Comments on: Operation Varsity: Allied Airborne Assault Over the Rhine River http://www.historynet.com/operation-varsity-allied-airborne-assault-over-the-rhine-river.htm From the World's Largest History Magazine Publisher Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:03:12 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Sue Volz (Snyder) http://www.historynet.com/operation-varsity-allied-airborne-assault-over-the-rhine-river.htm/comment-page-1#comment-115019 Sue Volz (Snyder) Wed, 09 Sep 2009 18:35:00 +0000 #comment-115019 My father, Harold K Snyder was part of the 681 st Glider Field Artillery Battalion, 17th Air Borne, 194th Division. We're proud of our dad, He is trying to help me put something very special together for all of our family on his World War II involvements. In fact, he is doing a great job for trying to provide me the information, and he will be 86 come January 9th. He was drafted in his 12 th grade, and recieved an honary diploma about 5 years ago. Any information that we can obtain will be used to make a special documented type reference for our family to cherish forever, would be greatly appreciated and useful. We know he drove a jeep, jumped the Rhine, bailed out of a small triangler window with the col. leaping out of a door to hit the ground in Wesel France; part of the 194th from Wesel, Dursten, Dulmen, Munster, Lippstadt, Ruthen, ect .... areas of this war; He was quick with tying & securing knots to hold the jeep in place in the gliders and more; infact, he even peeled potatoes & still can peel them fast. He stated, "he didn't mind it, it had to be done" We really want to acquire any information and pictures that can help us to preserve this part of our father's life achievements and more. Another person of interest that we would appreciate is about his brother, Charles who lost his live in North Africa. My father, Harold K Snyder was part of the 681 st Glider Field Artillery Battalion, 17th Air Borne, 194th Division.

We’re proud of our dad, He is trying to help me put something very special together for all of our family on his World War II involvements. In fact, he is doing a great job for trying to provide me the information, and he will be 86 come January 9th.

He was drafted in his 12 th grade, and recieved an honary diploma about 5 years ago.

Any information that we can obtain will be used to make a special documented type reference for our family to cherish forever, would be greatly appreciated and useful.

We know he drove a jeep, jumped the Rhine, bailed out of a small triangler window with the col. leaping out of a door to hit the ground in Wesel France; part of the 194th from Wesel, Dursten, Dulmen, Munster, Lippstadt, Ruthen, ect …. areas of this war; He was quick with tying & securing knots to hold the jeep in place in the gliders and more; infact, he even peeled potatoes & still can peel them fast. He stated, “he didn’t mind it, it had to be done”

We really want to acquire any information and pictures that can help us to preserve this part of our father’s life achievements and more.

Another person of interest that we would appreciate is about his brother, Charles who lost his live in North Africa.

]]> By: Operation Varsity: books? http://www.historynet.com/operation-varsity-allied-airborne-assault-over-the-rhine-river.htm/comment-page-1#comment-73863 Operation Varsity: books? Tue, 09 Jun 2009 02:33:13 +0000 #comment-73863 [...] since the Rhine had already been crossed in multiple places by the time the curtain went up. Operation Varsity. [...] [...] since the Rhine had already been crossed in multiple places by the time the curtain went up. Operation Varsity. [...]

]]> By: Donald Forbes http://www.historynet.com/operation-varsity-allied-airborne-assault-over-the-rhine-river.htm/comment-page-1#comment-30848 Donald Forbes Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:10:10 +0000 #comment-30848 My friend Homer Bates Chase was a member of Company B. 513 th Reg 17th Div. I wonder if anyone as any information about Homer. I would appreciate it. Thanks Don Forbes My friend Homer Bates Chase was a member of Company B. 513 th Reg 17th Div. I wonder if anyone as any information about Homer. I would appreciate it.

Thanks

Don Forbes

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