70 Pleasant St. Cohasset, MA.
02025 *781 383 0215 * Mail Call : Ben Barrett Ben517@aol.com
Hello,
Paratroopers' Odyssey is available for
$22.50. Send payment to Leo Dean.
You may at times have a problem viewing photos.
However, we place most photos on the website under Training and WWII
Photos .
Please try to send in donations by August 15 to Keep the
517 PRCT Association viable. Suggested amount $30.00 to include
Thunderbolt. Auxiliary members $20.00 Plus $10.00 if you want to
receive the for the Thunderbolt. Send donations to Leo
Dean, 14 Stonehenge Lane, Albany, NY 12203. Make checks
payable to 517prct. Donations
for the Auxiliary should be sent to Karen Frice Wallace
66295 Highway 20 Bend, OR 97701
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
Ben
Website
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Recent website additions:
Milton D. Rogers, 460 PFAB, Batt. C - biography
2007 Ceremonies in Logbiermé, Belgium
Sgt. Robert J. Miller, I Company (KIA)
517 PRCT
Association Officers
| 517th PRCT Auxiliary Mission Statement |
| 517th PRCT Auxiliary Member Application 2007-2008 |
| 517th PRCT Auxiliary Officers and Committee Members 2007-2009 |
Floyd Webber
am looking for former HQ 2nd Battalion guys; especially from Lt.
Walter Irvin's platoon.
Floyd Weber
Name: Jean Standridge
From: Buchanan, TNfweberhq2517@yahoo.com
E-mail: rayjean1@bellsouth.net
Website:
Message (without smileys):
My dad was Tom Latimer & he served in WWII with the 517th. I was
able to go to the reunion you had in Colorado when I was 15 (1969, I
believe). Dad never would say much about what went on or what he was
involved in during the war, but I also know that he was close with
several of the other soldiers. I am now married to a wonderful man who
is retired from the USCG -- Let's all keep our soldiers, past, present
future in our hearts; prayers.
From: Buchanan, TNfweberhq2517@yahoo.com
E-mail: rayjean1@bellsouth.net
Website:
Message (without smileys):
My dad was Tom Latimer & he served in WWII with the 517th. I was
able to go to the reunion you had in Colorado when I was 15 (1969, I
believe). Dad never would say much about what went on or what he was
involved in during the war, but I also know that he was close with
several of the other soldiers. I am now married to a wonderful man who
is retired from the USCG -- Let's all keep our soldiers, past, present
future in our hearts; prayers.
Dick Seitz
Ben,
This message is for 2nd Battalion Troopers.
I have a request for information on Melvin Charles Schiers. His son-in-law and daughter would like any information we might have on Melvin. I know that Melvin joined the 517th at Toccoa, went overseas with the unit, was wounded in the attack on Monti Foss and at the end of the war joined the 82nd in occupation duty in Berlin. I would appreciate any assistance from you in answering Melvin's family request.
Airborne All The Way!!!!
Dick Seitz
This message is for 2nd Battalion Troopers.
I have a request for information on Melvin Charles Schiers. His son-in-law and daughter would like any information we might have on Melvin. I know that Melvin joined the 517th at Toccoa, went overseas with the unit, was wounded in the attack on Monti Foss and at the end of the war joined the 82nd in occupation duty in Berlin. I would appreciate any assistance from you in answering Melvin's family request.
Airborne All The Way!!!!
Dick Seitz
Lyle Madison
Hi Ben : A short time ago I received a letter from a
Gen. Diehl asking for money. The charity
was The Coalition to Salute America's Heroes. Has anyone ever heard
of this group? Hope all is well. Thanks again to
you and Bob for your tireless
effort.
Lyle Madison
************
Apparently the Coalition is legit especially if Gen
Diehl is
:BRIGADIER GENERAL ARTHUR F. "CHIP"
DIEHL III
-- Ben
Gene Frice
To all 517th Troopers, Family, Friends and Supporters
Well…the 517 Historical DVD Task Force (that's ""517HDVDTF in military
terms) of the efforts of Wade Gilbert, Don Adamski (doc), Karen
Wallace, and myself, we have completed our task.
I mention again, Don Adamski, having "volunteered" to adopted the 517,
spent hundreds of hours in research to identify publications, places,
people, things, weapons, aircraft, organizations, dates and incidents,
etc. etc, to produce the above DVD. I told him "never volunteer," a
term we are all familiar with. Never having served in the military he
wanted to do it. I guess this was a labor of love and respect. He
necessarily had to learn a new vocabulary "a weapon may be called a
piece, a weapon; but never a gun, unless it has a barrel of some 6 to
15 feet and is on wheels, or on a boat (ship)."
Don's work necessarily required considerable review and counsel.
In spite of the attention to detail we likely missed a number of
topics-to include spelling and other such items. If you find such
errors, please excuse us-we tried.
As I mentioned several e-mail's ago, Don finished his video work.
Karen and I finished our input and review. The material was passed on
to Wade Gilbert for the production of the finished project. The above
disk includes the "517th 2006 Portland Reunion."
The disks will be be mailed out next week to those who had previously
requested and paid for the disks. If others desire a disk, or disks,
we decided on a cost of $ 5.00 each. All proceeds to go to the 517th
Auxiliary.
If you do not shortly receive a disk, please send your request and
the $ 5.00 to Karen Wallace, 66295 Highway 20, Bend, OR 97701
If you care to express your appreciation to Don Adamski, he may be
reached at 6734 S.W. Multnomah Blvd, Portland, OR 97223; or email
dfadamski@comcast.net He is to shortly enter the hospital for a
shoulder operation (Bicycle).
Wade Gilbert devoted considerable time and effort to produce the many
disks and we certainly are indebted to Wade (again).
Gene Frice, F Company, 517th
Well…the 517 Historical DVD Task Force (that's ""517HDVDTF in military
terms) of the efforts of Wade Gilbert, Don Adamski (doc), Karen
Wallace, and myself, we have completed our task.
I mention again, Don Adamski, having "volunteered" to adopted the 517,
spent hundreds of hours in research to identify publications, places,
people, things, weapons, aircraft, organizations, dates and incidents,
etc. etc, to produce the above DVD. I told him "never volunteer," a
term we are all familiar with. Never having served in the military he
wanted to do it. I guess this was a labor of love and respect. He
necessarily had to learn a new vocabulary "a weapon may be called a
piece, a weapon; but never a gun, unless it has a barrel of some 6 to
15 feet and is on wheels, or on a boat (ship)."
Don's work necessarily required considerable review and counsel.
In spite of the attention to detail we likely missed a number of
topics-to include spelling and other such items. If you find such
errors, please excuse us-we tried.
As I mentioned several e-mail's ago, Don finished his video work.
Karen and I finished our input and review. The material was passed on
to Wade Gilbert for the production of the finished project. The above
disk includes the "517th 2006 Portland Reunion."
The disks will be be mailed out next week to those who had previously
requested and paid for the disks. If others desire a disk, or disks,
we decided on a cost of $ 5.00 each. All proceeds to go to the 517th
Auxiliary.
If you do not shortly receive a disk, please send your request and
the $ 5.00 to Karen Wallace, 66295 Highway 20, Bend, OR 97701
If you care to express your appreciation to Don Adamski, he may be
reached at 6734 S.W. Multnomah Blvd, Portland, OR 97223; or email
dfadamski@comcast.net He is to shortly enter the hospital for a
shoulder operation (Bicycle).
Wade Gilbert devoted considerable time and effort to produce the many
disks and we certainly are indebted to Wade (again).
Gene Frice, F Company, 517th
Guest book Entries
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| Name: Pete Minix From: Indio, CA E-mail: pdmmm@msn.com |
I have been collecting and documenting
the history of our World War II Veterans since 1998. I currently have over
200 veterans from all branches and ranks, in my “private library”. I have
always been interested in World War II and what better way to learn this
is to talk to the men and women who lived it. It is my way of keeping
their memories and stories alive. For every World War II Veteran we loose, a piece of history is gone forever. I believe that it should be told to someone who is willing to take the time to document their story. For the men and women, who served during World War II, they all have a great story to tell, whether they were in combat or sitting behind a desk. They answered the call to duty in a time when more the half the world was at war. When it is my time to pass on, all this information will be placed in the General Patton Museum in Chiriaco Summit, CA so that future generations will know what these men and women went through. One day, all of our Veterans from World War II, will have passed on and so will their stories. If you would like to share you personal experiences of World War 2 with me, please e-mail. (pdmmm@msn.com) Peter Minix Former Marine Sgt. Indio, CA
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| Name: Jean Standridge From: Buchanan, TN E-mail: rayjean1@bellsouth.net |
My dad was Tom Latimer & he served
in WWII with the 517th. I was able to go to the reunion you had in
Colorado when I was 15 (1969, I believe). Dad never would say much about what went on or what he was involved in during the war, but I also know that he was close with several of the other soldiers. I am now married to a wonderful man who is retired from the USCG -- Let's all keep our soldiers, past, present & future in our hearts & prayers.
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