75th Inf Div newsline No. 13
19 April 1998 - Hello veterans and friends of the 75th Division !
Again I have collected some informations and emails, that may be
interesting for you. If you have something interesting, please share it
with the other members.
The more you send in, the more interesting this newsletter gets !
Greetings from Germany
Rolf G. Wilmink
List of contents:
1.) Feedback regarding newsline No. 12 ( 5 April 1998 )
2.) New member John N. McDewitt now online !
3.) Son of 75th veteran Searcy now online !
4.) Battlefield Tour in Belgium
5.) Where to buy a flag of the 75th Division ?
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Important: 1998 Reunion of the 75th Division !!!
Time: 15 - 19 July 1998
Place: Spokane, WA, USA
(please see our homepage at www.mknet.de/75th for more informations !
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1.) Feedback regarding our newsline No. 12 ( 5 April 1998):
From: WWJohnston
Date: Sun, 5 Apr 1998 23:23:01 EDT
Subject: 75th Div newsline no. 12, 5 April 1998 - Grand Halleux
There is a very good 150 page book, in French, about the Bulge at Grand
Halleux, called "Mon Village dans la Tourmente: Grand Halleux Déc. 44 -
Vallée de la Salm - Janv. 45" by Paul Dropsy. It includes the military
activities as well as the accounts of the civilians.
I purchased a copy when I was in Belgium in December 1994. I think I
found it in a bookstore in Vielsalm or possibly in Malmédy. It was 750
BFr.
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2.) New member John N. McDewitt now online !
From: Jnmcdevitt
Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1998 21:07:17 EDT
subject: subscribe to 75th Inf. Div list -- jnmcedevitt@aol.com
Howdy,
I'd love to sign up for your 75th Infantry Division
newsletter!!! My story to follow!
Thanks,
John N. McDevitt
jnmcdevitt@aol.com
Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1998 23:45:12 EDT
Dear Rolf :
Just discovered your page. Actually no. 1 son did it. I am a vet of the
75th from March 1944 to the end of our adventure. Went to 75th from
ASTP (Army Specialized Training Program), City College of New York. By
train to Camp Polk, La. Assigned to K Co., 4th platoon 60 mm mortar
squad. Maneuvers there then on to Fort Breckenridge, Ky. until fall.
During summer volunteered for Batallion Intelligence Section. And so
ended up with buddies in K and Hq. Co., 3rd batt., 290th Regt. I would
love to hear from anyone whose paths I have crossed. The last few years
I have been searching for buddies. From my section i found that Eugene
"Pollock" Jacyna died approx 1987 in Livonia, Mi. He entered the
service from Binghampton, NY. I found Albert M. Dropping {Drop}, in the
spring of 96 and had a chance to visit him in the hospital in Lansing,
Mi. Drop was the old man in the section. He would have been 77 on Dec.
7 but died in Nov. 1996.
Drop had led me to Walter P. "Red" Bloecher. Red had a brain tumor . I
did get to talk with him several times. He send me a voluminous account
of our sections history and travels from Breckenridge on. Red died on
april 1, 1997 in Doylestown, Pa. I, unknowingly, called his home from
about 30 miles away on April 4th which is my birthday and was the 51st
Anniversary of the day in 1945 when Red received his Bronze Star.
I was going to surprise him. I miss them. A big part of me has gone
with them, Red left me with a lot of info on our European
travels........names of towns and dates which I had forgotten. However,
what may be of interest to you, Rolf, is that my unit was stationed in
Hemer and my section was billeted in the Grohe mansion, which
I understand was donated to the Red Cross several years ago.
Didn't mean to go on so, but once I got started .... you know.
Enough for now.
I didn"t want to be a lurker.
Regards,
John N. "Mac" McDevitt
jnmcdevitt@aol.com
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(Reply)
Dear Sir,
thank you very much for your email. I am sure that very fast, I can
bring you
together with your old buddies !
1.) I have forwarded your story to the president of the 75th Div
Veterans Association, Mr. Paul Stephan, so he can get in contact with
you. Maybe it can also be printed in the official newsletter of the 75th
Div vets assn, the "Bulgebuster".
2.) Your story will appear in our next email-newsline, so other veterans
can contact you.
3.) With a seperate email, I will send you our latest newsletter, which
contains informations about the next NEC-meeting and the reunion of the
75th Div.
Would you please send me your complete adress with phone and fax number
? I would also forward it, or you can give it directly to the president,
which adress you will find at the end of our newsletter. I would be very
glad, if you would become a new member of the veterans association.
Greetings from Germany
Rolf G. Wilmink
75th Div WWII Vets Assn "unofficial" homepage
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Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1998 22:57:38 EDT
Hello Again, Mr. Wilmink,
I was very glad to recieve your email greetings
yesterday! It
was very nice of you to offer to forward my address to the President of
the 75th Division Association. I would certainly appreciate if you
would do so with the address and additional info that I will provide at
the end of this letter.
Thank you also for sending a copy of your latest newletter.
It was very informative and full of some useful articles. I am looking
forward to looking through all of your past newsletters on the 75th
Unofficial Web Page.
I am very interested in getting in touch with the 75th Division
Association and becoming a member. Thanks again for providing us all
with a means to come together again!
Thanks Again,
John N. (Mac) McDevitt
P.O. Box 11489
Albuquerque, N.M. 87192-0489
Home Phone# 505-292-2965
Sorry, no fax number...
The units I served with in the 75th were:
"K" company and Headquarters Company,
3rd Battalion, 290th Infantry Regiment.
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3.) Son of 75th veteran Searcy now online !
From: Ron.Searcy@ps.net>
Subject: Re: Film Footage
Date: 4/15/98 2:45 PM
George R Searcy wrote:
I would be interested in the film of the 75th infantry. Is this
available on USA VHS? or other format. How much and how many tapes?
Thank you,
Ron Searcy }:>
P.S. My father fought with the 75th Infantry.
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Dear Mr. Searcy,
with a seperate email, I'll send you our past issue of the newsline no.
10. In that, you'll find all informations about the 75th Div videos.
You will also find the adress of the president of the 75th Div vets
assn, if you or your father want to get more informations about the
association.
In Houston, TX, the 75th Div has a museum, and there they show a little
video to guests regarding the history of the 75th Div. I dont know if
that film is for sale, please also ask the president.
Maybe it would also be interesting to visit the next 75th Div Reunion in
Spokane, WA. Please take a look on our homepage at:
www.mknet.de/75th for more details.
I hope, I could help you a bit with these informations. I will take you
also in the distribution list for our free email newsline, so you will
be informed about developments in the old and new 75th Division.
Greetings from Germany
Rolf G. Wilmink
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Thank you for the reply. My father died in 1965. I do a lot of
genealogy work.
I am very interested in the 75th Infantry. My father came over in Feb
of 1945.
I am not sure at what point (where/time) he actually joined the
fighting, just that it was sometime in Feb/Mar of 1945. I saw the
reunion for Spokane, WA.
I was interested, but the place/time makes it impossible to attend. I
would hope that descendants could attend these reunions. I will
continue to see where the reunions are held in the future and maybe I
will get to attend one.
I would love to talk to some of the veterans of the 75th.
Thanks you for your time,
Ron Searcy }:>
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4.) Battlefield Tour in Belgium
Date: Sat, 18 Apr 1998 13:05:30 -0400
From: "JAMES F. LOVE"
subject: Battlefield Tours
We will be in Belgium on 5-22, 23 and 24-98 (Friday, Saturday and
Sunday)and are looking to tour battlefield areas, hopefully places that
the 75th went through.
Are there people who conduct such tours or people with maps and
directions that we could contact? Also we would be interested in
locating the military cemetaries in the area since we area trying to
locate the grave of Melvin E. McNew (75th Div., 291st Reg., Co. C) who
was killed 12-30-44 near Vaux Chavanne. So far we have been unable to
locate any information on where he might be buried.
Thanks for your help.
Jim and Maureen Love
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(Posted again, because of no feedback until now)
5.) Where to buy a flag of the 75th Division ?
Dear veterans and friends of the 75th Div,
have you ever wanted to raise the flag of the 75th Div in front of your
house or display it in your memories room ? Do you maybe already have a
flag ?
Why I am asking: We are looking for a 75th flag for our flag pole.
One prize quote is from the company Capitol Flag Co., Inc. (Texas
Largest Flag House), Houston, TX.
The price for a 6 x 9 sewn nylon flag with a 75th Div shield is:
Single construction: $ 325, double construction: $ 450.
Because we are not sponsored by anyone, this is more than we could
afford.
The questions are:
Does anybody on this list have a better source for a 75th Div flag ?
Who else would like to have a flag ?
Please contact us for more informations, thanks !
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And in the next newsline...............
........your feedback to this newsline !!!!
Greetings from Germany
Rolf G. Wilmink
75th Inf Div WWII Veterans Association Unofficial homepage
www.mknet.de/75th
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