ID: 33207878
Entered the Service From: Maryland
Rank: Corporal

Service: U.S. Army, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division

Died: Sunday, September 24, 1944
Buried at: Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery
Location: Henri-Chapelle, Belgium
Plot: H Row: 2 Grave: 63

Awards: Purple Heart   

Letter from Bernard Woodland to his brother Donald:

June 24, 1943

Dear Don,

Received your letter and was glad to hear that you have a chance to get out of the damn M.P.’s. I don’t see how you could stay in a non combatant outfit. We have been getting nothing but sh—— details up until this week but that is going to cease. From now on I don’t get any more K.P. or guard even.

Last week three of us wrote a letter to the general in charge of this camp requesting immediate combat service. Anyway, we only got gigged for it. The C.O. was mad as hell. We got one week’s restriction and have to write a letter to the captain every night. The restriction doesn’t mean a damn thing except we can’t get a pass. Last night we went two miles away to go swimming. In this outfit you are liable to be taking a trip any time without any notice. Before I leave I might make out an allotment to you which I want you to send home. The same goes for my insurance, which I made out to you in case anything happens.

We have a hell of a week ahead of us. We fire on Sunday. Can you beat that? We shall jump on Tuesday if we can get the planes;

I hope so.

Sincerely yours,

Bernard

WAALCROSSING BRIDGEHEAD
KIA – DOW

SCOTT Robert M PFC 376 PFB HQBy WYOM
WISNIEWSKI Edward T 1LT 504 PIR Co I N.Y.
WOODS James F PFC 307 ENG Co C W.VA
WENDLAND Herbert R PVT 307 ENG Co C MICH
JACOBS James A CPL 307 ENG Co C S.C.
HENSCHLER Edward V PFC 307 ENG Co C ILL
GENTILE Louis F CPL 307 ENG Co C MASS
JENKINS Willard PFC 307 ENG Co C PA
KERO William E SGT 307 ENG Co C WISC
OPACICH Robert S PFC 307 ENG Co C MONT
SEITZINGER Jack M PVT 504 PIR Co I IND
DIXON Wilford N T/5 504 PIR Co H MO
SMITH Winfred K T/5 504 PIR Co I KANS
BUSBY Harry F 1LT 504 PIR Co I N.Y.
WASHKO Robert PVT 504 PIR Co A PA
GONDELA Thadeus S PFC 504 PIR HQ/3 MASS
GRUMMER Raymond H PFC 504 PIR Co I PA
ADAMS Dale F CPL 504 PIR HQ/3 PA
KATONIK Paul J PVT 504 PIR HQ/3 PA
BEI Anthony PVT 504 PIR Co I N.Y.
ZENTGRAF Frederick L PVT 504 PIR HQ/3 PA
HALL Jr John W PVT 504 PIR Co I CAL
RIGAPOULOS John PFC 504 PIR o H MASS
WILLIAMS Curtiss A CPL 504 PIR Co H VA
HOLT Louis P PVT 504 PIR Co H TEX
CLEMONS Cainie J PFC 504 PIR Co I VA
WOODLAND Bernard T CPL 504 PIR Co C MD
HARTMAN William S CPL 504 PIR Co I VA
SEYEBE Steve 1LT 504 PIR Co G N.J.
MULLEN John T PVT 504 PIR HQ/1 N.J.
SCHULTZ Harvey W PVT 504 PIR HQ/3 WISC
HOWARD Jack D SGT 504 PIR Co G GA
ALLEN Jr James SSG 504 PIR Co H KY
WILSON Robert L PFC 504 PIR Co G FLA
MUSZYNSKI Walter J PVT 504 PIR Co I WISC
KOELLE Robert T PVT 504 PIR Co H PA
CAMPBELL Dale E PVT 504 PIR Co I MICH
DOWNS Francis L PVT 504 PIR HQ/3 MD
SHELDEN Harold R PFC 504 PIR Co H WYOM
ESPOSITO Nicholas G PFC 504 PIR HQ/3 N.Y.
COLISHION Peter L PVT 504 PIR Co I PA
PAPALE Emilio J PFC 504 PIR Co B CONN
JOHNSON Harold R SGT 504 PIR Co I WASH
CURRIER Robert S 1LT 504 PIR Co A DELA
TOWLE John R PVT 504 PIR Co C OHIO CMH
JOHNSTON Warren R PVT 504 PIR HQ/3 MICH
ROBBINS Grady L SGT 504 PIR HQ/3 OKLA
HEREFORD Jr Gerald P PFC 504 PIR Co D MO