:09 (EDT)

Looking forward to seeing your site
Lanny Lee <edilanny>
USA - Wednesday, May 19, 1999 at 14:51:24 (EDT)

Thank you for allowing me to see a piece of the past that I couldn't see first hand.
Denise Deems <ddeems@ycp.edu>
Dallastown, PA USA - Tuesday, May 18, 1999 at 20:29:43 (EDT)

MY GRANDSONS 5TH GRADE CLASS HAS JUST FINISHED WRITING A NOVEL(FICTION) ABOUT A B'HAM AL. FAMILY AND THIER WAR EXPERIENCE. THE NAME OF THE BOOK IS "ALL MY LOVE " AVERY TOUCHING STORY, BY MS JENNIFER ROBERTS FIFTH GRADE CLASS. YOU HAVE A VERY INTERESTING WEB SITE AND I WILL RECOMMEND IT TO THE CHILDREN. LARRY DAUGHERTY
LARRY DAUGHERTY <larryd@coosavalley.net>
lincoln, al USA - Monday, May 17, 1999 at 19:29:30 (EDT)

YOUR WEBSITE IS VERY INTERESTING,AND WHAT A TRIBUTE IT IS.
SEAN EDWARDS <SEAN@GODS9.FREESERVE.CO.UK>
CAMBRIDGESHIRE, ENGLAND - Sunday, May 16, 1999 at 09:08:23 (EDT)

I was in school and a military man spoke at an assembly on Japanese hot air baloon danger. Remember the Hawaiin counterstamped dollar bills in case japan took Hawaii. Saving Stamps, gas rationing
Lionel O'Rourke <lionel3@netscape.net>
Santa Clarita, CA USA - Wednesday, May 12, 1999 at 16:58:07 (EDT)

Found your site while researching about what life was like for the young men and women who came back from the war. My grandfather served as infantry in WW1 and then as a captain in the engineers during WW2 and my father was a navigator in the Air Corp..... Your letters literally moved me Thank you for sharing them
Mark Gallagher <gallagm1@westat.com>
Washington, DC USA - Monday, May 10, 1999 at 16:32:44 (EDT)

Hello Rose and Art, I didn't make WWII but I did make The Korean fiasco. I've told you tht my wfe is from Mt Washington near Cincy. We celerbrated our 40th wedding anniversite today. It.s a great site to remember all the unsong heroes of WWII. Walkr Joe ,
Walker Jackson <walker@ ct.net>
Sebring, FL USA - Thursday, May 06, 1999 at 17:23:32 (EDT)

My father was corporal Frederick C. Western of the 84th Chemical Mortar Batallion. My son is working on a scrap of WWII memories for School. He died several years ago so what we have is just a few of his memto's. These include a Sicially Sketch Book by Bill Mauldin with notes from Dad, another of Mauldin's Cartoons and some pamplet on the activities of the Fifth Army. We have several letters to home and some pictures.
Thomas C. Western <tcwestern@hotmail.com>
Nitro, WV USA - Wednesday, May 05, 1999 at 23:22:17 (EDT)

My husband Julius served in No.Africa and also Italy, the Anzio beach-head barrage, and was fortunate to make it home, after almost 3yrs. of service. Many memories of the worry each night, for a new, young bride, always praying and awaiting mail from overseas. So grateful for your sharing those letters, as it brings closer those memories since my husband is deceased for 10 yrs. He wrote a show in the service, which they performed in hospitals in Italy and also entertained on the island of Malta,playing for the baroness. He was in the 536th Aircraft Battalion, and did see much action, as did all our brave soldiers, fighting for our freedom and protecting us from the danger. God Bless You Folks. Gratefully, Fran Swyka
Fran Swyka <franee@webtv.net>
Ormond Beach, Fl. USA - Tuesday, May 04, 1999 at 18:08:23 (EDT)

Hey I'm studying the 2 world war right now in school and i was just browsing through and found this and was just requesting information
Justin Neeley <skidmark59@hotmail.com>
lebanon, Oh USA - Sunday, May 02, 1999 at 21:58:19 (EDT)

This was really helpful when writting my term paper on the American Soilders.
Celina <Soupsux@yahoo.com>
ca USA - Saturday, May 01, 1999 at 19:01:21 (EDT)

We love you web page!
E.Allen's 5th grade class <ellen.allen@esc9.net>
Graham, TX USA - Friday, April 30, 1999 at 11:14:34 (EDT)

I was in Normandy in 1945, as a refugee kid from Belgium. Guys like Art liberated us. I will forever be grateful to those strange, big guys who gave us a candy with a hole in it, and, of course, chewing gum!

By the way, that "French Money" he sent home is actually a Belgian 50 francs note, worth about $1.00 at the time. Great site! Alain
Alain Henon <ah@usenix.org>
Berkeley, CA USA - Wednesday, April 28, 1999 at 21:51:57 (EDT)

this was a very good web site for my reseach...
Bryan lutz <Marklutz@brightnet.com>
circleville, ohio USA - Tuesday, April 27, 1999 at 11:42:30 (EDT)

Thank you. I have been searching for letters and art from ww2. Thanks alot.
Joshua Nelson <jlpnelson@hotmail.com>
Bairnsdale, Vic Australia - Saturday, April 24, 1999 at 17:45:19 (EDT)

Thank you for this site. It's very interesting for us. We are a primary school in Normandy, near the last US Twenty Grand Camp. Our pupils founded carvings on the trees last year in this camp, we studied it, and then contacted US soldiers: http://www.ac-rouen.fr/ecoles/henouville/henouv/index.html (histoire). People in Normandy, and children, keep in their memory and heart a place for the US soldiers. Thierry.
Thierry Coz <Thierry.Coz@wanadoo.fr>
Henouville, France, Normandy - Saturday, April 24, 1999 at 05:11:20 (EDT)

this site is remarkble!!! it has been exciting & enreaching adventure keep up the good work thankyou
Israel John Lavi <israel_l@main.aquanet.co.il>
Tel-Aviv, ISRAEL - Friday, April 23, 1999 at 20:08:08 (EDT)

I like the sens of Private Art, because i were a military police in Taiwan. I remember that the days of MP.
Yang, Sung-Hua <odie@gate.sinica.edu.tw>
Taipei, Taiwan - Friday, April 23, 1999 at 03:42:34 (EDT)

nice job
george zuckerman <gzuckerman@mcsatchi-ny.com>
marina del rey, CA USA - Thursday, April 22, 1999 at 18:23:11 (EDT)

I am doing a project on WWII, and I would like to in clude a scrapbook of letters from the front.
Amber Koel <Venus210@hotmail.com>
Appleton, WI USA - Wednesday, April 21, 1999 at 17:21:08 (EDT)

I was not alive during WWII but, I have always had a deep respect and admiration for those who have served our country. I was made aware of this website by a friend of mine.I was always facinated by WWII even as a kid growing up. Thank you for the time, research and care you took to put this together for all to see and share. And, Thank you Private Art and, the rest of the veterans from every war our country has had to face. War is an unfortunate eventuality in our world. Thank you all for serving so bravely. And, I'm sorry you had to do it. Sincerely, Allison Gerring
allison gerring <abfab@pacifier.com>
astoria, or USA - Wednesday, April 21, 1999 at 13:18:23 (EDT)

My dad is an ex-POW from WWII. He was in the 109th Infantry Division. He was captured in France and marched to Germany where he remained in Stalag 4-b for the next 6 months. I love to learn about peoples experiences in WWII and have a collection of WWII posters. God bless you
Chicki Dulkin <SDulkin@aol.com>
West Bloomfield, MI USA - Monday, April 19, 1999 at 10:00:44 (EDT)

Hi Folks.. Love your amazing and wonderful website! Just thought that you may be interested to know that the snapshot in the "Little Brown Book" labeled "Me in German Civvies" actually shows a German uniform with the insignia stripped off of it. The cut of the coat with the four flap pockets and the peculiar lapels reveal its military origin, as do the domed metal buttons.
Another interesting giveaway also can be seen in the close up of that same photo where you can see that military medals/decorations had been removed from the pleat of the upper left pocket....probably as souvenirs. There is also a little "scar" where a button securing the left shoulder epaulet had been removed.
All these missing items were prime souvenirs to be taken off of uniform coats...as were also the missing lapel insignia, if any. It is hard to tell from the B&W photo what branch of service the uniform was originally from.

Keep up the fine work, Cort Skinner
Cort Skinner <artart@world.std.com>
arlington, ma USA - Sunday, April 18, 1999 at 22:15:04 (EDT)

I think this site is great. Something like this is really neat for people who didn't live through it. Good idea!!
marie <giassrose@hotmail.com>
vienna, va USA - Sunday, April 18, 1999 at 20:50:51 (EDT)

I have copies of my Dad's diary from World War II he was a P.O.W. I have many names of the guys who were with him. He was shot down in Austria. Can I list some of the names. The story is very heartbreaking as well as interesting. I wonder if any of these men are still alive?
Susie Cooper <Susie@netdirect.net>
Indy , In USA - Monday, April 12, 1999 at 20:15:32 (EDT)

curious
walter kozey <wkozey@aol>
old saybrook, ct. USA - Sunday, April 11, 1999 at 17:52:03 (EDT)

I am looking for any kind of information on the war "servivour" where all of the prisioners in the concentration camps escaped into a forest nearby. I am not exactly sure on the spelling of it so, if it is wrong please excuse me. If you have any information on it or know where I could obtain some, that would be greatly appreciated if you could e-mail me back. thank you very much! -Cassie- cassie_s_@hotmail.com
Cassie Sheel <cassie_s_@hotmail.com>
USA - Saturday, April 10, 1999 at 13:34:28 (EDT)

I'm looking for Carl Lutton. He is my father's cousin. He was a sailor. I have no info on him other than he died of the flu I think it was. I'd really like to find more info on him.If you knew him please contact me. God Bless You!
mae caldwell <magictaz2000@yahoo.com>
bloomingdale, ga USA - Friday, April 09, 1999 at 00:40:35 (EDT)

Rose, "Your site gets better everytime I glance at it". I'll get some of my uncles stories on. Please checkout the most recent update to: www.ww2dday.com .We just added a photograph taken at Omaha Beach on D-Day, with the mapsheet in the background. You can see the churchspire in Vierville. This is the area that was "portrayed in the movie: Saving Pvt. Ryan". Just clik-on to the mapsheet. Tim
Tim Roop <doggreen@beachin.net>
Ocean City, Md USA - Thursday, April 08, 1999 at 17:16:27 (EDT)

I have enjoyed your site. In fact I have been using it for a webpage based presentation in a class I am taking at George Mason University on WWII. This site is very helpful and allowed me to learn a lot about Private Art and WWII.
Ashley McCormack <LadyAsh75@aol.com>
Woodbridge, VA USA - Monday, April 05, 1999 at 20:32:17 (EDT)

i think that your web site is really interesting. i have to write a three to five page research paper on d-day. my grandpa was in world war two. i am happy that there are web sites about this because people need to know about how we got our freedom and the many who died for us to recieve it.
emmalee ceballos <eaceball@student.gc.maricopa.edu>
surprise, az USA - Saturday, April 03, 1999 at 10:55:38 (EST)

We just found your site today and have enjoyed an hour or so perusing it. We feel it is a most relevant recollection of one of the most perilous periods in our nation's history. Reading Private Art's letters, reminds one of the letters written by the heroes that served in WW I and the Civil War. It is important to save the contemporary accounts of WW II. Each of the men who participated as "unsung heroes" also bring such a human interest glimpse of Americana "l940's Style". This group of heroes is fast fading from our midst and it is imperative that we honor them and glean insight into their lives as young men whose youth was short-lived because they served their country so well. Thank You for Privat Art
Alan & Jean Langford <Alangford@webtv.net>
Gatesville, TX USA - Friday, April 02, 1999 at 14:55:37 (EST)

I am English and was a teenager during the war. I would like to say thank you to all the Americans who helped us when all seemed lost. Without you we would not have survived. We now live in Canada and I discovered your page whilst browsing through the seniors pages. If there are any seniors who were stationed in or around Derby during the war... it would be nice to hear from them. Sincerely - Jean & Bert... (ex R.A.F.)
Jean Mozley <derby@gulfislands.com>
CANADA - Friday, April 02, 1999 at 10:16:59 (EST)

I loved the site. BUT, I am looking for help in researching the plight of Jewish Women in New York City during WWII, specifically those that had husbands killed or missing.
Bill Nanninga <wwsmurf@aol.com>
San Diego, CA USA - Tuesday, March 30, 1999 at 10:15:23 (EST)

THANKS FOR THE INFORMATION
B. STAZEWSKI <STAZBL>
MIDDLETOWN, PA USA - Tuesday, March 30, 1999 at 10:12:33 (EST)

Thank you for the site! I was fortunate to here many stories of this part of our country's history from my grandfather, Joesph Costa, before hhe passed away and this site seems a fitting tribute to his generation who gave so much so that we may enjoy peace today.
Chris Knight <knighthome@fuse.net>
cincinnati, oh USA - Tuesday, March 30, 1999 at 00:21:15 (EST)

Hi, I signed the guest book before but my daughter e mailed me saying I spelled my email name wrong .Sorry about that. rosalie hoetzel
Rosalie Hoetzel <JerseyBaker@aol. com>
Pequannock, N.J.Hi Iwrote before and signed the commnts but spelled my USA - Sunday, March 28, 1999 at 21:06:16 (EST)

My daughter told me about your site and am just starting to read all the most interesting letters. When you read them you almost feel like you are there while they wrote them. Again this is surely a great way to know what they were thinking of and put it down on paper. Mrs Rosalie Hoetzel
Rosalie Hoetzel <Jerseyaker@aol.com>
Pequannock, N.J. USA - Saturday, March 27, 1999 at 14:47:42 (EST)

Ive printed out each page and my father collected each page in a binder. He was in World War II in the Timberwolf Infantry Division and enjoys reading your story. Its a shame there were no more letters after March 26, 1945. Another note is that I am employed at Kroger just like Private Art. Have you heard from Kroger and if not I think they would be appreciative of the favorable mentions thru out the letters. Bob Seifert
Bob Seifert <bones46@webtv.net>
Highland Heights, Ky USA - Saturday, March 27, 1999 at 13:15:29 (EST)

A Note From Rose

Hello, Bob. We are so glad to hear that you and your father are enjoying our site. That means a lot to us. As for more letters, we do hope that both of you will keep visiting. Our site is updated with a letter on the anniversary date it was written, and we often post additional special features and stories. Just look for the "Next Update" date at the bottom left hand corner of your screen.

In addition to our letters and momentoes of our own family, we have received memories that others want to share with our audience. We also plan to add images of our original letters so you can see what they looked like, too. They often tell stories that the written words simply cannot capture.

I'm just getting started reading the page. So far, it's great. Your so talented, and Art deserves a great big "Thanks" for his contribution to our country.
Loraine Pemberton <Wlpemberto@aol.com>
Ludlow, Ky USA - Saturday, March 27, 1999 at 10:41:53 (EST)

I am a member of American World War II War Orphans Network. My father was KIA 6/13/45 Mandog Hill, Mindanao Philippines, 19Inft. Reg. 24Div, 1st. Bn. Co. C, Third Platoon.
Doris Downing Miller <mmmiller@earthlink.net>
Lawrence, KS USA - Friday, March 26, 1999 at 23:16:34 (EST)

I was in the 260th Combat Engineers that originated in Camp Swift, TX. I am 81 yrs. old. Is there anyone out there that was in my company? I was supposed to get on the ship crossing the channel from South Hampton, England but since it was full we had to get on another ship that crossed France.
Mr. Lynn E. Bailey <Ryano1840>
Covington, Ky USA - Friday, March 26, 1999 at 15:57:21 (EST)

I plan to use this site with my students as we study WW II.
james erickson <jerickson@bourne.k12.ma.us>
bourne, ma USA - Thursday, March 25, 1999 at 08:06:55 (EST)

I love your site!! I just recently found a diary that my Dad had kept during part of his time in the navy. The diary starts in October, 1944 and goes to March, 1945. I am not finished with it yet, I am trying to make it last. If you are interested in any exerpts I will gladly forward them to you. Thanks for the great site! -chris
Christine Hoetzel <PyeEye@aol.com>
Little Falls, NJ USA - Tuesday, March 23, 1999 at 21:18:25 (EST)

A great site. Truly interesting.
Dawne Reed <dawner@lex.infi.net>
Wilmore, KY USA - Monday, March 22, 1999 at 09:48:57 (EST)

The words "hero" and "courage" seem to have lost their meaning in today's society; they get used alot these days about the most inconsequential things (e.g. baseball players are not "courageous" for playing with a sprained finger, and they aren't "heroes" for winning the Penant). The men who fought in WWII demonstrated what it truely means to have courage; they define what heroes are! I really can't put into words all the feelings of gratitude I have. However, I would like to say "Thank You" to Art and all WWII vets - thank you for your sacrifice; thank you for all you did for us (even those of us not yet born). It is appreciated, more than you probably realize.
John Mazzitelli
USA - Monday, March 22, 1999 at 09:20:02 (EST)

I have jusr started to explore your web site, but my first thoughts were of my late Father( ROY N RITTER ) who was in the WW ll Conflict, he really never talked much about it to us kids, but I do I do know he thought about it and some of his buddies that where lost in it.
Bonnie R Makitra <bmakitra@yahoo.com>
Hornell, NY USA - Sunday, March 21, 1999 at 19:30:08 (EST)

My family are from Covington. My Uncle Len Schwarte served in the Pacific during WW2 bringing back a case of malaria. My father was drafted to his job at Powell valve. He found out much later that Powell was making components for the Manhatten Project.Happy Birthday!
Harry Schwarte <harrys@thegrid.net>
Nipomo, Ca USA - Sunday, March 21, 1999 at 11:52:06 (EST)

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