Cousins and elders, we're thrilled to report that another priceless stash of dusty family photos has been unearthed, this time in cousin Dan's cabin in Old Frontenac, Minn. He found Uncle Ed's World War II scrapbook and several Broberg family collections. We've posted some of these treasures below, and will continue to do so in the days to come.
We'll start with these items:
World War II: Our uncle, Sgt. Edward Henry Sprick, 329th Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division. We don't know if this photo was taken during his training in Tennessee in 1943-44 or in Germany's Hurtgen Forest in the winter of 1944-45. Given the smile on his face and the relative neatness of his attire, we'll guess the former.
The Spricks must have been beside themselves when they got this telegram (click on it to make it bigger and easier to read). The word "slightly" is misleading; Ed was badly wounded and evacuated to England to recuperate for almost three months before being sent right back into even fiercer battles. Bad as it was, it could have been worse -- much worse.
World War II: Our uncle, Sgt. Edward Henry Sprick, 329th Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division. We don't know if this photo was taken during his training in Tennessee in 1943-44 or in Germany's Hurtgen Forest in the winter of 1944-45. Given the smile on his face and the relative neatness of his attire, we'll guess the former.
The Spricks must have been beside themselves when they got this telegram (click on it to make it bigger and easier to read). The word "slightly" is misleading; Ed was badly wounded and evacuated to England to recuperate for almost three months before being sent right back into even fiercer battles. Bad as it was, it could have been worse -- much worse.
1 comment:
If you would like to share your information, I'd be glad to post it all, including photos on the 83rd website at www.IndianaMilitary.org in the form of a diary for him.
Jim West
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