A medic and 2 cooks died in a railroad box fire at Heming, France on 1/12/1945. One of them was most likely Marion Vancil. The cars were use for housing of men of Co. A, 750 ROB. The cause of the pre-dawn fire was never determined. Most of the cars housed 4 men with a round stove in the middle. The railroad I was in was about 4 cars away. James M. Horsfall, Co. A, 750 ROB
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A medic and 2 cooks died in a railroad box fire at Heming, France on 1/12/1945. One of them was most likely Marion Vancil. The cars were use for housing of men of Co. A, 750 ROB. The cause of the pre-dawn fire was never determined. Most of the cars housed 4 men with a round stove in the middle. The railroad I was in was about 4 cars away.
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ReplyDeleteThanks James get in touch if you have anything from your service you'd like to share on the blog ! Thanks for the info on Marion !
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Thanks for adding more information about the incident. Marion Vancil was my uncle. We only knew that he died in the fire.
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