70 Pleasant St. Cohasset, MA. 02025 ,781 383 0215 * Mail
Call : Ben Barrett Ben517@aol.com
Hello,
Computer is having a rough time cooperating and so I will send
this Mail Call out now.More photos from Irma later.
Please let me know if you want
to receive Mail Calls or if you have a problem
Ben
517th Annual Florida
Mini-Reunion January 17,18,19, 20, 2009
Banquet on the 20th (Tuesday) and
Departing on the 21st (Wednesday)
Hosted by: Leila Webb, Location:
Ramada Hotel & Inn Gateway
Tele:
1(800)327-9170 FAX
1(407)396-4320
Contact: Leila Webb, Helen Beddow and
Lou Darden
Tele:(407)892-3595
Room Rate -
$65.00
Registration Fee - $40.00
National Reunion
Palm
Springs, CA Salt Lake City
West
Coast Party July
2009
April 20-24,
2009
Bob
Dalrymple
Re Mr Negro's questions . Howard Janes was
killed in the Var River some distance down-river (South) from la Roquette . He
and one or two others were deactivating 155 mm shells the Germans had strung up
on poles to discourage us from using the Var as a drop zone . They were killed
instantly . I believe Micheals was killed in a Jeep accident . I can't
recall the location . Maybe Don Saunders or other 596ers can furnish the
info. I was the Company Commander . Bob Dalrymple
Morris and Beverly
McDowell
Ben,
I read the last mail call, and saw the pictures of
Marie Gaspar at St Jacques Church. In the picture you can see the pictures I
took to the church in September of 2007. The pictures are on a table in the
background. Layton Pippin is on the left, and Richard Lynam is on the right. on
this day Jan. 5, another soldier from 'H' company was killed at Bergeval, Corwin
Clark, I believe from Iowa. It is hard to imagine how you men were able to
withstand the horrors of war, and the bitter weather conditions of the Bulge. I
salute all of the men of the 517th who served, you are all HEROES in my book,
someone else can amen this if you please. I appreciate the men and women of
Belgium who keep the memory of the 517th alive in Belgium, thanks to all
of the Belgium Patriots. The best in the new year, Morris and Beverly
McDowell
Gene Brissey
Hello everyone. With the help of my family I have read Mail Calls. With
their help I am trying to write, At preset I am almost blind. Enjoyed reading
Mail Calls. Especially letters from Erma and Arnold in Belgium and their mention
of Marie Gaspar. Those people are special! So are our 517 "Brothers" I
can't dictate very well I'll be back to normal [almost] soon I hope.
Until then And after then I wish everyone a great 2009. Gene.
Scott Ramsey
Ben,
Thank you again for putting my
request in the Thunderbolt. I am as always looking for anyone involved with the
517th to share their history. For over four years now I have done interviews and
collected stories from WWII veterans and I would very much like to hear from
someone in the 517th. With the New Year here I am looking forward to beginning
phone interviews as well. Although I have not had much response for my request
in the past, I still enjoy each Mail Call I receive and look forward to the day
that I can meet some of the people I read so much about. I will do my best to
preserve any WWII history you would like to share.
There is a link below if you would like to know more about
me.
Have a great week and God Bless the 517th!
I am also looking for ANY WWII items such as maps,
uniforms, pictures, written materials, etc..
Please contact me again if you do not receive a reply to
your email within a week.
More Photos From Irma
Logbiermé - Mayor of Trois-Ponts, Vice-Mayor and belgian veterans -
3 janvier 2009
Mayor GABREL, Victorine(Vice-Mayor) and
Maria
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Darrell Egner
Helen
Looking forward to seeing you in a week or so. I told
Leila you would be down a day early to help out. Ben is there any way you
could put the picture (that Helen talked about in the last mail call) of us
standing by the plane on Mail Call? If this would be possible a lot of folks
could ID them selves.
Helen if you could notify Ben for Mail Call when
you are planning to put out another T-Bolt in advance, that would give people a
chance to supply information for you to include. Just a rough time
estimate would do.
Regards,
Darrell Egner
Just for you Darrell
