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Mail Call Archives www.517prct.org/archives
Roster www.517prct.org/roster.pdf
Bob Christie
Ben, The Thunderbolt is being mailed today. The reason it wasn't sooner is
that Carl, our printer had a massive heart attack on Dec. 4 and ended up
undergoing 5 way bypass heart surgery on the 8th of this month. Please pray for
him, not because he is our printer, but a good friend. To all our Band of
Brothers and their extended families, we wish you a joyous Christmas and Happy
New Year!!! Incidentally, I have talked to Dan Harris in South Wales, U.K.,
twice in two weeks. He called to thank us for the back issues of the Thunderbolt
and sent a donation. Bob
Mark Landreth
Bob/Ben;
Count me in for $70 to help reach the goal for the monument. Please let me
know where to send the check and how to make it out.
Thanks!
mark landreth
Count me in for $70 to help reach the goal for the monument. Please let me
know where to send the check and how to make it out.
Thanks!
mark landreth
Tom Stadler
A small tribute to the B.P.O.E. Not the Benevolent Protective
Order of Elks, but some of The Best People On Earth.
Boom Boom
Alicki
Bob Christie......Just read your message below in Mail
Call No. 814. Sending check for $100.00 to cover the "$70.00
to go" The remaining $30.00 for dues. Have a joyful Christmas
Holiday . You're doing a terrific job as editor of The Thunderbolt.
Boom Boom Alicki
Ben, As of today, Dec 13th, we have $2,430.00 in the French Monument Fund, only $70.00 to go. On another subject, I am seeing messages that quite a few have made reservations at the Ramada in Kissimmee, but have not sent in their registration money to me. If they wait too long, I won't have enough money for the deposit I have to give to the Hotel. Bob
Boom Boom Alicki
Ben, As of today, Dec 13th, we have $2,430.00 in the French Monument Fund, only $70.00 to go. On another subject, I am seeing messages that quite a few have made reservations at the Ramada in Kissimmee, but have not sent in their registration money to me. If they wait too long, I won't have enough money for the deposit I have to give to the Hotel. Bob
Stevin
Oudshoorn
Dear Sir,
My name is Stevin Oudshoorn and I live in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. For
the last 18 years (since age 15) I have been researching the lives and
deaths of all Allied soldiers killed and/or buried in The Netherlands in
WW2. Although I always had a great interest in WW2, my parents once took me
to a military cemetery and I remember walking past the many rows of white
grave markers and reading the names and ages of these men. Then I wanted to
know who these men were, what they looked like, what their lives had been.
Ever since I have been corresponding with veterans, family members, reading
books and doing research. (After 10 years as a corporate reporter, this
year I decided to go back to University and study History, which I am doing
now).
As a tribute to these men I have started to build a website, on which I
post all my research and material that is being sent to me by veterans,
family members, fellow researchers, etc. You can visit my website at
www.basher82.nl to see what I am trying to do. I want to state that this is
a tribute site and I have no commercial interest in this. I feel very
strongly about trying to do my part in making sure that these men and their
sacrifices are being remembered.
Today I made a list of the 517 PIR men buried in Margraten, the
Netherlands. Doing research on the internet I came across your website and
am amazed by the amount of information available here. I had only known
superficially about the 517th before. As I am researching the lives and
deaths of these men, buried at Margraten:
BANEY JAMES L PFC 42020822 NY February 8, 1945 C 21 9 NE
HAYES FRANK W CPL 32835125 NY February 8, 1945 F 6 14 NE
MANLEY ANTHONY P PVT 39723963 CA February 8, 1945 G 15 17 NE
REA THOMAS L 1LT O-453737 CA February 9, 1945 L 3 16 NE
RICE EVERETT J PVT 33535567 OH February 7, 1945 O 19 8 NE
STEVENS LEONARD D PFC 35770181 KY February 3, 1945 G 17 14 NE
WOODHULL, ROBERT P Capt 460 PFAB F 08 01 NE
I will contact you later about the use of some of your materials, as I want
to write a correct story, but also wish to gain permission to use any
material on my site before I post it.
One of the men buried in my country is Pvt Anthony Manley. I just read a
post on your mailcall from Joseph Martel, E Company, who was his good
buddy. I wonder if it is possible to get in contact with Mr. Martel (either
directly or through you) in the hope that I can learn a little more about
Anthony Manley's life and death that I can put on my website. Any
information would be most welcome, of course, as I try to make the pages as
personal as possible with as much information as I can find.
I would be very grateful if you could be of help in this. I will be in
contact with you shortly.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Kind regards,
Stevin Oudshoorn
www.basher82.nl
My name is Stevin Oudshoorn and I live in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. For
the last 18 years (since age 15) I have been researching the lives and
deaths of all Allied soldiers killed and/or buried in The Netherlands in
WW2. Although I always had a great interest in WW2, my parents once took me
to a military cemetery and I remember walking past the many rows of white
grave markers and reading the names and ages of these men. Then I wanted to
know who these men were, what they looked like, what their lives had been.
Ever since I have been corresponding with veterans, family members, reading
books and doing research. (After 10 years as a corporate reporter, this
year I decided to go back to University and study History, which I am doing
now).
As a tribute to these men I have started to build a website, on which I
post all my research and material that is being sent to me by veterans,
family members, fellow researchers, etc. You can visit my website at
www.basher82.nl to see what I am trying to do. I want to state that this is
a tribute site and I have no commercial interest in this. I feel very
strongly about trying to do my part in making sure that these men and their
sacrifices are being remembered.
Today I made a list of the 517 PIR men buried in Margraten, the
Netherlands. Doing research on the internet I came across your website and
am amazed by the amount of information available here. I had only known
superficially about the 517th before. As I am researching the lives and
deaths of these men, buried at Margraten:
BANEY JAMES L PFC 42020822 NY February 8, 1945 C 21 9 NE
HAYES FRANK W CPL 32835125 NY February 8, 1945 F 6 14 NE
MANLEY ANTHONY P PVT 39723963 CA February 8, 1945 G 15 17 NE
REA THOMAS L 1LT O-453737 CA February 9, 1945 L 3 16 NE
RICE EVERETT J PVT 33535567 OH February 7, 1945 O 19 8 NE
STEVENS LEONARD D PFC 35770181 KY February 3, 1945 G 17 14 NE
WOODHULL, ROBERT P Capt 460 PFAB F 08 01 NE
I will contact you later about the use of some of your materials, as I want
to write a correct story, but also wish to gain permission to use any
material on my site before I post it.
One of the men buried in my country is Pvt Anthony Manley. I just read a
post on your mailcall from Joseph Martel, E Company, who was his good
buddy. I wonder if it is possible to get in contact with Mr. Martel (either
directly or through you) in the hope that I can learn a little more about
Anthony Manley's life and death that I can put on my website. Any
information would be most welcome, of course, as I try to make the pages as
personal as possible with as much information as I can find.
I would be very grateful if you could be of help in this. I will be in
contact with you shortly.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Kind regards,
Stevin Oudshoorn
www.basher82.nl
Howard Hensleigh
Dear Stevin: I was beside Ca pt. Robert Woodhull when he
was cut down by a
burst of German machine gun fire at Bergstein, Germany. I have written
about this and it may be on the website. He was our 3rd Bn. artillery
observer. We were directing artillery fire at the time. I commend your
efforts to honor these men. Howard Hensleigh
burst of German machine gun fire at Bergstein, Germany. I have written
about this and it may be on the website. He was our 3rd Bn. artillery
observer. We were directing artillery fire at the time. I commend your
efforts to honor these men. Howard Hensleigh
Fred Beyer
I would like to thank Howard Hensleigh for keeping us up to date on Jack
Castiglone, He was and still is a good friend of mine. he is in my
prayers.
THE BEST OF THE HOLIDAY SEASON TO ALL
MEMBERS OF THE 517Th.
Fred Beyer
The Ardennes
