THE NINTH INFANTRY DIVISION ASSOCIATION

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1 THf 412 Gr.ry Ave., Weehawken, N.J VOLUME XXXIII NUMBER 5 THE NINTH INFANTRY DIVISION ASSOCIATION AIIOC~dOn DueS: $5.00 pir y r -- $1.50 will be.,m.,ked o pey for IM Ocofoil ::... {. Sep-oc 1978 FORT LAUDERDALE NEXT YEAR Celebrae 34h Memorial!\lass Realizing ha he Ocofoil, because of our schedule, will reach our members afer he 34h Annual Memorial and Service in Worceser we never he less waned o prin pars of he leers sen, each year, by Faher Connors. Our N ovem ber- December issue of he Ocofoil will conain he happenings of his mos solemn and beauiful weekend. The las issue (July- Aug 1 conained he sory peraining o his even and our members should have received his issue in Sepemhflr On Sunday. November 5, 1978, i will be my privilege o celebrae he 34h Annual Memorial Mass and Service for he deceased men of he 9h Infanry Division - five years a S. Peer's Church in Worceser, wo years a S. Mary's Church in Norh Grafon, and 27 years in he Immaculae Concepion Parish in Worceser - six years in he old church and his November i will be he 21s in he.' new church. Our larges crowd was in 1969, our 25h Annual Memorial Service, when abou 850 aended. In recen years we have an average of approximaely SOO aending. And God bless you for coninuing o rem em her our beloved deceased - hose who have preceded us ino Eerniy. Men of all Faihs aend Proesan, Jewish, Orhodox, Caholic - unied in chariy and prayer. No only do he men of he 9h aend, bu members of heir families - and we have pfc'~ and generals - good soldiers - and soldiers like myself - old man Connors. Approachin~Reiremen As you know, I am approaching reiremen, and wheher 1 shall be on he job afer his year is quesionable. And if 1am reired, even hough I hope o be of service in some way, I shall no have a parish - and herefore, I shall have no place o bring he roops. Bu 1 am sill going srong, and 1 hope ha his year we shall have an especially large urnou - so ha if i is necessarily my "LAST HURRAH", i will be a mos memorable one. (irand.job I enjoyed he very successful Conv~nion in Philadelphia. Congraulaions o he Philadelphia Chaper - you did a grand job. And in spie of my advancing years, I hope o aend he 1979 Convenion in For Lauderdale. Bes Years As I have said so many imes, my bes years as a pries and a person were my years wih you men of he 9h Infanry Division and 1 wish o hank you for he privilege of serving you. Those years were he highligh of my life. You men were an inspiraion o me - hank you and God bless you. Pray for one anoher. Sincerely yours, Rev. Edward T. Connors Shown here are he newly eleced officers of he Naional I,adies Auxiliarv of he associaion. (from I-r) are Lillian Krasovez, Sec. Treas.. 'Phyllis Perna. Vice-Presiden, Irene Tapp, Presiden. Connie Richards, Puhliciy, Huh Vicor. Chaplain. Che.rbourg Ocville Museum Presened Division Sandard "'. More han 34 years ago, or May 26, 1944, elemens of he U.S. Army and Briish commandos aacked German-held Cherbourg, France. The subsequen capure of he ciy gave he Allies one of he few deep waer pors on France's norh coas, and an imporan supply and saging sie for heir drive o liberae Paris. Harry Herman of New York, a paricipan in ha bale, visied he sie where he fough and was wounded. Bu Herman's visi is more han jus a senimenal journey. I has added significance. Besides memories, he ex-u.s. Army major will carry wih him he colours of his uni - he 9h Infanry Division - which will be enshrined in Cherbourg's miliary museum. The idea for such a presenaion came o Herman wo years ago while visiing Cherbourg. Upon ouring he miliary museum, he discovered ha every American division which had fough in Cherbourg was represened wih a plaque or sandard -- excep he 9h. Herman ook i upon himself o correc his oversigh. Afer corresponding wih Cherbourg ciy officials and obaining approval for his idea, Herman ordered a 9h Division flag, a his own expense, o be placed in he museum. The flag was presened o Cherbourg's depuy mayor in a ceremony. Accompanying Herman a he presenaion will be his wife, wo sons, a daugher-in-law, and friends, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Kallis of Chicago. The Auxiliary is appealing o hose ladies who are eligible o join. Send your dues (wo dollars) o LILLIAN KRASOVETZ, Sec Treasurer a 107 Unied Saes Ave., Gibbsboro, N.J Up o now mos of he money has been donaed o he Na 'l. Scholarship Fund. We are sriving for more funds, hrough your membership, ha we may succeed in helping he widows of he "Ninh" o be presen a he Reunions. The laer projec has no ye been discussed or approved a he Annual Naional meeings, due o he lack of funds. These are no our projecs -- hey are yours. Only because of people like you - he ones who have no forgoen, can his auxiliary help o provide scholarships and in he near fuure, we hope o assis he. Nidows of he "Ninh". We can only do as much as you permi. Your membership makes he difference. Your membership is he life blood of he auxiliary. I's very simple, we can only help in direc proporion o your 'llembership. Thanks for caring -- for making hings happen. Connie Richards, P.R. O. 467 Sharon Drive Wayne,Pa Tip Of The Ha Joseph Rer~in and.john Clouser remembered he Memorial Fund and he Michigan-Illinois members who recenly held an Ousae meeing, made a mos generous donaiop in memory of Joseph Laci c, Many hanks. The 34h Annual Reunion of he Associalion will be held nex summer in For Lauderdale, Florida. The daes July 26-28, Our headquarers will be he Gal Ocean Mile Hoel locaed on he Ocean. Begin your plans now o be par of wha promises o be one of he grea reunions of all imes. THE NAME IS THE GAME For Lauderdale, he busling resor 25 milesnorh of Miami on Florida's Gold Coas, has many claims o fame-and wih ypical Florida flair, i has affixed a ile o jus abou everyone of hem. Wih 65 miles of navigable canals linking i o Lake Oseechobee, 55 miles o he norhwes, he resor has proclaimed iself he Venice of America, he Gaeway o he Evergaldes and Yaching Capial of he World. And when local. luminary Chris Every achieved global renown a Wimbledon, i promply began calling iself he Tennis Capial of he World. This name-calling can become in For Lauderdale, which sared so modesly in he mosquiosnake infesed swampland, has mushroomed ino a ciy of 160,000 and a couny. Broward, wih a populaion jus under a million. Is beaches on he Alanic and is balmy emperaures averaging 75.5 degrees he year round, arac millions of vacaioners annually. SIGHTSEEING - The For Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce, a 208 Souheas Third Avenue ( ), pus ou a flyer on a self-guided driving our of he ciy, and many of he moels have on hand Le Guide Tourisique for he 250,000 French Canadians who flee o Souh Florida each year. A 600 Souh Seabreeze ( ), one can book rips on he Voyager Sighseeing Train, a canopied, rackless rolley ha makes six differen ours of greaer Lauderdale, ranging from an 18 mile hour-and-a-half ciy jaun ($2.50 for aduls; half price for fecious: Fishermen who srike children) o a hree-and-a-halfhour rip ($5.95 for aduls and paydir in is waerways have been known'o refer o For $2.95 for children. ).. The laer Lauderdale as For Luckydale swings hrough a view wfih and hen changing his o For sword-hrowing and a bevy of Liquordale, afer celebraing o beauies falling ou of sarongs. excess in he resor's numerous Shows a 7: 30, 10: 30 and midnigh waering holes. Acually, he ciy wih $2.95 cover and full Chinesego is real name from one of Polynesian menu. Andy Jackson's fellow Tennesseeans, a major who cu GETTING THERE palmeo and palm o build a for Approximaely 80 percen of For during he Seminole War in he Lauderdale's winer ouriss 1830's. For Lauderdale has known o locals as "snow-birds,; come a long way since. arrive by air, and wo-hirds s~y OVERVIEW - Fragmens of in hoels and moels. Amrak has Florida's pas, presen and even hree rains ha deliver is fuure can be found in For passengers o Lauderdale's Lauderdale. There are Indians, Spanish-syle saion bu since alligaors, high-rise hoels and he inroducion of he airlines' condominiums, miles of sandy bargain $55 no-frills flighs from beaches and splashing surf, New York, rain raffic has diving dolphins, fishing in all is suffered. All he major domesic forms, cruise ships and millions carriers fly ino he For of dollars worh of yachs Lauderdale-Hollywood Inernproclaiming he leisurely life of a aional Airpor, an evermonied se. For Lauderdale go expanding faciliy ha sared as off o real sar as a ciy a half- World War II naval air base and cenury afer he Seminole War now handles 3.5 million when a merchan named Frank passengers annually. Sranahan esablished a rading GETTING AROUND - A renal pos and pos office on he New. car provides he mos convenien River. The sie is marked by a means of moving abou. plaque and Sranahan's 1893 However, here is an effecive Pioneer House, convered o public bus sysem (25-cen-farel family resauran from January ha crisscrosses he ciy from o April, provides downown urn- he wesern marches o he of-he-cenury echoes. ocean, he ransi auhoriy More New River hispry is on recenly iniiaed he Beach view a few blocks away on Souh- Buggy, which runs every 30 wes Second Avenue, in he minues from 9:30 A.M. o 10 Himmarshee Village complex, P.M. and also coss a quarer. wih a one-room schoolhouse and From Deerfield Beach o he he King-Cromarie House, a norh and Hallandale in he souh resored wo-srory frame he Beach Buggy swings pas dwelling daing from 1907 (open many of he resor's principal free on Wednesdays from 1 o 4 ouris desinaions, including he P.M.). 1\ sands nex o dog rack, wo race racks, jai Lauderdale's firs hoel, buil in alai fronon, parks and fishing 1906, five years before he ciy piers. Ocean World, sigh-seeing was incorporaed. This faciliy, he New River Inn, now serves as children's museum wih a wealh of see, ouch and hear exibis. Admission is free and i's open o he public from 10 A.M. o 5 P.M. on Saurday and Sunday and on oher days from 9 A.M. o 5 P.M. ( ) rains and paddlewheel ouring boas. For informaion and roue maps call or check wih he downown bus cener on Broward Bolevard a he norh end of Sranahan Park.

2 ~~~~~~~~~~~-~--~~ f THE OCTOFOIL, F~rm 3579 should be... o 412 Gr..~ry Av_uI, I Weehawken. N.J OCofoil Associaed Ediors Waler O'k..h. lind f f ~~~~ Naional Officers Board of Governors & Francis K.Maler Presiden 1979,f 14 Davenpor Sree Charles Koskie. Schiller Park, III. Worceser, Ma George Bako, Bronx, N.Y. Francis Maher, Worceser, Ma. Vincen Guglielmino, 1s VP Pa DeColli, Philadelphia. Pa. f ' 114 Charles Sree Floral Park, N.Y , John Bonkowski, Deroi, Mich., Elmer Wagner, 2nd VP Dave Gelman, Fores Hills, N.Y., 2833 Hochkiss Road Salvaore Trapani, Rockville, Md. Bay Ciy, Mi Paul Keller, Columbus, Ohio Frank Ozar, Frankfor, Il. Ralph Carci, 3rd VP 6324 Kilmer Sree 1981 Cheverly Manor, Md Michael Deresh. Woodbridge, N.J. Charles JQnes, McLean, Va. Harrison Daysh William Bongiorno, Bedford. Ma. Judge Advocae Rober DeSandy. S. Clairshores, Mi.., 4303 Carriage Cour Elias Hopkins, Feaserville, Pa.,, K il1singon, Md Daniel Quinn, Secreary f Thomas Boyle, Treasurer 412 Gregory Avenue 39 Hall Avenue Weehawken, N.J , Somerville, Ma f Board Members Emerius,, Mai. Gen. LouisA. Craig (Re) 1 Honorary Member Emerius, Rev. Edward Connors, Worcpser, Ma. I. The official publica'ion,' he Ninh in~ry DiVISIon,, A!>socla'ion. Sinqle copy price is 25 cens per l$sue or by maili ~ 1. SO per year payable In advance when dues ar. ~Id. Dues., Or. (IS) per year WIh Sl.SO of 'he ($S) ~armarked for SIX;,,s~ues of Tne Oc'ofoil. Members ShOuld no'ify he Na'ional, $j>ere'ary, Dan,el Quinn,2 Grevory Ave. Weehawken, N J, of any cna"9. in address., pvblisned six.mes "' year, July Augus. SepemberOc'o, er. November December. January F e)ruary. ~rch April. "I.ay June by ana 'or ne members o 'he Nin'h Inan ry Division Assocla'ion News "ems. eaure s'orif. pno,o 9,apns and ar maerial rom members WIll be apprecla'ed Ev~ry ~for' will be made '0 re'urn phoograpns and ar' wor., n good condi'ion, An ~x'rac' rom 'he c~r,lca'e o Incorpora'i~0' 'he 9n, Infan,ry DiVISion Assocla'lon reads: "This Associaion is for med by,ne olcers and men of '1'1. '"' Infan'ry DiVISIon in, order '0 perpe'ua'e he memory Of heir allen comradf. o, f preserve 'he esplr, de corps of fe division. o assis in- promo'ing an everlasing worel peace exclusively of means of educaional acivllf and '0 serve as an,norm.ion burnu 10 ormer mem~nof he 9n Infanry Division." ~opy mus' be rec.ived on or before U'e 10h of..c:h monh l 10 guaran'ee public.ion on 'he 20'1'1. Pho09rapns mu" be, '~cev" on or Deore 'he s,n day o I)ubllca"on monh. S~condClass Pos"e paid ;:I' Union CI'Y. NJ. AunorlZed c~ of OC'Ober Publicaion No SEPT-OCT 1978, Voivme XXXIII Number 5 {--~~~--~~-~~---_.. THE MEMORIAL FUND OF THE 9TH INFANTRY DIVISION ASSOCIATION Scholarship 'nformalon The Memorial Fund of he Ninh Infanry Division Associaion was esablished by he members of he associaion o commemorae he memory of heir comrades who paid he supreme sacrifice in bale. As a par of his fund he associaion esablished a scholarship program. Scholarships are awarded each year o relaives of men ~h~ served in The Ninh Infanry Division. Each scholarship is for one year. ELIGIBILITY'FOR SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION A person who wishes o apply for a scholarship mus be relaed o a man who served wih The Ninh Infanry Division. Children of former members of he division will be given firs consideraion, bu children of men killed in comba given firs preference. Applicans who are no children of former members of he division will no be considered unless no child of a former member qualifies. APPLICATION PROCEDURE The following procedures mus be followed by hose wishing o apply for he scholarships: I. Send a leer of applicaion, wrien in exposiory form, o he chairman of he scholarship commiee saing he following: name, address, age, and sex of he applican; name, address, and occupaion of he applican's parens or guardians; he name and address of he second'ary school he applican is aending or has aended and graduaed; he name and address of he college he applican expecs o aend; he vocaional goal of he applican; and he name of and degree of relaionship o a former member of he division. The uni and daes of service in he division of he former member mus be included. 2. A ranscrip of he applican's high school record mus be included wih he leer of applicaion. The ranscrip mus include a leas he firs seven semesers of he applican's record. 3. The applican mus have a counselor or principal of he high school he or she is aending wrie a leer of recommendaion o he chairman of he scholarship commiee. 4. The applican mus ake he PSAT which is given every Ocober. The applican mus see ha he resuls of he PSAT are sen o he chairman of he scholarship commiee. These resuls may be included wih he high school ranscrip or sen o he chairman from he College Enrance Examinaion Board. The SAT of he CEEB may be submied in lieu of he PSAT. 5. THE APPLICATION MUST BE SENT TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE BY MARCH 15. Applkaions received afer March 15 will no be considered. 6. All applicans mus accep he decision of he Scholarship Commiee as final. 7. Informaion o deermine financial need will be requesed by he Scholarship Commiee afer he applicaions have been considered. 8. Recipiens of he scholarships may apply for renewal of he scholarship each year. A copy of he suden's college grades, a financial saemen, and a leer requesing renewal of he scholarship should be sen o he chairman by March AU applicaions mus be sen o: John J. Clouser, Scholarship Chairman, Ninh Infanry Division Associaion, 901 Graceland S., Des Plaines, Illinois THE OCTOFOIL ******** ~ap, &ounob " DAY IS done. "Gon' he sun. "From -he-lake "From-he -hill "From-he-sky "Res-in-peac'. Sol jer brave "God is nigh...' Wih he sad words of Taps w' bid farewell o hes' Old Reliables: John Jacobs :~rd Rn, Med - 47h Joseph Ladc By C 60h FA Sam Ferrani Can Co :~9h Inf Thomas W. Siler Co A 15h Eng. Harry Kaplan Co M 47h InC Sigmund Wysocki 39h InC Ernes Templeon ('0 F & Hq's 47h Inf William R. Shallcross Co II 60h Inf. May hey res in peace. To heir loved ones w(' offer OU ( ondolences. On Friday, --- Sepember 1, Joseph Laci,c died of a hear aack. Joe served wih he C Baery, 60h Field Arillery. Joe was very acive in he local chaper and we all had many good imes when we me wih Joe and Ceil in heir home for picnics. Chrismas paries and special meeings. Joe will always be remembered as a gracious hos.wih a perpeual winkle in his eyes. The enire Illinois Chaper was on hand o pay heir respecs o heir los comrade and o offer comfor o Ceil and heir daugher, Lola and son, Joe. Serving as pallbearers for he funeral Mass a S. Julians Church were Bill Hennemuh. Rober Winkleman, Hoger Elmer. Bud Remer, Frank Ozar, Chuck Koskie and John Clouser. Our hope is ha all he happiness and love which Joe gave o his wife and family will serve o comfor hem in heir ime of sorrow. Ernes Templeon, 59. of Toowa, New Jersev died suddenly from an app'aren hear aack on Sunday, Sepember 3, Born in Paerson, Ernes lived in Toowa for he pas 30 years. He was a Sergean wih he 47h Infanry Regimenal Inelligence and Reconnaissance Plaoon and fough all hrough he African, Sicilian and European Campaigns. Ernie was originally wih Company F - 47h and ransferred o Regimenal Hdqs. Funeral services were held on Thursday. Sepember 7, 1978 a he Fesa Memorial Funeral Home in Toowa followed hy inermen in Holy Sepulchre Cemeery. Mr. Templeon leaves his wife, he former Adele Meloni; wo sons and a daugher. Emil DeDonao. Bill O'Shea and Sal Longo, members of h(\ Ninh Infanry Division Associaion and former comrades of he deceased, aended he funeral. From ime o ime when we wrie Taps Sounded we come across a man's name ha we knew real good from our days wih Unele Sam. John Jacobs was a real nice guy. A big man hailing from Ohio and if my memorv serves me correcly he and Ernie Long came in as replacemens around he bombing a S. Lo. He recenly reired afer a few sebacks wih he old icker. He passed away Aug. 24h.- STATEMENTOF OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT AND CIRCULATION (Ac of Ocober 23, 1912; Secion 4388, Tile 39, Unied Saes Code) 1. Dae filed: Tile of Publicaion: THE OCTOFOIL. 3. Frequency of iuue: lsi-monhly. 4. Locaion of lme.wn office of publicaion: 412 Gregory Ave., Weehawken, N.J. - Hudson Couny. 5. Locaion of headquaren or General Business Offices of he Publisher: 412 Gl"elory Ave., Weehawken, N:J.. Hudson Couny. 6. Name and addr..of he Publisher and Edior: Daniel Quinn, 412 Gregory Avenue, Weehawken, N.J. 7. Owner (if owned by a corporaion, is name and addrea mus be saed and also immediaely 1beJeunce9 he names and addressesof sockholdersowning or holding 1 percm or more of oal amoun of sock. If no owned by a corporaion, he names and addresses of he individual owners mus be given. U owned by a parnership or oher unincorporaed form, is name and address, u well as ha of each individual mus be given.) Name and addrels: None: 8. Known bondholders, morgagees, and oher securiy holders owning or holding 1 percen or more of oal amoun of Bonds, Morgages or oher securiies (if here are none, 10 sae): Name and address: None. 9. FOR OPTIONAL COMPLETION BY PUBLISHERS MAILING AT THE REGULAR RATES (Secion Poeal Service Manual) 39 U.S.C provides in perinen par: "No person who would have been eniled o mail maer under former secion 4359 of his ile shall mail such maer a he raes provided under his subsecion unless he flies annually wih he Poeal Service a wrien reques for permiuion o mail maer a such raes." In accordance wih he provisions of his saue, I hereby reques permission o mail he publicaion named in Iem 1 a he reduced poeage raes presenly auhorized by 39 U.S.C FOR COMPLETION BY NONPROFIT ORGANIZA TONS AU11IORIZED TO MAIL AT SPECIAL RATES (Secion Poaal Manual> The purpoee, funcion, and nonprofi saus of his oraanizaion and he exemp saus for Federal income ax purpo.es (Check ODe) Have no changed during precedinl 12 monhs Have changed during preceding 12 monhs. (Ifchanges, publilher m-.. lubmi explanaion of change wih hil saemen.> Averale No. Copies Each laue Durna Preceding 12 Monhs A. Toal No. copies onned {ne press run) B. Paid Circulaion 1. Sales hrough dealers and carriers, sree venders and couner sales ::. Mail subscripions,'. Toal paid circulaion D. Free disribuion (Including samples) by mail,.carrier or oher means E. Toal disribuion (sum of C and D) F Office use. lefover. unac couned, spoiled afer pnn- Ing PAY DUES NOW ;. ZODe d S~riaj S.e.. No. Single laue Neares o Filina Dae :.500 None U60 1: i,:no NINTH INFANTRY DIVISION ASS'N. MEMBERSHIP APPUCATION 30 1,500 None 1,255 1,255 ~oo G Toal (sum of E and F Should equal ne press run 3nown in A 'l00 :.500 : cerify ha he saemems :-rdae by me above are correc. JANIEL QUINN, Ed\or and Publisher. The Ocofoil ~ame 5ree Addreee I w member of: Bauer,. Sympahy: wha we offer anoher person in exchange for. he deails. Formula for nosalgia: he good old days muliplied by a bad memory. Dan Quinn. IVed. S.re,ery, 9h InUI..,. Din.ioD A"D., ~ ~12 Grelory Ave., WeehawkeD. ~.J. 07n.7 n"loeed pleaee finel cauf'1 for ~j.h 10.i... up for he fouowua,: Replar Member, per year Soo 0 TJare~Y..r Member _._, C un: MEMBERSHIP I..die.' AuUIla..,. Member._. $ ~ i}onaion Memorial Sehol b.ip Fund ~ dcolou Auomobile UeeD" DUe ~ Comba Roue Map.._ == 60b Infan,ry m..ory 7""-- -_....,.50 ~ Plea.. p.e neciil 10 he followid. a..p...: PhiJly-Delaware Valley 0 Gre.ler New YorAl 0 nam 0 ",..IuD..., D.C. 0 New ED,lud 0 Mieh".. C Ohio 0 FayeileYiJJe.For Br... N.e. 0 ~ ~ ~ J

3 SERVICE BATTEHY 26 FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION INMEMORIUM Dr. Buron L. Forbes Died Sep. 22, 1fJ77 Waler Swenson Died Oc. 11, IfJ77 HERENTHERE Ross Kepple is in he domiciliary secion of he V A Faciliy in For Levenworh, Kansas. He expecs o be here unil nex April. Afer we lef him in Germany he spen some ime in Korea and anoher our in Germany. Since his discharge in 1956 he has had many illnesses which prohibi physical aciviy and confines him o such care. Afer April he hopes o reurn o his former address in Quincy, Illinois. John M McColgan reired afer working 30 years for Sunkis. John and Do Murray will be passengers on he QE2 during is December cruise. Dick Hill, married las year, is now working a THE RAFTERS CLUB, Norh Park Inn, Dallas. His son, Geoff, is wih he Firs Division in Germany. Manny Effron and his wife were on he way norh las year o a end he Memorial Mass bu Mrs. Effron became ill and hey had o reurn home. Now ha heir family is down o one son, Paul and Lois Griffin are giving some hough o be in Worceser his year. Their daugher was married his pas summer. Harry and Dorohy Fry had a wonderful ime in Worceser las year. The old T-3 doesn' look a day older han when you las saw him back in Barbara Leach, daugher of our Arnold, was married his pas summer. Mac Hurn bough a 20 acre farm abou 20 miles from John Brazil. Mac has under culivaion 7 acres of Barle pears and 5 acres of walnus. Had a nice noe from Harold Wallace. Summer of '77 Harold and JoAn raveled pars of Texas, Colorado, Uah, Nevada, California o Yosemie, o Oakhurs, Calif o visi heir son hen o EI Paso o visi his broher. Six weeks laer his broher died. His siser died o'n Good Friday. This year I have seen Joe Albanese, Bill Bongiorno, Elmer Roscoe and our old medic, Ike Blizsein. All claim o be in ip op condiion. IfJ79 lw9 Florida welcomes he Ninh Infanrv Division Associaion reuoi 00 dal es julj FLO~I DA In LAD... AUXIUAIlY Traveling down road 01 hisory The following leer from he Corps Commander was published o all roops of he Division by Division Headquarers on6 July 1944: "Dear General Eddy: "A he close of he Cherbourg Peninsula campaign, I wish o express o you and he officers and men of your magnificen division my grea admiraion and hearfel appreciaion for he vial par played by your division in his campaign. "Enering acion of 14 June, he 9h Infanry Division in conjuncion wih he 82nd Airborne Division broke hrough he German defenses beween he Merdere and Douve Rivers and esablished a bridgehead wes of he Douve in he viciniy of Nehou. Thereafer, you cu off he Conenin Peninsula by driving o he sea in he viciniy of S. Lo-Dourville and Barneville June This wo-day drive o he Wes Coas was he criical period of he campaign, following he esablishmen of he iniial bridgehead, and assured he capure of Cherbourgh. "Thereafer, he rapid advance of he 9h Infanry Division o he Norh in conjuncion wih he oher divisions of he VII Corps so disorganized he German defenders ha hey were unable o esablish any adequae defenses souh of he prepared posiions in he viciniy of Cherbourg. In he final assasul on Cherbourg, he 9h Infanry Division played a major role in breaking hrough he final defenses wes of Oceville and in seizing he wesern half of he ciy, including he srong posiion in he Arsenal. The Division is eniled o credi for he capure of Lieuenan General Von Schlieben and Rear Admiral Hennecke, he senior commanders of he Forress of Cherbourg. "The division can well be proud of is par in he Cherbourg campaign. I has added luser o he honors already gained in is Tunisian and THE OCTOFOll For each ribbon you earned, here is a medal ha goes along wih i. Tha includes Good Conduc, Vicory Medal, Comba Infanry Badge, Uni Ciaion, ec. All hose medals, badges and ribbons you earned by your service wih he 9h are.:x. waiing o be sen o you if you ~ have no already received hem ~. formally from he U.S. <'. governmen. There is lile effor on your par o have hem delivered by mail o your home. Simply send your name, address, Army Serial Number and he daes you enered service and were discharged from service. Tha's all! No oher deails are needed. Merely say ha you are requesing he decoraions you are eniled o. Keep i brief. The address o send your reques is: Commanding Officer Army Records 9700 Page Blvd. S. Louis, Mo If you served in he Army during WWII and received an : award of he Comba Infanryman or Comba Medical Badge, you can now apply for he Bronze Sar. Award may be made upon leer applicaion o' HQDA (DAPC-PAP-B), 200 Sovall Sree, Alexandria, Virginia (enclosing documenary evidence, if possible, such as copy of DD-214L Eligible are members of he Armed Forces of he U.S. who. afer December 6, 1941, have been cied in orders or awarded a cerificae for exemplary conduc in ground comba agains an armed enemy beween December 7,1941, and Sepember 2, 1945, inclusive, or whose meriorious achievemens have been oherwise confirmed by documens execued prior o July 1, For his purpose, an award of he Comba Infanryman Badge or Medical Badge is considered a ciaion in orders. Documens execued. since Augus 4, 1944, in connecion wih recommendaions for he award of decoraions of higher degree han he Bronze Sar Medal will NOT be used as he basis for an award under he provisions of his paragraph. operaions and is a In wriing for he award, cie "C-l, AR " in regards o Army Regulaions published December 31, INDEX: (Genera)) Sicilian happy augury for is fuure campaigns in Europe." Faihfully yours, (signed) J. Lawon Collins Major General, U.S. Army, Commanding." NDnIIINf\NfY DJVI8ION ~TION Bill Buemi sends a phoo of he Ladies Auxiliary holding hei banner a he Memorial Services in Philly. Bill Buemi sends his phoo aken a he 1978 reunion in Philly. Par of he guys from Company F-47h ha were a he Memorial S>rvice. I jus had o wrie and ask you o pu a lile aricle in he Ocofoil. Everyone from F' Company of he 47h ha aended he Philly Reunion will never forge i. Through he effors of Hoppy (Ed Hopkins) and his helper Frank Gonzol we had a C.P. of our own, and 21 of us from F Company were reunied for he firs ime since he big skirmish. NO. OF PERSONS SPECIAL THANKS TO'II0PPY' I sure was enjoyable and I know all he guys will join me in saying THANKS o Hoppy. and le's ry o keep a good hing going. REQUEST FOR ROOM RESERVATIONS TELEPHONE: Sincerely. Chuck Koskie CompanyF. 47h Infanry FOR 9h INFANTRY DIVISION ASSOCIATION REUNION JULY 25-29, RESERVATION CUT-OFF DATE: JULY 15,1979 ) 1 PERSON $21.00 ARRIVAL DATE ) 2 PERSONS - 1 ROOM $26.00 DEPARTURE DATE 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. NAMES OF OTHER PERSONS IN YOUR RESERVATION: PLEASE INCLUDE ONE NIGHT'S DEPOSIT. I would like o become I member of he Ladies' Auxiliary o he Ninh Infanry Division Auociaion. EncIoRd ia check or money order lor 2.00 for IfJ79 dues. PI.. mail my memberlbip card o- GALT OCEAN MILE HOTEL 32 GALT OCEAN DRIVE FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA Name Sree Ciy Sae While aached o he 9h Infanry Divi.ion <sae relaionship, wheher he Ninh Division man was a huaband. faher, broher. IOn, ec.} was wih give company,!'eiirnen, baery, aached &mi, ec.) Make checks or money orders payable o Ninh Infanry Division Associaion. Mail o Mrs. Lillian Krasovez 107 USA Eas Gibbsboro, N.J Gal Ocean Mile Hoel is locaed direcly on 400 spacious fee of golden beach aild a he Gal nohing comes beween you and he Alanic. You'll find our golden srand of beach lined wih gaily colored cabanas.. The Gal provides poolside fun.~.. :~; by offering a heaed?lympic size x" w.~" freshwaer pool. Or Jus soak up Enoch Hun revisied a sie on he he sun in one of our comforable Meuse River and sends his phoo pooldeck chaise lounges while of his wife Jean, himself and cool ropical breezes lull you o Georgee Dupieureux sanding dreams of a ~acaion wihou on he sie where his compan~ end: Our. pa~lo bar ~roecs crossed back in Sepember agams hirs m he F~oflda ~un The sory appears in Mail Call. and offers a romanic semg during he evening hours. 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. The Gal's rooms are spacious. gracious and asefully furnished. All rooms are equipped wih color T.V.'s. elephones, wall o wall carpeing and wo double beds. All rooms 'are cenrally air condiioned and heaed for your maximum comfor. Or choose our sudio or efficiencies wih kichen faciliies if you wish. Or how abou a luxurious suie overlooking he ocean?

4 THE OCTOFOIL Michigan Doings CHAPTER NEWS ILLINOIS CHAPTER NEWS NICE TIME A nice ime was enjoyed by all who aended he Augus 26h Ouing on he ouskirs of Harrison, Mi. There were 47 Members and Guess a Frank Morbizer's home on his final gahering of anoher Summer. Alhough i rained in cerain areas, he weaher was ideal a our Ouing. I was jus wha our Hos ordered. There was pleny of food and cool refreshmens enjoyed in he company of so many friends. We were reaed o a pleasan surprise when he Harrison Senior Ciizens' Happy Timers Band dropped by for a couple of hours o enerain us wih heir music and songs. Bill and Dolores Zimmerman brough heir sereo along for our lisening pleasure during he day. We've enjoyed many old favories. Once again, we had some Newcomers among us, Joe and Donna Boudreau from Bay Ciy and Harry Bushey of Cederville. Joe Boudreau served wih he 9h Medics and was a 149 Poiner which sen him on he way home before The Associaion was formed afer he War. He never heard of us unil Rodger Alsgaard conaced him before he Convenion and signed him up. The ime and place was righ, so nohing kep Harry Bushey from joining us on his fine occasion. Harry spends a lo of ime on he road, beween Florida and Canada visiing his family, since his wife passed away a few years ago. Those ha missed he Picnic las June had he opporuniy o mee our New-comers who made heir firs appearance back hen. I was good o see Al and Alice LeDuc and Paul. Geraldine and Marjorie Pryjmak, again. Chuck and Charloe Fox made i despie his sore leg. The cane came in handy bu we're hoping ha he'll be able o do wihou i, he nex ime we mee, in Angola. (Or else, we'll raise cane.) SICK CALL Sounds like "Sick Call". Fred Josey's foo was badly swollen again bu he and Jane were here wih he aid of cruches. They expressed heir deep a p l-.reciaion for he kindness shown during heir recen loss of Jane's Moher. She passed away, sill in a coma jus as our las Noes were sen. Kleb Sockford was having problems wih a bad wisdom ooh. The swelling wen down sufficienly o enable him and Vi o keep ha dae wih us. He underwen surgery since hen which required cuing ino his jaw-bone. We are graeful o Vi for he laes word ha Kleb is recovering afer a very hecic ime. Leonard Kowalski wasn' feeling up o par bu dedicaed as hey are, Sally and he wef(' deermined o make ha Ouing and so hey did. Some res under a shady ree and in he presence of he 01' Gang proved o be he righ ingrediens for perking up and enjoying wha urned ou o be a good day. Always good o see Ernie and Elsie Young alhough hey didn' say oo long his ime. Elsie is doing well afer her surgery and she expressed her graiude for he card and noe ha came from he Chaper. CHAMPIONSHIP The friendly horse-shoe game ha originaed in Lewison las year were carried over ino Harrison. Despie his handicap, Kleb Sockford and Rodger Alsgaard nosed ou Bill Zimmerman and Bob DeSandy o reain heir "Championshhip". Billy and Manlyn Marin, our seady regulars for over a year now, have been enjoying anoher ge-ogeher wih all heir new friends. They have many fine phoos of hese evens, resul of Billie's grea skill wih his good camera. Chuck and Doris and The Williams' girls, Diane and Sue had an occasion for a special celebraion. -- Diane's Birhday. Everyone joined in singing ha song as he Band played on. Missing ou on he fun were Tom and Gerrie Haon who had very ill members on boh sides of heir family. (A lae noe from Tucson, Arizona informed us ha hey are saying wih her Moher unil she recovers.) Floyd and Lee Hennessey old us ha Don Lewis was ailing again and ha's wha kep him and Helen from aending. Barb Meadows was supposed o come wih hem bu she had company and plans have been changed. Tom and Carol Saunders sadly missed he Ouing because he was sill on his special work assignmen in California following he Reunion. Carol joined him laer and hey jus reurned recenly. I was nice o ge a call from Tom and hey will be here in Angola. Pas Pres. Ed Wisniewski sopped by a our occasional meeing spo a The Tech Cener o inform us ha he and Marge made plans o drive heir son, Rick o Michigan Norhern. The long rip would make i impossible o make i o Harrison. Alhough hey couldn' be here he did ake a couple of chances on he Regular Bole Drawing. GENEROSITY Wih such generosiy, 7() chances have been sold on his Drawing. This ime, Paula Zimmerman picked Thelma Obermiller's name. who wasn' even here. She had a busy schedule a The Michigan House in Bay Ciy. John came by himself and he exra icke ha he bough for her proved o be he lucky one. We've added 5 exra prizes o he raffle - Silver Dollars, and he winners were: Jennie Alsgaard, Paul.Pry.jmak, Dolores Zimmerman and wo for Lee Hennessey. A souvenir bucke wen o Fred Josey. Congraulaions o you, he Lucky Ones and a deep appreciaion o All. Anoher fine Chaper even came o an end wih he showing of Elmer Wagner's slides of he las wo Convenions. His collecion of fine shos go back many years and we always look forward o seeing hem. HOSPITALITY ROOM We had he Moel hospialiy room all o ourselves where we did a bi of reminiscing over some good coffee and perhaps a nigh cap or wo. I didn' ake long for morning o come and he seady rain came wih i. We were hankful ha i held off jus long enough no o inerfere wih he Ouing, a day before. On his Sunday morning, mos of us found our way o some Church in own. Laer we all me for breakfas a a friendly resauran. Some of us reurned o Frank's home o lend a helping hand and express our hanks for a grand ime. A his ime, a correcion and an apology is in order. The Chaper donaion check for he Scholarship Fund menioned in our las Noes should have read $247 insead of $242. The revised figure represens a donaion from Pres. Young and I'm sorry abou he om ission. GREAT SHOCK This will come as a grea shock o all of you who made ha Convenion Bus Trip. Our driver, Terry Tracy who did such a wonderful job and spen he enire Reunion wih us was involved in a moorcycle acciden and suffered severe head injuries. Afer hree weeks in a coma, surgery was aemped o relieve he pressure bu Terry died on he operaing able. Pres. John Al Young aended he funeral in Midland, represening The Michigan Chaper. (Afer he Convenion, a leer o he Presiden of Indian Trails was sen commending Terry for his ousanding performance. We received a reply daed Augus 24 menioning ha he would be noified of our commens. We rus ha his was done before he dreadful ragedy occurred.) We also had some good news from he Presiden. He's been busy signing up Veerans all over he Lewison area and esablished a new V.F.W. Pos wih his 38 Recruis. Our congraulaions on a grea achievemen. Abou 16 from our Chaper are planning o go o Worceser. Mass. for ha Memorial weekend on November 4 and 5. Among hem will be Bill, Dolores and Paula Zimmerman, making ha Pilgrimage for he firs ime. I would be nice o have many more like hem. KEEP IN MIND Don Lewis and his Commiee are busy working on he deails for The Chaper Chrismas Pary on December he 9h. Keep ha dae in mind. During a brief Meeing, elecions will be held o choose he Officers for he coming year. Nominaions are now open and he lis will be included in our nex Noes. (Le's make i a big nigh in Garden Ciy.) Our laes Chaper Member is Ar Becker from Lafayee, Pennsylvania. Thanks o Kleb Sockford who signed up his Buddy of D Co. 60h. Respecfully. John Bonkowski, Sec Hickory Deroi, Michigan NEW YORK CHAPTER Scully Awards The Chaper awarded hree scholarship grans o Michell Kobren daugher of Sidney Kobren, Terri Herz daugher of Sanley Hers and Marie Dobrzynski daugher of he lae Anhony Joseph Dobrzynski. This fund was sared a few years ago in memory of he lae Jack Scully. Here N There The New Yorkers will hold heir Chrismas pary on Sunday Dec. 10h a he 69h Regimen Armory, Eas 25h Sree, and Lexingon Ave., N.Y.C. Plan o arrive around 1:00 P.M. here will be a ho and cold buffe. dancing and of course refreshmens galore. In conjuncion wih heir Chrismas pary he Chaper will hold is annual Club. Invie Harry Wax, Presiden of he N.Y. Chaper invies all members and heir families o aend a weekend a he Raliegh Hoel in Souh Fallsburgh, N.Y. The weekend of May 4, 1979 is he dae. Harry heads he Mapleon Lodge Knighs of Pyhias and his will be in conjuncion wih he Lodge. For hose ineresed conac Harry a 2451 E. 2nd Sree, Brooklyn, N.Y The deadline is December 31, Schmid Insalled The Insallaion was held a our Pos Meeing Place, he Seuben House, h Avenue, Richmond Hill, New York. The place was full of "Big Brass". Queens Couny Council Vice Commander John F. Kearns was he insalling officer. In addiion Couny Hisorian John Schaefer was presen. Also presen were Pos Commander, Theodore Arnold, Pas Pos Commander John J. Donnelly, and Pas Pos Commander Nelson Havis. This is no o menion ha he is a Pas Pos Commander of VFW Pos No. 229, Frank J. McDonald Pos, as was he ou-going Commander, James Allen, of Pos 212, American Legion. They had a large group presen, including he wives of some of he members. Refreshmens were served afer he insallaion a he pos bar. Ar wans o make i clear ha Commanders Arnold, Donnelly, and Havis; were all Pas Pos. Commanders of VFW Pos 229, Richmond Hill, New York. Couny Hisorian Schaefer and Pas Pos Commander Harold H. Kleinpeer presened ou-going Commander Allen wih Pas Pos Commander Pins.. Ar Coninues I was in full uniform. You will noe from he phoos enclosed ha he 9h Infanry Division Shoulder Pach was quie noiceable. Also, I was wearing all of my medals. I was old ha i was no "in uniform" o be wearing anyhing oher han American Legion Insignia, bu I pu he 9h Infanry Division Pach on anyway. If hey don' wan me wih he 9h Infanry Division Shoulder Pach, hey can have heir job as Pos Commander. A former 9h Infanry Division man saw he Ocofoil and came over and inroduced himself. He lives in Souh Ozone Park, New York. He served wih he 34h Field Arillery Baalion. His name is Ernes Peio, and he asked me o send him an applicaion for membership in he 9h Infanry Division Associaion. We discussed he days in Africa and Sicily. Arhur R. Schmid, Chaper Secreary Arhur Schmid is congraulaed Ar was eleced commander of by ou ~oing Commander of he Pos 212, American Legion, Rich- American Legion, James. Allen. mood Hill, N.Y. --""""'--""f--ro~m~~re~a!!"so~n~sno raceable o MANY NEEDY AND AGING VETERANS are unfamiliar service, or have reached age 65. Many veerans confuse pension wih he provisions deermining wih compensaion; a benefi enilemen o a governmen which is alogeher coningen pension. Veerans are urged o upon service-conneced seek exper advice on his disabiliy. A non-servicevially imporan subjec. conneced deah pension is Pensions are payable o warime veerans wih limied I's ime o hi he keyboard again and le all our friends in on wha he Illinois Chaper has been up o over he pas few monhs. Those who aended he reunion in Philadelphia reurned wih los of sories of he good ime hey had and of he ineresing places hey visied in he Friendly Ciy. Your corresponden was sorry o have missed i, bu we mus admi ha being in London and Wincheser for wo weeks was a grea experience. John had no rouble locaing he pub where he celebraed his weny-firs birhday while saioned near Wincheser during W.W.1I. And we cerainly didn' need a our guide, as John had remembered how o ge around o he hisoric and ineresing places he had previously visied-couresy "Uncle Sam". Indiana Trek and Allen The Ocober meeing was held one week early, o permi he planning for' our rek over o Angola, Indiana o merge wih he Michigan Chaper for our annual Auumn Mini-Reunion. The Michigan Chaper has been he generous hos of hese now famous Ou-sae meeings for he las several years. Fred Josey has kep us posed and a las repor eighy-hree persons were pre-regisered. So on Ocober 21s abou wo dozen Dlionians will hi he Hoosier Trail for a Fun-Filled Weekend. Meeing Tedmans Mr. & Mrs. J. Clouser 901 Graceland Des Plaines, ILL payable o eligible unremarried widows and minor children of income and resources, deceased veerans who served discharged under honorable during a period of hosiliies. condiions afer niney or more This benefi is based upon indays service, if hey are permanenly or oally disabled come, and in some insances, ne worh. a Presiden Bill Hennemuh has announced ha here will be an elecion of officers a he Novemher meeing. So if you wan your favorie candidae eleced, be sure o aend his imporan meeing. By popular reques, he presen officers have led us well. In addiion o Presiden Bill, we've had as Treasurer, Chuck Koskie; Secreary, Bob Winkleman; Chaplain, Bud Remer. Anoher imporan agenda iem is he making of plans for our annual Chrisman Pary. I is expeced ha he people who aend he Memorial Services in Worceser will be on hand o repor on heir rip eas.

5 REMEMBERED Taking lim' ou from ~' R'union in Philly. Ar S{'hmld and Pe' Cusick (rear of Ilhoo wih overs'as caps) an' shown wih h' family of h' la' U. G'org' War'. a h' grav' si'. wh'r' a ceremony was h'ld. Arhur Wries "During he Philadelphia R~union I elephoned Mr. Ware. and arrangemens were made for us o mee he Ware family a he cemeery on Saurday, July :~oh a 1:30 P.M. I had previously conaced Pa DeColli, Company B. 15h Engineers Baalion o se ' wheher he could garner some of he B Company Engineers in he Philadelphia area o aend he services. Unforunaely, he only oher B Company man in Philadelphia. Paul Lisa, was no able o aend he Reunion due o illness. I purchased a wreah wih The Ocofoil design, and Pa DeColli, Peer Cusack and myself made he rip o he cemeery, where he Ware family was waiing for us. They ook us o he grave-sie. We had a small ceremony a he grave. and I recied a Prayer. and placed a wreah on he grave. While a he grave-sie I presened hem wih four copies of he Reunion Journal as a memeno of our visi. There were wo brohers presen, Emerson and Frank. wo sisers in-law, Mrs. Minerva Ware (wife of William Ware) and Mrs. Frank C. Ware and Mr. William Ware, Jr. (nephew of L. Warel. In he Reunion Journals I wroe he names of he 9h Infanry Division men who were presen. Namely. Pa DeColli, Peer Cusack and myself. The family was very appreciaive of our visi and found i a source of comfor o hem. The benefis available o widows and dependen children of veerans include Dependency and Indemniy Compensaion, pensions. loans o purchase a home and 'ducaional assisance. Non ' of hesc' benefis are graned auomaicallv. and he laws. MEET IN CALIFORNIA Emil and Audrey De Donao of Toowa, N.J. boarded a gian 747 Richard Manfredi (1) and Emil D' Donao (r) 'njoying cool bre'z' on bridg' a Kings River Dam. Calif. (;rand Tour A wo day our of San Fran ". "~. cisco followed by a say in he :}/ Monerey Peninsula area and climaxed wih a wo day visi o he gambling casinos in Reno and Lake Tahoe, Nevada... where Audrey De Donao hi he Jackfor over 100 Silver Dollars proceeded o pu i all back plus 19 dollars of her own money. The emperaure ranged from a cool 62 degrees while mooring hrough he high Sierras wih heir snow covered peaks o a ho 98 degrees in he Fresno area. Richard Manfredi was born and raised in Sanger California. which is locaed approximaely 200 miles Souheas of San Francisco and abou 14 miles souh of Fresno. The Cenral Valley Region below Sacrameno and exending souh o Bakerfield is known as he San Joaquin (proounced San Hoe-keen) Valley. There are approximaely 10,000 sq. miles of land proeced on boh sides bv he Sierra-Nevada Mounains dn he Eas and he California Coasal Ranges on he wesern shore of he sae. The San Joaquin Valley is known for is rich agriculural land. The De Donaos were shown acre afer acre of grape ranches. orange and lemon groves, huge coon fields. almond. walnu. dae rees, melon fields and many oher agriculural producs ready o be harvesed. On several occasions, hey were permied o pick samples of grape off he vines and almonds from he rees. Par of h' 47h Emil De Donao and Richard Manfredi were par of he 47h In. Regimenal Message Cener. De Donao joined h ' Ninh Infanry Division in January 1941 and served hroughou he eigh campaigns. He was discharged in June Richard Manfredi joined The Raiders in Sicily and served wih he 47h unil he end of he War. rules and regulaions deermining eligibiliy requir<' professional inerpreaion. Survivors of a veeran arc' 'ligible o receive a $150 "plo allowance" in addiion o up o $250 in hasic hurial allowance. Paymen up o $ROO may be made when deah is service- conneced. THE OCTOFOIL mail call Coninued from page 6 On he suggesion of Charles A 9h d flew o " C on ugus an Company "I" 60h Hoffmann, ompany California where hey were 1f B, 15h Engineers Baalion Ar greeed?y Richard and Lillian ALBERT HO~~~ ry Schmid conaced Mr. Frank ManfredI.. C. Ware, Jr., broher of L. The Manfredi's wased lile 5818 Whie Bluff ~oad George C. Ware of Company B, ime in hosing heir guess from Savannah, Georgia h Engineers Baalion. L. New Jersey by aking hem o see The wrier wishes ~o.express Ware was killed in acion by a Kings River Dam, Lake Hume, our greaful appreclah.on for shell fragmen from a bombing in he Big Redwood rees in Sequoia hose who were responsible for Sedjenane, Africa on April 19, Naional Park, he all rock all of he inpu for a spl~ndid He was subsequenly buried formaions and hugh waerfalls reunion in he wonderful Ciy of in Behel Cemeery in Hurffville, locaed in Yosemie Naional Philadelphia. I am sure many New Jersey. The Ware family Park... plus many oher places of sacrifices were made by hose lives nearby in Glassboro, New ineres. acively employed as well as ~g~.~~:f\itg~i~:~i~:::i~l;~~fu:~~~:ji1f~11~)1ij'l~;~]~~g7f;:~~~::~i~ "hi and miss" elephone calls o " < <ii. Mabel, and I surely enjoyed members of he Ware family in.. ",,:..&mi:iwlli every phase of he reunion even ~;fn~~fi~;:~~~~~~f.l~.;~:-~~i~ ~f~f::~::?~~:xa~e him ha he had he righ War. 'c,:.savannah Dis. Corps of family.. Engineers, U.A. Army as Assisan Dis. Chief Appraiser of ~he Real Esae Division. We were able o enjoy fellowship wih many of our friends. This was he firs ime many of us had an opporuniy o Francis J. Ferrise since WW II. Ohers in aendance were: J. Graff & Pay Bomberger, Michael Deresh. Charles & Sue Duling, Paul & Louise Drummond. J. Wm. & Helen Engle. John and Helen Kocay, and lasly Wallace & Madeline Burr. John and Helen Kocay were lae in arriving because of an illness ha plagued boh of hem, bu hank goodness hey made i. Mabel and Louise Drummond spen quie a bi of ime sighseeing wherein many poins of hisorical ineres were visied. We fellows of he masculine gender eleced o aend he business meeing a he prescribed ime. I had he pleasure of personally meeing L. Gen J. Lawon Collins our former Corps Commander which I considered quie an honor. The Memorial Service could no have been held in a more appropriae seing "Independence Hall' while i was a joyous occasion i never he less was fraugh wih sad implicaions accompanied by he ever presen consan reminder of our many fallen comrades. As saed above i was indeed a very fine reunion. Pres. AI. Perna (Ou-going) in my humble judgemen performed magnificenly. He along wih all of his capable assisans of he Phil.,-Del., Chaper did an ousanding job of planning and execuion.the food could no be improved upon. We would like o also hank Dan Quinn, and his lovely wife for doing such a superb job in he capaciy of Sec. This also applies o Waler J. Vicor, assised by Ruh, and heir Daugher for a job well done. Upon our deparure from Philly, our friends J. William Engle & Helen escored us ou via., Valley Forge which we found mos ineresing. Afer which we made a brief sop a heir home in Reading, and were served refreshmens, and had he pleasure of meeing Helen's cousin. Because of he fac ha we were in he general area of Lancaser where he Amish Selemens exis, we were able o observe he beauiful farms. and view he life syle of wha some may in his modern im ' erm he primiive era. Before deparing from he Engle's hey srongly recommended ha we make a special effor o sop by a mos famous resauran "Plain and Fancy", we share heirviews. The food was mos delicious. May we conclude by saing God Bless all of you, and we hopefully will be a nex years in F. Lauderdale, Florida. F. CO. 60h GERALD TEACHOUT Space 65 Anaheim Vacaion Park 311 N. Beach Blvd. Anaheim. Cal Have had some ime now o hink abou my firs reunion in Philly, and am now cerain ha i was a worhwhile even for me. As you may recall, I was no oo happy wih no nnding any of my old buddies here. The good par is ha you mee new friends and perhaps one can convince he old friends o make he reuniion nex year. I need wo more 9h Info. Div. Assoc. emblems, one for he rear bumper of he car and one for he rear bumper of he ravel railer. I am enclosing wo dollars and if ha doesn' cover i, le me know. I am sill ineresed in rying o ge a big urnou a he 1979 Reunion of men who served in F. Co. 60h and would sill like o have your old lis of hese men. The only one I have kep in conac wih is Parker Welch, originally a radio man 2nd Plaoon, laer 1s Sg. Does anyone know if Cap. Johnson, L. Middaugh, Sg. Ford, Frampon, Perigren. Wagner are sill around. Bes wishes. BTY. D. :\76 AA. GEORGE WALDRON 3801 Soquel Drive Soquel, Cal Enclosed find lis of fellows from he 376 AA. I received i from Frank Long in Pisburg. I wroe o abou 40 of hem bu received no reply. I'm rying o find guys from Baery D of he 376 AA. I know here are a lo of hem in New York Sae, Jersey and Mass. I racked down a buddy Dom Bucci of Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. bu he go hi wo weeks afer I did a he bulge and died 7 years ago. anoher dead end sree. Before I forge my daugher had a baby and named i afer you, Daniella Molly O'Brian. Anyhow, I wasn' sure I sen you a lis of hese guys, mos or all of hem are from A & B By. They have a loose kni organizaion and mee a a hoel or moel somewhere in N.C. every labor day for he pas 30 years or so. Like he 9h Div. Assoc. I never knew hey were in exisence. I am desperae o find some of he guys from myoid baery D. You sen me a lis from 1947 and I checked every name ou by mail and phone bu go no answer. Wha would i cos me o have someone go hrough your file and exrac all he names of he 376 AA. I realize I'm sounding brash and brazen bu I am desperae and also behind in my dues. I've wrien 6 e~imonials for guys in he pas seven monhs because of he burning of all he army records in S. Louis in bu I keep rying. Could I pu an ad in he nex issue asking for anyone from he 376 AA o wrie me. Anhony Fore sen us his picure - from way back - April 1945 a few of his pals from Company K-39h. Som' of he men ar' Co H :mh Inf DANIEL DOVANIS 2025 Eaon Ave Behlehem. Pa So many hanks are due o he "Ocofoil" and he enire saff ha are responsible for he publicaion and wha i does for he members. Ever since I've subscribed - i has brough me so much joy and reunied me wih my fellow comrades from "Company B". My wife and I aended wo company reunions of he company upsae New York and enjoyed boh remendously. God-willing our nex reunion - he 27h will be held here in my home own nex June '79 wih my wife and I serving as hoss. In addiion, wo of my army buddies will aid us in hosing he firs reunion ouside of New York Sae for his company. We are looking forward o his even wih grea anicipaion and much of he arrangemens have been made. ' All of his would never have aken place if my name would no have been lised in he Ocofoil wo years ago and seen by my former Mess Sg. Al DiRisio of Fairpor, New York who conaced me immediaely. Again hank you Dan and gang for he fine work you all do and for bringing my army buddies and I ogeher afer hiry-wo years. I am looking forward o nex June. :~4h F.A. RICHARD J. KEEGAN 85 Newon Drive Nashua, N.H Jus a shor noe o le you know of address change. I have moved as of Augus 28 from 13-B Lord Cavalier Es., Merrimack. N.H. o he above address. Hope o see you in Worceser in November. C.O. H. 39h In. IRVING L. KING R. 2 Box 297 Monicello, Fl I jus wan o le you know my new address, so I won' miss any of he news. I have moved o he norh a lile from W.P. Beach. Regards o all. Like o Hear John 1... Rowe, Company M-47h who lives a Lindenwald, Downers Grove, Illinois phoned he secreary o ell him ha Michael Iarocci was on Sick Call. Mike has had several hear aacks and sure would like o hear from some of his old buddies from Headquarers Company. 3rd Bn., 47h Infanry. Mike lives a 24 Larch Sree. Weswood. Mass "Hang in" here Mike and come on fellas le's drop him a line. indenified ohers heir nam's have b'en forgoen. Does anyon' recall? Dimar. Gangemi. Sarks and Anhony.

6 Co F 47h Inf CHUCK KOSKIE 4334 Hirschberg Schiller Park, Ill I am enclosing a leer ha you migh prin in mail call. Hoppie sure deserves some recogmion for las Reunion in Philly. I also bring some sad news if you have no already been informed.. Illinois los one of is acive members. On Sepember 1s Joe Lacic passed away suddenly. The Illinois gang were pallb~are:s. Please coninue o send his WIfe he Ocofoi!. He was a life member. He was from C. Baery of he 60h F.A. Bes o you and Marie and hello o all he New York gang. CO. B. 39h FRANK RUSSO 140 Valpeck Avenue Rarian, N.J Now ha I'm well enough o wrie, I wan o hank you and he New York Chaper for he ge well cards, I received when I was in he hospial. I feel much beer bu sill a lile weak and shaky when I wrie his leer. Since I've been home I've gained some weigh. I was o he docor Monday, Augus 21, 1978 and I have one m'ore visi in Sepember and ha's my las visi. Yes I'll be very happy o have a Reu~ion Journal. I'll pick i up a he Ocober meeing. You know I only missed wo Reunions all hese years, and boh of hem o Philly, he 1948 Reunion and he 1978 Reunion. 9hQM BILL PALADY h Sree McKeespor, Pa From all of us QMERS o he Philadelphia Chaper, many hanks for a fine Reunion. Highlighing our ge ogeher was ha Rober Elems made i, and i was his firs Reunion ever, and he really enjoyed i. Also, a Mr. Donovan (can' recall his firs name) and ha's he firs ime his wrier ha~ seen him since '43. Ohers who were here, Mr. & Mrs. Joe Willis, Mr. & Mrs. Trevor Jones, Mr. & Mrs. Joe Russo, Mr. & Mrs. Mike Dembisky, Mr. & Mrs. John Tagling, Mr. & Mrs. Floyd Hennessey, Mr. & Mrs. Jake Grgurich, Mr. & Mrs. Evere Tapp, Horace Abrams and Mr. & Mrs. Bill Palady. Some of our regulars could no make i: A. Simone, Gene Berasi, Tom Pizer and Wi. Hope everyone has a good year and hope o see you in Florida nex July. CO. D39h ERNEST KOVACH 452 Baiar Lane Chambersburg, Pa The above is my change of address. Sorry we could no make he Reunion his year because we buil a new home and we we:e on he go. God willing we WIll make he nex Reunion. 9hQM ANDY A. SINARE 716 E. 162nd Sree Cleveland, Ohio I'm sorry ha I could no make he Philly Reunion. I sure miss he boys from he QM. Hoping ha all goes well. Will see you in Florida in 79. Thank you. 39h Inf RICHARD J. McCOURT 219 Walnu S. Wellesley, Mass. I remember during going hru Germany he call sign I hink ~or Div. was Noorious and call si~n for 39h Inf. was Nudge. I was In he 3d bn of he 39h and for he life of me I don' remember he call sign for 3d Bn 39h. Can anyone remember he call signs??? Regards o All: CoA 5Eng. RAY BERTHIAUME 355 Ferry S. Ap 31 New Haven, Conn I ran across his aricle abou Major General Hozle in he New Haven Regiser of he 28h of May. I hough maybe you would be ineresed in he aricle for a fuure Ocofoil aricle. I did no remember him. in he 9h unil one ime helping my broher-in- law do some paining a his home and seeing a lo of souvenirs of his miliary career. I saw he 9h souvenirs he had and had quie a cha wih him a he ime bu forgo all abou him afer ha, hen no o long ago, wihin he las 1 or 2 monhs, had a lile aricle of him in he Ocofoi!. Paining a his house was around 1945 or 46. 6ohlnf. GERALD LINDNER h Place Highland, Ind Sorry I could no make Philly his year. I can remember way back in 46 or 47 I drove 22 hours o Philly before he freeway and 21 hours back afer Sunday's ceremonies. Many of he members have passed on I visied wih in ha area.. Can you sei1d informaion on he scholarship fund. Waler Gralski former Co. F 60h passed, perhaps his could help his son. Co. D. 39h WESLEY SPOFFORD 2049 Earl Drive No. Merrick, N.Y I hough ha you would ge a "kick" ou of he picure - i was aken a New River, N.C. in 42. I'm jus geing over a sroke and would like o hear from some of my "old friends". Bes o you and all he fellows. P.S. Please excuse he handwriing, lile hard o hold hepen. 6ohlnf. HARLAN E. SCOTT Sco Road Box 56 Zullinger, Pa I had a prey good bou wih open hear surgery a he Hershey Medical Cener. I had 4 bypasses made and am now a home recuperaing. Sorry hese dues are lae, will do geer he nex ime. I spen 8 weeks in hospial and am doing real well so far. C & Service Co. 39h Inf. HENRY GERNER P.O. Box 46 Masarykown, Fla Sorry my wife and I could no make he rip o Philly his year. I have been having rouble wih my back. Since I have moved o Florida, 4 years ago, I have los ~onac wih some of my buddies. So maybe his leer migh help locae hem. We are selling our cue home here in Florida, anyone ineresed can wrie. THE OCTOFO'L "L" CO. 60h Inf. ENOCH W. HUNT II River Road R. 1, Box 45 Newcasle, Maine My wife and I r~cenly revisied Hasiere, BelgIUm on he Meuse River, a village liberaed in Sepember, 1944 by he 3rd Baalion, 60h Infanry. We were guess of Mr. and Mrs. Jean Dupiereux, who had greeed me as I enered Hasiere wih "L" Company. Mrs. Depieureux was waving an American flag she had made from bis of baby garmens in anicipaion of o~r arrival. I sill have he flag, inscribed by Georgee Dupieureux wih he dae and occasion, as one of my mos cherished momenos. I was a hrilling experience o visi hese old friends again afer 35 years of corresponding. They were kind enough o gaher ogeher many local residens who remembered he arrival of he 60h Infanry. Believe me, i brough ears o my eyes o hear hem express heir hearfe.l appreciaion for wha we did here. Enclosed are wo phoos. One shows Jean and Georgee Dupiereux and me sanding near he place where he 3rd Baalion. 60h Infanry crossed he Meuse River in Sepember, 1944 o capure Balimon and evenually Hasiere. The oher phoo shows my wife Jean in one of our anks wih Jean Dupieureux and me s:mding alongside. Wih appreciaion for he work you are doing. H. CO. 47h ED TRAINOR 182 William Sree Soneham, Mass No much a wriing leers, bu sure do look forward o reading he "Ocofoil". I looks like he years are caching up wih us. Las December 19, 1977 I had a hear aack and a collapsed lung. Spen Chrismas and New Year's in hospial. Then in June of 78 he lung wen again and anoher say in he hospial. Feeling prey good now and "hope o God" o be in Worceser o mee he gang again. P.S. My bes o Frank and Al and all he fellows. 60TH MEDIC ALPHONSE RICOUARD Sar R. 2, Box K523 Thibodaux, La I know I have been ou of he Associaion for a few years bu a lo of hings have happened since hen. I los everyhing in hurricane Camille in 1969 hen in 1972 I los my wife and was lef wih 6 week old baby boy and hree years ago I was hospialized wih a hea.r aa~k. I've been in he hospial WIce since hen and am now on Social Securiy and a small veeran's pension, since I can' work anymore. I enjoy reading he Ocofoil bu I never see a name ha I recognize in i. I was 60 Inf. Regimenal Medics. DIV. HQ. CO. WILLIAM CARDOZA 17 Jones Ter. Ap. 3 Soughon, Mass Jus wroe Franny asking him o reserve a room for me a he Sheraon. God willing will see you in Worceser. Been looking forward o i. Say hello o Mrs. Quinn. If you are planning on moving please noify he secreary of your new address. I win save posage and keep you on he Ocofoil mailing lis. JOHN J. CLOUSER 901 GRACELAND STREET DES PLAINES, ILLINOIS THE 0 C T 0 F 0 I L Publicaion No. 412 G'~i:O'Y Av" Wuhawken. N. J Sec."Cf cl_,... CN'".'u'".~Clly.l\I.J. A..,ooo,._ofOc,*-, ':..., The deadline for copy of he nex issue of he Ocofoll wdi be December 20h. I CO. 60h VOGIE LONN Gen. Del. Ripon, Cal I wonder if i would be possible somehow o ge in ouch wih my old bazooka buddy or anyone in my oufi in March, April and May 1945 in Germany? My buddy's name is Linner and he was from he Souh, no much o go on. The oufi is: 60h Inf. Reg. I Co. Weapons Plaoon (4h). P.S. If I remember righ, we were firs o cross he Remagen Bridge, and firs o link up wih he Russians a Torgan on he Molde-Elbe Rivers. Can Co :19h TOM ORBAND 30 Delmar S. Binghamon, N.V Jus a line o le you know B. Co. 39h Inf. had our 26h annual Reunion in Elmira, N.Y. We had all of our doings a he Ialian & American Club. Al Baccile did a grea job. We held i June Nex 'year we are going o Allenown, Pa. So if anybody wans informaion wrie Dan Douvanis, 2025 Eaon Avenue, Behlehem, Pa Those ha were a he pary: Alber Baccile, Tom Orband, Joe Gravino. Al "Hank" DeRisio, J.J. Moffee. Lank Baaglia, Andy Seacock. Joe DeOrio, Frank Benyo, Frank Russo, Seve Terres. Adolph Schmiesser, John Capozillo, Jim McMahon, Dan Douvanis. Tony Brescia and Ausin Frisch. Dan, we received a leer a our Reunion elling Ralph King from Ihica passed away. I have been seeing Mrs. McInerny quie a bi. She will be 83 in July. She has been doing okay. Myself, Dan. I have been reired 3 years now. I have been doing very good healh wise. P.S. Dan, I hope you ge some 8 sar o vicory books. I jus wan o drop you line o le you know anoher one of our boys passed away, Sam Ferrani, Cannon Co. 39h Inf. He lived a 40 Evan Sree, Binghamon, N.Y. :l4h FA Bry. ('. NORRIS KAUTZ 412 Page Sree Kewanee, Ill. 6144:1 Received your leer some ime back and as always jus pu i aside and said o myself I will ake care of i omorrow, bu for oher reasons, i jus never go aken care of unil now. Everyone is fine here, working everyday and enjoying life. As I read he Ocofoil from ime o ime I see differen names ha I recognize. bu hardly anyone from he 34h F.A. Bry. C. how come? I am sorry bu I won' be wih ~ou again his year as my vacaion always follows he week following he 4h of July. The whole plan closes down for 2 weeks. Move he Reunion back unil around he firs of July and I will be here. Ha, Ha! Am sending you my dues along wih his leer. Hope you all had a good ime a he Reunion. Co F 47h Inr S. BILL BUEMI 4884 _Harlev Dr Lyndhurs. Ohio I hope ha his leer finds you and yours all in good healh... I am wriing you for a couple reasons Firs i was grea o see you your wife... and all he guys ha I haven' seen in many years, I am sending you some phoos ha I ook a he reunion Meanwhile I will say ha I had he ime of my life... wih he guys... Tha were wih me... during he swearing... sweaing... and crying days. I kissed so many ofhe guys... I hough ha I was geing gay'???'?'? On Aug. 25 Mickey and I flew back up o N.Y. and wen o he Bahamas on he Oceanic... Boy wha a rip ha was... fac remains Mickey and I plan o aend all he 9h Div. reunions and go on a cruise every year'?'? Unless I go on welfare... hen we plan o say home'?'?? Meanwhile Ihadmanyduplicaes of hese phoos made and have sen hem o.. Hoppie.. Munaore.. Wilkey.. jonsie.. Alsgaard.. ec. of course I ook :l rolls of film imes 36 phoos per roll... hey all came ou beauiful... I have had quie a few of he guys ask me abou... he Co. F phoo.. I alked o wo phoographers ha will duplicae he phoo for he price of per phoo.. I h ink is robbery... bu I hink ha... if enough of hem guys wan Co F phoos... maybe hey can be cheaper??'? Those ineresed. can conac me... or beer ye... if we have some one from he 9h ha is a phoographer... maybe he will do hem??'? Before I close his leer I wish o hank all hose ha ~~e involved in keeping he organizaion... and he reunions going... so I will close due o my one finger geing sor of sore??? I will close as a reminder o you ha i is no "pisboig"... i's Pisburgh. S>rv. Co 47h Inr CARLE W. TAYLOR 110 Wildhurs Lane Danville. Va This is jus a few lines 'of informaion from he Virginia Rebel. Sorry I've missed a few reunions, bu I had a hear aack abou 3 years ago, and I had o slow down for a while. I'm doing jus grea now.. I seems I'm no he only one In my family ha has been involved wih he miliary. My daugher. Sharron joined he Army in November She is now saioned a For Belvoir, VA. In he shor ime she has been in he Armv she has achieved several hono~s. Afer being saioned a For Belvoir for only 2 monhs, she compeed and won he ile "Pos Soldier of he Monh." She has also jus been seleced o aend OCS on Ocober a For Benning, GA. You can be ha I'm a proud Pop. Well, ha's all for now. We will see you in Coninued on Page 5 When was he las ime you wroe a leer o our Mail Call Column? In 79