From: Ben517@aol.com
Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2006 7:06 PM
To: undisclosed-recipients:
Subject: MAIL CALL NO. 1219  517TH PRCT - NOVEMBER 16, 2006
70  Pleasant St. Cohasset, MA.02025  *781 383 0215 * Mail Call : Ben Barrett  Ben517@aol.com
 
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 Hello,
 
Please let me know if you want to receive Mail Calls or if you have a problem receiving them. You can always read Mail Calls by clicking on www.517prct.org/archives
 
Washington Reunion. Arrival Wednesday June 27. Banquet Sunday July 1. Depart Monday July 2
 
I've had an inquiry about the Washington reunion  from John Henwood "G" company .John has never attended a reunion and  and didn't know that the 517th PRCT even existed.
 
 Ben
Website                                   www.517prct.org                                                        
Mail Call                                  mailcall@517prct.org.
Mail Call Archives                 www.517prct.org/archives
Roster                                     www.517prct.org/roster.pdf
Reunions           Florida Snowbird Mini-Reunion     January 21 - 25
 2007                   Palm Springs, CA. Mini                April
                             Washington, DC  National          June 27 - July 2
 Click on http://517prct.org/auxiliary/ to find the mission of the Auxiliary and an enrollment form
Irma Targnion

 

Rick Sweet

Hi,
  I would like to make a correction about my dad, Odas Sweet. He was with "H" company not "A" company. If anyone knew him ,please let me hear from you! I have found an abundance of information on the 517th website.  I will be adding some pictures as soon as I receive them from my mom "Sara". Thanks to all of you who have contributed.  It is difficult to find information outside of my computer and the internet.
                                                                                      Rick Sweet
                                                                                      Son of a Battling Buzzard
Barbara Collins
 
Hey Ben- We have not received any mailcalls for a while. We were offline for a few days last week. Hope everything is o.k.  Barbara
Jim Royer 

Ben, Last month John Schaffner(106) & Lil; Walt Snyder(106 & POW for 3
months); Dave , Post-war vet) & Arline; June  & I had the extreme
pleasure of hosting Eddie Montford to dinner at one our of most famous
restaurants.
Eddie was here for another visit in the D.C. , Va. and Baltimore area.
While in this area he was the guest of John Schaffner. What a wonderful
time we had. Eddie is a great guy and friend of the 517th. I have a few
pictures of us at the dinner, but am unable to send them on my Web-Tv
since I do not have a printer. Will check to see if my son or a very
good friend will do it for me.
   Eddie said, if possible he will try to make our D.C. reunion. Not
sure if he can make two trips here the same year. He works for a
company, similar to our Home Depot, and is in the process of building
his house, by himself.
he send his regards to all his friends from the     517th.
                                    Jim Royer
Tom Copsey
 
For Claire Giblin and Ben,
 
I am Tom Copsey, son of John Copsey, Company I.  I live in the DC area and would like to help however I can for the 07 reunion.  Pop is no longer with us but he sure will be happy to know that his old outfit is gathering in his "little home town" as he used to call it.  Looking forward to it.
 
Cheers
Tom Copsey
202-548-8960 (day)
William Wyatt
 
Ben

Sorry its late

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Rick Sweet
 
 Hi Ben,
 
  Thanks for the info ! I think my dad had a nickname of "toot sweet" if that rings a bell . He joined the 517 in 1943 because the pay was better and was discharged in 1945 after the war.
He fought in Italy, France, and Belgium at the Battle of the Bulge. I am not sure about Germany. He brought home a German luger, and a belt buckle.  The luger somehow ended up in my dads brothers hands and where it is now is a mystery.  I have the belt buckle and a few medals but a lot of his belongings have been lost or stolen over the years.  He and one of his buddy's recovered some silver from a wrecked airplane engine and both had identical rings made from the silver.  My dads ring was stolen by one of my sisters friends when we were young.  Those things are much more important now that I am grown.  They sure can't be replaced.
 
    Near my home here in West Chester Ohio,  There is a road named Barrett Rd after the Barrett farm which is nearby. There is an intersection with another road named Grinn.  They can hardly keep the street signs at that intersection of Grinn and Barrett. Just wondered if you may be related to the Barrett's here... My mom has the names of a couple of my dads army buddies that I am going to look up . One of which is Willie Starnes .I just hope it's not too late!
                                                                                       Thanks again
                                                                                        Rick Sweet
June Huffman