Comments on: Memorial Day 2006 http://www.bonniewren.com/2006/memorial-day-2006.htm I fought the lawn... and the lawn won Sat, 05 Jul 2008 20:11:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Bonnie Wren http://www.bonniewren.com/2006/memorial-day-2006.htm#comment-5467 Bonnie Wren Thu, 29 Jun 2006 04:41:28 +0000 http://www.bonniewren.com/2006/memorial-day-2006.htm#comment-5467 Thank you, Jon, for this very interesting information! Wouldn't that be something if the guy behind the desk really WAS Bailey? I wish I could put names to all the men in the photos. I've been looking for a copy of that book, <em>The Men of the 704th.</em> It's out of print and difficult to find. So if you ever come across a second copy, please let me know! Thank you, Jon, for this very interesting information! Wouldn’t that be something if the guy behind the desk really WAS Bailey? I wish I could put names to all the men in the photos.

I’ve been looking for a copy of that book, The Men of the 704th. It’s out of print and difficult to find. So if you ever come across a second copy, please let me know!

]]> By: Jon Preneta http://www.bonniewren.com/2006/memorial-day-2006.htm#comment-5460 Jon Preneta Wed, 28 Jun 2006 21:58:56 +0000 http://www.bonniewren.com/2006/memorial-day-2006.htm#comment-5460 Great Display! I believe I have some info on some of the photos you posted. In reverse order: The ship is probably the USS MarMorPort. It sailed from, Marseilles, France homeward to Boston. The barracks areas were former German Army barracks called Schoch Kaserne, in Susice,Czechoslovakia. This is where the 704 was when the war ended. The "castle" shots may be from a town called Gars, though I am not sure whether it is in Czechoslovakia, or Barvaria. The guy at the desk shares facial features with a Headquarters Company clerk whose last name was Bailey. My information comes from personnal photos passed down by my Father 1st Lt. John J. Preneta,(Distinguished Service Cross, Silver Star, Bronze Star and Purple Heart) Company A, 704 TD Bn and the publication MEN OF THE 704, edited by "Doc" Buchannon, Capt, Battalion Surgeon and later the 704 TD Association Historian. Thank you for sharing your find. Great Display! I believe I have some info on some of the photos you posted. In reverse order: The ship is probably the USS MarMorPort. It sailed from, Marseilles, France homeward to Boston.

The barracks areas were former German Army barracks called Schoch Kaserne, in Susice,Czechoslovakia. This is where the 704 was when the war ended.

The “castle” shots may be from a town called Gars, though I am not sure whether it is in Czechoslovakia, or Barvaria.

The guy at the desk shares facial features with a Headquarters Company clerk whose last name was Bailey.

My information comes from personnal photos passed down by my Father 1st Lt. John J. Preneta,(Distinguished Service Cross, Silver Star, Bronze Star and Purple Heart) Company A, 704 TD Bn and the publication MEN OF THE 704, edited by “Doc” Buchannon, Capt, Battalion Surgeon and later the 704 TD Association Historian.

Thank you for sharing your find.

]]> By: Bernita http://www.bonniewren.com/2006/memorial-day-2006.htm#comment-2899 Bernita Tue, 30 May 2006 10:34:36 +0000 http://www.bonniewren.com/2006/memorial-day-2006.htm#comment-2899 Bright and brave and beautiful, Young and fierce and sweet. Thank you, Bonnie. They were more than units and battles, they were individuals. Bright and brave and beautiful,
Young and fierce and sweet.
Thank you, Bonnie.
They were more than units and battles, they were individuals.

]]> By: Michelle http://www.bonniewren.com/2006/memorial-day-2006.htm#comment-2893 Michelle Tue, 30 May 2006 07:36:25 +0000 http://www.bonniewren.com/2006/memorial-day-2006.htm#comment-2893 What a wonderful tribute :o) What a wonderful tribute :o)

]]> By: Bonnie Calhoun http://www.bonniewren.com/2006/memorial-day-2006.htm#comment-2889 Bonnie Calhoun Tue, 30 May 2006 05:31:29 +0000 http://www.bonniewren.com/2006/memorial-day-2006.htm#comment-2889 Amen to that sister! Amen to that sister!

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