Ben,
As per my email. This is my revised reunion schedule.
Bill
2008 517th PCT
West Coast
Party
April 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th
Place: Quality Inn/Palm Springs,
CA
Registration: $50.00 per
Person
Room: $84.00 + Tax
Dates:
April 13th - Early Registration, Optional
April 14th – Official Registration, Hospitality Suite
140 10AM-10PM
April 15th – Barbeque Buffet on the green for Troopers and their
Family
11:30AM- 1:30PM
April 16th – Social Day – Golfing, Shopping,
Follies
April 17th – Men’s Business Meeting 10:00AM -11:30AM
Conference Room
Farewell Banquet –Dinner and dancing Canyon
Country Club
7:00PM – 10:00 PM
April 18th – Check out. Have a safe trip
home.
Hospitality Suite open
daily in Room 140 10:00AM- 10:00PM
Open bar and daily
snacks
Quality Inn
1269 East Palm Canyon
Drive
Palm Springs,
CA
Phone
1-800-472-4339
Be sure to mention the
517th PCT
Please make registration
check payable to William T. Christian (Bill)
Mail to: 17422 Parker
Drive Tustin, CA 92780
Questions call (714)
838-0613 or BigZebra@sbcglobal.net
Families and
Friends Always Welcome
Howard
Hensleigh
Note to Chris Linder -- Although it may seem a small
difference, we were not attached to the 13th division, we were made an integral
part of the 13th and had the war not ended we would have gone to the invasion of
Japan with direct orders coming from its commanding general to Col.
Graves. Thank God for the A bomb.
I doubt if they ever threw out recommendations for
decorations, they just denied them or broke them down to a lower level saying we
were just doing out jobs. They sat on recommendations for promotions until
the freeze order hit and then it was too late; it stopped them
permanently.
The men and officers of the 13th were not unusual; this
was the natural result of an outfit such as the 517th, used to as much
independence as you can get in the army, and with our combat experience, being
placed under the command of a superior command with no combat experience.
We were attached to the 82nd and about every other
outfit in the north sector of the Bulge, but not the 13th.
Howard Hensleigh
Jo Anne Gray
Unusual old
pictures!
Look closely
at the pictures, they are soldiers and sailors.
AWESOME
!!!!
http://www.worldwar1.com/dbc/album11.htm
Steve
Markle
First I would like to pass on my sincere condolences to the
family and friends of Raymond Poe on his recent passing. We have lost another
great American.
In regard to Raymond being in the picture of 596, and being in
the 14th spot of the 1st row. I do not believe this is Raymond Poe and is Lt
Hild. He (Raymond Poe) was a Pvt during the war and the area to the
left and right of Colonel Dalrymple (at the time Captain) were his officers.
While I do not yet have a complete listing for this picture, I do not have
Raymond Poe listed or in any of my listings other than the Christmas 1944
listing of the unit.
Unfortunately I have no other pictures or information on him.
He was not in the 1st platoon (my dads platoon) from what I can tell.
Maybe Don Saunders or Hal Roberts could shed some light. I believe Don was in
the 3rd platoon.
If the sender has anything that he would like to share on
Raymond I would love to include this with other information that I have on my
site on the 596 (as well as here on the 517 site).
-Steve-
************
What do you say Bob? He was standing next to
you. -- Ben
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Nila Vasquez Gott
Hi all,
I was thrilled to see that picture from
Camp Dodge, Iowa in 1918. My dad is probably in that picture as he was
there at that time. I am lucky to have several items from the camp and his
discharge, etc.
He was sent to France but there got the
Spanish flu and luckily recovered, although it made him deaf in one
ear. He said they were on mats along the halls of the hospital
and dying all around him. He also said there was a hanging while he was at
Camp Dodge of 5 men who were convicted of rape and that the whole camp had to
watch. Wish I could find out more about that but I believe it was pretty hush
hush.
Thanks to all of you vets, and a special
hello to BoomBoom
Nila Vasquez Gott
Hal Beddow
Ben
Here I go here I go again. This is my e mail address as of yesterday
and as of today. Believe me it's been its has one h--- of a time getting it
up and running.
I sure have missed Mail Call and look forward to reading the new ones yet
to come.
Hal Beddow
