Hello veterans and friends of the 75th Division !
More than 4 months have passed since the last newsline.
When I checked the adresslist, a lot of you wrote me that they are
missing the newsline. Thanks !
A lot of work and computer problems kept me away from sending out the
75th Div. Newsline.
I now changed my provider, so I can send out as many emails per day
as I want. The restriction was before 100 a day.
I also bought a 900 Mhz-PC with 40 GB to store and a scanner so I can
put pictures in the newsline. I hope this all will improve and speed up
the delivery of this newsline.
I am sending you today the long ready newsline. Not all messages are
in here, but the next one will come in a few days.
The next issue will be my jubilee issue no. 50. For those of you, that
are not with us since no. 1: I started the newsline Mon., 10 March 1997.
I thought about, what I could do to bring you more memories from 44/45
as anniversary gift.
I had some ideas, until a german newspaper reported frontpage about
our connection to the 75th Div (see our homepage).
One day later, a Mr. Hermann Gerdes called me from the close-by town
Altena. In 1945, he lived together with some 75th Div G.I.´s in the
house of his parents. After reading the article, he checked his old shoe-box
and send me, what he had found. One day later, I had it in my hands:
An original issue of „The Mule“ Vol. 1, No. 11 from Friday, May 25,
1945, Germany ! It was THE newspaper for the 75th Division. („Published
for all division personell under the supervision of the 75th Infantry Division
Special Service Office. Features by Camp Newspaper Service may not be republished
without permission of CNS.“) Anybody knows were to reach those guys today
for the copyright ?
There are so many interesting informations (name list of recipents
of Silver Stars and Bronze Stars) and funny stories in there, that you
all should read it. My copy has 6 pages and too much text to type it all,
but my webmaster Horst Hassel had the right idea: We will scan it and post
on our website, so all of you can read it!
We could do this with all issues (how much were coming out ? Once a week ?) that we can find. I know that the 75th Vets Assn has some copies, they were laying on the tables at the 1995 reunion in Atlanta.
What we would need for that project:
Please check if you have a copy and
- send us a good xerox copy, that we can scan,
- scan your issue yourself and send it to us via email
- send us the original, so we can scan it here and send it back to
you
(don´t forget your adress!)
Most interesting would be issues between April and June 1945 !!
If everybody put his issue in, maybe we get all issues together !
Again an offer from our webmaster: If anyone of you can put up a webpage
with informations about the 75th, please email it to us and we enclose
it in the 75th website !
PLEASE UPDATE YOUR BOOKMARK: OUR WEBSITE IS
www.plbg.de/75th
*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„.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
For your calendar:
75th Div reunion year 2001: Denver, Col.
(more infos as soon as we have them or contact the 75th Div Vets. Assn.
President Parker, see adress below).
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
List of contents:
1.) Feedback regarding newsline No. 48 ( 29 July 2000)
2.) Profiles Requested
3.) WW II "U.S. Distance Signs"
4.) Resol B. Puckett, 290th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion, Company
F
5.) Who knew Alfred Nicholas Mowry ?
6.) Who knew John Rahrig, 75th division, 289th inf reg, co L ?
7.) New member Charles Goss 289th, I Co.
8.) Darold Arnold, 75th division 289th, C Company.
9.) Searching for 75th Div GI Milton Kamen, Michigan
10.) Lt D.L. Smith and Capt Applegate, CO K company, 289th Inf Regt.
11.) T/SGT Paul B. Phipps, S/Sgt. Arthur A. Brimhall and Pfc. Raymond
W. Blevins
12.) Phone number search
13.) Linnich/Rurdorf
14.) 75th Div footage Ickern
15.) Ist LT Ralph B. Turner
16.) Have you seen Marlene Dietrich in the Bulge ?
17.) Lest we Forget
18.) Lost email contacts
19.) MEDAL OF HONOR
20.) GI Humor
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online
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DON'T BE A LURKER.... GET INVOLVED... YOU ARE A MEMBER... MAKE THE
MOST OF IT
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(actual count: still counting...members online worldwide !)
1.) Feedback regarding our adress check:
Just a check:
> I am preparing the next issue of the 75th Div newsline (yes, I know,
it´s long ago) and want to see, if all adresses are still correct.
> Greetings from Germany
> Rolf G. Wilmink
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From: ging-pen@webtv.net (John Ging)
Affirmative - thanks for checking. Look forward to next newsletter.
Jack Ging, 291st Inf
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From: Triggerwd@aol.com
Hello ,
Yes the address is still valid.
Thanks for your efforts.
Dan Stanton
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From: "rrzimm" <rrzimm@gateway.net>
Address still correct. Check out the new website at www.sftt.org.
pls passit on in your newsletter.
Alles Gute,
Zimm Zimmermann
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From: sarahmck@bellsouth.net
Yes, we're still here----been missing your newsline.
chester mckenzie
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From: ALPENQUE@aol.com
Sir,
My dad is Louis F. Penque
365 Bellmore Road
East Meadow,NY 11554
you can E-mail him through me his son at Alpenque@aol.com
Thank you!
Anthony Penque
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From: "othersumone" <othersumone@email.msn.com>
Yes this is a correct address. Thank you for your hard work
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From: "hswonger" <hswonger@email.msn.com>
Rolf we are still here, alive and kicking. Howard S. we enjoy your
newsletter, thanks Sincerely, Howard
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From: "James Dillman" <jdill26@hitter.net>
Still on board, Rolf. Tomorrow we have Dec 7 (well, it is today
already) anniversary of our Pearl Harbor defeat. Very sad day.
Veterans' groups will be observing it with memorials.
Regards, Jim
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From: "R. J. Anderson" <rjandson@rrv.net>
Hi
Looking forward to your next eddition of your news line and my e-mail
address is correct. Keep up the good work
RJ Anderson
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From: "kkaiser" <kkaiser@m5.columbus.rr.com>
Hello Rolf,
This address is correct for me (Ken Kaiser). However, for some
reason I also got email at the address ken_kaiser@stercomm.com which you
can delete from your list. I am looking forward to your next newsletter.
Regards,
Ken Kaiser
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From: Blaze7291@aol.com
Yes, my E-mail is still the same and I look forward to your next issue.
Also, please send me an address (you did this for me before but I cannot
find it) where I can send my Father's 75th W.W.II book and other things
that I have gather up since his death. I know that he would enjoy
the fact that other are sharing in things that he treasured for over 50
years.
Thanks
Warren R. Blazy, Jr.
E-mail Blaze7291@aol.com
++ From the moderator: ++
Could someone of the 75th Div (Exercise) museum please get in contact
with Mr. Blazy ? Thanks !
++ ++
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From: clauland@bellsouth.net
I don't remember if you have my current address or my old one, so here
it is.
Cary Lauland
5026 Trahan St.
Marrero, Louisiana
504-689-4286
Thanks,
Cary
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From: "Dan Cordray" <cordrayfamily@home.com>
OK from here, Rolf.
Greetings from Peoria. Thanks for your work.
Dan Cordray
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From: Mark Bain <mbain@InfoAve.Net>
Yep, Still here. Just waiting on the next issue. Thanks for all you
do.
Mark Bain
Rock Island, TN
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From: "Eddy LAMBERTY" <eddy.lamberty@village.uunet.be>
Dear Sir,
Thank you for the check-up message. I'm also very late in writing to
all my friend in the U.S.A. I had hope to send to you sooner some pictures
of my meeting with veterans of the 75th Div last October. I followed the
group during their three days in Belgium. What a great chance for me to
spend time with our liberators and their families.
I'm joining two pics of that visit. Are interested to get more pics
for the next issue of the Newsline.
With my best wishes
Eddy Lamberty
++ From the moderator:++
The pictures will be published in the next newsline.
++ ++
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From: "Samuel G. Thrasher" <spaceman@advancenet.net>
I'm still active Rolf. Send it when you can. Thanks!
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From: "Dennis Cavallo" <dcav51@home.com>
Missed you Rolf we're still here sent it on out.
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From: Jvcbvc@aol.com
Hi Rolf
Yes my address is still the same.(Jvcbvc@Aol.com)
Have a great Holiday .
Gerald Van Cleve
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From: "Savage, David W." <David.Savage@wa.ngb.army.mil>
The old one still works but they gave us a new one. It is :
David.Savage@wa.ngb.army.mil Really enjoy the
news letter. A good friend of my dads passed away 4 June 2000. His name
is Ray St John. He was in the same sqaud as my dad. He lived in Saranac
Lake New York. Thanks Dave Savage
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From: Dan Shine <danshine@iconn.net>
Season's Greetings, Rolf!
Glad to hear you'll be putting out another newsline. Yes, my
address is unchanged.
Best Wishes,
Dan Shine
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From: CTG880@aol.com
Hello Rolf,
Season Greatings!!!!!! My E-Mail address is still < ctg880@aol.com
>
My regular mail address is : Charles T. Gorman
6210 Latta St.
Dallas,Texas 75227-6256
Hope you are doing well and enjoying this time of year, the wife and
I are
wishing you the best for this time of the year and a Happy New Year.
Thanks so much for what you have done for the 75th.
Yours truly,
C.T.
++ From the moderator++
Thanks for the kind words and the newspaper clip. It will be in the
next issue.
++ ++
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From: OSTERMANN.HENRY_J@HOUSTON.VA.GOV
Please change my email address to: henry.ostermann@med.va.gov
Thanks.
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From: TReid13305@aol.com
Dear Rolf - Yes, I'm still here. Hope you and your family have
a great
holiday.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year,
Thomas
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From: "greg underwood" <gregcolmar@hotmail.com>
Rolf, I do enjoy getting the 75th newsline. I just posted "Operation
Cheerful," to the 36th infantry division website. In their discussion area
forum. This was the name of the operation the 75th participated in while
at the Colmar Pocket. Unfortunately, the author said it was in Central
France.
Another author said it lasted a "few days." Actually the entire Colmar
Pocket episode pre-dated the Battle of the Bulge and finished up after
the Bulge was erased. In fact, one member of the 4th Armored division who
had participated in the Bulge said these battles were worse than the Bulge.
He had participated in the drive for Belfort. I have also posted many of
the battles after-action and company level reports of actions in the Colmar
Pocket and Gambsheim bridgeheads for viewers to read. Running narratives
of the battle for Selestat and Oberhoffen for example. Both were brutal
street fights against superior German numbers. One against the crack 106th
Panzer Brigade and the other against the 10th SS Panzer division. One veteran
of the 75th sent me his experiences in both the Bulge and around Colmar.
They were both bitter - he said during the Battle of the Bulge he was outside
for 28 days straight in forests, and that the battles around Colmar were
more mechanized, with more mining of the roads etc. A salute to all 75th
Vets.
Greg Underwood
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From: N0ILX@aol.com
Hi! Rolf
Thanks for all of the newsletter and yes the address
is correct...
Art Habighorst
- 75th Division - "B" Battery 730th FABn.
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From: Rik Peirson <rik@dayone.com>
Rolf --
The address you have for me is correct, & I'm looking forward to
seeing the next newsline.
Happy Holidays!
-- Rik
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From: "Alger, George T. Jr. Mr. SIMS" <ALGERG@USARC-EMH2.ARMY.MIL>
Mr. Wilmink,
The 75th Division Training Support has a new Commanding General,
BG Perry V. Dalby has taken command effective 3 Dec 00. Please
adjust your records to reflect this. BG Dalby served as the 1st BDE
commander several years ago, and has now taken command.
George Alger
DCSIM SGM
75th Div(TS)
++ From the moderator:++
Dear Sir,
do you have the generals email adress to enclose him in the subscription
list ?
Can you email me some more infos about the General for the newsline
?
Thank you very much
++ ++
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From: "Stephen T. Duna" <bulldogdaddy@juno.com>
Dear Rolf,
I wanted to thank everyone that has responded
so kindly to me in my search for information about my father and his war
experiences. I recently received my father's journal from my youngest
brother and it has opened a window into events that is really incredible
and unbelievable, as well as moving. The oral interviews are going
well, my father is more open then I could have hoped for, and I hope in
some way this experience is cathartic for him as well. One of his
sisters is still alive and able to offer background information on my father
and his older brother John.
John was in the Navy in the Pacific. Many people have sent emails,
and I have added their addresses to my address book. I even received
by regular (snail mail) mail a letter with a wonderful copy of newspaper
clipping from a short time after the war. In closing, my dad was
a member of Co.I, 3rd Bn., 291st Inf., he joined the division as a replacement
in February 1945. He was injured guarding German P.W.s at Camp Brooklyn
around June 7, 1945, a big storm came up and struck the camp.
Once again, thanks to all.
Respectfully Submitted,
Stephen T. Duna
USMC, 73-77
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From: "Thomas A. Snyder DC DABCC" <tschiro@wcnet.org>
Yes, this one is.... looking forward to the newsline!
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From: PBran23727@aol.com
Mine is, thanks very much.
Peter Branton
Webmaster
104th Infantry Division
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From: Bigdonner@aol.com
Please note that new e-mail address for Charles L. Goss is
charlieg1325@aol.com.
Address is: 931 Forest Rd., Lancaster, PA 17601.
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From: "MSgt James D. West" <JimWest@IndianaMilitary.org>
If you are referring to the web site, the address may have changed
for you.
We got a new site and address about 2 months ago.
The web site for:
Camp Atterbury, Indiana (WW2 & Korea)
Atterbury Army Air Field
Bakalar Air Force Base
Freeman Army Air Field
28th Infantry Division (Korea)
30th
31st (Korea)
83rd
92nd
106th
General William Atterbury
Lt. John Bakalar
Capt. Freeman
is now at
http://www.IndianaMilitary.org
James D. West, MSgt, 71st SOS
Vice Chairman
Camp Atterbury Veterans' Memorial Association
CAVMA
JimWest@IndianaMilitary.org
www.IndianaMilitary.org
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From: rmsmith1924@webtv.net (Robert M Smith)
Thank you Rolf, you have my correct e-mail address......And a Very
Happy Christmas to you and your family...... Rob
GREETINGS -- ROB AT FLORIDA-USA
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From: Normk2b@aol.com
I have not received your newsletter recently and realized that I have
a new e-mail address. It is
normk2b@aol.com
Please resume delivery of the newsletter.
Thanks
Norman Kutner
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From: ladyciao@bellatlantic.net
Hi, We have not received a transmission in a long time and hope that
you are clear on our e-mail address. It is kkrosin@alumni.princeton.edu
This is the address for my father, Nathan Henn, of F company,291,
75th,. He did go to a reunion in Peoria,Ill. in September and told
others about you. Sincerely, Ruth Krosin
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2.) Profiles Requested
Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2000 17:27:15 -0700
From: Ken Hohmann <chooch@cybergate.com>
Dear Rolf,
I would appreciate it if you could post a request for personal profiles
from all former Air Cadet and Army Specialized Training Program (ASTP)
participants who were then transferred to the 75th Division.
I have received a few, as requested during the Houston Reunion, but
many more are needed. They can send their stories to Ken Hohmann,
<chooch@cybergate.com> or by snail mail to: 4111 N SHERMAN ST,
FRESNO CA 93726-5233.
George Tachuk, Association Historian, will be placing such papers in
appropriate notebooks and then forwarding them to the Houston 75th Division
Museum Archives.
There will again be meetings scheduled for these two groups during
the Peoria Reunion this coming September.
Thank you for your dedication to facilitate the documentation of the
history of the 75th Association.
Ken Hohmann
Hq Co 2nd Bn 291
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3.) WW II "U.S. Distance Signs"
From: Ken Hohmann <chooch@cybergate.com>
4 December 2000
Dear Renita,
Your query has been forwarded to me by Bill Livingstone, knowing that
I too have an interest in WW II history.
I have no answer to your question, but I would suggest that you find
the URL for the Army Times and YANK magazine to see if they can assist.
Also, I can suggest that you contact a private detective in Germany who
donates much time to manage a web page for the 75th Infantry Division.
He may be able to refer you to a reliable source, or at least send out
a
query to his many infantry contacts. As with you, the only such
signs I ever knew about were in news articles. His e-mail address
is
<mkw-detective@t-online.de>.
Good Luck
Ken Hohmann
President, Fresno Chapter, Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge
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4.) Resol B. Puckett, 290th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion, Company F
From: "jpuckbird" <jpuckbird@email.msn.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2000 17:00:52 -0500
Hi Rolf!
I hope all is well. I figured it was about time for me to send
you my dad's info again, in the hopes of hearing from someone who knew
him. Again, thank you for all you do Rolf...it is GREATLY appreciated!
Here's Dad's info: Resol B. Puckett
75th Infantry Division / 290th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion, Company
F
and also 290th, 3rd Bn, Company L.
Staff Sageant / Squad Leader ( I think he was Squad Leader of 3rd Platoon
-1st Squad, while in the 2nd Battalion)
For more detailed info on my Dad and the 290th's 2nd Battalion, please visit my website at: www.members.tripod.com/hldnoqtr/75thdivisiondad.html On my site I also have some pictures of men from the 290th as well as a few other odds and ends.
Thanks Rolf,
Jay
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5.) Who knew Alfred Nicholas Mowry ?
From: TPetty9299@aol.com
Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2000 02:04:30 EDT
RE: Genealogical Information Request
Guten Tag,
My name is Charles T. Petty, Jr. I am trying to get information
for my mothers genealogical research project. I am trying to find
any information on a soldier assigned to the 75th Infantry Division during
WWII. From what I know the indivudial was assigned to the unit from
Oct 1944 to Dec 1946. The indivudal in question is my Grandfather.
His military records were destroyed in 1973 in a fire at the military records
repository in St. Louis, MO. If you can find any information about
my Grandfather I would truly be in your debt, almost all documents pertaining
to his military service have been destroyed. I will give you all
the information that I know.
NAME:
Mowry, Alfred Nicholas
SERVICE NUMBER 37132039
KNOWN RANK SFC or T/Sgt
HOR
St. Louis, MO
If you have any more questions please let me know. This a part of my family history that has ben lost for many years I would like to try to at least fill in the blanks.
Thank You
Charles T. Petty, SSgt, USAF
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++ From the moderator: ++
Dear Sir,
thank you very much for your message.
I will publish it in the next 75th Div email newsline. I have put you
on the subscription list, you also can read past issues on our website.
Do you know maybe, in what regiment he was (289, 290, 291) ? It could
make the search a bit easier.
Please note that there is also a veterans association of the 75ht Div,
their next reunion is in Peoria, Ill., in September. Maybe a good place
to ask around.
The infos:
75th Div reunion year 2000:
Sept. 3 thru Sept. 9
Pere Marquette Hotel, 501 Main St., Peoria, Ill. 61602
Phone: 309-637-6500
800-447-1676 (for reservations)
Registration for Peoria Reunion (65 $ per person):
Chairman Vice President Harold Lindstrom
4105 75th Street, Des Moines, IA 50322-2551
(515) 278-0081
If you want to contact the president of the Association:
Geoffrey Parker (75th Recon)
1104 Tanner Rd.
Plant City, FL 33756
USA
Phone: 1-813-752-6988
I hope I could help you with these first informations and remain
sincerely yours
Rolf G. Wilmink
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From: TPetty9299@aol.com
Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2000 11:06:10 EDT
Re: Genealogical Information Request
Guten Tag Herr Wilmik,
Thank you for the info. As far as what particular unit my grandfather
was in, I do not know. He died in 1971 and he did not talk
about the war with anyone. My grandmother has thrown away most of
the documentation pertaining to his military service including his
DD Form 214. I don't even know when he enlisted. Sorry but
I don't have much more information than what I gave you.
Again, I appreciate your help in this matter.
Charles T. Petty, SSgt, USAF
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6.) Who knew John Rahrig, 75th division, 289th inf reg, co L ?
From: "Clarissa Emrick" <Clarissa.Emrick@noaa.gov>
Date: Tue, 05 Sep 2000 06:41:10 -0500
Hi.
I found your page and newsletter while trying to do some research on
the net. My grandfather, John Rahrig, was in the 75th division...289th
infantry regiment, company L. (rank Tec 5, serial # 35346854). I was wondering
if anyone knew him. I would like to find out as much as I can about his
service. I know he was in Africa in '43 (though I don't know the division)
and then was stationed in France before he joined up with the 75th and
went to Germany.
Thanks in advance for any help.
Clarissa Emrick
Clarissa.Emrick@noaa.gov
or
Mariclar@yahoo.com
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7.) New member Charles Goss 289th, I Co.
From: Bigdonner@aol.com
Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2000 17:12:56 EDT
RE: correction of 75th veteran listing
Please correct the listing for Charles L. Goss, I 289th, in the PA listing
to read
"931 Forest Road, Lancaster, 17601"
Thank you very much.
Charles Goss
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8.) Darold Arnold, 75th division 289th, C Company.
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2000 08:55:21 -0700 (PDT)
From: Clif Palmberg <myemailnameisthis@yahoo.com>
Rolf,
Hi, we emailed a few times earlier. My grandfather, Darold Arnold served
in the 75th division in WWII. I am not sure if he is in the database of
current locations of 75th veterans. Here is his information:
Darold Arnold
Box 36
Lenora, Kansas
67645
He served in the 289th, C Company.
I have two other questions. On the website is a listing of all veterans
you have contact with in Pennsylvania. My grandfather was wanting to see
a list of all the people that are currently. Would it be possible to get
a listing similar to the Pennsylvania ones that lists everybody that is
currently located? I have been unable to find this on the website.
Also - on the site you mention that you have contact with Albert Walsh,
author of "A G.I. Remembers" I am interested in purchasing a copy of this
for my grandfather (he was in the same company as Walsh!) and I was wondering
how I could find a copy or get ahold of Albert to get a copy.
Thank you,
clif palmberg
=====
I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set it free.
-Michelangelo
myemailnameisthis@yahoo.com
(785) 537-5146 - phone
(509)357-5474 - fax
(509)357-5474 - voicemail box
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++From the moderator:++
Dear Cliff,
thanks for your questions.
#1:
I am not allowed to publish all adresses of veterans on our website.
The right for the adresses is with the 75th Div veterans association. Your
father can become a member of the association, I think the annual fee is
around 10 $. He then has the possibility to buy the roster of the association
with a listing of all members including their unit.
#2:
Albert Walsh
P.O.Box 189
Gretna, NB 68028
(C 291)
Book was published:
Help of Christians Publications Inc.
Box 205
David City, NE 68632
From the backside of the book:
"Thanks for letting me read your manuscript (of 75th Division experiences).
It was very interesting and revealing. ..I found no errors of fact as I
know them."
Colonel Allen L. Bogardus, USA (ret.), wartime C.O., Company "C", 291st
Infantry, 75th Division.
Greetings from Germany
Rolf G. Wilmink
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9.) Searching for 75th Div GI Milton Kamen, Michigan
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 22:20:22 -0500
RE: Membership in 75th Infantry Division
From: "Elmer Koppelmann" <mekoppel@bytehead.com>
CC: mekoppel@bytehead.com
My father was a member of the 75th and fought in the battle of the Bulge.
His records were burned up in the draft protest in the 1970's. All I have
been able to get are his medical records.
His name was Elmer Arno Koppelmann. I believe he had the rank of acting
sargent and he was a heavy machine gunner and worked with eighty-one millimeter
mortars.
He had a friend by the name of Milton Kamen. Is there a way of contacting
Mr. Kamen ?--- I believe he was from Michigan.
Shortly before my father died he received a phone call from Mr. Kamen
but before my mother could get to the phone my dad had hung up.Any help
you are able to provide will be greatly appreaciated ---thanks!
Elmer R. Koppelmann
93 Highland Ave.
Sheboygan Falls, WI.
53085-1227
Phone (920) 467-2305
++From the moderator: ++
Dear Sir,
was checking the internet and found this adress:
Kamen, Milton
808 Cypress Blvd
Pompano Beach
FL, USA 33069-4020
Phone: (954) 9723222
I hope this is the one.
Will also publish your request in the next 75th email newsline, you
will be included in the subscription list.
Greetings from Germany
Rolf G. Wilmink
75th Inf Div homepage
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10.) Lt D.L. Smith and Capt Applegate, CO K company, 289th Inf Regt.
From: "Samuel G. Thrasher" <spaceman@advancenet.net>
Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2000 20:04:48 -0500
Dear Rolf,
Perhaps you could help me locate Lt D.L. Smith who was 3rd battalion
289th Inf Regiment 3rd platoon Leader of Company K in battle of Ruhr
March-April 1945. Also would like any contact info on Capt Applegate the
company commander of K company 289th Inf Regiment 1945. Could you post
this request in the 75th newsletter please. Thanks!
Sam Thrasher
11133 E. Candleberry Ave.
Effingham, Il. 62401-7456
Email:spaceman@advancenet.net
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Out of the 75th Div newsline:
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3.) Capt. Donald Applegate and Lt. Bill Fleisher found !
Date: Mon, 09 Nov 1998 16:00:49 -0500
From: "Philip S. Pelletter" napa@netsync.net
subject: Claire Liebenstein
Hi Rolf,
First of all let me thank you for all the effort that you put into
the newsline.When I tell my friends about you, they can't believe it.
Just before the attack on Appenwhir we were lucky enough to be in a
barn with a hayloft, which seemed like the Hilton to us. I was a 19 year
old squad leader of the 1st platoon K Co 289th. Someone called out
to me in the dark stating that he would be in my squad. I told him that
I would see him when we pushed off in the morning. We were called out at
2 AM so I didn't really get to talk to him. I was slightly wounded that
day and after I went to the aid station they discovered that my feet hands
and ears were frozen and I was sent to the hospital. During the summer
while I was still in France I received a V mail from Mabel Liebenstein
asking about her son who was killed in the woods outside of Appenwhir on
2/3/44,his first day in combat. The day before Veterans Day this
year I received an eMail from Martine Hofmann from Nurnberg Germany
who stated that her father still lives in Appenwhir and that her Father-in-law
was a German soldier in Appenwhir during the liberation. What is
more amazing is that she asked me if I might have known Claire Liebenstein
who was killed in Feb 44 in Appenwhir. This really shook me up and
got me to thinking about those times and so I got on the net and looked
up Bill Fleisher and found his phone number .I was lucky enough to get
him the first time I tried.He was a Sgt. promoted in the field to a Lt.
We talked for about an hour and he told me that Claire was his bazooka
man when he was killed.
I had such a good time talking with him that I decided to press my
luck and try for Capt. Applegate my CO. You might remember that he was
reported killed in an earlier newsline story.Before I could reply the report
was corrected. At any rate my luck held out and I did reach him.He couldn't
believe that I had found him and we chatted for about an hour.
He can be reached at dapple@solarstop.net (Dorothy Applegate). His
wife is on the net .His first name is Donald and he is going in for surgery
soon.
Although I wave been a member of the 75 Div Veterans Association for
many years , and I think that it is a first rate organization, I think
that what you are doing helps to keep the few of us that are left in touch
and maybe if we can talking to each other (all the world) we'll stop fighting
each other. .. . It is evident by this article that I didn't make my living
by writing or typing , but I hope that my pride at being associated with
such a fine group shows !!!!..
Regards
Phil Pelletter
Nov.17,1998
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My email register shows a valid adress for Phil: (75th Inf Div 289 Co.
K)
napa@netsync.net
I will send this message as a CC to him also, so hopefully he still
has the phone number of Donald.
Phil, do you have Donalds (Dorothys) new email adress ? I did not send
him (her) the newsline for a long time because her email adress were not
valid anymore.
Rolf
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11.) T/SGT Paul B. Phipps, S/Sgt. Arthur A. Brimhall and Pfc. Raymond W. Blevins
Von: "Samuel G. Thrasher" <spaceman@advancenet.net>
Datum: Mon, 7 Aug 2000 17:04:07 -0500
Dear Rolf,
Would you post online about a T/SGT Paul B. Phipps who was in
the 289th in the Bulge and maybe the Ruhr battles. I need any contact about
him I can find. He was a personal friend of my father who was in the 289th.
Thank you!
Sam G. Thrasher
11133 E. Candleberry Ave.
Effingham, Il 62401-7456
Tel:(217)342-7447
Email: spaceman@advancenet.net
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From: CTG880@aol.com
Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 19:30:32 EDT
Dear Rolf:
Thanks for the news letters, and all the good work you have been doing
for the 75th Division. I'm trying to locate T/Sgt. Paul B. Phipp's, S/Sgt.
Arthur A. Brimhall and Pfc. Raymond W. Blevins. Brimhall may be living
here in Texas. If anyone that reads this would E-Mail me their where abouts
I would appreciate it.
Charles T. Gorman Jr.
6210 Latta St.
Dallas, Tx. 75227
E-Mail ctg880@aol.com
++From the moderator:++(written before publishing this newsline)
Looks like you two guys are searching the same buddy !
Your messages will be posted in the next 75th newsline.
Maybe I could help you before ? Check the listing at the end and see,
what my little investigation came up with !! (thank god I´m a P.I.)
:-))
And here they are ! (Maybe ?) (If so tell them about the newsline, I
need their email adresses)
Phipps, Paul B
Pittsburgh Rd Rd 1,
Harrisville, PA 16038
(814)786-7037
Phipps, Paul B
4972 Harvest Rd,
Mc Leansville, NC 27301-9770
(336)621-1306
Arthur Brimhall
3375 Silver Saddle Dr,
Lake Havasu City, AZ 86406-6232
(520)855-2220
Raymond W Blevins
1665 County Road 141, Flat Rock, AL 35966-8428
(256)632-2627
I´m crossing fingers !
Greetings from Germany
Rolf G. Wilmink
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From: "Samuel G. Thrasher" <spaceman@advancenet.net>
RE: Missing buddies of you
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 08:40:00 -0500
Yes, Thank God for Rolf! We are fortunate you are a P.I.! If these check
out I'll definitely let you know and I'll tell them of the newsline and
send any email addresses I can get. Thanks!
Sam Thrasher
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Date: Wed, 09 Aug 2000 11:43:09 -0700
From: <abirkby@uswest.net>
Re: [Fwd: T/SGT Paul B. Phipps]
Although I was in the Battle of the Bulge with the 289th, I did not
know Paul Phipps. A regiment (289) is a big outfit. If you
could be more specific with a smaller unit, such as a company and platoon,
you might get results more quickly.
Sorry,
Arthur Birkby
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From: "Samuel G. Thrasher" <spaceman@advancenet.net>
FW: Halleluja!!
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 19:42:19 -0500
Sorry your leads did not check out Rolf, but thanks to Phil Pelletter I found my Dad's best buddy in the 289th of the 75th Div. To say I'm elated would be an understatement! Thanks Rolf for your help!
-----Original Message-----
From: Samuel G. Thrasher [mailto:spaceman@advancenet.net]
Sent: Friday, August 25, 2000 7:38 PM
To: Phillip S. Pelleter
Subject: FW: Halleluja!!
Thank God and Phil Pelletter for directing me to T/SGT Paul B. Phipps! Thank you Phil. You can't imagine how happy you have made me! God bless you!
Sam Thrasher(Son of PFC Paul B. Thrasher)
-----Original Message-----
From: Samuel G. Thrasher [mailto:spaceman@advancenet.net]
Sent: Friday, August 25, 2000 7:32 PM
To: Charles T Gorman, Jr.
Subject: Halleluja!!
Hey C.T.!
Thanks for the picture! I have great news! I located T/SGT PauL B.
Phipps! Here is his address and phone number:
Paul B. Phipps
1905 East St.
Kirksville, Missouri 63501
Tel:(660)665-2553
P.S. He is not on the internet or email. I called him tonight and talked
to his wife. She was excited and said that he was too when he got my letter.
We are going to make contact since we aren't far from each other. I sent
him some pictures of him and Dad. His wife Gladyss said he was unaware
that Dad was gone. I'm going to give him your address and phone number
too.
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12.) Phone number search
++From the moderator: ++
If you are curious where your old buddy might live, you have the chance
to go into the Internet and to search NATIONWIDE (USA) for a name, adress
and phone-number.
For the above phone-numbers, I used two search-machines:
www.pc411.com
www.switchboard.com
There is also the possibility to type in the phone-number and recieve
the adress. I recieved the list below from an investigator in the States:
Re: Reverse Directory
<www.555-1212.com>
<www.att.com>
<www.whowhere.com>
<http://www.anywho.com/>
<http://www.infospace.com/info.go555/redir_incoming.htm?pgtarg=ppli>
<http://www.4phonenumbers.com/>
Here are a couple of 800 reverse directories out there:
<http://www.4800numbers.com/>
<http://www.inter800.com/>
For international phone directories:
<http://www.worldpages.com/global/>
<http://www.teldir.com/>
<http://www.tollfree.att.net/telq.html
http://www.theultimates.com/>
for free directories.
The kicker here is that it will give you an address and sometimes a
name to a "non-pub" number. The address is current, but the name is some-times
left over from a previous tenet.
<http://www.searchamerica.com/>
If you need an adress from Germany, I have all german phone-books on
a CD-Rom and can check very fast. (Do you remember that Fraulein ?)
?
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13.) Linnich/Rurdorf
Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 18:15:25 -0400
From: Tom Wilkes - <fpintl@sprynet.com>
To:
Mr. Joseph Karr
Mr. Manuel Rodriguez
Mr. Rolf Wilmink
Mr. Rudolf Peters
Mr. Christopher Fischer
From:
Mr. R. M. Wilkes
Dear Joe, Manny, Rudolf, Rolf, and Chris:
My deepest appreciation goes to each of you for so generously
assisting my son, Tom, in his research on, and collection of photographs
of, the Linnich and Rurdorf areas in relation to my days there as a soldier
in World War II. Your contributions vividly bring back to me the
events there in December, 1944, as well as January and February 1945.
I am truly grateful.
As he told you he would, Tom gathered the photos and other materials, along with your messages, into a scrapbook for my 77th birthday, July 22nd. Beautifully organized within a handsome cover, it pleased me immensely.
In response to your inquiry, Joseph, I served in "I" Company, 407th regiment of the 102nd Infantry Division. My rank was Staff Sergeant. During the second half of December, I joined the specialized night patrol group of 40 volunteers under the leadership of Lt. Buck Rogers. We were expertly trained to infiltrate Wehrmacht lines in varying groups of 3,4 or 5 men slipping across the swollen Roer for reconnaissance needs and the occasional taking of prisoners wanted by Intelligence for interrogation. Shortly after the 102nd crossed the Roer on the 23rd of February, the "Rogers Raiders" unit was disbanded and we individually returned to our respective Companies as the Division' advanced to the Rhine and on to the Elbe, at Magdeburg.
A number of years back, I wrote, as best one can when primarily concerned with work and family, a novel which is based upon an old linden tree which had fallen into the Roer before we arrived, and a young German soldier, no more than age 17, who we captured on one of our patrols. Tom is going to help me to dust it off and edit it. I am sure that his visit to Linnich in May will help him to do so. It will serve as a lasting memory of all that transpired in my months of soldiering along the Roer.
I should mention, also, that with respect to the photos taken, I was within 50 meters of the pontoon bridge while it was being assembled the morning of the massive assault across the Roer. Thanks, Joe, for that particular photo. It brought back memories. Many of us in Rogers Raiders had been positioned at that spot earlier to provide cover for one of our patrol units making its way to the other side by means of a rubber boat. This was just prior to the huge,long, thunderous artillery barrage that preceded the assault.
I understand, Joe, that you are testing out a hospital bed this week. I hope all is well. You. Rudolf, Manny, Rolf, and Chris are certainly more than welcome to visit us, here, if the occasion ever arises. May God grant each one of you his blessings. Thank you again.
My very best,
Bud Wilkes
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14.) 75th Div footage Ickern
Date: Sun, 06 Aug 2000 12:58:58 +0200
From: spaceman@advancenet.net
Re: Signs at Ickern
Samuel G. Thrasher wrote:
Rolf I'm interested in the the Ickern Sign Footage. Send details Please.
SIGN PAINTERS, Ickern (part of D-44579 Castrop-Rauxel), Germany (7
April 1945) (LIB 5159, ADC 3904) Seq.: Soldiers of the 289th Inf Regt,
75th Div paint signs on various bridges and bldgs: "You are in Ickern,
courtesy of 298th Inf;" "Roses Is Red, Violets Is Blue, the 289th Took
Ickern for You, 75th Div." CU, soldier paints "Kaput" on German 88mm AA
gun. CU, words on damaged German vehicle alongside highway: "Cooks (scratched
out) GI Tour on Hitler's Autobahn". VS, wreckage of city. LSs, MSs, German
civilians clean wreckage of damaged bridge. VS, civilians carrying personal
belongings cross wrecked bridge.
++ From the moderator:++
Dear Sam,
this info comes from the National Archives. They have a motion picture
branch, from where you can order footage on video.
The email adress is: mopix@nara.gov
Charles De Arman
I will publish your request in the 75th email newsline, maybe one of the readers already has the film and can send you a copy.
Greetings from Germany
Rolf G. Wilmink
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15.) Ist LT Ralph B. Turner
Dan Shine wrote:
> Can you offer this man any assistance in his search for information?
> Dan Shine
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> RE: Ist LT Ralph B. Turner
> Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2000 00:14:19 EDT
> From: CLARKD88@aol.com
> To: danshine@iconn.net
>
> Hi Mr. Shine,
>
> My name is Clark Ellis and I was looking for some
info on Ralph Turner.
> Ralph was my Father's - mother's-younger brother. I know that
he was KIA on
> April 6, 1945 near Ikern, Germany. Ralph is buried in Margraten,
Holland.
> His Infantry regiment was the 390th of the 75th Infantry division.
The
> telegram stated that he was killed by a direct hit of an enemy artillery
> shell. Nobody has any more info about him or the circumstances
of that day.
> I do know that he gained his commission through the ranks.
Growing up in a
> small southern Illinois town, he left to join the CCC corps which,
led to his
> career in the Army. I hope you can give me some info or someone
that can. I
> did request his IDPF from the total army personnel command however,
they
> wrote back and said they could not locate his file..
>
> Sincerely,
> Clark Ellis
++ From the moderator: ++
Dear Sir,
your message was forwarded to me.
My name is Rolf G. Wilmink, I am publishing the 75th Div email newsline.
I will post your message in the next issue, also you are already in the
subscription list to keep you update.
Some info:
The 75th had not 390, but a 290th Regt.
If you are interested in a contact to Margraten, we have somebody there that is already caring for a grave of another 75th Div soldier.
I dont know if you also live in Ill., but the next 75th veterans reunion will be there and it could be a good place to meet vets from the 290th and ask around. The vets assn also has a printed newsletter, that reaches more and different readers than the email newsline. You should write there too. You find the adresses and dates on our website.
I hope that some vets will get in contact with you, that know more about the circumstances.
Greetings from Germany
Rolf G. Wilmink
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From: CLARKD88@aol.com
Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2000 00:20:44 EDT
Re: [Fwd: [Fwd: Ist LT Ralph B. Turner]]
Hello Mr. Wilmink,'
Thanks for your reply and thank you for placing
me on the subscription letter of the 75th. I thought that 390th regiment
did not sound right but, they made the mistake on the Internet site for
Ralph's info in Margraten. I also have the 75th pamphlet which is at my
mother's house in Altamont, Illinois. Currently I live in Hamden,
CT. Hopefully I will be back home around thanksgiving.
Sincerely,
Clark D. Ellis
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16.) Have you seen Marlene Dietrich in the Bulge ?
From: DietrichDoc@aol.com
Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2000 16:33:28 EDT
RE: Marlene Dietrich documentary
Greetings!
We are the Associated Producers Group, based in Los Angeles, California.
We are currently researching a documentary on the role of Marlene Dietrich
in WW2. The documentary will be released in the United States & Europe,
and is being directed by Dietrich's grandson, David Riva.
As you are no doubt aware, Dietrich traveled with the USO during the
war, performing for Allied soldiers throughout Africa & Europe. Dietrich
performed often very close to the front. According to legend, she was even
trapped behind enemy lines at the Battle of the Bulge, though the
actual facts suggest she was evacuated along with the General staff at
the outbreak of fighting.
We are looking for any Veterans of the war who might have seen Dietrich
perform or have stories to tell of meeting her. In addition, we are keenly
interested in any photos, films or memorabilia people might have of Dietrich
from this time for inclusion in the film. So far we have found a number
of WW2 Vets to appear in the film, including Col. Barney Oldfield who was
in charge of the press corps in the European theater of operations.
If you or any one of your acquaintance might be able to help us, I
would deeply appreciate if they could contact me. By phone we can be reached
at 310-858-2207, or via e-mail at DietrichDoc@aol.com
Thank you so much for your help!
Howard Leder
Lead US Researcher
Associated Producers Group
9028 Sunset Blvd., PH1
Los Angeles, CA 90069
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17.) Lest we Forget
From: "Thomas A. Snyder DC DABCC" <tschiro@wcnet.org>
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2000 22:00:59 -0400
Subject: SENIORS MUST LEARN TO SACRIFICE!
This one came from a fabulous 70+ year old man who is a retired air
pilot and gave countless hours of service.
All citizens of the USA should remember this!!!!! I was embarrassed
to read that President Clinton and his advisors have said, "The older generation
must learn to sacrifice as other generations have done"
That's my generation. I knew eventually someone would ferret out the dirty secret: we've lived the "lifestyle of the rich and famous" all our lives. Now, I know I must bare the truth about my generation and let the country condemn us for our selfishness. We certainly don't deserve any of that Social Security money that we've put away for 45 or 50 years! We sure don't need help with our medical bills...no, we've surely got enough put away for a $250,000 open heart surgery bill. We've had so much fun in our lives, why just read the following:
During the Depression we had a hilarious time dancing to the tune of Brother Can You Spare A. Dime?"
We could choose to dine at any of the country's fabulous soup kitchens, often joined by our parents and siblings...those were the heady days of carefree self-indulgence.
Then, with World War II, the cup filled to overflowing. We had the chance to bask on the exotic beaches of Guadalcanal, Iwo Jima and Okinawa; to see the capitols of Europe and travel to such scenic spots as Bastogne, Malmedy and Monte Cassino.
Of course, one of the most exhilarating adventures was the stroll from Bataan to the local Japanese hotels, laughingly known as death camps. But the good times really rolled for those lucky enough to be on the beaches of Normandy for the swimming and boating that pleasant June day in '44.
Unforgettable.
Even luckier were those that drew the prized holiday tickets for cruises on sleek, gray ships to fun filled spots like Midway, The Solomons and Murmansk. Instead of asking, "what can we do for our country," an indulgent government let us fritter away our youth wandering idly through the lush and lovely jungles of Burma and New Guinea.
Yes, it's all true: we were pampered, we were spoiled rotten, we never did realize what sacrifice meant. We envy you, Mr. Clinton, the harsh lessons you learned in London, Moscow, Little Rock, and the secluded cubby's of the Oval office with a young intern.
My generation is old, Mr. President...and guilty; but we are repentant. Punish us for our failings, sir, that we may learn the true meaning of Duty, Honor, and Country. Give that money that we've been putting in to Social Security and Medicare to those more deserving...like yourself?
Robert J. Grady, Lt. Col., USAF (Ret), Colorado Springs
IF YOU FEEL AS I DO, YOU WILL PASS THIS ON TO EVERY ONE ON YOUR
LIST, REGARDLESS OF THEIR POLITICAL PREFERENCE.
For all of us who still remember, let those who don't, understand!
Thomas A. Snyder DC DABCC
President American College of Chiropractic Consultants
tschiro@wcnet.org>
Bowling Green, Ohio 43402
Voice: 419-352-7214
Fax: 419-686-5108
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18.) Lost email contacts
Susan Hedgpeth (searching Ralph Heller)
billhedgpeth@integrityonline2.com
550 unknown user
Joseph Frances Lesinskas 75th Inf Div ? Jazz Band
dmozz@aol.com
550 MAILBOX NOT FOUND
550 <dmozz@aol.com>... User unknown
Dave Roberts 75th Inf Div 291
DRoberts@fcadgis.co.uk
Unable to deliver the message due to a communications failure
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19.) MEDAL OF HONOR
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Ed.: WWII, August 1944/France. One man with one machine
gun makes a difference.
If you know of any MOH recipient who is hospitalized or has passed recently,
please write James H. Also, if you would like more info on MOH recipients
and their stories, please email James H at bulldogleader@mindspring.com.
*********************************************************************
ROSS, WILBURN K.
Rank and organization: Private, U.S. Army, Company G, 350th Infantry, 3d Infantry Division. Place and date: Near St. Jacques, France, 30 October 1944. Entered service at: Strunk, Ky. Birth: Strunk, Ky. G.O. No.: 30, 14 April 1945.
Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at risk of life above and beyond the call of duty near St. Jacques, France. At 11:30 a.m. on 30 October 1944, after his company had lost 55 out of 88 men in an attack on an entrenched. full-strength German company of elite mountain troops, Pvt. Ross placed his light machinegun 10 yards in advance of the foremost supporting riflemen in order to absorb the initial impactof an enemy counterattack.
With machinegun and small-arms fire striking the earth near him, he fired with deadly effect on the assaulting force and repelled it. Despite the hail of automatic fire and the explosion of rifle grenades within a stone's throw of his position, he continued to man his machinegun alone, holding off 6 more German attacks. When the eighth assault was launched, most of his supporting riflemen were out of ammunition. They took positions in echelon behind Pvt. Ross and crawled up, during the attack, to extract a few rounds of ammunition from his machinegun ammunition belt.
Pvt. Ross fought on virtually without assistance and, despite the fact that enemy grenadiers crawled to within 4 yards of his position in an effort to kill him with hand grenades, he again directed accurate and deadly fire on the hostile force and hurled it back. After expending his last rounds, Pvt. Ross was advised to withdraw to the company command post, together with 8 surviving riflemen, but, as more ammunition was expected, he declined to do so. The Germans launched their last all-out attack, converging their fire on Pvt. Ross in a desperate attempt to destroy the machine gun which stood between them and a decisive breakthrough. As his supporting riflemen fixed bayonets for a last-ditch stand, fresh ammunition arrived and was brought to Pvt. Ross just as the advance assault elements were about to swarm over his position.
He opened murderous fire on the oncoming enemy; killed 40 and wounded
10 of the attacking force; broke the assault single-handedly, and forced
the Germans to withdraw. Having killed or wounded at least 58 Germans in
more than 5 hours of continuous combat and saved the remnants of his company
from destruction, Pvt. Ross remained at his post that night and the following
day for a total of 36 hours. His actions throughout this engagement were
an inspiration to his comrades and maintained the high traditions of the
military service.
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20.) GI Humor
Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 16:53:23 -0700
From: <abirkby@uswest.net>
Thanks for posting my inquiry about missing buddies.
Here's something for your GI Humor listings:
During WWII a British flyer was shot down over Germany and was taken
prisoner. He suffered severe injuries when his plane was hit, and
was taken to a German military hospital.
A German doctor said to the prisoner, "I'm sorry to say that your injuries
are so bad that I'll have to amputate your leg."
The Brit replied, "That's terrible news; but if you have to remove
the leg, there's nothing that can be done about it. However, I have
a request: On your next bombing mission over England, I would like
to request that you take my leg and drop it over England as a token of
my love for my homeland."
The doctor said, "That is an unusual request; but I think there would
be no harm in our doing this favor for you. We'll drop it over England
on our next mission."
The next week, the German doctor again spoke with the British flyer
and said, "I really hate to tell you this; but your arm is also badly wounded,
and I'll have to remove the arm in order to save your life."
The Brit replied with a stiff upper lip, "I understand; but if you
have to amputate, so be it. I would ask, however, that you would
also have my arm taken on your next trip over England, and drop it from
your plane as a favor to me. After all, it should make no difference
to you, one way or the other."
Again, the German doctor agreed that he could have his body part taken
back to England. Lo and behold, the doctor had to tell the prisonar
on the next week that his other leg was worse than had been diagnosed,
and that it, too, would have to be amputated. When the flyer heard
this, he said, "I realize that you have done me a favor twice already by
taking my amputated limbs and dropping them over England; but I would hope
that I could implore you once again to take my remaining leg with you and
let it fall in my dear native land."
Whereupon the German doctor leaned over his English
patient and said, "Lieutenant, it seems to me that you are trying to escape!"
GI HUMOR - Rules of Engagement in Today's Military
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Ed.: Some of this might not sound funny to many of you.I think
they teach the scenario at Ft. Leavenworth. From multiple sources.
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Scenario: A Staff Sergeant is walking down the road to a port a potty
and is confronted with a 10 year old boy in enemy territory pointing a
gun at him.
- The soldier will stand fast, request permission to fire from his company commander and remain in a non-aggressive posture,
- The company commander will call the battalion commander by secure line and request permission to fire. The Battalion Commander will forward the request (in writing) to Brigade G-3 who will call division and speak to a SSG in the G3 shop.
- Once the G3 has returned from town, he will immediately start working on a slide presentation in power point to present to the CG on COA 1-4. The slides will first be briefed to the Chief of Staff and will be sent back for multiple revisions. After 11 different versions have been completed, the Chief of Staff will finally approve the slides.
- The CG will be presented the slide presentation and will call Corps to ask the corps commander for permission to fire. The corps commander will immediately place a call to JAG.
- The corps commander is briefed by JAG, accepts his staff's proposal that the soldier should fire back, but has to call the Army commander to get permission. The Army commander asks the corps commander to fax him all the information he has on the incident and he will get back to him.
- The Army commander finally receives the slides and says he will have to call the Army group commander for permission to fire. The Army Group commander listens to the Army commander then tells him that he will have to call the Pentagon to get permission to fire.
- The Army Group Commander calls the Pentagon and speaks with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs. The Chairman wants to know why some know-nothing Captain from a division in theater is faxing a 200 page slide presentation to him and the president. The Army Group commander tells the Chairman he will find out.
- The Army Group commander calls the Army commander and asks why Captain Know-Nothing is faxing slides to the Pentagon and the White House. The Army commander calls the corps commander and asks the same question. The Corps commander gets personally involved and calls directly to the division's G3 shop and asks to speak to CPT Know-Nothing. CPT Know-Nothing is a bad OER and is reassigned to sewage control in a prisoner of war camp. The Army group commander informs the Chairman that the problem is resolved.
- The Chairman tells the Army Group commander that he will get back to him after he holds a meeting with all of the service chiefs. During the meeting, the Air Force and Navy Chiefs decide they want a part in this decision now code-named "Operation Return Fire."
- After consulting with PAO, the Chairman agrees to allow the Air Force to send two tactical fighter wings and a B-2 from Diego Garcia. The Chairman allows the Navy to send in 2 carrier battle groups and a Marine division. On top of all of this, the Chairman tells the service chiefs that the Army will send in two more brigades of mechanized infantry and an armored cavalry regiment. Furthermore he will ask the Secretary of defense if 500,000 Reservists and National Guardsmen can be called up.
- The Chairman takes all of these proposals to the Secretary of Defense who agrees and tells the Chairman to prepare a briefing for the President. A colonel stays up for a week straight preparing briefing slides (on power point) for the President's briefing. The day of the briefing, the computer network goes down in the White House and the Colonel who worked his butt off to set up this briefing loses the command he was going to take over this summer and is forced to retire because "he should have known."
- Following an oral briefing, the president approves Operation Return Fire, but first he wants to get "eyes on the target." Seal Team 6 is dispatched to the area. Upon reaching the location where the soldier reported the contact, they find the decomposed body of a dead American PFC, still clutching a hand mike to his ear, looking as if he is waiting for a response to whatever question he asked.
- An autopsy reveals a blood alcohol level of 0.002 and the soldiers
SGLI payment to his family is cancelled.
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From: Valerie Brooks <VBrooks@ctsi2000.com>
Subject: The Name Game - Humor
Hi all,
I know this is way OT but I thought a little humor would be appreciated.
(I promise I won't do it again.)
The Name Game
Two doctors opened offices in a small town and put up a sign reading
"Dr. Smith and Dr. Jones, Psychiatry and Proctology".
The town's fathers were not too happy with that sign, so they changed
it to "Hysterias and Posteriors".
This was not acceptable either, so they changed the sign to "Schizoids
and Hemorrhoids".
No go, so they tried "Catatonics and High Colonics".
Thumbs down again, so they tried "Manic-depressives and Anal-retentives."
Still not good, so they tried "Minds and Behinds".
Unacceptable again, so they tried "Lost Souls and Buttholes". Still
no go.
Nor did "Analysis and Anal Cysts", "Nuts and Butts", "Freaks and Cheeks"
or "Loons and Moons" work either, so they finally settled on
"Dr. Smith and Dr. Jones, Odds and Ends"
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GI HUMOR - New Element could change the way you think about Government
Ed.: More great insights into the life of large organizations.
Investigators at a major research institution have discovered the heaviest element known to science. This startling new discovery has been tentatively named Administratium.
This new element has no protons or electrons, thus having an atomic number of zero. It does, however, have 1 neutron, 125 assistant neutrons, 75 vice neutrons and 111 assistant vice neutrons, giving it an atomic mass of 312.
These 312 particles are held together by a force called morons, that are surrounded by vast quantities of lepton-like particles called peons. Since it has no electrons, Administratium is inert. However, it can be detected as it impedes every reaction with which it comes into contact. According to the discoverers, a minute amount of Administratium causes a single reaction to take over four-days to complete when it would normally take less than a second.
Administratium has a normal half-life of approximately three years; it does not decay but instead undergoes a reorganization in which a portion of the assistant neutrons, vice neutrons and assistant vice neutrons exchange places. In fact, an Administratium sample's mass will actually increase over time, since with each reorganization some of the morons inevitably become neutrons forming new isotopes.
This characteristic of moron promotion leads some scientists to speculate that Administratium is spontaneously formed whenever morons reach a certain quantity in concentration. This hypothetical quantity is referred to as "Critical Morass".
You will know it when you see it.
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