I had planned to
be at the FL gathering-but, it was not to be. Have a good "jump."
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO
ALL
Gene Frice, F Company
Bob Barrett
Bob Barrett
From the Tracy, MN Headlight
Herald, November 17th, 2004:
Wall of Fame' to grow by
three
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Vincent Wixon, La Vonne Wyffels
Lutz, and Howard C. Rose will become the latest inductees into the Tracy Area
High School "Wall of Fame" Thursday. They will be honored at District 417’s
American Education Week Banquet, which begins at 6:30 p.m. at the
Mediterranean.
All three honorees have indicated plans to attend Thursday
night’s banquet.
Howard Rose
Howard C. Rose is a 1940 Tracy High
School graduate. During high school, he was a member of the National Honor
Society and active in athletics. He was a member of the Tracy High School
all-conference football team and state tournament basketball team in 1940.
He
attended Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, before serving in the military in
World War II. He spent 28 months in Europe on the 517th Parachute Combat Team,
and fought during the Battle of the Bulge. He was awarded a Purple Heart, Bronze
Star, and Combat Infantry Badge for his military service.
Following W.W. II,
Rose graduated from St. Olaf College, where he was a member of the football
team. After graduation he coached the St. James High School football team to a
state championship and became the first football coach at the new Alexander
Ramsey High School in St. Paul. He was also the first principal of Capitol View
Junior High School in St. Paul.
Rose went on to secure his masters and
doctorate degrees before returning to his alma mater, St. Olaf College, as Dean
of Academic Affairs, and a professor in the education department. He completed
an internship with the American Counsel of Education in San Fernando Valley
State College in Northridge, Calif.
He then became the president of Valley
City State College in Valley City, North Dakota. He then went on to become Dean
of Education and Dean of Graduate Studies at the University of Wisconsin,
LaCrosse. He served in this capacity until retirement.
Other achievements
include becoming director of the Senior Mentor Program at California Lutheran
University in Thousand Oaks, Calif., and receiving the Distinguished Service
Award from California Lutheran University.
Tom McAvoy
Ben I would like to purchase a copy of
Merles book, Please tell me how
to go about it. I saw some where that
if we members of the 517 were
interested we could get it at 1/2 price. Tom McAvoy Also Ben I
noticed in the summer issue of the Thunderbolt
that 3 of my friends KIA
were not listed at all, They were Arlton Beardon
from I Company KIA in
Italy, (From ALABAMA, ) Next Jack Hitchcock I Company
KIA in France ( from
Indianapolis, Indiana ) (Bob Nye formerly of the 517)and I
went out to see
Jacks Wife and family (Mother) in Indianapolis after he and I
ran across
each other by chance in Indpls, (actually during the War, We both
were
convalescing from war injuries) They had received word that day of
Jack's
death in France, Next , a Medic named Simpkins from H. company, KIA
in
Italy, I ran 6 miles to get an ambulance for him and Jim
Degnan to get
them to a hospital and rode with them to the hospital and
Simpkins died
on the way from serious, serious, leg injuries. A fourth
name I shall
have to remember and send to you. Tom McAvoy
Marie Rommel
Ben--I haven't seen anything on the website about
John Jewell. Some of the members of F. Co. started to get worried about him and
did some investigating because he just seemed to have dropped out of
sight. They found out that he had passed away. I got on the computer
and found an obituary published in the Pioneer Press 6/27/04.
John L. "Jack" Jewell-retired Attorney, Age 81
of Stillwater, passed away June 24,2004. He was preceded in death by
his wife Lillian. He is survived by a brother-in-law, a niece, and
several other relatives. Memorial service was held on the following Tuesday
at Trinity Lutheran Church in Stillwater. A private interment at the
Fairview Cemetery. Memorials to Lakeview Hospice
651-439-5511.
We in Co F-2Nd Bat. lost 3 of our member
in 2004. John Terrell, Walt Rommel and John Jewell. We will miss
them.
They just never missed a reunion and they were such
good people to know.
Marie Rommel
Larry Larson
I wanted to let you know that we will be moving
back to Wallace next week. I am so excited and can't wait to get
home. So here is a new email address where you can reach us and don't
forget to check in with Kim's webpage I will being adding to it as often as I
can.
Love you
Leahann, Larry and Kimberly
KimberlysMommy@hotmail.com
Entry of Dec 31, 2004 at 10:56 [EST]
Name: tim
hughes
Unit:
EMail: rhughes4@new.rr.com
How I found the 517th
page: From a search engine
Comments: I am the grandson of SSGT.
Edmund Powless, I Company. My grandfather has 5 daughters, 7 grandkids,
and a handful of great grandkids. He's retired from a lifetime at the huron
cement co. Now he serves as the deacon at Holy Apostles church in Oneida,
WI. Anyone with any info about him would be greatly appreciated. I'm
trying to find out everything I can about this heroic unit so I can pass down
the info to my family. Your bravery and sacrifice will never be taken for
granted, thank you
all.
