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Post by engineercutoff44 on Dec 12, 2013 7:49:09 GMT -5
Hi people!Does anybody know of a museum that caters to the needs of the 106th Infantry Division?Is there a museum out there where one can see items from the 106th Inf Div and items from the battle they fought?I mean in The states of course there are museums over here like sand on a beach but I have noticed if you have seen one you have seen them all...I was at the doctors today and on the way home I saw a rusty object in a ploughed field by Grosslangenfeld it turned out to be the topcover off of a m-42 German Anti-tank mine it was deactivated and the center where the screw was where the fuze goes into was somehow destroyed to prevent the mine from being refused and reactivated a fascinating piece of bulge history,also directly connected to the enemy of the 106th in the area if you see one mine you see them all but this one has an extra story to tell,and it should be told in a museum setting for the sake of the fine young men and women who were up here that their story be not forgotten...I would like to wish everyone a Very merry Christmas and a Happy newyear!God bless you all!flying home on sunday!
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Post by connie on Dec 14, 2013 11:36:15 GMT -5
Hi, Thanks for the heads up on the fascinating discovery. I am not aware of any U.S. museums dedicated to the 106th. Anyone else want to weigh in on this? I do know that Jim West for a while tried to promote developing one at Camp Atterbury. I think that they may have some small museum of some sort there, but how much, if any, 106th material it has I do not know. He would be able to fill you in on this. It would be great to have one there. The downside of museums connected to military bases is that military bases are sometimes decommissioned... I do know that the World War II museum in New Orleans includes a few pieces from individuals who were part of the 106th. Connie P.S. Here's a link to their website: www.nationalww2museum.org/see-hear/collections/focus-on/battle-of-the-bulge.html |
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Post by floydragsdale on Dec 15, 2013 17:25:06 GMT -5
Hello Everyone:
I have been to the museum at Camp Atterbury, IN & that was al least ten years ago. Yes it is small, nevertheless I cannot think of a better place for that item. The anniversary date (69 years ago) of the B.O.B. is tomorrow. What a fitting time it is to donate something to the Museum at Camp Atterbury that came from the B.O.B. battle area.
Floyd
Co. G, 424tb Regiment
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Post by engineercutoff44 on Jan 18, 2014 17:21:21 GMT -5
Hi everyone!sorry for a very belated merry Christmas and a happy new year!was at home for a month and it was good!gained lots of weight from moms cooking giving me the strength to get back out there and get some digging in I personally like Floyds suggestion the most...camp Atterbury is Senonimous with the history of the 106th,but I surely do not want to run the risk of it landing in some storeroom or even being thrown away that would be a shame...I will get back out and detect that area and see what else pops up will get back!
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Post by floydragsdale on Jan 18, 2014 20:18:23 GMT -5
Hello Michelle: G Company, of the 424th Regiment situated (at least my part of the Company) were positioned between the villages of Grosskampfeld to our right front (about the one o' clock position) & Hecksheid which was at the ten o"clock position, on Schnee Eifel. The tree line has since over-grown that area now. G Company foxholes were 100 to 200 yards in front of those two Hamlets. Our Company Headquarters was100 to 200 yards on the reverse side of the hill. - - - My minds eye can still visualize it after all these years. G Company was ordered to vacate their positions on the night of 18 or 19 of December 1944 and was ordered to leave heavy weapons and related equipment behind.
In case you go there, happy searching & diggings,
Floyd,
Go. Company, 424th Regimennt
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Post by engineercutoff44 on Jan 19, 2014 2:49:12 GMT -5
Thank you Floyd!good stuff I live about 10 minutes from there as the crow flies Heckhuscheid being the closest to me will transfer the information onto a geographical survey map my treasure map as I like to call it and get out there in the spring and see whats up very cold and frozen still supposed to get snow today and tomorrow...
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Post by Jim West - Indiana Military Or on Apr 15, 2018 12:01:02 GMT -5
The Camp Atterbury Museum has enlarged and moved. Now located on Hospital Road, first building West of US31. Formerly a woman's prison. Probably 2-3 times larger, but now with major emphasis on Camp Atterbury's roll in Desert Storm and other recent engagements. Articles and displays from WW2, including the 106th has suffered for this. Where the 106th formerly had two glass display cases and a large amount of wall space, they are now reduced to one case and a small wall area. I am especially upset that the large photo of Parker's Crossroads, a winter scene with the howitzer covered in snow, is no longer displayed. I am told if I don't see something then it is probably in storage. The curator is now a Capt in Public Relations with Curator as a sideline. Again the museum suffers for this. I noted with dismay that at the "Community Days" she was not even present. Most of the people and veterans that began the museum have passed.
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Post by connie on Apr 15, 2018 13:29:37 GMT -5
Jim,
That sounds discouraging... Perhaps if people with an interest in the 106th started writing to inquire about the museum and ask what of the 106th is on display there...? Maybe that would up the awareness that other generations are still interested in this history. I'd be glad to write if you could tell me who to target... the current part-time curator? someone higher up? Name? Address?
Maybe this discussion board & or the 106th site should request that you take a photo of the 106th display so that we can feature that on our site...
Anyway, I'm willing to stand up and be counted as being interested in a place that preserves the division's story.
Connie
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