70 Pleasant St. Cohasset, MA. 02025 ,781 383 0215 * Mail Call : Ben Barrett Ben517@aol.com

Hello,

This incomplete Mail Call is a continuation of previous Mail Call 1774. Computer hit send key when I wanted it to send later. It may be obvious that I am still in California and if this Mail Call is confusing it is. I will try to get matters correct next week. Just returned from Palm Springs reunion and will have information about that very successful reunion later. Hi Lee

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Ben

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Recent website additions:

Pvt. Harry A. Hill, B Company - 200 photos and clippings

Pvt. Richard L. Lynam, H Company, KIA

Operation Dragoon After Action Reports

Mail Handling Procedure During the Invasion of Southern France

Photo from St. Cezaire

Photos from Operation Dragoon

A Chronology of the 517th PIR

Operation Dragoon Drop Zone Map, by Clark Archer

1944 Dec 14 - Hamburg Iowa Reporter - Howard Hensleigh in Les Arc

Click on National Reunion

Salt Lake City

July 9-13, 2009

Andy Hill

Gilles,

Thanks for your e-mail. And, yes, you’re right…I’m lacking a lot of information about the photos. My grandfather didn’t talk about the war much and, when he did, he mostly made up outrageous stories that he thought I would think were funny. In fact, it wasn’t until years after his death that I saw these photos for the first time. My grandmother has some guesses as to who some of the people are and where some of them were taken but, for the most part, they are just guesses. I would love any help you (or anyone else) could give me with these.

Thank you,

Andy Hill

From: Bob Barrett [mailto:r4b4@comcast.net]
Sent: Friday, April 24, 2009 4:53 PM
To: 'Gilles Guignard'
Cc: andyhill72@gmail.com; 'Ben Barrett 517'
Subject: RE: 517th - Pvt. Harry A. Hill - B Company

Gilles,

I have copied Andy Hill with this message, so that you can contact him directly.

Could you copy Ben and me on your info about the photos? I would also like to keep the info updated on the website.

Ben is at the Palm Springs reunion right now, so we may not hear from him for a few days.

Thanks,

Bob Barrett

Betty Traver

Ben,

Here is an interesting fact....

Betty Traver

At five minutes and six seconds after 4 AM on the 8th of July this year, the time and date will be 04:05:06 07/08/09.

This will never happen again !!

-----Original Message-----
From: Gilles Guignard [mailto:dogface44@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, April 24, 2009 1:46 PM
To: Ben Barrett 517; Bob Barrett
Subject: 517th - Pvt. Harry A. Hill - B Company

Dear Ben,

I hope you are doing fine and am most happy to learn you will be in Southern France this summer!

Its with great interest that I went thru the 200 photos and clippings sent in by Andy Hill about his Granddad Harry A. Hill, B Company.

I just noticed that Andy is missing a lot of info about locations and various info about his granddad's papers and time with the 517th.

Ben, if you let me have Andy's email address of simply forward him this message I can help/supply Andy with a lot of info on the whereabouts and the locations when/where the photos were taken.

Andy, if you read this message, get in touch, I might not be able to give the exact locations of the pictures but will be able to tell you exactly in which campaign/country they were taken and will give accurate info about the dates the photos were taken.

Just happy to help.

With kind regards, Gilles

Jerry Wolfford

FYI Ben greetings, just spoke with my uncle Ken Cavnar who is the brother of George Cavnar of Reg. HQ and stated that his "517th Mail Call" had stopped a few weeks ago and would like to be re-instated please. I hope to see you guys in Utah this summer with Uncle George if the good Lord is willing. Ken's e-mail address is: cavnar@gmail.com Thanks from the Nephew of a Buzzard. Jerry Wofford