75th Inf Div newsline No.
30
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24 March 1999
Hello veterans and friends of the 75th Division !
It was the March 10th 1997, now 2 years ago, when I have sent out the
first issue of this newsline. It was a very short one, not to compare to
the one below. The number of recipients was increasing steadily (from 16
to 146) since that 2 years, as well as the number of incoming messages.
Also increasing is the time that it takes to make a newsline ready to send
out, but best of all, also increasing is the number of veterans or their
sons and daughters, that get in contact and exchange informations. A lot
of friendships developed from that contacts, and that is what it makes
fun to moderate this newsline.
Interesting to see, that in the first issue, I was asking for a source
to buy a 75th Div flag for our flagpole in Germany, I could not find it
in the past 2 years.
Also I was asking for a possibility to recieve the „Bulgebusters“,
the printed newsletter of the veterans association.
I noticed one sentence in the email of Forest Ratliff below:
„I have only just recently sent in my application to become an associate
member of the 75th Infantry division assoc.“
I never heard of the possibility to become an associate member. Can somebody tell me more about that ? Would like to do it also to pay my dues and to recieve the printed newsletter „Bulgebusters“.
A question regarding history:
We found out, that in a building in April/May/June 1945 in Plettenberg,
Westphalia, Germany, in the part of the town called Eiringhausen, there
was a darkroom of a photographer of the 75th Division. You can see that
room in the book Pictorial History of the 75th Divison if you go on the
sides showing Plettenberg. The book says that these photos were taken by
John S. Rowe. One photo shows dozens of film stripes hanging from the wall
and we would be interested, what would be on this photos. We could not
find this photographer. Does anybody have an idea from what unit he was,
or where we could find him and the photos ? Thanks.
We lost contact to the following members. Can somebody help ?
----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors -----
okr6076027@aol.com
ial1707@aol.com
BANSAGART@aol.com
*Keep five yards.
(*Means spread out so one round won't get us all.)
Rolf G. Wilmink
„German by birth, american by heart, P.I. by profession“.
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For your calendar:
Next 75th N.E.C. meeting: May 12-16 1999
Shoney´s Inn
2420 Music Valley Drive
Nashville, Tennessee 37214
615-885-4030
Rates: $ 72.00 Single or Double + 8,25% sales tax and 4% room tax.
Events: Boat for Dinner
Grand Ole Opry
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Next 75th Div reunion: Houston, Texas,
September 9th, 10th and 11th 1999
City tours will be offered and include a Round
About Houston,The Houston Space Center with an optional Galveston Evening
, an experience of Texas history and tour of the Battleship Texas and a
Waterfront tour, as well as two unique post reunion trips,a 3 day,2 night
program to San Antonio and a 1 week Mexican/Caribbean Cruise on the Norwegian
Lines both start Sunday Sept. 12th and a barbecue evening on the 75 exercise
group property is also planned.
The coordinator is CSM Phillip Kraus. His
civilian phone number is
713-791-1400 ext 3401.
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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. 29 ( 13 March 1999 )
2.) New newsline member Samual Cathcart, 291st Regt., I Co.
3.) Informations wanted on 75th Div Arty
4.) No Man’s Land
5.) The 275th Engineers
6.) WEB SITE FINDS
7.) ON THE LIGHTER SIDE
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1.) Feedback regarding our newsline No. 29 ( 13 March 1999):
From: N0ILX@aol.com
Date: Sat, 13 Mar 1999 20:38:02 EST
Re: Robert V. Ruhlman (Deceased)-Possible MP attachment to 75 Division
HI! Rolf
For what it's worth in answer to Carol Ruhlman,there were
time when the 75th Division became a mystery outfit,off with the 75th patches
and latter back on again;I was with the 75th Division from the day it was
activacted in Fort Lenard Wood,Mo.
There was no,"A"Battery 130 FABn. but there was a 730Th FABn. I was
in "B"Battery 730th could it be that the number 1 was mistaken for a 7???
Hope I could be of help, Sincerly:
Arthur Habighorst (n0ilx@aol.com)
Hi! Rolf
I made a Boo Boo when I said that the 897-898-899 were 155mm,the
only 155 mm
were the 730th.
Sory bout that... Art
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From: rmsmith1924@webtv.net (Robert M Smith)
Date: Tue, 16 Mar 1999 10:33:33 -0500 (EST)
Re: Searching for friends and aquaintances of RESOL B. PUCKETT
hello Rolf------ attached for your information.
Best, Rob
GREETINGS FROM FLORIDA - U.S.A.
Date: Tue, 16 Mar 1999 10:19:54 -0500 (EST)
To: jpuckbird@email.msn.com (Jay Puckett)
CC: glenn.booker@net.ntl.com, rmsmith1924@webtv.net
Re: Searching for friends and aquaintances of RESOL B. PUCKETT
Jay, Hello, --- I have just returned from out-of-town and am only now catching up on my mail / e-mail etc. Sorry for the delay in reply to you.
First of all, regret to say that I did not know your Dad or recognize any of the names mentioned in your msg. However, my company, Antitank Company -290th Regiment, was defending the Soy-Hotton Road in the Ardennes, Belgium during the period Dec. 24, 25, 26 1944 against penetration from Panzer tanks active in that area. The rifle companies like F Company as well as the heavy weapons companies were out in front of us with the mission of driving back the Germans from the territory they had taken earlier that December (the Bulge).
What I do have and will snail mail to you are accounts of that battle written by five members of F-290 who are still members of the 75th Veterans Assn. These remembrances were written by a group of us for historical purposes and the complete account of the events of that battle have been lodged in the National Archives. There is a chance that some of the F-290 authors may remember your Dad or his friends. I have included the author's post office address in each instance. I am not aware if any of them can be reached by e-mail.
I trust that this information will provide some leads in your search for friends of your Dad.
If you have interest in the 75th Division Veterans Assn. you can contact:
Jim Warmouth, Sectetary -75th Div. Assn.,
6545 W. 11th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46214
Telephone: 317-241-3730
The 75th will hold its next reunion in Houston,TX in September 1999.
Best, Rob Smith
GREETINGS FROM FLORIDA - U.S.A.
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From: "Jay Puckett" jpuckbird@email.msn.com
RE: Searching for friends of Resol B. Puckett service#
34624819
Date: Fri, 19 Mar 1999 16:40:18 -0600
Mr. Wilmink,
Thankyou so much for posting my message about my father, I have received
numerous calls and made several excellent contacts. I would also
like to say thankyou to all of the men who have contacted me and given
me such wonderful assistance. I am forever grateful.
Through these veterans and friends I have aquired some important new
information that I hope you can find room to post on the next "Newsline."
I would like to make contact with the following individuals:
"Jonas P.McCall" service no. 34962946 who served in 290th reg., 2nd
Bn., F Co., and was later transferred to 290th HQ.
I am also looking for information on men named
"Channler" (or Chandler), "Shelton", "Atchen", and "Arnold Swank."
I believe these were friends of my dad's.
Another update is that my father was transferred to 290th reg., 3rd
Bn., L Co., about April 16-18 1945. On this same date he was reduced
from S/Sgt to Pvt.
Thankyou!
Jay R. Puckett
6931 Broadmoor
Overland Park Kansas 66204
913-677-0190
jpuckbird@email.msn.com
++ Moderator´s note:++
I found a : Shelton, Charles
303 N Erie Lot # 9
Rockville, IN 47872
(No unit mentioned, but member of the 75th ID vets assn.)
Maybe this helps.
Greetings, Rolf
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From: N0ILX@aol.com
Date: Sun, 14 Mar 1999 15:46:08 EST
Re: 75th Inf Div newsline no.29 (13 march 1999)
Hi! Rolf
I just read the newsline thought you may be intrested
to know the 75th Reunion,will be held in Houston,Texas and I believe the
date's are September 9th,10th and 11th as City tours will be offered and
include a Round About Houston,The Houston Space Center with an optional
Galveston Evening , an experience of Texas history and tour of the Battleship
Texas and a Waterfront tour, as well as two unique post reunion trips,a
3 day,2 night program to San Antonio and a 1 week Mexican/Caribbean Cruise
on the Norwegian Lines both start Sunday Sept. 12th and a barbecue evening
on the 75 exercise group property is also planed,it should be a fun Reunion..
Art (n0ilx)
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From: "Tim Roop" doggreen@beachin.net
Re: 75th Inf Div newsline no.29 (13 march 1999)
Date: Sun, 14 Mar 1999 13:09:16 -0500
Thankyou very much for making me a member of the 75th Inf Division!
I was very surprised when I got this e-mail.
My website: www.ww2dday.com , was just became linked with that of:
Private Art. This world war 2 soldier was a member of the "86th Chemical
mortar Battalion during the war. His name is "Art Pranger". He along with
wife Rose, and daughter-in-law "Becky", have created a wonderful site about
"Art's" wartime experience. The site has music of the 40's era, and very
detailed information about the units that the 86th was associated with.
I invite all the members to check my site, and the sites that are associated.
Thanks Again,
Tim Roop
++ Moderator´s note:++
Before there is any confusion: I made you a member of our newsline
(included you in the subscription list), I am not in a position to make
you a member of the 75th Division !
Our homepage is the unofficial homepage of the 75th Inf Div (WWII),
the official (printed) newsletter of the 75th Division Veterans Association
is the „Bulgebusters“. For info on the veterans association you can contact
the president (see adress below).
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From: spaz@bellatlantic.net
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 00:22:04 -0200
Re: 75th Inf Div newsline no. 29 (13 march 1999)
Rolf:
My father Stephen Pazan, 75th ID, 289th, M company, is now on line
himself. He has expressed interest in the newsletter, which I have
forwarded to him, but he is having some sort of problem - probably AOL
related. Can you subscribe him? He is at grampazan@aol.com
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RE: Color WWII footage on History channel/A&E network
From: GoddessBQ@aol.com
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 20:10:21 EST
To: 167thsig@email.msn.com
CC: mkw-detective@t-online.de
Joseph,
I'm sorry I haven't gotten back to you sooner - my computer was down
for a while. Anyway, I just finished watching another special on
the History Channel which featured color WWII footage and got more info
on the one I had seen before. (I think it was on A&E, tho
- History channel is a subsidiary of A&E) Today's was titled
"George Stevens - D-Day to Berlin." The copyright year is 1994, by
New Liberty Productions. George Stevens, Jr. discovered the footage,
and produced and narrated the segment. (Seems to me that I recall the last
special saying something about his living in Carmel, CA, but I'm not sure)
The History channel was broadcasting it as part of it's daily segment "High
Points in History: Crusade in the Pacific" (Deceptive title, eh? – it includes
segments on all of WWII)
I think it was another movie I was talking about which included 167th Sig. Corps footage - the "American Experience: Guts and Glory, D-Day and The Bulge" on PBS.
The color footage was shot by Hollywood director George Stevens on the same camera he used for some of "Gunga Din" (After the war, he directed "Shane" and "The Diary of Anne Frank") It is of extremely high quality, and Stevens' skill in finding wonderful shots is obvious. His unit was composed of professionals from the film industry and was officially "The Special Coverage Unit" of the Signal Corps, but became known as "The Stevens Irregulars" since they got to go pretty much anywhere Stevens thought he could get good newsreel footage, frequently within a couple of kilometers of the German line. The segments included in the show I saw today showed the very first shot of D-Day, the front in Normandy, the liberation of Paris, Dachau, and exclusive footage of Berlin while under sole Russian occupation.
This segment sped right thru the Bulge, I'm sorry to say, with the usual scenes of the GI's hanging grenades on a small tree. Considering the depth of Stevens' treatment of his other subjects on the front lines after Normandy, I imagine the raw footage would show many faces recognizable to 75th vets, assuming Stevens shot anything outside of Bastogne. Most of the other footage they showed of Belgium was of the devastation to the villages and towns. Not to insult any other part of the Signal Corps., but this footage shows the hand of a marvelous director, and would never have been shot as an "official record" The scenes were chosen to carry emotional impact rather than document, and I doubt that these portions are reflected much in the footage shot with the Army's cameras. The fact that the film is depicting the reality in full Kodachrome color is sort of unnerving, since those of us who weren't there tend to think of WWII in black and white.
Anyway, thought I'd clear up the confusion about the color footage. FYI, other members of Stevens' Irregulars were Irwin Shaw, William Saroyen, Bill Hamilton, Ivan Moffat, Jack Muthe (sp?), Dick Kent, Kent Mathey, and Hollingsworth Morse. Shaw, Moffat, Morse, Mathey and Kent provided some voice-overs for the segment.
My best to you!
Brenda
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From: Velotec@aol.com
Date: Tue, 16 Mar 1999 17:24:42 EST
To: glenn.booker@net.ntl.com
CC: mkw-detective@t-online.de
Re: 75th ID in WW2
Glen;
Many thanks for turning
me on to yet another info source I didn't know existed. The photo of the
Aquatania was also a nice touch. My web surfing talents are well below
par, and I can use all the help I can get.
The site listed two different
sailing dates for the Aquataina, but no mention of any members of the 75th
on either. All Dad remembers for sure is that he got to Scotland, and he
thinks Wales, before Thanksgiving. (third Thursday in November)
Thanks to you and Mr. Wilmink,
I have a great deal of data to sort through.
Then comes the tough part. Deciding which letters, files, and maps
to print out for Dad, and the local, unofficial VBOB historian, George
Tachuk, (75th ID signal corps) as well as the president of the 75th, Mr.
Parker, and the editor of the "Bulgebusters," Mr. Warmouth. None of whom
are online.
I have only just recently
sent in my application to become an associate member of the 75th Infantry
division assoc. I don't know why I didn't do it sooner. Better late than
never I guess.
I will be in touch. And
thanks again for taking the time and trouble of sending out the info.
Yours Truly,
Forest Ratliff
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From: Masaysno@aol.com
Datum: Tue, 16 Mar 1999 16:43:14 EST
Re: 75th div
I am looking for any interesting stories that any medics might have from the 75th.
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2.) New newsline member Samual Cathcart, 291st Regt., I Co.
From: SamfromSB@webtv.net (Samuel Cathcart)
Date: Sat, 20 Mar 1999 14:19:33 -0800 (PST)
RE: 75th Div newsletter
Dear Mr. Wilmink,
Please add my e-mail address to your newsletter list. I was an original member of "I" Co., 291st Regt. I continued all the way through basic training, to maneuvers,to overseas deployment, and all the battles.
I was a S/Sgt, Sqd Ldr, & Plat. Sgt finally. I was wounded at Wofgantzen, in the Colmar Pocket campaign, and missed the move to Holland, but was able to rejoin Co. at Neere, Holland on the Moss River. I then continued to the end, at something like Awe, Germany. We established a road block there and guarded the Displaced persons camp for forced labor at a foundry.
After we moved to Cp, Brooklin, near Suipes, France to operate the redeplyment
process I joined the Div Track team, running the High & Low Hurdles.
Following the big all Army meet at Nurenberg, I joined the Div Football
team. Finally ZI'ed with a broken wrist & ankle, I lost all contact
with the Co & Div. Anyway I joined the 75th Vets Assoc. in 1989
& have been to several reunions. Not many of our "I" Co folkes
in it, I think because about 90%of the origiials were casualties of one
sort or another. Sure wish there were some out there and would get
in touch.I have a good recollection of all our history, but unfortunately
our house burned down in the wild fire of Santa Barbara back in '77 &
I lost all the specific dates and places that I had written to my wife
at that time. Anyway enough from me. I enjoyed your news letter,
keep it up.
Best regards, Sam
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3.) Informations wanted on 75th Div Arty
Von: "ken brown" four2@hotmail.com
RE: Please help me'
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 1999 09:14:13 PST
Hello Sir,
My name is Ken Brown, I am trying to get information about the 75th
Division Artillery.
I like to know what type units they was with the Arty....IE
105, 155 Howitzer
please send me any information you can on the Arty units.
God Bless thanks alot...............CW2 Ken Brown
US Army, FA
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++From the moderator: ++
Re: Please help me'
Dear Sir,
I forwarded your request to some members of our newsline, that have
to do with the FA. Also I will publish it in the next issue of our newsline.
(You can read past issues on our website www.mknet.de/75th)
Below, I forward to you a message that I recieved today.
I hope I could help for now, I am sure that you will get more infos
as soon as our members read you message.
>
>Greetings from Germany
>Rolf G. Wilmink
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The Artank: The Abrams/Paladin Combo
>
As tank guns became larger, their potential as artillery was usually
ignored. As artillery guns became self-propelled, their potential as tanks
was ignored, despite success during World War II. General George Patton
enthusiastically declared in his book:
>
"At three hundred yards the 155 shell will remove a pillbox for every
round fired."
>
> The modern German Army
did mount a turreted 155mm howitzer on a Leopard tank chassis, but it lacks
heavy turret armor necessary for direct engagements. Modern armor divisions
can double their firepower by fielding an Artillery/tank "Artank" vehicle
with heavy armor and a 155mm gun.
>
> In a direct fire "tank"
role, an Artank could fire much larger projectiles at far greater ranges.
Although a 155mm howitzer cannot match the muzzle velocity of a tank gun,
the large projectile can stop any tank.
>With an internal laser designator, an Artank could fire laser-guided
"Copperhead" munitions and score direct hits at twice the range of modern
tanks. It could also devastate nearby infantrymen with ICM "bomblet" rounds,
white phosphorus, or FASCAM mines.
>
> The tactical advantages
are revolutionary. Artillery support would never "fail to keep up" or be
unavailable because of coordination or communication problems since Artanks
could lay down their own artillery barrage. An armor battalion with Artanks
engaged in direct combat could call for indirect fires from nearby Artank
battalions. This would allow an armor division the flexibility to fight
as 12 multi-purpose battalions which can support each other, rather than
9 maneuver battalions supported by 3 artillery battallions. In addition,
training, supply, and maintenance would be less complex with the merger
of two major combat systems into Artanks.
Artanks do not require the development of new technology, only the merger
of direct and indirect fire controls systems into a modified turret.
>For the U.S. Army, this simply requires the marriage of the Abrams
tank with the Paladin howitzer. The question is not whether Artanks will
work, but why they weren't fielded 20 years ago.
Carlton Meyer
cmeyergo@yahoo.com
www.geocities.com/pentagon/quarters/6747
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Date: Sun, 21 Mar 1999 02:10:03 -0800
From: Carol Ruhlman <cruhlman@penn.com>
CC: Art <N0ILX@aol.com>, "Albert M. Lane" <sleeksarah@aol.com>,
Pamela Lane <one_smart_girl@yahoo.com>
Re: [Fwd: Please help me']
Dear Mr. Brown,
According to the CMH Home page at http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/,
there were 4 Field Artillery Battalions with the 75th Division.
897th Fa Bn. ( 105MM Howitzer
)
898th Fa Bn ( 105MM Howitzer
)
899th Fa Bn ( 105MM Howitzer
)
730th Fa Bn ( 155MM Howitzer
)
In addition to these Field Artillery Battalions, there were upwards
of 21 different Attached Artillery Units to the 75TH Divisions at different
times. This is all I can help you with. To get the real story of what went
on, maybe the Veterans that were there, can give you their story.
They're the ones that deserve the credit for their Valor and Bravery. God
love Them!!!
Virgil Ruhlman
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From: N0ILX@aol.com
Datum: Sat, 20 Mar 1999 12:31:04 EST
Re: [Fwd: Please help me']
Please forward to: Ken Brown
Hi! Ken
THE 75th Division was composed of,897th,898th and899th
Artillary,these battery's were 105mm guns,the 730th FABn. were 155mm guns
and were all Howitzer's no Long Tom's...
We were 98 days of the first 126 spent on the continent actually
in contact with the enemy.
The division troops-average age 21yr's old on the day of activation
in FT.Leonard,Mo April,15th 1943 .....
Hope that I could be of help.Sincerly;
n0ilx@aol.com (Art)
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From: "ken brown" four2@hotmail.com
Re: Please help me'
Date: Sat, 20 Mar 1999 15:24:20 PST
Thanks alot friend , keep in touch
God Bless all of the members of 75th Divarty.
...............Ken Brown
US Army, FA
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4.)
No Man’s Land
March 19, 1945
near Bensheim, Germany
Alone in the dark, he crawled through the mud on his hands and knees. Nearly weaponless, he carried nothing but his trench knife; he had purposely left his helmet, rifle and bayonet back in his foxhole. Across the muddy fields the soldier had crawled for almost a mile now, but he knew exactly where he was going, for he had the wire to guide him.
All was silent, except for the sound of moving water in the distance and the occasional sigh of a late winter breeze. He himself dared not make a sound or reveal a silhouette to enemy observers across the Rhine; their watchful eyes searched the flood plain for American activity.
In this barren no man’s land, any sound or movement could bring enemy flares parachuting down; once his position was spotted, there would be a deadly rain of 88mm artillery shells to follow. And there was nowhere to take cover from them. In the cold mud, the soldier sweated and his mouth went dry. He must stay alert, must be careful.
In his hand was the twisted pair of wires that formed a communications
link between the observation post on the Rhine and the command post far
behind him. Private Daniel R. „Bob“ Shine was searching for breaks
in that wire. Once he found them, he would repair them silently,
using his hands as his eyes.
The OP was in the remains of a farmhouse that stood on the riverbank. As he reached the observation post, Shine exchanged passwords with the two soldiers who were on watch. He passed them a musette bag containing „K“ rations and turned to crawl back to the American lines, nearly a mile away.
The relief of returning to the relative safety of his foxhole and his lines was tempered by the fearful knowledge that his back was now turned to the enemy. Could they have sent reconnaissance patrols back across the Rhine? In the darkness, Shine’s imagination worked against him and he felt the hairs on his neck begin to rise. Basically weaponless, he felt vulnerable indeed.
Suddenly, overhead he heard the familiar sound of a passing V-1 rocket, enroute to its target in London. This was becoming an all too regular occurance, he mused. If the motorcycle-like „putt-putt“ sound the V-1s made were to stop, it was the soldiers’ cue to dive for cover, as this meant the rocket and its ton of explosives was falling and would detonate on impact. Rockets, artillery, frostbite, sickness...at least he hadn’t had to dodge any bullets lately. Well, that would change once they crossed the Rhine. No doubt the Germans were dug in and waiting to slaughter them as they made their river crossing.
At the end of the Colmar campaign, the soldiers of the 75th had traveled north by troop train to Maastricht, Netherlands. As before, this was to be a miserable two day trip; most of the men now had the „G.I.s“, acute diarrhea brought on by alternating spells of semi-starvation and desperate gluttony, plus a general lack of any personal cleanliness. To relieve himself on the train, the average GI must drop his trousers and squat backwards out the open door of a rapidly moving boxcar. It took skill and daring, but desperate necessity made the men brave enough to persevere.
On their way to Germany, the men of the 75th had passed through Blerich, Netherlands. Like many of the towns they’d seen in Belgium and France, Blerich was another sad image of war. Everywhere there were dead soldiers, dead civilians, decomposing livestock, homes in various stages of destruction and muddy streets filled with the rubble of war. The church in Blerich, once a proud and beautiful structure, was reduced to a pile of splintered wood and blasted masonry.
The 75th’s survivors of the Colmar campaign had arrived in Borhelz, Germany on March 5, and it was there that they received training in house-to-house fighting. Shine and the other „old men“ of the 75th needed no further combat training, but in Item Company, the attrition of war had already swept away three quarters of the original men through death, injury, or frostbite evacuations. All too often after a fight a man would turn over a lifeless GI, only to see the face of a buddy. Infantry replacements came to the front regularly and were assigned to various outfits. If they could survive their first forty eight hours of combat, they became useful members of the outfit; but all too often they panicked and got themselves killed shortly after their arrival in combat. It was these new men that the house-to-house training was meant to aid.
The division had come to a standstill at the Rhine. The retreating Germans had destroyed every bridge for miles. A river crossing without a bridge would be suicidal, so the infantry halted their advance and waited for the army engineers to bridge the Rhine.
A bridge. It was the only way across the Rhine, which was wide and swift at this point.
A bridge. It must be built of pontoons, and it must be built during daylight hours, under the eyes of German forward observers.
A bridge. It would return the infantrymen to combat, but for the moment they were thankful to be foot soldiers and not engineers. Every so often as the bridge construction took place, an artillery barrage would begin. Parts of the bridge would be destroyed by exploding 88 shells and washed away, along with the bodies of the engineers working on it.
Eventually, American counterbattery fire lessened the German artillery fire, and after considerable losses to the engineers, the bridge was completed. It was a real tribute to the engineers, and tomorrow Shine and the men of the 75th would advance across that bridge and begin their attack.
Hurry up and wait. As they had waited and watched the bridge construction, the Gis had considered their chances for survival once they crossed the Rhine. All sensed that their time for action was nigh at hand as they cleaned their weapons, drew their ammunition supplies, wrote letters, and made final preparations.
Warfare has peculiar powers. It can strip from a country the finest and bravest of her young men, never to return. It can also convert scores of agnostics into men who pray in earnest to a God they had seldom considered. Such was the case now, as frightened men on either side of the river implored their God to spare them in the coming firestorm. Shine and those around him wanted nothing less than a miracle.
As it grew dark, the Gis became aware of the roaring of heavy machinery to their rear. The army was massing 1500 pieces of U.S. Field Artillery, which would soon give the Americans the advantage they needed. After several hours, it grew quiet in the rear area, but only briefly. In the predawn darkness, the artillery began an hour long barrage. As Shine watched the cannon flashes behind him and the bright explosions before him, he wondered how anyone could survive such a bombardment.
At dawn they loaded their weapons and began their advance across the dreaded bridge. The bombardment had achieved its purpose; as the GIs approached Duisberg (Duisburg) , the surviving German soldiers who had undergone the barrage came staggering out of their cellars dazedly. There was no longer any fight left in them, and they surrendered peacefully.
The prayers of the dogfaces had been answered; the last great obstacle
to Germany was now behind them.
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5.) The 275th Engineers
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 1999 20:36:25 -0500
From: Dan Shine danshine@iconn.net
Re: No Man's Land
Rolf,
It was good speaking with you again the other day. I would like
to suggest to the members of this group that they check out:
http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Boulevard/7770/ehake.html
This is a website whose author has written many poems about his time in Europe during WWII as an army sergeant. Some of the poems are quite touching.
In addition, I forward two pieces of correspondence sent to me by a member of the 275th Engineers (I believe he is a member of this newsgroup). His words should be of interest to all.
As always, my regards to the veterans of the 75th, for whom I have the deepest respect.
Dan Shine
West Haven, Ct.
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From: sundance@onramp.net
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 23:29:20 -0600
To: Dan Shine danshine@iconn.net
Re: Your WWII Memoirs
Dear Mr. Shine,
Thank you so much for sending me that portion of the memoirs pertaining to the 75th Division's crossing of the Rhine. You write extremely well, and your account of that particular time and place gives me (as a former member of the 275th Engineers) a more complete perspective of the infantryman's role and attitude in connection with that entire operation. I regret that I did not know your father.
Since I don't know the extent of your knowledge of all the facts (and I certainly don't pretend to know all of them) concerning the Division's crossing of the Rhine, I will mention some of the significant ones, in the hope that they will help "fill in the gap" in whatever you may possibly lack.
After our Division returned from the Colmar pocket to Northern Europe,
we were placed under the command of the British Second Army (we had been
a part of the French First Army in the Colmar battle), with the objective
of crossing the Rhine under the overall British command. The Rhine
was a natural barrier, by far the largest river we would ever need to cross,
and it presented a most formidable obstacle to all the Allied armies. When
our armies reached the Rhine (at various places and times), they stopped
there to wait and regroup so that special equipment could be brought in
and detailed plans could be made in order to accomplish the task. A considerable
amount of U.S. Navy equipment was also needed.
Crossing the Rhine also necessitated establishing a "beachhead" on
the other side, then expanding the size of that beachhead by moving into
it large numbers of men, arms and equipment. It took about a month to get
everything ready for the crossing; and throughout that time our armies
remained massed and waiting until all plans and preparations were completed,
since the crossing was to be, for the most part, made by all the allied
armies at substantially the same time.
Our Division's sector was near Venlo, Holland, so our part of the crossing
was to be near Venlo. Providing the means for crossing (in our sector as
well as at most other places) was essentially the duty of the Army Engineers
with the help of some elements of the U.S. Navy. The combat engineer battalions
attached to the various infantry divisions could, and did, build bridges
(both pontoon and fixed bridges) so that infantry, artillery and others
could cross smaller rivers and streams, but crossing the Rhine required
much larger pontoons and equipment, and different kinds of training, than
what the division engineers had.
Separate engineer units, called Engineer Heavy Pontoon Battalions,
had the necessary equipment and training for that; and it was mostly those
Heavy Pontoon Battalions who assembled and maintained the bridges used
by our armies to cross the Rhine.
The Germans, of course, were well aware of the bridging problems we had, and they made the most of it--not only by constant artillery shelling of our construction sites but also by floating, from upstream, bombs, debris, and even divers, below the river's surface to the site of the bridges under construction in an effort to destroy the construction.
The 75th Division's 275th Engineer Combat Battalion had the assignment and duty of building a "boom" some distance upstream from the Division's bridge construction site. The "boom" consisted of lumber and logs (to float on the river's surface), attached to which were strong web nets that extended for considerable depth below the surface, the purpose of which was to prevent such bombs, debris and divers from reaching and destroying the construction of the bridge itself. Since the "boom" had to span the entire width of the river, it had to be quite long; and consequently it was built in sections onshore, so that when a section was built engineers would pull it into the water and then swim and pull it to the then outermost section and attach it there. Our Engineers engaged in those operations were helpless "sitting ducks" for the Germans and their artillery on the opposite side. We tried those operations both by day and by night, but had very heavy losses of both men and equipment throughout our efforts. It was extremely discouraging to see some portion of the "boom" blown to bits after we'd spent days and nights putting it in place, but it was simply devastating to lose so many brave men in that operation. I'm sorry to say that the Engineer Heavy Pontoon Battalion constructing the bridge managed to get the bridge built and operational before we completed the "boom." I believe the number of infantrymen who first crossed over on the bridge and established a beachhead on the opposite side actually helped us complete our mission, since they pushed the Germans away from the bank on the other side.
As for the particular Engineer Heavy Pontoon Battalion that built the particular bridge in our sector, I don't know just which battalion it was. I'm sure they had heavy losses, too, but they did a good job.
If these recollections contain nothing you didn't already know, I apologize. Your writings bring back such vivid memories to me, and I simply couldn't resist the urge to add this account of other aspects of the Rhine crossing even though it's outside the main theme of your writings.
One other thing, which your father may have told you, is: our 75th Division was at one time or another attached to every army on the Western front except Patton's Third Army. (I like to think that all of them needed us instead of none of them wanting us).
Best wishes.
John Green
sundance@onramp.net
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Date: Tue, 23 Mar 1999 06:00:42 -0500
From: Dan Shine danshine@iconn.net
To: sundance@onramp.net
Re: Your WWII Memoirs
Thank you, John for all of the information contained in your eMail. You were very kind to spend such a considerable amount of time putting together your recollections.
I would like to forward your eMail to the 75th Division newsletter (online), so that others from the division could read it; in addition, I'd like to send this to Al Roxburgh, who keeps a sort of history on the division.
Would any of this be possible? If you would grant your permission, I would take care of the rest. As I say, it was most informative!
I enclose dad's other four stories, in case you haven't seen them previously (I can't recall). They are also featured at www.tankbooks.com
Best Wishes,
Dan Shine
800-245-4458 x 3110
++ Moderator´s note++
The four stories of Dan Shine´s Dad were published in our newsline,
please see the back issues on our homepage.
Regarding Al Roxburgh: He seems to have a new email adress, our newsline
was coming back from his old one. If you have contact with him, please
ask him to provide us with his new one.
Thanks in advance,
Rolf G. Wilmink
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Date: Wed, 24 Mar 1999 04:16:59 -0500
From: Dan Shine danshine@iconn.net
[Fwd: WWII Memoirs]
From: sundance@onramp.net
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 1999 19:02:46 -0600
Dan, your generous comments in your email to me earlier today are very much appreciated. And yes, you do indeed have my permission to forward my last email on to the 75th Division newsletter (online) and also to send it to Mr. Al Roxburgh. If you want to edit it or send only parts of it, you certainly have my permission to do that, too. If I had realized that it might possibly hold any interest for anyone else I would have added more details.
Anyway, if you need to identify me further, I was at that time a young
First Lieutenant on the headquarters staff of the 275th Engineers, assigned
for the most part as either Assistant S-3 (Plans and Operations) or as
Liason Officer between our battalion and other units.
Soon after we crossed the Rhine I was transferred to Division Headquarters
as Assistant G-5 (Military Government), and when the war in Europe ended
I was transferred to a Military Government Detachment in Fulda, Germany,
where I remained for about a year until being sent home for discharge.
My home is in Texas.
Incidentally, I also appreciate your notifying me about the tankbooks.com site. I looked at it and read your account now being featured on that site. I also discovered from another account published on that site that Maj. Gen. Fay B. Prickett (who was the Commanding General of our Division when we first went overseas and into combat, but who was subsequently relieved of that command) later became Commanding General of the 10th Armored Division, in Patton's Third Army, which I had not known.
With kind regards,
John Green
sundance@onramp.net
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7.) ON THE LIGHTER SIDE
From: Velotec@aol.com
Datum: Wed, 17 Mar 1999 18:14:37 EST
Re: 291st
Sir,
Your wish is my command.
I sent these two newsletter fillers out for the humor content. With
the exception of the name that appears just before yours on the original
"send to" list, none of these friends of mine share our interest in the
history of the 75th. Her name is Dottie Simonds. She is the secretary of
the local chapter of the VBOB. Her husband was in the Ardennes, but not
in the 75th.
Attached are a few tidbits from the newsletter of Company E. 291st
bn. 75th Infantry Division, called, "The Eagle." Thought you might enjoy
them.
Forest
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THE LIGHTER SIDE OF NEWSPAPER ADS
>From “The Eagle”
#103 April 99
Amana Washer, $100.00, owned by bachelor who seldom washed.
Do something special for tour Valentine. Have your septic tank pumped.
Wire mesh butchering gloves, one 5-finger, one 3-finger. Pair $15.00
Free puppies: Half cocker spaniel, half sneaky neighbor dog.
Fore sale: Lee Majors, 6 million dollar man, $50.00
Nordic Track, $300.00 hardly used. Call Chubbie at ...
Hummels, largest selection ever. If it’s in stock, we have it.
Georgia peaches, California grown, 89 cents/lb.
Cute kitten for sale, 2 cents or best offer.
Nice parachute, used once, never opened.
Whirlpool built-in oven, frostfree.
Joining nudist colony. Must sell washer & dryer.
Open house, Body Shapers, Toning Salon. Free coffee & donuts.
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ACTUAL ANNOUNCEMENTS TAKEN FROM CHURCH BULLETINS
>From the Newsletter of Co. E. 291 75th division #103 April 99
contributed by Robert H Du Vall
1. Don’t let worry kill you - let the
church help.
2. Thursday night - Potluck supper. Prayer
and medication to follow.
3. Remember in prayer the many who are
sick of our church and community.
4. For those of you who have children
and don’t know it, we have a nursery downstairs.
5. The rosebud on the alter this morning is to announce the birth of
David Alan Belzer, the sin of Rev. and
Mrs. Julius Belzer.
6. This afternoon there will be a meeting in the South and North ends
of the church. Children will be baptized
at both ends.
7. Tuesday at 4:00 P.M., there will be
an ice cream social. All ladies giving milk will please come early.
7. Wednesday, the ladies Liturgy Society will meet. Mrs. Jones will
sing, “Put me in My Little Bed”
accompanied by the
pastor.
9. Thursday at 5:00 P.M., there will
be a meeting of the Little Mothers Club
All wishing to become little
mothers, please see the minister in his study.
10. This being Easter Sunday, we will ask Mrs.
Lewis to come forward and lay an egg on the alter.
11. The service will close with “Little Drops of Water.” One of the
ladies will start quietly and the rest of the
congregation
will join in.
12. Next Sunday a special collection will be taken to defray the cost
of the new carpet. All those wishing to do
something on
the new carpet will come forward and do so.
13. The ladies of the church have cast off clothing of every kind and
they may be seen in the church basement
Friday.
14 A bean supper will be held on Tuesday
evening in the church hall. Music will follow.
15 At the evening service tonight, the sermon topic will be “What is
Hell?” Come early and listen to our
choir practice.
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Subject: Eastern Plains of Colorado
When I was out in Wray, CO last week working on a case involving a
large agricultural project, I was sitting in the Sandhiller Inn,
drinking a beer, just as President Clinton came on the TV. After a
few sips I looked up at the screen and mumbled to the bartender, "Now there
is the biggest horse's ass I've ever seen."
Immediately a customer at the end of the bar got up, walked over, knocked
me off my stool and left.
A few minutes later, as I had picked myself up and was finishing my
beer, Hillary Clinton appeared on the TV. I couldn't resist, saying, "She's
a horse's ass too."
A customer from the other end of the bar got up, walked over and knocked
me off my stool.
"Dadgum!" I said rubbing my chin and climbing back up to the bar.
"This must be Clinton country."
"Nope," the bartender replied, "Horse country!"
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Subject: France
The following advisory for American travelers heading for France was compiled from information provided by the US State Department, the Central Intelligence Agency, the US Chamber of Commerce, the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control, and some very expensive spy satellites that the French don't know about. It is intended as a guide for American travelers only.
General Overview
France is a medium-sized foreign country situated in the continent
of Europe. It is an important member of the world community, though not
nearly as important as it thinks. It is bounded by Germany, Spain, Switzerland
and some smaller nations of no particular consequence and with not very
good shopping.
France is a very old country with many treasures, such as the Louvre and EuroDisney. Among its contributions to western civilization are champagne, Camembert cheese and the guillotine. Although France likes to think of itself as a modern nation, air conditioning is little used and it is next to impossible to get decent Mexican food.
One continuing exasperation for American visitors is that the people willfully persist in speaking French, though many will speak English if shouted at. As in any foreign country, watch your change at all times.
The People
France has a population of 54 million people, most of whom drink and
smoke a great deal, drive like lunatics, are dangerously oversexed, and
have no concept of standing patiently in line. The French people are in
general gloomy, temperamental, proud, arrogant, aloof, and undisciplined;
and those are their good points.
Most French citizens are Roman Catholic, though you would hardly guess it from their behavior. Many people are communists, and topless sunbathing is common. Men sometimes have girl names like Marie, and they kiss each other when they hand out medals. American travelers are advised to travel in groups and to wear baseball caps and colorful trousers for easier mutual recognition.
Safety
In general, France is a safe destination, though travelers are advised
that, from time to time, it is invaded by Germany. By tradition, the French
surrender more or less at once and, apart from a temporary shortage of
Scotch whisky and increased difficulty in getting baseball scores and stock
market prices, life for the visitor generally goes on much as before.
A tunnel connecting France to Britain beneath the English Channel has
been opened in recent years to make it easier for the Government to flee
to London.
History
France was discovered by Charlemagne in the Dark Ages. Other important
historical figures are Louis XIV, the Huguenots, Joan of Arc, Jacques Cousteau
and Charles de Gaulle, who was President for many years and is now an airport.
Government
The French form of government is democratic but noisy. Elections are
held more or less continuously, and always result in a run-off. For administrative
purposes, the country is divided into regions, departments, districts'
municipalities, cantons, communes, villages, cafes, booths, and floor tiles.
Parliament consists of two chambers, the Upper and Lower (though, confusingly, they are both on the ground floor), whose members are either Gaullists or communists, neither of whom is to be trusted, frankly. Parliament's principal preoccupations are setting off atomic bombs in the South Pacific, and acting indignant when anyone complains.
According to the most current State Department intelligence, the President now is someone named Jacques. Further information is not available at this time.
Culture
The French pride themselves on their culture, though it is not easy
to see why. All their songs sound the same, and they have hardly ever made
a movie that you would want to watch for anything but the nude scenes.
And nothing, of course, is more boring than a French novel.
Cuisine
Let's face it, no matter how much garlic you put on it, a snail is
just a slug with a shell on its back. Croissants, on the other hand, are
excellent, though it is impossible for most Americans to pronounce this
word. In general, travelers are advised to stick to cheeseburgers at leading
hotels such as Sheraton and Holiday Inn.
Economy
France has a large and diversified economy, second only to Germany's
in Europe, which is surprising because people hardly work at all. If they
are not spending four hours dawdling over lunch, they are on strike and
blocking the roads with their lorries and tractors.
France's principal exports, in order of importance to the economy, are wine, nuclear weapons, perfume, guided missiles, champagne, high-caliber weaponry, grenade launchers, land mines, tanks, attack aircraft, miscellaneous armaments and cheese.
Public Holidays
France has more holidays than any other nation in the world. Among
its 361 national holidays are 197 saints' days, 37 National LiberationDays,
16 Declaration of Republic Days, 54 Return of Charles de Gaulle in Triumph
as if he Won the War Single-Handed Days, 18 Napoleon Sent into Exile Days,
17 Napoleon Called Back from Exile Days, and 112 France is Great and the
Rest of the World is Rubbish Days. Other important holidays are National
Nuclear Bomb Day (January 12), the Feast of St. Brigitte Bardot Day (March
1), Ira Winkler is the best hacker in the world Day (March 13), and National
Guillotine Day (November 12).
Conclusion
France enjoys a rich history, a picturesque and varied landscape, and
a temperate climate. In short, it would be a very nice country if it weren't
inhabited by French people. The best thing that can be said for it is that
it is not Germany.
A Word of Warning
The consular services of the United States government are intended
solely for the promotion of the interests of American businesses such as
McDonald's, Pizza Hut and the Coca-Cola Corporation. In the event that
you are the victim of a crime or serious injury involving at least the
loss of a limb, report to the American Embassy between the hours of 5.l5
am and 5.20 am on a Tuesday or Wednesday, and a consular official who is
supremely indifferent to your plight will give you a list of qualified
dentists or something similarly useless.
Remember, no one ordered you to go to France.
Personally, we always take our holidays at Miami Beach, and you are
advised to as well. Thank you and good luck.
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The Commandments of Operational Security
I. Thou shalt not park thy helicopter
in the open, for it bringeth therain of steel.
II. Thou shalt not expose thy shiny mess gear,
for it bringeth unwanted guests to chow.
III. Thou shalt not wear white T-shirts, or thine
enemies will dye them red.
IV. Thou shalt provide overhead concealment,
for thine enemies' eyes are upon thee.
V. Thou shalt cover thy tall antenna,
for fly swatters groweth not in yon wood.
VI. Thou shalt use a red lens on thy flashlight,
or it shall appear as a star in the East.
VII. Thou shalt cover the glass on thy vehicle, for
the glare telleth thine enemy thy location.
VIII. Thou shalt blend with thy surroundings, for trees
groweth not in yon desert.
IX. Thou shalt cover the tracks of thy vehicle,
for they draweth pretty pictures.
X. Thou shalt cover thy face, hands,
and helmet, for thine enemies maketh war not on bushes.
XI. Thou shalt not drape thy net on thy tent,
for it looketh like tent draped in net.
XII. Thou shalt hide the wires of thy commo, for
they pointeth to thee.
XIII. Thou shalt practice the art of dispersion, or one
round will finish you all.
XIV. Thou shalt pick up thy trash and litter, for
they exposeth thy presence.
XV. Thou shalt conceal the noise of thy generator,
for thine enemies are listening.
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Five surgeons are discussing what career group make the best patients
The first surgeon says, "I like to see accountants on my operating table, because when you open them up, everything inside is numbered."
The second responds, "Yeah, but you should try electricians! Everything inside them is color coded."
The third surgeon says, "No, I really think librarians are the best; everything inside them is in alphabetical order."
The fourth surgeon chimes in: "You know, I like construction workers...
those guys always understand when you have a few parts left over at
the end, and when the job takes longer than you said it would."
But the fifth surgeon shut them all up when he observed: "You're all wrong. Politicians are the easiest to operate on. There's no guts, no heart, and no spine, and the head and ass are interchangeable."
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Greetings from Germany
Rolf G. Wilmink
75th Inf Div WWII Veterans Association Unofficial homepage
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