Comments on: World War II: American VI Corps Fought the Battle for Herrelsheim http://www.historynet.com/world-war-ii-american-vi-corps-fought-the-battle-for-herrelsheim.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: Phillip Bettis http://www.historynet.com/world-war-ii-american-vi-corps-fought-the-battle-for-herrelsheim.htm/comment-page-1#comment-73398 Phillip Bettis Sat, 06 Jun 2009 17:37:18 +0000 #comment-73398 My dad was a tank commander at Herrlisheim. He was captured by the Germans. He gets very emotional when he talks about that day. Many of his friends were killed. My dad was a tank commander at Herrlisheim. He was captured by the Germans. He gets very emotional when he talks about that day. Many of his friends were killed.

]]> By: Jo wijnants http://www.historynet.com/world-war-ii-american-vi-corps-fought-the-battle-for-herrelsheim.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1767 Jo wijnants Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:38:17 +0000 #comment-1767 Dear Sir / Madam: We have recently adopted a grave of a soldier buried at the Netherlands American cemetery and memorial in Margraten. We have received a certificate of adoption of COUSINS JAMES J. I think he was born in Kittaning, Armstrong Co, PA. But I did find out that he lived in ALLEGHENY PENNSYLVANIA. He was with the 405th Infantry Regiment , 102d INFANTRY DIVISION and was killed in action. I believe on 26 February 1945. His rank was private, dog tag number 33269584, 405th Infantry Regiment 102d DIVISION I have been doing some browsing on the internet, but there is still some information that I would like to have, but cannot find. I would like to know exactly where he was killed. I know that they were fighting in the Netherlands and Germany I now have a name, but I would like to have a face with a name. Is there a possibility of finding one or more photo's after all these years. And I want to trace down his family. I look forward to hearing from you. Yours sincerely, Jo Wijnants Koempel 33, 6372 NE Landgraaf The Netherlands Phone - 0031455319621. E-mail - jowijnants@wanadoo.nl Dear Sir / Madam:

We have recently adopted a grave of a soldier buried at
the Netherlands American cemetery and memorial in Margraten.

We have received a certificate of adoption of COUSINS JAMES J.
I think he was born in Kittaning, Armstrong Co, PA.

But I did find out that he lived in ALLEGHENY PENNSYLVANIA.
He was with the 405th Infantry Regiment , 102d INFANTRY DIVISION
and was killed in action.
I believe on 26 February 1945.
His rank was private, dog tag number 33269584, 405th Infantry Regiment 102d DIVISION
I have been doing some browsing on the internet, but there is still
some information that I would like to have, but cannot find.

I would like to know exactly where he was killed.
I know that they were fighting in the Netherlands and Germany

I now have a name, but I would like to have a face with a name.
Is there a possibility of finding one or more photo’s after all these
years.

And I want to trace down his family.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours sincerely,

Jo Wijnants
Koempel 33, 6372 NE
Landgraaf
The Netherlands
Phone – 0031455319621.
E-mail – jowijnants@wanadoo.nl

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