Hello
We are doing our best to reconstruct events that took
place over sixty years ago. It is difficult when we have confusing opinions,
memories or records. Cleo Browning KIA in Manhay is not listed in a Military
Cemetery . He has a headstone in Imperial. Nebraska which may be a memorial
stone only. It has the wrong date of death. At one time he was listed as FOD.
Clark Archer will send me what information that he may
have.
Ben
Website
www.517prct.org
Mail
Call
Ben517@aol.com
Mail Call
Archives
www.517prct.org/archives
Roster
www.517prct.org/roster.pdf
2005 Biannual Reunion
August 15-19,
2005
Savannah, GA
Registration due before July 10,
2005!
Joyce Turco
Hi Ben,
I want to thank all of
our friends from the 517 who gave their condolences to me and my family.
Especially in today's mail from Juliana Stonis and Polly and Ray Hess. Wish I
could attend the reunion in Savannah but it is too close to the time I need to
get our affairs in order. Have had an offer to share a room with Helen and Dick
Miller. Bob and Garnet also sent me a personal E-mail. We know we are all like a
close knit family and the organization has brought us a lot of joy in our lives.
Leo and I were married before the war so when he went over for the European war
we had our son who was just a three month old baby. Lots of years and memories
ago.
With love to all, Joyce (wife of Leo
Turco).
Eddy Monfort
Dear Mr Barrett,
I'm
sending you a list with all causalities from the 517th across all American
Military Cemetery across the world.
Apparently, Cleo Nelson
Browning was not listed in a military cemetery !
I had found
this list on Internet but I think that the website is close now. So' I
safeguarded the list on my computer.
Soon, I will going to Henri-Chapelle
and doing some researches for you...
About me, all is fine. I'm so
happy for this moment because, since yesterday, my book is print and I have a
part of them at home. This book look like the first but it is more
interesting. I have an exemplary for you and Mr Hensleigh
etc... If you can coming in Belgium in the months coming, I will be happy
to offer you personally. I will be so happy to meet you again and talk also
with Mr Hensleigh who I'm in touch also. So', I will give the books
to Irma & Arnold from Trois-Ponts for you. I think that they
participate at your annual reunion in Georgia. I'm so sorry to be not with
you during this meeting.
Do not hesitate ! If you have some
informations or reseaches that I can doing for you, it will be with a very big
pleasure.
Do you remember, on your website, a member
of the family of Cleo Nelson Browning researched some informations about his
parent. Does he know the place where Cleo was buried ? I think that
he was in touch with Mike Spano !
Hope that all is better for your wife
and you.
Sincerely,
Eddy
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Eddy
MONFORT
15, Rue de la Gotte
B-6960 MANHAY
BELGIUM
Email:
e.monfort@belgacom.net
Neal McAfee
Hi Ben,
Thanks for your
help.
I've heard he is buried in Belgium or Imperial, Nebraska (Chase
County). I'm enclosing a photo of his head stone at the Mt. Hope Cemetery in
Imperial. It appears that the date of death is wrong. I don't really know if he
is buried here or if this is a memorial. I've also heard he is buried in
Belgium. Just a litle more confusion for the story. I'm trying to get some
additional information from the cemetery.
At first I don't think he was
even on the honor roll, I believe he was added after I made some inquiries. I
think he was officially "FOD"?
From the stories I've received from Mike
Spano and Fred Beyer it appears as he should be "KIA"
Thanks
again,
Neal McAfee
11025 Pellerin RD
Lake Stevens, WA
98258
425-335-5557
425-422-3339
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Mail from Neal is in reference to his great uncle
,Cleo Browning, KIA at Manhay-Ben
Neal McAfee
I was thinking the date on the head stone might be
the date of the memorial. I'm trying to get the records from the
cemetery.
Neal
Tom McAvoy
Sorry I did not know Bill Chaney
from D company?? However the 517 did not go through Anzio???
Tom
McAvoy
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The 517th did not go through Anzio, but some members of other
units did later joined the 517th.-Ben
Nolan Powell
Ben
Yesterday, May 15,2005 Severin Ericson called to tell
me that his wife Ida had died a few days earlier. She had been ill for a long time.
Swede was in the 517th PRCT Company "C" Infantry from
Camp Toccoa until discharged from the paratroopers in
1945.
Swede and Ida attended several of our Biannual
National Reunions, and the Western Regional Palm
Springs
Reunions.
Swede is still actively harvesting the large trees on
his tree farm in Randle, Washington. He has been in the
big tree lumbering business for several
years.
Nolan L. Powell
Matt Greene
Hi Ben, Did you get our new e-mail address? We are not
getting the Mail Call
& we would like to start getting it
again, please. E-mail address is
mattdeo@hotmail.com
our home address is
735 E 11000 S Apt.120 Sandy,Ut.84094 We have
missed getting all the news.
Matt Greene G. Co. Thanks, Ben
Matt
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Neal McAfee
Hi Ben,
I talke to the clerk in Imperial, Nebraska
today. The city owns and runs the cemetery. I didn't get any new
information.
Here is a picture of Cleo Browning, It ran
in the Imperial Republican newspaper on May 27, 1948. They were remembering the
local soldiers that had been killed (Memorial Day).
Regards,
Neal McAfee
Merle McMorrow
Claire:
The address I have for Eric is EricRenoux@aol.com. I got through using
that address when I was checking to see if they were coming.
I got my second cornea transplant yesterday so things are still a little
blurry.
So sad about Leo.
Merle
