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CEMETERY MARGRATEN | 1945

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In Memoriam -1 Lt Alvin Xystere Zeidenfeld

This grave is of 1 Lt Alvin X Zeidenfeld on Plot O Row 22 Grave 17. Netherlands American Cemetery .Margraten, Netherlands. He was one of the 8301 soldiers buried there. A few years ago we were allowed to scatter our Father’s ashes on this hallowed soil. Lt Alvin X Zeidenfeld was a First Lieutenant, with the U.S. Army Air Forces. He served with the 452nd Bomber Squadron, 322nd Bomber Group,…

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Cadier een Keer, Eijsden-Margraten, Limburg, Netherlands

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Netherlands American Cemetery Visitor Center, Margraten, the Netherlands - KAAN Architecten

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The flag covered caskets of brothers and sisters returning home through Dover.

This is a representation of just a fraction of the cost of our freedom. Our liberty was purchased at too high a price to surrender it to any agenda or special interest.

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Queen Máxima and King Willem-Alexander attended the national start of the celebration of 80 years of freedom in Mesch, Eijsden-Margraten. September 12, 2024.

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April 11, 1944

"D.R. Emerson (N. Dakota) flies with a rabbit's foot talisman, a gift from a New York girl friend."

(Killed in action 25 December 1944)

Captain Donald R Emerson, Eighth Air Force, 4th Fighter Group, 336 Squadron, was born and raised in Kittson County Minnesota.

On Christmas Day, 1944, while flying a P-51 'Mustang' during the Battle of the Bulge, he was heading back to his base after a mission when he encountered six enemy planes. He managed to shoot down two of them, but as he crossed enemy lines flying close to the ground, he was struck by flak from anti- aircraft guns. His plane crashed in British-occupied territory in Belgium, it is believed that he died before his plane landed.

He was buried in his flying clothes the following day at the age of 21, in a temporary military cemetery near Margraten, Holland, where his body is now permanently interred in the American Military Cemetery.

Born 17 May 1923, Donald was raised on a farm in Minnesota during the Great Depression. He graduated from high school in 1941, not having excelled to any degree academically. He did not feel destined to be a farmer, so he soon moved to Chicago to find work. Jobs were scarce, but a friend got him a position at Montgomery Ward and took him in as a boarder. At Christmas, although he was not previously interested in flying, he took his first airplane ride.

With the advent of the Pearl Harbor attack he felt that he or his brother would be drafted. Donald, not interested in running the farm, decided to enlist so his older brother would be deferred to attend that duty.

He chose the Army and was sworn in during July 1942. He was assigned to the Air Corps and shipped to Lowery Field, Colorado, to become an armourer. Although his academic background was weak, he applied for, and was accepted as an Aviation Cadet. In October 1942 he was sent to Nashville, Tennessee, for Primary Training, graduating as a Second Lieutenant on 1 October 1943.

After further training in fighters in Florida he headed to New York, to embark on the 'Isle de France' bound for England. There he became attached to the 4th Fighter Group. He flew Mustangs and his embellished with a fighting-mad "Donald Duck" image.

Donald was big-hearted and wore a perpetual smile. He was soon endeared by his comrades as a friend and a leader. During 89 combat missions escorting bombers, strafing, etc., he destroyed seven enemy aircraft and wrought destruction on many trains, trucks, and other surface targets, becoming an "Ace" and a Captain in the Russian Shuttle mission. When his first tour ended he volunteered for a second.

On 24 December 1944 the group flew an uneventful escort mission to Giessen. Upon returning to England they discovered Debden was closed for operations due to thick fog, so the group landed at Raydon. The pilots were extremely disappointed at not being able to return to their base for the annual Christmas celebration, where 250 British Blitz orphans were treated to a grand party. Debden base rallied to the occasion and sent a truck loaded with turkeys, cigarettes, whiskey, money, and blankets to the pilots at Raydon to help restore their Christmas spirit.

Unfortunately, the business the following day called for an escort mission, this one to the Bonn/Trier area. Thirty-plus Me-109s and Fw-190s tried to attack the bombers out of the sun but immediately engaged by the 4th group escort. Twelve enemy aircraft were destroyed, but one of the Group's pilots joined the ranks of the 'Missing In Action' list.

Donald became detached from the group and was seen to engage six Me-109s single-handed, downing two of them; and then, out of ammunition, he headed for home on the deck. He failed to return to base and was later found dead in the wreckage of his plane in Belgium, the victim of ground fire.

Donald was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross with two Oak Leaf Clusters, the Air Medal with nine Oak Leaf Clusters, and the Purple Heart. (Info via > )

(Photo source - Roger Freeman Collection)

(Color by Jecinci)

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Dutch American War Cemetry Margraten by Frank van Dongen

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Where can I pass? by Wim Jacobs Via Flickr: Wandeling 1105 OUD-VALKENBURG - WIJLRE 13,3 km. Start in Wijlre. Tijdens deze heuvelachtige wandeling wandelt u eerst langs het mooie kasteel Schaloen en dan volgt u een mooi pad langs de meanderende Geul naar Schin op Geul. Dan loopt u een mooie stuk door het prachtige Geuldal en via mooi graspad langs de toeristische spoorlijn komt u in Wijlre waar u bij Brasserie Amuseer komt, een mooie pauzeplek met terras. Dan loopt u o. a. langs kasteel Wijlre naar de buurtschap Beertsenhoven. Via mooie stijgende holle veldweg komt u boven op het Plateau van Margraten. Via leuk bos en trappenpad komt u in het mooie rustige Gerendal. Vervolgens loopt u via mooi pad door het Gerendal terug naar Het Valkennest met mooi gelegen terras. U kunt ook starten in Wijlre bij Brasserie Amuseer (punt 4) en dan pauzeren (koffie en vlaai) bij Het Valkennest (geen restaurant).

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CEMETERY MARGRATEN | 1945

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Their sacrifice, our guiding cause.

In quiet solemnity we stand,Upon this hallowed ground,Where memories, like whispers, spanThrough ages that surround. Each name engraved, a sacred threadThat binds the past to now,In hearts, the echoes of the dead,Their legacy, we vow. On this fourth of May, we pause,To honor those who fell,Their sacrifice, our guiding cause,Their stories, we retell. In fields of peace or oceans deep,Their…

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church rooftop – city of margraten, the netherlands // 12-2019 © 2019 waidwund-photo  

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Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial in Margraten, Limburg

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Queen Máxima and King Willem-Alexander attended the national start of the celebration of 80 years of freedom in Mesch, Eijsden-Margraten. September 12, 2024.

They visited a pop-up museum about the liberation of Mesch and primary schools in Eijsden-Margraten, including music by the Reunion Orchestra Limburgse Jagers.

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