From: Ben517@aol.com
Sent: Saturday, April 03, 2004 8:15 PM
To: undisclosed-recipients:
Subject: MAIL CALL NO. 667 517TH PRCT--APRIL 3, 2004
Hello,
 
I will have a CD of the website at the West Coast Reunion and if someone has a laptop with CD capability with them,we can show the website to anyone interested.
 
Ben
 
Website                      www.517prct.org
Mail Call                     Ben517@aol.com
Mail Call Archives   www.517prct.org/archives
Roster                        www.517prct.org/roster.pdf


2004 West Coast Party
April 19-22, 2004
Palm Springs, CA

Phil McSpadden

Dear Ben -
 
I celebrated my 80th birthday this week by going skydiving with my daughter, Maya.  It was a thrill.  I'm already planning to do it again. 
 
See the pictures attached.
 
Phil McSpadden
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Download is attached to this "Mail Call"-Ben

General Richard Seitz
 
For Jon Bosse.  To you and your family our heartfelt sympathy over the
passing of your father.  We have loss a great American and courageous
paratrooper who served his country well in the ranks of a great unit,
the 517th Parachute Combat Team.   Our thoughts and prayers are with you
during your period of deep sorrow. Dick Seitz.
Boyd Ellis
 
This has been around but worth a look
 
This is a must see!  Make sure your sound is turned up and be prepared for some graphic images.  I  commend whoever created this site; it really gets the point across.
 
http://members.cox.net/classicweb/email.htm
Daniel Robbins
 
Attached is an article published in the Worthinton Ohio local newspaper dated June 6, 1946 about my cousin's (Dick Lynam) award of the Silver Star. Thought you would want this for your records & history. He was killed in Belgium 5 Jan 1945.  I have some other items including letters & a picture taken in Nice that I will send to you.  The picture quality is not great as the newspaper is old & turning yellow & coming apart. Thanks for the work you are doing to preserve the history of this great unit
 
Daniel H Robins Sr, President
Horizon Business Solutions Inc
1589 Brice Rd
Reynoldsburg OH 43068
614.577.1700  Fax 614.577.0100
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We will have the citation on the website.-Ben
Lory Curtis
Ben,  As you know my Dad gave me his letters he wrote home to his mother during the war.  In reading a letter dated, Saturday, September 30, 1944, Col de Braus, France, my Dad wrote:      “It will be pay day again in a couple of days and we get $30.00 back pay on that combat badge we won fighting in Italy.  It pays $10.00 every month.”    In speaking with my Dad he remembers being paid $10.00 per month for having the CIB (Combat Infantry Badge).  In my service in the Army I do not remember an infantryman being paid extra money for having a CIB.  Could the $10.00 per month be “combat pay” that everyone got for being in a combat zone?  Does anyone know the answer to this question?

Lory Curtis, son of Bud Curtis, HQ, 1st BN 

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Can anyone remember getting the extra $10:00? -Ben

Entry of Mar 29, 2004 at 21:33 [EST]
Name: Jim Hennessey
Unit: Co.E-345th-Regt-87th-Inf.Div.
EMail: ND-JimHennessey@webtv.net
How I found the 517th page: Link from another web page
Comments: I enjoyed my visit to this web-site very much.Good Luck.

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