I was on my computer, and a video popped up of my front yard. It had detected some motion out there. It took me awhile before I saw the cat.......then I turned on the microphone. That's when the fun really started!
Tuesday, December 11, 2018
Calling all Cats......courtesy of Ring Doorbell
I was on my computer, and a video popped up of my front yard. It had detected some motion out there. It took me awhile before I saw the cat.......then I turned on the microphone. That's when the fun really started!
Monday, December 10, 2018
Tuesday, November 20, 2018
Happy Birthday Kenny
Happy Birthday to YOU
Happy Birthday to YOU
Happy Birthday dear Kenny
Happy Birthday to YOU ! ! !
Here's a big hug for you.🤗 Love you!
Monday, November 19, 2018
Happy Birthday Brooklyn and Braylee
Happy Birthday to YOU
Happy Birthday to YOU
Happy Birthday Brooklyn and Braylee
Happy Birthday to YOU.........both of YOU!
Hope you have a wonderful day, and make sure your mom gets you everything you want!
Wednesday, November 14, 2018
Department of Defense POW/MIA
Debbie, make sure you read this! ! !
This weekend Sherrill and I will be going to a conference for POW/MIA. This is in reference to
the body of Uncle Curtis Pound's remains never being found after WW11. I have been in contact with the government for about a year now, and finally today I receive this information.
The red Circles don't line up with the maps. I can provide you with the correct image if you wish.
This weekend Sherrill and I will be going to a conference for POW/MIA. This is in reference to
the body of Uncle Curtis Pound's remains never being found after WW11. I have been in contact with the government for about a year now, and finally today I receive this information.
The red Circles don't line up with the maps. I can provide you with the correct image if you wish.
CURTIS POUND
Private First Class (PFC), U.S. Army
PERSONAL INFORMATION: Private First Class Curtis Pound, serial number 6964730, entered the Army from Richland, South Carolina, on 7 September 1939.1 He served with Company G, 2d Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, in the European Theater during World War II. Private First Class Pound was killed on D-Day, 6 June 1944, at Normandy, France, when the 4th Infantry Division was at the forefront of the assault. His remains were not recovered. Today he is memorialized on the Walls of the Missing at Normandy American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, France.2 The details of PFC Pound’s loss are recorded in his Individual Deceased Personnel File (IDPF).3
CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS: On D-Day, 6 June 1944, the western Allies launched Operation OVERLORD. The invasion of northern France was the culmination of years of planning. At 6:30 a.m., or H-Hour, British, Canadian, and American armed forces came ashore on the beaches of Normandy (see Figure 1). The 4th Infantry Division, part of First U.S. Army’sVII Corps, would land on the beach codenamed “Utah” (see Figure 2). Its immediate objectives were to gain control of the coast road behind Utah that ran parallel to the beach and to secure the four exit roads (or causeways) off the beach. The division would then move inland and contact the paratroopers of the 82d and 101st Airborne Divisions that had dropped several miles behind the beaches earlier that morning. Once the beachhead was established, additional forces could come ashore and widen the front. The 4th Infantry Division would also be positioned to advance northward, up the Cotentin Peninsula, to secure the port of Cherbourg.4
Private First Class Pound’s unit sailed across the Channel from England aboard the USSBarnett.5 As H-Hour neared, U.S. Army Air Force bombers and then U.S. Navy ships bombarded German beach defenses. The 2d battalion soldiers climbed down cargo nets on the side of the ship into the waiting landing craft, or Higgins boats, in the water below. Twenty Higgins boats, each containing a 30-man assault team, would make the initial 6:30 a.m. landing. Ten would hit the beach in the sector codenamed “Tare Green,” while the others would come ashore at “Uncle Red” (see Figure 3). Rough weather and strong tides, however, pushed most of the boats almost 1,000 yards off course to the south.6
1 Enlistment information for Curtis Pound, 6964730, Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946, World War II Army Enlistment Records, Record Group (RG) 64: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), College Park, MD. Searchable database accessible from this web address: www.aad.archives.gov
2 World War II Honor Roll listing for Curtis Pound, Private First Class (PFC), 6964730, American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC), http://www.abmc.gov
3 Individual Deceased Personnel File (IDPF) for Curtis Pound, PFC, 6964730, RG 92: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, National Personnel Records Center (NPRC), St. Louis, MO.
4 Stephen E. Ambrose, D-Day, June 6, 1944: The Climactic Battle of World War II (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1994), 112, 119.
5 Joseph Balkoski, Utah Beach: The Amphibious Landing and Airborne Operations on D-Day, June 6, 1944(Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 2005), 337.
6 Ambrose, D-Day, 275; 8th Infantry Regiment, “After Action Report,” IDPF for PFC Pound.
Private First Class (PFC), U.S. Army
PERSONAL INFORMATION: Private First Class Curtis Pound, serial number 6964730, entered the Army from Richland, South Carolina, on 7 September 1939.1 He served with Company G, 2d Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, in the European Theater during World War II. Private First Class Pound was killed on D-Day, 6 June 1944, at Normandy, France, when the 4th Infantry Division was at the forefront of the assault. His remains were not recovered. Today he is memorialized on the Walls of the Missing at Normandy American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, France.2 The details of PFC Pound’s loss are recorded in his Individual Deceased Personnel File (IDPF).3
CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS: On D-Day, 6 June 1944, the western Allies launched Operation OVERLORD. The invasion of northern France was the culmination of years of planning. At 6:30 a.m., or H-Hour, British, Canadian, and American armed forces came ashore on the beaches of Normandy (see Figure 1). The 4th Infantry Division, part of First U.S. Army’sVII Corps, would land on the beach codenamed “Utah” (see Figure 2). Its immediate objectives were to gain control of the coast road behind Utah that ran parallel to the beach and to secure the four exit roads (or causeways) off the beach. The division would then move inland and contact the paratroopers of the 82d and 101st Airborne Divisions that had dropped several miles behind the beaches earlier that morning. Once the beachhead was established, additional forces could come ashore and widen the front. The 4th Infantry Division would also be positioned to advance northward, up the Cotentin Peninsula, to secure the port of Cherbourg.4
Private First Class Pound’s unit sailed across the Channel from England aboard the USSBarnett.5 As H-Hour neared, U.S. Army Air Force bombers and then U.S. Navy ships bombarded German beach defenses. The 2d battalion soldiers climbed down cargo nets on the side of the ship into the waiting landing craft, or Higgins boats, in the water below. Twenty Higgins boats, each containing a 30-man assault team, would make the initial 6:30 a.m. landing. Ten would hit the beach in the sector codenamed “Tare Green,” while the others would come ashore at “Uncle Red” (see Figure 3). Rough weather and strong tides, however, pushed most of the boats almost 1,000 yards off course to the south.6
1 Enlistment information for Curtis Pound, 6964730, Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946, World War II Army Enlistment Records, Record Group (RG) 64: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), College Park, MD. Searchable database accessible from this web address: www.aad.archives.gov
2 World War II Honor Roll listing for Curtis Pound, Private First Class (PFC), 6964730, American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC), http://www.abmc.gov
3 Individual Deceased Personnel File (IDPF) for Curtis Pound, PFC, 6964730, RG 92: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, National Personnel Records Center (NPRC), St. Louis, MO.
4 Stephen E. Ambrose, D-Day, June 6, 1944: The Climactic Battle of World War II (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1994), 112, 119.
5 Joseph Balkoski, Utah Beach: The Amphibious Landing and Airborne Operations on D-Day, June 6, 1944(Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 2005), 337.
6 Ambrose, D-Day, 275; 8th Infantry Regiment, “After Action Report,” IDPF for PFC Pound.
Staff Sergeant (S Sgt) Hollis L. Chessor was a member of PFC Pound’s platoon in Company G.He explained that the platoon was shelled by enemy mortars on Uncle Red Beach. When the men took cover on the ground, shrapnel hit PFC Pound and another soldier. Private First Class Pound told S Sgt Chessor that he was slightly wounded in the leg and that he was going to head to the rear to seek medical aid. Staff Sergeant Chessor never saw him again. Staff Sergeant Frank E. Fields, another unit member, similarly recalled, “[PFC Pound] was wounded in the rightleg and the last time I saw him, he was walking toward the rear.”7
SEARCH AND RECOVERY: Private First Class Pound’s name initially appeared on a casualty list along with the designation “Lightly Wounded in Action” (LWA) on 6 June 1944. His status was subsequently changed to Missing in Action (MIA), effective the same date. On 20 April 1945, the Army Casualty Branch contacted the European Theater of Operations, U.S. Army (ETOUSA) to inquire about the change. According to a letter from Headquarters, 4th Infantry Division, PFC Pound’s 6 June 1944 wounding was reported on a casualty slip, but his name never appeared on any medical or field hospital admission and disposition reports. Captain (Capt) William B. Johnson completed PFC Pound’s casualty slip, but he was killed in action the following month on 24 July 1944. Consequently, the 4th Infantry Division determined, “In viewof the fact that the whereabouts of [the] soldier could not be discovered, higher headquartersrequested this office submit a change of status report showing soldier MIA.”8 On 7 June 1945,one year and one day after PFC Pound’s reported loss, the War Department reviewed thecircumstances of his case, and having received no evidence that he had been captured by enemy forces or otherwise survived the war, Army officials issued a presumptive finding of death.9
Following the end of hostilities, the American Graves Registration Command (AGRC), U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps, was the unit tasked with investigating and recovering deceased and missing American personnel in the European Theater. During the course of postwar search and recovery operations across Europe, graves registration units recovered thousands of unknown sets of remains. The AGRC labeled the files pertaining to these unidentified remains with an“X” and a number, followed by the name of the U.S. Military Cemetery (USMC) where theremains were initially buried. These are commonly referred to as “X-Files.” For missing individuals, AGRC analysts compared dental and biological data included in their personnel files, as well as circumstantial information regarding the approximate time and location of each loss, with the unidentified remains. The AGRC positively identified many of these remains, usually through dental records. Others, often consisting of only partial bodies or skeletons, remained unknown despite AGRC attempts to make identifications.
The AGRC conducted extensive area searches and numerous individual investigations in Normandy as it attempted to recover and identify those who were unaccounted for. It also tried to associate unidentified remains, most of which were then buried in USMC in northern France,
7 “Review and Determination of Status Under the Missing Persons Act,” 7 June 1945, IDPF for PFC Pound.8 “Review and Determination of Status Under the Missing Persons Act,” 7 June 1945, IDPF for PFC Pound.9 “Finding of Death of Missing Person,” 7 June 1945, IDPF for PFC Pound.
SEARCH AND RECOVERY: Private First Class Pound’s name initially appeared on a casualty list along with the designation “Lightly Wounded in Action” (LWA) on 6 June 1944. His status was subsequently changed to Missing in Action (MIA), effective the same date. On 20 April 1945, the Army Casualty Branch contacted the European Theater of Operations, U.S. Army (ETOUSA) to inquire about the change. According to a letter from Headquarters, 4th Infantry Division, PFC Pound’s 6 June 1944 wounding was reported on a casualty slip, but his name never appeared on any medical or field hospital admission and disposition reports. Captain (Capt) William B. Johnson completed PFC Pound’s casualty slip, but he was killed in action the following month on 24 July 1944. Consequently, the 4th Infantry Division determined, “In viewof the fact that the whereabouts of [the] soldier could not be discovered, higher headquartersrequested this office submit a change of status report showing soldier MIA.”8 On 7 June 1945,one year and one day after PFC Pound’s reported loss, the War Department reviewed thecircumstances of his case, and having received no evidence that he had been captured by enemy forces or otherwise survived the war, Army officials issued a presumptive finding of death.9
Following the end of hostilities, the American Graves Registration Command (AGRC), U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps, was the unit tasked with investigating and recovering deceased and missing American personnel in the European Theater. During the course of postwar search and recovery operations across Europe, graves registration units recovered thousands of unknown sets of remains. The AGRC labeled the files pertaining to these unidentified remains with an“X” and a number, followed by the name of the U.S. Military Cemetery (USMC) where theremains were initially buried. These are commonly referred to as “X-Files.” For missing individuals, AGRC analysts compared dental and biological data included in their personnel files, as well as circumstantial information regarding the approximate time and location of each loss, with the unidentified remains. The AGRC positively identified many of these remains, usually through dental records. Others, often consisting of only partial bodies or skeletons, remained unknown despite AGRC attempts to make identifications.
The AGRC conducted extensive area searches and numerous individual investigations in Normandy as it attempted to recover and identify those who were unaccounted for. It also tried to associate unidentified remains, most of which were then buried in USMC in northern France,
7 “Review and Determination of Status Under the Missing Persons Act,” 7 June 1945, IDPF for PFC Pound.8 “Review and Determination of Status Under the Missing Persons Act,” 7 June 1945, IDPF for PFC Pound.9 “Finding of Death of Missing Person,” 7 June 1945, IDPF for PFC Pound.
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with men missing from the area. Analysts were unable to associate PFC Pound with any unknown remains recovered in Normandy.10
The Army reviewed PFC Pound’s case again in November 1949. It examined captured German records, but did not find any evidence that he had become a Prisoner of War. The U.S.Quartermaster General’s Memorial Division did not have any burial reports on file for PFC Pound, either.11 Consequently, on 8 December 1950, an AGRC Board of Review recommendedthat PFC Pound’s remains be declared non-recoverable.12 The Office of the Quartermaster General approved the recommendation on 10 September 1951.13
NEXT STEPS: At this time, the primary effort to locate and identify those service members who are still unaccounted for from Operation OVERLORD and subsequent combat in Normandy is through the disinterment of unknown sets of remains. Historians and the scientific staff at the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) are examining the documentation for cases of unidentified remains recovered from this region and will compare these records to the historical, dental, and physical details of soldiers who went missing there to determine if any unknown remains are viable candidates for disinterment and forensic comparison with our missing. There are approximately 20 unknowns that were recovered in the vicinity of Utah Beach that have never been identified. Most of these remains are in poor condition—they are fragmentary, only partially complete, and most are missing skulls and teeth, thus making it difficult for DPAA staff to associate missing service personnel. Research into Operation OVERLORD is ongoing, and PFC Pound will be considered for comparison with any relevant unknowns proposed for future disinterment.
Historians at DPAA have placed PFC Pound’s case in an “Active Pursuit” status. Any new leadsor information pertaining to his case will be communicated through the Army Service Casualty Office.
October 2018
The Army reviewed PFC Pound’s case again in November 1949. It examined captured German records, but did not find any evidence that he had become a Prisoner of War. The U.S.Quartermaster General’s Memorial Division did not have any burial reports on file for PFC Pound, either.11 Consequently, on 8 December 1950, an AGRC Board of Review recommendedthat PFC Pound’s remains be declared non-recoverable.12 The Office of the Quartermaster General approved the recommendation on 10 September 1951.13
NEXT STEPS: At this time, the primary effort to locate and identify those service members who are still unaccounted for from Operation OVERLORD and subsequent combat in Normandy is through the disinterment of unknown sets of remains. Historians and the scientific staff at the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) are examining the documentation for cases of unidentified remains recovered from this region and will compare these records to the historical, dental, and physical details of soldiers who went missing there to determine if any unknown remains are viable candidates for disinterment and forensic comparison with our missing. There are approximately 20 unknowns that were recovered in the vicinity of Utah Beach that have never been identified. Most of these remains are in poor condition—they are fragmentary, only partially complete, and most are missing skulls and teeth, thus making it difficult for DPAA staff to associate missing service personnel. Research into Operation OVERLORD is ongoing, and PFC Pound will be considered for comparison with any relevant unknowns proposed for future disinterment.
Historians at DPAA have placed PFC Pound’s case in an “Active Pursuit” status. Any new leadsor information pertaining to his case will be communicated through the Army Service Casualty Office.
October 2018
10 “Proceedings of a Board of Review...,” 8 December 1950, IDPF for PFC Pound.
11 A. L. O’Brien, “Review of Circumstances Surrounding the Disappearance of Enlisted Personnel of the 8th Infantry Regiment,” 14 November 1949, IDPF for PFC Pound.
12 “Proceedings of a Board of Review...,” 8 December 1950, IDPF for PFC Pound.13 “Non-Recoverable Case Record of Review and Approval,” 10 September 1951, IDPF for PFC Pound.
11 A. L. O’Brien, “Review of Circumstances Surrounding the Disappearance of Enlisted Personnel of the 8th Infantry Regiment,” 14 November 1949, IDPF for PFC Pound.
12 “Proceedings of a Board of Review...,” 8 December 1950, IDPF for PFC Pound.13 “Non-Recoverable Case Record of Review and Approval,” 10 September 1951, IDPF for PFC Pound.
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Figure 1. Map showing Normandy, France (red star), where Operation OVERLORD commenced on 6 June 1944. (Source: ArcGIS)
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Figure 2. Center of Military History map, “The Final OVERLORD Plan,” with Utah Beach marked by red oval. (Source: https://history.army.mil/brochures/normandy/nor-pam.htm)
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Figure 3. Close-up of the 4th Infantry Division’s D-Day landing zones on Utah Beach. Private First Class Pound was reportedly wounded by a mortar shell fragment on “Uncle Red” beach (red box). (Source: Utah Beach to Cherbourg, 6 – 27 June 1944 (1948; repr., Washington, D.C.: Center of Military History, 1990), 49.))
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Thursday, November 8, 2018
Happy Birthday Catherine
Happy Birthday to YOU
Happy Birthday to YOU
Happy Birthday dear Cat
Happy Birthday to YOU ! ! !
We LOVE you! You and Jake are looking pretty good there! Hope you are enjoying your new house!
Thursday, November 1, 2018
November Birthdays
8th Catherine McEwan
12th Grandaddy Joe 90
16th Hudson Evans
19th Brooklyn and Braylee Berrier
20th Kenneth McEwan
21st Cathy Bennett Evans
23rd Tristen Evans
Monday, October 29, 2018
Happy Birthday Seth
Happy Birthday to YOU
Happy Birthday to YOU
Happy Birthday dear Seth
Happy Birthday to YOU!
This child is really growing.......and this picture is a year old.
Love you little guy!
Friday, October 26, 2018
Happy 12th Birthday Meghan
Happy Birthday to YOU
Happy Birthday to YOU
Happy Birthday dear Meghan
Happy Birthday to YOU!
This was taken after a "Make-up" session with Kathy. Meg was teaching Kat how to put on makeup.
Then it was outside to decorate the yard for Halloween. We LOVE you Meghan!
Friday, October 19, 2018
Happy Birthday Luke
Happy Birthday to YOU
Happy Birthday to YOU
Happy Birthday dear Luke
Happy Birthday to YOU ! ! !
Hey Luke, hope you have a fun day. Love you.
I know..... this picture is old, but it was easy to find!
Sunday, October 14, 2018
Friday, October 12, 2018
My New Toy
My new toy.......just in time for Halloween!
Can you see me, can you see me now! ! !
You betta' git outta here!
Sunday, October 7, 2018
Happy Birthday Jacob
Happy Birthday to YOU
Happy Birthday to YOU
Happy Birthday dear Jacob
Happy Birthday to YOU ! ! ! !
Happy Birthday Cutie! Eat plenty of cake, open lots of presents, and be sure to send me a picture of what you make! Love you.
Thursday, October 4, 2018
Happy Birthday Izzy
Happy Birthday to YOU
Happy Birthday to YOU
Happy Birthday dear Izzy
Happy Birthday to YOU! ! !
I forgot to do this post last night, so Now I am up at 6:00 AM, just to get it done!
Hope you have a fantastic day! We will see you on Sunday evening. Love you.
And don't ask me where this picture came from....... it was the first one that popped when I put your name in the computer......
Monday, October 1, 2018
I gave it a try.......
I finally gave it a try. I spent on and off Friday on Walmart's website adding items that I needed, and wanted. Sherrill had told me just to make him a list because he LOVES hanging out at the grocery store talking to anyone available.
By Friday afternoon I had my list completed. $178.00 was the final total. I had scheduled a pickup time of 9-10 AM. When I informed Sherrill of this his reply "I like looking at my own food and picking it out!" Sorry babe, but NOT this time.
Saturday morning at 8:45 I told him to get his shoes on, that I should get the email at any time. Sure enough, 8:47.....your order is ready! Off he went to get all of the "loot". He came home, and we unloaded the bags, everything completed in under an hour, and only only 1 item was out of stock.
Now that was so much better than standing in line at Wallyworld with all of the crazies!
Walmart Pick-up.....my new best friend!
Thursday, September 27, 2018
Informed Delivery
Have you heard of Informed Delivery with the USPS?
I signed up, and get an email every day showing me what mail items are coming in that days mail.
Looks like so far I have 4 bills for Sherrill, and I have two. If a package was coming, it would be photographed too!
We have had such problems with our mailman, and not receiving mail, I decided to give this a try.
So far, so good.
If you do not receive your mail in a timely manner, you might want to give this a try!
Saturday, September 22, 2018
Happy Birthday "Fat Boy"
Today the "Old Man" turns 66. Whew, it's been hard keeping him alive until his full retirement age!
Now, if I can just get him to work part time, and vacation full time...... a woman's dream.
Due to the hurricane, he didn't get a present, but I did get him a cake. I paid for it, and sent him to pick it up.....he was going to town, I was still in my gown.
I promised to get him another yard decoration. Now, I just have to find one.
Wednesday, September 19, 2018
Florence Update
Oh what a week it has been.
Thursday: Sherrill loaded up Phyllis's furniture into a moving van. She moved back in with us.
FRIDAY: Florence came for a visit.
SATURDAY, SUNDAY, MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY misery Loves company.......NOT!
We survived Florence pretty good. The flood rose to Phyllis's old house across the street, but did not cross the road to the Croom Drive house. During the week Sherrill learned how to cook on the flat grill outside, even cooking pancakes and sausage for the neighbors.
We learned simple things, like how many appliances, lights radios, etc that you can plug into a generator before everything stops.
We learned how bored life is without TV and internet. Cell phone service was also sporadic. I was able to clean out my office and file piles of papers and genealogy with some help from Phyllis.
I learned I HATE cooking three meals a day for visitors. Sherrill and Phyllis however were happy.
Please let regular life resume!
Thursday: Sherrill loaded up Phyllis's furniture into a moving van. She moved back in with us.
FRIDAY: Florence came for a visit.
SATURDAY, SUNDAY, MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY misery Loves company.......NOT!
We survived Florence pretty good. The flood rose to Phyllis's old house across the street, but did not cross the road to the Croom Drive house. During the week Sherrill learned how to cook on the flat grill outside, even cooking pancakes and sausage for the neighbors.
We learned simple things, like how many appliances, lights radios, etc that you can plug into a generator before everything stops.
We learned how bored life is without TV and internet. Cell phone service was also sporadic. I was able to clean out my office and file piles of papers and genealogy with some help from Phyllis.
I learned I HATE cooking three meals a day for visitors. Sherrill and Phyllis however were happy.
Please let regular life resume!
Sunday, September 9, 2018
Happy Birthday Sto Baby!
Happy Birthday to YOU
Happy Birthday to YOU
Happy Birthday dear Chris
Happy Birthday to YOU!
We love you and are so proud of you!
Saturday, September 8, 2018
Happy Birthday Olivia
Happy Birthday to YOU
Happy Birthday to YOU
Happy Birthday Miss Olivia
Happy Birthday to YOU ! ! !
Hope your day is Happy, Happy, Happy! We love you.
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