From: Ben517@aol.com
Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2004 6:27 PM
To: undisclosed-recipients:
Subject: MAIL CALL NO. 693 517TH PRCT--MAY 16, 2004


Hello,
Website                      www.517prct.org
Mail Call                     Ben517@aol.com
Mail Call Archives   www.517prct.org/archives
Roster                        www.517prct.org/roster.pdf
Gene Brissey
 
For Joseph Martell. If you will send me your snail mail address I will send you a copy of the Company E picture. It was probably taken in Joigny. That place sounds like a good place to have been after Bergstein, from what I've heard at reunions and other sources. I never had the pleasure. By the way, why were you in the stockade? AWOL to Paris? Don't feel the need to answer these questions. I will also send a roster of all names in the picture. You are not among them.
My address is:
7401 El Morro NE
Albuquerque, NM 87109
Regards,
Gene
Catherine Hevais ( To Bob Dalyrmple )

Dear Bob,   thank  you so much for answer. We still expecting the building
which should be situated close to the TGV station of Aix ­ Marseilles
(Cabries Callas) - We have the letter from the Maire of Cabries Callas that
the building will be built in Cabries Callas and we are waiting now for the
final negotiation.  We also want the complete name, address, telephone and
references (in the army) of people you find that want to be member. You can
send back by mail your own address and references in the army (papa knows it
probably, but it is for me, Catherine, to keep in a file). Love
Tom Reber
 
Toni,
 
I have added your name to the roster for future mailings.  Any future changes should come directly to me and I will update the roster information.  The website roster gets updated at least quarterly and the next one will contain your information.
 
Regards,
 
Tom Reber
Merle McMorrow
 
Ben:

I received another e-mail from France regarding a monument in the south of France.  I notice from the Mail Call that Bob Dalrynple also has received some information regarding this.  Since he has requested more details regarding this matter, I will just wait to see what he receives.

Following is the most recent mail I received:

Subj: Re: News from Yvon in Paris 
Date: 05/13/2004 5:46:02 AM Central Daylight Time
From: catherine.hervais@noos.fr
To: MMcmor8391@aol.com

Wonderful Merle. We still expecting the building which should be situated close to the TGV station of Aix – Marseilles (Cabries Callas) - We have the letter from the Maire of Cabries Callas that the building will be built in Cabries Callas and we are waiting now for the final negotiation.  We also want the complete name, address, telephone and references (in the army) of people you find that want to be member. You can send back by mail your own address and references in the army (papa knows it probably, but it is for me, Catherine, to keep in a file). If you want, you just answer your addresses and titles and I shall ask the others who will come to us to be members. Love
John Stonis
Hi Ben,

Can you relay our best wishes for a fast recovery to the Winship family?

Thanks,
John Stonis and family
Morris McDowell 
 
Ben, this is for Howard Hensleigh.

Howard, I really enjoy your reflections on your career in the 517th. This stories are living history we should preserve. Thanks very much, Morris McDowell, cousin of pvt. Layton Pippin KIA Jan 5, 1945, Bergeval.
From the website
 

517th Parachute Regimental Combat Team

Would you like to hear regularly from other members of the 517th?

Ben Barrett has organized an email-based mailing list for 517th members and families and friends who are interested in hearing regular updates from other 517th members. These "Mail Calls" are sent out periodically, generally about once or twice per week, as news is received. Each Mail Call message includes a collection of other notes received from those on the mailing lists. Notes are mostly just news about personal events or items that may be of interest to others. Nothing fancy, just a way to keep in touch.

If you would like to be added to the Mail Call list and receive these mailings, just send a note to Ben Barrett at mailcall@517prct.org. Include your email address, as well as any personal news that you would like to share with the others.

Note that the WACs on the left are sorting mail for Units 504-598.
There is probably plenty of mail for the 517th soldiers in this picture.