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Letters From Deutschland

Written by Sfc. John M. Holman, U. S. Army of Occupation, Germany

1951 - 1953

[Cpl. (later Sgt., now Sfc.) John M. Holman, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall S. Holman of 263 Mill Road, Hampton, has been stationed in Gablingen, Germany from the Fall of 1951 through December 1953. During these years, he has sent pieces to Hampton Union about millitary life in Germany during his tour of duty in the Army of Occupation. He was a member of Service Company, Personnel Section, 109th Infantry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division. His wife, Constance (Purington) joined him in September of 1952.]

Table of Contents

    Letter writer
    John M. Holman
    Gablingen, Germany
    1951-1953

  1. A Soldier Speaks
    Camp Atterbury, Indiana; October 1951

  2. Celebrating Christmas in Germany in 1951
    Sfc Holman recounts what Christmas was like in Germany in December 1951

  3. Army Service School Offers Courses To GI's In Germany
    Hampton Union, 1952

  4. Just Another Mail Call?
    Hampton Union, January 3, 1952

  5. Hampton GI Pays Visit To EUCOM' Winter Wonderland
    Hampton Union, January 1952

  6. The GI In Germany
    Hampton Union, February 1952

  7. Life On Maneuvers In Germany
    Hampton Union, May 1952

  8. A GI's Fourth Of July
    Hampton Union, June 1952

  9. Holman & Buddy Buy Bikes
    Hampton Union, September 4, 1952

  10. Our Readers' Write ... A Letter From Germany
    By Arthur Leinwetter, Ca. 1954

  11. Trip Abroad, Life In Germany Described By Local G.I. Wife
    By Constance A. Holman
    Hampton Union, October 1952

  12. Notes On My Trip To Europe
    By Constance A. Holman, September 2, 1952

  13. Holman Talks To 'Neighbors'
    Hampton Union, 1952

  14. Hampton G.I. Prefers Farming US Way
    Hampton Union, 1952

  15. Discipline or United We Stand, Divided We Fall
    By Sgt. John M. Holman, Gablingen, Germany, 1953

  16. Sgt. Holman Becomes Motor Messenger For Gen. John G. Van Houten
    By Sgt. John M. Holman, January 1953

  17. Our New Home In Germany
    Hampton Union, January 1953

  18. Hampton GI & Wife Are Hosts To German Youth
    Hampton Union, August 1953

  19. Hampton G.I. Relates Of 4 Days In "The City of Lights"
    Hampton Union, August 27, 1953

  20. Malvina Hoffman Remembered
    Hampton Union, September 22, 1987

  21. A Visit To Dachau Concentration Camp
    By Sfc. John M. Holman, U.S. Army of Occupation, Germany, 1953

  22. Notice Of Return
    Hampton Union, November 1953

  23. Former Minister Meets Local GI
    Major Nathaniel C. Warburton visits Sgt. John M. Holman

  24. Brief history of the 28th Infantry Division in World War II
    25. Courtesy of the 28th Infantry Division Association, Harrisburg, PA. -- 2007

  25. The 28th Infantry Division Brief History of the 28th Infantry Division
    Compiled by Sfc. John M. Holman, December 1953

  26. History of the 109th Infantry Regiment
    Battle Honors -- World War I
    The Two World Wars
    Battle Honors -- World War II
    The Interims

  27. Looking Back to 1951
    The Holman Family and the Steiner Family looking back to 1951 from 2005, making it "A Dream Come True".

  28. Visit Across The Miles 'A Dream Come True' -- Part One
    29. John Holman & Josefine ("Finni" Holtzhuer) Steiner Reunited After 52 years!
    Atlantic News, June 3, 2005

  29. Visit Across The Miles 'A Dream Come True'-=- Part Two
    30. John Holman & Josefine ("Finni" Holtzhuer) Steiner Reunited After 52 years!
    Atlantic News, June 10, 2005

  30. "Finni's" Pictorial Album
    31. Photographs from Gersthofen, Germany, of the Steiner/Lohner families - 2005

  31. "Danke Schön" -- Thank you!
    32. An open letter from Josefine "Finni" Steiner to John & Connie Holman, 2005

  32. Christmas 1951 In Retrospect
    33. Letter written by Cpl. Holman to his wife, Connie, telling of his experiences in celebrating Christmas in 1951 in Germany for 25 children from Gertshofen and 'adopting' one of them.