TIMBERWOLF ARTIFACTS
W.W.II 104th Infantry Division
(Ora LeBlanc Page)
This page pays tribute to the W.W.II 104th Army Infantry
Division,
better known as the "Timberwolves", under the command of Major General
Terry de la Mesa Allen. This is a non official web site, not
affiliated
with the U.S. Army or any other government agency. Information in
this web site is designed to augment the official 104th Infantry
Division
Home Page web site: http://www.104infdiv.org/
Please refer to the official home page for complete information
about the Timberwolf Division. Timberwolves or Timberwolf "Pups"
are invited and encouraged to use this site to gather additional
information about former buddies. Anyone having additional
information
on the 104th, photos or other memorabilia are requested to contact the
webmaster of this site.
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The following information is from Suzanne LeBlanc,
daughter-in-law of Timberwolf veteran Ora LaBlance from the 104th
Division, 415th Regiment, Company I. Suzanne
is hoping someone may recognize her father -in-law, or any of his
Timberwolf
buddies from the photos, and provide any additional information about
Ora or anyone in the photos.
(click on an image to enlarge, back
to return)
1. - Ora LeBlanc and his brother,
Osa from the 97th Quartermaster Corps, photographed at Cherborg, France.
2. - Timberwolf Buddies -
Platoon from Company I?-(best guess anyhow!)
3. - 415th Regiment, Company I
in front.
4. - Interesting story from a Lake Charles, Louisiana
newspaper (dated Sept. 4, 1994) about several WWII men, including Ora
LeBlanc.
*08/18/04
- "Robert,
I have
attached the four pictures I have. I am Ora's daughter-in-law. The
first
picture is the clearest. Ora is in the front row on the left. His wife,
(my mother-in-law), Eva, says this picture is his regiment, the 415th.
Does that look right to you? The next picture of the small
group I am not sure about as I don't really understand all the
division, regiment, company stuff. It is not as clear, and if you don't
want to post it that is fine. The third picture is our favorite. It is
a picture taken of Ora when his brother, Osa, met up with him in
Cherbourg. The fourth image is of the newspaper article in the Lake
Charles American Press from Sep. 4, 1994 describing when they met up
with each other along with Ora's Purple Heart information.
I also have
some new information for the web-site. Eva has said that 'There was a
group who were going to exchange captured officers with the Germans.
When they were about to do this, an extra group of Germans came up and
didn't know what was going on and took our guys prisoners - except one.
The one was Ora. He has said he ran away and hid in a building until
later, then went back to his ________ and told them what happened.' Eva
says this story is well known, and she has heard it told at reunions or
in newletters or something, but they never include the fact that it was
Ora who got away.
She also said
that his purple heart info was from schrapnel in the hand holding his
rifle and schrapnel in his face. The rifle partially protected his
hand. The schrapnel in his face caused permanent loss of hearing. He
was sent to the hospital in Paris and then went back to the front lines
with his arm in a sling.
I can't tell
you how much we appreciate you and this web-site. Ora was so proud to
see it and show it to his grandchildren. My kids have already used it
several times for Veteran's Day projects.
If there is
anything else you need to know, just email me.
Thank you,
Suzanne
LeBlanc"
