THE voiume XXXIV Number 2 -...- THE NINTH INFANTRY DIVISION ASSOCIATION AlIOCiad"on Du..: -00... year -.,. will be eennerked o pev for... Ocofoil Mar-April 1979 Thiry Fourh Annual Reunion Ninh Infanry Division Associaion July 26, 27, 28, 1979 Gal Ocean MUe Hoel For Lauderdale, Florida Program of Evens Thursday July 26, 1979 9:00 A.M. Regisraion Bivouac - All day long 4: 00 P.M. Board of Governors Meeing 8:30 P.M. Welcoming Pary Friday July 27. 1979 9:00 A.M. Regisraion 10:00 A.M. General Meeing and Commiee Meeings 10:00 A.M. Ladies Auxiliary Meeing 4:00 P.M. Board of Governors Meeing 6:30 P.M. Fish Fry-Pool Sie 9:00 P.M. Dance Saurday July 28, 1979 9:00 A.M. Regisraion 10:30 A.M. Memorial Service 12:00 P.M. Res and Recuperaion 6:30 P.M. Banaue and Dance (Dress informal> Sunday July 29, 1979 Srike ens-au Revoir, Cheerio, Adios, Auf Wedersehen,Arrividerci, Shalom...Good bye ill nex year! Scenes like his will be repeaed for he 27h year when Company B.,39h Infanry hold heir annual reunion. This picure was aken a way back when? Leading he band is AI ldirisio (The Hawk), seaed are Joe Gravino and Joe Cascio. on he ri~h Fred Clif and Sam Specor a he Mike-Tom Orband and "J.J." Moffi, a he piano AI Baccile, in he back - rv Kin~, Louie Kenward and Earl Pra. 27TH COMPANY Once again my sinceres hanks for a job well done on he las issue of he OCTOFOIL. This goes for you and all he wonderful saff. I really feel as if I know you personally and do hope we mee in he near fuure - perhaps a our forhcoming 27h company reunion... June 8h, 9h and 10h a he Howard Johnson Moor Lodge - R. 22 in Behlehem, Pennsylvania. We would love o have you or any oher army buddies join us a his happy occasion. My wife and I are hosing his reunion and i's all due o he Ocofoil publishing my leer hree years ago a which ime "B" REUNION wo of my former officers of "B" Company WWII saw my name and address and conaced me. Wha a hrill o hear from hem afer a lapse of 32 years, and God Willing we will remain in ouch from here on in and keep aending reunions. Many hanks for your kind consideraion and looking forward o seeing you and he res of he buddies of "B" Company in June. For more informaion and reservaions - wrie o: Daniel Douvanis 2025 EaonAve. Behlehem, PA 18018. Co. B -39h Phone: 215-866-5828 For Lauderdale 34h Reunion The hiry-fourh reumon will be he fourh reunion ha he Officers and Board of Governors of he Associaion will handle in place of a chaper. The firs was a For Bragg in 1962, he second in Pisburgh in 1969 and he hird in Alana in 1974. In keeping wih he policy of holding a reunion in a nonchaper ciy from ime o ime he Board seleced For Lauderdale, Florida A he presen ime Florida does no have a chaper bu from he looks of hings and he way our members are movmg o reiremen in Florida i won' be long before a chaper is formed. Chance for a Vacaion This year our C.P. is locaed on he Ocean and i will afford he members a chance for a vacaion. Special raes will prevail a he Gal Ocean Mile Hoel for hree days before and afer he reunion. Man\' members will be saying for ~ week or more combming heir vacaion plans in wih he reunion. Hoel o Ourselves A he rae he reservaions are being made i appears ha we will have he hoel o ourselves; over 100 rooms are already reserved. The hoel IS locaed on 400 spacious fee of golden beach and nohing comes beween you and he Alanic. Poolside fun is offered by a heaed olympic size freshwaer pool. Your accommodaions a he Gal are more han a room. They're a room wih a view; a special poin of view ha ransforms your gues room ino a personal holiday haven Be a parof he reunion and remember your buddies hrough he Reunion Journal. The Ocean sidl' of he Gal Ocean Mill' Hoel, our CP. for h.' 1979 Reunion. McFadyen's Pond a For Bragg was never likl' his so brin~ along he swim suis. "R and R" For hose who are sill wih i and play ennis here are wo cours. And here's always imp for a game a he volley ball cour. Shuffleboard... he'.' feaure he keenes compeiio~ anywhere. And for mos of us ime o unwind, relax and ge in une wih naure. The relaxing sun and warm sandv beaches and he bes fishing on hp coas Bring a 8udd~ Follow he example of Ed "Hoppie" Hopkins who IS busy wriing o his buddies from Company F-47h Infanry. Las year a Philly hey had 25 members presen a he reunion. Again his year Hoppie promises anoher grea urnou of F Company. Ifeach Company in he old oufi had ha kind of urnou we would have o use wo hoels. Invie your buddies and have your own ge ogeher. Free Parkin~ There's pleny of free parking on he Hoel propery and for hose who prefer here is Vale Parking. reulill dales Jul) 21-28 Shopping Oher han a half-dozen shopping ceners wih a Sears on one end and a deparmen sore a he oher, here are wo main areas for spending ime and money. Firs, here's Eas Sunrise, wih a Saks, Jordan Marsh and 60 saellie shops, resaurans, movie heaer McDonald's, a deli anei waerfron park. And hen here's Las Olas wih rees planers, and hedges. ' ON THE WATER - For waerborne ouring here's he Paddlewheel Queen, which depars from a dock a block souh of he Oakland Park Beach Bridge. A reproducion of a riple-deck sernwheeler, i makes a wo-and-a-half-hour afernoon cruise ($2.95 for aduls and $1.75 for children) along he Inracoasal Waerway, passing palaial esaes on For Lauderdale's so-called millionaires' row and cruise ships in Por Everglades. Fishermen can ake heir pick of four fishing piers, he longes of which is in Pompano Beach juing a housand fee ino h~ Alanic. Anglers can ren rod reel and ackle for $3.28. ' Paddlewheel Queen's sarligh cruise feaures seak dinners and dancing, plus grea banjo enerainmen.
...~...~..-4a.-._~4a. TN. OCTOPOIL :. Tip Of The Ha ~... I _...e..ber 0': B..."Y ~ U" 1M... Ie 412...-v AveMe., W ~.J. "'" &. oeeieil..., 0'"......,, De... Naional Officers Board of Governors, Francis K. MaKer ~re... 1979 " 1.. Davenpor Sree Charles Koskie, SChiller Park, III., Worceser, Ma. 01610 George Bako, Bronx, N.Y., Francis Maher, Worceser, Ma. Vincen Guglielmlno, 1s VP Pa DeCoUI, Philadelphia. Pa. f ~ 1.. Charles Sree ' Floral Park, N.Y. 11001 1910 f Joh'n Bonkowski, Deroi, Mid'. Elmer waoner, 2nd VP Dave Gelman, Fores Hills, N.Y. 2833 Hochkiss Road Salvaore Trapani, Rockville, Md. ' Bay Ciy, MI. 4706 Paul Keller, Columbus. Ohio Frank Ozar. Frankfor. III. Ralph Carel, 3rd VP 6324 Kilmer Sr.. 1981 Cheverly Manor, Md. 20715 Michael DereSh, WOOdbridge, N.J. Charles Jones, I\\cLean, Va. Harrison OaySh William Bongiorno, Bedford, Ma. Judge Advocae Rober OeSandy, S. ClalrShores, Mi.,.c303 Carriage Cour Elias Hopkins, Feaserville, Pa. I(,nsingon, Md. 20795 Daniel Quinn, Secreary Thomas Boyle, Treasurer..12 Gregory Avenue " 39 Hall Avenue Weehawken. N.J. 07017 Somerville, Ma. 02144 Board Member Emerius,., Maj. Gen. LouiS A. Craig (Re.) ~ Honorary Member Emerius, Rev. Edward Connors. Worceser, Mass... The official publicaion of he Ninh Infanry Division ' ASSOCiaion. Single COpy price is 25 cens per Issue or by mall SI.50 per year payable," advance when dues are paid. Dues are ($5) per year wih Sl.50 Of he (SS) earmarked for SIX Issues of The Ocofoll. Members should noify he Naional Secreary. Daniel Quinn...12 Gregory Ave. Weehawken. N.J., of any Change in address Published six imes a year. July.Augus. Sepember Oco, ber. November D~cember. January F ~bruary. March A.pril., May Jun~ by and for he members of he Ninh Inf.n ry DiVision ASSOCiaion News Iems. feaure sories. phoo graphs and ar mae".' from members will be apprecl.ed Every effor Will be made o reurn phoographs and ar work In good condiion, An exrac from he cer,flcae of,ncorpor.i~o h~ 9h, Infanry O,vlSlon ASSOCiaion reads. "This ASSOCIaion.IS formed by he officers and men of he 9h Infanry DIVISion In, order o perpeuae he memory of heir fallen comrad~. o, preserve he ~spir de corps of he division. o assis In promoing an everlasing world peace exclusivelv ~f means of, educaional aciviies and o serve.s an Informaion bureau, o former mem~r~ of he 9h Infanry OIVIS,on." COpy mus be received on or befor~ h~ 10h of each monh o guaranee PUblic.ion on he 20h. Phoographs mus be I recelveg on or Deore he 5h day o publicaion monh ~ Second Class Posage paid ;I Union CI'Y. N J AuhorlZecl Volume XXXIV Number 2 - Mar Aprii 1979 I (. ~~~~~~.. ~.. ~-~..... -~, els of Ocober 1. 19~7 publicaion No' 4Q282C The Associaion is graeful o he following members who remembered he Memorial (or Scholarship) Fund: George Waldron Arhur Clark Waler Pasel Richard McGrah Calvin Daniels Harry Kish Irving Posner Sephan Urbanyi Edward Drabik Howard Heilman We salue hese men and a special hanks o Howard Heilman who every year sends a mos generous donaion o his fund., 'o iall 10 ail" up f.r,lie f.uowill,: R.pl.r M...ber, per y.... EARL H. MAYER 296 Pine S. Ap. 25 Tilburn, Ga. 30247 I is my sad duy o inform you ha my broher Harold and yours in fraerniy passed away on Sunday, March 25, 1~9. He was proud of he 9h and alhough I served in he Pacific heare a ha ime, I shared his pride, and welcomed each issue of he Ocofoil. Wih bes wishes o you and he associaion. Deadline for he nex issuf' of he Ocofoil will be June 20h.,.\11 COP)' or maerial should be sen o he Ediors before his dae. ~ ~ }!'~INTH INFANTRY DMSION ASS~., ~ MEMBERSHIP APPUCAnON ~ ~ l ).n Quin.'YeI! S.'-'ery, 9111 In...ry Divlaio.uea..1 ~ ~12 Gr.,or,. Av W...-k ~.J. 07"17 En~loMd pl.aw finei.iu fnr. ;".p... '" 9111 DI".. 100 C TI.,..y..,.,...Hr.,.U.OO :: Un MEMBERSHIP --..-.--.-.-.-... -_,..... 'SO.oo c: L.ciNa' Au~"ryMe.ber...., 2.00 :J { ;'on.,io. M~morial Se)aol...laip FUDd ~ \ i~'o.oij Auo_obOe Ueea_ DIN.. ----- -. ~ Comb Ro'" Map --.- --.- _-. ~ boh In lry JIUIory._ - _.. -.--..-..- -, Pl p". uodll Ie... 1 lowid, Ca.pl.-:.SO.50.50 r- Vhilly.DeI V.u., 0 G r Ne,., Yorla 0 n 0 "..IuII D.C. 0 N ED 0 ~Je.".. :: Ow. 0 F.,..."q..F.r Br... N.e. 0 ********... Farewell... Comrades rue, born anew, peace o you. Your souls shall be where heroes are And your memory shine like he morning-sa r brave and dear, Sheild us here Farewell!.. Joyce Kilmer Joining heir comrades who have gone before hem we add he names of hese buddies. Maurice Michell Hq Co 47h Infanry Harold H. Meyer 60h Infanry Samuel Piccirilli Co E 47h Infanry Sanley Czerski 1s Bn HQs 47h Infanry Rober W. Nicholes Co D47h Infanry Henry A. Dabrowski A-T Co 60h Infanry George Fraenkel 60h Infanry May hey res in peace. To heir loved ones we exend our hearfel sympahy. Mrs. Susie Nicholes wries o inform us of he deah of her husband, Rober. "He always looked forward o receiving he Ocofoil and reading abou he boys. I would like o le you know ha four of he men who were wih him in Germany served as his Honorary Pallbearers. Their names are Bill Phillips, Greenville, N.C., Claude Norh, Richlands, N.C., Lloyd Owens, Herford, N.C., and Leonard Parker, Murfeesboro, N.C." ++ Mrs. Sandra Piccirilli informs us of he deah of her husband Sammuel. He passed away on January 10h of a hear aack. She wries: "He was proud o have been a member of he Ninh Division" ++ Ar Schmid, secreary of he New York Chaper, informs us of he demise of George Fraenkel. George will long be remembered by hose who ook he rip o he E.T.O. back in 1970. He was he ravel agen in charge and while here were some SNAFU's - all in all i was one grea rip. Bob Desandy wries "I saddens me very much o repor he deah of one of our fine, dedicaed, members, Maurice Michell who passed away March 9, 1979 of apparen hear failure afer his illness of shor duraion. Morrie, as he was fondly called, served in he 47h regimen, and as driver for General Randle (hencolonel). He and his wife viola have been very acive in he affairs of he Michigan chaper and had never missed a reunion since joining he Associaion. Abou four years ago hey reired in he sunshine sae of Florida bu coninued o aend a leas one Michigan meeing a year. He was looking forward o his year's reunion in F. Lauderdale wih special ineres in anicipaion ha perhaps a new chaper migh be formed in ha area wih he number of members who have moved o ha sae." REQUEST FOR ROOM RESERVATIONS FOR 9h INFANTRY DIVISION ASSOCIATION REUNION JULY 25-29, NO. OF PERSONS GALTOCE~ILEH01EL 3.200 GAT"OCEAN DRIVE l' o.wl' L.\UJ>ERDALE, FLORIDA 33308.. NAMES OF OTHER PERSONS IN YOUR RESERVATION: Full Page $50.00 Half Page $30.00 TELEPHONE: 305-564-8581 PLEASE INCLUDE ONE NIGHT'S DEPOSIT Weknowhaaloofourmemberswill no be able o aend he ~.eunion ~is ~~.mmer bu a grea way o be remembered o )'our old buddies IS o make sure your name appears in he Reunion' Journa.1. Raes sar a $2.00 for a booser <includes your name and um) up o a full page for $50.00. Try o be in he Journal. REQUEST FOR SPACE IN SOUVENIR PROGRAM Boosers $2.00 (includes name and uni) Deadline for Reunion Journal RESERVATION CUT-OFF DATE: JULY 15,1979 ) 1PERSON $21.00 ARRIVAL DATE ) 2 PERSONS - 1 ROOM $26.00 OEPARTUREDATE 3RD & 4TH PERSONS AT $3.00 per person addiional. Children under 12 sharing wih parens - no charge. Maximum 4 persons per room. PLEASE ADD 4 PERCENT SALES TAX. SPECIAL CONVENTION RATES APPLY 3 DAYS BEFORE & AFTER CONVENTION DATES. Quarer Page $20.00 Eighh Page SIO.OO Make checks payable o he 9h Inf. Div. Assn. Reunion and send all checks, money orders and copy o: Secreary Daniel Quinn 412 Gregory Avenue Weehawken, N.J. 07087 - July 1s For hose ineresed in rening a car while a he reunion, arrangemens have been made for our group. in order o ge reduced prices. New - Casle - Ren a Car - a 3000 S. Federal Highway, For Lauderdale. Call Toll Free-8oo :127-2512. The raes are much more reasonable han he car renals locaed a he airpor such as Herz, ec. Tell he Manager ha you are wih he Ninh Division Reunion. Wesley Spofford (2049 Earl Drive, No. Merrick, N.Y. 11566) formerly of Company D-39h Infanry sends his phoo aken a New River, N.C. in 1942. Wes wriesha he suffered a sroke las year and would like o hear from some of his "old buddies" Charlie Hoffman supplies his picure aken in Sicilv in Ocober of 1943. Tha's Charlie on he lef wih Andy "Pappy" Grauer in he cener and John Waldron on he righ. They were having a spaghei dinner wih a lile Vino in he house of an "Ialian" friend, Charlie wries ha he is going o send a sor~' on Sedjenane Valley around April of 1943 dealing wih he deah of L. George Ware he firs Engineer Officer o be killed in acion.
Michigan Doings In a brief ceremony prior o he Regular Session, Bob DeSandy presened he Presiden's Gavel o Leonard Kowalski. The Ou-going Pres. John "AI" Young would have done he honor bu he couldn' be presen because of oher commimens. The gavel was sen o Bob wih a noe of apology. We exend our Congraulaions ojohn "AI" on his fine work in he new~y founded V.F.W. Pos In Lewison and on his appoinmen o he Na.ional Depuy Chief of Saff In he V.F.W. Sick Call A noe from Vi Sockford informed us ha Kleb is ailing again and ha hey would no be able o 'make he Meeing. They were missed and one of he Gewell cards signed by he "Gang" was sen wih our bes wishes for an early recovery. John Zulkiewski is anoher Member on he sick lis. Evere and Irene Tapp offered o bring him along bu he's sill recovering from surgery on his leg. John will ry his bes o aend he nex one. I was nice o have Paul and Gerry Pryjmakback again. Due o her illness hey've missed he las couple of Chaper doings and have some caching up o do. Rodger and Jennie Alsgaard missed he previous Geogeher because of heir daugher's upcoming wedding. They brough some picures of ha special even las December and we enjoyed viewing hem. Billie and Marilyn Marin also had a fine display of colored shos. They were aken during ha Chrisman Pary and brough back many happy momens. Ed and Marge Wisniewski enjoyed being wih he crowd. We appreciae heir grea effor in making ha firs Meeing of he New Year. Ed worked he Friday-nigh and Saurdaymorning shifs. Elmer Wagner was here and we personally expressed our condolences on he loss of his broher. The same o Don and Helen Lewis afer we heard of Helen's faher. His recen passing was sudden and unexpeced. Mos of us me him a few year's ago when he aended one'of he big doings a The Michigan House in Bay Ciy. During he evening, some would gaher around he piano for an 01' fashion sing-along. A few would ry heir hand a a friendly game of cards. From heir smiling f~ces i was impossible o deermine who was doing he winning or lo~ing. Wha a grea bunch. We knew of one winner in he crowd and ha was Dolores Zimmerman. Her name was drawn in he Regular 7-Crown Bole Raffle. Our Congraulaions o he Lucky One and sincere hanks o f'veryone for heir grea suppor in his Chaper projec. Don did a fine job on he promoion. Saving for a Rainy Day Rose and I had some ales o ell of our recen Hawaiian and Las _Vegas Advenure. Everyone was surprised o hear abou he 13 days of rain ha we've encounered. (We mus have been spending he money ha we were saving for a rainy day.> Despie a few disappoinmens, such as missing ou on our Pearl Harbor cruise, due o he bad weaher, all was no los _. We've me many new friends in our ravel group. Among hem were Don and Joan Savage and Maurice and Marge Hennen. Don was Bill's broher of "B" Co. 899TD who passed awaylasyear and is.on our Golden Honor Roll. MaurIce and Marge are friends of Al and Alice LeDuc, "c" Co. 47h in Wes Branch, Mi. (Small world, isn' i?) A reminder of The Ninh was always wih us, as Faher Connor's Coffee Shop coasers were firmly fixed on all our luggage. Tom and Gerrie Haon are enjoying he slower pace of reiremen. They were overnigh guess of Bob and Flo. On he way home hey sopped by a Jim and Audrey Bruner's new home in Flin for a wonderful visi Ṡad News Wih he firs wo pages of hese Noes compleed and all copies made, we were puing he final shee ogeher when he sad news came ha Maurice Michell passed away. I was a grea shock o us, he was doing well and we were hoping o see him andvi a he Reunion. Now, suddenly i's all over. To know him, was o like him and now we are lef only wih memories ha no-one can ake away. One of hese, he way he greeed us when our Michigan Chaper Convenion Bus pulled up in fronof The Sheraon Hoel in Philadelphia, las July. No one knows how long he was waiing bu 'here he was wih his pleasan smile and a helping hand. We'll miss him. This year's Reunion was going o be somehing special, he very firs one in his newly adoped Sae. Mauri was going here wih a grea ambiion, o help form a new Chaper and ye remain a Member of our own Michigan Chaper, of which he was so proud. May he res in Peace. Bob DeSandy arranged for he Floral bouque in behalf of The Chaper. We were calling Members o pass he sad word around and some sen Vi heir expressions of Sympahy. Unforunael)' We're always rying o keep our Mailing lis efficien and a recen call from Mrs. Clare Papuga was really appreciaed. The only reason hey never made any of he Chaper meeings is because of Ted's six day work schedule. Vincen Temple in Sandusky is anoher Member who has no way of aending our Meeings. He looks forward o making he Convenion wih The Chaper bu his year he will be disappoined. There will be no group ransporaion because of so many individual ravel plans and exend vacaions. Everyone will be raveling on heir own and we do hope o have a good urn-ou. (Jus a reminder, a one nigh deposi is required wih all he reservaions a The Gal Ocean Mile Hoe}) "Guys and Gals" Menioning he Convenion, we have sared he annual "Gu"s &Gals" Booser page for he R.eunion Journal. This year he cos per name has been increased o $2.00 wih your Uni included. So far, we have 30 Boosers wih a long way o go o reach our record high of 125. The dead-line will be a our June Picnic. Save Time The nex News-Noes will cover our May 20h Memorial Program and he annual Chaper Picnic on June 10h. They will be sen ou prior o hose evens bu for now, noe he daes on your calendars and save hem for us. Respecfully,.John Bonkowski, Sec. 19941 Hickory S. Deroi, Mi. 48205 Illinois Chaper News When he winer winds finally diminished, he Illinois Chaper was able o have is firs meeing of 1979 a he end of February. Good aendance refleced he need for all o shake loose from he "cabin fever" ha had se in. While here wasn' a lo of business o aend o, here was a lo of socializing o cach up on and we all had a grea evening ogeher. Memorial Service Planned The March and April meeings were spen planning for our annual Memorial Day Service. This year we will go o S. Adelber's Cemeery in Niles o honor he memory of Joseph. Lacic who passed away las Sepember. Joe was one of our acive loyal members who we all miss. Deails of he service' will be sen o members by Secreary Bob Winkleman. Following he service, our families will all mee a he John Clouser home. So se aside Sunday, May 27h for his special occasion. Following Memorial Day Planning, Presiden Mike Belmone called on Chuck Koskie for he reasurer's repor. The po could sand a bi of sweeening, so we'll have o ake our resources o replenish funds. Chuck is encouraging Illinois members o send heir annual dues o him and he in urn will forward hem on o Dan Quinn. By doing his our membership lis can be kep curren and members can be assured of being on he Illinois mailing lis. Rouing he membership in his way also provides a lile revenue for your sae chaper. Mail o: Mr. Charles Koskie, 4334 Hirschburg, Schiller Park, IL 60176. Anyone wishing o have heir name appear on he Illinois Booser page of he reunion book could also forward heir $2.00 per name o Chuck. Provisions for aking care of his maer will also be provided a he memorial ge ogeher. We were all ineresed in a news aricle which Lorraine Clark passed around a he meeing. Our good friend, Rev. Ralon Speers was one of he specially seleced minisers of he Mehodis church o represen his counry in London. The occasion was he re-dedicaion of he recenly resored and rennovaed Weslyan Chapel in London. Reverend Speers accoun of his experiences was very ineresing. Spring Scholarship Time Chairman John Clouser, Dr. David Heller and Frank Ozar have me o deermine he scholarship recipiens for 1979. Plans for Florida Reunion Many members are expressing a desire o head souh in July. Paul Clark is giving his new van he es run by driving down. Ohers are concerned abou wheher o fly or drive because of he gasoline siuaion. Bob Winkelman plans o hang up his carpeners ools and make he rip. Koskies, Clousers, Belmones, Ozar and ohers are seriously making plans. If memory serves us, here were a couple of "Arab Sheiks" a a reunion a few years back. Perhaps hey can be promped o exer some influence o solve he gasoline problems. In any case, he reunion sounds real promising and we're all looking forward o a good ime. Mr. &Mrs. J. Clouser 901 Graceland Des Plaines, Ill. 60016 NEW YORK CHAPTER CELEBRATES SECRETARY ART. SCHMIDT'S 62nd BIRTHDAY On April 6h, 1979 he Greaer New York Chaper held i's regular monhly meeing a he 69h Regimen Armory, Eas 26h Sree and Lexingon Avenue, New York Ciy. Along wih oher Chaper business gone ino was he celebraion of Secreary Ar. Schmid 62nd birhday and his receip of Social Securiy benefis as of age 62. Ar's birhday was March 31, 1979. Presiden Alfred Orlei noed ha Ar had donaed $62.00 o he Chaper Good & Welfare Fund. Ar was surprised when John Parisi came up o he dais wih a birhday cake, lighed candles and all. Everyone sang "Happy Birhday". Ar ried, bu he couldn' blowou all of he candles. John mus have pu more han 62 candles on he cake. Annual Services Treasurer Irving Feinberg repored ha he Chaper was in good shape financially. The Chaper voed o have our annual Memorial Services a Long Island Naional Cemeery, Pinelawn, New York, on May 12,1979. We always have a large urn-ou for hese services. As per usual, we will be holding a picnic a Behpage Sae Park wih all refreshmens on he house. Presiden Al Orlei asked ha members ry o be a he main parking lo of Long Island Naional Cemeery a 10:30 A.M. Group Raes Dan Quinn repored ha good progress was being made on he plans for he Reunion in For Lauderdale, Florida. He said quie a few members lived in he Florida area. He requesed ha members ge heir hoel reservaions in early. Discoun raes will apply for several days before and afer he Reunion. The Chaper is rying o arrange for wo groups o go o he Reunion by airplane. Members in he New Jersey area should conac Daniel Quinn, 412 Gregory Avenue, Weehawken, New Jersey, 07087, elephone No. 201-Un6-8195; members in he New York area should conac Frank Fazio, 820 Mace Avenue, Bronx, New York 10487, elephone No. 212-882 5655. Presened Plaque Al Orlei, presened immediae Pas Presiden Harry Wax wih a plaque bearing an enameled engraving of he Ocofoi! as a oken of appreciaion for his work for he Chaper. We inend o presen several of hese plaques o our recen Pas Presidens' a our Pas Presiden's Nigh, May 4, 1979. Harry was given his plaque in advance because he will be unable o aend he May. 4h meeing. Booser Page Our recen Chaper Newsleer, mailed on April 12, 1979 announces ha Secreary Ar. Schmid is again acceping Boosers for our New York Chaper Booser Page Ad. in he Reunion Journal. Boosers cos $2.00 for name and uni. So ge your Booser money in o Ar. For inclusion in he Chaper Booser Page. Ar's address is 69-20 - 69h Sree, Glendale, New York 11227, elephone No. 212-HY7-3993 Ȧrhur R. Schmid, Chaper Secreary reuli II _a IS jul) 21-21 To "B" (47h) or no o "B" The deparure ime - March 29h. The place - Chambersburg, Pa. The paricipans - Pa and Ann Morano The objecive - California - and so we say "Bon-voyage "o hese seasoned ravelers on heir "wesward ho" venure and in he spiri of he American ouris - May he road rise o mee you - May he sun shine warm on your face - and wih gaoline selling a 80-90 per gallon - may he wind be always a your back!! "Time Genlemen" - Speaking of ime remember hose evenings over in he "jolly 01' England pub's? - when we acquiesced o he proprieors "Time, Genlemen!" - well, Beco has i's own avern owners, namely. Joe Mescavage, who owns and operaes a "waering place" down in "coal counry" in Shenendoah, Pa. San Adowski has his "pub" in "cold counry" - up yonder in Buffalo, N.Y. - "Sas" and Florence have wo sons and make heir home locally a 331 Jewe Ave. - So, Gang, now ha we know where we can ge a drink - make ha "calvados" - on he "arm" all around, Barenders! Firs Response Our "Wherefore ar hou, Romeo!" has brough i's firs response in he person of buddy George Benley, Jr., who joined Beco jus prior o our going overseas - he did he whole bi from Safi o Rizere - Palermo o M. Ena - hen back o England awaiing he invasion. George was badly wounded in France D-21 - spen one year in he hospial leading o his discharge. George and his wife live in Couyers, Georgia -- near Alana, and he would enjoy hearing from you "Beco" men - so, ge ou hose pens! -- ha address is P.O. Box 206 and hp zip is 30207 - my leer is in he mail, Jay-an. Second Call Second call goes ou o you Mid-weserners - Ed. Sillwell; Clinon Winsconsin? - Mike Hesch, No. Sauk Rapids, Minnesoa? - Les Campen, Roanoke, Illinois? - and Julius Majeski, Dearborn, Michigan? - So! sound-off, Soldier, -- hu. wo, hree, four.! See you' all in 60 days' -- er, by he way are you making any plans for he F. Lauderdale. Fla. re-union in July? Ar Senzel 179 Salem Road Wesbury, N.Y. 11590 Pa J. Morano 2208 Lincoln Way, Eas Chambersburg, Pa.17201...J~ :,'":... ;~ Ar Schimd is shown cuing he cake a his 62nd Birhday. A clerk in baalion headquarers opened a documen, iniialed i, and sen i on o he-commanding officer. I soon reappeared on his desk wih his noaion. "You were no supposed o see his documen. Please erase your iniials and iniial he erasure."
mail call- Coninued Div. Ar. Band 60h Field DON AMATO 11 Paulson Drive Burlingon, Ma 01803 Please publish our birh announcemen! Born o Don Amao (Division Arillary Band 60h Field) and his wife, Moira a girl, Regina April Amao - 8 Ibs. 5% oz. on February 7, 1979. Thank you. Co. K60h J.F. HART, JR. 7 Nenagh Drive Wilmingon, Del. 19803 Dan, I am sorry you did no receive his earlier, jus found i wih some oher papers. My bes o all he Associaion Members and in paricular bes wishes o all of you who have done such a good job over all hese years. Co. D 47h FREDERICK SCHEEL 414 Rockwell Sree Sandusky, Ohio 44870 So sorry o be lae wih "Friz's" dues! Again! Jus so I won' forge nex year, I'm enclosing a check for $50.00 for a Life Membership. I should make a nice birhday presen. We're boh well and happy and are he proud grandparens of wo lile girls. Wha a joy hey are! Hoping o see everyone in Florida. Co. E. 39h Inf K.W. HILL 3210 Maxwell Midland, Texas 79701 I jus received my January- February Ocofoil and as usual was glad o receive i. I'm planning o make F. Lauderdale in July. I happens I have a son in Miami and will have his opporuniy o boh aend he reunion and visi he son whom we can' see a grea deal of due o he disances involved. Had my usual Chrismas card from Ward O. Payne who says he will be here. My usual Chrismas card from Ray Firesone did no come - insead I received one from his wife Alma advising of his deah in Harrisburg, Pa early las year. I had no caugh any menion of i in he Ocofoil. He was a grea guy and will be sorely missed around Harrisburg if his characer, dependabiliy and personaliy over here was any indicaion. He was plaoon leader in my Co. E 39h bu joined F. Co. as C.O. a Remagen and was in ha capaciy o he Elbe a Dessau. I work wih San Downs, wounded firs wih F. Co. 39h and finally wih A. Co. in he Lammersdorf - Huergen area. I see him almos daily. Enclosed is my check for renewal. Co. D 47h Inf RONALD E. FRANK R.D. No. 1 Box 122-D Leechburg, Pa. 15656 Enclosed find dues for nex hree years. Reason for lae paymen is because we were away for one monh visiing he Hawaiian Islands. Funny ha we should read in he las issue abou "Ernie Pyle" while on Oahu we wen o "Punchbowl" Craer Naional Cemeery and saw he gravesie of "Ernie Pyle". Also wen on a cruise o Pearl Harbor and viewed he Arizona Memorial. Weaher was beauiful here, hen had o come back o his cold weaher and cach a cold. Take care and God Bless. Reiremen-Drinking coffee on your own ime. The family ha says ogeher probably has one car. 9h Medic R.M. HUMMEL, M.D. 2411 Lommel Lane Marion, Indiana 46952 Enclosed is my check for membership. I coninue o enjoy all he news in he Ocofoil - even if I ge in he "red". Keep i coming, I'll ge caugh up on paymen evenually.. I coninue o pracice medicine, deermined o do i righ some day. Bes wishes o everyone. 39h Inf. 1s Bn. Hq. Co. N. ANDROVICH 68 Greenwood Dr. No. Babylon, N.Y. 11703 How have you been? I has been quie awhile since I saw you and he boys. I seems every ime we have an affair, I'm in he hospial or jus geing over surgery. These days i akes much longer o ge back ino shape; no like he old N i nh D i vis ion, days. Give my regards o he boys and my fondes hopes for he coming year. Enclosed my check for 1979. Yours always. Kmqs.Co. 3rd Bn. 60h Inf JOSEPH RAPpAzINI 24001 Sherman Oak Park, Michi$an As ye he years failed o dim The memories of him and him Buddies who did serve so well The fears of he world o dispel. They fough, hey bled, and many died As hey sruggled bravely side by side. Gallan heroes! Gallan men! Raise heir sandards up on high! Shou heir praises o he sky! Bu wih bowed heads and reveren hanks To heir ever-passing ranks. Uer a silen, humble prayer Tha peace may exis everywhere. Recepion of he "Ocofoil" has always been a moving and cherished experience. wishes o you. 9h Q.M. Bes HAROLD HOKANSON 99 Dusin Sree Brighon, Mass. 02135 Enclosed check for hree years' dues. Don' wan o miss he Ocofoil. No much abou Q.M. bu we were only a small company. Reired wo years ago and rying o keep ou of mischief. Mrs. Harry Orensein's correspondence o me and in he Ocofoil. 47h Inf. FRANK PROPER 1812 S. Morgan Sree Chicago, Ill. 60608 Am enclosing my check for dues for he nex hree years. I hink i's due. I misplaced my dues' card bu wha difference I'm paying up. I missed he convenion las year here in ~hicago - due o illness a he ime. Bu, I sill have memories of he firs convenion ha he associaion held here. I'll be had I been able o aend he las convenion, I'd have a heck of a ime recognizing some of my old buddies and vice versa. Time sure is passing fas. Oh, well, so be i. Unil nex ime hen, regards o all of you in he associaion and o all myoid friends in he 47h - G Co. and Headqrs. 2nd Baalion. Hq. 9h Inf. Div. Ary. RALPH FULBRIGHT R. 3 - Box 341 Vale, N.C. 28168 Enslosed my lae dues. Enjoy reading he Ocofoil. The years sure go by fas. Thank you for everyhing. Co. E. 47h Inf. MARTIN BERGMAN 9805-B Haldeman Avenue Philadelphia, Pa. 19115 Isure is graifying o read all he leers o you abou he Philly Reunion his pas July. I'm sure I speak for he Enire Delaware Valley Chaper who worked an enire year o prepare ha affair - o ge he bes raes and all he sighseeing - and all he happy "old granddads" - Al Perna is a grea leader and organizer kep us all ogeher. Thanks o you for your job ha you and your lovely wife have been doing. P.S. All X P.O.W.'s convenion in Pis., Pa. July 17 21s, 1979 - also I forgo wha I really waned o ask you - where can we ge he Ernie Pyle aricles from Infanry Journal? I never saw one or heard abou hem - please le me know. 84h F.A. JIM DELEHANTY 64 E. Main Sree Wappingers Falls, N.Y. 12590 Enclosed please find my yearly dues for 1979. I saw you a Faher Connors 1978 Reunion in Worceser, Mass. Me quie a few old friends from B&C Baeries 84h F.A. I was a member of Cap. Saing's Med. De. 84h F.A. ALL BEST. K. Co. 47h Inf. JOHN A. MRUGULA R.D. No.1, Box 11 Barnesboro, Pa. 15714 I am enclosing a check for paymen of he boosers in he Souvenir Program. I am sorry o say bu I will no be able o make i o he reunion. I did hope o be here bu i is oo far for me o ravel. I am no allowed o fly and auo is oo long a ry. God willing I will plan o be in Washingon D.C. nex year for i is much closer o home. I say again, I had a wonderful ime in Philly las year. Only I was surprised ha more men from K. Co. 47h did no show. A lo of he men were from Pa., New Jersey and New York. I know here were a few from he Pisburgh area. I enjoyed reading he aricle by he lae Ernie Pyle in his pas Ocofoil. He was one War Corresponden ha really knew he score for he lived i wih he Infanry. He did no do his reporing from he bars of London by picking up second or hird hand informaion. You and all of my buddies have a good ime in Florida. I will be wih you in spiri. May God bless all of you hroughou his year of 1979. I always keep he men of he 9h in my daily prayers. P.S. The phoo of Schevenhuee Germany sure did bring back memories. Servo co, 47h Inf. A.A. Micolucci 1614 Lynnewood Dr., Haverown, 19083 Pennsy1vania Dear Dan: Am enjoying reiremen and glad I wen ou a '62' i enables me o be wih me hree grandchildren a grea deal. My wife and I have been a a lo of convenions and looking forward o Fla his year for we never did see Florida. I'll be 34 years since I was discharged and here we are sill fighing his 'runaway inflaion' How come no one can hal i or solve i? Co F 60h Inf. PHILIP BERMAN 1620 Armison Ave. Holly Hill, Fla 32017 Enclosed is dues for he nex year. No much news down here in he Sunshine Sae, bu will see you in July in For Lauderdale, GQ.d willing! Co. M. & I. 60h Inf. ORVILLE A. STANGL Java, S.D. 57452 Enclosed is my check for $50.00 for a Life Membership in he Associaion. I was a faihful dues paying member for several years when he Associaion was young, bu as one became more involved in his day o day work, i was always easy o se aside he annual reminder for a day or wo, hen be forgoen unil he nex reminder came. This ime he red ink jarred me awake o he fac I had been neglecing wha should have been done years ago. Have enjoyed reading he issues I've received, bu seldom see a familiar name. Turn over of personnel in he line companies was so grea, ha many members of he same companies or even squads never even knew of he names of soldiers who had served in he same unis. I was a member of M. Co. and I. Co. 60h Inf. I joined M. Co. as a replacemen in he Hedgerows of Normandy in July of 1944 and was W.I.A. ha same monh. I rejoined M. Co. in November near Camp Ellsenborn. I served as an F.O. wih I. Co. unil January, 1945 when I was assigned o I. Co. as a Plaoon Leader. My service wih I. Co. was ended by a German shell in he hills across he Rhine above he Remagen Bridge. The bridge was down when I was evacuaed ou of he bale zone. I reurned o he Division in early May, 1945 and was reassigned o M. Co. I did occupaion duy wih M, Co. a Ingolsad on he Danube River unil November, 1945 when I was called home by he serious illness of my faher. I was released from acive duy in. December, 1945. I sared farming in Souh Dakoa in 1946 a he place I was born. I was recalled o acive duy for he Korean conflic in 1950 and saw comba duy wih M. Co. 32nd Inf. 7h Div. in Korea. So I am one of a few (when compared o he millions ha served) who can wear he Comba Infanryman's Badge wih Sar. I reurned o my farm in 1952 and am sill acively farming. Have been able o keep in conac wih a few of my 9h friends, some have passed on. Have been blessed wih visis a my home from some of hem. Namely, Jerry Sevens from N. Dakoa (Sg. in I. Co.>, Alber Hoff, Bison, S. Dakoa (Division Hdqs.) Leighon Sweeney, Balimore, Md. (M. Co.) Del Pembridge from Endico, N.Y. now Tuscon, Ariz. (M. Co. M.G. Pla. Ldr.> and Cole Gronseh, Suon Bay Mich. \M. Co. Pla. Ldr. Exec. Off & Co. Cmdr,) There are also he friendships developed in he Korean War ha also live on. Visis have been exchanged wih hese friends oo. I hope he Associaion lives on wih hose who served in he Division in Vie Nam, or is his associaion limied o only hose of he W.W.II period? The poor veeran of Vie Nam has cerainly go he diry end of he sick. Somehow, his counry has failed hem. I hope his is changed soon. Enough ramblings. Thank you for coninuing o remind me. I finally worked. Co. C 47h Inf. DANTE CIATTI 5925 Kenilworh Dearborn, Michigan 48125 Sorry I overlooked my dues for Ocofoil. I'm sill working and in good healh. Please say hello o All Company C 47h Inf. Also he res of he "9h" Div. I enjoy he Ocofoil very much. Keep up he good work. 47h Inf. 1s Bn. Hq. Co. VIRGIL DINGMAN 6 Clark Avenue For Plain, N.Y. 13339 Andrew Crawford and I wen o Rome, N.Y. o look up Sanley Czerski, 47h Inf. 1s Bn Hg Co. buddy. We finally go in conac wih his widow. Sanley died foureen years ago. He worked a he Griffis Air Force Base afer he came home. He was given a miliary funeral and is buried in Rome. I hough some of his buddies would like o know. Also. I would like o know if you could help me ge a copy of he Raiders. I is he hisory of he 47h Inf. I hough maybe some widow or oher relaion may have one hey would like o sell. A buddy of mine had his solen. He would like very much o ge anoher. The Ocofoil brings back memories, keeps he old mind refreshed, keep up he good work. Hq. Bry. 84h F.A. Bn. NEWTON FIELDS 521 John Rolfe Drive Monroe, Mich. 48161 Sorry o have fallen ino he delinquen class wih my dues. Bu enclosed is a check o cach up, I hope. I would like o hear from some of he old Hq. Bry, 84h F.A. men. I enjoy he acofoil very much. Keep up he good work. Co. K. 39h EMIL RADIC 1857 So. Allpor S. Chicago, Ill. 60608 Please pu me in as a life member. I don' wan o be lae anymore. See you soon. Take care. Co. B & Hq. Co. 15h Engr. RICHARD C. MC GRATH 2856 W. 85h Sree Chicago, Ill. 60652 I's ime o ge "on he ball" as my las Ocofoil had ha red ink warning. Enclosed find my check for hree year membership plus $5.00 for scholarship fund. Thanks o everyone who is responsible for he making of Ocofoil. I is an excellen paper and I look forward o seeing each issue. I mus be age as I find i hard o focus on a lo of names bu I will never forge he ousanding men I me during my ime in he 9h. Hq. Co' 47h Boardman F. Lockwood 242 Trumbull Sree Harford, Conn. 06103 Dear Dan: Thank you for prining my sory on he Reunion in he Ardennes. I will be ineresing o see if i draws any response from he membership a large or from any of my friends and acquainances from long ago. Would you be kind enough o le me have five addiional copies of he OCTOFOIL in which i appeared as I would like o send one o my daugher o Charles MacDonald he Texas ravel agen and onp or wo ohers who may find i of ineres. I would also likp o have he phoos back if i is no oo much rouble. There is a new novel. SOLDIERS OF '44, reviewed in he New York Times Book Review secion for March 21r< I which has a "Bulge" locale and may be of ineres. Bes wishes, along wih my appreciaion for your kindnesses and houghfulness over he years, come wih his. Coaiwaedoa Page 5 Ge Life Insurance so you can hve poor and die rich.
mail call Coninued Co. F - 60h Inr. GERALD TEACHOUT Anaheim Vacaion Park 311 N. Beach Boulevard Anaheim, Cal. 92801 Have o sar ou on a sad noe. We have jus reurned from hree weeks wih our son's family during he illness and loss of a granddaugher o Leukemia. I seems raher hard o accep he loss of a fifeen year old. Forunaely, she was no suffering any pain, so we mus go on and rus in our faih. As I undersand, Naional is in charge of he reunion in For Lauderdale and as Naional Secreary, I assume, you are up o your ears in plans, arrangemens and rying o mee deadlines. So wih all hese' problems you should breeze hrough a few more requess and problems. I sill need any assisance you can give me in locaing hose men who served wih F. Co. 60h. Arhur Schmid, Sec. of he Greaer New York Chaper and John Bonkowski, Sec. of he Michigan Chaper have' been of grea assisance in supplying names, addresses and oher possible leads. Have wrie:l o Herrin, Ingle, Maher, Malone, Saunders, Saulers, Shriffen, Welch and Young; all from F. Co. Also go he name's of Sockford, Allen Skirish, Drus, Kaufman and Urban; bu no addresses. Wih a lo of help and a lo of luck here may be a fair urn ou of F. Co. veerans a he Reunion in For Lauderdale. As you know, afer 4 M.I.s, open hear surgery and 18 rips o he hospial 1973-1978, my healh is no 100 percen dependable. If my healh holds up I wan o se up a F. Co. CP a F. Lauderdale a he Reunion in July. From Por Lyauey o he Elbe River was a long way and a long period of ime. Many men of F. Co. are from differen periods and differen acions. I am old Tom Saunders may be he only original F. Co. o make' i all he way. Hopefully, he' men will find common bonds wih he opporuniy o ge ogeher. No only have I never se up a CP a a convenion bu I have' also never been a one. So I need a lo of advice and a lile help. As aendance of hose who served wih F. Co., a his poin, appears o be limied o perhaps 10 couples, I hough a wo room suie, one bedroom-one room wih bar, would be sufficien. Could you obain a discoun on his? Though we would se up a self serve bar wih an original sock of a couple of cases of beer, six o en boles of liquor, mixes, snacks and ice. I guess we would have o depend on donaions o keep i sacked. If you have any suggesions on specific iems, sources of supply, ec. hey would be appreciaed. Am also enclosing copy and check for space in souvenir program. Good luck in your arrangemens for For Lauderdale. See you here. P.S. Many hanks for he info you dug up for my daugher, Jeri. I resule~ in a wonderful Chrismas presen. Nick DiMella 110 Laurel S. Malden, Ma. 02148 Missed your wife a Faher Conors las November and never gave i anoher hough. Here is my dues for his year and will see you and Marie in November. Bes wishes o all. 39h Inf. 3 Bn. NEWELL C. COLE 1850 W. Orangehorpe, Space 63 Fulleron, Cal. 92633 Enclosed check for "Life Membership" - sorry I'm delinquen, bu my wife and I are ino woodcarving, jusa he novice sage, bu really enjoying i. Have been eleced Vice Presiden of our local group - which means I ge o do hings like sweeping up he chips, ec. Some fun! Expec o be in Florida - if he gas siuaion doesn' worsen. We ravel in a small impor camper, so may make i. Greeings o all my "buddies" in he Ninh - hope o see you his summer. JOSEPH PIZZOFERRATO 985 Poer Avenue Seubenville, Ohio 43952 Enclosed you will find a check for $50,.00 for a life ime membership. Tha is wha i was a few years back, if i's more please le me know, and I will send you he res. Thank you for sending me he Ocofoil and he reminder. Thank you. Co. I 39h Inf. J.C. DAWSON Box 622 Decaur, Texas 767234 Enclosed is a check for dues for nex year. I have enjoyed reading he leers in mail call. I would enjoy hearing from anyone ha was in Co. I 39h Inf. I was wounded and lef he company on January 30, 1945. The only one I hear from is Abrion H. Mayes from Bogoa, Texas. Cannon Co. 39h Inf. CALVIN C. DANIELS 47354 Buron Drive Uica, Mich. 48087 Thanks for he Ocofoil. I's very good news and I was able o hear of a couple of old Cannon Co. 39h Men I knew. Say Hi! o Tommy Orband for I remember him very well. Tom also had a friend by he name of Larry Farreni who was a Co. cook. They were boh from he same home own in New York. I'm sending for hree years dues and also $10.00 for Memorial fund, all are' in one check. Will ry if a all possible o be in Florida for he 9h Reunion. I work a Poniac Moors, bu I'm from Tennessee. Enlised a Knoxville and sworn in a Charloe, N.C. Sep. 13, 1940. I'm no from Michigan. Have you ever heard or had any conac wih he following men: Sg. Waler L. Gray, Cannon Co., capured Feb. 14, 1943, also Sg. Carl T. Maynard. Is here any former Cannon Co. or 26h F.A. Bn men near he Deroi area? All of he N.C.O.'s came from 26h F.A. when Cannon Co. was formed in 1942. I knew abou every man in 26h. I'm looking forward o seeing all myoid buddies soon. P.S. In near fuure I'm going o send for he Ocofoil auo License plae disc. Have you ever' been in ouch wih a Doc Rowe. He was Co. Firs Aid man in Cannon Co. Don' know his firs name'. Do you have a Harry L. Fowler as a member? He was our 1s Sg. when war ended. 47h 2nd Bn. Med WILLIAM BAPTISTE 817 Gilber Sree Sebasian, Florida 32958 Jane and I are alking abou a ending he meeing o be held in F. Lauderdale. Jus hope ha we can ge here. However, afer all hese years will probably no recognize any of hose ha I once knew. Hope o see you. THE OCrOFO'L Co. K 39h Inf. AL NAPADANO 715 Mabel Sree New Casle, Pa. 16101 I haven's seen you nice people since he Deroi Reunion. How are You? I am he same as ever. My moher is now 84 years young and sill geing along. I work a he Youngsown Shee and Tube Co. in Youngsown, Ohio for 33 years and 5000 of us seelworkers ge knocked ou of work in he laer par of 1977. I looks like somebody died everyime I pass ha way. There are abou 8 veerans of he ninh division here in he New Casle area and hese' people haven' gone o one reunion a all. I saw Johnny Peluso a veeran of 84 field baery "C". Overseas I used o run ino him wherever our bivouac area was. I wish all he members of he associaion well. Am making preparaions o go o he reunion in F. Lauderdale. Have always waned o see Florida and his will be he chance. Righ now I am working par-ime as a securiy guard a one of he' plans here in New Casle. Also read abouhose gallan men who held up he German advance for one day and gave everyone a check o ge solid. Under all sandards ha one genleman should gey he Congressional Medal of Honor poshumously. Yes he men of he ninjh division were damn good fighers. We me every challenge and overcame every obsacle no maer wha. Yessir, I remember he Kasserine Pass, El Guear, Bizere, Sicily. Nouncihdre Smedh, Vossenoch, Hurgen fores and ha lumber mill. Things were ho and heavy. Our division along wih he Firs division were fanasic. I see iis dues ime again as you have he ell-ale red ink. Enclosed is a check for $13.00. To all members of K. Co., 3rd Bn. 39h Inf. Reg. greeings o everyone and good luck wherever hey are. To L.RclY Breuger (Leework, Kansas) my bes regards. He is now a veerinarian in Lewood. So Dan, so much for my gab. Here's hoping o see you and Marie and all he associaion members a he reunion in Florida. God Bless everybody and a Happy Easer. Co. B. 15h Engrs. ARTHUR R. SCHMIDT 69-20 - 69h Sree Glendale, N.Y. 11227 "In a recen issue of he Ocofoil he wrier noed ha one of he members menioned reading a book called "Kasserine Pass" wrien by Marin Blumensch. The wrier would like o buy he book.if he member who has he book would wrie me and give me he name and address of he' publisher, and he year he book was published, i would be grealy appreciaed. A noe wih his informaion sen o he Ocofoil Mail Call column would suffice". Co. F. 47h Inr. WILLIAM MAC DONALD 113 Gordon Drive Seminole, Fla. 33542 Jus found ou I am lae on dues, so his is for Life Membership. Will be a he nex convenion in Florida~Hope o see some of he F. Company men. My deposi for convenion is all ready. I've never been o a 9h Division Convenion. I now have he bes healh since I go hur in 44 in Sep..Sending $10.00 for Memorial Fund. 60h, E. Co. ARTHUR LOUGHER 108 Elm Sree Waverly, New York 14892 Who bohers you more han I do. Well, I don' remember wheher or no I old you bu you did i again and found 1s Sg. Frank Czar "Hunk". Anoher hing is, do you have any more copies of he Sars o Vicory he big blue book on he hisory of he Ninh Division? I seems ha some ime ago, I read in he Ocofoil ha here was a few copies lef. If you do have any, how much dough do you ge for hem, le me know. Well, here may be somehing for your Ocofoil. 1s Sg. "Hunk" Czar I found is no very good - frosbie. He has los he ends of all his fingers and one index finger. The oes from one foo and he oher foo removed from he ankle. Don' sound good and, of course, isn'. I sen him down some memos I had hanging around for him o reminisce on. He also sen me a picure of his family - wife and son, I noiced he had his hands hidden in he picure and i didn' show he lower par and he was leaning on he wall. Well, enough of ha for a while so I was siing here one evening las week and a Former Sg. from "E" Co. called me from Erie, Pa. He didn' recall me bu his name regisered wih me S. Jim Popleski - Bozooka secion. I didn' dig oo deep bu he go hialong wih his bozooka men near Maria Wallhofer ouside he Hurgen - afer a few rips o he hospials - hey finally did him. He is in and ou of he hospials - like Czar and i makes hem feel as hough hey each own a leas I:! of hem (he hospials) because hey are in so much. Well, wha, I'm geing a is, I'm sure ha hey sure would like o hear from some of he "E" men. I know ha if anyone me Czar hey'd never forge him bu I don' know Jim only hrough his voice. Boh are having a helluva ime wih V.A. ec. You comba men all know ha here is a heck of a lo of suff ha ppens ha doesn' ge recorded, ec. You know damn well you all go bumped around when he heavy suff came in or you ge nicked and cold and lousy and all hose no good hings. I don' care if you even go cu opening a C Raion - you layou on ha damn cold,ground in your phar sac and freeze o deah unless you're lucky enough o ake a small hour or barn. I's he same wih a heck of a lo of us bu you have o prove - prove prove - have evidence medically ha is. We lef a helluva lo of hem over here bu a lo of us go home hur and now ha age is creeping up, i's prove - prove - prove. I wonder if hese adjudicaion officers ever saw any comba? Easy Co. consised of a lo ofmen from Pa, - he Scranon - Wilkes BarreSecions. Drop hese guys a lile card - leer or somehing and send hem o: Frank Czar, 1660 Kaywin Avenue, Behlehem, Pa. -18018 (Former 1s Sg. "E" Co. - all he way Africa - ElbeL and James C. Popleski, 1228 Shenk Avenue, Erie, Pa. 16505 (Former s-sg. "E" Co,) Maybe some lile inciden hey may recall even hough you didn' know hem. Yours o he Ninh. Co. D. 47h Inf. CLAUDE N. NORTH, SR. R. 3 Box 262 Richlands, N.C. 28574 I am paying my dues for wo years. And any of he old guys ha know me I would like o hear from hem. I have los conac wih almos all of hem. 47h C.O. EDWIN H. RANDLE 503 Alhea Road, Beeleair Clearwaer, Florida 33516 Greeings and bes wishes. Hope o see you a he Reunion. 47h Inr: RANDALL H. BRYANT 15640 SW 85 Ave. Miami~ FL 33157 Enloy reading Ocofoil very much and in he las issue jus re-discovered an old friend Boardman Lockwood. Jus hinking, space being available, possibly many of us would like o know addresses of our old 47h friends. How abou prining names and addresses of members, a few in each issue? Also anoher hough, I ake Army Magazine, The Army Times and he Reired Officer Magazine, each of which publishes complee informaion in mos issues of he coming miliary uni Convenions. To dae have' no seen he 9 Div. menioned in any of hem. Am sure hey would be happy o include ours if advised of he info. I've conaced all he 9 Div. personnel I know down here o advise hem. Gen. Randle knows and will be here. The following knew nohing and a he ime were no members. I sen hem he necessary daa o join bu perhaps if you conaced hem hey would join and come: Col. H.W.W. Lange, Re. (84 Field) 14A Embassy Towers II F. Lauderdale, Fl. 33308 Col. Rhe Taber, Re. (47 Inf.) 10216 46 Ave. Wes Bradenon, FL. 33507 Brig. Gen. Lewis Maness, Re. (47h Inf.) 3209 Noingham Drive Cocoa, FL. 32922 Am enclosing check for '79 membership. Co. K - 47h Inf. OBERT SOLHAUG Argyle, Minn. 56713. Dear Buddies, Ufda! Red ink, so here is a check for $5. Enjoy reading Ocofoil. No oo many names ring a bell. Was wondering if Red Thompson was 1s Sg. of K Co.? I joined K Co. from Camp Wheler Ga. jus before going o Safi Africa. Would like o hear from Joe Yaskanish Jeep driver also Dick Pesel cook. Am going o ry for he reunion in Fla. Take CarE'. Co. G - 39h Inf. BOB SMITH 134 Roger Avenue Bellevue, Ohio 44811 As a former P.O.W. myself, Huergon Forres, I have jus been informed ha he Sae of Ohio is now issuing free license plaes o former P.O.W's. Since here may be some assoc. members who are residens of Ohio and don' know abou his laes P.O.W. law here how abou prining his noice in he nex Odofoil. Hope o see you in F. Lauderdale in July. Can. Co., 47h Inf. LEONARD KUPKOWSKI 27 N. Gazelle Sree Dunkirk, N.Y. 14048 Enclosed find money ordfer for $50.00 for life membership. Don' know why I didn' do his before. Sorry o say we won' make he reunion his year bu say hello o he gang for me and my wife, especially Szymanski cannoneers of he 47h. Hope nex year i is a lile closer o home.
Co. F-47h RUD S. HOFFMAN R.D. 2, Box 47 Waerloo, New York 13165 I am enclosing my dues for his year. I has been nice o read wha some of he oher fellows had o say abou he reunion in Philadelphia. I was absoluely amazing wha Hopkins was able o do o ge he urnou from former Co. F men. I always seemed o me ha F: Company was a very close kni group. I hink a good amoun of he credi goes o Tony Repei. When you ake agroup of men away from heir homes and from everyhing ha is dear o hem wha can you give hem o make up for all hey have los. Believe i or no good food and fair reamen fill an awful lo of ha void. I remember he firs Xmas ha we were away from home in Safi, French Moracco, Tony spen days planning and rying o find exra food for ha dinner. I saw ears in some eyes as I helped serve i. And when we were making he forced march across Norh Africa and food was so shor ha' everyone would figh for i Tony made sure ha wha we had was divided so ha each man go his share. He never ae anyhing himself unil afer everyone else was fed. He and I experimened wih Briish hard ack crackers ha were being hrown away unil we were able o come up wih a way o make a cereal ha was eaable and filled a good many empy somachs. Yes, i was so good o be a par of ha again a Philly. I was so nice o see all of hose who aended, bu i was also a lile sad o wonder wha has become of so many ohers ha I have los rack of, guys ha worked wih Tony and I, Frankie Gallo, Ted Sou, Lamiis, Adam, Goon Moore, Sarzic, so many more. Everyone ha I alked o had a name. The answer was always he same, "I don' know wha became of him." I hope ha wherever hey are ha hey oo sill remember F Company and are sill proud ha hey were a par of i. By. A. 60h F.A, Bn. WALT QUIGLEY P.O. Box 1094 Lake Elsinore, Calif. 92330 Received he Ocofoil las week & noiced my address in "red". Enclosed is my '79 dues.. Spring has finally "sprung" here in Calif., which has us up o our elbows, sprucing up flowers, & preparing a vegeable garden. We have o oss a coin o see who will read he Ocofoil firs each ime i arrives. My wife enjoys i as much as I do. Hope o be able o make he Fla. reunion. Can. Co. 47h In. JAMES P. MAC MANNUS 710 No. 18h S. No. 108 Billings, Mon. 59101 Here are my dues. Please change my aparmen no. from 310 o 108 as I may no ge he Ocofoil one of hese days. Say hello o all he members of he Div. for me. M.P. Hqr. JOHN T. WEBER 46 Broomfield Sree Wollason, Mass. 02170 A 35h reunion in Cherbourg sounds like a fanasic idea! I'll ell he old man o ge "he lead ou" if ha happens. (Audrey Weber) Div. Hq. HAROLD A. OTT 24A Salem Drive Whiing, N.J. 08759 Sorry for delay in submiing my annual dues. Now residing exacly midway beween New York and Philadelphia - guess my allegiance mus be o he Division. Too far for eiher Phila. or N.Y. meeing. My regards o Jim Hayes new 1s V.P. in N.Y. Bes o you, oo. 709 Ord. RAY KENNEDY 413 Sraon Lane Pgh. Pa. 15206 Thanks for doing my hinking for me and reminding me ha my dues are. overdue. A message o all he men in he 709h L.M. Ordinance. Hello o all you guys. Co. B 60h Inf. NICHOLAS CIECI 18920 N.W. 18 C. Miami, Fla. 33056 Thanks for he informaion on he Reunion and he Ocofoil. Hope o see you and he "Gang" a he reunion. I sen copies of your papers o my buddy Ferguson, so you should be hearing from him also. Co. M. 39h In. ARTHUR C. CLARK 16 Zuegel C. Bergenfield, N.J. 07621 Enclosed find checks for hree years and a donaion o he scholarship fund. I enjoyed he las Ocofoil, especially Tony Carmeci's leer. I have since spoken wih Tony and old him ha we have changed our minds abou moving o Florida. Tony and I are planning a small reunion of M. Co. during he second weekend in Augus. We're looking forward o seeing Jimmy Shaw, Nick Asperger, Andy Wolchok Camp and anyone else from M. Co. who may care o aend. Jus call (201) 385-7794 for deails. 3rd Bn. 60h WALLACE B. HAWKINS 318 S. 13h Avenue Haiesburg, Miss. 39401 You will find a money order for 3year dues and wo copies of 60h In. Hisory. Hope o make he Reunion in For Lauderdale, Fla. I hope ha some of he men of he 3rd Bn. 60h In. Med. De. can make he reunion in Florida his year. Do you have any record of pas membership of he following: Waler J. Murphy, George W. Billenger, Wilford G. Michell, Dr. Marvin V. Klinger,. He was Bn. Surgeon of 60h in Sep. 1944, when I was capured a Hoffman, Germany. I really enjoy he Ocofoil. Keep up he good work. Hope o see you in Florida in July. E. Co. 47h FRANK MANCINELLI 298 Union Avenue Irvingon, N.J. 07111 Enclosed find a check for my dues for 3 years. I really enjoy reading he Ocofoil, especially he leers sen in from he boys. Every once in awhile I come across a leer from one of he oldimers. Be a parof he reunion and remember your buddies hrough he Reunion Journal. THE OCTOFO'L F. Co. 47h In. ED ("HOPPY") HOPKINS 110 Hollywood Avenue Meuchen, N.J. 08840 Here i is he Ides of March and I am making' my announcemen o former F Company members abou he esablishmen of our CP a For Lauderdale in July a he Reunion. Las year's CP was such a success, and I received so many requess ha we coninue his every year ha I jus had o send his noe. For hose of you who w~re no a he Philadelphia Reunion las year I'll ell you wha we did. F. Company, 47h Infanry rened our own suie of rooms, socked i wih a supply of booze, and enjoyed one anoher's company in beween he regular fesiviies. I was grea! Tweny-five guys showed up, mos wih heir lovely wives, and rehashed old and curren imes. I was a place o go when you waned o be wih he guys you knew and who personally shared your mess, your recreaion, your grief during he ough years. One and all old me o do i again nex year. The cos was shared by all by sending me a en dollar donaion. This year i will be he same. I'm asking for a en dollar donaion - more if you'd like as he en dollars didn' quie make i las year. Everyhing is spen on he suie and refreshmens. Las year some people gave me exra money and some conribued exra liquor, beer and goodies. Regardless, as soon as I receive one hundred fify dollars I will make he reservaion for he rooms. This year in addiion o hose we had las year we expec o have wo of our old company commanders here, Frank Smih and Oo Geyer. So sar ha money coming my way. All monies will be accouned for. If for some reason I don' receive enough, o make he reservaion, I'll refund your money, bu I ruly do no aexpec his o happen. Two or hl~e weeks afer his leer appears in he press. I'll be sending ou personal leers o all whose address I have. So. I'd appreciae i if you'd send me he check when you see his in he Ocofoil. You'd be saving me a samp. I have a number of addresses, bu I can use more. If any of you have addresses of former F Company men please send hem o me now. I don' know if I ever hanked you for he ciaion you gave me during he banque. Believe me, Dan, I was ruly moved. Bu one doesn' look for exra rewards for doing somehing haone enjoys so much;. I was grea o be in ouch wih all hose grea guys again - even hose who couldn' make i bu sen along heir warm regards and a financial conribuion o he fesiviies. I'm alking a bou people like Frank Smih and Oo Geyer, Pop Zucker and Ernie Templeon.. Ernie passed way lae las year, bu he was so happy o send along a check so we could have a drink on him. As for he Smih, Geyer, Zucker riumvirae, we expec o have ha drink wih hem his year. Dan, I'm looking forward o For Lauderdale in July. I was wondering if i wouldn' help hings if many of us sen a leer o he edior of oyr homeown newspaper elling hem abou our reunion. We would reach more people ha way. Take care of yourself JOHN J. CLOUSER 901 GRACELAND STREET DES PLAINES. ILLINOIS 60016 412 G'~eo'y AI~ Weehawken. N. J. 07011. CoK 39h Raymond J. Brugger, D.V.M. 4468 Rainbow Kansas Ciy, Kansas 66103 Here are my 1979 dues. As for my personal siuaion, I sill pracice Veerinary Medicine, and ravel wih my wife whenever I can. We jus reurned from Hawaii wo weeks ago. Las Ocober we spen wo weeks in Sicily. While here have been some grea changes in pars, he inerior is jus as mounainous and barren as i was in 1943. I ook a few picures, bu hose of he Cerami Troina area urned ou o be prey drab and unineresing. I also have a few views of Cefalu and he Norman cahedral herin. Agrigeno and Caselverano, being seled originally by ancien Greeks, have some well preserved emples. In my previous visi o Sicily. he our didn' include ha ype of sighseeing. Bes wishes for he curren year. Co K 39h In. PETER JANUS 1112 Gladys Ave. Pisburgh, Pa. 15216 I don' know how many years I have been a member bu if I waned o be a life ime member do I have o send you a check for Fify Dollars'? Can you please send me he address in he Sae of Washingon where I can wrie and find he name of my buddies. I enjoyed myself when you had your reunion in Pisburg years ago. Regards o all. 7090rd. Co. ROBERT L. SPENCER 37 VVaer Sree Wellsboro. Pa. 16901 Jus a line - along wih my lae dues. I'll pay hem for hree years hen I'll only be lae a hird of he ime. Afer hiry four years I sill hear from T. Grasbesky, S. Gorman, T. Bruno, L. Blysone. R. Kennedy, J. Kawalski, A. Mungi, ha in iself shows he 9h was full of grea guys. Having been and sill am he Adj for our legion Pos 84, for he las weny years, I can 'appreciae he ime and effor you have pu in o keep he associaion going. Commanders come and go, bu he good old secreary is he bag in he gear ha keeps he wheels going. Good luck. JOHN P. FARSON 716 Powdermill Ln. Philadelphia, Pa. 19151 I doesn' seem possible ha anoher hree years has gone by, so here are my dues for anoher hree years. Hope o see you and a grea many more in For Lauderdale in July. Bes regards o all. Wben was he las ime you wroe a leer o our Mall Call Column? Publicaion No. 402820 Co. L 47h In. Servo Co GEORGE MERZ 69 W. Francis Sree Iselin, N.J. 08830 Jeez! When I saw he red ink on mv Ocofoil I could have kicked myself. All hese years and I go o make a boo-boo like ha. Guess because he age is caching up. By he way Dan baby, he line is geing very hin. So a hree year renewal will keep me going. I also hae myself for no keeping in ouch wih Bill Muldoon. This guy is one of he bes and he ook care of me like a duch uncle. I do hope he ann his family are in he very bes of healh. My gang are domg well - he hmey (Rosemarie l ha gave me seven kids sill plugs along I'd do i all over again Thank God we sopped in England for awhile. Up o his wrimg w(' have 10 grandkids hus far. Two of he seven haven' goen hiched ye! Sure wish you an,j vow' famly he very bes,l goo~ luck and healh DamJ' ; Keep he faih kid. "The ROCK' P.S. All he bes o all my pals :mh In. VINCENT F. QUARTUCCHI 1911 N.E. 46h S. For Lauderdale, Fla. 33308 Enclosed dues for year. Take noe of change on applicaion for he iem Infanry hisory 39h. Righ afer war, here was a book published, on he hisory of he 9h Infanry Div., in World War II. If i is possible please advise if i sill is available or forward deails. I live in For Lauderdale, and will aend he reunion. Is here any addiional informaion I may need o be admied o his reudion. Co. E. 39h Inf. WILLY GOLDSMITH 7848 Maynard Ave. Canoga Park, Calif. 91304 I hope his leer finds you and yours in good healh. I has bepn a long ime since I ha ve conaced you and has been en years since I have been o a reunion. I have been home (N.Y.) several imes in he pas 10 years. This year I plan o visi around he reunion daes hen make he riangle o F. Lauderdale. I will be making he rip alone as my wife Judy will be a he peak of her work season (she is a ravel agen) and canno ge away ha ime of he year. I am sure here mus be oher members who are in he same boa, if you do ge any reques of one who wishes o share a hoel room, please le me know. If all goes well.i'll see you a he reunion. 3rd Bn. Hq. Co. 47h In. HARRY C. KISH 82 Duncan Avenue Pisburgh, Pa. 15205 Enclosed is a check for hree years dues. I haven' aended a reunion since 1949 when i was held in Pisburgh. I am hoping o aend he reunion in F. Lauderdale in July. I would like o hear from he guys from Hq. Co. especially ha Gung Ho bunch from he A & P Plaoon. (Please urn o Page 4)