Anyone remember Fay Bradley?

[michelle]

Hello,

I'm wondering if anyone remembers Sgt Fay Bradley, 423/E. He was captured during the battle of the bulge and was in 3 different POW camps -- IVB Muhlberg, IIIB Furstenberg, IIIA Luckenwalde. He was part of the Brat March from Furstenberg to Luckenwalde. I've gathered most of his official paperwork, but would love to hear from anyone who remembers him or experienced any of these places. I have some photos from his time in Indiana before being shipped out and would love to gather more.

Thanks,
Michelle Chambers (his granddaughter)


Note from Connie: You might also want to check out the Overview of Camps that held members of the 106th 106thdivision.proboards.com/post/752/thread

[gfgrant8443]

My father's POW diary doesn't mention him specifically, but my father traveled the same path as a POW and I have transcribed his diary and posted it on the IndianaMilitary.org website. If you are interested I will send you directions on how to locate it. My father's diary was a day to day account of things that went on in the camps right down to weather reports for some days. It won't give you specific things that Sgt. Bradley experienced, but you can assume if some event happened to my father it probably happened to him as well.

Frank Grant
son of S/Sgt. Kenneth Grant, 422nd Inf.


note from connie: link to Kenneth Grant's Diary and bio on Indiana Military Site: www.indianamilitary.org/106ID/Diaries/Stalag%20IV-B%20Mulberg/Grant-Kenneth-422HQ-4B-3B-3A/Grant-Krnneth-422HQ-4B-3B-3A.pdf

[michelle]

Hey Connie, I'm back on the hunt for information about my grandfather. I'm getting an error on the link to Kenneth Grant's story. Any idea if it was taken down or is it just a broken link?

Thanks,
Michelle

[connie]

Michelle,

The diary is still on the Indiana Military Site. I think maybe the location on that site moved. The direct link above does not work, but if you go the the 106th Infantry Division section of the Indiana Military Site, you'll see a search box.

www.indianamilitary.org/106ID/SoThinkMenu/106thSTART.htm

Type in : Kenneth Grant Diary. That should take you to a list which has the diary at the top. Click on that link and you're there.

A blank page appears where the second page of the diary should be, but don't let that discourage you. Continue scrolling down and the second page will show up where the third page should be.

note from Connie 8-18-2021: I have corrected the link in the posts above. Here, again is a direct link to Kenneth Grant's diary: www.indianamilitary.org/106ID/Diaries/Stalag%20IV-B%20Mulberg/Grant-Kenneth-422HQ-4B-3B-3A/Grant-Krnneth-422HQ-4B-3B-3A.pdf

[connie]

Michelle,

In addition to giving you new directions to find the diary (above), I am adding a link to the site on this discussion board that holds links to other POW info:
106thdivision.proboards.com/post/752/thread

I am also in the process of adding links back to your posts on that discussion of POW camps that held members of the 106th.

Connie