70 Pleasant St. Cohasset, MA.02025 *781 383 0215
* Mail Call : Ben Barrett Ben517@aol.com
Hello,
I'm sure that Boom Boom (
Boom Boom Alicki ) who is ill would like to
receive email from his many friends in the 517 PRCT who are thinking about
him.
We have reached our quota of hotel reservations for the
reunion. However, you may still be able to get rooms since there is likely to be
some cancellations and it is very important that anyone canceling should notify
me before you do so.
You must send in registration to the Armed Forces
Reunions, Inc. for the reunion. Hotel reservations are separate.
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
. Banquet Sunday July 1. Depart Monday July
2
Ben
Recent website
additions:
G Company at Camp MacKall
Chester A. Wells, H
Company
The
Story of Corbin Zickefoose's Letters from France
Flag Day
Inspired by three decades of state and
local celebrations, Flag Day - the anniversary of the Flag Resolution of 1777 -
was officially established by the Proclamation of President Woodrow
Wilson on May 30th, 1916. While Flag Day was celebrated in various communities
for years after Wilson's proclamation, it was not until August 3rd, 1949, that
President Truman signed an Act of Congress designating June 14th of each year as
National Flag Day.
Click on That Ragged Old Flag
Boom Boom
Re: Mail Call No. 1335, 517th PRCT
6/11/07
Mike Holzworth
To answer your question....Who was boom
boom?
Knew your Father way back to the Toccoa, Georgia days.
As Boom Boom Alicki, I chose your Dad as a member of my Demolition
Platoon, and corresponded with him all these years up to his death on January
12, 2007 which was also my birthday.
I believe I passed this information
to one of your relations a couple of months ago.
Boom Boom
Alicki
Peter Jansson
Dear Mr. Barrett:
Since December 29,2006 my dad,
Bertil George Jansson of B company has been mostly in critical care units after
his accident. This past month, dad has made remarkable improvements and
after many prayers finally returned home on Thursday June 7th 2007. The
family thought we may never see this day, but as all of his colleagues of the
517th, dad is one tough nut. I want to personally thank you and Bob for
your help and encouragement and for your help in getting me to contact his
friend John Jackopsic. We had planned to attend the reunion coming up, but
this accident has scuttled our plans. How I wish we could have made
the trip! I know the reunion will be a monumental success, and I look
forward to reading the coming posts after all is said and done. Again,
thank you sir. Although dad still has much still to accomplish,
the scary and hard part is thankfully over now. All the best to you and
all members of the 517th. Dad is proud of his association with all you
great people. Pete.
Michael Wells
Ben:
In Mail Call 1332, Joe Calder indicated he may have
known my father, Chester Wells, and may have a picture of him. Joe Calder
requested my email so he can send it to me. If you deem appropriate, you
may forward this email to him and include my return emai:
WELLS_860@msn.com.
I appreciate your assistance in this matter.
Bob Barrett
Mark D Chapman
To Whom It May
Concern,
I would be interested in any information you could give me about the
documents posted on your web site regarding PFC Raymond W. Wilson. I knew
Ray when I was in High School in Eugene, OR and
dated one of his daughters. One day his daughter mentioned her dad was in
the paratroops in WWII. I was quickly shown his 82nd ABN DIV
Yearbook and additional pictures. That day planted the seed for me to
become a paratrooper myself.
I would like to obtain those documents and
give them to Ray’s family or if they put them on eBay, to keep them for myself,
or donate them to the Airborne and Special Warfare Museum here in
Fayetteville. Thanks for your
time.
LTC Mark D.
Chapman
Ray Wilson was
in A battery of the 460-Ben
Mark Chapman
Hi Ben,
Thanks for the reply. It sure seems strange to me that his family would
sell the documents on eBay. If you ever run across them again, or know the
person who has them, I would like to obtain
them.
My civilian e-mail
is: mdchapman@hughes.net
My AKO e-mail is: mark.daniel.chapman@us.army.mil
Thanks.
Mark