Re: CBI 967th Engineer Maintenance
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Re: CBI 967th Engineer Maintenance
David Brady 8/01/07
David,
YES! My dad was John "Mac" McNeil! I even recognize the serial #. Dad was kind of proud that he could remember it for as long as he did. We had fun with that, as he had given me one of his dog tags (on my key ring still today) and I would check the numbers off...he never got it wrong.
David...was your Uncle Robert Brady? How did he die? On rare occasions, my Father would speak of a best friend that he always hung out with. One day they had gone for a swim in a river that had dangerous undercurrents. His buddy got pulled in and began to struggle. My Dad made many repeated efforts to save him, but he drowned. He said that he even disobeyed officers' orders to stop diving into the fast moving water. To my knowledge, he didn't mention a hospital stay but, as I said, he didn't bring up that story very much. Could that been your Uncle, David? I have a couple of letters written to dad after the war. One dated 5 May 1946 from Berle Wheeler and another dated 7 March 1948 from a Sgt Thomas F. DeVore who reenlisted about two years after the war. Both mention other guys in the 967th, but, sadly none of the names you have mentioned. I'm looking at two black and white pictures - one is of my dad and three other GIs in front of the entrance to a sturdy looking building made from bamboo - probably a company day room. The other is of dad and another GI who appear to be on KP duty scrubbing garbage cans out. I have a few more I can dig up, but not too sure of how to e-mail them to you. Its great hearing from someone related to someone my dad knew in the war. Thanks David, looking forward to more correspondence.
Tim McNeil
Western Suburb of Chicago, IL
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