From: Ben517@aol.com
Sent: Friday, April 10, 2009 8:01 PM
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Subject: MAIL CALL NO. 1768- 517TH PRCT- APRIL 10, 2009
 
 70 Pleasant St. Cohasset, MA. 02025 ,781 383 0215 * Mail Call : Ben Barrett  Ben517@aol.com 
 
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Mary Jane Hanron

Hello Ben and all,

Upon reading Irma’s message I was saddened and want very much to send her love and blessings. I know you often include the link to her amazing story about WWII but I felt strongly about sharing this lovely message from her once again. As I’m sure you recall when I wrote the feature about you and the 517th and all the great things accomplished via the website, I contacted Irma and she was kind enough to send me the beautiful message below which appeared in the papers as a sidebar to the feature.

I hope all will enjoy and join me in sending her the warmest wishes.  (Be sure to note the caption beneath her sweet picture which explains she is wearing a dress made from a US parachute found in the fields!)

Best,

Mary Jane

Irma and Arnold Targnion

 Wishing you the peace of the Risen Lord at Easter time and always. With Love and warm regards. Irma and Arnold Targnion

Howard Hensleigh

Ben, 

The mayor of Manhay got it right, a very moving, accurate speech.  I am delighted that Lud Gibbons was there to receive the honors for us.  There is always at least one thing that strikes home as a significant detail I am surprised is remembered to this day.  When we ran through the men of Stott's platoon who were lying as though they had flopped, taking a break in a long march, we ran on with the idea, "Let the medics (male nurses) and graves registration take care of the fallen, Ridgeway ordered us to take this town at all costs and we are on our way to take it."  I'm not sure how the mayor got what what was in our heads or what might have been shouted into that dark night, but he got it. 

I have also wondered if one of Ridgeway's 82nd battalions had taken Manhay, less one rifle company (G Co. that guarded Ridgeway's 18th Corps CP), whether that 82nd battalion would have received a presidential citation for the job we did without one.  Howard Hensleigh      

Bill Goswick

Howard Hensleigh,

My Uncle Jesse Goswick is in the G Company photo. He is the trooper in the second row, fifth from the left. If anyone has any other photo's of my uncle I would appreciate if you could send them to me.

Thanks, Bill Goswick

John Krumm

Ben,
 
Thanks for sharing those dramatic pictures from Merle on coping with that flood.  One does not realize how much of a massive effort has gone into dealing with that threat until one see the pictures. It is astonishing!
Howard Hensleigh
Ben this might be of interest to the ones going to France this summer.  HH
 
 Dear Mr Hensleigh
> >
> > Thank you for names of the officers in the photo of G
> co. I am well aware unfortunately that there are not many
> veterans left any more. However, with the excellent site Ben
> Barrett and his son take care of, there can be very good
> interactions between veterans, families, historians and
> the general public.
> > I consider it was an honor to meet you in person this
> summer.
> > I have never heard about any German wounded being shot
> near Nice. Do you have any idea near what town that event
> with MacElroy occurred in, or what the circumstances were?
> >
> > All the best
> >
> > Jean-Loup
 
Howard Hensleigh (To Jean Loup)
>
> Even though you can't be in St. Cezaire this summer,
> anything you can do to connect the people there with those
> that will be visiting S. France will be a big plus.  I
> will write something to the people of St. Cezaire and put it
> in Mail Call hoping it will be taken there this
> summer.  The few of us left must do what we can. 
>   Howard Hensleigh
Jean Loup

Dear Mr Hensleigh

As far as I understand, Gilles Gignard, who had been in touch with you, will be organising something in St Cezaire this summer with his reenactment group. He is also in touch with the town hall, so the best if you want something particular to be done would be to ask him, or send him the information you would like the people of St Cezaire to have.