Post by connie on Aug 30, 2021 12:34:12 GMT -5
Descheneaux, George, Col. 422, POW XIIA, Wetzlar Dulag Luft, XIIA, Oflag 79
INDIANA MILITARY SITE INFO: www.indianamilitary.org/German%20PW%20Camps/Prisoner%20of%20War/PW%20Camps/Stalag%20XII-A%20Limburg/George%20Descheneaux/George%20Descheneaux.htm
Lead quote: "We're being slaughtered. I don't believe in fighting for glory if it won't accomplish anything. It looks like we'll have to pack it in." Col. George Descheneaux, 422nd Infantry Regiment Commander, December 19, 1944
Near the bottom of this Indiana Military document on Descheneaux are notes from his grandson that include a correction statement on his POW locations and a chart showing his actual locations:
click to enlarge.
1945 INFO ON 422 & MESSAGE FROM DESCHENEAUX (found in a cub magazine and reprinted on the Division Association site) www.106thinfdivassn.org/the422.html
NIECE GATHERING INFO/ regimental staff photo: 106thdivision.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=other&action=display&thread=411
LINK TO SOURCE LIST in Guns at Last Light: 106thdivision.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=books&thread=835&page=1
UNIT SPECIFIC DISCUSSIONS FOR 422: 106thdivision.proboards.com/post/1887/thread
INDIANA MILITARY SITE INFO: www.indianamilitary.org/German%20PW%20Camps/Prisoner%20of%20War/PW%20Camps/Stalag%20XII-A%20Limburg/George%20Descheneaux/George%20Descheneaux.htm
Lead quote: "We're being slaughtered. I don't believe in fighting for glory if it won't accomplish anything. It looks like we'll have to pack it in." Col. George Descheneaux, 422nd Infantry Regiment Commander, December 19, 1944
Near the bottom of this Indiana Military document on Descheneaux are notes from his grandson that include a correction statement on his POW locations and a chart showing his actual locations:
click to enlarge.
1945 INFO ON 422 & MESSAGE FROM DESCHENEAUX (found in a cub magazine and reprinted on the Division Association site) www.106thinfdivassn.org/the422.html
NIECE GATHERING INFO/ regimental staff photo: 106thdivision.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=other&action=display&thread=411
LINK TO SOURCE LIST in Guns at Last Light: 106thdivision.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=books&thread=835&page=1
UNIT SPECIFIC DISCUSSIONS FOR 422: 106thdivision.proboards.com/post/1887/thread