I have questions that I can't find an answer to. When my Uncle, James Coleman, 82nd Airborne, 505 came home from WWII, I was a little girl who used to pretend sleep and listen to he and my Father talk. He was in the 82nd, 505 from the beginning to when got shot in Holland. I remember parts of stories and can't seem to find the rest of the stories. 1. He spoke of Patton and how they met up with him for a while. When would this have been? 2. He spoke of hearing bagpipes and saw these guys with skirts on and troops following them with weapons and he thought that was the most beautiful sound he ever heard. Where would that have been. 3. He spoke of always packing his own parachute. Is that possible? 4. He lost his eye in Holland and spoke of running into another soldier who couldn't walk and he couldn't see so the other soldier saw for him and my Uncle helped him walk back to their lines. 5. He spoke about a concentration camp and how awful it was. Where would that have been. Anybody got any ideas. Thanks for any help you may have. Marva Stateler

you always pack your own parachute, nobody would leave that to anybody, as if it failed, then its your fault. The 82nd airborne either is out of Robins or Ft. Benning, the bagpipes may of been parading behind the troops after the war was over. send me what state he entered the service, if he has a middle initial and age, maybe I can find the camp he ws in. delilah ----- Original Message ----- From: <MStateler@aol.com> To: <WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 1:18 AM Subject: [WORLD WAR II] questions | | I have questions that I can't find an answer to. When my Uncle, James | Coleman, 82nd Airborne, 505 came home from WWII, I was a little girl who used to | pretend sleep and listen to he and my Father talk. He was in the 82nd, 505 | from the beginning to when got shot in Holland. | I remember parts of stories and can't seem to find the rest of the stories. | 1. He spoke of Patton and how they met up with him for a while. When would | this have been? | 2. He spoke of hearing bagpipes and saw these guys with skirts on and | troops following them with weapons and he thought that was the most beautiful | sound he ever heard. Where would that have been. | 3. He spoke of always packing his own parachute. Is that possible? | 4. He lost his eye in Holland and spoke of running into another soldier who | couldn't walk and he couldn't see so the other soldier saw for him and my | Uncle helped him walk back to their lines. | 5. He spoke about a concentration camp and how awful it was. Where would | that have been. | Anybody got any ideas. Thanks for any help you may have. | Marva Stateler | | | | ==== WORLDWAR2 Mailing List ==== | We welcome tributes of your World War II ancestors. We are an international list. Please remember to tell us what country your ancestor was from and what country you are in now if different. This helps us help you. If you give dates please help us understand the date you are referring to. For example: 4 Nov 1944 or Nov 4, 1944. | | ============================== | Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the | last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx |

I am sorry I cannot help your really as I was in the Royal Air Force in WWII and I take it your uncle James was in the American forces. I can tell you the Bagpipes he heard would have been a British Scottish Highland Regiment. The pipes always lead their troops into battle and orders could be given by the pipes as were bugles in other regiments. This has been a tradition of the Scottish regiments for hundreds of years. By the way the Scottish Troops don't wear Skirts, the wear Kilts and the troops are very proud of their kilts which bear the Tartan pattern of the regiment. Hope you find this of interest and sorry I cannot help further as the were many Scottish battalions and it could have been anywhere At 01:18 30/05/2006 EDT, you wrote: > > >I have questions that I can't find an answer to. When my Uncle, James >Coleman, 82nd Airborne, 505 came home from WWII, I was a little girl who used to >pretend sleep and listen to he and my Father talk. He was in the 82nd, 505 >from the beginning to when got shot in Holland. >I remember parts of stories and can't seem to find the rest of the stories. >1. He spoke of Patton and how they met up with him for a while. When would >this have been? >2. He spoke of hearing bagpipes and saw these guys with skirts on and >troops following them with weapons and he thought that was the most beautiful >sound he ever heard. Where would that have been. >3. He spoke of always packing his own parachute. Is that possible? >4. He lost his eye in Holland and spoke of running into another soldier who >couldn't walk and he couldn't see so the other soldier saw for him and my >Uncle helped him walk back to their lines. >5. He spoke about a concentration camp and how awful it was. Where would >that have been. >Anybody got any ideas. Thanks for any help you may have. >Marva Stateler > > > >==== WORLDWAR2 Mailing List ==== >We welcome tributes of your World War II ancestors. We are an international list. Please remember to tell us what country your ancestor was from and what country you are in now if different. This helps us help you. If you give dates please help us understand the date you are referring to. For example: 4 Nov 1944 or Nov 4, 1944. > >============================== >Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the >last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > > > > > >-- >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >Version: 7.1.392 / Virus Database: 268.7.2/349 - Release Date: 26/05/2006 > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.1.392 / Virus Database: 268.7.2/349 - Release Date: 26/05/2006

Hi Marva There is much information on the www in relation to your questions. If you need any help let me know. Janice UK ----- Original Message ----- From: <MStateler@aol.com> To: <WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 6:18 AM Subject: [WORLD WAR II] questions > > I have questions that I can't find an answer to. When my Uncle, James > Coleman, 82nd Airborne, 505 came home from WWII, I was a little girl who > used to > pretend sleep and listen to he and my Father talk. He was in the 82nd, > 505 > from the beginning to when got shot in Holland. > I remember parts of stories and can't seem to find the rest of the > stories. > 1. He spoke of Patton and how they met up with him for a while. When > would > this have been? > 2. He spoke of hearing bagpipes and saw these guys with skirts on and > troops following them with weapons and he thought that was the most > beautiful > sound he ever heard. Where would that have been. > 3. He spoke of always packing his own parachute. Is that possible? > 4. He lost his eye in Holland and spoke of running into another soldier > who > couldn't walk and he couldn't see so the other soldier saw for him and my > Uncle helped him walk back to their lines. > 5. He spoke about a concentration camp and how awful it was. Where > would > that have been. > Anybody got any ideas. Thanks for any help you may have. > Marva Stateler > > > > ==== WORLDWAR2 Mailing List ==== > We welcome tributes of your World War II ancestors. We are an > international list. Please remember to tell us what country your ancestor > was from and what country you are in now if different. This helps us help > you. If you give dates please help us understand the date you are > referring to. For example: 4 Nov 1944 or Nov 4, 1944. > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >

do you have a middle initial? ----- Original Message ----- From: <MStateler@aol.com> To: <WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 1:18 AM Subject: [WORLD WAR II] questions | | I have questions that I can't find an answer to. When my Uncle, James | Coleman, 82nd Airborne, 505 came home from WWII, I was a little girl who used to | pretend sleep and listen to he and my Father talk. He was in the 82nd, 505 | from the beginning to when got shot in Holland. | I remember parts of stories and can't seem to find the rest of the stories. | 1. He spoke of Patton and how they met up with him for a while. When would | this have been? | 2. He spoke of hearing bagpipes and saw these guys with skirts on and | troops following them with weapons and he thought that was the most beautiful | sound he ever heard. Where would that have been. | 3. He spoke of always packing his own parachute. Is that possible? | 4. He lost his eye in Holland and spoke of running into another soldier who | couldn't walk and he couldn't see so the other soldier saw for him and my | Uncle helped him walk back to their lines. | 5. He spoke about a concentration camp and how awful it was. Where would | that have been. | Anybody got any ideas. Thanks for any help you may have. | Marva Stateler | | | | ==== WORLDWAR2 Mailing List ==== | We welcome tributes of your World War II ancestors. We are an international list. Please remember to tell us what country your ancestor was from and what country you are in now if different. This helps us help you. If you give dates please help us understand the date you are referring to. For example: 4 Nov 1944 or Nov 4, 1944. | | ============================== | Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the | last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx |