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88th Infantry Division
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names listed below are of Mt.Mestas Memorial
and Blue Devils members whose family has been
in contact with MtMestas.com. Numerous emails
and Forum postings made to this website are
reproduced here and may be found elsewhere also.
If
you are a Mt.Mestas Memorial or Blue Devils
friend or family member and would like to contribute
a GI photo and short bio for this website please
include as much information as you have including
full name, rank, unit, awards, date and location
if killed in action, and burial location if
in Europe.
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349th
Infantry Regiment |
Boyer, Richard
C. |
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From:
RCB767@*****.com
Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2005 15:17:52 EDT
Subject: FYI
To: Hello@MtMestas.com
FYI (if you are keeping track)
My Dad passed away May 1, 2005.
Richard C. Boyer
WW II 88th Div, 349th Inf.
Respectfully submitted,
Richard C. Boyer, Jr.
Lt Col, USAF Ret'd |
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349th
Infantry Regiment |
Grabowski, Alex |
Staff Sargent
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To:
Hello@MtMestas.com
Subject: New guestbook entry
From: Ron@
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 13:17:28 -0600
My dad staff sargent Alex Grabowski served
with the 349th. He would like
to hear from any old buddies.
Ron Grabowski
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349th Infantry Regiment |
Lukes, Richard |
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Hi....What a great web site! All I know is that my uncle, Richard Lukes PVT was in the 349th Infantry 88th division. I never knew much about him but did give his name to my son's middle name as an honor. Now with all the internet resouces I thought I'd see what I can find out. So can you tell me was he then a "Blue Devil"? Is there any way to find out where/what battle he died at? Thanks for any information you can pass on. Thanks
Nancy Simonsen
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349th
Infantry Regiment - 2nd Bn |
Mayer, Reginald |
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May 2005
Hello Sir. My Grandfather was Battalion Supply Officer
of the 2nd Battalion of the 349th Inf. Regiment. I've
been looking for a site strictly with the regiments
campaigns and such and your site has provided me with
that information. Thank you.
If anyone has served with him or know someone
who has, please contact me.
Josh Mayer
joshtrm@*****.com
Location: Huntington Beach, CA |
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349th
Infantry Regiment |
McCarey,
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ebay |
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These items were found advertised on ebay.
updating
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349th Infantry Regiment |
O'Neil, Gerald |
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MY DAD GERALD O\'NEIL WAS IN THE 349TH, KIA ON OCT. 25TH 1944, ANY OF HIS BUDDIES OUT THERE PLEASE CONTACT ME.
THANKS,
GERALD O\'NEIL JR.
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349th
Infantry Regiment |
Otero |
From:
"Mike Otero" <mikeotero@xxxxx.com>
To: Hello@MtMestas.com
Subject: my father
Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2005 12:14:28 -0800
My father lives with me and was in the blue devils,
349 th. He has the Silver Star and bronze star and now
has a lot of interest in finding out more information
on his history. Can you help?
Mike Otero
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349th
Infantry Regiment |
Sini,
Joseph |
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Joseph Sini arrived in Italy in the EAME
Theater Nov 14, 1944 as an Infantry Replacement assigned
to the 88th Division, 349th Infantry Anti-Tank Company,
at this time the division was maintaining a defensive
position at Mount Grande and Farnett.
The 88th Division was original known as the
"Cloverleaf" Division, but during on of
the radio broadcasts of the infamous "Axis Sally"
she coined the nickname "Blue Devils" and
it stuck with the 88th ever since. The 349th were
known as the "Krautkillers"
The weather in fall and winter of 1944-45, which has
been as cruel and unrelenting an antagonist in Italy
as the Germans themselves through much of the campaign
has been more ornery than ever this fall. Record rainstorms
have swept the battle area, and winter's approach
carries with it the promise of worse to come. Even
in normal weather the rainfall on the present battlefront
is from two to three times heavier than in any other
part of Italy. But the fall 1944 hasn't been normal.
North Italy in an average year has more rainfall,
anyhow, than that wettest of wet cities, London. Rivers
have been flooding their banks, road and bridges are
being washed away constantly, walls are collapsing
on the roads and entire fields have disappeared under
water.
On Nov 22 the 88th relived
the 85th and continued a period of defensive patrolling
in the Mount Grande-Mount Cerrere sector and the Mount
Fano area until January 13 1945, when they were relieved
for rehabilitation.
From January 24 to March 2
1945, the Division relieved the 91st in defending
the Loiano-Livergnano area. On March 6th the division
was again relieved while they were astride Highway
6. It was during this break that Joseph was treated
for frostbite to his feet and was sent stateside on
April 11, 1945.
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Used by permission. To visit the Suni Family webpage.
Click
Here.)
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349th
Infantry Regiment |
Co E
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Speck,
William |
Tech Sergeant
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Ebay Find
These items belonging to Tech Sergeant
William Speck were found for sale on Ebay January
2006 .
He was awarded the Purple Heart and Bronze Star. |
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349th
Infantry Regiment - Co H |
Stansky, Joseph |
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Date: 17 Jan 2006 08:39:20 -0000
From: mstransky@xxxxx.net
To: Hello@MtMestas.com
Subject: my Grandfather
My Grandfather Joseph Stransky was part of Company H
349th Infantry (BLUE DEVILS) and was a rifleman serving
Sicily, Naples-fggia, Rome Arno, North Apennines, &
PO valley.
For just the WWII era alone he recieved
1 European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
1 good conduct medal
1 combat infantry
4 bronze battle stars
1 heroic/meritorious Bronze Star medal
notes: recieved medals for under servere fire?
One medal I can not figure out is a rifle about
2 1/2" long with a
heart hanging from it? I can not figure out what that
medal is about or
named?
If you can help
Thank you,
Michael Stransky
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From: "Michael Stransky" <MStransky@xxxxx.net>
To: mtmestas.com
Subject: Joseph Stransky
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 03:08:41 -0500
Here are just a few photos of my grandfather,
I REALLY am not sure if this was in the campign or not?
not much of a back ground detail to get a berring. I
am still looking for that group unit photo if it might
give me any unit numbers on it.?!?!
Mike
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349th
Infantry Regiment - Co E |
Wacaster, Herbert
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December, 2004
Hi, Viewed your site thought it was great my Father
was in company E 349th regiment in italy The Po River
they were called Blue Devils His name was Herbert B
Wacaster.
Thankyou,
Donald W Wacaster.
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