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GENERAL ORDERS NUMBER
33 24 June
1945
Under the provisions of Army Regulations 600-45 a Purple Heart is hereby
awarded the following named individuals.
JOSEPH H. CALDER, O1313566, Ist Lt Hq. Co. 34rd Bn...for
wounds received in action 16 September 1944 near *********
So. France. Home address 723
Henderson Street, Flint Michigan
JOHN A ALICKI O1303076 , Ist Lt Hq and Hq, company
for wound received in action 22 June 1944 near *********
Italy Home address : 89 Jewel
Street, Brooklyn , New York.
HOWARD E. HENSLEIGH, O526649 Ist Lt., Hq. Co. 3rd Bn
for wounds received in action 8 October near *********
So. France.
Home Address: 426 South Johnson St., Iowa City, Iowa
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GENERAL ORDERS NO.37 22 June 1945
JACK D. COLLINS 34674378 Pfc Hq, Co. 2nd Bn..For
wounds received in action14 January 1946 near ********
Belgium
Home address Box 986, Lumberton, North Carolina
SAM NMI POVICH 37563938 Hq, Co. 2nd Bn.
for wounds received in action 17 September, 1944 1944 near
***********
So. France . Home address 2612-1st
Avenue, Hibbing ( St Louis) Minnesota.
HOTEL RESERVATIONS FOR WASHINGTON D.C.
REUNION
DOUBLETREE HOTEL – CRYSTAL CITY, ARLINGTON,
VA
(703) 416-4100
The
Doubletree Hotel Crystal City-National
Airport is located at 300 Army/Navy Drive, Arlington, VA 22202. The hotel is
ideally situated in the Crystal City corridor just minutes from the nation's
capital. Hotel vans will shuttle you to the nearby
Pentagon City Fashion
Mall at Pentagon City Metro stop. The Metro provides transportation into the
city to visit any of Washington's many world-famous museums and monuments. If
you are driving, please contact the hotel directly for directions. Each guest
room features cable TV with Pay Per View and games. The hotel has a fully
equipped health club or treat yourself to a swim in the enclosed rooftop pool.
The hotel's gift shop is located in the lobby. Best of all, Doubletree's famous
homemade chocolate chip cookies will be waiting for you the night you arrive!
The hotel offers handicapped accessible and non-smoking rooms, which are based
on availability. Please request these special accommodations when making your
reservation.
Self-parking is available in the hotel's
garage for 517th Parachute Regimental Combat Team attendees at 50% of
the current fee of $17 per day. (This does not include valet parking). Check-in
time is 3:00pm, and check-out is 12:00 noon. The Café, serves
breakfast, lunch, and dinner in the charming atmosphere of an outdoor bistro. Window’s Over Washington Restaurant, serves dinner only, Friday
and Saturday. Offering Continental and New American cuisine plus a spectacular
view, the Skydome, a revolving rooftop lounge, is well known as
one of the city's most popular nightspots. The Lobby Bar serves
drinks and hors d'oeuvres. Room service is
available.
The Doubletree Hotel provides free shuttle to and
from Ronald Reagan National Airport from 5:00 am-Midnight, running every half an
hour on the hour. Please follow the signs for ground transportation to catch the
shuttle. You may want to consider other transportation services, as space is
always limited on complimentary services.
The hotel has limited RV parking, located
behind the hotel; parking for RVs will be at the discounted group parking rate.
Please inform the hotel when making reservations if you will be parking a RV.
For electrical hookup service, the Pohick Bay Park on the Potomac River is the
closest park to the hotel, which is approximately twenty miles away, located at
6501 Pohick Bay Drive in Lorton, VA. Call (703) 339-6104 for information,
reservations, and directions. Their web address is
www.nvrpa.org.
Should you need to rent a wheelchair for the
reunion, ScootAround rents both manual and power wheel chairs by the day and
week. Please call their toll free number at (888) 441-7575 for
details.
Vendors, Schedules, and Prices are subject to
change.
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REGISTRATION FORM - CUT HERE AND MAIL TO THE HOTEL
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517th
PARACHUTE REGIMENTAL COMBAT TEAM – HOTEL RESERVATION FORM
REUNION DATES: JUNE 28-JULY 2, 2007
NAME
____________________________________________________ SHARING ROOM W/
_____________________
ADDRESS
_______________________________________________________________ ZIP
_____________________
TEL. NUMBER
(_____) __________________ ARRIVAL DATE _________________ DEP. DATE
__________________
# OF ROOMS _____ #
OF PEOPLE IN RM_____ HANDICAP ACCESS _____ SMOKING _____ NONSMOKING ______ KING
BED _______ 2 BEDS ______
If room type
requested is not available, nearest room type will be
assigned.
RATE: $109 + tax (currently 10.25%).
CUT-OFF
DATE: 5/24/07. Reservations received after this date will be processed
on space and rate availability.
CANCELLATION
POLICY: Deposit is refundable if reservation is canceled by 4pm (EST) on
your arrival day. Adjustments to
departure date after check-in, resulting in a shortened length of stay, may
result in a fee.
All reservations
must be guaranteed by credit card or first night's deposit
enclosed.
___AMEX ___DINERS
___VISA ___MASTER CARD ____DISCOVER
CREDIT CARD NUMBER
__________________________________________ EXP. DATE
_____________
SIGNATURE
(regardless of payment method)
__________________________________________________
Mail to: Doubletree Hotel *ATTN: Reservations
* 300 Army Navy Drive* Arlington, VA 22202
www.doubletreecrystalcity.com or Fax to (703)
416-4147
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