From: Ben517@aol.com
Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2001 2:22
PM
To: undisclosed-recipients:
Subject: Mail Call NO.
81
Hello,
I've been trying to send out an updated Email
list. Have had trouble trying
to get it organized. The computer does what
Bob wants it to do but not always
what I want it to do. I will include Bob's
version in this "Mail
Call" However, older people might like the larger print
on mail I sent earlier.
Just caught one error on roster previously sent
out. I have one of JD
Butler's many old address's. His latest address is
jdbutler@myexcel.com.
Please send me any other errors that the computer
made. However, will accept
only the first three.
Better send this out
before I make more mistakes and also to keep it from
being too long.
Ben
______________________________________________________
Subj: Transportation
for reunion.
Date: 3/30/2001 9:56:42 PM Eastern Standard Time
From: edfla@netzero.net (edf)
To:
ben517@aol.com (*Ben and Mary Frances Barrett H Co)
It seems that the
transportation from the airport to the reunion site ,or
hotel, is the big
stickler as far as choosing a reunion site. A suggestion:
Lets
add enough to the registration fee to cover the cost of renting a 10
passenger, or more, van for the duration of the reunion. Someone will
always
be available to drive it. In Kissimmee the airport isn't that
far away. We
would have our own shuttle and control our own
transportation. The only
requirement would be that all requests for
the use of it would have to be
controlled by one person in order to avoid
conflicts.
With a little shopping around we could probably come up with
a pretty good
deal.
That is my two cents worth. Would like to hear some
other ideas. Please,
don't anyone suggest using Bill Webb's
tractor. It already spends most of
it's time in the ditch with
him asleep at the wheel. Just a little dig at
Bill. I'm sure he
will get even.
Ed Flannery
Sebastian, Fl.
____________________________________________________-Subj: Re: Items of
517
Interest
Date: 3/30/2001 10:06:39 PM Eastern Standard Time
From: Tomx517
To: Ben517
Ben:
Thanks for the
return message. I agree. Merle can help by consistently
using the
Thunderbolt to get the message out that we need to get the e-mail
addresses of all Association members so we can build up our communication
capability.
I will continue to work on Clark to get a
computer. It is not easy. It may
end up by asking Wild Bill and Don Fraser
to give him a direct order to get
one. I am on the phone enough with him to
warrant getting a WW II EE-8 hand
cranked telephone and direct line to
Clark.
All for now.
Regards, Tom
_______________________________________________________
Subj: Re: Mail
Call
NO. 80
Date: 3/30/2001 10:58:06 PM Eastern Standard Time
From: Pokeycom
To: Ben517
It IS
true that those who have Combat Inf Badge WW2 are eligible for Bronze
Star.
They have to have a copy of 214 & the order number that issued the
badge--then apply to the records division in St Louis. I knew this
from
being in the service a few years ago & they passed info out to our
eligible
guys.
Lyn
___________________________________________________-
Subj: Check out
Embassy of France
Date: 3/31/2001 12:52:19 AM Eastern Standard Time
From: CackyG
To: CackyG, Ben517
Click here: Embassy of
France ----site for application for certificate
_______________________________________________________
Subj: Re: Roster
Date: 3/31/2001 10:15:13 AM Eastern Standard Time
From: PRCT517
To: Ben517
Below is the 517 roster, with the names as you sent to
me. You can
copy/Paste that into an email.
I only used spaces
between the columns to keep things lined up, and also used
"Courier New"
font. Using that font, all the letters are exactly the same
width. An "i" is just as wide as an "m". That's how I get the
columns to
line up exactly. All other fonts use less space for some
characters,
especially spaces, so Courier New is the only one that lines up
correctly.
For example:
Using Arial:
Christie,
Bob Chrcook@Juno.com
Caramehas, Mike
Greenthumbs@Dellnet.com
Coffman, Fritz
Cofgirl@aol.com
Christian, Bill BIGZEBRA@MSN.COM
CHESTNUT, BRUCE BLCHESTNUT@AOL.COM
Using Courier
New:
Christie, Bob Chrcook@Juno.com
Caramehas, Mike Greenthumbs@Dellnet.com
Coffman,
Fritz Cofgirl@aol.com
Christian, Bill
BIGZEBRA@MSN.COM
CHESTNUT, BRUCE BLCHESTNUT@AOL.COM
Bob
-------------------------------
517 Roster
Alicki, John Jalicki@yahoo.com
Allard,
Merlin M5895@AdaComp.net
Adamak, John
Jadamak@email.msn.com
Anderson, Eric
eanderson@legato.com
Anderson, Tony
Tanderson@gw.novell.com
Barrett, Ben
Ben517@aol.com
Brissey, Gene Genedie77@aol.com
Boyle, Babbie BBoyle3362@aol.com
Boyle,
Bill Wildbill517@aol.com
Butler, J.D.
Jdbutler@myexcel.com
Bosse, Leon
Zoning@aol.com
Berg, Oscar
Obmb@msn.com
Beckstrom, Bill Bmcanally@earthlink.net
Cross, Tom Tomx517@aol.com
Cooper,
Robert RCooper663@aol.com
Christie, Bob
Chrcook@Juno.com
Caramehas, Mike
Greenthumbs@Dellnet.com
Coffman, Fritz Cofgirl@aol.com
Christian, Bill BIGZEBRA@MSN.COM
CHESTNUT,
BRUCE BLCHESTNUT@AOL.COM
Cornett, William
littebill@msn.com
DAVIS,GARY
JDAVIS101@HOTMAIL.COM
DAVIS, CARLOS
CARLOSDAVIS22@HOTMAIL.COM
DAVIS, TOM
TOMINEZ@WEBTV.NET
DOTY, CECIL
ACDOTY@SOUTHWIND.NET
DARDEN, JESSE
LJDARDEN@MMIND.NET
FRICE, GENE
GENESIR@AOL.COM
FLANNERY, ED EDFLA@NETZERO.NET
Gearon, Raymond ebgear@optonline.net
GIBBONS,
LUD LUD@FEA.NET
GOODMAN, ALLAN
AARGOODMAN@CS.COM
HALTROM, JAMES
JHHALTROM@PEOPLEPC.COM
HARGER, ELLSWORTH EHARGER@CHARTERMI.NET
HHavill,Richard Dagenis@n-jcenter.com
HERREN,
ROY ROYHERREN@AOL.COM
HESS, RAY
OLDGRUNDSOW@GATEWAY.NET
HOLZWORTH,LOUIS SARGE31121@AOL.COM
Johnson,
Allan Clairejgib@aol.com
JOHNS,CALVIN
JOHNS517AIRBORNE@AOL.COM
lANDRETH, ROY
LRL24@AOL.COM
LONG, DALLAS
DLLONG@BELLSOUTH.NET
LUBRIC, ANDREW CACKYG@AOL.COM
Mardy McMorrow MardyC111826@aol.com
McMORROW,
MERLE MMCMOR8391@AOL.COM
MEHEGAN, FLORENCE
GEMA979@AOL.COM
McCAREY, SHIRLEY THETRAVELER@PNX.COM
McAVOY, TOM ARTANN3447@JUNO.COM
Miller,Joe Millview@pacifier.com
MILLER, WR RSNELL5533@AOL.COM
McKEON,
BERNARD JNBMCK@EARTHLINK.NET
Myers, Matt
omega173@aol.com
Mortensen
jem@n2hos.com
Piper,Bob
Bobpiper@webtv.com
Pitts, Robert
srdd@earthlink.net
Pastalnic,John dpastalnic@dctnet.net
PEHACK, BILL PANCAKEII@AOL.COM
PHILLIPS,
ED EPPHIL2@MEGALINK.NET
PERKINS, LES
PERK922@AOL.COM
POWELL, NOLAN
NLP2849@PRODIGY.NET
ROBERTS, HAL JHAROB@HOME.COM
ROMMEL, WALT DOTYROMMEL@CS.COM
SAUNDERS,
HARRY TROOPER@SOFTDISK.COM
SNYDER, GENE
ZOOTGJS@JUNO.COM
STIM, JOE
JSTIM@WORLDNET.ATT.NET
STREET, DAN
DSTREET@AZALEA.NET
SMITH, DAN
DAPAS517@AOL.COM
SPANO, MIKE
MIKE517th@AOL.COM
SEITZ, RICHARD SEITZ2@WEBTV.NET
TURCO, LEO JNTURCO@AOL.COM
TERICK,
MARVIN MAVERICK13@JUNO.COM
ULEMAN, BILL
ULEY@GINETWORKS.COM
VICKERG, DAVID
POKEYCOM@AOL.COM
WRIGHT, CHARLES CWRIGHT1@CROSSLINK.NET
WELBORN, GUY DIXIEM@LIGHTSPEED.NET
WILLIAMS,
WILLIAM JNRTWO@SNIP.NET
WYATT, WILLARD
WWYATT4880@AOL.COM
Young,Charles
___________________________________________________________-
Entry of Mar 30, 2001 at 21:43 [EST]
Name: William
Morgan Davis, Jr.
Unit: 517th Company A First Batallion
EMail:
DDavis6029@aol.com
How I found
the 517th page: unknown
Comments: Bill Davis passed away on MArch
22, 2001. He was a decorated
soldier ranking as a staff sargeant. He aquired
3 bronze stars, a bronze
arrowhead, a purple heart, EAM medal and WWII
Commendation. He was severly
wounded in southern France and was nursed to
health by his wife of 53 years.
He was the father of 4 children. His bravery
and courage carried on to his 3
firefighter sons.
____________________________________________________________
__Subj: Re: "Beyond Valor"
Date: 3/31/2001 10:11:30
AM Eastern Standard Time
From: historian@thedropzone.org
(Patrick O'Donnell)
Reply-to: historian@thedropzone.org (Patrick O'Donnell)
To: Ben517@aol.com
Ben we were on CNN at 8:17 this
morning it will run during the day again and
they will film from the reunion
at 2 or 3 today.
Pat
----- Original Message -----
From: Ben517@aol.com
To: historian@thedropzone.org
Sent:
Saturday, March 31, 2001 8:40 AM
Subject: "Beyond Valor"
Hi Patrick.
This story was in this morning's Boston
Globe. Will try to see you on CNN
today. Members have been alerted to
watch.. Been checking Amazon.com for
book
sales. It is still up there
today at number 124. Number two in Texas and
number five in California.
Congratulations,
Ben
THIS STORY HAS BEEN FORMATTED FOR EASY PRINTING An honor between
comrades
After decades, WWII veteran to receive medal for action
on D-Day from
commanderBy Megan Tench, Globe Staff, 3/31/2001 UDLOW - Francis
Lamoureux
survived the front lines of World War II without a scratch, but
he is still
assaulted by grisly wartime memories. ''There are images I'll
never
forget,''
shudders the 81-year-old, his eyes welling beneath his
brown-rimmed glasses
as he sits in his home: murderous images, he says,
such as ''the familiar
screaming sound of a mortar shell.'' Fifty-five
years ago the
''pathfinders''
of the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
received Bronze Stars for ''superb
courage, cool-headed efficiency and
daring of the highest order.'' Hours
before the Normandy invasion, 18
pathfinders parachuted behind enemy lines
to
secure a ''drop zone.''
Lamoureux was among the few who survived, but he
missed the awards
ceremony. For years he refused to take the medal unless
Colonel Louis
Mendez, his fierce battalion commander and brother in the
darkness of
battle, presented it to him. ''I won't take the medal,'' he
insists. ''I
wouldn't take it from Reagan, Clinton, or Bush. I'll only take
it from
Colonel Mendez.'' Today, Lamoureux will finally get his wish - by
virtue of a series of coincidences as random as bombs falling from the
sky. Lamoureux's account of battle was published in a book released this
month
by The Free Press titled, ''Beyond Valor: World War II's Ranger
and
Airborne
Veterans Reveal the Heart of Combat'' by Patrick