Ben:
I made a mistake as regards to the first name of
Lt. Robinson described in the 2nd Bn, Hq. Co. narrative of Mail Call No. 1131.
The correct name is Lt. Albert M. Robinson.
Regards, Tom
Entry of Jun 09, 2006 at 08:01 [EST]
Name: Jolene Devaney
Unit: EMail: Devaney@ allvantage.com How I
found the 517th page: Other
Comments: Dear Bob596@
laposadagv.net, I wanted to thank you for responding on behalf of my inquiry to
my Uncle Pat Michaels. I have been in contact with Mr. Alan Johnson (a good
friend of my Uncles) who has been able to fill us in on many details of his life
in the service. I appreciate you responding and would be pleased to hear any
stories you may recall involving him. Please feel free to contact me directly.
Sincerely, Jolene
Entry of Jun 10, 2006 at 03:51 [EST]
Name:
William C. Hale Jr. (TOD)
Unit: USS TURNER JOY (DD-951)
EMail: hiwaysailor951@
yahoo.com
How I found the 517th page: Other
Comments:
My Dad was in the 517th from the start. I wrote some time ago without a
response, so I'll try again. I live in southern Oregon and would greatly
appreciate the chance to attend your reunion in Dad's stead. My wife and I
recently attended a reunion of pilots with whom he flew in later years, and we
were overwhelmed by the memories and related stories. As I recall, Dad was to
make sure that the troops at the front had all the munitions that they needed. I
guess he was supply officer. Thank you in advance for any response.
Wayne Cross
Dragoon - After Action Reports
Record of Events
Company "F"
"D"
DAY
The Company enplaned at Ombrone Airfield near
Grossette, Italy, at 0200 hours, 15 Aug 44. At 0435, Capt. McKinley led
the Co. out of his plane in its first combat jump. The Co. was assigned
the mission of clearing the town of La Motte, France after organizing on the
assigned DZ 1-l/2 miles SW of La Motte. However, the Co. landed in the
vicinity of Le Muy, NE and SE of the town. As the town was defended, these
men quickly moved for cover outside the town. There several Germans were
met and the fatal wounding of Pvt. O’Brien occurred. The several units
finally organized under
Capt. McKinley, the Commander, Colonel Graves, who
had previously joined
Capt. McKinley, the Co. moved out for La Motte, its
original objective. About 2 miles outside of La Motte, the Co. found the
body of Tec 4 Shanneyfelt, who had been shot through the head and killed by a
sniper. On the march, the point discovered several camouflaged enemy
barracks on the side of a small hill near the route of march.
Lt.
Riddle, under cover of two scouts and a BAR moved up and captured eight enemy
soldiers. Lt. Cinchicci was wounded by a grenade on the outskirts of La
Motte. The right flank patrol, commanded by S/Sgt. Minick, discovered some
men from the 2nd British Parachute Brigade and learned that La Motte was
occupied by both British and American Parachute Troops. The column then
moved from La Motte SW approximately two miles to the Regimental CP where the
men rested over night.
"D" Plus One
On 16 Aug 44, the Co. moved S of Les Arcs to
reinforce Co. D. Received moderate shell fire, but sustained no casualties
while en route. The Co. moved to the S and W edges of the town
encountering sporadic sniper fire from the vicinity of the railroad S of the
town. Here defensive positions were set up. They remained in Les
Arcs gradually getting reinforcements until 18 Aug 44, when the Co. left Les
Arcs and moved to the vicinity of Bagnols. There defensive positions were
set up and were held until
20 Aug 44. No resistance
encountered.
JOHN N. McKINLEY
Capt.
Inf.
Commanding