Easy Company Medic Eugene Roe

What Happened to Chuck Grant?

Easy Company Medic Eugene Roe: Easy Company: What Happened to Chuck Grant?

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By joao leonel (Joao) (200.163.13.161) on Friday, July 19, 2002 - 09:28 pm:

Hello my name is joao and i live in brasil and the mini series has ended about 2 months ago here in brasil and i loved it and i am watching again, and i didnt know that there where so many fans, and sites about Easy CompanY

I would like to know if sargent Grant survived?

By irene vrinte (Gijoe) (62.251.0.23) on Saturday, July 20, 2002 - 07:33 am:

yeah he did!
if you're so fond of the series you should really try to get your hands on the book! it ends with this chapter where ambrose tells us about what happened to everyone (exept for Lieb, ) after the war. there are a few lines about Sgt. Grant too!

irene

By Marigold Papa (Marigold) (203.170.2.67) on Saturday, July 20, 2002 - 08:07 am:

Hello joao, welcome
Yes, Grant did survive. If you check out the folder of Forrest Guth, you will see a pic of the veterans there that includes Grant.

Gold

By Lauren (Lilparatrooper) (64.156.226.153) on Saturday, July 20, 2002 - 11:38 am:

Hey Joao! From Brazil eh?! that's cool. yea...u should definitly read the book....i think it is one of my favorites....and it does answer any questions that you might have about the series. Remember November 5th is when it comes out on DVD. I can't wait... If you liked BAnd of BRothers, and maybe are a WWII buff person, then you should see the movie "Saving Private Ryan"....it is a very good movie...trust me....that is how i got into WWII...later.
-lauren (lilparatrooper)

By joao leonel (Joao) (200.163.13.161) on Saturday, July 20, 2002 - 04:21 pm:

Oh thanks for the nice welcome hehe
I ordered the book in amazon.com about 5 five days ago. hehehe. The only book that i bought from Ambrose here in brasil was Citizen Soldier its pretty good too.

I watched Saving Private Ryan i think 5 times heheh and yes i am a Ww2 buff hehe

And since here is a site to the veterans of the ww2 not just from Easy Company but for all i would like to mencion all the 25,000 brasilian soldier who fought in Italy with the americans.

))

By Lauren (Lilparatrooper) (63.208.132.56) on Sunday, July 21, 2002 - 12:56 pm:

Joao,
before i forget, if you really wanna right to an Easy company veteran....in this case "Wild" Bill Guarnere, check out his site....u can get there by clicking on "wild" bill guarnere under the topic of Easy company. At the top there is a link to his site.
-lauren (lilparatrooper)

By aline chatelain (Aline) (212.234.228.167) on Wednesday, August 21, 2002 - 10:18 am:

Hello,

I'ld like to know where i'ld be able to find all the transcrips from the whole 10 episods.

Thanks
Aline

By aline chatelain (Aline) (212.234.228.167) on Wednesday, August 21, 2002 - 10:27 am:

hey !
Me again !
Sorry about my bad english !
Bye. Aline

By Ebeth (Ebeth) (199.174.65.27) on Wednesday, August 21, 2002 - 12:25 pm:

There are recaps of the series on a website called "Television without Pity" http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com
Go to the upper right hand corner to pick a show. Band of Brothers is listed at the bottom of the link, under Older Shows. The recaps are amusing.....

By aline chatelain (Aline) (80.13.123.53) on Wednesday, August 21, 2002 - 01:05 pm:

Thanks ebeth ! I'm going right now ! these are recaps, not the scripts ?
Aline

By Ebeth (Ebeth) (199.174.65.27) on Wednesday, August 21, 2002 - 01:56 pm:

They're just recaps- very tongue in cheek and sarcastic. The reviewer doesn't seem to be a fan of the show at first, but she's won over by the last episode...

By Jonathan Jones (Jonjones) (213.1.64.33) on Wednesday, August 21, 2002 - 07:29 pm:

Hi Guys,
Just to recap a few posts ago? 25,000 Brasilians fought in Italy? Were these Brasilian nationals or Brasilian by heritage but by then living in the USA? I'd love to know more.

Regards to All

Jonathan Jones (UK)

By Ebeth (Ebeth) (199.174.65.27) on Thursday, August 22, 2002 - 10:47 am:

Hi Jonathon-

Brazil declared war on Germany and Italy in 1942. The link below has a section called "the reluctant ally", which is towards the bottom of the page. It has more info on the unit that fought in Italy. I believe there also was air support from a Brazilian fighter squadron in Italy as well.

http://mailer.fsu.edu/~akirk/tanks/brazil/brazil.html

By Jonathan Jones (Jonjones) (62.7.35.129) on Thursday, August 22, 2002 - 01:09 pm:

Well I always hope that everyday I will learn something new and thanks to you, Ebeth, I have certainly done that! I'm going to eagerly study this topic. Thankyou very much!

Regards to All

Jonathan Jones (UK)

By Ebeth (Ebeth) (199.174.65.27) on Thursday, August 22, 2002 - 01:50 pm:

Glad I could give you some useful information. If you haven't read the book "Dirty Little Secrets of WWII" by James Dunnigan and Albert Nofi, I highly recommend it. It's full of odd trivia and interesting facts. I'm starting to collect a lot of WWII books, and its one of the better ones.

By Jonathan Jones (Jonjones) (213.1.110.219) on Thursday, August 22, 2002 - 06:27 pm:

Brilliant, Ebeth!
I have a friend who runs a bookshop in London. I'll have to get intouch with her about it.

Does your book contain any information on the SS personell who were deported by the French to fight in what was to later become the Vietnam War, by any chance?

Or does it list the many nations represented who fought on the axis side during the Normandy landings? Honestly, I tremble to think what the poor allied personell might have thought as they waded ashore to be met by the likes of Chinese or Indian troops firing at them? They might have wondered exactly where they must have landed????

Many Thanks to You, and Regards to All.

Jonathan Jones (UK)

By Ebeth (Ebeth) (199.174.65.27) on Thursday, August 22, 2002 - 06:55 pm:

Hi Jonathon- I'll have a look at the book again to see what it says about the soldiers from the different countries. I know that the Axis Powers were Germany, Japan, Italy, Thailand, Finland, Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, and Albania.
As for the Allies, I believe that the Ghurkas from India fought against the Axis, since they were still under British colonization at the time? And I know the US assisted China against Japan. The volunteer "Flying Tigers" flew P-40s in China and Burma from 1941-1942 to try and help defend against Japanese occupation. I don't know if any Chinese troops ever fought with Germans or any other Axis country against the Allies. If I discover anything I'll post it for you. Ebeth

I just found a listing for "The Devil's Guard" by Elford, which is about the former SS troops fighting in the French Foreign Legion in Vietnam. This is available on Amazon.com, but for $150- used! Sounds fascinating though- have you read it? I hadn't heard of the story until you mentioned it.

By Jonathan Jones (Jonjones) (213.122.237.93) on Thursday, August 22, 2002 - 07:31 pm:

Hi Ebeth,
Just to recap, the Ghurkas are from Nepal. Don't go telling them they're from India. They might show you what their "kukri" is for. Hehe! Also, Nepal was never part of the British Empire. These guys volunteer to fight with the British forces.
Which sort of makes them mercenaries, but they are very highly thought of, and loved.

No sweat about the Chinese and the Indians in Normandy. They were there, amongst one or two other surprises, such as the one in "Day of Days" in BoB. Non- Axis foreign nationals fought on that side as they were against the various political situations back home.

As far as I'm aware, the SS troops were issued with their own former equipment to fight in Vietnam. This equipment included "Panther" tanks.
I have only read a rough synopsis of the book. But it's one that I'll get my hands on, oneday.

Best Wishes to You and Regards to All.

Jonathan Jones (UK)

By Ebeth (Ebeth) (199.174.65.27) on Friday, August 23, 2002 - 11:18 am:

Hi Jonathon-

Now you've given me something to learn about! I've been investigating the following link now-http://www.cog.jhu.edu/~slade/gurkha.html
I never knew the Ghurkas origins, just that they were part of the British and Indian armies....Very interesting though. Thanks for the info.

By Jonathan Jones (Jonjones) (213.1.63.120) on Monday, August 26, 2002 - 05:16 pm:

Glad to both of service, Ebeth.

Back at the start of British association with Nepal, the British did find themselves with the very real option of adding another country to their empire but actually refused to do this as it would merely be a case of expansion for expansion's sake.

Regards to All,

Jonathan Jones

By cias (Cias) (208.148.113.197) on Monday, August 26, 2002 - 06:38 pm:

I checked out abebooks.com There are a decent number of copies of "The Devil' s Guard." The cheapest is $113.00
To check this out, put "Elford" in the author' s line and nothing else. When I tried the title I got nothing.

By Jonathan Jones (Jonjones) (213.123.51.124) on Monday, August 26, 2002 - 06:57 pm:

Thanks, Cias!

As much as the subject matter might sound like it was pure fiction, it is based upon historical fact. Chillingly enough.

Regards to All

Jonathan Jones

By Ebeth (Ebeth) (199.174.65.27) on Monday, August 26, 2002 - 06:57 pm:

Thanks for the additional info. $113 is still too expensive- even if its a great book. I guess I'll have to take my chances on the library system here in California, although I doubt they'll have it. The WWII collection isn't very in-depth, at least not in my area. However, the library near my home does have every copy of Time and Life magazine from their respective beginnings. I read the article in Life magazine that many of the paratroopers (including Carwood Lipton) credited as the reason they joined up. It wasn't very inspiring to read today (it's actually only a paragraph or two long, with some photos), but it probably was more impressive in 1941. I'll try to make a copy of the article and post it. Both magazines have fascinating articles during the war years, as well as great ads and propaganda.

By Jane Lindholm (Jlindholm) (24.205.242.108) on Tuesday, August 27, 2002 - 04:32 pm:

For the most part, I have enjoyed the conversations on these boards. Derek and Chris are to be commended on the marvelous job they have done�
I have an issue with this page�when I check my messages or come to the site to catch up on the topics that interest me, this one is a nuisance. I say this as the title of it, �Hello and a question hehe� doesn�t state what subject is going to be discussed. I [and everyone else] must open this view it.
I realize I could just memorize this as the �What happened to Chuck Grant?� page. But for those of you who have been here any length of time realize, the threads move away from the subject. At least if the subject is mentioned is in the title of the page, I can use word association and remember whether it�s still a thread I�m interested in.
Please title these things appropriately. Thanks for reading this.
Jane

By Derek D. Tircuit (Dtircuit) (65.83.147.51) on Tuesday, August 27, 2002 - 04:37 pm:

Hey Jane, How's that?

:-)

Derek

By Jane Lindholm (Jlindholm) (24.205.242.108) on Tuesday, August 27, 2002 - 04:44 pm:

LOL!
You must be a mind reader, I just entered that...go to check my email and there's a post that says, 'What happened to Chuck Grant?'????

[in the words of Sgt Luz], I thought, 'WTF', LOL!
YOU GUYS ARE TOO MUCH!! Thanks guy!

Oh since i've brought up the uh, technical side o' things, tried your Chat Beta last nite...very interesting, hmmm, yes, very, LOL!!

Jane

By Derek D. Tircuit (Dtircuit) (68.11.131.123) on Tuesday, August 27, 2002 - 05:47 pm:

I'm going to do maintenance VERY soon. Remove old posts, move posts to thier correct topics, etc., so any other suggestions you guys have, just send them to derek@tircuit.com . Also, email me your thoughts and suggestions on the chat thing.

Thanks,

Derek

By Marigold Papa (Marigold) (203.170.2.67) on Wednesday, August 28, 2002 - 09:54 am:

LOL, you are so right Jane. I was interested in coming in this thread to learn "What happened to Chuck Grant" and I thought i was lost. ;)
Derek or Chris: anything new about Sgt. Chuck Grant anyway? Thanks

Gold

By Brook Seifert (Brook_Seifert) (209.227.119.199) on Tuesday, April 01, 2003 - 07:32 am:

Does anyone know what ever happened to the soldier that shot Grant? In the book, it was said that he was caught while raping an Austrian woman. I was wondering what happened to him after he was arrested...

By Susan Finn (Smithfinn) (66.190.59.124) on Friday, April 04, 2003 - 09:22 pm:

I do know that Chuck Grant survived the war and lived in the San Francisco area for at least a time. I am attaching a photo with many of the men from Easy Company at a party of the Northern California chapter of the 101st Airborne, probably late 1940's, early 1950's.

Chuck Grant is in the top row, fourth from the left. Tony Garcia is next to him, third from the left. Burton (Pat) Christenson is in the second row, fifth from the right, and my lovely parents, Mary Jane and Robert Burr Smith, are in the first row, my mom second from the right and Dad third from the right.

Susan

By Marigold Papa (Marigold) (203.190.70.251) on Saturday, April 05, 2003 - 07:57 am:

Awwww...looking forward to seeing that picture Susan.

gold

By Susan Finn (Smithfinn) (66.190.59.124) on Sunday, April 06, 2003 - 05:58 pm:

101st reunion

Let me try again. This isn't too clear as I resized it to fit here.

Susan

By Brook Seifert (Brook_Seifert) (24.239.146.113) on Sunday, April 06, 2003 - 07:50 pm:

Great pic Susan. Do you know any other others in the picture?

By Marigold Papa (Marigold) (203.160.183.79) on Sunday, April 06, 2003 - 10:28 pm:

Yaaaaaaaaay!!! Thank you very much Susan!!!

gold

By Susan Finn (Smithfinn) (66.190.59.124) on Sunday, April 13, 2003 - 06:04 pm:

Brook,

Please see my message above the pohoto for all my mom can identify. Tony Garcia's son sent me the same photo!

Susan

By gxjeqg (66.249.5.117) on Friday, March 12, 2010 - 04:54 am: