Recent content by fisher972002

explaining album pictures, typed 2 pages of brief experience/locations.

some documents, draft notices, discharge papers letters from presidents you guys might find interesting.. [/ATTACH][/ATTACH][/ATTACH][/ATTACH][/ATTACH]

Erich, On our correspondence on page 2 of this post, I found out an interesting story. You said that one of your Grandfathers was in Latvia during WW2. One of my Mom's good friends has a father that is still alive, he is 93 years old. He is native Latvian came to the states after the war...

ALright, Dora9 just solved another mystery. The Jagdpanther is of II/Pzlehr Regt 130: at the town crossroad of Katensen, he has 3 other photos of the same tanka and same camo pattern, with the same little bush in front of it, so I am further more able to piece together the journey, Thanks Dora9

Yeah, You have to have yahoo id to see those.. I uploaded to photobucket, try this link fisher972002/85threcon_5thAD - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting

Thanks Dora9, He just solved my mystery of where that photo of the PAK 43 Jagdpanther self propelled 88 was taken at Katensen, 20 miles NE of Hannover. According to the map "Trek of the 5th Armored division, they pass right by here, so I know for sure that is correct. Thanks Dora9, This board...

Yup, This picture and the concentration camp pictures are in a separate photobook and on the inside of the cover he says these pictures were bought at a GI store, and he says he had to buy the concentration camp pictures because the pictures he took, he had them developed by a german camera...

ME 262

Good News All, I found another picture book, and I found that Picture of the ME 262 in the forest I told you guys about. . Also lots of pictures of blown up jeeps and german tanks, american tanks, And an american glider that crashed.. i'll scan the pictures tonight and post them of the ME...

I said thunderbolt, earlier, I was wrong, on the back of this picture is says B 17, it kind of looks like a P 47 from the cowl doesn't it..

ANybody since you guys know your tanks, anybody know what this is called... It's written on the back of the picture "German self propelled 88" Chris

All, Got the scanned picture of the FW190 and also the mustang and B 17, i also found another picture of them on a Thunderbolt sittin on the propeller and front of it that is pretty cool. I am still trying to hunt up the ME 262, I think that one is or was in a different photo book, it's not in...

Njaco, Yeah, I don't think my family will ever sell it it has lots of sentimental value and is a nice souvenier, thanks for the info.

Ok, Your guys information has helped me greatly.. based on the www.5ad.org/trek/html map I thought my grandpa's Company went through the path on the map, HameLN, Peine , Meine, WINTERFELD and then stopping at the River ELBE W of Berlin.. BUT, based on this new information, if you look at...

Wurger, I can send you a copy of the picture if you want when I get it on a CD in data format, or if anybody else wants it..