101st Airborne - 502nd PIR




We want to express all our gratitude for the help provided by the citizens of East Providence, RI and especially to, in following order of appearance during our searches :
The City Hall of East Providence, that forwarded our request to the Providence Journal
Mr. Richard Dujardin, staff writer of the Providence Journal who wrote several articles in the newspaper and brought us to all the useful contacts. Without him, we should never have succeeded
Mr. Harold Maciel, friend of John F. Webb who told us about their contacts together (reported by Richard Dujardin)
Mrs. Marilyn Ricker Brewer who always had the newspaper clipping bearing John Webb's picture and announcing that he had been killed in action (reported and copy sent by Richard Dujardin)
Mr. Robert Rodericks, attendance officer for the East Providence School Department (reported by Richard Dujardin)
and last, but not least because she did an amazing amount of research
Mrs. Carolyn Mc Grath, emergency room physician and genealogist, a wonderful lady who's profession and hobby could be resumed by "always ready to help"

but also to :
Mr.Roger Marquet from Sibret (Bastogne), historian of the Battle of the Bulge and member of the CRIBA (Center of Research and Information on the Battle of the Bulge).
Mr. Gilbert Spoiden, Colonel of the defunct Gendarmerie ret. and President of the CLHAM Centre Liégeois d'Histoire et d'Archéologie Militaires
The U.S. Army
The distinguished Veterans of WW2 who took contact with us
The American Embassy in Brussels (Belgium)


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