Hi there,

My grandfather recently passed away and we discovered a journal he kept while in the service. He mentioned a stay at Camp Blanding. Does anyone have any information pertaining to what he did here or how long he stayed?

Hello and a Happy Memorial Day to all of our veterans.

I am looking for information on my grandfather, Private Ira Reaven of Brooklyn, NY. He served with Company C, 1st Battalion, 117th Infantry, 30th Division, I believe sometime from 1943-1945. I can't seem to find any info on when he was on active duty and where he fought, but a Terry MacDonald posted some info on him on wwIImemorial.com that said he fought in the Rhineland campaign.

Did anyone here fight alongside him? Are there any pics of him? Any info would be appreciated.

For those that knew him, he passed away in May 1974. Happy Memorial Day, grampa.

God bless, Ed Reaven

2nd Lt Hamilton C Moffett is my Grandfather and recently passed away. I was trying to find more pictures of him and some more detailed information about what he did in WWII. He landed in Normandy with the 30th Infantry Division 10 days after D-Day. I believe he was injured in Mortain, France. He was 2nd Lt during his time in WWII,

Please feel free to contact me at mattmoff@hotmail.com

My father's DA Form 20, 1 Jan 1965 list his WWII MOS as 91B20 Cbt Med Aidman. His WD AGO FORM 53-55 1 November 1944 list his miltary occupational specialty and number as Sergical Technician 861. He was assigned to the 580th AAA Bn which was temporarily attached to many units, including the 103rd AAA Group, the 11th AAA Group, the 49th AAA Brigade and finally the 82nd Airborne Division. My father was assigned to the 49 AAA Brigade when they won their Meritorious Unit Award and wore the Meritorious Unit award patch on his lower right sleeve until his retirement in 1966. My question is this: On his tombstone, after SFC US Army, can I put COMBAT MEDIC? Or should I just put MEDIC? My research has indicated that there is (recently - modern time) debate about who can wear the Combat Medic Badge, and I understand that. But, during WWII was there such a distinction that would make it dishonest for me to put that on his tombstone? He also served during the Korean conflict and spent three and a half years in Vietman from 1959 to the middle of 1962 first working for MAAG, the MACV when that change came around. I know you guys are the experts. I don't want to put COMBAT MEDIC on his tombstone to later find out that I have dishonored my father by putting the wrong thing on his tombstone. Please help.

My uncle was a member of the 30th inf. 117th reg. company E. He was killed on November 19, 1944 in Normandy. I am hoping to see if anyone has any information on him. George was a Pvt. from West Virginia and we have very little to go on. Any help in finding more on his life in the Army and the events surrounding his death would be greatly appreciated.

Guy

My name is Matt Bruls from the Netherlands and I have adopted a grave on the American Cemetry in Margraten. The name of the PFC is: Dale Peterson from Idaho. He died on April 6 1945 in Germany. He was PFC in the 119th R. Please who can help me to give a face and a background to this young hero? Is there still family; how old was he etc.......

i need information on the pows of 120/30 b company during wwii in germany my father was one of them but he can not remember what areas they were in. i know the reg. and division are correct but the company maybe different. he said they were 120 of them and when they were finally liberated they were on a box car somewhere in germany and that they wrote pow with toilet paper on the ground so that a plane following them would know. his rank was tech sgt and his name is james w. burchfield. anyone with information can post it here or contact me at 207 totum lane rineyville ky 40162 thank you in advance james r burchfield

I am trying to find out what division and infantry my grandfather was in. He's from Meadville Pa and was in the Army Air Force. I have his dog tag. But not much info and where he trained at. Does anyone have any suggestions. thank you for any help.

My name is Peter Jakobs. I live in the Netherlands and have adopted the grave of Ronald Howard Jacobs on the American Graveyard in Margraten..

I would like to know more about Ronald. Who can give me more information about Ronald Howard Jacobs. Were did he fight, etc.

In Memory of Sergeant Ronald Howard Jacobs Worthing, South Dakota Lincoln County October 3, 1923-April 17, 1945 Killed in Action, Magdeburg, Germany

Ronald Howard Jacobs was born October 3, 1923 in Lennox, South Dakota to Howard and Blanche E. Jacobs. He had two brothers, Dell and William, and two sisters, Shirley (Jacobs) Kimball and Arlene (Jacobs) Voges. Ronald grew up in Worthing, South Dakota, graduating from high school there. For a time, John Morrell’s meat packing company employed him in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Ronald never had a chance to marry, have children, or receive any further education.

Ronald was inducted into the Army on March 17, 1943, at Fort Crook, Nebraska. He came home on emergency leave in December 1943, when his father was killed in an accident at the Morrell plant. This was the last time his family ever saw him. Ronald was sent overseas on May 1, 1944, holding the rank of Sergeant with the 120th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division. He was awarded the Bronze Star Medal. The citation reads:

Sergeant (then Private First Class) Ronald H. Jacobs, 37475774, 120th Infantry Regiment, United States Army, is awarded the Bronze Star for heroic achievement in action on 7 August 1944, in France. Sergeant R. Jacobs was a member of a mortar section of an infantry company, which was attacked by an enemy force. Although enemy pressure caused many of the riflemen they were supporting to withdraw, Sergeant Jacobs and four comrades not only remained at their post but aggressively fought back, killing two enemy soldiers and wounding many more so that the hostile troops were forced to flee. The fortitude, courage, and devotion to duty exhibited by this splendid soldier reflect great credit upon himself and the Armed Forces. Entered military service from South Dakota.

Sgt. Jacobs had seen action almost continuously since the fall of 1944, was wounded on October 21, 1944, recovered, and returned to the front. The unit in which he served was cited for the resourcefulness of its men in making their own boots and toboggans from salvaged German materials, which they had found in enemy territory. Sgt. Jacobs is remembered as the soldier who sent home a Nazi flag which was captured in a German fort during combat in Holland.

Sergeant Ronald Howard Jacobs joined the ranks of America’s fallen heroes on April 17, 1945. He was killed in action at Magdeburg, Germany, and was buried in the Netherlands American Cemetery at Margraten, Netherlands.

Sgt. Jacobs was also awarded the Silver Star, and the Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster.

The Silver Star The Bronze Star The Purple Heart Courtesy of http://www2.powercom.net/~rokats/armyhome.html

This biography was researched and composed by Matt Olsen, Chris Bolin, Bob Gard, Justin Tuntland, and John Heinemann of Canton High School, Canton, South Dakota. It was respectfully revised and edited by Mrs. Shirley Swanson, Stanley County Schools, Fort Pierre, South Dakota, using information from the bonus record of Sgt. Ronald Jacobs, the May 3, 1945 Sioux Valley News, and Dell Jacobs, Worthing, brother of Ronald Jacobs.

Has anyone heard or have a china plate with the 30th infantry on them? My grandfather got a chance to come home before the order of china was completed. Needless to say he came home. I think it was Bavarian china. My grandfather has since passed and my grandmother would like a plate. I have tried ebay and google with no luck. ANy ideas? Thank you one Proud Granddaughter