Recent website additions:
The 551st
Attack on Trois Ponts, 2-7 Jan 1945
River
Crossing and Attack at La Roquette, 27-28 August
1944
Howard B. Goodman,
Service Company
Paras en Provence: Le 517th PRCT Dans Les
Alpes Maritime
from Armes Militaria
Magazine (cover,
article)
Claire Giblin
Hi Ben -
The new issue of the Thunderbolt is out
and I am happy to see Darrell Egner's front-page piece about the upcoming St.
Louis reunion! Chris Lindner is working hard on this - has been for months
- and it promises to be a great time!
We are looking forward to reunion season:
Kissimmee in January, Palm Springs in April, and St. Louis in June. Bring
the next generation and the one after that!
Best wishes to the entire 517 family for
safe travels and a happy, healthy holiday season.
Claire Giblin
Dick Seitz
For Kathy
March. Kathy, I commend your interest in the WWII combat operations
of the great 517th. From you E mail to Ben you have demonstrated that you
have considerable knowledge of what the 2nd Battalion. You had several
questions in your E mail and time moves along, and I recall incidents I will
contact you. Soissons is a town about 50 miles north of Paris. The
town was the location of some difficult and important battles between the French
And Germans in World war One. The German attack in the Bulge started 16
December. The 2nd Bn was attached to the 30th Div on Christmas Day
1944. Task Force Seitz was a unit formed when the 2nd was attached
to the 7th Armor Div. The task force was made up of the 2nd Bn, a tank
Company from the 8th Armor , an Engineer Company from the 7th Ar and various
other units from the 7th Ar. That is the end of questions for this time. I want
to call your attention to a very important and daring operation that David Hines
and Gene Brissey, as members of E Co were involved in. That was the
attack of La Rouquette at night across the Var river. This operation was
one the most daring and successful operations of the 517th during the war.
Kathy, I have run out of memory for the time being and will close by wishing you
and you wonderful family a Merry Christmas and a New Year filled with all the
hopes and dreams you have. Airborne all the way! Dick
Seitz
June Huffman
Happy Holidays to you and yours! The
new thunderbolt is great! Good job. I have read
and enjoyed hearing from all of our TROOPER buddies. God speed to one and
all , June Huffman.
Richard
Hammel
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