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VERBECE HOSPITALITY SIOOIAS ICAINBILL VERBECr (21at) announcea that thcnc
rll1 bc I bccr party for r1I 24thrcr6 at h1!hoile, 2)20 N. Florltlr tlt., Arllngton, Vc. onJuly 4th. lhlr tB rn annuel cvsnt. A gnandtlB6 1. guarenteed for all rho attend. BlLlreyr, {Ito buytn€ flvs brr.rola of bee!.Il11 shov peopLc vhcre ths bathrooE 1!, endfron then on, everyonc 1! on hls own.! tlct116eo you ther:c, 8111. fbenks for th€ lnvltr-tlon.
Letts Eect at Bl11te hou6o on the 4thrfelIoyr, lf youlrc oloaa to Arllngton overthc houitey, llhl! proDlsc! to be . reelcurteln r&16er for l\o t52 Conventlon. l,lekelt bv ell D6en6, lf you cen.
IHIS AI'ID THAT
Thore aro 8t111 thouaand. of ocn Yho eracltgtblc for Assoc. D.Dbcrshlp Yho llk.lyhaYc not hcar{ of thc Aosoo.
Bcr:rra e ,:equest that your E{Utor loakelof eaoh ono of you tn ot{et to got thc ror{arounat conogrnlng our raunlon Yhr'ch 18 festapproachtng.
f111 cach EeEb.r gL@ -- PI@. :-sG. that publlclty ol tbr Conventlon 1.glvon 1n hlr loce1 ncrlpapcrt In thet raJr,iany 1111 rcc tt Yho roula not oth€rfl16. b.Lnformcd.
Latls ell put our lhou1dcr6 on thl. oncsntt 8ct th? sot{ around. Pl.ase !
O1rER AIID UUDEE
COL. BILL JE0nlA (34tir) ires aov6a to 83cgigtlna Avc., Coral q.ble6, FIa.
vol. v JIJLY t9r2 r0. I
HERE AND THERE
W6 aro deternlnedl, 1n th16 1s6ue, toEake our arttcles nore brlef, but only lnan effort to Bnable us to lnclud.e hereln egreeter truEber of tndlvlAual, 1ten6. W61C
welooDe your ooEEenta es to rhether tn rao-rlflclng detell ln thls rrey, the stor'!'ea re-po!:ted hevo lost any of thelr fIavor... ..We are racklng our: bralns for ner lnnova-tlons for the-ColuBbus reunlon. llo Ysnt th13ons to be tuU of prlze8 and Burprtaes.y6lve got a 1ot of them ell leetty. Do youhave any? Please Eend theo on to tren Rosa.Ue are guar&nteelng the beat Convantloni""r- tiri" y""r. . ..I EERvEY L. t{rLEY .(c3[tton 8/t+) to t/45) has Jolnett our r:ank6.Eela ln the furnlture buElness ln NoI!ay,Uatne. 16 narr16d, enal has 2 ohlldren. Bervoeaya rI herdly kner ybat I raB l0l6slng untllI Jotnea up rith you fo11oYs.' lihatrs rhatro &eep teIIlng theE dorn at ttle offlce,Berv6.- tlelcorne aboartt..... Bere ana else-where ln th16 16sue. Ye Eake EteteEentr offact (wlthout coment) as to the looetlonof certaln ot the VAr. 1r4 hospttelE. lfca6k only the questlons Bor dle 8o Eany oftb6l[ get constt'uctod ln 6nal1, out-of-thc-vav oLaoeg? For tnstanoe. ln'the toYrr ofnoieburs. ore, (pop. 8oo0) there's a ?50 bodhosplteI'yhloh had onty 584 pat!.6$t5 et tb.6nd of r51. RosebutE 15 the hoEe of Bap.Ea:r:16 Ellgrrolth (R, Ore. ) of tho BouscRules CoErltteo.
CONYENTION COMMITTEEHAVE PLANS }VELL
UNDERWAY FOR AUG.
Eeevy and oontlnulng Pre-rcglgtratlon- forthe annilal Convontlon at Colutlbua lnallosteBifrat'attcnaanc. at th. 5th ennual rcunton ofitrJ ztrttr Dl"1B10n 1111 sut?e6s tbat at- al]'orevtous 8ethcrln86. BaltlDorc, [st Iori('-bhloaco enal Detrolt reoh threetcn to be buE
cniiaie play as thc 3-day progran nor b-clngDrcDarca[ for thc cnjoyEent of the Taro Lear-ire-pronlaea to outahlnc eny endl aII foroeroffortt.
IN AND OUT
Th. Pre51d6nt hae nonlnatea Col. BAnf,8-DALE Bl}lLET[, Dlv, Art, Cor0nanaor to be eteEporery Brlgadlsr Oeneral...,. CIIAPLAIN(Capt.) OEBflAXDT W. HYATI rho Eervoat rlththe Dlylslon ln Xotea untll Aw. t51, haeJolnod the Btaff of the offlor Chlef ofCh.p1aln6 ln Washlngton.,... fbe 8an Fren.olsoo anil D68 }lo1ne6 Better Bustne66Bureaud have reoontllr had ocoeslon to ln-qu!,r'e lnto our 16gltlEeoy. Pno6pectlvanenbers ln thoso cltles hsvg cvld€ntly !€-celved our Eel1 end have eppeelea to tho1oca1 BBBrg to aletenElno lf re ero on tho1svo1. Plsase be adTlgsd thet rc vcr. bottlln holy weolock rnd thet the lsrue lc 1081-tu0ate. Wo ere antltlca to oerry.tho naEoof our poppy and out'DomEy, anal It enroncylnts ploof tlEt He arcnrt 6purlou8, p1.a8€contact r),q D/A, Pontagon, a6 thclr havcrecord.s of our orlstsnoc...., The D68h1arfallect -- thattr e Eaglo neE€. z4thlersarc learnlng lt nor:e clearlJr possr,bLy tbannost otherg Ju€t nor. For thls faEout hos-t6lry 16 to bc thc Eoono of our 1952 osncr-eI A6sonb1y. lEtr R068, tho be. tEten on theohalr:Benshlp of the generel oo@lttaa onerrengenent6, proElses thc Aasoclatlon thogreatest Conventlou ln 1tE h16tory,Don't go ony further
Ifervo sala thla beforerbut tt bealgrematluB Eo w€'re Baylng 1t agaln'- r-rvoirrre pIa.nnlaB to be Ylth uB at GorumDug
ir-e"""it-ana It goes rlthout seylag th:!tie hoie that you aro-Yl11 you p].ease herpthe CoD[ltte€ by Iettln8.those concernecEnoy ln sdYance that you'I1 be there' 'rnei"l:rerdJiraiion ulani over on th6.r18hti'.-rii'iiii-p.op""J. rf vou havanrt done-ii '.ii"iIv,r6nt'vou pteesi f111 lt out ena;;"d-li ih'to ttr-e 5ecreta4l today' Pleess'
Tber€ ar€ to bo only tvo assegenentaE&ilo et the cotrvsntloE-the 01 re8lBtretlonieJ anO the bsnquet fe€ uhlch rl1]- bo laitre a^nount or 0j or $4 d€penaung upon hoflieff rea aogs ii abla to bar6altr wlth th€hotel nenager Yhen he 6oe6 out to colupuE;;-i;"-J#;;e Bustld eErlv ln 'rutv. werlrELve vou coEpl€te detallc In thE Augut-iisue'whrch ie hope to have ln you' hmdsby ,u1y 25th.
Attecheat flnd il.oo to cover Ey REGIgTRATIoN fee for llTo 1952 ,3ffiNi6i; ;;--;"";;id in coruouui, ohlo, .ausust L5, L6 a' t?, L952t
*1.00 pnE-REorsrRATroN APPLToATToN i:
ADDNESS.
CITY & STA1E
sEBvrcE'*t' (au,; t'tuy; ,nt; uno"E '-1-I Y111 brlng Ylth nc other people.
gcoty., L3I N. Culver 8t.t' BattlEora, Xarylandltall to Jaseph I.. PGYton'
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h'e of.fer aboye a plctue enapped atBILL VERBECK'S (21st) recent rrgatherlng o!the clall". Plctured,lsft to rlatrt,areJIM THOMPSON (ZLst),,IOrtr{NIE FARnETI (21st),HaruoElca 8111 hlEself , JOIINilIE LEAIIy ( 21at),and our Ealltor,JoE PEITON (19th).EAn/r, ,/u ,r4n/rr..
The 8a116 the6e d.ays are br.1nglng u6 nulyheartbreaklng letter8 such a6 the one b61or.We b611eve that you as nenberg rent us togtve specc to publlshlng theE. It 16 ounglncere hopc thet you r11l read the86 end.that some ons of you x111 be ab]'e to helptho rrlten. Tho letest 16 fnoD l.{rs. BarbaraAlbr€oht ot 5L67 ColuEbo gt., ?lttsbutBh,24, Pa. llhe urltes:
rA Eother of a nlaslng 6on told roe thatyou loay bo eble to teIl nc soloethlng aboutny 6on, PFC ,,oIIN A. ALBRECBI, nAI3288887,rbo uaa ln coDbat ylth the 3r!d. Battallon,2lst Int., 24tb Dtv., July 1950. John hisnot b6en seen slnoa. then tn July 1g51 Ireoelvoal a lett6! froD the Ad.Jutant Cener-alts offlce thet Johnls na:oe had been plckeatup on e plopaganda broad.cagt that th€y hedhln a prlsoner, Hls nans d1d not cone up ontho Redl Lr.6t. I heve rs-lted. tro yeers noyanc I oan atentl the truth. In World flar IIEy aon Joe lost slght of one eye. Sgt.Ettgarre8 ln World War II entt troree end. ls norstetlonGd at Fort lleyea. I yrote to Johnbut g6t no an6ue)r. Te would b6 glail to hearh6 raa & pr.lsoner for sure. At least theresoula be 1lfe, and. sono hope. I hope thetyou can tell !0e sonethlng about John. I anveny thankful that we Dothers oan sr:lte toyou. I
Is th6r6 anyone out thero yho oan 6hedany hops and l1ght fo! Urs. Albrechtt Thlnkhar{, fellous -- herers a dear yoEan ylto lsdloponillng on us.
cPL. m rATISAE got 1t about a lreer agoentl 18 stllI at Pency Jono! Ilo8p1ta1, Bettlc'Croek, Ilcb. 8en ecmplalDs tbat tlrlo 1!abagglnA. t[6rvo sent hln scEo rEadl.ngmatcrlal. Eor ebout you dolng llkorlso?l€tts k.sp f,en busy so as to b61p hln passaray tbe t,!e untl.l bla locovcr:y ls [email protected]..... x/sGT. EBVIN KOELLING (2rst) tsanotbolr oa6 rho la hospltellzed aild ra:rt!to bsar t!@ tb€ boys. Eors 1n Ward 1O-A attho bo3pita1 at Canp AttorbuJsy, Ind. Eyhop€5 to b6 a clvlue bJr coBv6ntlon tlEcud proulaee to b6 at Colulbrr8. Wcrl]. b6looklng for Jrou, E:rv.....
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BILL BEsoN (Eq.Co.,Ist.Bn,,19th) ot Broot-fleld., l{o. bar lnqulr6d as to tho DlvlslonDlreotory. Eerers the latest poop, 8111. t{athought rerA lnclud.s oonteln ssotlons of lte&oh nonth rlght ln thc fatro Leaf. Ihls de-clslon yes based. on severaL rea6ona, aB fo1-1ors3 1) 1t $11I aav6 Eoney at thts onltr.caltlme ln our hlstory - not thet noney ls aiyobJect (our: appotlte caLls for chenpa€ne butout pocketbook tell6 us to rater our beer);2) ro ftnit that the add.resse6 ano chenglng60 fe8t that a book today rould be out ofdate tono::rorr. your: halrless Becreteryattnlbutos h1s prBsent condltlon ln latBeEeesure to thls never-enallng attoDpt to ts6epup ylth the change6. Ihe changes yhlch xeknot ebout average tro per dey. The changogrhlch re never 6et stralghtenefl out nurboltabout trloe a6 nany nore. It phony eddr6s6esare useleag to ua, rs reaBon that theyru bgequelly valuel,esa to I'ou -- or arc you col-lectlng bul ad.dregses the€e Aay6? If 60,sound off. wervc got 4500 of thcri.
JOHN g. BRITENIIIO, JR. (B-52r from 5-41 to9-45) wrltes us from Qulncy, f11., egklng u6to put out a cel1 to all Bake:r Battory msn ofthe 52nat F1e1tl. Johnnl. rant8 to hear froDtheE. Be w:rltos that wh€n hc uas dlscherged,all of hls petsonal belor€lngs wcre atolen.(IttB a, olal story, Johnnlc. There sa6 oneb---- 1ltse that ln every caEp.) At any nate,he 1o6t h16 aalaress book along other: thlngsand as e lte6ult ho he6 lost all contact yltbhls buddles. O.tr. you Baker boys, IlnG upanal srlto ! Johnnle, hls vonatorful y1fo, enalthelr tro kldAo6, DannJr anal Clndy, atrc con-sldcnlng neklng thc Col'.lnbus Conv€ntlon. Wcare aurc you ronrt r3gret lt, Johnnle. I'beconnlttGc ls golng all-out to Dalr. lrou ashappy as a cet eatlng catnlp froD thc notsentfou errlvG untll you 1€ave.
TheBu,lletinBoard.
l,lrs. !,lab61 U. Hoak, of 1444 Ey1van Iery.,WllklnsburE, Pa., rnttes us oonceln1ng herson, PF. CflAnLES R. floA,I( (L-et) wtro ha6 beet:roported as nlsslng ln actlon at ChochlHonslnce July 11, 1950. [111 enyone xho knousanythlng about h6r aonra fete comunlcateylth thls Dother:? ghe untlerstanda ttrat on€of bts builtlles Bax h1m roarohed avay es aPOW. Ihls buddy 16 Bupposed. to have be6nbaok here 1n th16 country on a bond tourrh6n th1€ report naa glven by hln. Unfor-tunatcly, h16 name Ls not knofln. Any yot€.on her 6on 1111 be gratefully appreclatedby Urs. Eoak..,.. il6 rant very Duch to helpgootl fr:lend8 6uch aa l,lrs. Hoak; thet 16 onereason fo! our erlstence..,,, Therelg a1000 bed VA hospltal 1n Dublln, Oa. (pop.10,232) uhlch lteppens to be th6 houe of-Rep.Ca!Mn3on (D, Oa. ) chaLrran of ths llouse-Artned gervloes Connlttoo..,,. goroe 3rdEnSlnesr fron Toled.o, Ohlo, rrhoso naDe weare
"oquested not to dl8elose but xhose
lnltlals ere E.H., 6end6 us thls one for r"6-prlnt!.ng 3
Be! Eorls your g1r1 thBse d.eys,fll[: Not so good, not so gooit.Ee: You alwaye uere 1u0ky......,
0DDS-,EilDSA! rc go to pre6a, t a hevG Ju6t oonductetl
en lnterestlng sureey. In Colunbur, 0h1o,rc hevG four EeDb6rE. They are CEAil,IE DAVISl?24 ofil , AL urLLEn '(A-zr), t,{AlorE RUof, (2481S), entt LAnRY SPEAIO,IAN. Uo havc th. nane!and eaarelacr of 82 proapeotlve DeEbets.ItrLnk of 1t ! Thele arc 82 p::oepect! ln tJxccity thet 1! playlng host for u! ln August.AL l{tLIIR 1r hard at work trylng to coi'rectthet slturtlon bcforo Conv€ntton tlne.,,...
orrce oYer lightfy
LEms BEAVER l52F) ot Chlcago, I11.,thoughttuUy sent us a photograph fon usc lnthla 1!suG. Unfortunately lt Llr6 dank and.thoreforc you].d not roprod.ucc. wGlre gorryJLrr, but thank8 anlBay.
l{e nake no sscret of a verlr opeclal klntlof nanly affectlon whlch wB lrav€ for FrealIrrhg. We l,ant the whole uorlal to Etow of,lt too. We ars ospeclally ploutl tor€produco,herewlth a very flns ploture ofhlE uhlch appoared ln the Mayr'52 lsgue ofl{at1onal Geographlo l4agazlne In connectlonylth ttr€ atorlyr'rIlre Maklng of a Weet PolnterlOr the rlght should.er o, tha uni.foru of theSuparlnt€ndent of the U.3.ylIltary Acadeloy,there I'ghlnes a Taro Leaftr. ile b.ope ana pre,that our prlnter thls EoDth ttlIl b6 69pec1a11fcareful ln an endeavor to b!ln8 out thetletall ln thls pboto so as to do fuIIJustlce to that unofora end the ver'Jr fln6Bentlenan who r{eerg 1t Bo weII. We are proudaoo that as the rrt{PPAtr Darks a centurT a,ada half of tralnlng nen for leaderEhlprtt 18comnandod. by one who ha6 through the ygars ,.\.d.€no[strat6al such loJralty and d€votlon to \our or{n beLoved Dlvlslor!
fr(,*Ar7lbryiilfrilrsFC MELVTN R. GRTFFTTE (3ra an. 21 frou
B-Jo to 2-51) le now ln the Ad.Jutant Gener-al!B School at Ft. Ben Earrtson. B€grst-t8b1y rs lAentlfled l.{e1 as rorlffln! lneteadof Orlfflth tn ouri Aplll lssue. Eence, thecorrectlon. l{elr.e aorry, MeI,.... UarleWel1s, t'lfe of CHARLIE WELLtt, rrltes us tbethe 1s back ln the sorvlce agaln. If any ofhls lrlends yant to urlte hln h6 Eay bercp.ched et hls hoEe edAress, 96 A1blon St.,gotlervl]-Ie, Uass. fhenks for thlnklng ofus, Uarle..... Dld you catoh th€ artlcleon nColunbus, ohlor ln the Uay 3t!(l 6atur{ayEvenlng Post? It refers to the clty as rlonaof the netlonle nogt populan oonventtoncltes., Be sure to read the rhole artlcle;ltl6 an eye openelr,.... Beth, N. I. (pop.5,416) hes e 500 bea VA ho6p1ta1. Bath letho home of Bep. U. Elteru.ng Cole (n, N,y.),p. neBbe:r of the Bouse Altnetl gervlceg Con-Elttee. Co1ncl,alenc6t..,. . A 21st BakerConpany nan (unldentlftett) 6eEd6 us thlsone :ifhe bachelor:le a oagey guy
Anal has a 1ot of fun.Ee slzes el1 the out16s upAnd nerer l{re. one!. .. . .
Wc vorc thcre..._ 116. Eosar(l f,eIly, 1931 Laursl Et,,Plttsbungh )3, ?a., Dothen of pvt. ROBERT T.fELLY, l{IA, yrlt€s to a.k u6 to endeevor to
^.fln(t anyone uho tsney Bob. E6 raa reported. \UIA on July L2, L95O. l{rs. tr€1Iy saJrs thetanyone rho can te1l her anythlnA rill havsher deope6t gratltudLe. flL1 anyon€ rho oanhelp Urs. Nelly rrlte to h6n ,lthout alelay,pleaae.
B-GI: "Why rcre you ruDDingup th€ str*t?"
Man: "I wa'I1mhg b lbp aight.
E-GI: "k *s ightug?"MM: '!€ dd he ldlor m'
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r D. orrlcl.l aaartn. drd .d ps-. ll.h.d ..aul.dt nr th. 4th tntantryr Dlvt.ton r..ootltlon tn th. !rt.!..t oli tu !.. rbo bv6 5.p.4 d Yho coni1.u.
24th I.lstf Dl!1.1@. f,.tlonll B..dquil.r..r 131 f.rth Cula.r 3tr..t,r Baltt.o&, x.ryId
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LETTERSCHAnLIE rELLS (21.t) rr:1te6 ua fnom the
40th Inf. Dlv. tn Chunchon, trore&. Be :reen-116ted 1a6t Feb. antl trledt to lreJoln the24th, but hac no luck. Ee rr1te6 that hetBpaEsing the yoni. arounA &oong 2lrthrsrs lnthe 40th Dlv. ThankB, chetl16...., ourChaplaln, FR. CHBIE BEnLo has beso eppolntsdles Chalroan of the Uenorlal gervlc€ CoEtrIt-tee for: our Colunbus Conventlon. Ett. BEnLo1s plannlng a ner, Br,EpLe and lnpresslveoerenony rhlch evoryone of ua look6 fotsarato rltne8sln8. ue hope that thls servtooyl1l becone a tradltlon rlth the Assooletr.on
STAN l,tELOy (19th), presently CoD-nandlng qeneral et Bennlng, reports tbat theboy8 there reoently had a 19th InfentryDutch Treet par:ty et yhlch 30 uore present.Ihey are a16o plennlng a 24th DtvlslonD1nn6r at yhloh tlne he hopes to organize eCbapter o! ths As6oo. Oood luck to yourgt&nand all the boys dorn there.
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Dear Reader:If you rrant to coEblne other eotlvltlea
wlth your t:Plp to Colunbus tbls ruDrer' andtf ltia a negitta thet you vent, thenelttho Intarlako Yechthg Argoclatlonts Regatta&t Put-fn-Bay, Ohlo on August 17th. Andtbere ane the fln&Is ln the tnternatlonelSoap Box D6!by et Akron' Ohlo, a18o onAugu6t 17tb..... A! Conventlon tlEe drertnear. tt 6eeD5 aalvlaablg to get e fsr of theo1O iongr dorn ln blaok on Yhlte. SoEo ofyou heve got to tlo soDe reheelr6lng. Ih€r6_iraa ona th'at uaett to 8o, antl rre belleve tbatIt ltlU goe6, llke thlsl
#tOh, they bul1t the 6hlP TltanloAnd uhen they hed got throuShTh6y 6e1d that they haa e 6h1pThet the veter could. not get throwhBut the Lord ntth 818 nlghty handgatd rlhat .hlp lt u111 not EtandrIt uas 6.d rhen thet gi:eet shlp rent tlora.
( Ctrorus )0h, lt rat leilOh, lt ve6 6adIt'ye. sa.d. rhen that great shlp v6nt alornTo the bottoE of tho.. '. , . .. . lad0h lt ras saaIt ra6 .eA rhen that 8!eat shlp uent dornfo the botton of thc.... ...
eat !.nflnltuD.
AnO leat you fot€ct' there rere tuo oth€rverseg to that tune3
ll2lhey were fer fron Eng-ge1-IanalIhey rer6 far froE the lhoreAnaI the llch they refusedIo elsoolatG wlth the Poor8o they put then dovn belortlhsre thBy t ene the flrst to goIt wa! lad rhon that gneat eblp rent dorn.
l)They Yere far froD the 18naltbey rer.e fer out to seaAnd the band tt pleyedr!{oare:F Xy Ootl to TheerAnd the Capteln trletl to wlreBut tho rl,res they rere on flreIt was se.d. when thst great shlp rent tlovn.
WoPillEl{TsI{e ,eport wlth nlxed onotlons that an
offlclal, thoulalar patch ha8 be6n authorlzedfor the 5tb RCT, It 16 the flrst patoheuthorlzed for tha excluslve use of lDerl'cats thlr{ oldest re8uent (1815). Orepatotr ls thc fanous retl pentaSon fleilt,ln-algnla aurrounaed by a whlte bo!'ater. go].onc ag tho negln€nt fonoea en lntogrelpari of the 24th Dlv. the Een of the 5thi*ere lnvltedl to wear the nTaro Leafr. IhoreglBsnt rore thts patch untll the 24th leftKo::ea. I{e are happy for the 5th RCT thatthey heve at ].est been offlole].ly reoognlz-ed.. We regret thet they rr111 no 1ongc" r€artho Ta:!o Lgaf lnslgnla. It rras -- and 1a -'a grand tean. ItrB aays of asaoclatt'on rlthttre Z4tfi,lll nor€r be forgotten. . . .. n16
5th RCT 1a nor oomandsd by CoI. AleranderD. gurlca, Jr. You are leaatlng a terrlflobunch of Den, Co1one1. w6rr6 Proud of|eu.....
Do vou uant a oopy of tha rPlotorlel Hl8-torv-o?-inc 24th Dlvrslon ln f,orcr'?---ifil out the fot:t0 provld6d belov en'l na1lf,t tociy. The cost tnolude6 urapplng anama111ns. 9911!_191:I__
Dlvl8lon Plctor1sl l{l8tot'YApO Zl+. c,/o p.[.8an Frinclsoo, Celtf.Eerc ls ny Dostal Doncv or{er for 15.00 for'"- i ipi- oil tfu-,ii56EE.Eiffinlar H I 6 torv. r
P1essc nal1 lt to no
rhtr ploturc of JIl{ WILLIA{S (IeA' Co'
t,*tii'ir,I'iJi'irirea :'n. aotton on Julv 29.' -
1o<n raB sent to us oy nlg nothe':t-l{rB' Ward
friii.r"r". 520 Leonerr(I Et.' Alton' r'Lr'.fi;il"".ilr;;i.iiG-lr' t6'astedt to rrltr toUr6. Wl111alo8.
P@T[BIGSwe.ve oeen 8lvlng soDe thowht to turnlng
thls Eenbershlp buelnees ove, to oertelnlnterestBtl rnenbere ,ho rould op€,lete on acornntgs!,on basle. ilbet are your thoughts onitr"r Are you for olt€alnst suoh a plaalPiease let us knoy..... BILL B:BD|E TlDo
"ra p:.rce Commlttee ls liat{ et rorl. L953
Dooslbllltles tnclude Lexlngton, try., 6t.ioulg. Mo.. end Eot gprlngs, Ark. Be aureio vrite t6 aru BIIRD at 301 st' 12 gt..Fort gu1th, Ark. ana gtva htn your thoughtE.tlc vant ev6ryonels td.ee on thls problen.fhls 16 no closad pr:oposltlon. No oLlqueruns thls outflt. Thle ls your club. Exor-clee your rtght to sound off..... We 86nt1000 Loples of the .rune 166ue of tho fa,roLeef to th6 Dtvlglon In .IaPan' tle areanxtous fo:r those peoplc to knor no!6 aboutu6. l{e havo found. too EanJr neY nenberg ro-cently returt,ed frou trorea antl Jglan $otstl us that th€y hed never: hset{ of th6Assoo. whlle thelr r€re ovarsoag.
.YOIJ TELL IJS.our reccnt plug ln ths Alerlcan Legton
Eagezlne has glyan 1166 to qulte s fer ln-qulrlea. w6rr. tlellghtod to roply to eecb.one.,.,. u. J. FINEOoLD hes Eovsd froDN!l.as, Ohlo, to tdlaul, ana rentt the 153Conventlon to bG he1tl there, ftrs en ldoa t
Wauteshr, t{ls. (pop. 2L.2))) Ls t,b:.hoEetoun of Rep. O1€nn R. Devla (R', Wlr.)Ee!0be! of ths Eouse Approprlatlona CoEElttcctleukesha sport8 e 300 bed VA hoopltel rblcbonly had 197 patlentE ln Dec. r51. Colnol-il.ence?
Fifth Annual Reunion
lfhlle rclr. fur.ntshlng you r!,th tha Yodsln thls lssuc to Eany of the tunes rhl'oh rarang rhllr trlth thc oltl D1v181on, Ye havcthc Hotras for aB nanlr Eorc shloh dlscretlontclls us t o had b66t not lncludc ln thl!publloatlon, lest our standlng ulth thc?o!t offlcG Depertrncnt bc Jeopardlzcd.. Ifcrllhile thcD for you et Colunbu6r hoto?er, 1aceEr you need ths prlnteA yol{.s to recel,lto your Elnd such olat favorltes ae 'lhoBeII of f,crry l,tulrr, 'Ta1tzlng tdatlldar,rOrRlcllyl6 Daughtlrr, rThc 01d l.{onkr, enAe11 tha othcr!.
\-, AT EASE
rRANcrE w. UENNEI{EER (O-2r) o' Betharfo,I11. ho9e5 that a good nuEber of the O€orEoConpanlrboyB are at Colunbus. Francls 15brlnelng hls rlfe s.1ong and hopes tbet otherOeorge boya are too..... we caught a UttleIteE-tn a :reo€nt tssue of the gaturday Even-tnE Po6t. gldney Shallett Yrote 5500 "agesof-offtcer:E ln the serY1c68 hevo been lnve8-tlgeted vhere sald offlcers uere clalmlngthelr parenta aa d€pend.ents. In alDost 1100cases. fraud ha6 been e8tabllshed. the aver-asi aiount lucga11y collecteal sag *l'700 peroiflcer, or a t6taL'of $1'8?o,oo0 on theceses allscoverea so far. What r{e f,ant totnor ls uhet the Dopslrtnent of Defense l'€itolng about th68B buD8. As far es we knor,the66 pseudo-gentlonen hsve b€en ]'ucklerthan the we8t ?olnterB Yho ghockea thanatlon e year 8€o. We knoY of no Desa EoYe-n6nt to put these aepentlency sYlnallers lntholr pGce.,.,. CHABLIE D uoCLOerEY (2lst)of Croton-on-tho-gullson, N.Y., hae sent usa nlce long 115t of nanes antl eddnesEes ofhls 24th buddleB. we ?18h everyone rhohagntt elreaaly dons 60 Youltl sentl ua such116ts. Itrs about tha onLy way ve have tooontaot neY p6op1e. I{c alahlt havc e 81r€1enane on the 116t Char].le sont u6' Chanllevrlte8 tthe papent! great -- I onLy u18hthere yer"e nore 16euesr. Dom, boy, down ! !Itrs Just ebout all re oan hand.le 86tt1nglt out nor. l{cllL sce you at Co1ubu6,Chan1ls, rhen ta can rae1ly cry on yourshouldsr. ?roubles -- you th1nk you lve gottr:oubles?
The Soundo,ndtho Futa
Other genator6 vho lrave VA hospltals lnthel:r hone torns are Taft (Clnclnnat1), trerr1nd l,lonroney (Otlrtrour CIty), Long (gh:reve-Dort). Otconnor anA Butlen (Baltlnore),
. r{umphi'ey (l.llnneapolta), treD (trengas Ctty),\yEennlngs (gt. Louls), Nlltken (Denver),
Douglas (Cnfcago), gchooppel (Tlohlte), BIll(Moitgonery, ti,a.), Rayain (Phoenlx, Anlz. ),Lehnan (Ner York, N.I.) and Fulbrtght(Fey6ttevt11€, liX.). lle lr€re golng to fu!-n18h a 1l6t of nenberg of the Eouss rhohave VA ho6p1ta1s ln thelr hoEe toxns. We
gave up es tbB colncldoacea rere too nuDer-oug and ther, Just lsnlt enough 6pace tnthl6 lssu€ to 81vo you a oonpl6te report.
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tusrtEss ts GooDIn case you thlnk uelre lorklng ovorttDc
trylng to coDe up rlth nsr 1d.6e., tlonlt b6alarEad; you!rc ebsolutely rlght. t{e hev8one rlght here yhlch u6rdl llke to try out.
fhe L00 PRoSPECTS beloy tn Arlzona bevenot JolneA up ln opltg of tbe fact tbet xghave extondsd lnvltatlons to thcn. Eor ebout€aoh lrenber plcklng a neEo at tendon f"oBthe 11st, aropplng hlE a 11ne, and etklngh1n to Jo1n. Letrs flood th€€e guys rlthletterr so that theyr11 Jo1n Ju6t to g1v6the postDan a brea}. GEoP.GE CEINN, DICtrMILLER and LEo nouo ar6 our only neEber.there,
Werve got to grot, tn slze or: we ere faocdlrlth exthctlon. Itle governnent Eay spendlts vay lnto prosperlty and. good tlEe6 butyou end ye and thls A68oolet1on oennot.
Eers ar:e 100 Arlzona boys rho hevcnllJolnedt up -- p1eage tlnop one or uore oftheD a llne today:
ALEXAIiIDEB A. AIIGN, nt. 8, Box 643, PhoenlxPAIrL $. ALLEN, TeIIon (?24 Ord)OENE R, ANCLE, 2309 tf, Jefferson, PhoenlxFRANr ANOUIS, Box 407, TarpaROBERTo U. ARCO).{ANTZ, 101 CoL gt., YljmI{ALTER E. BALL, Box 294, 1{.A.F.8., Chend]'erJOEN S. BARCLAY, Pategonr,aRICHARD BATES, Box 128, BensonJoE l{. BEOUY, Tubay (E 19)RICEAAD F. BIALtrE, _?3? N. gtunrhue, TucgonOREEN W. BICXTJ, 2610 E. tl.orslentl, PhoenlxALBERT D. BINoBAI,I, Rt. J, Bor 4J4, TuceonUABrIN P. BLAINE, AJo
DAVID E. BLAIB, VernonTEoltAg E. BoNAR, Bor 753, ClenaialeIOUIS C. BRAC0I.{0N1E, Ol,obeJAI'{ES H. BRA}ICH, 137 N. 9th Ave., YuxeLAUnENCE B. BREWER, Rt. 1, Box 293At l[e.e
(Ar 19)Wfl[l'RED L. BROTN, Bor. 1027, Ceaa Orantl€
(52 F)JlrllloR B. BULLARD, Box 182, Bt. 1, OIBnd8leEnNEBI BUSTAUEN?E, Box 933, ?],,ry,etcttTILEqR L. CAUERoN, 1922 E. Apactre, PhoanlrBENNETT CARLEiE, Box 15, LaveenERANr X. CAnRILLA, Dougha
Ik';'ffi:: .j" llll":l$,'tBl+ rlr-PR4!I w, COIIIIELEY, 714 E. pa'Ik st., phoonllUARVIN L. COOLEY, Bt. Box I79, !{eraISRXAEL CoRDoVA, f?11 E. Tonto, phoenlr (19)JESUI, O. COnDOVA, Oon. D.I.- IollefaonJAY DATU8, 3801 N. 30, Phoentr (11 F)VINCEXiIT DATAEONOUA, EOtEVlllO (D19)BRUCE A. DELBAIDOE, Coo1tdg6qIDEL A. DOUfNOUEZ, BOX 100I, l.torencl (C19)UU. g. DOnlI{E, 8?l g. Iontezuna, phoonlxOUSSIE DURAI, 228 g. V,ontczuDa, pre3oottuAnLos w. ECEoL8, Elshley (34)'WIFonD ELUERT Bt. 2, Bor 12. Duncen (tt34)ABRIII f'. FIOITEnOA, Patagonli (Cn 19)IIIRYIN D. FOLI.ETr, L)65 Ztat gt. Douate!(!,te6:l.EnOI X. FBll|XE, 303 Alaoren. Pregooat (U!')LOREnZo GALLEoO8, Box 581+, WtUlrD! (A-34)CAgI}rInO X. GIRCIA, Box 18?, PlDsUrBILL l,l. GABNER, 413 Thornton, Eot gprlng!EENBI A. oA8TELLo, 207 A'JYuEr, lhoenlx (52 P)RoBERT L. OA8ToN, 41.4 frcEont, OlobcEAnOLD E. OEBDIN, 520 f 6tb, TuoaonRB(EDIOS OOIIZ.AI,ES, 540 E. Dcuey, Tcupe (19)RUBIN 0ONZALE6, Ctle BcnAldIOlrEL x. OBANILU), ?)) t*Lta, fucgon (l1tr)JOSEFE E. GBANT, 125 E. Csntral, OlcndeloUILEoI onr'l, c/o f,ed ,*" t"-t*
i3:ji"RITDOLPA A. OITEBRERO, I32 ralnut, Rogalar
(B 19)JOSE J. CUIIERnEZ, Box 406, r,tnrlor (52 r')PHILIP BAUSER, Rt. l, Box 310, fucsonALE;r x. HERIII|DEZ, Box 538, Supertor (E 21)JOIE U. EE8nEBA, Box 5J4, PeorlaIioID F. Efcf,g, OIob. (24 eU)fRANf J. EIIJ,I{I$, Bor 102, Naoo (E 21)LI8RY BOLDER, wln.lou (19)ALBERI L. EOLT, Rt. !. Bot 625, O!.cndal.e
(D 19)FIIASRIo L. fBABRA, Box 582, EuperlorEAnOLD C. JAIi{Eg, Buckcye (E 19)lEXllElE R. JOBN8, CbanallervInSINIA JolINsoN, L6L7 o. *". ,;;:**,ALtEll ll. JIrglE, 331 f. 3lat gt. fuo.on (f191ROBERI E. JUSIICI fr., t+4) g. Per:k Ave.,
lucsonAIIDREI, D. f,ABCfE, 304 N, ptealent, presoott
(B 63 F)BAYUoND u. rEIngrED, Bo*. 22)5, BLabeeFEMLP0 4r LEON, Jn., , ?5 r. Etnpson, TuooonALLEN B. LIPgg, AYondaleFERNAIIDO R, LoPEZ, 1302 N. Apaohc, ?ucson
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NwKoru Camynigne&o new Korean battle campatans
have been dedsatd by fte Army.1. fre Udtd Na{on! Summer-Fau
Oneroive, applicable frthin the ter-ritorlal llmlk ot xorea and adracentwaten htween 9 July 1Sl and ?Nov. 1$1: lnd
2. The Secotrd Korean Unter, ap!trcabl€ to the lame area btween ANov. 151 ud s dlte b be dete.-
Y/r!reJ! gg!. BLackshear U. BrTar,Deputyof EECOMrlloks ovor Ba1ley proofe oi
tm0ncanc/s oi"rEcoM, r:.ot" o"""- e"I1ey- pr6ofithe llctorlal HlBtorT. CpI. Saut gta&euorredltor of thg bookrshorrs the generaltho proofs as leJrout Balr,ggt. Garth Batt,end OIC,UeJor guErer I,IlIsoD,look on. ,So/ecrton,,v/p 9a s&vvlrrlluag 9YgI.the llctorlal HlBtorT.nauerredltor of thg book
Stad-
rn our last lssuG, xc rcportcc on trIXJANO EUAN, tha f,oreen r.fugcc yho follorccthc D1v161on for ncarly a year. U. or.allt-cd Bob EelE wlth brlnglng thc young Een tothG rtatr8. Bob lMCdlstcly rrr:ota u6 alcttcr to thc cffeot that th. .ntllta crad.ltb.1ong6 to ggt. carl L. Porcrs (21st) Dent.,Va.
Uc tnEcalately dlspatchcd a l.tt.r: toCarl and askcd hln for hl. rcport. Catltc116 u6 that on or about D.o. 15, 1950,h16 ,raglnGnt EovrA lnto guron rhrrc th.RGgt1. Pcrlonnal Saotlon found thclrclvcrvlth a trorean ihouarboyi rho attach.d htE-
^6G1f for: rat1on6. ftrc gan€ nancc hlD BlUyend Canl ln th. Donthr that fo1lor.d tal€hth1B Eng1lsh. 8111y uaa l'ntc!r.6t.d ln oonlngto ADtrloa enal Carl proo3ailcc to Eakc ltpo6slb1e. fn Dcc. of last ycar, rh.n CanloaDr hoDc rlth BlUy folloylng, Bob E.l!net 8111y at rrrlgco anA ln Aue tlE., B1IIyrent on to Ylttlnla rh.rc C.r1 Ilvor.
Carl ls hlr spon8on, all c4).nscs psr-telnlng to hl6 entry llto thls oountryb€lng born. by h1E.
La6t Fcb., Bll1y YaB cntgrcdl at BobJoncs Unlv.rulty ln Cnacnvlllr, go. Caro-11ne.
Cer:I !uD6 lt all up rrlth a atatcn.ntrhtch 16 .o prloalcsr yc Aarrnot patlaphtleaalt. It spcats fon lt.cIf and 6hor! you rhatklndl of nen Ya hav. 1n th. 24th:rPaopl. havc artcd D. dozGn! of tlncgrhy f chos3 to hclp tbls boy. lhc engrcr11cB ln thc baoL€noundl of ADcrloa, ltccu.Ancrloa lE hcrc to brlng hopc to tha rorla,to brlghten th. dar:I oomar8 rlth €unshlnaanfl glvr rsan thr prt"lleg.a ha rlgbtfuUyilcacfi.r. fn trorce, I yas a ricprcBrntatlvafron AEorloa. I rea A!6n1ce! B1l1rta ho[6-lend ras than, rnd Etlll ls, unilstr tho4roailetl gr:lp of rar; e re! thet reeulnglJ'hac no 6nal. Et. hoEe ua! ,,n Arng6r. Allsohoo1! rere elther Ae8troy.a[ or over crordred. and poorly fumlehed. Ee has no trthcr.El! throe blother:s, ono of rhlch 1! la thatrorean emy, aDd ons Bl6ter rre 1n no rhep6to glvg hln Euoh rupport. Hls Both6! xe.! lna battlG of her orn rlth o1o age lnd reayary poor:. lhe oou].al not glvo Btllt luohtoyard sohoolr.ng. BlUy ya! .o youn€r eagcrto learn, enal prove hlosolf rorthy eDyonar!triu6t. Ee poaseaaed te16nt, lDprlaonGd ba-causa of re!, rhlch ooula be uacful ln prea-6nt d.ay!. Els tlndnclr and.grnlal r.ys relcelrayB pre"alent and. could nevdr b€ t16a1oit.f hait a chenoe to rqeto thls boy hapDy ano atth6 seEg tltrr anrrer h1r Ano.Dr. I lrJl€y Ihedl only onc ohenoe to I1ft hlD fnoD tbaclutchlng hand! of tyrannt .nA latroduo. h!1.lnto a vorId. horIl, nover for€et. I beoeD€qeterBlned to hrlp Blut. Not I havc g!,vc!hope to a ohl1d., brlgbtoDeA hl. llfc andglvon hln pr:1?1169e. ho lrlghtfully Cesenrad
Iveny ncEbar of th6 Assoolitlon a.Iutcayou,0rr1 !
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-- wloor Tex..(pop. 8\,?06), hoEe of Rep.WE. R. Poage (D, lex.), neroi,cr of thc ELuacConslttac on lgrloultu::e, bas a VA hosp1te1.ColnolAonce?..... eult€ by aooldent, ln ourJan.-Fob. lsruG, re fatlec to report'a$rsnbe!6 1n l{tohlgen. T,here arr ?9 ac,rr
Ioyal enat enthuBlastlc neubers ln tbatatat6 end re apologlzo to eaoh ona for th.ernor..... CLA)5oN A. r{Att ()4th tto& 5-44 to t2-45) tB an A6st. Dept.-Bead atSaars, Roebuok 1n Detr:o1t thesc d.ey6. Eehas ra 16A halrea rlfe end tbrGc d;ulrhtere-one glrL e leA heeo. ! Clayton yas Jrai1lo'ohlef ylth tbe 34th... .. BOSS PUnSIFUIJ.(34th) spent tyo Eonths thls rlntotr ln Aus-tr:1a anA gyltzer:1and.. Reoently he stoppedtln et gtaeplng Oround, f,y. to yetoh ROBCOECLl.lON (724th) ao h1s'6Dr1nrs Dlorlne- - .. .JOSEPE rBENr SARvTS (X-3+ rioi e_r+Z-io i_+e.of Albuquerque, llor U€rlco (42L2 t. Coppetgt, ) rant! to knou rhat has happeneC to'aeconC cooL rlB6atl l,larshall rho 11y6d, at:'e6t ,r_epor:t, at Chlco, Ca1lf. Whcr:e erc you,Redt? Llkewlea he uants to heatr fro! thegth6r: cook6, 50rlg6, Jen6sn, and. tBedlr fronUtah.. Oet golng, j'ou nen 6r flng Conpany.Thcrcls a oeI1 fon you.
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FRANr O. LOPEZ, 327 If. Aubr:cy. ?rescottJAl{Es tl. LUBESE, Oatnen (t r9lVINCENT LYON8. JerFoneEgqElg IocAINi sox 1zr, A.h rotk (c 19)E.AROLD B. iltBIL, Lent Rer.. ltese "A. L. I,IILADONIDO, Jr,, lIOj AtAeman, tll.DlFnED R. MAR?II{EZ, LLzg E. p!6rce,t3n}3]r.
9oI{4I 4. uELToN, Box 118!, ,o."rllo3u)A. I{. XENDoZA, Bor. 278, Churoh gt..SuDarlorqgqEPB u. u00RE, Box 5i4, cufton -
JoE!I A. !{oRALEE, 208 g. 2nd A".., Olendalc
II.AI{LEL B. }rOnENor J' ., L52 ronorrjl i3J"r""l,IoIsEg c. UORENO, Ie6&
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RICAnDo F. UoRENo. O6a. DoI.. O1ondtr16 (li4)FRANrLIN UoSBY, fhtt€ nf.ver (l 34)I:_l-._NqRvEr 625 4 st., oowiaa-(i er)+III9I ll. !9!!2, r29, E. He;.ber; phoin!.xAINoLD U. OLIVAS, 622T. gLapson. lucaonDoLoREs c. pADrLr.A, 111? g. 14, irroenrrEDUARDo piDrLLA, 21oo orov... ,tJI 3u)q!E!I_sR N. PAtuER, Coollas. (L 34)ooRDot[ A. pETERaoN, at. tl aor 7g, tottcronIrt. A. PEIEBSoN, Rt. z, ao* el6, J!"24)LA!,RENCE PITIS, Bor 35, Taylor (724 0d)LINTON E. PIITS, o.ti. DEri Btglty (I 19)fm
fe vant to lnoLude a ror{' o! tYo aboutthe nen t ho are responglblo for the nerDlvlslon l{16tory book, announced elsefrh3"€ln thls 1ssu6,
XaJor gumne!: g. 1{l16on ua6 l{an881ng ECl-to" and. offlcer tn Charge of the proJeot. Eo
. araauateA fron the Unlv. of Mlanl and rorkea\- 6n nerepapere 1n Florl,da and' lrest Vlrglnle.- Lendln8 at fnohon fllth the 3d Log. CoDnand',
gunner: was trensfer:l:eil to ths Dlv. ln June,1951 and 1g rlth then noY. Thls hl8tory lshts aecond v€nture 1n thls fleld. Ee rlrotea rtmllar hlstory for the 36th Dlrr.-fol^l:or-1ng WWII. 816 hoDe ls ln NBr Boohe11e, NeYYork, wbere he rcslil66 Ylth hts parents,th€ Rev. and Mrs. Albert 8. IIU6on.
0f the book. gunner rrlteEsiWe roreene6. e1I tbe At:ny Photograph!
tak6n 1n trorca alurlng th€ tlne the Dlvlrlonra. therc. We selectec tho best' not onlytho8e that shou tho zlrth ln actlon, butthose that o16an1y lnallcete thc terralnfeaturea of th€ country' those thet shorthe hlstolIc4l happenlngs of tho tlne thoDlv161on reo ther6, enil those that lhov theltfo of the Poor dornirod.aten tro:rean cltlzont{e havs lncluded ptoture. of vlsltlng UBolhorra: A1 Jolson, Bob EoP8, Danny f,eye,tilonloa Leul! to nane a few. Ue have plctutlcthe arrlvel at Dlvtslon of Vloa PresldentB.:rkLey, of Cardlnal spellDan, of GovernorDercy. and others. We heve talen plotorLellito Jaian on RllR leave e OI and. plotured hlDt,tth the beautlful Japanele llghtr er abackgnounal. Wo allo haee shorn t er at 1t6ror.i. fhe plcturc 8tory. of thc flrrt oI tog1v6 ht6 1lfe for the lrN. ftre ho!:rlbIe rc-iulto of flenduh atroolty oomnlttoa by thoCon6unl6ts. In fact' I f€el re havs thaXorean story oonpleta ln one Yo1utsc, ethourandl ploture! - aIDoBt the sene ea aey-lng lflTc oent! & ploture.rr
-6umnc! Dodestly rsport. that fuIl oroalltfor ths book goes to tro aen, nelthcr ofrhoE had evor haal rny enperlencc ln thlr1lnc. E€ ,report. thet they bav. tollcdl longend har{ to Dahc t t the flne work that lt16.
8eu1 StadtEaucr, of BtrooLllm, NeY Iork,sas EAltor. 8au1 rerved a. a Yrlt@r'n thcPIO aeotlon bofo!:g he tooI th. caltortachalr. Bofore Jolnlng the A!uy, 8au1 baa
r been to UIT anA }lW.v oarth Batt, of !8n Dlego, Ca1lf., rretAr:t Edlton. Gcrth raa rareftedr out o, thsChoDlcel geotlon ln Dtv. Eq. for tho Job ofelrlltr,ng on th€ boot.
A! ou! trlbutc to thelc thrce nen, vahav€ already prerentea theE ulth conpll-lentary Denbershlpr ln our As8oc. lfc eroproua of rhat thoy hav€ aone for thc Dlvl-llon andl veloone thoE lnto thc Arloo.
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LICKSTAMPS!
gherlAan' wyo. (pop. 11'500) sports e
?5O bed. VA ho6pltal. Rep. 1{n. E. Bar}16on-ii. Wvo. ) nenbir of the Eouse Interlor andiniurir Affatrs cor0!01ttee' reoltles ther6.Colncldenoe?..... ROBERT |ROBINi DAIIIEL!(ptv. gq. 11-4& to /-lr8) rae on a f€atherneroband trlp to FEC recently an'1-Yh113,18Tokyo ran lnto CALUDE EALL (Dlv. Bq. 6-+2to 6-45). Bobln roportB that Cl'audc le-istlI1-in the (F2 raoket tb,ts tltae at theGHo- Ierol ln Tokvo.r Bobln auo 6ar BEvBErb (Dtv.Eq. z-tlj to 10-lr5) at the (F3Beotlon ln 6th Aroy EeadtquartBra. Lotl!have a Yor{ froE You, BeY.
*KIrT0$r'IIOlr'El,gewhero ln thl8 16sue we hevo lndloateG
the nane6 of Congreesncn rho bave YA hoBpl-te16 ln thelr hon6 torns. Eere are a fernorc: g6n. Itleoeoro P. eroen (D, R.I.)
V ProT ltlence; g3n. Kanneth taotrsIlar (D, fenn. )- ttoDpbls; gen. .Iosoph C. oruaboney (D, fyo.),Cheyenne; 8en. Er€h Butler (R, Neb. ) onahr;g6n. Pat Ucoarren (D, Nev.) and 8en. 6eo.li{alone (R, N6v.), both Renoi gen. DonnlaChavcz (D, I{er Nsx. ) and gen. 011nton P.And.erson (D, Ner l,lex. ) both Albuqugrquc.Colnclttonc6st
thank you!We Thought !t Was Good
&t lle llidn't Rsalize
It lTas l'tabuhus"W6 heve bsen ark3d to reprlnt th6 rot{a
to illve Got gl:penoc.l I{e are deUghtcdto obllge entl a! ye do, your Edltor baa alltt1e snxlouB rElL. IIks th6 sag of ratogl6 tall. glng out, m€n, and r€r11 Jolnyo 1n th€ chorur3Ilve got slxpenoe,Jolly, Jo11y stxpeno.,IlYe got slxpenca,To Lart no alI Dy 1lfe.Ilve Bot tuppence to spendAnal tuppenoe to lendAntl tuppencc to send hono to ny rrlfoPoor rlf?l{o cares have I, to grlevc DeNo pretty llttle g1r1 to d€c.lTe Deflu happy as a l,ark, belleve D6As re go ro1I1ng, rolllng hono.
RcfralnRo1llng hotor, ro11lng hooo,By tbe lfgbt of the rlLver:y troo-oo-oo-oonEeppy l. the dcy yhen ro 1lne up for our payAr we go ro11lng, Io11r,ng hoDa.
#2Ilvo got four pencgJoUy, Jol1y four?enoeIlve got fourpenooTo 1a6t Ee all [y 1tfo.Itve got tuppenoc to spendAnA tuppence to lendAnA no penos to aend hong to !y rltaPoor vlfeNo cares havc I to grl€va EaI'lo pretty UttlG glr1 to Aecclve DoIlu happy ea e lerk, b611ove [6A. Ye go ro111n8, ro111ng hoEo.
#7Irvo got tuppenoaJo11y. joUy tuppenocfr"o got tuppenoaIo last B6 a1I Ey lr.fs.I1v6 got tuppenoc to lp6nalAnd no p€nce to lendl.And no pence to lentl hoDo to Ey rrlfePoo! YlfeLro car66 hevo I to grlevc [oNo pretty Uttle BtlI to AecolYC !rIln happy aa a lerk, belleve DrAB wa Bo rolllng, roIllng hot[c.
i4Irve got no pcnoaJol1y, JoUy no pcno!flvo got no pcnocTo la8t ne all Dy Ilfc.Ilve got no p€noa to lpendAnd no pelcs to 1cndlAnd no penoc to !ona[ hoEe to Ey YltePoor vlfol{o oar:'a. havc I to grlave D€l{o protty Uttlc g1r1 to deoolYc nofln heppy ea a lark, bellevs EaA! re go rolUng, rolLlng honr.
trs FoR YouTherars a VA hospltal la Clarkabur€, I.
Va. (pop. )2,oL4l yhloh heppens to be tb€trooc'of Rep. CleYelantt 11. Belley (D, lf.ve. )Eenber of the EouBE Ettucetlon end Laborcomltta6. ColnolAoace?
ANOTEER CIRD TO }'ILL OU'
In oltter to lDaure tbat ih. paople at thaDe6hl€r-tla111ct Itotcl 1111 ha?e a rooE forJrou ybcn you artlve ln columbur uaxt Eollth,wa elcloEe for your oonvenleDca a loo!reg€ltatloa for:D wblclt you Eay f1U out a.dlsend tllrectly to the hot6l.
CEREBRATIONSBsckley. t{.ve. (pop. L9,3971, gen. Be:r1ey
f,l1gorels (D, W.va.) hone toun boasts of a2OO beaf VA hospltel. CoLncldsnce? genatontrt1gore 1e a nenber of thc genate Approp?la-tlons CoeEfttos. .
IN WHICH WE INTEODUCE A NEd SERVIOE
wlth thls IssuerYe lntroduce a bookserrrlce. ord.rr foD anJr of the followlngbook6 shoultt be accoEpanled bJr cashrcheckor noney order. ThororE no catch. N€lthcrth€ Assoclatl,on nor aDJr of lts offloorEare Eaklng a penDlr under tho pl:o6!e,E. Anallf you donrt wmt to awallow that on€'pI€es.d.on-rt, order. Itrs a eervlceipura endslEpl€-rrell,pur€ e.DJrraJr. tle'r€ 8o1ng togtve lt a 8o for th16 Is6ue a,ud test tbeieeponse. glnply nalI Jrour orderrtoget!€rwlth your Eoney to E€n Boss,U87 Mala 8t.1sprlnbfIe1d,MasJ. Here'e xhat Ya off€rt
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one of tbe pl,easure6 of edltlng th18 poopsh6et -- anal thla re Bean -- ts thet ss [e66t the varlou! nerr ttens up, xe ere con-tlnually throwlng out certeln ltems fo!: bet-ter lteB8 e6 they ar16e. That ls, untll. rego to p"e6s, thls process of Jug8llng goeson. You rnay not alueys sgree ylth ourcholcc of new6 ltens but ln Deklng our flnalselectlonB ,e are gulded by tso baslc prlnc!pLe!. Flrst, re endeevor to gi,ve aboutebout equal coverage to wYfI end trorean Warveterana. geoondIy, ve enaleevor to gLvoabout equsl spao3 to per6onal ltens and tothe typ€ of neys ltems rhlch re c1a661fy a5nstorlegr as contrasteal rltb personal 1t6E!.go, ln crr.tlclzlng our peper for ltr cont€ntpleass fln6t conslder the overall plan snd.trolght lt for 1t. Eenlts. I{e cantt expectevery nenbon to eppreclete every artlcle.our er.n 16 to cater to the lnterestg of therrhole,
We trave nu6t recelved ou:r copy of Cept.Ualter Karlgra VoI. VI - !Batt16 Report -fhe Uar ln trorear. We quote fron lt aa w6belleve th6 quotetlon! y111 be of real ln-t€rest to every slngle menber.
Puttlng a.ld.c fon the Eoroent the factthat th16 voluDc 1r enother. ln the sertes ontha llavyrB pert In WWII and the l(orean ec-tlon - end. 16 therefore untlonlably slanteal -1t rtlI1 11 6ood. reaAlng. Occeslonallyrthercarc referenocs to th6 other lervlce6. lre8ot through thl! lest yoluEe utth the oon-vlctlon thet author trarlg 1r at 1€a6t ayeneof the exl8tenoo of the Arny and of the AlrForc6. In fact, on page 71, thlr br1lllantauthor goeB aLl out ln e trlbute to thsrbetten helfr rhsn he wrltes about the d.ayrof July 1950 end. sayr Ixl,luch of th6 pattern t as o1d.3 the NaWbaok ageln at lt. ola Peclflc technlqueB ofboEbarAEent, bonblng, anphlblous operatlon!. ..,; ths Merlnea, only troopr 1n tbe AEerlcenforcer rho oould go the North troreenr onebetter ln Borale, arprtt de oor?r, and. theabtuty to travol llght - end fast (Ed. noteUp to thl! polnt ye aro tn parttal d.L.agree-nent); the Atr Force; end groylng lncrenentroi th6 Ben yho tlo the d!,rttest york otflghtlng and dylng - the Arnyro grloundforcea. r
Of thosc earlle€t d,sy!, antl our p&rt lnth6D, trerlg rays (pe8e 59):
TCINCFE on July 1 or.dered the 24th Dlv.lnto Eorea vlth vler to eerly offenslvooperatlonr. A11 tant unlts t ere or.deredconcenttated to be ferrled ecroaa T6ushln8gtratt ln the Dr,vlslonlr yeke.,.. FourteenLgTrs we!:o ordereal to assenble there (geseko)by Jul,y l+ for the lnfenttty 6eellft. l\{o entl.tank conpenles of the D1v16r,on rere to betlorn to troreB, but the alrgtrlp at Pucanpnoved lnedequate for the C-5lrr6 and rotso ofthe follorlng unlt! rere lsndeal back tnJapan to be add.aal to AanlraL Doylers (Rea!Adolral JeEes E. Doyle rho ra6 derlgneted byCoUNAWE Oper. oder ?-50 to :.trt tircD1v16lon to Puran) gnoylng pe6senger Ilst.The f1:.st seaborne oontlngont - two battsl-lona, a bcevy nortar pletoon and a nedlcald.€teohDont - uaa s6t eshore at Pusen froELgTrg on July 3, the day B and C corq)anle!of the 21rt fnfrntry Reglnent Eoved lntoPyongtacI, anal Anrung to gueril rallload.brldg66 vltal, to the :retreat fror! guron o!,ar ras trore opttllsttcally stated., the ex-peotoA offonslva agelnat tb.e a1no6t unoppoe-eal nerch .outhuad of the Connunlst8.iI\ro daya later, on the 4th of July, tlreflr8t coEbet contact [er nade ylth thc encnnBy July 5, all conbet clenent. of the 24th -
had been ferrled froE Jepen and rere onthelr ray to ttre front.. . , ..rThe flrlt bettallon of the 2lst Beglnentyhlch had. gone Blnglng lnto bettlc, held ltsposltlon north of Pyongtr€k only txo drys.Dl8patohe! fltom tho front borc the 6lgntfl-oaf,rt ners that tho EoraLe of tt!6 North trore-an folces re! | extrenely hlgh encl belngapurred. by thelr contlnuoua &dvance..,.riBeEnantt! of the 21.tr6 first, faIlenback on TeeJon, tolA the aana 6tory roorelurldly antl ther€fore perhep6 no!.e accurate-ly, but e1I ven6lon! addetl up to th8 bltterfact that th€ Bhoele8s peasant ar:ny out ofRea! trore. rfaa not belng ayeal by confrontlngAroor.lcen troops, and thet w6 had a bltterflght on our hendi, of unknoxn aturatton,r. 0f the.Na},tong Rlver cr.o66tng, trar1g say.(pase 115):
(coatlnuad ln n6xt colm)
T{'O RETIRED VETERANS TAtrE IT iEASTI
0n a llJ-acre fe-ru near Chadlds Fonar Pa.,tyo retlred Arqy veteranB er€ ltaklng lteaevr after a 1lfs ttedltceteil to the servlce.
itetlrett ln 191+6 efter tvo Yorlal Hars and1? year6 ln the lnfantry, Br'lgadler C.neralCherles B. Lymsn and hls fsvorlte horse haveenbartsed on i ner ray of llfe. At rUaul Uea:
^d.ovs. r thc Ecngrel nov he€ a brood nare banal1ed [,y 2?-yEar-o1d ueul olr1, nanea for t{eulIsland. 1n Hawall. Yhcre her Daster Yea born.
lpp6lntea to the U.g. ulutary AoatleDyfrorgawall ln 1909, Osnorel Lynen has rld.aanand tralnetl horseg ilnce chlldhood rhen rahor6€. nule or donkey Hea our eureet ray oftr.avei. r Purch&sed aa a threc-year-oLd YhllsGen. Lynan ua6 stetlonetl at Fo"t Bonnlng, Ca.Ueul O1r:1 uon 6e?en blue rlbbons at har flrsthor:6c shos. the then rent on to rln a roor[fulof troph1e6, and ulth her orncr-rtder rrasnemed to tha Arnyrs 01ymp1o 8quad.
Durlng Worlat ltlar II, yhon the.genenal wagaward.ed thc Leglon of Merlt for nortneordt-nary fldelLtyi rhllo ln oolu[and of e reglocntduring tho Peerl Earbor etteok, the 8tlvergtar fon actlon ln Dutch Neu Gulnea enA thccaptur6 of Eo11andle Alr Flelai, Uaul Olrl ua6kcpt at Front Roya-I, Va.
ln 1947, the lrarela career: bcgan anewrhcn, rltlden by Cherles B. Lyoen, .rr., nor17, shc beoams three-tlDo ohanplon of thcChlldrenls Dtvl6lon at li{atllson gquerc qat{3n,
today, oener:al end l{!€. Lynan and Charles,Jr., are ralslng and trelnlng ho"s66 to fol-Ior ln l,leut Glr1rs hoofp:rlntg. All the anl-nals are nancd. for oaDpalgns 1n rhlch thellouner he6 6erved..
.!.Ie havo a speclal wan! spot ln our hea.rtsfor sFC CIIARLES THORNELL of ShuquaLak,Mlss.He had th6 guts to do that whlch EarrJr of uBthought Eerlously about ln on€ way orlnother. He narrl€d the ga1. In a r€centLssu6 of The gatuiley Evenlng Postrthore*as a serlous artlcLe on these Japaaeee WarBr1de6. Charlle anA ?oBhlko s,r6 plctureAtheroln 1n coLors. We opeoly aalEl,re youCharlle,anal fle wlsh you ald To6hlko rorlalsof good luck,auccoss,and. happlne8s.
PersonelLy,ye ar€ walttng fot'E1ner VanZant to stop playlng soldlerrto put ln forretlrementrand. to tell us that hers ready togo back ylth us to the lantl of the honey-bucketg to settle dofln. At last r6portrvanhad a * lnterest ln some real €stat; up'ontop of one of thos€ nountalns do$n onKyushu. yesrre have the other L. Is thereanyone lnterastod ltr Jolnlng us eJrd gettlngavay troxo thls vale of tears a,nd til€s? Lln€forns at the rlghtrand plaase doart push.
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DESHI.TR.WAI.I.ICK HOIEI.
Columbus, 0hio
Fridoy, August 15, 1952
Soturdoy, August 16, 1952
Sundoy, August 17, lg12*+xI
rfhe battared 24th Infant:ry Dlv161on,flrst lnto aotr,on ln troree antl frsquentlyoutnuEbered flfty to one, hed. fought nlnereer-guard bettles enal lost thsE a11. Thlsgsnc but tl::eA dlvlsLon retreatcd bchlnd. theNaktong Rlver on the nlght of Augult 2-3.It ues the 1a6t backward. stsp.i
In descrlblng the errlvsl of the znd In-fantry DlvL6lon, the 5th RCI end the lstProvlsl.onel Btlgatte of the Uarlnes (rholanded ulth such qulpr aa rWherers the bea?tand rIeLl l.lac },erre backn to help WelkerrgElghth, heril presscd. between 10OrOO0 dlevllssnA the.deep blue 6ea of Jepan, trarlgwrltes (paga 121):iThs 2rrth Dlvls1on, plu6 thc fou!: batter-eal n,oK d1v1slons, had. been ln aotlon fronthe beglnnlnE, trenty-four houra a dey wlth-out re1lof from that nost atlscouraglng o,nllttar.y tectlcs rflre end. faII back.r Crltl-clzed. et hone by a cltlzenry ungsed to de-feat, 11I lupplled., end intrelned for th.cfndlan klnd of rarfare to whlch they had.be?n comnltteat, the tloopsr Bora].e resBurprl6lngly hlgh, &11 th1ng6 oon8leered.r
ttttlttTtle D/A hea 6ent u6 6one :.nfornatlon
about the battls honors of the Dlvlslon. ThelnforEatlon applles only to the Ileealquarters24th Dlv. and not to the orBanlc unlts thern-6e1yeB. we r11l I1st oolopllatlons of thehonors enA decoratlons of the Beveral unlt6ln Eubsequent lasues.
fhe 24th Infentry D1vl6ton 18 entltlea toatleanere for the follorlng World rrar IIcampalgns i
Central Paclflc CO 85, wD, 191+5Nev Gulnea (rlth affow-
head) eO 4, D/A, l9tr7Leyte (vlth. arrorheed) 60 109, D/4, t9lt6gouthern PhlLtpplneg
(ylth arroEhead.) CO ?J, D/A, L9t+?Luzon cO 29, D/A, 1948An arrouheao enbrolderetl ln golden ye11oy
p!.eceal1ng the neEe of the ceDpal8n on thestreaDer lndlcetes thet the unlt ls entltledto e66eu1t lenall,ng credlt. Llsts of unltr6nt1t1ea1 to battle pertlclpatlon creallt lnthe Korean campalgnE hav6 not yet been offl-cle1ly publl6hed. Unofflclel deterDlnatlonof the canpalgns ln rhlsh the 24th InfantnyD!.vl€lon took part nay be made by.referrlngto the follor1n8 table of caEpetgns thus farof f 1olally estab].lgheil :
IrN Aefenslve! 2? June to 15 8ept. 1950lrN offenslve: 15 Sept. to 2 Nov. 1950CcF lnterventlon: 3 Nov. 1950 to 24 Ja!.
L95tElt"6t UN counteroffensLvei 25 Jan. to 21
Aprll 1951CCF sprllng offenslves 22 $pr. 1951 to
Aate to bo announocc.Eeed,quar.ters, 24th Inf. Dlv. 16 entltled
to a D1st1n€ul6hedl Unlt gtreaner: oDbrolderodDEFENSE 0F KoREA, for aotlon tlurlng thsperlotl 2 July to 15 Sept. 1950 ((K) 45, D/A,^.1950 ) .
l{sn uho sau aotlon wlth the Dlvlslon lnthe Ph111pp1ne6 at any ttl[6 t!:on 17 Oct. 19-44 to 4 JuIy 1945 ere authorlzetl to u6ar th€Phlltpplne Presltlentlel Unlt Cltatlon Baalge(ao t+7, D/A, l95o), and nen sho sav aotlonrrtth the Dlvlslon ln trolrea ttunlng ths perilod2 - 22 July l95O a,.e authorlzetl to roar thsR6Dub11c of trorea Pre6l.alentLal Unlt Cltatlorrtiron (oo 35, D/A, t95t).
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l{AJ. gIrl,lNER s. wILsoN, of D1v161on,r:rltea u! an lnterestlnB lettcr about tbsPlctorlel gtrtory. AlEost 5000 oop:'er bevcbeen 6o1tt. we lrlsh thc boys every succeasulth thelr venture. llerre el-8o anrlou6Lyaxreltlng recelpt of our coples of the bookJult as 6oon es they roll off the pree6.Eryc you sent ln for your copy yet?.... An n by the name of Albert I. ghort, 1053Progpect gt., I.Iestf1e1d., N.J' rrtteB, lnthe Deb. 151 lesue of the CoBbet Fot'c€8Journel, that hs la a subgcnlber to thatDegazln€ because he rants to know whatlagolng on ln the ArxBy. ge 6eyr ln;lart: flIshould 1lke to bo toLd the truth, 8s far 3!tt 1s po6s1b1e. For lnstencc, I a6.uEe thettho zl+th Dlv1slon vaa fed- plecenaal lntothc troreen Deatgrlnder fron ebsolute ngoesalty. Thst the d.ec161on uar nade that even 1fthe d.lvlalon cea6ed to cxlrt, thc dectrlonaenandcc lts leorlflcc 1n thc hope tbat cdl.s6tcr mlgbt sonchoY bc averted. I rouloIlkc thc Conbat Eorcea Jounnal to 6ay that,lf 1t 16 so.t Wo d.onlt know thet ths oonbetForccs Joulne1 l,111 81vG lts verglon ofthosc ournmer dsys ln 1950. qowever, those otyou rrho want to yrlte to Ur. Ehort and glvehlo your r/errlon aro lnvltea to forn e llBc-- behlnd ne.,., Ia May, e snaLl group of24thrers gathered at th€ hono of BILL VEB-BECK (216t) et Arllngton, vr. It sar reel1ye preoonventlon p&rty. On hand were Lt'Col.end Urs . JItt 1tsot'tPSoN ( 21et ) , Lt.0o1, andMrs. JoBN LEAEY (216t), Ur. and llrg. JOHNFARRELL (21st) and I'lr. Dnd. Mr.. JOE PEIToN(19th). Hou dld that rChlckr get 1n ths!:o,8111? Aftcr a lurclou! ohlckcn Alnner, 8111gev. hls gueste en eyeful of hls uer troph-lca. BtlI he. enythlng fron e cct of Jap.-ncsc untlerrear to en arno:red gult (clroeL200 aD), I{hat e nan! Uargaret Pcyton, th?vlfa of our: retlrlng aecretery, raa all cyecIncld.ental1y, kld., Uar€aret ha6 been 8lvtngthlr Alloclatlon hourB ane hour! of hcr tlEetbt! year. ghers been rlght along 81t1c ofthc 0Ll n n cvery blt of thc rey, Wc oro youmuch, Uagglc. Bercl! hopln8 youlll cone toColunbu8 end. 16t u6 te11 you ro ln pcrson'..BILL vERBECftB parrot rParktnti, cans fronB::azlL. Bll-1 bttought hl[ back wlth hlrn Yhenhe canc b&ok efter hl6 tour there. Eoravcr,thc oo6t held ray et the recGnt 24tb pertyrra! ,81 B&be !i No wontter thetra r11 hcsald -- ylth r11 thosc lovc1y 24th 1ad1esalound, rhet else rrould you expect a bltll to88y ?
t{€ are a 11tt16 late tr1th thls on€ asthe event took plaoe laat Nov. 24th. Yetwe conslAor the storT lnportaat enough toEake It of record In ou! p86€6rev€I1 tho@rw€ ere I nonths late. Th6 6cene ls the24th DIv. A/F 1n trorea. A nm by the naneof Berk].oy haa Just ].udeat along wltbsoEe f€sther-Eerchants by the DaEes otRldgway,VanFloot antt Hoge. The reaaon-topresent to MaJ. Gen. B.u.BrTa'a,th€Preslalentlal Unlt Clta!1ot!,rlr1ch honor wasacceptetl by o€n. BrTm ln behau of theentlre Dlv'lelon. It wes a v€r'Jr proud dayfor evety Taro-L€afor:.
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Lerlngtonr xy. (pop. 55'5341, hons ofgen. Thoroas Untetroo4 (D, Ey.) Donber of thaEenato Expenatliures,?ost 0fflc6 anit CtYl1gervlco 6onDltteo., hag a 1500 betl tlP ho.pl-te1. Colnoldencet
BILL SAVELL (r9trr) or Bluntgtorn, trtrt.,reports that ho 16 hard at rork aa Iranepor-tetlon ConDltteo ChalrEen. BlIll8 p].an 16to help Eer0borE uake oontaota ylth eaohother Bo that they can Bake tho long baul, toColuDbua Jolntly, thereby savlng psnnl€s foreLl..... SFC BO]D L. SUIIB ls nou at trt.l{oPherson, Oa. Ee yant6 to hear frou }l/8t}T.BILL DOUOBERII..... Bonhau, Ter. (pop.7049)the hom6 of Bop. ItaD Rayburtr (D, Tex. )speaker of the llouao, has a VA hospltel.Co1nclttenoot..... As e 5th BCI nan 6elil toan s1d6n1y gentlenan yho l1ved. noxt door!rI wlah to narry your aaughten, elr.r tDoyou drlnk, qy boy?: rlea, thenk6, but lotraget thla other Eetter clear!6d up flrat !r.., 'l{hen r,fapaneee !tar6 Br:ld6r, a 20th C€ntunyEox plcture featurlng shlrley Yanaguohl and.Don Taylor, reaohe6 your toyn, b6 6urr tosee lt. Itrs th6 story of e 24th DlvlslonDan t,ho liarrlo6 a Jepaaess glrl and btlngahe! back hoDe ulth hln to Ca1lfor5la. Wcronlt spol1 lt by tcLllng you any Dors. Bo6un6 to see lt. Thg rTaro Loafr on thcherol6 shoulder suro looked Sood to u6.....
I,IAJ. OEN. JOEN B. CHURCE
rru6t efter vc haA gone to press rlth our:last 166ue, re recer.ved word that UeJ. Oen.JoBN B. CEURCH, CoEnenallng Oeneral ot thcInfantry Center at Bennlng snd onr-tlEc 24thDlv. CO, hsd turneal hlD6elf h at the Attlyand Navy flo6p1tel, Eot gprlngs, Art-., for analthnltls,contlltlon.
trnorlng ot hls rotlrernent aohetluled forJune, the A6soclatlon sent oeneral Churoh atelegran end e fLoxen bouque to aasure hlnthet he ree belng renenbereA by ell of u!durlng lrls horpltellzetlon.
lfhen Oenerel Church d.epants fron Ft. Ben-nlng he 1111 leave 35 yee,.g of actlvB nt11-tery senlce behlnd htn.
We are proud. of John ohurob. We areespeclally proud of h1s a]3ny servloedurlng the pe"lod 1n wbloh ho coEoaJld,sd us.We HlBh hln well as lre entorB upon thls n6rlease !.n l1fe. our ve!!r best yr.she! Borlth you,slr.
We dere not oDlt the abova as ltlaoluales the Iadlc. rho helPetl the boyameke Eerr" at the racent Verb€ck party.lle Taro Iiafers oan plcts tearcan't telBut then'Yo al$eY6 oouLal.
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Chenglng stetlon? A lot of 6oldlers arton thc novc the66 aeys. If you aro onc otthem, ilonlt forget to notlfy ut of lrourohangc ln eddross.rI,A8H TI.AEIII FI,A.EH I.I,ASB TI.ASB FI,AI'E
Ilot€ h&s JuBt conc 1tl froB Fort Bennlagthat at e reoent gatherlEg of 24tb.rergtber€, trguty !€vs!-Jrerrye 6e1d tratltJrgey€n-n€r Denbers uorg E16naA up Ut theA6aoclatlou. For fuII aletalla,!.. ourAugu6t lssug. 6oD. SfAN NELOr (19tb) aDdgfc eERnS( ELAI,I (19tn) h8y. obrlouEllr b.ettxorkln8 ovcrtl!€ atorn thera 1! ourbchalf.
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Plece Cornotttee' rocently aAdre6sed hl5conntttee urelobel6 at fol].oYs !-- ifttf, conBlttoe rtII Eeke a aurvoy tod6o1ac
"eooEEend'atlonr on the 1953 convsn-
iion efte and be preparea to present-th16tnformatlon to the a6seEbletl oonventlon 1n
Co].utobuE.---iin pist year6, thls has alreys beenleft up'to tire aaienbletl Eenbera et the- ..donventfon. Bslng close to tho 6cone.of thooonventlon, they-naturally vot€ for tho -rt ycarri Eeetlng place-on the-b4816 or-
,61r orn oonventenog. snd Bonotlnos no! onYhet 1g bost for the lssoclatlon. tror exen-
"ii. ite Ea5orlty et th€ Detrolt conveltlon
i."i vC.r w6re frou xlthln 500 811e6 of-De-i:rort. Eorever' when lt oeDe tlBe to YotBin-iti f:e 61t;, th13 EeJorlty contlolleaanO ttre iegult ig that we f,'nd ourg€1ve'colnc to a plaoe only 300 El1ee fror0 Do- -E"oiE. rt otslously 16 not farr to heYe alloonventlon! Ln the 6ane area.
rtht Assocletlon ha6 net et BaltlBo':e,Ifeu Yonk. ChlcaSo' Detrolt, and th18 yearln ColuniuF. Iho 8tlcngth of the e38oc1r-ilon lc ln e belt lunnlng froE l11lnolt-through InAlener Ohlo' P€nn3ylvanla, andNcv J-r'sey to NeY York. Fo! that rea6on reouct keop lt Yltbln reagollablE travcllngAlstance of thoBe rtates.
,Be!e are a fcy tpots thet saen to be oen'trel: st. Louls o! Loxlngton, (y., or lt6E-pbt!, horever I atl only !'nsertlng thesoipoti as e gutde end not trylng to.st-eervbur thlnllnr. Olvc ne your thougtrts ksep-inc ln nlnd ihat Itve pa6sedl oE ebovo. con-rlder all th1n86 that Eay neke for a betteroonventlon, and Aeflnlte].y for the A680CI.a-!IoN. as a rhole.
rltaoh yee:r tho conventlon tlEe ha8 beonln AUOUgt: fhat about soDo€r encaEpDeat for- the Re.erYa. ano t{at1one1 Ouet{!t?? Itiieu to De tbet tb,qfe ero thoso rho u111
' Uc aray at th6!. oaopB. Then Ye bave- thoaothat eic bu6y durlng tho 8uE!€r nonthsr.ana
^ oihere thet ient to-tBke a vaoetlon et that' ifne. Thv not a nsetlng ln sspt. or Octob€"t
ootober;ouldnlt bB bad lf re oouldl 8et reranouah gouth.
rl):y alrayg a Eotel ln a Clty. Uhy-not 'larcc inn or Rarort. ln torn or out of tou:l
It ia poaelbfe tbet-the conYentlon ooulo b€hela A-urlng the off loalon et one of thcreio:rtc ln-your connunlty. Xeep ln Dlntl thatall the fellowc hav.nrt got thc poctsetboots'fu11y llncd yetr aodl expenae 16-a.very !n-
rtint thlne to teep ln E1nd. L€tr. 8ot tb. rt attraotlvo rate. Po3slblg.!\: ygtlg lootlng for gr6at t'ttlng. out of
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f.ry. bccn r.ntllrg to u!. th1. ltc! lnavcrT l!!ua of thc f.ro Lret alnoc ro bcgin.Cltlng ,.t. .lt h.t, rc roll lt tn.
It l.nlt frcrh nGx! but baoruaa tbc !ar-a.g! 1111 ncvor gror old, va arc prouat to ra-port lt, .]'rolt trro tcar! rftcr tbo cvlnt.
tt. trcr fotk E.r.lil lrlbula Fo!u! 1. rIra.t lnrtltutlon. E.oh ,.r!, t! Ootob.r,tb. trGr Iorit Bar.lo lrlbunc brln8r togeth.rln llcr YorL Ctty, pcoplc, rbo ,:Gp!c.cnt .rrnlcty ot lDtclaatr, to duouas a thalC.
In Ootob'r 1150, oDa of tbc .pc.L.ra rtth. 19tb ennurl rcrrlon of th. trornrD, tir.\f.!e. D. B.tton (31+th).
ln tho oolplny of f. AvcllII 8.rrt!8tr,Lcon E. f.t.c!rllr8, l,<c! P. Rcuthar, 81rOl.dyta ir.bb, Chrrlc. XrIlI, Y. 6tuutEtlltrgtoD, Pbtup lurrry, Atrnr ll. Ro!.nbGtE,O.n. XrnL f. ollrL, g.n. P.u1 E. Douglr.,6.4. Eorb.rt R. Oroonlor, Xetgu.rlt. Elg8ln.,Jorcph C. OlGfl, lbolrr tr. trlnl,ctta! .nC .bort of othc!!, ou! orn Jl! Bitton apol..
E. rar tntr.oatuo.d bt lhltrl.r nald, th.ll.f.E.!. .allto!, rlth tb.!c ror{r:rgc u111 Dor hc.r froD ona of our orRaoldlatr. Ec ooncr floD Bl.dcnboro, llortbCinoltB. and 8t prc..nt 1r on tycnty-onc alrtIGe". frro! f.ltcr Rccat Eolpltal ln l,r.blng-toa, D. C. Ior{ tbrt hl. outflt .hould paolaI1 gcsr o.Dc to h1r ln routhanr ,rp.n onJult 1rt. By nlghtfrU of thc fo11oy1n8 Csybc .!d hlr oo!p.n, h.il cro...d[ tbr Chlir 8...nd l.nd.A tn ?u!r!. 81! r6g1r.!t rer tb,.flr.t fro! th. Uilt.e Btete! to go llto oo!-bat .aC h. .rr ooattnuoua aotlon-tror Ju:.tlltb untl1 rrtly 29th ,h.n h. rer roundcal. itrproud to latlroaluoa PltTr.ta ltr.t 01ur, iruD. B.tton.r
Jlalr tpcooh, ,fo! tba rcoottr la quotcdhorcrlth 1n fu].l!
'Bafola f at$t, I rrnt to put your rllnda.t raat. I. lr"anlt got lnt D...rgca for you.I! faot, ll. not cyan lurG rh.t Il! atolngb.rF., !o Ir11 Ju.t t.11 tou ho, I b.pp.Dcdto ba b.!..rA ooqrlo o! ltartia ego, rha! I yer algtrt-..!, ,. b.d r laoruttlrrg offto.r b.tlAlDg.rround !t tour, loollng for rrt.rlrI foi th.lt|!t, .Dd. ba !ld. frt.ndr rttb lort of thcbot . It f.tb.! hrd b..n burt !a e bur rool-dant ,h.n I rer ln rt .aoond yc.r of hlgh.ohool -- lt 8ot hl! ll tbc 1c8.; ,ou .cc,l,t aort ot teula la thr frlUt -- rnd I bailto t.Ia orcr thltrg. for hh. I. hrc a frtrlrra I hril_tro ,oung.! .l.tcrr .&d . yolrrg.rbrothar. I Aldn.t h.rc too ruch tlro, but I1ltcc to bunt ItA ft.h !rh.n.y.r I bett rcbiaoa, .o thta r.olultlng offlcr! tool uphuntlng ard flthl[ rlth ro.rona Arlr ra rarira out rqulrral buntlng. IL. .t.d.ltrg up egrlart .! o.I tra. rac b.atld, lB.ttoD, tou .ura roulc loot good 1Dthc ln anttT. ! Iou lno, -- trav.I, [email protected], Bood p.t. lla .o otr. f.Ir,, thlrraorlultlng offloa! got ta, rlit tha ncrtthlDa I Inrr I mr .11d1[8 rnc oltublngthrougtr tlta r.ttalhlll! of loutb C.nollntrt.t-tlnt rtgbt r.alr of brllo tralnlng. Ic'dc-old.d r. h.ll lt rd,.. I{o ror. .rnch11!,r but
James D. Battonnrrt brppln.t I! rlnc uD d'olng tronty-319tr1raal'! of rdvrlo. t!.lnl!g ollrblDg ldt. nrar!!!lad-than f rea ln rtrp.a on oooupttlon Auty.rl ,lr tb.r. rbout flvo !onth.. f got toItror .or. ir.pu.!c t.r111c. pr.tty r.1,1. I,:arr!bcr, yhaD thc lor:cea ru flr-t attrtcCln iltac, tbl. on. f.!r,lt I lnar b.at .!LrAnc, llhcn .ra tha l,!.rlorBa golDa to f,or.rt!I to].d th.r I dlanrt IDor. .f.lt,r th.taeld, rfhan you Ao gat orcr thcrc, thr ienrUl, bc ovar f.tt. IboB tb. trortb forcsn!..c lrou tbarrll qult.rrl.ae tbr! r r..L I.t.r I l.ft ton tror.t,!hc!a rrla ao r.n:r JrpaaarG faatlta! aaallg.A!Grlo.!. off thr X.P.ra b.tt to th,oyc thcDb.ol. I ftgu!.C 8r roon ra ya Laadad. aia tbatrorth forc.nt Ina, ra ra!a.thtrc, tba rar,oulc bJ o"ar!. f.1Ior 1r .atttr,.ll to o!.or hro alrtef,c. ln bl,. Ilt., t.nrt b.t
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151 N. Culver StreetBaltLmone 29, MarYland
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rr. r.nt lnto ooubet on th. llth of Julyebout tblrty d1.. louth of groul. fc Y.!atolc to dlg ln blhlao thc Soutb troro8n ?thCa".lt'!, Dlvlrlol, end ra rcra auppoaea tobaol tbc! up. 1h1! .ct-up ill4n't latt Yct?long. mr. gouth f,o!€an! lctrcetrA through u!lld ra ,cr. f.otng tbc l{ortb f,or€ea3 eIoa..thay dlilnrt !ao! 8t all rorrca ot u.. In frotthcy llokcd thc hcU out of ur, .Dit thry.ahorcil no rorlraot et r11 for ua bco8ulc rar6rc Alcrlorn!.
rYou all tnor prcttt r.11 rhrt h8Pp€nlaln the acrt t.r r.ok., but Il11 add s fcr d.-t.11.. t{y rcglDcnt rai thg 3+th lnfrntry, lnth. 2.4th Dlrlllon. A r.glrant, fuII .tr.nttbhra about 31000 ncn. A Duatalt of !tn. rbo !a.tlU 1n f,orc. rlotr !. tbc other alry Urstbcoru.c of loeaer Dy oId ra8ln.nt bao to b.rcorBaalzcd lato e ao.Ilan urlt. -Ibrt shorabo, rc aurr aorrad tha ]lfc out ot tholanorth Xorsana.rEv.D r6gh.nt.1 bc.ilqu.rt.nr got .1Itora up, and rlrcn you rtrlt tGalln8 up rha.4qu.rt6ra, fuu of oolona1! and. ErJor!,thlngr .r. r..11y gGttlng rough. I budat, .Ddf lin lDto r !rJo!, ln tr.Jon, rho'al bGanr11 through th. furopcrn ltrcrt., In t orldU.! II. lBotart b. !fld, rthtr rlatt tbarlght tlnc of vr!. lflrrc rlrryr golDg baol-yat{.. In !t LlBd of . rrr tha rorlt that o.!h.pp.n Lr tb.t you Bct rtopp.il. llolt of tbctlr. you go for.r{. Ih1! r.tn rtlng .11 th.ll!..lnlt rlght.lrI mlclbcr rnotbrr o1d v!tcr.r, r ragu-Ls! att!, rcnfcmt .bout ftftt-tlvo ycam oLil"rho rr. rbout !.r4, to rcttr. rban h. gotaant to lorcr rlth ua. lrc rara on . petrolraptlng on tha Xolth troreenrr blyou.o rrcrr.nC y.la bc.n dolng e lot of rrIIlDg. Ea rrtalorn to r.at. lxrnrl ha arld, .Ill poopcdout. If ona of tha! gookr raa to ahor uDrlght noy tr(t r.tbor lGt btr Llll !. tbrnYalk . .tap. I
rJult ibout than thrre gooL. oponcd ut, onua rltb tbo.c ob.olctc o1d 1950 Ru!!1.8to@y-gun! l.tt b.hlnc bt aoolal.nt ln 1945.I dova bcbtnat r p11. of rool!, but tbla olar.!Ee.nt tool off , .nA b.rd olor'oil tro btUiaDC ra! on hl. y.!r up thc tblt{ oEc rbca Ic.ught up ,1th hlE. ilou knovrr bc r.ld,lrhan I gct ao tlrcd f ornlt ,ruD. I uellr8Ddrhcn I oenlt rrl.k I orn or.v]., but rhaa Igat ro tlncd I ornlt oravl I o8n 8lrryr atrrtrnrnnlng egain. I E. got lhot 1! tb. .toDsobttro aric Eay I 6ot blt ln tb. 1G8, Dy-'notb'rof thoac obaolata old toruay-guna, on JuUl it''
rlril bcttcr aII1.1n rbout tha rot{. lgoolr.Pcopl. st hoDc L..p t.Illng ebout RoAr, butto u! thcy r.rr goota. mlrtlr tha oaly nalavc ooulo tblnl of fo! tlr.!. !1r1. got to baluob r popul&r rort thet no, thc Soutb Ior.-.na oal1 tha ltortL forc.n. Eoola, too.rIlC 11L. to !.}'c onc tblng p1.ln sbouttha Eoutb trorc.na. Eecr?body .t boEc t8Iladebout hoy roonfuaacr thay rara, raa boy tbayrr! fr:.oa thc gootr. nra, yana Do lora ooB-fu..al thrn r. r!!., rnd that torght th. b.!tthoy ooulA rltb th. f.r y.lpoaa thay hrd.tlr. South trolc.n o."rlry rtteotad llortb f,or...n tcnla rltb hon.c! ray€rrl tlocr. l Drnstt.ol,lng . tstt rlth . hor.. !.y ba ooD-furcd, Dut hc rulra l!!lt nrlntng. lbay raragoo{ lolAlcr!. l1I th.y na.6cd r.r o!]re!llr8-tlon and .qulpE.nt, eDd nor tb8t tbcyrv. 8otIt I hGrr tb.:rr!! dolng prrttt good.rloutyc hcetc r lot tlrut t.;. lnflltrat-1D8 th. Folth trolcrn. dia. Irdt I!ts. to t.11onc 1ttt1c ltotv to .bor bd ol.ycr th.,,.r.. Ilarr: !..Jori r buccy rac I ra!. ,.ll-
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thay rcna A!.oDpllg rort.r !h.113 dofn ouraaola rbtlc ra rcra ltr ou! forholaa: lyouInor, I thlDt thorc b1&Ltt-b1rnl. .n tt?-lng to L111 !..r f,c rra rc.Ily .urylla.d.But 1t only tooL thrce o! four al.ya, on tb.a"arrg., for . ,rn to grt ulrd to tha tdct.
'lad Yhl1c aon. of ur hr{ nloh tlDr totb!,nI ebout rhrt ye! golng o! b.ot hola or 1tb. IrBltac I.tlolr or othcr tatc.f..r. tllhed th. r..Ung thrt tt yer bcttii to f[httba rr' rha!. ya torrAht lt th.! r.lt untlllt orr. to our ortr ooulttt. llntlr eoMrh.D.tb., but t!^tr. hoy I fcc1.lBy tho r.trrh.o I tot hor., evcryDgdy IIn.y, rall . lot of p.opl,. I dtdnrt rrD.Db.!,oala rlouna ,,a Bl.d.lboro to ..t bG1lo. fbaoul, !.! I rlalGa rr. tb,8t rronrltln& offl-oar. Bcia probrbly ln loree..l
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