From:
Ben517@aol.com Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 7:25 PM To:
Ben517@aol.com Subject: MAIL CALL NO. 1897 - 517TH PRCT- OCTOBER 26,
2009
70 Pleasant St. Cohasset, MA.
02025 ,781 383 0215 * Mail Call : Ben Barrett Ben517@aol.com
Hello,
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
Please let
me know if you want to receive Mail Calls or if you have a problem
receiving them. You can always read back
Mail Calls by clicking on www.517prct.org/archives
For Don Gentry...I read with interest the article you posted on
the new T-11 parachute. I grew up watching my dad jump the T-10 on hundreds of
occasions while we were stationed at Ft. Lee. Having made my first (and,
hopefully, not last) HALO with a parachute similar in design to the T-11, it
appears to be a great improvement over the T-10. I am concerned, however, the
additional four seconds that the T-11 adds to the descent time could mean the
difference between life and death when jumping on a hot DZ.
mark
Bobbie Jo Spencer
Hi! My mother read the article that the folks at Western Horseman
Magazine wrote – and she said it was all OK
–
EXCEPT Dick only got the bronze star and 2 clusters and the
purple heart with 2 clusters. So please remove the silver star bit. thanks! BJ
and Jo
Don Gentry
Hello Jerry, Take a look at the first document on this page,
"Operation Dragoon After Action Reports". These record of events cover D Day
through D Plus 2 for each element.
On page 16, Company "I" Record of Events "D" Day, 3rd Platoon
LT Feaney (Feeney) reports King and Colli (Celli) missing. None of these
men are in the Christmas book.
The MIA report on 20 August might just have been the point where
the entries were made on these missing soldiers. The search for medical records
might help.
Don
Gentry
Hello Jerry, I just read your letter in
MailCall and did a quick search for info from the 517th web site and
NARA.
First is an entry from Italy where your
dad was a Non Battle Causality on 21 June 44 and Returned to duty on 4 July
44.
The next entry was after the invasion of
Southern France operation Dragoon where on D+5 he is MIA with no return to duty
date.
I have run his name through the NARA site
and these are the names returned. I don't know which one he is.
Results per page
Don Gentryas usual
has found important information for Us.-Ben
Pam (Andersen) Minton
Hello, Ben
Could you add me to the mail list for
Mail Call - 517th Prct, please? I'm the daughter of Otto M. Andersen, who
I loved dearly that has passed some time ago. I attended the reunion in
Savannah a few years ago with my step-mom, Vera Andersen, and wished I could
have had a chance while Dad was still with us.