From: Ben517@aol.com
Sent: Saturday, September 12, 2009 7:01 PM
To: fcthompson@gmail.com; c.huysser@aliceadsl.fr; r.margetts@optusnet.com.au
Subject: MAIL CALL NO. 1870- 517TH PRCT- SEPTEMBER 12, 2009
70 Pleasant St. Cohasset, MA. 02025 ,781 383 0215 * Mail Call : Ben Barrett  Ben517@aol.com 

 
Hello,
 
Received phone calls from Russ Miller, John Pastalenic and Merle McMorrow today,
 
We will let all know when the 517th film is available.
 
This Mail Call contains many links to photos. Photos don't lie and can tell the story of our trip to Belgium and France better than I can.
 
 Please send links  when possible. It saves me for searching for the link and saves space on Mail Call.
 
 Donations for whatever program involving the 517th should be sent to our treasurer Leo Dean at 14 Stonehenge Lane,Albany 12203
 

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 Ben
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Recent website additions:

More photos from Europe trip 2009 - Parts 5 and 6

Myrle Traver, F Co. biography

Michael A. Sura, H Co. biography

St. Cezaire and Les Arcs today

Jonathan Margetts 
 
To the 517th,
              First let me say, great website! Full of info and history. I was digging around on your site and came across the page mentioning the 13th Airborne Division History Book, you said that the book Implies that the 13th saw plenty of action, I didn't get the feel of it from the book. I think that particular comment is unfair.
I am an amateur 13th AB Historian (that sounds stupid doesn't it, the fact that I'm an amateur historian simply means I have far too much time on my hands and are an expert at things I could not participate in.) so if I seem biased towards that division it is because I have a certain interest in it.
I must say though that the 13th seems to be a bit of an unhappy family at times. I have a rather large set of correspondence from a man in the 326th GIR of the 13th and he seems to hate Eldridge G Chapman with a passion!
Anyway, I just wanted to give my 2 cents.
If you have anything you'd like to tell me about the 13th and your units time with them specifically, I'd like to hear about it as it would be invaluable to my research, the 13th book seems to be ashamed of the fact that your unit was attached to their division and I don't blame them, being a virgin outfit and having a bunch of hardened veterans come under your command is a touchy situation.
Sincerely,
           Jonathan Margetts 
                                                *************
There was no love between the 517th and 13th Airborne. - Ben
Lucien et Cathy Mirabail.
Dear Ben,
 
Please find enclosed some photos of the Muy as well as a photo of us in Cannes.
We hope that you returned well at home and that you and your daughter are well.
Goodbye to see you
 
Kind regards,
 
Lucien et Cathy Mirabail.
Patricia and Roland Orengo
 
 
 Someone has just signed your guestbook!

Name: Franklin Thompson
From: Tallahassee, Fl.
E-mail: fcthompson@gmail.com
Website:

My Uncle, Pvt. Raymond F. Thompson was killed Sept. 8, 1944 in the battle of
Col de Braus.

If anyone has information about my Uncle Ray, I would like to know.

Sincerely,
Franklin Thompson