Hello veterans and friends of the 75th Division !

I will be out of the office until end of this month. If all works, I can 
read and answer incoming emails over my laptop, but I am not sure yet. I 
would be glad if I have some response from you when I am back. In the 
meantime, have fun with this newsline. 

Stay healthy ! 

Greetings from Germany 
Rolf G. Wilmink 

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For your calendar: 
Next 75th N.E.C. meeting: Nashville, Tenn., Spring 1999 
Next 75th Div reunion:  Houston, Texas, 1999 
75th Div reunion year 2000: Peoria 
(more infos as soon as we have them or contact the 
75th Div Vets. Assn. President Parker, see adress below). 
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List of contents: 

1.) Feedback regarding newsline No. 18   ( 12 August 1998 ) 
2.) Where is everyone from K 289 ? 
3.) UNCLE  SAM COMES TO TOWN 
4.) Who knew Richard E. Diehl ? 

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1.) Feedback regarding our newsline No. 18 ( 12 August 1998): 

Who knows Joseph Lee Davis Jr., 75th Div ? 

Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1998 20:29:38 -0400 
From: "W. Sloane Davis" sloanedavis@mindspring.com 
subject: Battle of Bulge 

Am looking for Josehp Lee Davis Jr.  He was in 75th Inf.  Won Bronze Star 
during Battle 0f Bulge.  Need links to info.  Thanks in advance. 
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Dear Sir, 
I found one adress that might could fit: 

Try: 
Davis, Lee 
21600 Tucker Rd. 
Long Beach, MS 39560 
Co. I, 290th 

I will post your request in the next email newsline that we publish, so all 
online-veterans can read it. You are already included in the 
distribution-list (free). 

I also send you the two last issues of our newsline, you will find 
interesting informations in it. 

If you can email me more informations, I will include them in our newsline. 
This will help the veterans to identify the person you are looking for. 
Please include your adress with phone and fax, so fast contact is possible. 

Greetings from Germany 
Rolf G. Wilmink 
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Date:  Fri, 14 Aug 1998 15:12:37 -0400 
From: "Stephen P. Pazan" spaz@bellatlantic.net 
Company: Pazan & Shimberg, P.C. 
subject: 75th Inf Div newsline no. 18 (12 August 98) 

 US-movie "Saving Private Ryan" 
> 
> (transcription from the german magazine "Focus"): 
> 
> Steven Spielberg´s movie "Saving Private Ryan" is unblocking old 
> emotional blockades at a lot of veterans of the WWII. Since the start 
> of the movie a lot of veterans, that have not talked to anyone about 
> their traumatic experiences since more than 50 years, contact special 
> helpcenters and call a special hotline. 
> Being called a masterpiece by critics, the film brought in more than 
> 45 Million Dollars during the first week. The war-movie is in the 
> center of public discussions, tv-reports and newspaper articles. The 
> newsboard of the internet-provider recieved more than 15000 comments  
> a result like the death of princess Diana. "Saving Private Ryan" is 
> coming 22 October into movie-theatres in Germany. 
> 
> ++ Moderators note++: 
> Can a member of this list, who has seen it already, send in a little 
> report ? Thanks ! 
> 
> ( 
I saw the movie several days ago, on a weekday afternoon.  I was having 
trouble concentrating at work that day.  Saving Private Ryan was not 
entertainment.  It was quite disturbing.  However, I agree that it is a 
masterpiece.  My companion, a writer of childrens' books and a Jew, felt 
that it was a better movie than Speilberg's Schindler's List.  As moviemaking, 
I am not sure it was better than Schindler's List, but as moving as that 
picture was, Saving Private Ryan affected me more. 
It is hard to imagine a more realistic film.  I will defer to the veterans on that.  My father plans to see the movie (he was in the 75th).  I am curious to see what he will have to say.  I think the realism of the film exposes some of the myths about WW-II.  We tend to think that the war against fascism was the last honorable fight, but in the movie we see that neither the individuals, nor the political motivation that caused death were always honorable. 

Some 75 year old men, who I assume were veterans, attended by themselves.  
They looked a bit shaken up at the end of the film.  Those who have suffered 
from Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome might wish to avoid seeing the movie.  
On the one hand, maybe it is theraputic to finally be able to talk about the 
terrible things you have seen and done (killing your comrades because they 
happen to be tied to enemy tanks, for example).  Or perhaps these memories, 
suppressed for 50 years, are better left in the past.  It's an individual 
decision. 

Tom Hanks had better get an Oscar for his unbelievable performance. His 
character never asks to be loved, but the viewer can not help caring for 
this sensitive, effective killer.  The performance is so subtle, given the 
emotional content of the material, that little imagination is required to 
come up with a feeling for the moral ambiguity and torment through which 
the character navigates in the film.  The other actors also give astounding 
performances free of the usual war movie cliches. 
There are no yahoos in the film.  Everyone is afraid. 

The movie gets a little too Hollywood at the end.  The characters make some 
decisions that are not entirely believable.  I do not wish to give away the 
plot by going any further into that.  In any event, I forgive the film its 
excesses, since it's entertainment, not a documentary. 

On a larger scale, the movie asks us, the members of the post-war society, 
whether the world we have created for ourselves is worthy of the sacrifices 
made by our fathers.  Have we done enough with the opportunity we have been 
given?  Is this society a fitting tribute to the dead?  On a more personal 
scale, perhaps those of us, like myself, who have veterans as fathers or 
family members, may understand them a bit better after viewing this film. 

The film is a must see.  Because of its violence and realism, I endorse it 
for teenagers.  The message is clear and unambiguous: war and violence are 
to be avided at al costs.  No one under 12 should see this movie. 
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Date: Fri, 14 Aug 98 13:00:13 -0500 
From: "Stephen M. Graber"stephen.m.graber@bender.com 
To: , ,  
subject: 75th Division Info 

Hello George & William, 

I just read your note in Rolf Wilmink's unofficial 75th Div Newsline 
(12 August 1998). 
My father is a veteran of the 75th Div, 291st Regt, 3rd Bn, I-Co. We often 
talk about his war days and I am always eager to obtain info and correspond 
with 75th vets. 
First of all, I believe I have a copy of the book you are looking for. I have 
it scanned and zipped into three files. If you are familiar with zipped 
files (unzipping them) and email file attachments I can easily forward them 
to you from my home (my home email is mtnview1@worldnet.att.net). Please let 
me know. 
Secondly, I was wondering what Regiment and Company you were in George. I am 
in the process of gathering information about the 291st Battle of Grand 
Halleux, Belgium. I am considering writing a book about this battle and your 
input would be greatly appreciated. If you were in the 291st Regt, I have no 
doubt that you remember the 15th and 16th of January very well. If you were 
in another Regt, you may have been attacking Salmchateau about this time. 

Please get back to me on these issues, I look forward to hearing from you. 
As my father and I are about to visit the Bulge area in approximately 4 weeks. 

Sincerely, 
Steve Graber 
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From: GBooker316@aol.com 
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 06:59:05 EDT 
subject: Trial run 

Hi ! 

I'm preparing a brief "sit-rep" to update friends in the US on progress in 
digging up the story of Uncle Sam in South Wales during ww2. 
Just trying a big "carbon copy" first. 

Thanks for your help, 

Glenn Booker 
in south Wales 
UK 
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From: GBooker316@aol.com 
Date Tue, 8 Sep 1998 14:18:12 EDT 
subject: 36th Infantry Division 

Friends, 

If you're interested in the 36th Division at all please visit this site : 

http://www.kwanah.com/txmilmus/36division/archives.htm 

They fought in Italy among other places. 
Oh, I came across a page about GIs and furloughs in London...One caption said: 
"London's Picadilly Circus was more like Manhattan's Broadway than any other 
place in Europe. 

Glenn 

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2.) Where is everyone from K 289 ? 

Date: Sat, 08 Aug 1998 05:38:07 -0400 
From: "Philip S. Pelletter" napa@netsync.net 
subject: 75th Div. 

Dear Rolf, 
Where is everyone from K289? I have been a member of the 75th ASSOC  for 
many years but see very little from them in the Bulge Buster or on the 
internet.I tried to look up my Co Commander, Donald W. Applegate and found 
2 of them in Florida but not the right one. 
We ended up in the Hotel und Pension Hencke Dahlerbruck i W. near a Russian 
DP camp. I still have a picture postcard of it. 
I also have many booklets such as E.T.O. Book [King Company in Combat] 
edited by John  Pratt with pictures of individuales and The Honor Roll of 
our killed in action. I also have The Doughfoot no 6 and the final edition 
dated Oct. 1945. Also have The 75th Div. in Combat and many pictures of the 
Quartermaster at Camp Washington after the war was over. Some names from 
K 289 are Gruenwald ,Alexander, Watson, Kahn, Carolyn, Bumgarner, Adams, 
Davis and more. 
We started in Granmenil then Bech and on and on. 
As I stated in a previous E Mail I live just outside Buffalo and in Port 
Charlotte Fl. during some of the winter and still working! 
Again keep up the good work!!! 
Phil Pelletter 

++ Moderator´s note:++ 
Dear Phil, 
the town of Dahlerbrück now belongs to the city of Schalksmühle. I checked 
my phone-CD-Rom but could not find the Hotel. If you are interested to 
reestablish some old contacts, please give me some more names that I could 
check. Maybe I also could contact a newspaper there. 
For the search for your commander, maybe you try the phone-book in the 
internet: 
www.switchboard.com 
or 
www.411.com 

Something funny: 

Received: from quartz.netsync.net ([206.231.8.2]) by mailin04.btx.dtag.de 
with smtp id ; Tue, 18 Aug 1998 02:28:42 +0200 
Date I recieved your message ! 

Received: from netsync.net (frdn2-192.netsync.net [208.20.34.196]) by 
quartz.netsync.net (8.8.5/8.6.12) with ESMTP id UAA08962 for ; Mon, 17 Aug 1998 20:28:39 –0400 
Date my server recieved your message ! 

Datum: Sat, 08 Aug 1998 05:38:07 -0400 
Von: "Philip S. Pelletter" napa@netsync.net 
Date you have written your message ! ( 10 days on the way ?????) 
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3.) UNCLE  SAM COMES TO TOWN 
From:  GBooker316@aol.com 
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1998 15:27:35 EDT 
Re: Situation Report (Page 1) 

Well, folks, I think its time to explain a few things about what I have been 
up to and why. About two years ago, when I was in University as a mature 
student (b. 1956), I decided to do a 10,000 word project entitled: "The 
Impact of American GIs upon Barry and District, 1942-1945." Incidentally 
the dissertation did not get the high grade I'd hoped for but that's another 
story. One of the main reasons for choosing this subject was the fact that 
my auntie Thelma and uncle Homer were celebrating their 50th Wedding that
Summer (1996). Homer is from Texas and he was a Staff Sergeant (12th Port) 
in the US Army back in '45/46. Since he retired from the Army they have 
lived near Fort Riley, Kansas. For many years I had known that the US Army 
had been in this area during the war but it was then I became curious to 
find out more about the time when Uncle Sam Came to Town. 

Although I finished my dissertation in April last year, the project was only 
just beginning. I then decided to broaden my horizon to take in the whole 
of south Wales, which might be very big by US standards, but seems to have 
been a quantum leap for me! 

Was Uncle Sam's presence a big deal? In a word, yes. Barry, for instance, 
was a small town of about 40,000 people. During the war between 4-7,000 
"Barrians" were away from home on some form of active service. Near Barry 
by May 1944 there could well have been around 10,000 GIs waiting to go to 
France or with the mission of supplying those who were destined for the 
"Far Shore". There was no way that Uncle Sam couldn't impact upon the lives 
of local people. 

Why was this little town of Barry important to the US Army in particular? 
Even before Pearl Harbor and the entry of the USA into the war, Great Britain 
had been receiving material support known as Lend Lease. Much of this came 
into the UK via the ports of the Bristol Channel such Barry. During the 
summer of 1942 the US Army began to develop a General Supply Depot on the 
edge of Barry Docks. In fact a British Army supply depot known as Supply 
Reserve Depot Number Two was gradually taken over and by June 1944 had been 
considerably enlarged. A member of 187th Ordnance Depot Company reflected 
upon some of his unit coming to Barry: 

"Here these men opened Ordnance Depot G-40, being the pioneers in 
establishing a Depot which later became one of the supply arteries feeding invasion forces on "historic" Omaha Beach" 

British civilian staff were also taken on by the US Army to facilitate the running of the Depot. Other Welsh women worked for the US Navy which established a base at Barry. An organization known as Movement Control was set up to control movement (!) of men and material. Of course, these arrangements created opportunities for Brits and Americans to get to know each other and a number of romances developed into marriages. Of one woman who married a Corporal from Michigan it was written in the local newspaper; "The bride is employed by the U.S. Army Movement Control, where she met her husband". Sadly, this marriage ended in divorce after the war. There were at least 50 Anglo-American weddings between 1943 and 46. 

Coming back to the build-up for D-Day. Not only Service of Supply (SOS) units (Quartermaster, Ordnance, Port Companies, Engineers etc.) were arriving in the area. In May 1944 the bulk of 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd US Infantry Division arrived at two marshalling camps on the edge of town. These combat soldiers were only around for a few weeks, and they were kept apart from the civilian for security reasons, yet nevertheless the striking Indianhead shoulder patch was not unnoticed. Some Barrians recalled it years later and some of the men who wore it. I am still trying to trace any of the members of Second to None who passed this way. I've sent this extract to some before but for those who haven't seen it I send it again: 

Part of the History of the 9th Infantry Regiment, Second U.S. Infantry Division ("Second to None") 

On 1 June 44, in preparation for Operation Neptune, the invasion of France, or D-Day, the fighting elements of the Ninth Combat Team were assembled in two adjacent Marshalling Areas in Barry, Wales. (One camp was described as the Barry Golf Course Camp, which today is called Brynhill Golf Club, and the other was known as the Wenvoe Camp, which was north of the Port Road opposite Pencoedtre Lane, now the South Wales Golf Course.) 
  
On the morning of 1 June 1944, Colonel Chester J. Hirschfelder, the Commanding Officer of the 9th Regiment, addressed all of the troops in the Barry Golf Course Camp (c. 2,000 men) - namely the regiment less the third battalion, which was at Wenvoe. (A regiment consisted of three battalions plus support units. The Wenvoe camp was about a mile away.) The response to the Colonel's remarks was remarkable in the unanimity of the approval evoked. The frank, blunt, talk, announcing in effect that "This was it," cleared an atmosphere which had been repressive with repeated warning of the importance of safeguarding military information and admonitions against rumour mongering. 
The response demonstrated forcefully that the men were ready and sincerely anxious to practice the profession in which they had been schooled for so long..." 

I obtained this item on the "Manchu Regiment" from the National Archive in Maryland. I believe that there is more of the truth out there on other US units but it needs an actual visit to College Park, MD, to find it. If you are passing any time… 

115th Field Artillery Battalion arrived at the Barry Golf Course in the Fall of 1943 and stayed around until May 1944. A number of the men of this non- Divisional unit made an impact on the town. One Captain Coolican from Memphis, Tennessee, became a great "hit" at the local golf Club and was made a life member: 

Barry Herald 
Friday April 28th, 1944 
GOLFERS HONOUR U.S. OFFICER MADE HONORARY MEMBER OF BRYNHILL GOLF CLUB 

At least two enlisted men from the 115th married British girls. Back to weddings! The local press published this in relation to one of the weddings: 

Barry Herald 
Friday March 31st, 1944 
BRIDEGROOM WAS "ARRESTED" 
PRACTICAL JOKE ON U.S. CORPORAL 

When a Corporal in the U.S. Army and his bride left All Saints Church, Barry, after their wedding on Saturday, onlookers were surprised to see two U.S. Army Service Police go up to the Bridegroom, take him by the arm, march him off to a waiting jeep, and drive away. 

It was not long, however, before the jeep returned with the smiling Bridegroom, who had been the victim of a practical joke by his friends. They explained to the Bride that it was "an old Tennessee custom". 

Sadly the other woman died in 1997 just before she and her husband were due to make one of their return visits to Barry. I never did get to meet her as I had hoped. 

(As you can see I spent a lot of time in the local library digging out stories from the local press. It was a rich source in spite of war time censorship.) 
  
It seems that the 115th made way in May 1944 for the "incoming" 9th Infantry Regiment and the 15th Field Artillery Battalion. More about them again. 

In May 1944 the Second US Infantry Division was spread across South Wales in a number of different  marshalling camps. Most likely few of these GIs had much to do with the local population as they were "quarantined" for security reasons. It must have been a strange, tense lull before the storm ( comments, please.) I have attached a map which indicates (roughly) the position of the two US Divisions which left this area for the invasion, the 2nd and 90th. 

I have tried to contact the CO of the 15th Field Artillery Battalion but, sadly, he seems to have passed on. However, I am hopeful of hearing from a Commander of one of the Batteries. 

Before seeking to describe the situation beyond this town of Barry another important piece needs to be added to the picture. The ships. Many Liberty ships called at Barry Docks bringing all manner of supplies for Uncle Sam, no doubt much of it for the General Supply Depot (G-40) but some for forwarding to GIs in other parts, probably the West Country. (Between Bristol, Exeter and Southampton, if you have a map to hand.) 

The story of one Liberty, the SS Artemas Ward, is especially interesting. One of the crew members wrote me "The ship's last trip was an ill fated journey..." She left New York February 19th bound for Barry. After a number of incidents Mr Daley, the crew member, writes : 
"March 23rd - Saw land as we sailed into Irish sea. 
March 24th, Fri. - Now convoy in 2 columns. We were hit at 5:18 A.M. by a U.S. Tanker that cut right thru the convoy. The entire ship shook and No. 1 R No. 5 life boats were lowered and ready for immediate use. We now traveled full speed ahead for Milford Haven, (South Wales) and reached there about 8:10. Ship is slowly sinking so it was beached at 1900 hours stern first. 
Our destination is about 120 miles away as we were headed for Barry Roads.Hole in ship is large enough to drive 3 large Army trucks through..." 
The Ward was patched up and re-floated and she sailed safely into Barry Docks. 

"April 17th, Monday - Arrived at Barry Roads at 1600 hours and tied up to dock at 1700 hours. ... Had hard time getting to Barry because as the tide was going out it created a 6 knot current and we were only going 5 knots per hour as we did not want to damage the bulkheads under the strenuous pressure. 

April 18th - Liberty into Barry today. I was lucky I had English money in my sea bag from a previous trip to Liverpool..." 

While in the Dock the ship's damage was noted by a Barry dock worker who described it in 1996 : 

"Its stem was ripped open to reveal jeeps and loads of equipment, mostly sporting items for the American Army Amongst the gear floating in the dock was a white leather water polo ball which (his son) used for ten years or more as a football." 

This dockworker one day met up with a soldier from off the Artemas Ward. His son tells the story : 
"... One day an American soldier came into the machine shop. He was in uniform and carrying his rifle, Dad's friends quipped that the Yank had come to arrest him. It transpired that the Yank was on board the "Artemis Ward"... Well, this Yankee soldier had worked before the War in a dockyard machine shop in California where they did similar work to Barry Dock. He had two 'old' British pennies with Britannia on the reverse and asked Dad if he would help make a souvenir lighter. Dad went to the store and took a 3/4" brass hexagon nut and he drilled out the sides of the nut so that the coins with the figure of Britannia could be placed on either side. The grateful Yank then completed making his souvenir lighter. A day or so later when dad came into the machine shop at the Graving Dock he found a 7 lb. tin of pineapples left on his lathe. 
It was the Yank's way of saying thank you. Remember, we had never seen tins of preserved pineapples in Barry before. They were a new and long remembered treat..." 

("Yank" and Yankee might cause you to grin or grimace, but that's what Americans were called by us "Limeys". In the film "Yanks" a US Army sergeant says to an English workman "Don't me Yank. I'm from Oklahoma." He did say a place name but I couldn't catch it. I guess, the Mason Dixon Line is not well-known over here.) 

The Artemas Ward was further patched and prepared for her last mission and sailed on : 
"May 17th, Wed. - Sailed at 1600 hours - Hit dock on way to sea and welding in patch started leaking..." 

Via Oban in Scotland (northwards) and Poole in England (southwards again!) the Artemas Ward sailed to Omaha Beach to be sunk as a blockship to play her part in Operation Neptune. 

There's more detail to this story if you are interested. In fact Mr Daley has supplied a full journal account. I must mention Mr Tom Bowerman in Alabama who made it possible for me to contact Mr Daley. Tom has been a great help and encouragement to me on the Net for almost a year. Please visit the Naval Armed Guard web site : 
http://www.armed-guard.com/ 

Dear Friends in America (and elsewhere) 

As promised another brief instalment of my "sit-rep" now known as  Uncle Sam Comes To Town. To sum up the previous parts : 

What are my reasons for writing? 
1. University course - good subject for a dissertation 
2. My Aunt married a GI in 1946 
3. No-one else seemed to have done research in this particular area (geographically and topically) so a niche to fill. 

Was the US presence in Barry and South Wales a big deal? 
YES! 
1. Lend Lease supplies were coming this way before Pearl Harbor. 
2. From the Summer of 1942 G-40, the US Army Supply Depot on the outskirts of the small town of 40,000 grew and grew. This depot was vital for the invasion. There were of course several other US Depots in the UK. 
3. The number of combat and supply troops increased in the area just prior to the Normandy Landings. 2nd and 90th US Infantry Divisions left the Bristol Channel ports for the Far Shore. 

Did Americans have an impact upon the town? 
YES! 
50 or more local women became GI Brides. Their lives and the lives of their families would be very different. (One example : Austerity - rationing -continued in the UK after the war into the 50's.) I'll say more about War Brides later 

Its time to move on to LST's - Landing Ship, Tank  (or Large Slow Target as someone put it.) 

In reply to a request in the Veterans of Foreign Wars Magazine I was supplied the following story. Out of courtesy I have not supplied the name of the sailor as I've not been able to contact him recently. Nevertheless I'm confident that he would be happy to be quoted: 
"We were a US Coastguard crew of 80 plus 30 U.S. navy assault boatmen aboard USS - LST- 381. Our ship had previously seen service in Sicily, Salerno and Anzio, Italy and of course, the Normandy landings. 
On our second trip to Normandy we had unloaded and were "perched" high and dry when we were attacked by a one plane "nuisance" bomber. The German dropped a string of four bombs, one of these exploded about 50 feet off our port bow. 
Another exploded about 30 feet off our starboard quarter. Although we were well "ventilated" by shrapnel, none of our people was injured (a small miracle.) We continued operations for two weeks and then entered harbour at Barry on June 29 (1944). We entered what we called a "graving dock" there, for repairs to our hull and machinery. The repairs took 3 weeks. We left Barry July 22 and proceeded to Cardiff for degaussing…. The warmth of the people in Barry and the high quality and quantity of the work done on our ship were impressive and greatly appreciated by we "Yanks." None of the repairs failed and we completed many more trips to Normandy and Brittany… " 
Ex-Boatwains Mate 2C 
USCGR 
USS LST 381 

In a further letter sailor added in reply to a question of mine : 
"None of the crew married Welsh or British girls so far as I remember, probably because we were never in any one place long enough to become romantically involved. Our time in Barry was the longest stay at any British port, and that only because we needed repairs. The story of a sailor's life…" 

There may have been other LST's in Barry Docks, I don't know. Many Liberty Ships called in and I have a photograph of one SS Anna Dickinson although taken in early 1946. 

Just to mention the Seabees. Part of the 81st Naval Construction Battalion spent some time at Penarth about six miles from here. Penarth Dock was a sort of adjunct of the much larger Cardiff Docks. The US Navy brought some of their Landing Craft to Penarth in readiness for the Normandy invasion. The Sea Bees came to do some building work to prepare the way. At least one Seabee married a local woman and they left for the US after the war. Always seem to come back to Anglo-American marriages ! Special relationships ? 

More to follow" 
Questions, comments and corrections would be welcome! 
Glenn Booker 
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4.) Who knew Richard E. Diehl ? 

From: "othersumone" othersumone@email.msn.com 
subject: 75th Infantry 
Datum: Fri, 4 Sep 1998 17:07:45 -0600 

Sir, 
My Father was a member of the 75th Infantry during the Second World War, and 
I am trying to find any information or even better possible someone who knew 
him.  His name was Richard E. Diehl.  He was inducted into the army in 
Cleveland, Ohio after a couple of years at the Pratt Institute of Science with the Army. 
My father passed away 8 years ago and one thing he would never discuss was his time in the military.  My mother said till the day he died he would have reoccuring nightmares, so I assume it must have been painful for him. 
So if you could direct me in finding about his service in the Army I would be in your debt. 
Sincerly, 
Richard E. Diehl jr. 

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