From: Ben517
Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2004 3:11 AM
Subject: MAIL CALL NO.751 517TH PRCT--SEPTEMBER 8, 2004
Hello,
 
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Tom McAvoy

I will do that John, My past experience with Jack and his number at work,
was The  secretary answered the phone and says who is calling?? I tell
them and 10-15 minutes later still no Jack??? So I hung up the phone??? a
few months later I ask Jack at Palms Springs,  how come you don't come to
the phone when someone calls you????He claims I answer my phone on the
first ring every time???????? That was the time I got up early one
morning in Palm Springs and find Jack Dunaway jogging in front of the
hotel, back and forth maybe 30 Ft. turning around and back the other
way?? He could not see me so I just watched and he carried on with this
for 15 minutes or so???  No one else saw him that I know of,  O! Yes Jack
claims he gets up everyday at 5:17 sharp??? Tom mcAvoy


Tom McAvoy

Why do we save business cards?? I just remember Jack had gave me one of
his business cards  so I set out to find it?? Bingo (it has a parachute
on it) of coarse ,his telephone number 323-469-5305, I shall call it
tomorrow, but it is 15-20 years old, so I don't expect to much?? I shall
post it to mail call??  as soon as I find out Tom McAvoy


Entry of Sep 02, 2004 at 18:31 [EST]
Name: Calder,Joseph H.
Unit: H Company, Hqs 3rd, Service Company
EMail: joscalder@juno.com
How I found the 517th page: Heard from a member of the 517th
Comments: Joined H Company about July 1943. Was with the 517 until it was deactivated. I was transferred to the 505th when the 517th was deactivated. Stayed with 505th until January 1947 when I transferred to CIC.

Joe Calder

Got to thinking about old times yesterday.  Some of you might remember
William (Bill) Edgren, better known as Peagreen.  I think that Bill was
originally part of Headquarters Company ,3rd Battalion.  He was on duty
as part of the Third Battalion S4 Section from Italy until we broke up in
the summer of "45".  Bill was from La Grange, Illinois.  He was married
and his father in law was a big Mushroom grower.  Bill used to say "Come
see me, after the war and you will find me knee deep in horse shit.  I
went to Camp Sheridan, Illinois in late August 45 and attempted to
contact Bill.  Found out that he had died in his sleep shortly after he
returned home.  He was 21.

Joe Calder


Juliana Stonis
Hi Ben,

My dad would like his new email address: stonisreinv@dslextreme.com   
added to the 517th Mail Call. Is that possible?

Thanks,
juliana Stonis
Daughter of John Stonis
companies A and H
Bob Christie

Ben, I just sent out The Thunderbolt to some members who didn't receive them (only God knows why. I sent 8 of them. I heard from all of them except Clark Archer and I call him every other day. Our postal system isn't so good( I'm trying to clean up my act) It is raining again! Hope we don't float away. We didn't have any serious damage nor did we lose our electricity. There are still quite a number of people without power. "Ivan" is making a mess in the Caribbean Hope it goes out in the gulf and disappears. Bob

A favorite Bill Mauldin cartoon. Do you have a Bill Mauldin cartoon that you would like to see in Mail Call?-Ben