From: Ben517@aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 10:36 PM
To: undisclosed-recipients:
Subject: MAIL CALL NO. 1326 517TH PRCT-MAY 29,2007
70  Pleasant St. Cohasset, MA.02025  *781 383 0215 * Mail Call : Ben Barrett  Ben517@aol.com
 
Hello,
 
PLEASE SEND ALL PAYMENTS FOR THE REUNION REGISTRATION TO THE ARMED FORCES REUNIONS.  It would be helpful to the Armed Forces Reunions for us to  register as soon as you can decide what tour if any that you want to sign up for.
 
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 June 28-July 2 . All rooms for early arrivals are taken.   Banquet Sunday July 1. Depart Monday  July 2
Ben
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 Click on http://517prct.org/auxiliary/ to find the mission of the Auxiliary and an enrollment form
Morris McDowell
 
Ben,
I wanted to update you on a couple of our friends. Fred Harmon is doing pretty good, he still will have considerable time to spend in the hospital, but is defiantly improving. Fred has had his heart stop three or four times, & the automatic fibulator has restarted it each time. He has a very bad infection in his body, with a swollen knee, & cannot walk at this time. He has also changed hospitals, now in the Palmetto Baptist Healthworks, 1330 Taylor St. Columbia, SC. 29201. I visited Fred both Saturday & Sunday, he really wants to go home, but not for awhile. I also visited Herb Ford in Atlanta, who is well except for the fact, he can't walk. Herb said tell everyone hello. I hope this answers most of the questions about Fred. Thanks, Morris McDowell   
Howard Hensleigh
 
Ben sent me the I Co. morning report, but all I could make out was "Willis".  It was a good holiday, made better by knowing our gravesites are being cared for.  Highest regards,  Howard H.

Good Morning Howard:  Thank you for your efforts. I will go along with the 11th. Hope you had a great holiday.

Denny
Tom Cross
Merle:
    Thank you very much for the signed copy of From Breckenridge to Bastogne it is a great book and well written for family use and understanding of our accomplishments and our daily routine so far away from home .I had it in my hands a few minutes and was able to skim it briefly before Bette snatched it away and has now taken possession until she has finished reading in its entirety.
    Well done Merle.
Regards, Tom Cross
Tom McAvoy
 
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From: "Pease" <4pease@comcast.net>
To: "Tom McAvoy" <FourDeuces@comcast.net>
Uncle Jim was 86 in January.  He had been suffering from Alzheimer's in his last years and was uncommunicative for the last six to seven months of his life.  Aunt Edith passed away March 1, 2005 and after that he just gradually went away.  He had a heart attack in early April and they put a "stint" in.  He had another attack the morning of April 25, 2007 and he died later that day.  Russ Pease
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From: Tom McAvoy
To: 4pease@comcast.net

Jim was cadre for a lot of us in boot camp Toccoa Ga. Mar 1943,  What a very honorable  guy, No foolishness like  Give me 50 pushups for nonsense, Did you cheat? No sir ,Then give me 50 more for not cheating when you had a chance, When you were done did you cheat? yes? Give me 50 more for cheating.   Not with Jim Pease, considered a very good friend. Tom McAvoy  How old was Jim??
Helen Jeffcoat
This is in reference to Allen Jeffcoat, 25 Roy St., P.O. Box 1131,  Wagener, S.C.   29164    Tele 803-564-6379    We have made reservations at the hotel but we have not registered for the reunion because we did not know who to contact.   We have now been given your name.   If you would please e-mail us as to details and the procedure we should take to get registered      Also a copy of the schedule of events      Thank you for your help.    
 
Thank you      Helen Jeffcoat, wife of Allen Jeffcoat
Lory Curtis
 
Ben,

It was very sad news to hear of the passing of James Pease.  Staff Sergeant Pease was my Dad's section Sgt in the Communications Section when my Dad was assigned in Regimental Headquarters at Camp MacKall.  My Dad is the one who introduced SSG Pease to his wife.  In speaking with my Dad today he says, "We were on a weekend pass near Fort Bragg, when I introduced SSG Pease to nice young lady who he married just prior to going overseas."  My Dad and the rest of our family extend our deepest sympathies to the Pease family.

Best regards,

Lory V. Curtis, son of Bud Curtis, HQ, 1st BN   
Carol Monkhouse
 
Hi Ben,
Yes I receive your mail calls I enjoy them so much.  Thank you very much
                                                                  Carol Monkhouse
                                                                   Daughter of Capt George R Monkhouse
                                                                 southerncarol_58@yahoo.com
Dan Smith
 
Dear Ben, Betsy, and Donna,
 
          My wife, Pat, and I are included in the total number of 23  people attending the banquet.  I was confused , as usual, about the 2 after my name.  The 23 are all family ,15 adults and 8 children. Our bill for the banquet has been paid.
 
                                                                                                Dan Smith
 
                                                                                                Hqs 1st 517
Howard Hensleigh
 
Ben:  I noticed that May 5th was the day the general order was given to celebrate Memorial Day.  As related by Ronald Stassen, that happens to be the same date, a few years later, that The Netherlands celebrates its liberation from Nazi occupation.  Dates follow us around.              Howard Hensleigh
Howard Hensleigh
 
Dear Denny: 

Thanks for your interest.  My diary does not include a date.  The Odyssey has Sept. 11 as the day G Co., in a second effort, took Ridge X.  G Co. held Ridge X when Willis and Big Mac were killed trying to link up with H and G on Ridge X.    Accordingly, if I had to choose between the 11th or 12th of Sept., I would choose the 12th.  I have my original hand written note from which an I Co. man sent the message to Bn. about McGeever and Woodcock, but it is out of reach at the moment.  When I have it in hand, I will let you know if it has a date on it.  They were killed at the same time.

Ben and Bob now have the morning reports in our website.  Willis's and McGeever's deaths without question are reported there.  Perhaps Ben can take a look for the date in Hq. 3rd and I Co. reports.  I've got to admit, the 517th was better at fighting than keeping records on it.  The morning reports however were as accurate as the first sergeants could make them. 

Best Airborne regards,  Howard Hensleigh
-----Original Message-----
From: ltccompton@aol.com
Dear Howard:  Perhaps you can clarify the date that Willis died. Some internet records indicate 12 Sept. 1944, although his grave marker indicates 11 Sept. 1944. Which is correct. If it is the 12th that would be ironic as we lost a mutual friend on 12 September 1944, in western France. Thanks for your time.

Denny                                          ***************
  It was Sept 11, 1944-Ben