Greetings,
I met a veteran and his wife in 1979 and 1984 in my
hometown Tielt, Belgium. Four years occupied by the German HQ 4OAK Oct 1914-Oct
1918.The 37th Division entered Tielt in Oct 28 1918. Harold Boak was here at 11
Nov 1918. The first gas attacks were ordered from Tielt in 1915.
I adopted a grave of Capt. Erb
in 2014. Mr. Timman, genealogist from Newark, helped me; also Donna Work from
Norwalk. Corey Stewart from the National Archives helped me too. I met her in
Waregem near Flanders Field US WWI in 2016. I met also Jody Champagne in 2016.
Harold Boak is on the left corner
with a painting of the castle of Olsene he brought back in 1979. Fifteen
American soldiers were buried in Tielt until June 6, 1919. Five among them lies
at Flanders Field. Also E Bozenhart. I met regularly Jeff Cameron. His great
uncle Ernest Bozenhart died in Tiet; 112th Sanitary Train.
In 1979 I was just married and at
that time I was not especially interested in WWI. In the last 5 years I
met journalists to bring the activities of the 37th Div into their attention. They
passed by Tielt and his region for the End Offensive from Oct 31, 1918.
Now I search for a picture of Harold Boak as a
soldier. His files at the National Archives are damaged by water by a fire.
Can you find the grandson of Harold?
His son Jack died probably in 1990. His second wife Lora stayed sometimes by
her family in Indianapolis. I have their letters from 1978 until 1990. Thank
you very much. (at FB 0496965636walk. Donna?)
Godfried Claerhout
(retired postmaster)
Steenovenstraat 69
B8700 Tielt, Belgium
godfried.c@skynet.be
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