Private First Class
Company C
298th Engineer Combat Battalion
US Army
WORLD WAR II
KILLED IN ACTION
Dear Mrs Marquardt,
It is with sincere regret that I am writing this letter in regard to the death of your son, Private First Class James O. Marquardt.
James was killed in action 7 August 1944, in France while he was acting as a road guide for a motor movement. This motor column met strong resistance and in the ensuing encounter James became a fatality.
I am sorry that the information regarding your son's death is so scanty, but the incident took place in the early hours of 7 August 1944 and the action was scattered over quite some territory.
Your son James was buried in an American cemetery in France and a Protestant Chaplain was on hand to officiate at the burial.
There is little that I can say or do to condone, in any way, the loss of your son, except that James' service while with this organization was of the highest type and his passing is mourned by all who knew him.
Sincerely yours,
Ray R. Liedike
Lt Colonel, CE
Commanding
Company C
298th Engineer Combat Battalion
US Army
WORLD WAR II
KILLED IN ACTION
Dear Mrs Marquardt,
It is with sincere regret that I am writing this letter in regard to the death of your son, Private First Class James O. Marquardt.
James was killed in action 7 August 1944, in France while he was acting as a road guide for a motor movement. This motor column met strong resistance and in the ensuing encounter James became a fatality.
I am sorry that the information regarding your son's death is so scanty, but the incident took place in the early hours of 7 August 1944 and the action was scattered over quite some territory.
Your son James was buried in an American cemetery in France and a Protestant Chaplain was on hand to officiate at the burial.
There is little that I can say or do to condone, in any way, the loss of your son, except that James' service while with this organization was of the highest type and his passing is mourned by all who knew him.
Sincerely yours,
Ray R. Liedike
Lt Colonel, CE
Commanding
Private First Class
Company C
298th Engineer Combat Battalion
US Army
WORLD WAR II
KILLED IN ACTION
Dear Mrs Marquardt,
It is with sincere regret that I am writing this letter in regard to the death of your son, Private First Class James O. Marquardt.
James was killed in action 7 August 1944, in France while he was acting as a road guide for a motor movement. This motor column met strong resistance and in the ensuing encounter James became a fatality.
I am sorry that the information regarding your son's death is so scanty, but the incident took place in the early hours of 7 August 1944 and the action was scattered over quite some territory.
Your son James was buried in an American cemetery in France and a Protestant Chaplain was on hand to officiate at the burial.
There is little that I can say or do to condone, in any way, the loss of your son, except that James' service while with this organization was of the highest type and his passing is mourned by all who knew him.
Sincerely yours,
Ray R. Liedike
Lt Colonel, CE
Commanding
Company C
298th Engineer Combat Battalion
US Army
WORLD WAR II
KILLED IN ACTION
Dear Mrs Marquardt,
It is with sincere regret that I am writing this letter in regard to the death of your son, Private First Class James O. Marquardt.
James was killed in action 7 August 1944, in France while he was acting as a road guide for a motor movement. This motor column met strong resistance and in the ensuing encounter James became a fatality.
I am sorry that the information regarding your son's death is so scanty, but the incident took place in the early hours of 7 August 1944 and the action was scattered over quite some territory.
Your son James was buried in an American cemetery in France and a Protestant Chaplain was on hand to officiate at the burial.
There is little that I can say or do to condone, in any way, the loss of your son, except that James' service while with this organization was of the highest type and his passing is mourned by all who knew him.
Sincerely yours,
Ray R. Liedike
Lt Colonel, CE
Commanding
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