From: Ben517@aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 3:51 PM
To: undisclosed-recipients:
Subject: MAIL CALL NO. 649 517TH PRCT-FEBRUARY 24, 2004
Hello,
 
Tom Reber has been working hard on the most difficult job of keeping the roster up to date.Please notify him of any changes in your email or mailing address that would affect your address. This includes relatives,friends or anyone interested in the 517. Check the roster for omissions to make sure that you are included.
 
If you miss a "Mail Call', you can always get it my clicking on   www.517prct.org/archives   on the Contents page.
 
Ben
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2004 West Coast Party
April 19-22, 2004
Palm Springs, CA

Jim Royer
 
Ben, received your latest mail call which contained a letter from a
Nello Arterburn and was able to read it. Do you know that I wsas able to
save all the letters my parents sent to me while in the service. They
are in three boxes. I have started to read them, a few at  a
time. They are very interesting.
                                                     Jim. Hq3rd 
Gene Brissey
 
Ben: Re. Mail Call 645 and the notes concerning John Woody, especially the mail from Jered Woody, which ask if we could help find his grandpa, John Woody. I spoke with John by phone and wrote to young Jered and found that he used the wrong words since he already knew where grandpa is and had talked to him about his service connected life. Anyway I provided him several bits of info that grandpa John may not have mentioned, such as, John was a brave and a good young man. So everyone is pleased that you and, Mail Call, were willing to help. Gene Brissey
Roger Marquet ( A Belgian friend )
 
Dear Friends,
Following some of you, it seems my e-mail address doesn't work very well. For trying to solve this problem here is my real e-mail address:
you can write both at rogermarquet@belgacom.net  or hb051701@belgacom.net
Please try both of them and I will answer you what is the best. In fact the first one is this I choose by myself and the second one is the same but coded in the server company way.
Hope to receive news from you, Folks !
Friendly yours,
Roger Marquet
BELGIUM
Merle McMorrow
 
Ben:

I recall the discussion a few Mail-Calls back about someone that may be an impostor or trying to claim a questionable background.

I ran across a picture today in my files that contains a name that appears to be that of a foreigner  and then in English contains the words "captured in Russia by Jerry, escaped to fight with Marquis. Home is in Siberia"

Mardy and I are going to Europe on April 22 for a 60th Anniversary WW II Tour.  We will be gone for 13 days.  The tour starts in England and goes as far east as Berlin.  We will be gone 13 days.  Many of the old girl friends are in nursing homes so there will be many stops along the way.  I am certain many others in the homes will want me to bring messages home for some of the other fellows. You may want to post them on your Mail Call.

Greetings to Fran from both of us.

                                             Merle
Howard Kinder
 
Hello Mr. Barrett,
Hope you are well.
I am the oldest son of Howard Kinder, my name is Howard Ray Kinder Jr.
I was looking at your site for the first time tonight and saw my dad's name on the KIA list, but he was not killed in action.
My dad did lose all ten toes due to frostbite from being in a foxhole for four days in the bulge, but did not die there.
He was reported killed in action once because another soldier had on a pair of his BDU's. He then was given an order to get word home that it was not him.
This might have caused him to get on that list by mistake.
He had me and another son John Wesley Kinder, and lived until June 1991, then suffered a stroke and died a few days later of congestive heart failure in the VA hospital in Amarillo,Tx.
My dad was told he might not walk again because of complications with the skin not wanting to graft good at the time of his injuries and surguries, but went on to live in several states, played some ball, run a gas station, was chief of police in Sunray, Tx. for a while, was deputy sherrif of Moore County, Tx, and owned a liquor store before retiring.
He lived a good life, just not long enough.
He considered the men of the 517th to be some of the best and toughest soldiers our country has ever seen, and I think he was right on in that assessment.
Sincerely,
Howard Kinder
Bob Barrett
 
Howard,

Thanks for the correction.  I am glad that your Dad got to live a long and busy life.  I have corrected the website, and passed the information on to the 517th soldiers via their MailCall.

Bob Barrett
webmaster@517prct.org
Rich Winship
 
Hi Ben,

In mid March, I'm taking a group of my students to Europe.  Two of the places we'll be stopping will be Le Muy and Nice.  I know these two towns played a part in the history of the 517 and would like to know if any of our mail call friends could suggest any sights we should try to see.  I'd also appreciate any contacts there.  Finally, if any of the guys would like me to photograph any specific spots, I'd be glad to. 

Thanks and best wishes to all.

Rich Winship

Son of Ed Winship (H Co.)
Howard Kinder Jr.
 
Hello Mr. Barrett,
Please add me to the mailcall list.
My e-mail is bud@amaonline.com
Thank You,
Howard Kinder Jr.
Lory Curtis
 
I would like to comment on Tom Cross’s remarks in mail call # 648, second paragraph.  Yes sir as a descendant of a 517th paratrooper (Bud Curtis) I am for ever dedicated to preserving the legacy of the 517th PRCT, and I pledge my support. Thank you all for your service.  We must never forget.   My father is still alive and this organization has created such a great bond between the two of us.  Thanks for making that possible.

Lory Curtis

Lory Curtis

I have had a wonderful opportunity to speak with some of the 517th troopers who live here in Utah.  One trooper, William Masters, A Company who I spoke with asked me if I could but on Mail Call a request.  Mr. Masters would like to know if anyone knows the whereabouts of Chester Koshperger (I hope I spelled that right), last known residence was in Pennsylvania.  Also Marlo Jasper, last know residence was New Mexico.  Both men were in A Company.

Thanks

Lory Curtis