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Ben
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www.517prct.org
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Roster www.517prct.org/roster.pdf
Mail Call Ben517@aol.com
Mail Call Archives www.517prct.org/archives
Roster www.517prct.org/roster.pdf
Click on National Reunion
July 9-13, 2009
St. Cezaire and Les Arcs today
A Company in Life Magazine 1944
Pvt. Harry A. Hill, B Company - 200 photos and clippings
Pvt. Richard L. Lynam, H Company, KIA
Operation Dragoon After Action Reports
Mike Kane
Ben, I found a
memory card with these photos I took at the DC reunion
dinner. A couple of Bert Jansson and his sons, Alex Sierra and his
wife, and Pana Scott and her sister. I know Bert recently passed away and
thought Peter and his brother might like to have this.
Mike
Kane
Darrell Egner
Kathy
there is no such thing thing as a stranger at our Reunions, I'm sure you
and your Dad will have a wonderful time. Look me up and I will make sure
it happens.
Darrell Egner
President 517 PRCT
Randy Coleman
Ben- Please add me back to the Mail Call at: rdcolemanart@juno.com (you may recall my father was Randolph Coleman F Co 2nd Battalion) Thanks- Randy Coleman
Merle McMorrow
Sidney Felber 460 B Btry recently passed away.
Scott Ramsey
Ben,
As you know I have been doing interviews
for a while and have recently had the pleasure of interviewing a couple of
members of the 517th. Unfortunately I cannot attend the reunion, but have
purchased a copy of 'Paratrooper's Odyssey' and Mr. Jerry Wofford has been
gracious enough to have the book at the reunion and collect signatures
from the guys since I cannot attend myself.
I hope you all have a wonderful reunion and
I would ask that I am still looking for more members to interview. I would very
much appreciate all the signatures Mr. Wofford could collect for the
book.
My contact information:
850-276-7324
Take care and God Bless the 517th,
--
Scott Ramsey
WWII Interviews &
looking for WWII Items
Below is a link to a local newspaper article
concerning my interviews.
http://www.newsherald.com/news/trying_69686___article.html/city_war.html
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Adrianna Polk My husband, Floyd Lewis Polk, Company D made the
jump on August 15, 1944 in Southern France. In 1984 for the
60th anniversary we met Robert Cohen and in 1985 while visiting him, he
took us to the location where the event took place.
Don Gentry
I was unable to get to the pdf file provided on the 517th
Mail Call despite numerous attempts. This gives information as well as a
link to the site (in Mail Call 1824) that will not
open.
Hope this answers your requirement.
Don
R. Gentry MSG Ret.
US Army Security Agency MICKAEL , ERIC
HI LORY,
about your question about the "life preserver", yes many paratroopers wear it, we still have some in the Museum if you remember when you came with dad, those "maewest" come from the drop zone where the 3rd battalion landed 20 miles away near Fayence, so no mater, this is not just glider troops who had it. I also talk with many paratroopers saying that they took off with but decided to let's the life preserver in the plane, and we had a other incredible story about one Mae west we found with the name of a soldier.. after many months of research with our friend Clark Archer, we realize that it was the name of a Army Air Force Pilot!!!!! with luck he still alive, he told us that he never put his feet on the soil of southern France ...!!funny, but remember that during the flight a paratrooper ask for a life preserver so he gave it his own...what a story no?? about the british, we are attending about 20 veteran with family, yes you fight for our freedom together and we remember.. the british paratroopers were the only british soldiers on the soil of southern france in august 1944. of course England is not too far from France but It's not too late to join us and the 517th group coming.. the celebration will be amazing with lot of surprise. We still have "hospitality home and room in little hotels about 60$ the night; do not hesitate to contact us we will help you and do our best. Warmest regards to you all. MICKAEL , ERIC, from LE MUY AIRBORNE MUSEUM and all our friends of the city of Le MUY Mark Landreth
Wayne Cross - Please add my dad, Roy Landreth, to the
list of 517th veterans who rose to COL. Also, didn't Gene Frice make COL
as well? I've seen references to him as COL Frice, but I don't recall if
it was LTC or COL. It'd be interesting also to determine how many 517th
vets made the Army (or another branch of service) their career. Thanks!
mark
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