W.W.II Vets last formation

John Sabato · 12-18-2001, 01:05 PM

Every day that my Dad wakes up is a day I treasure... He is 82 and is and always will be MY hero.

E Co, 39th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division...

- Belgian Fourragere

- Cited in the Order of the day of the Belgian Army for action at the MEUSE RIVER

- Cited in the Order of the day of the Belgian Army for action in the ARDENNES

He survived being torpedoed on the USS Thomas Stone, walked and fought from

Algeria-French Morocco

Tunisia

Sicily

Normandy

Northern France

Ardennes-Alsace

Rhineland

Central Europe and almost all the way to Berlin before he was taken out of action by an 8mm Mauser round through the leg.

We owe them all a debt we can never repay...

-John

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12-18-2001, 01:05 PM	#2
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,155 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,308 Times in 1,098 Posts	Tom, you are so right... Every day that my Dad wakes up is a day I treasure... He is 82 and is and always will be MY hero. E Co, 39th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division... - Belgian Fourragere - Cited in the Order of the day of the Belgian Army for action at the MEUSE RIVER - Cited in the Order of the day of the Belgian Army for action in the ARDENNES He survived being torpedoed on the USS Thomas Stone, walked and fought from Algeria-French Morocco Tunisia Sicily Normandy Northern France Ardennes-Alsace Rhineland Central Europe and almost all the way to Berlin before he was taken out of action by an 8mm Mauser round through the leg. We owe them all a debt we can never repay... -John http://www.oldreliable.org/graphics/9th_patch2.gif