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harry haines
Second Lieutenant

737th Tank Battalion
737th Amphibian Tractor Battalion

harry joined the 737th Tank Battalion at Bitburg, Germany,
as a replacement platoon leader in Company C (Sherman Tanks)

he was transferred to the 737th Amphibian Tractor Battalion
after VE-Day (18 July 1945) and remained with the Battalion
until it was deactivated at Fort Ord on 15 November 1945

for a short period prior to his discharge harry was a platoon leader
in the 742nd Amphibian Tank Battalion
and the 41st Amphibian Tank Battalion

harry retired on 8 May 1998, his 75th birthday,
after practicing Chemical Engineering for 50 years

A Tale of Two Cards

Harry was issued his first ID card after he graduated from Officer Candidate School
at Fort Knox, but he lost the darn thing overseas. When the 737th Amphibian Tractor Battalion landed at Boston the Army insisted on issuing a replacement card.

Shortly thereafter, the original was located in Germany and returned to Harry's home in Fort Smith AR, while he was on leave waiting to report to Fort Ord CA.

Unfortunately his wallet was bare. He didn't mine losing the money but he hated to lose that French Postcard depicting Lilli Marlene unter das Lampenlicht with a German Soldier.

transient must be a synonym for dirty bastard

did you notice Luxembourg was not spelled correctly