From: Ben517@aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2001 11:37 AM
To: undisclosed-recipients:
Subject: Mail Call NO. 59
Hello,
I will send out the latest news about Merle as soon as I receive it. Bob
Christie sent me the latest news that I now have. His mail is below.
We have just completed adding on the content page The Parachute Combat Team
by Colonel Graves. Bob is also working to complete the 1944 roster in
Christmas Greetings on contents page. Leo Turco and Ed Flannery has been
sending us the material to do so.
It has been a furious weekend. Bob has been trying to complete the 1944
roster and also put on the site the book by Colonel Graves. It is a history
of the 517th. We have been getting mail seeking information about relatives
and guestbook entries. Just hope I didn't omit too much or got anything mixed
up Yesterday we had four inquiries seeking infofrmation about fathers and
uncles who served with the 517. I am sending this out now before I get more
confused. May be ommissions or duplications.
Ben
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Date: 2/12/2001
9:18:12 PM Eastern Standard Time
From:    chrcook@juno.com (robert j christie)
To:    Ben517@aol.com
Ben, Received an email from Mardy Saturday the 10th. She said Merle was
unhooked from everything but the monitor and doing great. They hoped to send
him home today. Bob
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Subj: Surgery
Date: 2/9/2001 4:28:22 PM Eastern Standard Time
From: Wild bill 517

To: MMcmor8391

CC: Ben517


Report says you are doing well-Thank the Lord for this favor.
We all Need you and i am sure all feel as I do. See you in
Bismarck.
              Bill Boyle
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Subj: Re: Merle

Date: 2/9/2001 11:02:20 PM Eastern Standard Time
From: ROYHERREN

To: Ben517


Ben--Thanks! For the update on Merle. He will do fine I had the 4-way almost
8 yrs ago, along with an angioplasty before the operation. 7 heart caths in
all, in that time period since then.    I had a pseudo aneurysm caused by
repeated caths in the groin area They took care of that,  Ben, no problem
They do a cath every  so often to check on your progress. Made 81 yrs. so
far.  Feel lucky to be here. Merle will see many moons yet. God Bless Him.   
                                                                             
                      From The Sunny south,   Roy & Naomi Herren
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Subj: Re: Merle
Date: 2/9/2001 2:43:31 PM Eastern Standard Time
From: CackyG

To: Ben517


Thanks for the update on Merle.  It's good to know that things went well for
him.  If you write to his wife, let her know that, if he was on the
heart/lung bypass machine, there may be some mental confusion.  This is
normal.  However, we weren't told this and were a little concerned when
Andrew seemed very confused for about 3-5 days.  I have since done some
research on this and talked with other families who went thru it and found
that this usually passes after a week or so.  Thanks again

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Subj: Re: Mail Call N0. 58

Date: 2/10/2001 12:03:31 PM Eastern Standard Time
From:    artann3447@juno.com (Tom mcavoy)
To:    Ben517@aol.com

Late flash Ben. I was told by my travel agent that Northwest Air put a
special fare up of just over $200.00  Indpls  round trip to Bismark the
only catch was a saturday nite stay required.  Tom McAvoy
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Subj: Re: Book
Date: 2/10/2001 3:08:50 PM Eastern Standard Time
From: Tomx517

To: Ben517


Ben:
  Reference your questions regarding Colonel Graves's article that was
published in Blue Book Magazine. Colonel Graves was the author of the
article. It appeared in three monthly installments. It was also printed in
serial form in our 517th Thunderbolt newspaper. Clark still has a complete
set and if you would like a copy he will be glad to send it to you. It seems
like Clark has a copy of everything that was ever written about the 517th. I
hope I can get down to his house to see where he has stored all of this
material. He has sent a lot of his material to the US Army Historical
Institute at Carlisle Barracks, Pa. I plan to pay another visit to that place
when I go up north sometime this year- I hope.
  Clark mentioned the query that was directed to individuals concerning the
517th Pathfinders in Operation Dragoon. he asked that inform you that he sent
Michel De Trez, the author of the book titled First Airborne Task Force,
considerable info on this subject some of which should be in the book. I do
not know whether you have a copy of De Trez's book.
  No more news or traffic at this time.
  Regards, Tom
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Subj: Fwd: 517th site
Date: 2/10/2001 9:04:09 PM Eastern Standard Time
From: PRCT517

To: Ben517

File: 517INS~1.JPG (106068 bytes) DL Time (TCP/IP): < 1 minute

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Forwarded Message:
Subj: Re: 517th site
Date: 2/10/2001 8:57:48 PM Eastern Standard Time


From:    arthur505@earthlink.net (Arthur Mortensen)
To:    PRCT517@aol.com

Thanks, Bob,

Here's a treasure. It's the autographs pages (inside front and back covers)
from my father's "Blue Book." I asked him if it was okay to send, so here it
is.  It's in .jpg format and will display beautifully full screen as is.
You may want to do a postage stamp as the full thing would slow down the
casual looker.

Thanks for listing Dad's bronze star.  He got it after the Roehr River mess,
where he directed artillery fire as a forward observer.

Yes, the 460th was folded into the 517th, though my wording may not be
exactly right.

Art Mortensen
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Subj: Information
Date: 2/11/2001 3:37:08 AM Eastern Standard Time
From:    edfla@netzero.net (edfla)
To:    carlosdavis22@hotmail.com (Carlos Davis), cofgirl@aol.com (*Fritz and
Audrey Coffman Hq 2nd), prct517@aol.com (*Bob Barrett), ben517@aol.com (*Ben
and Mary Frances Barrett H Co), cackyg@aol.com (*Andy and Dot Lubic H Co)

Ed has been transmitting to us copies of The Combat Team by Colonel Graves
which we arw placing on the website.
Ben

Here are some figures for those of you who need or want them.

Total time to send booklet was 46 minutes.  Actual transmission time (on 56K)
was 34 minutes.  Time of transmission was between 2 and 3 AM on Sunday
morning.  This compares with 1 hour and 45 minutes during prime time.
(evening).

The 14 files total 2693 K, or  2.7 Meg.
I have them stored on 3 ea. 3 1/2" disks as follows.
Attack1 and 2  on a disk.
Attack 3 and 4  (pictures)  on another.
Atack5 and 6 on another.
 
While numbering in the upper right corner I missed or skipped two pages. 
That is why two of them are marked no #.

 
The order of scanning was as follows.  I removed the staples.  Turned the
book facedown and started with the cover, both sides.  Then each succeeding
page the same.

 
Also, I could not get a message on the web earlier.  There was some messages
in the outbox when I logged back on.  They went out automatically.  If you
got an empty message or a late message that is why.

 
Have fun_________________________________________________________________
Members online.Please notify me of any errors.
Ben


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Butler, J.D.                      j.d.butler@#worldnet.att.net
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Davis,Carlos                  Carlosdavis22@hotmail.com
Davis,Tom                      Tominez@webtv.net
Doty,Cecil                       Acdoty@southwind.net
Darden,Jesse                Ijdarden@mmindnet
Frice,Gene ---------------  Genesir@aol.com
Felber,Sidney                Gasfelber@mailstation.com
Flannery,Ed                   Edfla@netzero.net
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Haltom,James----------  Jhhaltom@people.com
Holzworth,Louis-------  Sarge31121@aol.com
Havill,Richard               Dagenis@n-jcenter.com
Harger,Ellsworth          Eharger@chartermi.net
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McCarey, Shirley           Thetraveller@pnx.com
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McMorrow,Mardy            MardyC111826@aol.com
McAvoy,Tom                   Artann3447@juno.com
Miller,W.R.                        Rsnell5533@aol.com
McKeon,Bernard           Jnbmck@earthlink.net
Piper,Bob                         Bobpiper@webtv.com
Pitts,Robert                     Ddrs@hsnp.com
Penack.Bill                       Pancakeii@aol.com
Phillips,Ed                        Epphil2@megalink.net
Perkins,Les                      Perk517th@aol.com
                                               
Powell,Nolan                    Nlp2849@prodigy.net
Roberts,Hal                      Jharob @home.com
Rommel,Walt                    Dotyrommel@cs.com
Spano,Mike                       Mike517th@aol.com
Saunders,Harry               Etroopwe@softdisk.com
Snyder,Gene                    Zootgis@juno.com
Stim,Joe                            Jstim@worldnet.att.net
Street,Don                        Dstreet@Azalea.net
Smith,Dan                         Dapas517@aol.com
Seitz,Richard                   Seitz2@webtv.net
Turco,Leo                         Jnturco@aol.com
Terick,Marvin                   Maverick13@juno.com
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Vickers.David                  Pokeycom@aol.com
Wright,Charles                Cwright1@crosslink.net
Welborn,Guy                    Dixiem@lightspeed.net
Williams,William              Jnrtwo@snip.net
Wyatt,Willard                   Wwyatt4880@aol.com
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Subj: Re: Mail Call
N0. 58

Date: 2/9/2001 6:10:52 PM Eastern Standard Time
From: CackyG

To: