Hi Ben.. besides trying out this fancy print, I want
to let you know I am sending a contribution for the Monument in remembrance of
the following men who gave their lives in our efforts following our jump into
France.1.James Arredondo, 2. John Casselman,3.Jack Milojevich,4. Alton
Shannyfelt, and 5. Arthur Sherman. These men were all from F. Co. I will see
that Bob Christie gets the money right away. Any particular way to make out the
check? Thanks, Ben. Randolph Coleman
Joe Richardson Jr.
Joe Richardson Would like to join your mailing list.
My father Joseph J. Richardson was a member of D Battery of the 460th PFA.
Thank you, Joe Richardson, Jr.
Entry of Aug 02, 2004 at 22:40 [EST]
Name: Thomas
Thornton
Unit:
EMail: tom@thorntoncreative.com
How I found
the 517th page: Other
Comments: My uncle, Andrew "Bud" Murphy, was KIA in
Italy on June 18, 1944. I don't know much about Uncle Bud except that he was a
good boxer, popular among friends, and has the distinction of being the first
KIA of the 517th in WWII. I have named a son Andrew in his honor and would like
to share some information with him about his great uncle as he gets older. If
anyone can pass along any stories, photos, etc. about my uncle it would be
greatly appreciated. Thank you, Tom Thornton
Entry of Aug 03, 2004 at 17:08 [EST]
Name: Connie
Kallen
Unit:
EMail: conjokal@yahoo.com
How I found the
517th page: From a search engine
Comments: I'm the daughter of Private First
Class John Kallen of the 517th, Headquarters Company 1st Battalion. If you knew
my Dad or know of any stories about him I would love to hear
them.
Entry of Aug 06, 2004 at 23:02 [EST]
Name: Susan
Scherer Clark
Unit: WAC's and 633rd Spt Group USAR
EMail: seclark@centurytel.net
How I
found the 517th page: Heard from a member of the 517th
Comments: My father
Technical Sergeant Roger B Scherer was in the 517th, Service Co 1. He has told
some stories but of course, only the "good" things. This past year has been hard
on his health and I would like to hear from anyone who may remember dad and have
some stories or greetings to pass on to him.
Gene Frice
Hi,
The attached is true-the
US has sacrificed many-many American lives on foreign soil, to rescue Europe
from WWI and WWII. The same can be said for all the countries of Europe. France
as well as each of the other countries lost their millions in each of the wars
defending their own soil. Of course, their failures to address the threat of the
Kaiser (WWI), and Hitler (WWII), or the universal failure to maintain an
adequate military strength contributed to their own fate. Our presence today in
Iraq and many other countries around the world is more evidence of "meet the
threat rather than having it come to you----9/11."
What has not been said in the photo's and text is the majority of the people,
with exceptions (in spite of polls, media, and public officials) are
strong supporters of the US and Americans. In our recent travels to Europe
(May-June 2004) we saw nothing but support for the US by all we met. We do have
friends there-yes, even in France. The Frice clan will be represented there
again next week for the 2nd European WWII invasion, (Southern France) by some
250,000 airborne, air, and sea personnel on August 15th, 1944. It has been a
long 60 years. God Bless America.
Laurie, Karen,
Robin and Gene Frice
Lory Curtis
Hi Ben,
In my travels to France with
my father I met a great man at the French Embassy in
Washington,
D.C. He is the command Sergeant Major there
and he sent me this certificate awarded to the 517th
PRCT in 1946. I have never seen it before and wondered
if any one else has. See the
attached copy.
Lory Curtis, son of Bud Curtis, HQ, 1st BN,
Recent website additions:
copy of
French Croix de Guerre Citation 247 (1946
John
Davis
Ben, john davis here. son in law to
Olen A. Hughes I Co. 517TH . I would like to mail you a copy of a memorial
service, it's dated 9, July 1944. As Olen put it this is where we were
introduced to the bullets. How he got back with the original copy is amazing.
Anyway he hoped it might be of interest to someone of the 517TH. Some of the
words on the last page were colored by the grand kids, I hand wrote them in at
the bottom.
Olen Does not mind sending the original as long as he
could get it back.
Maybe Bob Christie { Thunder Bolt } Would have some
interest.
I just need your mailing address.
Thank You !
John
M. Davis
301 Back Porch
Little Rock, Arkansas 72210
email
davisporch@aol.com