o O o24TH INFANTRY DIVISION ASSOCIATION

VOL.XX NUMBER 7

r966- 1967

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Col. KERMIT B. and frenc BLANEY havesettled down at 4126 0lymplc, Columbus,Ga.

Bob ls ln hts flrst year in LakeForest CoIIege with a fine record.Susan flnishes hlgh school thls yearand she ls a busy senlor. Hcr actlvltlesinclude belng edltor of the yearbook,and secretary of the senlor class. Sheis a menber of the bt-clty hlgh schoolstudent councll, secretary of Civl.nettesand actlve tn Alpha Trl Hl. Irenedevotes a naJor portlon of her time andlnterest to her slxth grade ln FalthSchool at Benning. She also spent abusy summer because she taught suomcrschool for six weeks rnd, in lateAugust, she hrd a thyroid operatlonwhich lnvolved the renoval 6f a fewnodules. Hope yourrc all recovered,Irene. Kernit cnded up his Arny Careeras C.0. of the Conbat DevelopneitsConmand Infantry Agency, Fort Bennlng,where he retlred 30 Nov. This caused'the Blaneys to make a declslon onhouslng that round-up being a beauttfulranch style brlck hone on a corner lotin Shenandoah Forrest 1n CoIunbus.Kernlt ts lnvolved i,n hls own affalrsslnce he designed a pillow for Susanto slecp on rhlle wearing hcr curlers.It began as a one-tine proJcct butended up as an iten that is patented -has the tradename trGlaoour ConfortPlllowtr. It's belng produced inquantlty and sold, at the prcsent tlne,through,stores wlthln a radlus of fLftynlles of Coluobus. Kerolt also bccaoefurther lnvol,ved by cstabllshlngNovelty Plllors, Inc. 1n order to sellthe plllows.

DldJa See?: DICK LAWSON asks lf wehave been lteeplng up wlth the namechanges In New Gulnea. Dutch New Gulneals now West lrlan, Hotlandta ls novSukarnapura. Hov do you ltke that?We I I I wager that rrTanemarah Baytr st I I Ils Just that. thanx, Dlck, over thereat l0l,r N. Wt ll Scarlet Lane, Wl lltams-burg, Va.

llarllynn, lovely daughter of Prexyand Mrs. GERALD R. STEVENSON of 168 E.Ccnter, WheeIlng, Ill., becane the brldcof Anthony Charles Dahner tn February.From all rcports, lt was a lovclyweddlng.

Thanx JIM McGAFFIGAN: For sendlng lnyour dues. Jlm t s (Gl9th t.!+3-tl+5), outof 22 Emerson, Needham, Mass. Jlm hasasked about trthat hlstory of yoursn.

Next Tuesday 1s American Indian Day.Take a Chlppewa to lunch.

Sent ln by Virqinla CASCONE rcrethese two photos from Hawall days. The

first shows STEVE SCALLIONE and thesecond shows GUS on the right and ALJUNBLENT on the left. Gus and Vtrglnia11ve at 140 N. Boulevard, SalisburyrMass

KiIled in a mining accldent inHurri c ane, Ut ah : GARTH M. IIARTLEY ofthe 21 st .

Former N.Y. Mayor Wager gets $19331per annum pension. Leave it to thepolitlcians to take care of themselves.And this is only a sampllng of theseslow and imperceptible mounting costswhich you and we are paylng for.

Moved are BOB and Rose JONESt11!-tl18) and thetr J. Now ttsRomeo Plank Rd., Romeo, Mlch.reports that the Ralnbow (l+znd)Assoc. }l.as 5767 nembers.

(H 34th6 3980BobDlv.

FRED D. KLTNGBATL ( 19 s 2l B/40-12h''ot ?17 Llnwood, Park Rldge, StevensPolnt, Wls., wrltes that we ought toconslder a conventlon durlng the urlntermonths frfor at least one yeirn toaccomnodate those who cantt make lt lnAugust. Fred has a palnt store and,understandablyr August ls out.

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Don'l Miss The Best Reunion Yet...

Send Your Reservotion TodoY!

gathers for hours of congenial get-togethers in our two famous cocktail lounges -the unique Isle of Capri, iust off the Pompeian Room'

andthepopularTavernTapwithitsEnglishpubatmosphere,locatedofflobby.

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Mallnan GERALD A. LYNCH: GerrY wasrinolno doorbelle and flnally ranglrri-oni of PAT CIANGI. Result, Gerryrsi;: Hers E and Sv. of the Glnlctr frooiotaq b t/46 and llves at 2906 w. 38thPIace, Chtcrgo. Ht, GerrY!

Mase. Irleober: Good words fron WARREN

McNAMRA (D 2f st). Warrcn and Shlrlcyarc ln real cstate and lnsuranccioeratlnq out of 871 Worcestcr Turnplke,wlrtestcv. Mass. Warren rentnde us thatthe tolsl'l/s otv. Aesoc. llkewisecharges $5.00 Per .nnun for dues and;;;;;;-a' llfe inenbershiP for $roo'ooae do we.

col. ALMoN rrwhitey'r MANLoVE' retired,1s at 605 Isttngton, JopIln, Mo' Whlteysends us a coPy'of a recent lctter toItlal . Gen. RoDEilicK WETHERILL, the presentnii. c.g. Nice to hear froo you, whltey'

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LlJx.'J'lli;il,T",#',ffi:'.:H"1:,;;n*' "tgls"PERRY and Elll wrtDER (AT 34th A/Ct-

LO/45) of 919 0xf ord, Vtlaukcsha, WI".,have oaid up. Dontt know whcrc theYgct thelr lirfo, but they tclt ue thati2th Arntd. Dlv. Assoc. strength ls at671 and l6th . Aro I d.r g . As s oc . ls 421strong.

Asks JOHN ilWlnkyrr WINGERTSIIAN: rtl{hen

lre nv next dues due?rr We answer:ttAuquit of 166, utllnkyrr . Hc r s a Ginletfroi '42 to 145, rlvlng at RFD 2,Box 160, WllIlnantlc, Conn.

lrVhen You Thlnk Yourre Good, YourveQult Thinktng: Chlef W.0. ROBERT E.iuiiv,--iiii.c6., orr. 6 llth F 211e--2l2ri'now ln Vlitnan wlth 34th GrP., APO 96307,has Jolned. Chiefrs hooe ls outsideof B-ogton; returnlng ln Feb. He tlppedus of f to Sgt. ltaJ. J.C. WARD of 58thTrans. Bn. , APO 96307 and - Blngo - we

have another menbcr. Best wlshcs go outto you both.

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The Pick-Congress in Chicago. That'sthe scene of this yearts ideat vacation -the scene of this yearrs reunion.

From the tlme you arrive until themoment you Ieave, your days and nightswill be fi.Iled with pleasure, excitement,good fellowship.

Try us on Thursday evening when theChicago boys and girls play hosts andhostesses - and they know how to do it.All guests might wear Hawaiian dress, ifpossible. It'll be a gasser!

Friday evening, werre going ape withan authentic Hawaiian Luau. Yourll wantto wear your loudest shirt...your wife acomfortable Mau Mau..,as you relax to thesounds of Polynesian music, hula dancersln the shadow of Diamond Head. Donttforget all those exotic Polynesian dishesand....through it aII, the good fellowshipof the men who stood shoulder to shoulderwith you at Hollandia, Leyte, Corregidorand Taegon.

For our entertainment, we will featurettThe Hula Adorabl estr, rrLehuanani, Lani,Ginger, Blossom and Hibiscustt, Chicagorsown rrDanny Ri orr , and rrJoe Morrey and HisBandrr, Therers enough to make EdSullivanrs mouth water.

Saturday evening will be one of theConvention hi ghlights.

You'11 start off as a guest of theAssoc., at a plush cocktail party in theBelmont Room, then to the Pick-Congresslluxurious banquet hall. for the grandReunion banquet - the high spot of theentire Reunion. Here youtll join withyour fellow Taro Leafers in a salute toour departed comrades. No need to tetlyou about the superb Banquet - by banquettime, yourlI know all there is to knowabout the hotelrs famous culsine. Maj.Gen.CHET DAHLEN wiII be the speaker of theevening.

After the banguet, there'Il be dancingto the muslc of Joe Morrey and his band -I til dawn.

Sunday morning wiIl be set aside forthose many things you want to do...church. , . a final fling at one of the hoteltsactivities. . .or a last bull session withyour oId buddies and their families.

Then therers brunch and before youknow it the nostalgic farewells as youleave for homes across the country.

TED T0BEN hadin the Dec. 7thAdvance:

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Hls opponent wasahead in the point-countwhen the planes soareddown like metalliceagles.

room hut to finishthe night before.

A quarter-centurylater, Theodore Toben ofPleasant PIains wouldreminisce about a gin-rummy game conducted atScofield Barracks nearPearl Harbor.

0n that Sunday rnorningof Dec .7 ,L94L, Pfc.Toben,26, and a fellow cook,Pfc. WALTER SCHERER,nowof Syracuse, had fin-lshed making breakfastfor the men and retiredto a confortable one-a game of rummy started

The two cooks shuffled the cards forthe hand that would decide the outcomeof the game.

Suddenly the roar of a divlng planewas heard. Toben and Scherer paid noattention. This was nothlng unusual.

Toben melded three queens and drewanother card. He dld not know thatScherer needed only a 5-spot to Iay downhis entire hand, shout rrRumny!tr and claimthe spol1s.

Just as Scherer was reaching for a card,a ripping rat-tat-tat-tat cut through theIeaden morning air. A machine gun buIletslashed through the roof, plowlng throughthe score card and sending cards flying.

Then it drilled through the inch-thlck card playing table to hit the floorand rlchochet off Tobenrs wa11 locker.ItCryi n I ou t l oud ! rr shout ed Sc herer a she picked himself from the floor. rrThosef Iyers of ours are getting damn careless !'r.

The cooks rushed outside and came face-to-face with a Japanese plane which bankedlike a soaring goose and circled roundthe quadrangle, flacking it with a fusil-lade of bullets.

rrWe ran to a hut t', Toben says, tttopick up our equipment, even though we hadno orders. We got our packs ready.rThe planes returned. Some cut up thefie1d, but we knocked down a few.rr

Tobenrs first feeling was intenseexcitement. It took 24 hours to realize

And no did declare trRummy!tt

It hurts to rePort the death ofIovelv Doris OEDER, wife of CARL,(724 'Ord. 2/44-5/46) . Livins inGuayaquil, Ecuador, Carl had broughtDoris home to New Orleans for her lastdays. Our sYmPathies go out to You,Carl,

LOUIS B. and LiIIian PETTEY (Hq'Co.7/49-9/45) of IItI S. V,rashington,Alexandria, Va. write, asking ifCHARLIE STANCIL still sports a cigar.He does, Lou. Lou and Charlie had "manya good moment in Brisbanerr. lVerreteiting Charlie know you stlll remember,Lou.

He Who Laughs Last Probably Intendedto Telt the StorY Himself: JIM andLouise PAFFHAUSEN weren't satisfied insending in dues AND an extra donation.They founcl the urge to send us a fewnames of buddies. One was GEORGE

AIROLDI, 958 Prospect, Fairview, Mass.Jim and George meet when Jim comes onto visi t Mass. Mutual Life Insurancehere in our home town. WhY donrt Youdrop in on us, Jim? Yourre right aroundthe corner when you are at what we herecall'rMass Mutttr. Jim and Louise areDiv.Arty. and live under the roof of4832 Northcott, Downers Grove' I1l.

Hawail, sez he saw a big sign on Route9I readingrrKeep America Beautiful -Get e Halicut".' PauI is a dentist andtells us that there are so many electrictoothbrushes around today that he blamesthe cavitles hets finding on weakbatteries.

Herers Lt.Col.ERNIE VIENNEAU(Ieft) who isretirlng asPrexy of theMass. Dept. ofthe ReserveOfficers Associa-tlon. ThatrsMass. GovernorJohn A. Volpesitting.

PAUL YOUNG(Igth), of l2 N.Klng, Honolulu,

Florence CAIN send us thlsbowltng lanes tn Ptttsfield,

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PAUL andone of thelr

It Seems That At Each Reunion,Proper Finesse Is to C1aim, ThatChange in the Kids is Astounding'Adults I.ook ExactlY the Same: ExLt. Col. E.L. PETTY (K & M 21st I

is now Presidio of 5an Francisco,

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Good word in f rom Col. IviAX PITNEYmarked trretired'r. Apparently yourrewith "Administrationrtat the Univ. ofKansas li'ledical Center in Kansas City,Kans. Is that right Max? Excuse usfor not answering, Max; canrt get tothem a1 I and admittedly we concentrateon the "Potential memberst''

We Saw Thls: A neatlY-lettered stqnon a door in a federaL building lnWashington read trGeneral ServicesAdminiitration, Region 3, PubIlcBuilding Service, Building ManagementDlvislon, Uttlity Room, Custodlal"'Wanna know what it was? We dld so we

peeked. It was a broom closet.

Joined: CoI. MORRIS J. NAUDTS (Igth7/5O-7/5L) who is with USNRTC Hqs.,Maine Sector, XIII US ArmY CorPs,Plckett St., S. PortIand, Me.

Spring - I/'/hen Fishermen Get ThatFaraway Lake In Their Eyes: JOE P0TAMI(C 2tst 3,/44-3/46), ot 235 Hamilton,Harrisburg , Pa , , recent IY Paid dues .

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tl1. Looks ftrst class, Paul and Flo.These good folks wlll be wlth us lnChlcago ln August.

On the Prowl For Buddles: BOB JOHNSTON(E 2lst t2/39-7/45), of 598 Turnptke,Stoughton, Mass., ls anxlous to hearfrom CALVIN SCRUGGS, DOMINIC ARONNA, andBRUCE FAIRCLOTH, all of Easy of theGtmlets. Bob also alerts us to the factthat BERTRAM KENDVICK, ( I lth Fl , of lJ2Belatr, Brockton, Mass., wants to Jotn.When we told Bob that our Assoclatlonmembershlp had dropped from about 1500to about 1100, he asked nHow come?ttWe dropped Just about !00, Bobi the bumsstmply werentt paylng thelr dues.

West PointWARNER (r ZtstLs now at 6724

Dues in from DON(21st), L2L5 Marshaltown, fowa.

Reupped: ANTHONY and JosephlneMICHNO, (A f9th t45-146), of 20141River Oaks, Dearborn Hts., Mich. Tonysuggests thls: if your heavy furniturels making deep dent narks in yourcarpetlng, place a damp cloth over thedent and press with a falrly hot ironto raise the nap - then finlsh with agentle brushing from a stiff brush..Thanks Tony; wetve been tipped off thatthe Ladles Home Journal is sweating outthts kind of competition.

r50; Lt.Col. V0LNEY F.6 Div.Hq. r50-'51),Danforth, McLean, Va.

As Restless As a Windshield Wiper:Mildred PURCELL, widow of beloved JIM,remembers us with cards and letterswhenever she is in Europe, Caribbean,Florida, Texas, or wherLver else hertravels take her to. For real address,she likes 98 Iris Ave., FloraI park,N.y.

0f All the Skills A Girl ShouId Know,the First is How to Knot a Beau: SIDNETand_Ruth PLOTKIN, (A t:th F r49-r50),of 5455_N. Sawyer, Chicago, Ill., write:"Enjgy Taro Leaf. Keep up the goodwork't. For these sweei wtrds, 6urthanks. To Sid and Ruthey and you all,we report that one of the hardeit iobso.f

. tlre. editorship is trying to decidelvnrcn rtems to use. No matter whichwe choose, werre bound to hurt others.

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Hubba Hubba Those ZIps, please:ED POMEROY thoughtfully-oblioes rus withhis Zip Code. We need rem, iou i.norn.hi s Zip Code . We need- ' em, iou i.norr.The P.0. is refusing to deliver our type

RAY and Queta FOUKE nade it to Italy,Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Franteln September wlth the Chtcago Counsilon Foreign Relatlons. Our iynpathies,Queta, for the loss of your [{other.

LEE CRUCIUS (A 24 Med. 143-146) would1i!" lny of these to contact trim it.5-?Iq N. 51st, Iriilwaukee, Wis. I - -yM5MrgER, _LARKiN, aEN Gooo,IrIyIry FREEMAN,-ED-BArLEy; -wiisor,r,,,!irER PARRTSH, Lr. 'zEruffiY ;.CAPT. PIERRE-:--TEE u you have it,gang,-.=--

, -^Ey"lyl FERRARO, gooct wi fe of RALpH(oJrd f.. ) sends us a long Iist of RaIph,sold buddies. EveIyn and -Ral|h aie at164 Va11ey, Montclair, N.J,'i-"iof,,"a.printer. They have 3 _ Emify ?iO),Virgini a (12 ) ana nalph Jr;- i8i . 'rr"ryn

tells us that Ralph his put " SO_F""texf,ensi.on cord on the telephone. Nowthat the weatherrs nice, he wants thekids to stay outdoors more.

of mail unless we Zip ,em in. If itdoesn't yet gppear iir your mailing label,1f, means we havenrt yet received it{t9I.y9u. ED PoMERoV, (A 2rst s/sr-5/52) Ls at 72 Cook, Lawrenceburg, Ind.AfMru,

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Pick-CongressA cordial welcome awaits yourconvention and meeting groups atthe Pick-Congress, where you willfind all facilities and serviees gearedto your special requirements.Here, indeed, is a world of flne,new accommodations, personalservices and courteous attention toyour every wish-in keeping withthe Albert Pick family traditionof over a century of hospitality.

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Now With Us: We have an alrcraftmechanic on our rolls tn CIIARLT0N C'FRANKLIN of C and Sv. of the l3th F'('4I-'45). Charltonrs at 503 Rosewood,San Antonio, Tex. He retired from theAir Force ln r64 as a M/Sgt. He remlndsus that we need ZIP Codes ln order toget our mail through. If we havenrtised 1t on your IabeI itfs because ttwe

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BILL BEAUDRY(Sv. I3th F),of 2L Coburn,Lewiston, Maineis now in. Inhis 2lst yearas a postalcIerk, BilIte1ls us thatSen.William B.Spong (D-Va) isintroducing abill to stop the pilfering of Americanmusic in Hong Kong by extendlng theprovisions of the copyright Iaw. Sens.Hiram Fong (R-Hawail) and Russell Long(D-La. ) are co-sPonsors of the bill'the former because Hawaii is nearest toHong Kong and the latter because New0rleans is the home of jazz. Theyrregoing to call it the Long-Fong-SpongHong Kong Song BtIl. Thanks BlIlBeaudry,

MIKE GAMBALE (724 Ord. |42-t45) of6807 Woodland, Philadelphia, Pa. likedour ttmagic lipsrr on TL cover #4.Sorry to learn that your Mother haspassed away, Mike. Know that You areone of I2 - aIl livlng. Glad yourIImake it to Chlcago in August.

Dues in from HEINZ and Rhode GRATZ(G 2ist ) of f2f2f S.Racine, Chicago,Ill.promising to see us in August, thatperiod sez Heinzrrbetween the silvermorning of the spring and the crlmsonsunset of the fallrr. Didn't know youhad it in you, Heinz.

Joined: CMRLES P. GRIMES (CommoSect., Hq.Co.,2Ist Inf. t51-t5l) hasjoined . Charleyts at I 73 BrooksideDrive, Elberton, Ga. and is with GrimesBros. Granite Co. Welcome aboard,Charley. Do you remember when baseballplayers "h"r"d "t ho*" in.t"ad of on TV?

HERB GRISINGHER reports that he hasretired and 1s concentrating on buildingup his golf game in order to take onSTAN NELSON.

Futl Report: Long word ln fron A.J.rrTonytr TiRRI readlng ln part: rrlt was areal thrtll to recelve all of the addresses'one of whlch was COL. BILL JENNA whom Idrooped ln to see at Coral Gables. Heoreeted me wlth rfGreat Balls of Flre, Itmfr"ppy to see youltr. He and hls lovelvwlfe look as young as ever Last MaY,Marle and I had AL VESPO, NICX FUSSIELLO,LOUIS SANTORO and BOB PERE, and thelrrespectlve wlves for a dlnner and bullsesslon. They dldnrt leave unttl 5 a.m.!Had a grand tlme.tr Catch Tony (I and Sv.Co . of the ll+th ) al 23 Wood I and Rd . ,Valley Stream, New York. Tony, by the wav,asks lf the HARRY F. DAVIS, mentloned lnrDeclston at Leyterr, ls the one he knows.Anyone know where HarrY ls?

We caught a coPY of ilElizabethTaylor" by Elizabeth Taylor. She admitsto being very shY; maYbe thatrs thereason we hear so little about her.Roddy McDoweII, she wrote, is rrjustabout my oldest friend - and really theoerfect friendrr. 0f brother Howard'irrote she: ttHets my best friend of al1rr.0f Michael Wllding: r?Hets just one ofthe people dearest to me ln the wholeworldrr.' Of Montgomery CIift: ilHe hasbeen practically my dearest friend't.We concluded that Llz is very friendlyand slammed the book shut.

Our Peruvian Contact RePorts In:Seems that one of our Peace Corps boys,assigned to Peru, has uPheld U.S.prestige by guzzling a Peruvlan adver-sary under the table when challenged toa drinking match. If such 1s a criterionof Peace Corps accomplishment, why donrtwe do our recruiting for PC replacementsalong ort "t*ry].]_

Some young men who are opposed to theVletnam war because they belleve tt tobe tllegal, lmmoral and unJust. Nonethe'less, they suggest they would be wllllngto flght for their country, but not lnthls war. To them we say itSorry, butthts is the only war wefve got.tt.

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A night rewrite man on the now-defunctN.Y. HeraId Tribune told us, years ago,that, as peopl.e grow oIder. they tend moreand more to turn first to the obituaries,knowing that, wi.th growing frequency,they will read of the death of a contem-porary. Although we were relatively youngat the time, we have been doing it eversince.

These days, with the first swallow ofstrong coffee jarring us into a full con-ciousness, we open our morning paper.

One day, the first thing we saw^was aheadline: ?rCol . GEORGE KREIGH M00DY,Retired Army 0fficer, Deadrr.

We stop to think. We begin to recall.We first renember George, or Kreigh as

his intimates best knew him, as toweringabove so many others in the Division. Weknew him on the island of Kyushu in thedays of '47 and ,48. We remember too thatthe happy associations of those occupatlondays didnrt end with departure from Nippon;they carried on.

We remember Kreigh, and happy family,in Boston where he was PMSET at BostonUnlversity. llle remember that same wonder-fu1 family as our house guests here athome, We remember the correspondence,those little ties that bind, that helpyou never quite to lose full touch withones you admire and respect and love.

In the world of army, some friendshipstend to be casual, short lived, but yetpermanent. We hear about one another,and when we meet, we are met with an easyintlmacy. Sometimes we work together andthen we separate, sometimes forever, butsomehow never again apart.

We read again the last line of hisobituary: rrCol. Moody Ieaves as survivors,his wife, Anne, and his chitdren, Stephen,Sue Anne, Carolyn and Philip'r.

Accurate, but not guite true. Kreighleaves many survivors: those of us whosepaths crossed his, and above all, thethousands of Division who served wlth him.They all remember. We remember partlcu-larly as when, in the darkest hour of ourIife, the Ioyalty and love of George -and Anne - Moody, shone through as abeacon. To Anne and her precious four gothe heartfelt condolences of every manwho ever stood shoulder with George KreighMoody and wearing the Taro Leaf. Andherers to George, rt11 we meet again -aloha!

Knox Agaln:(Ga.). has moved(ltth F E A2tstBarbara now ZlpFt. Knox.

Back to Knox from SteuartCapt. LEON DAVENPORT

r l+5- r 50 ) . Dave andat 5551 F. Folger St.,

Welcome to newly Jolned ERNEST W. DERR( l3th F r42-tla!) of Box 179, Btrdsboro,Pa. Ernle runs a servlce statlon, andtells us that once upon a tlme when yousald your battery was dead you meantyouf car - not your toothbrush.

LAURENCE and6/42 - Lo/45), oColo. , whereLarry ls adalry farmcr,have son GIenn15, daughterSharon 24, sonDavid 19 andorandson Roberti*. Larryfarms 60 acresand has 64 cows.In the photo,we show farmerLarry and sonGr"L__

Hl ckhamFleldrs Dlrectorof ChrlstianEducation, Rev.HERBERT J.EGGLESTON (CEB,34th ' 43-t 45)writes that he

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hear of us. After he teft the 34th, hebecame a mlnlster serving ln Hawaituntil 165 when he took the job atHlckham. Herb, wife Genevieve, andchlldren, Donald, Edward and Steven areat 1609 Hoopal Pl., Pearl Clty, Hawail.He meets all the alr evac fltghts outof V. Havlng been rrlnf.il - wounded -and an award reclpient, he flnds lt easyto establlsh a rapport with thesefellows during their brief stop-overs.Sez Herb: rrThls is one of the mostmeaningful experiences I have ever hadrr.Werre proud of you Herb.

Joined: VERNON and Kathleen HENSIEK,(I rgth 142-146), of Nashville, Kans.They, along wlth chlldren, CaroI,Steven, Beverly, Audrey, Douglas andDeanna, operete a graln and Iivestockand a mail order house for trappersrsuppIles. Any trappers ln the club?Vernonrs ready.

llenber Lt.Col. ARCH ROBERTS hasflled a new suit to collrct nore than$30,000.00 in back pay, legal expensesand other beneflts. Relleved frooduty ln r62 after uraklng a controverslalspeech before the DAR, Arch ron hlsf1ght for relnstatenent through a r65dcclslon of the U.S. Court of Appeals.He was restored to duty ln Aug. of 165and retlred the follorlng 0ctober.Arch nor contcnds that the D/A has notconplted wlth the r65 dcclslon.

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G"t Thts Address Stralqht If You Dare;JOHN D! PETERSoN, (lrd En!. 3l+3-9/4il,of 404t t{est North St., ln East Pales-tlne, Ohlo. John0lc, we hope you and Vlcan meke Chtcago wlth us next August.

flrt/L,/rk, /k t/o m/Uerrr,r*Permanent Change of Statlon: BOB

and Mavls PERE havc left the I.IYC PollceDept. and moved to Hawall. They stayedat the Watklkt Grand for a few days untllthey found an apartment Just across thecanal al 221+l Kaptolanl Road, Honolulu.Bob now starts to look for work.

Deceased: ALLEN CAIN, JR. of the555rh. Allen was a Korean PO\rl.

LEO @GOLATSE was on vacatlon lnHonolulu and called on Rlchard Lum. Theyklndly remernbered us wlth a card.

Great has been the demand for morerDear Sptke( so we have prevalled uponJAMES OTDONNELL to share r.rlth all of ussome of the correspondence whlch Is hts.He has sent us a bundle and we lncludeone here:DEAR SPIKE: As an old lrd Englneer, Iwonder. Tell me, ln the new dancecrazes, who leads? Does the boy sttlllead?

P.L., Company A.

A! In the new dancelead s; nobody fo I lows.

Sptke.

Newly remodeled and exquisitely decorated,

Pick-Congress guest rooms, suites, and dining rooms are

among the most beautiful in the nation.

KI f ust dreamed. I was classified 1-11."

Joined: HAROLD and Agnes CYRUS,(Hq.Div. 6/42-7/45'), of looI First Ave.,Grand Rapids, Minn., have just joined.They have 2: David, 20, and Mary, I9.Ha.L is business manager of a cI inic .

We welcome them in and pay tribute toHARRY SHOCK for Halrs address.

DEAR P.L., Companycrazes, everybody

T.J. BLooMER (Sv. 2Ist) Ieft theservice in r53 and went back into the autobusiness. Hets a Radio Operator opera-ting KH6DUZ, HB6DUL, KH6EXX and HB6EXX.His wife's call is KH6DUNI. If any of youhear him, give him a call. Is ready tohandle any-traff ic for Hawali and/or topass on to Vietnam.

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Words ln froo DON and Lavon ARNOLD (K21lo/st-ll/52). They, and chlldren JenntferRt. 2, Box I95, Bluefleld, Va. The pictureso ronderful that re couldntt reslst uslng

and 724 Ord.and Dawn are atxls - and ls -

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Reuppcd: HERBERT end Marlan YODER(Sv. 2Ist 4/43 to LO/45) of 7rl3 Marley,Charlotte, N.C., have reJoined afterfalllng by the wayside for a few years.

To 4th Div.: Lt.Cot. GE0RGE L.WILCOX has left Ft. Lewis, Wash. forthe 2nd Brigade of the 4th Inf. Div.,APO 96262, tFrisco. George tells aboutthe spinster who finally found herselfa husband. After seeing the plcture ofa man on a rrwantedtt poster, she offered$fOO.OO oore for him'than ihe governnentdtd.

CARL and Jeannc WINERIP have ordereda copy of Stanley Falkts rtDecislon'atLeyterr. $5.95 at your bookstore; wehavc coples for $:.s2. Still a icw leftCarlrs a 3rd Bn., lgth man (7/44-5/451and

- theyrre at 9 lilockorangc Lane,Levlttopn, Pa.

lttlants to hear fron G men of the 2lstKorea days does HARRY L. WITTMANuses 463 Barnes St., Keyser, W.Va.,

h!9 m91l 9rop. Harry stfnale thatGAUIIER- of R-t. 2, Boi 417, Frostburg,."y JolLW" "hrlf *, Harry.

Lost and Found: Mail addressed toLl.fe Menber STANLEY ZARKOWSKI (L 2t8/50-8/51) is betng returned. Our lastavailable address ls 62 Van Buren,Passalc, N.J. Anyone got any new leads?

\"Peraonllly, I go lo. lh. hoty .1..1 brldga,wllh lls hon0i .worl, hurfln! end pulllng-,,

Pald: HENRY and Antotnette MARINELLO(r9th i43-146), who reside at 9 w. ll5thSt., Chlcago, Il1. Hank tells us thatthe lOlst A/B Dlv.Assoc. ls hostlng 80of thslr Dutch frtends for a 2-wce[ stayhere in the U.S. next July. Sez Hank:rrlnagine ourselves hostinf 80 Fuzzy-ltluzzles out of Hollandla. That wouldset Chicagoans rlght back on thelrkecstersrr.

Naues: CLARENCE W. MERKLEY (52nd F.of R #2, Huntingburg, fnd., has eent ina lovely bunch of nanes and rddrcssesof buddtes.

B0B SPRAGINS has rctlrcd (as ofl2/3L/66) and ls now at 8204 D tt[Ilow-brook Circle SE, Huntsvllle, Ala. Bobis only 2 blocks away fron the golfcourse. Happy retlrcnent dazc, Bob.

ofwhorsBOBlild.

w. ZWICKER (Dlv.Hq. )FaIls Church, Va., lsResearch Analysis

Optomctrlst WALTER J. ST0PA, (K lgth142-145), out of 9 N. ilaln, Thonpsonvllle,Qonn., thlnks his blfocals arc fitttnghtn rcuz he dldntt know hc was lnarrclrs on ducs. Knor tny godd cye Den,Doc ?

LOU TACCHIIs youngcst boy - hc has 4,and I girl - had a close call. Seensthc boys rerc ptaylng hand ball and oneof those superballs flew back and hithlo ln the cye. Hers golng to makc itbut it was touch and go for a fer days.Werre glad for you, Lou. Lou andvickl (E 34th 5/43-8/45), of 6832Bradley, St. Louls, Irlo., have pald thelrdues.

If You Want A Place In The Sun,Expect A Lot Of Blisters: Noted the5th Inf.Div.Assoc. ts financial statementin a recent issue of trThe Red Diamondtt.They have total assets of $L227,42 asof the end of the year. We have a Iittlebetter than $IOOO.ilO in our checkingaccount and some $lO,O0O.0O in ourreserve account.

Maj.Gen. RALPHof 613l Beachway,a consultant wlthCorporatlon.

Leave It In: ANGELO and Margaret!0!!0r.of 14 Lyons, Scarsdate, ft.y.,tell the one about the stewardess wiropassed out chewlng gum to her passengers,explainlng: rrThis wllI keep yoirr earsfron popplng at the htgh aitituden. Whenthe.plane landed, one 6f the passengerssaid: 'rI'n meetlng my wtfe rliht away.How do I get the iun'out of n! iaiszi'

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Therers more than one STENGEL -therers ERWIN, for lnstance, of 3rd Eng.Bn. t44-145' who, wlth wife Mildred,and chlldrenCarol Sue andJona thon,Ilvcs at 503E.Clay,Collinsvllle,II1. Erwlnwent to rorkfor the GulfMoblle andOhto RR afterthe ftghttngand ls nowwith theEast St . LoulsTernlnal Dls-trict, whichlnspects carsand trallersfor the rall-roads servlngthe St. Loulsterminal. Areln Chlcago?

we golng to see you folks

Taro Leaf May Wtn Good HousekeePtngSeal: ROBERT and Eltzabeth PARNCUTT'(F 34 '44-t45), are aL 9202 F, Phtladel-phla, Pa. Eltzabeth has a uay of separa-tlng glasses when theyrre stuck together.Plaie them ln warn rrrater and pour coldwater lnto the lnner glass. Easy, wasnrtIt? Thanks, Llz.

Why l{ot?: Slnce wc say a herd ofcattle, a crowd of peoPle, a Pack ofwolvcs, a prlde of lions, etc., whlnot a squlrm of babtes, a hnnn ofdoctors, a hunch of horse players? andof course, we nust not forgct a threatof Ruaslane! We wtsh we had a heaP ofAARON H. RAPKINGTsl he tells us whenhe noves. Itrs ! nex addrcss for Aaron,the old Coooun. Off. of thc 34thDragonrs of IUW II days. Try hln now at1565 Vtrgtnia, Charleaton, W. Va.

Sohere of Influencc:( rstir 5/42-8/451, of 861Ariz., has reJolned our

H-Bomb, the Inventlon to End A11Inventions: Nowadays, lf You sec afather and son together, chances are thatthe one wlth the beard is the son. Sosez CIIARLES REYES, (I 2rst 4/49-5/5L1,of 2035 Watson, New York, N.Y. MlghtYpleased to see our Korea contingentgrowing in numbers, CharleY!

LEWIS and EveIyn RICHTIGER (I-34 fron144-145) ot 5720 N. Spaulding, Chlcago,II1., report that ttanyone renenberlngs/sst. LEEMAN CHAN, (I-34th) wilr besorrowed to learn that he passed awayabout a year ago; Chan was one of themost decorated men of the 34th; he wasmy platoon sergcant when I \as aplatoon leadertt.

ptf r"t"n""-gffi er and sumner :

In wlnter, the bare llmbs are on thetrees. This is the sentlment ofJOHN H. RTLEY, (L 34 3/44-LL/44), otRt. 1, Llttlestown, Pa., who has now

J oined .

What EIse Is New? WILLIAM ROBINSONasked trHow do you join?rr The rest wasSOP. Sez Robbte: nI had been receivtngJOE BERNATs (63rd) coples as he flnishedwith them. TheY brought back nanYoemories. Your artlcle on BILL VERBECKwas a masterpiece. I was an F.0.(Forward Observer, in case Yourveforgotten) at that thtng rBullt LIEBEcalled 'The Breakneck Ridge Tea Partyr.Also took that IittIe stroll fromCotobato to Davao and nas with the Chlcksthe days the nortars got rJock I C-LIFF0RDrr.Robbie' does have the nemorles. Hers63rd & 13th fron t42-t45 and lives atL727 ELm, Lawton, Okla.

BaIko, 0kIa. SPeaks: ALEXANDER J.sMrTH, (r3th F r43-t45), has justjoined our ranks. No street, justBalko, Okla.

Deceased: We are advlsed bY GraceMENTES that her husband, DOUGLAS (24thQli{), passed away ln his sleep on June 18,1963 leavlng four children. Gracc 1sat 1013 Jameson, St. Paul, Minn.

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Itrs alrays bltter to have to reportthe passlng of a menber or a memberfsrelatlve. This tirne, the father ofPast Presldent ROSS W. PURSIFULL hasanswcred the last roll caII after 73years of a full life with never a slckdav. ilr. Purslfull was a 326th Fleldlritttery man ln ww I. Our synpathiesto you, Ross.

Third Enginecr Heard From: GEORGE andVlrglnia BATES, ( 3rd Eng. t 4l-t 45) , of

131 Hauoli,KaiIua, Hawalifill us ln.George and Glngerhave been narriedI8 years, havellved ln the sanchouse for 16.George has beenwlth HaralianElectric Companyfot 34 years(inclusive of hiswar years ).Ginger

1s a full-tine parish secretary forSt. Chrlstopherrs Episcopal Church 1nKallua. Davld (16) on far left is inKallua High and Donald (14) thira fromIeft is in Kailua Internedlate. Dave'sthe fishernan and surfer; Donrs thenotor nut, but also surfs - andwrestles.

Life Menber: BERT and VlrginiaLOWERY have made another paynent onthelr Life Membership. Bert tells aboutthe football quarterback who found outhls girl was true to the end.

Telephone Directories: 0ne grate-fully received from DON and LolaLUEDTKE. Don is a fireman at theGrand fsland, Nebr. ordnance plant andis farmlng at RR 2, Arcadia, Nebr.Lola sends in the name of a new pros-pect, CECIL CUSHMAN at 210 W. gth,Wood River, !l"br. Th"nl., Lo1".

Precious Contribution: Brig.Gen.LMNGSTON N. TAYLOR, (Dtv.Arty.), hasgifted us from his post at NorthAmerican Air Defense Comnand, Ent AFB,Colo.

INFANTRY EIVISION ASSOCIATION - Ausust lO-It-I2-13, 1967

Pleosq ieacnc o<<ommo&lionr for:

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STAIE

i &''i,' i l1 i'ri'ii ili ;lj ,'il:''i';;;; L;;r'":i ;' ;;nol hove lhe role indicoted, we will ossign theclosesl role ovoiloble.

Singles $10.00-lnner court

$ I 3.00 -

Outside ond Lokefront rooms

$l 6.00 -

Lokefront deluxe

Twins $14.00 - lnner court

$17.00-Ouhide ond Lokefront rooms

$21.00 - Lokefront deluxe

SUITES: 2 rooms (porlor-twin bedroom)........,,..$30-$45-$60

3 rooms (porlor-2 twin bedrooms)......$50-$70-$85

Broken neck, broken shoulder,broken right arm. fhatrs par forcourse of FRANKLIN E. SKINNER, anlIth Field man of r50-?51 days.trouble was that the car went offThis happened just about the tlnewere all. at MyrtIe Beach. Wrlte .

at 2 Fourth St., Camden, N.Y.

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Cancel That Subscriptlon to Redbook:opal RoWLAND, wife of CHARLIE, (724 Ord.| 4L-t 45 ), of Bryant, Ark. , wrltes: TheTaro Leaf has everything except thePlayboy nudestr. Her tip: Havingtrouble removlng the silk from yourears of corn? - Try using a vegetablebrush.

Heard from: JOHN and PaullneTHORNBURG, (34th), of l03l WyIcy,Akron, Ohto.

Another Detached Rctlna: FRED WEHLEhae euffcred anothcr onc; thls tlnc 1nthc othcr cyc. Talkcd rlth Frcd thcother day and hc rcportcd that hc rrcgGttlng rlong ftret ratG.

Lt.Col. URBAN and Jackle THROM (34th6 Div.Hq. t44-146) are stlll at 97thGen.Hosp. and wlndlng up their tour.Wlll be home in August. These peopleget around. Last had six days in lrcland.

We have ar?conmercial flshernan andconstruction workerrr 1n our ranks. Hersnewly-joined HAROLD G. SONilOR of Hq.Btry. 13th F from 142 lo 145. HaI andEIl.a are at Box 267, Dalton, Minn. Theyhave 3: PauI, L9, Latry, 18 and Jon ll.Sez Hal: rrSure would enJoy hearingabout my oId buddies. Better stlllwould 11ke to see sorne of thenrr. Youcan Hal. Be wtth us in Chicago, nextAugust .

Blow On Thts SpotlIf tt turns red, seeyour doctor Immedtately.If ft stays green, startmaklng plans on belnghrlth us tn Chtcago tnAugust for our nextConvent I on.

Another Tlcker Outof Tock: FRED SKINXLE(D2f st) of ll2l.r WellesleyAve., Steubenvi lle, Ohlo,has been ln the hospltalvlth na touch of hearttroubler. Recheck trromonths later saysrrnothlng too sertous buta flrm remlnder thattlmc does pasen. Stayulth lt, Fred, and glvcour best to Jo.

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