01/09/2026
Hello ! I have a message for you!
Hi everyone I’m Pierre. I’m a WW2 European Theater tour guide. I live in Normandy France, in one of a villages liberated by the 297th Engineer.
I know some of you but not everyone. I have been working on a project (The encyclopedia of the 297th Engineer) since now four years.
To do this I flew to the US in November 2022 where I was able to meet Richard, Donna, Marie, Vicky and Jessi and of course our dear friend Weldon.
In 2024 to commemorate the 80th anniversary, we unveiled the first two monuments dedicated to the unit. (One in the village of Tribehou, and the other one in Gavray). Kathryn, Vicky, Jessi and Hallie were here. Next July a new monument will be unveiled dedicated to Colonel Fox.
Thanks to everyone and to the After Action Reports I have been able to retrace as precise as possible the road of advance of the 297th…from the beaches of Normandy to Seeburg, Germany.
We traveled through France, Belgium, and Germany to see with our own eyes those places. I have been able to discover a lot of personal stories as the ones of Joseph Gajewski, Harry Slivka and so much more…The cave of alcohol at Cherbourg, the Ambrieres Egg Bonanza… Roger the dog..
When I look the faces of these boys they all have a story to tell even if some of them are not longer with us. What they have accomplished during WW2 there is no word to describe what they have accomplished and their warfare experience and personal stories needs to be told.
If your father, uncle, brother, grandfather has been part of the unit and if you are willing to share what he might have told you about the war I will be more than delighted.
The unit and this project mean a lot to me.
Pierre
You can send Pierre a direct message via Facebook or via email [email protected].
