Posted:
By: Bisscheroux Joseph
On: 09/10/2006
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Dear Mr. McElvain,
It is not a reply, it is not even a question, it is asking for your help.
First let me introduce myself.
I live in the Netherlands close to Margraten, less than half an hour by car.
I also adopted three men ( I don't like to call it "grave adoption")paratroopers of 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment 17th Airborne Division.
In 2000 people from Texas (Victoria region)visited the Margraten Cemetery. Because they knew that I was the adopter of a Quero citizen, my wife and I were invited to join them and so we did.
As we went to the bus to leave a man asked the leader of the group to wait, because his wife was a bit sad because she had discovered her brothers name at the Wall of Missing. I told the leader, a lady, that it might give some help if she could tell this lady, at the right moment, that I promised to lay flowers not only at the adopted graves but also at the Wall of Missing as close to her brothers name as possible.
Later I was informed that it was indeed helpful.
Because I know who the other three men were before the war and I also know where and how they died, I would be very happy if you can give me some information about:
Paul W. Trump
T SGT 614 Bomb SQ
401 Bomb GP (H)
Virginia
Today I visited the Cemetery because at 10.00 there was a Holy Mass and at 15.00 a performance of Mozart's Requiem.
Of course I visited the three graves as well as the Wall of Missing and laid some flowers and as I saw Paul Trump's name I decided to try to get more information.
Thank you in advance.
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