Comments on: Massacre At Malmédy During the Battle of the Bulge http://www.historynet.com/massacre-at-malmedy-during-the-battle-of-the-bulge.htm From the World's Largest History Magazine Publisher Thu, 04 Dec 2008 05:13:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Lonnie Clausson ` http://www.historynet.com/massacre-at-malmedy-during-the-battle-of-the-bulge.htm#comment-12816 Lonnie Clausson ` Thu, 02 Oct 2008 02:54:23 +0000 #comment-12816 IN ref.to my previous post I have just discovered that my great-uncle was known to us in his family as "Lee" Lucas, But in fact he was Cpl. David Lucas who is listed as allegedly dying in stalag 4b on march 3rd 1945 from wounds sustained at the Malmedy massacre.....however in his diary he has a self made calender, which for some reason has a notation that he was " wounded and captured the 7th of jan. 1945" and has X's covering the calender up to the date of march 30th. I could really use some help figuring this out. Please help me clear up this historical abnormality. IN ref.to my previous post I have just discovered that my great-uncle was known to us in his family as “Lee” Lucas, But in fact he was Cpl. David Lucas who is listed as allegedly dying in stalag 4b on march 3rd 1945 from wounds sustained at the Malmedy massacre…..however in his diary he has a self made calender, which for some reason has a notation that he was ” wounded and captured the 7th of jan. 1945″ and has X’s covering the calender up to the date of march 30th. I could really use some help figuring this out. Please help me clear up this historical abnormality.

]]> By: Lonnie Clausson ` http://www.historynet.com/massacre-at-malmedy-during-the-battle-of-the-bulge.htm#comment-12812 Lonnie Clausson ` Thu, 02 Oct 2008 02:17:52 +0000 #comment-12812 I have just recieved over 60 pictures of the men of the 285th battery B FAOB and the Christmas dinner menu from 1943( which is signed by about 60+ persons from the company). These items belonged to my great-uncle, Lee Lucas, who was captured and later died in stalag 4b, I believe. I also have his "diary" from the stalag. IF ANYONE can help me identify the persons in the pictures or give me additional info in reference to my great uncle I would certainly appreciate it. Please contact me at Athos0620@hotmail.com or call me at (215) 676-3098. Please ask for Lonnie Clausson. Also I have done a little leg work and identified several names on the photos and the menu as persons who were murdered at Malmedy. I have just recieved over 60 pictures of the men of the 285th battery B FAOB and the Christmas dinner menu from 1943( which is signed by about 60+ persons from the company). These items belonged to my great-uncle, Lee Lucas, who was captured and later died in stalag 4b, I believe. I also have his “diary” from the stalag. IF ANYONE can help me identify the persons in the pictures or give me additional info in reference to my great uncle I would certainly appreciate it. Please contact me at Athos0620@hotmail.com or call me at (215) 676-3098. Please ask for Lonnie Clausson. Also I have done a little leg work and identified several names on the photos and the menu as persons who were murdered at Malmedy.

]]> By: Heidi Peaster http://www.historynet.com/massacre-at-malmedy-during-the-battle-of-the-bulge.htm#comment-11872 Heidi Peaster Mon, 22 Sep 2008 18:41:19 +0000 #comment-11872 although i agree that in this instance, the charge that eyes of the soldiers being cut out was probably unfounded, it is not at all past comprehension knowing the crimes against soldiers in the Pacific by the Japanese. The statement in the article that no soldier, however depraved or crazed would have done such a thing does not reflect the horrors inflicted by the Japanese, even to the extent of much worse than those mentioned here. although i agree that in this instance, the charge that eyes of the soldiers being cut out was probably unfounded, it is not at all past comprehension knowing the crimes against soldiers in the Pacific by the Japanese. The statement in the article that no soldier, however depraved or crazed would have done such a thing does not reflect the horrors inflicted by the Japanese, even to the extent of much worse than those mentioned here.

]]> By: Lauren Rafael http://www.historynet.com/massacre-at-malmedy-during-the-battle-of-the-bulge.htm#comment-11171 Lauren Rafael Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:58:55 +0000 #comment-11171 My father 84 year old father, John L. Harnack, a sergeant with the 285th Observation Battalion Battery B, was driving vehicle B1. He had a lieutenant with him. The way he describes the incident, they arrived at a crossroads, and were directed down the road ahead. As they started down the road, the lieutenant kind of "went berserk" and demanded that they turn around. AT that point, my father turned the car around and went against traffic and the two serials following him, to transport the officer to a hospital in St. Vith. When he returned to the crossroads, the MPs told him he could not go on, that there was some small arms fire heard ahead. From this point he cannot remember how he heard what happened, though he thinks he might have gone back to the Hercken Forest to wait for further instructions. I realize this was a traumatic experience for him as he had been with the battalion of men since training at Fort Sills, OK, and at Hendrix College in Arkansas before shipping overseas. I believe the loss of memory of the details may have been a strategy of his subconcious to keep him from despair or PTSD. We are trying to confirm the rest of the story for him. My father 84 year old father, John L. Harnack, a sergeant with the 285th Observation Battalion Battery B, was driving vehicle B1. He had a lieutenant with him. The way he describes the incident, they arrived at a crossroads, and were directed down the road ahead. As they started down the road, the lieutenant kind of “went berserk” and demanded that they turn around. AT that point, my father turned the car around and went against traffic and the two serials following him, to transport the officer to a hospital in St. Vith. When he returned to the crossroads, the MPs told him he could not go on, that there was some small arms fire heard ahead. From this point he cannot remember how he heard what happened, though he thinks he might have gone back to the Hercken Forest to wait for further instructions. I realize this was a traumatic experience for him as he had been with the battalion of men since training at Fort Sills, OK, and at Hendrix College in Arkansas before shipping overseas. I believe the loss of memory of the details may have been a strategy of his subconcious to keep him from despair or PTSD. We are trying to confirm the rest of the story for him.

]]> By: mitchell kaidy http://www.historynet.com/massacre-at-malmedy-during-the-battle-of-the-bulge.htm#comment-7122 mitchell kaidy Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:55:31 +0000 #comment-7122 Different estimates of casualties are reported on different pages. How many were killed, wounded? Different estimates of casualties are reported on different pages. How many were killed, wounded?

]]> By: Will S http://www.historynet.com/massacre-at-malmedy-during-the-battle-of-the-bulge.htm#comment-4382 Will S Sun, 03 Aug 2008 15:15:19 +0000 #comment-4382 This is a very interesting, thought provoking account. The author's final conclusions seem unbiased and well supported by the (known) facts. Sgt, USMC 68-71 This is a very interesting, thought provoking account. The author’s final conclusions seem unbiased and well supported by the (known) facts.

Sgt, USMC 68-71

]]> By: Thomas R Miller http://www.historynet.com/massacre-at-malmedy-during-the-battle-of-the-bulge.htm#comment-4173 Thomas R Miller Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:33:33 +0000 #comment-4173 Please ignore previous request, I have found an abundance. Please ignore previous request, I have found an abundance.

]]> By: Thomas R Miller http://www.historynet.com/massacre-at-malmedy-during-the-battle-of-the-bulge.htm#comment-4165 Thomas R Miller Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:58:54 +0000 #comment-4165 Can anyone supply a link to actor Charles Durnings relationship to this event. He was describedby CNN as a a survivor. Can anyone supply a link to actor Charles Durnings relationship to this event. He was describedby CNN as a a survivor.

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