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Post by tmason on Jan 8, 2011 16:49:37 GMT -5
My grandfather J. Russell Enlow was in 423rd Co D. Was captured in B.O.B. Spent 4 months in Bad Orb as a POW. He was active in the 106th Association until his death in 1987. He was captured with 2 other boys from here in our local community and they spent the duration of the war together. They remained very close until their deaths. Just recently the last of the 3 died and with the help of me and the sons of the other 2, the local paper did a 2 piece article on them and what they went through. I am glad I found this site and if anyone has any info on the 423/D I would like to talk to them.
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Post by connie on Jan 9, 2011 12:19:36 GMT -5
It's good to have you with us! The best informed person on this site on the activities of individual units is my co-facilitator Carl. It will be interesting to learn what he can add. I know that the infantry regiments of the 106th Infantry Division were, at the start of the Bulge, lined up in numerical order from north to south -- 422, 423, 424th on the German Schnee Eifle just east of the Belgian borer. You probably already know this. If you haven't checked out the Indiana Military Site, you may find this is also an interesting place to explore. The 106th Infantry Division is one of the divisions featured on the site. Jim West, the founder of that site is also the founder of this message board. He has been working for years to assemble a division roster from any records and notes he can find (including the division association's Cub magazine). Check the link under Research/ Helpful links: 106thdivision.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=links&action=display&thread=259I did find your grandfather's name on the roster. A search on the site for his name also took me to some reunion discussions of the division association in in 1947. More later... on the run Connie |
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Post by tmason on Jan 15, 2011 20:53:44 GMT -5
Thanks for the link. I have alot of those old CUBS that those articles came from. I was able to go to 2 reunions with grandpa in 83 and 85. Grandma and I went in 87 after he passed. He always enjoyed going to them. It wasn't uncommon for him to have mini reunions at their house or for his army buddies to just stop in and say hello.
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Post by connie on Jan 20, 2011 0:24:18 GMT -5
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Post by connie on Sept 19, 2021 11:21:15 GMT -5
You might want to check out the thread on IX-B on this discussion board. 106thdivision.proboards.com/post/5012/threadA link to your notes on your grandfather and a copy of your words on this thread are now included there with the names of others who were known to be at that camp. If you check back in, I am also interested in the names of the two friends your grandfather was imprisoned with.... Thank you again for helping to preserve his memory... Connie |
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