,*o ,u*24t,h INFANTRY DIVISION ASSOCIATIONKENWOOD ROSS, EDTTOR120 I"IAPLE STREETSPRTNGFTELD, MASSACHUSETTS 01103

\\ l

\\\\

uhfils S',llil; iiGlenview fL 60025

I

^ \\$v

.ts$F'

i

mRo

tOMEEI

GERALD n. S(TVANSON168 Center Atsenue

PleasanE memories, renewed friendshl,ps, Iasting enEhusiasnl.or.thaEfs whaE itrs allabout. lrrith The Wtreeling-Northbrook, (f tiinois) ttol:-day Inn as the showcase for ourmeetins. wetve taken a siant steD Eoward a happy homecoming to any and all Taro Leafersmeeting, w€tve taken a g step Eoward a happy homecoming to any and all_Taro Leafers

. Saturday, Apr-il- 8th is the date. Come early. Stay latwithin a decent driving range.Itf11 be an all-dav affair for

turday, Apr th is the-date. - Come early. Stay late.

itiri-U" "" "ii-a"y aiEair Eo. any and lit.' Ju_st grand opportunities to sit aroundand relax with o1d'friends. l^Ie'r6 planning no busy program, no fancy banquet, nogreat hoopla i jgsU.an easygoing get-together of old buddies - and their wives.See you there? -We hope so.

JAI',IES,'SpiKe'' O IDONNELL

414 ClinEon Place - ApE. 405River Forest, Illinois 50305

Te1. L-3L2-366-9372

InC *...INN''EPLACE

Wheeling, Illinois 60090TeI. l-3L2-537-0452

LEAF

2 4tla, In fa,rrtry fDiwisiorr Associatiorr

TARO LEAFVol. XXXI - No.3 1977 - 1978

The publication "of, by and for those who served" the gloriousUnited States 24th lnfantry Division, and published frequently bythe 24th INFANTRY DIVISION ASSOCIATION whose officers are:

Presldent:John E. KlumpR.R. #1, Guilford, lnd. 47022 .. Tel. 812-623-3279

Vlce Prealdent:Michael J. Rafter3131 N. Keating Ave., Chicago, 111.60641 .....TeI.312-283-1965Sec'y.-Trear.-Edltor:Kenwood Ross1 20 Maple St., Springfield, Mass. 01 103 . . . . . . Tel. 413-733-3194

Chaplaln:Fr. Christopher J. Berlo1239 St. Ann St., Scranton, Pa. 18504 .Tel. 717-347-5691

Conventlon Chalrman:Gol. Harry Rubin (USA Ret.)P.O. Box 774, Hlnesville, Ga. 31313 . . . Tel. 9'12-876-31 18

Membershlp Chalrman:Howard R. Lumsden167 Hickory St., Wood River, lll. 62095 .......Te|. 618-259-5771

aaa

1978 Annual ReunionFriday, August 4 and Saturday, August 5

Ramada lnn Savannah231 W. Boundary St., Savannah, Ga. 31410

Tel. 912-232-1262Rates: $17 singe - $21 double - plus 7oh lax

aaa

Association membership ls open to anyon€ and everyone whowears or ev€r wor€ the Taro Leaf or served in any unit ever formally"attached" to ths 24th lnfantry Division. Dues are $10.00 per annuminclusive of a subscription to the publication, Taro Leaf. LifeMembership - $100.00.

The Association is a strictly, non-military, non-rank, non-profitorganization of men and women who serve or once served togetherand desire only to keep alive the warm friendships formed in thatservice. We ask nothing and expect nothing, as an Association,from the White House, the Capitol or the Pentagon. We are as non-official as we can possibly be. Our sole purpose is to enjoy thepleasure of one another's company and good will, sharing the joysof this common bond.

Membership Chairman HOWARD LUMSDEN nevergives up. He just brought in GENE MADDEN'(tsu an. 34th), of Dodge City, Ikns. andBOB HARRIS, (24Lh QM '49-'50), of St,.Charles, Mo. Gene was looking for a copyof Children of Yesterday. IE's out ofprint, Gene - but stay ioose, werrei.ncluding iL as a part of our HisEorybecause of so many calls for iE.

. One of our passionate beliefs - thaEthe toothpick in a club sandwich is totallyuseless.

D/a looking into putting women inEo"close combat uniLs". Eight. studies areunder way. 17,300 of the Army's 72,800officer spaces are now closed Eo women.Thus 55,500 are open. Roughly 401,500of the 573r900 enlisted spaces are nowopen to women; L72300 are closed. Keepwatching. This is gonna be good.

CHARLEY I.{cBRYDE is pushing hardvoLes for Billy Ray Cameron at EheAugust VFW convention. Billy will be upfor election from 14 stat.es including theCarolinas, the Virginias, Ky., Ok1a.,Texas, Ark., La., Ga., Ala., FIa. andTenn. If yourre from the area and are aVFW, Charley would appreciate a vote forBilly. Billy's from Sanford, N.C. and isrunning to be naEional junior vice-conrnander of VFW.

Another unshakable belief - that peoplewho siE on floors at cocktail partiesalways Eurn ouE to be teachers- (eitherof Lhtin or of algebra).

Second hearE aEtack for LOUIS DUHAI'IEL(Co. 21st r44-145). He's recovering - inTexas until April or May. Then back to509 WentworEh, Lowell, Mass. Ourfingers are cross Louis - and Claire.

"l know you'rr diroppoinlrd dod, buf lry io undcrtond. I

hod_to go owol. Thly wrc gonno cul my hoir."

Together for the holidays were PresidenEJOHN ind Hilda KLUMP and Pist PresidentPAUL and Dorothy WISECUP at Ehe newWisecup residence in Ft.Myers, FIa.1265 Kasa t"lasa lane.

We see him annually at convention time-then he disappears like a magician'srabbit. Just as we went Eo Press, Ehereappeared a posE card - from AfghanisEan.wALTER cUNNTNGHAM was thoughEfullyremembering us.

EDWARD and PaEricia JENSEN, (34tht43-t 45), are at 3026 Ewell P1ace,I^IanLagh, N.Y. Ed suffered a cor-onaryIast. [ufust but, Lhankfully, is back withthe Borden ComPanY.

Encore! Savannah!

,pnd

FRANK and JeanneEte WILLIAI"ISON (A 19tht39-r45) have left "TaxachuseEEst' forLitchfield, N.H.

JAI'IES "Tomny" THOMPS0N, (21st | 42-' 45) ,of 5lI Flelms, Wharton, Tex. , hasretired from teaching. Reports that nowhe has developed a bad fooL - "Eoo muchyard work", he says.

Leave it to the boys to have funeven in the midst of tragedy. l'ollowingthe collapse of Ehe roof-of'the HartforEcoliseum, Ehe street gossip was that anew topless bar had just opened inHartford.

- 2r-rd Bn., 21st - 640 strong - flew tothe Cana1 Zone early in Feb.-for 3 rveeksof jungle t,raining.- Now plget us going on that Canalof jungle t,raining.- Now please don't.get us going on that Canal quest,ion;get. us going on that Canal question;ye'ye got enough pr_oblems right. nowlrying-to ger Ehat ttistory rEady.

O.D. FOSTER writes to tell us of aforthcoming reunion of Hq.Co., 2nd Bn.,34th nelt July_15-17 ar dhe Holiday Inn,Amana, Iowa. O.D. can be reached it9104 E 35th Terr., I(ansas City. Mo.MaBell has him down as pH.8lG-356-454L.

Ever notice? People who do crosswordpuzzles never have much to say.

BOB HARDIN has signed up ALBERT andPq!!y DELAY, (Hq. 21st, '42-,45), ofTilden, I11.

-///i2/,,4

iou pcoplc mvrr imib?"'

ii

In our last issue, we lncluded a ballotfor those who might, wish to indicatewhere they might r+rant t,o hold our 1979and subsequent reunions. The returnswere inteiesting. Herets how 17L of youvoted (yor'11 recall that we asked forIst, Znd, etc. choices):

Chicago 51San Fiancisco 38Las Vegas 31Los Angeles 20HonoluLu 18New Orleans 12San Diego 7Dal las 5

I washington 4i Niagara Falls 4I BosEon 4

Louisville 3SeatEle 3Savannah 2Atlanta 1Bronson, Mo. (Wtrere?) 1Buffalo 1Carmel, Calif. ICinclnnati 1Denver IDes Moines IDetroit IHouston 1Palm Springs, Cal. IPhiladelphia IPit,tsburgh IRochester ISt.Louls ISt.Petersburg ITijuana, Mex. 1Toronto IWest Point 1

il>

As to preferences for the timeyeaT, Ehe voting went:

of

JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOcEoberNovemberDecember

Incidentally of theAugust, 71 checkedat. present".

91 voting foroff "Retain as

32016II22

9I1

3100

Herets one EhaErll drive you aroundthe bend. This mess aPPears at a junctionnear Warrenton, Va.

Fella thought, Johnny Cash was apay toilet.

Ever figure out whaE a ttrasher ofbacontt is ?

Herers a grand chance to do a goodturn for CALVIN GARRETT who hasn't.worked since his heart aEEack 3 yearsago. He's collecting U.S. stamps. Ifyou have any you don'E want any longer,CaI would be grateful. He's aE806 Linden, Hanover, Pa.

Betty PARNCUTT advises Ehar BOB,(F 34'44-'45), of 5202 FST, philaderphla,is recovering nicely from a couple ofheart, attacks last July. For this, weare happy. Bob and Betty now have4 grandchildren.

Years ago, when Maj.Gen.AUBREY NEWI,IANwas regimental conrnander of the 511thA/B Inf ., one of his lieutenant,s was thepresent Div.CG, Maj.Gen. JAI'IES B.VAUGHT.The relat,ionship has continued. there-since by way of correspondence'and a fewyears ago, Gen. Vaught dropped bySarasota for a visit. Writes Red, "...a fiBe gentleman and outstanding soIdier".They'11 meet again in Savannah inAugust.

Catch Llfe Member HARRY HILTNER,(K 19rh '45-'46) now aL 47L2 l,lapleBrook, Flint, Mich.

In the words of the lat,e Fleet AdmiralErnesE J. Kine - and he said it betterthan anyone --"When you geE, ln trouble,you send for Ehe sonsabitches".

JIM HUNT is "one of the greatest friendsI ever hadr wrote PasE PresidenE andMembership Chairman HOWARD LUMSDEN as hesigned up the ret,ired Col,onel noE-on1y asa member-buE as a Life Member. Jim wasHq.Co., 3rd Bn., 21st r49-r51. He andHdlen are aE 1301 47th Ave., St.Peters-burg, FIa. where Jim is now oPeratinga solid waste disposal comPany. AddsJim, t'LeEts face -it I'm now a garbagemant'. Werre not protrd, Jim.Come on in.

Choose aE random any 50 coffee shopsand yourll find that the soup of the daywill-be either spliu pea or Eornato rice.

Drcr( FosDrcK, (ttq. 63F 6/43-L2/45), ofMayville, Mich., has paid his duelrenilsted for the Hlstory, and paid thedues of buddy FRANK LADD of Phillipsburg,I(ans. WatEa nan.

Our alma Irnter jusE raised tuition $340.That used to be the tuition.

BILL BYRD has signed up HOWARD BRUNO'(ttq.co. lst Bn. 34Eh 6/45 - 4/46), o-fTuison, Ariz. To Rita and to Howard, wesay welcome.

HOWARD LUMSDEN has signed up anotherLifer - HARoLD DETHLEFSEN, (Hq. Co. 3rdBn., 21st t42J46), of Chappell, Nebr.HERM MILLER and BILL BYRD had a hand lnit too. A11 3 also were insEnrmental lnpersuading DAVE RAI'{SEY, (Hq.Co. 3rd Bn.2rst '42-Y45> of McMlnrivilie, Tenn. tojotn. These chaps are sure beating thebushes. ?a

aC]

"Whot do you m.on 'rhopc up or rhip out'?"

Here is an up-to-daLe record of contribut,ions received for the DIVISIONthe announcement of the plan back in August of L975. The conLributionsby members alphabetically:

Ahnert, Lewis R.Ames, Bert, L.Anderson, JackAnsley, Robert J.Baccay, ClarkBacker, VictorBaldwin, J.SmithBalestrieri, Ralph R.Bangert, Thones G.Barnett, I.acyBeier, John E.Bell, Jr., James L.Bergan, MorrisBerna, JosephBethards, JohnBjorknr,an, Bernie E.BoIleter, Francis A.Booth, Hugh E.Boroznof f , Walt,erBoyden, William F.Brabham, Robert F.Broderick, Thornas C.Bronsberg, Alexander F.Brown, Louis A.Buck, Sr., Frederick E.Budniak, HarryBuller, VincentBurke, Ezra P.Byrd, WilliamCain, PauI J.Card, Charles W.Carlson, Herbert C.Carpenter, Alva C.Cassidy, Jerome E.Champion, James R.Chorley, lfalterChubb, LyleChurch, Robert M.Clark, Lester L.Claxon, RoscoeCIifton, Herbert D.Cochran, LafayetEe A.Coffman, AlanCoIe, P.EdwardCoIletEe, Clarence A.Conoyer, Joseph J.Cope, Redlon J.Craw, Charles R.Creamer, LeoCrowe, Moody S.Cmcius, Leroy R.Cu1len, MikeCunningham, I^IalterCuomo, DannyCynrs, Harold R.Daberko, W.A.Dahlen, Chester A.Daigle, Joseph I.Dallowitz, Fred J.Damish, AdolphDavis, Sam H.Deeson, CarlosDeJong, Harold F.Delaney, Edward J.Demshar, FredDende, Raymond A.

Dick, DallasDiskan, A.ElmerDolat, Stanley J.Donovan, Basil C.Draus, RichardDubreuil, Albert O.Duhamel, LouisDupaw, James I^I.Eadie, JohnEstes, Joe C.Farrier, Thoras I.Farver, William T.Fauss, Walter A.Fentner, K.W.Fies, Raynrond W.Finan, John J.Finegold, Maurice J.Ford, C. RuckerFosdick, Richard H.Fraser, PauI A.Freeland, John B.Fuchshuber, RoystonGarrett, Calvin E.Garrit,y, RichardGerry, Robert E.Geygan, James lJ.Gilner, Sannrel Y.Girardeau, J.H.Gnau, William D.Goiny, Richard C.Gosztyla, Henry J.Granstaff, John 0.Gray, Joe B.Elvin E.GreekGregory, WilliamGross, Stanley T.Ha1ey, R.H.HaIl, Ivan E.HalI, Thomas J.Hallock, Robert F.Hampson, Russell J.Han1ln, Clifford G.Hanrick, Dennis M.Hanson, L.TrumanHardi, Raymond W.Hardin, RoberEHarris, Paul A.Hartley, Paul W.HarEman, JamesHartman, W.E.llasseltine, Lee L.He1ler, Roger K.Henry, Edrm:nd F.Herriman, EarlHiltner, Harry R.Hood, C.W.Hoover, Varian M.Howard, John R.Huson, BoyceIrving, Frederick A.Jacob, Thomas J.Jameson, C.R.Jenkins, Harry P.Johnson, Robert A.Jones, Harold W.Jones, Russell H.

HISTOitY s inceare lisLed

.15.00r0.0010.0010.0010.005.00

20. 0010.0030.0010. 0020.0010.0010.0020.0015.0022.0010.0020.0020. 0015.0010.0010.0010.0010. 0010. 0050.0050.0020.0010. 0020.00r0.0010.0010.0015 .0020.0010.0010.0010.0010. 0020.009.00

20.0010.0020.0020.0010.0035.0015.0010. 0010.0010.0025.00

600.0020.0010. 0025.0010. 00

5 .0015.0050.0010.0010.0020.0020.0025.0030.00

30.0010.0010.0010.0070.0010.0040.00r0.0010.0010.0025.0010.0020.0010.0040.0010.0010.0010.0010.0010.0010.0010.00I0.0020.0010.0010.0010.0010.0010.0010.0020.0015.00r0.0015 .0010.0010.0020.0010.0010.0020.0010.0020. 0010.0010.0055 .0030.0010.0010.0010.0030.0010.0020.00

200.0010.0010.00r0.0025.0010.0010.0030.00r0.0010.0010.0010.0010. oo10.00

Jungblut., Jr., AlberLJungjohan, Wm.Jury, l,iilton J.Kemper, James A.Keyes, William T.King, FrankKingsbury, HerberE R.Kisner, Ra1ph L.Klingbail, Fred D.Klump, John E.Kreidel, R.P.Krone, Otto F.Lavender, Robert P.Lawatsch, John J.LeBoeuf, H.J.Lehman, Maurice F.Liebe, H.E.Lind, Wilbur H.Lipper, LelandList, Lee B.Lomax, DavidLovell, B.A.Luedtke, DonaldLumsden, Lloward R.Luszcz, Bernard A.Lyrnan, Dana l,/.Macadlo, Edwardl'lackenzie, G.S.Manselian, Robert S.Mansfield, Colon H.Mantini, AngeloMarchesi, Angelo l'.Marino, Michaell4ashay, Benny J.NIay, Sam R.McCaIl, NaEhanMcCandlish, LloydMcCaulley, ArtMcClure, Horace E.McHaIe, Donald R.McKenna, William J.McKeon, Joseph J.McMichael, Charles E.MeNabb, Kenneth J.McReynolds, James L.Meeker, Russell W.I'leyers, John_Miller, Darrel W.I"IiIIer, Edward J.Minton, Leonard W.Mitche11, Leonard R.Mochak, MichaelMonaco, AlfredMonLgomeryr R.C.Moore, Harmon D.Mornhinweg, I^Irn.Moyer, James E.Mullenger, Vernon E.MuIIins, William L.Murphy, CoI.Oscar W.Myers, Paul L.Newkirk, Robert A.Newman, Aubrey S.Nicholson, A.W.No1an, Robert D.O'Coin, I.Iilf red W.OrDonnell, J.SpikeO1ds, Leslie L.Olsen, FredOwens, Jim

Parrish, WalterParsons, Dewey E.Pere, Robert S.Perry, Louis B.Petrauskas, Joseph M.PeyEon, Joseph I.Pomeroy, Edward E.Postma, James L.Price, HomerRadcliff, LindyRants, HanfordRaszkowski, RaymondReinke, Ri-chard E.Rice, Olan M.Ridge, Alfred J.Robinson, CharlieRobinson, JohnnyRock, AlvisRogers, John E.Rogers, Robert E.Rosenblum, Dona1d E.RuEledge, George W.Ryals, Jr., George F.Sabatine, MatthewSanderson, WilliamSchaad, CarI hi.Schenkel, VernonSchwartzenburg, ElridgeShirah, James L.Shirley, Edward J.Shock, HarryShoopuran, Granville C.Showen, tr'iilliam F.Shrewsberry, JoeSkinner, Franklin E.Skrzyolewski, BernardSmiLh, PaulSmith, V.F.Smola, Victor C.Snodderley, LymanSnow, William F.Sousa, Alfred A.Spragins, RoberEStanley, David L.Stanse1l, John W.Stevenson, GerryStil1we11, StuarE W.SEroup, JohnSwanson, hhn. J.Swap, Chester G.Swem, LeonSydiongco, VicenteTacchi, Louis J.Targo, S.C.TarranL, Kenneth W.Thacker, L.H.Thomas, Lester H.Thompson, Edward C.Thompson, James H.Tiedeken, RichardTino, l{ichael J.Tomishima, EdwardTromley, JohnUpton, ThomasVan Hook, Don\:asquez, Edward M.Villamor, AdrianoVon Mohr, JerryVoss, WilliamWalas, Frank W.

P. 20.0010.0010.0010. 0010.0010.005.00

20.00r0.0025.0020.0010.0010.0030.0010.0015.0010.0015.0050.0010.0010.0015.00r5.0040.0010.005.00

30.0020.005.00

20.0010.0010.0010.0010.0010.0010.0020.0010.0030.0020.0010.00

100.0010.0010.0010.0015.0010.005.00

15.005.00

10.0010.0010. 6410.0010.0010.0040.0010.00r0.0030.0010.0010.0050.0010.00r0.0030.0025.0010.0010.0020.00

20. 0010.005.00

10.0010.00

r30.2420.00r0.0010.0010.0010.0010.0010.0010.0010.0020.0020. 0015.005.00

10.0035.0020.0030.0030.00

100.0015.0010.00r0. 0010.0025.0020.0010.0020.0010.0030.0020.0010.0015.0010.0010.0010.0010.0010.0010.0010.0035.0020. 0010.0010.00r0.0010.00

5 .002r.0010.0030.0010.0010.0010.0010.0010.0010.00r0.0020.0010.005.00

r5.0010.0010.0010.005.00

Wallace, BenjaminlIaskiewicz, I"lichaelWatkins, William L.Itlat.son, Numa A.Watson, Richard C.Weidle, William F.I^Ielch, John J.WesL, Lisle C.Wetterau, John A.White, G.N.Williams, Don C.Williamson, Frank R.i'li1lmot, trIilliam C.Wilson, GranLon E.lJisecup, PauI F.Wlt,te, FrankWittman, Jt., HatrY L.Woodruff, E.C.Zierath, Fred R.

21.L430.00

100.00I0.0025 .0020.0030.0015 .3510.0010.0030..0015 .0025.0020.0070.0020.0010.0010.0025 .00

Jo and MATT SABATINE, (Ist Bn. 21st'44-t45), of 616 Roseto, Roseto, P&.,made Italy last sufitrner.

JOE PEYTONTs good friend, RALPH KISNER,has joined. Like Joe, Ralph was a Chick(Hq.-& Hq. Co. and B Co., 19th '42-t45),and, now, with Hazel, is at 1801 S.Wood-land, SanLa Ana, Cal

BENNY MASHAY has attracted NEAL HUFF,(B lgth t40-144), of Loveland, Colo.,into membership.

c.A. I'BudrI C0LLETTE has enlistedDON and Margaret RECHKEMI'IER' (Uq.Co.3rd Bn., 19Eh '50-t51), of WaUseka, r11.,into membership. Don owns a bar there.

Joined up has JESE SKIPPER' (H 2tstr38-r44), of Hialeah, Fla. Jess spottsedone of Lumts VFW notices.

IRWIN and Shirley FEINBERG (B tlth F.t 49-'50), of 585 Ft.Iaramie, Sunnyvale,Ca1if., have joined our litt1e club.

As we go to press....Col. URBAN THROM,now retired, is double diPPing. Issurgeon of the Rocky Mountain Arsenal inDenier....CHARLEY MEBRYDE WAS iN }{YCrecentlv for a Hq.Co. lgth reunion withRAY MORiTIS and BOBE LA I'IALFA....POSTCATdfrom Lynn and BILL HINTERHOPF' (Oiv.Uq.'46-t 4'8) as they f ty to Tahiti for a monuhof beachcombing. Siys Bill, "Kneeling willkeep you in good standingrt ......Perhals the crime situation would beimproved if we could get more cops off TVand onto the sEreets. . .. .

A successful meeLing doesntt have to beexpensive. TrY us aL the Ramada inAugusE.

New C/S for Division. Itrs CoI. JAMESE.SHELTON replacing CoI. LA$IRENCE E.ZIMMERMAN. Zinmerman, who held Ehe postsince June 1975' was reassigned to Ehe99th Armv Reserve Corranand in Pa. Col.Shelton iras deputy inspector general foroperaEional readiness at Headquarters,European Corrcnand. He received his B.A.deerle from American University inWaihineton. D.C. lle has spent Eours ofdutv wlth lhe 2nd, lst, CavalrY, 82nd,

"ra'f"t Infantrv Divisions. He al-so servedwith the Bertin- Brigade and with theOfficers Personnel Directorate, InfantryBranch, D/A

MrKE SESSON, (L 19rh L/5L-9/51), ofTunkhannock, Pa., is looking for theLove Company Conrnander in early r51,CALDI,iELL by name. Any clues?

Surprisel Now You can afford aSavannah convention.

l,letve got, a few of your checks noE.yet-,r"goii"t,"E and recorded so if we've missedyoi on this list we'11 lry F9 do beLEer6n uhe next go-round. FranklY, thebookkeeping Eas gotten a little behind -for which apologies.

Muchadoaboutsomething.An unparalleled setting of airY

spaciousness in the verY heart ofSivannah. . . . the Ramada.

CHARLIE CARD, Personnel Mgr. of DiesserIndustries, Hou6Eon, Tex.r -99n4s us thename of DOUG THORNTON of 1554 Hebron,iliveraale, Ga. as a new member and also

"""a"-i" tit yearts dues. Tlrat's friend-

ship for vou. Charlie, by the way' wasB34'from 144-'46. He and }dartha are att3tt Ueattrwood, Houston, Tex. Thanks,Charlie.

Now in is EARL RUCKMAN, (Ist' Bn. 35thArt. 7/66-L2/67), of Washington' N'{'-;h;;" iret" air a!6nt for uhe-Prudential;iii;;i" people. -DoN wrLLMor enticed Earlinto joining.

Membership Chairman /Past P-res identHOWARD LUMSDiIN is doing something tig!t!'ii. "revailed

upon BOBBY and Hazel I'{YERS,

[cn':+ttr '43-'+e) ot orange, calif. Loj;i". Bobby operates- Fi-Wey.Safety,Inc'in Fullertoir. -Sez Bobby, "I'm sureIt11 never forget Leyte". Right on,broEher.

Wetve got another one.in S.D' WelcomeDoN and Ridvee ocfENce, (H 2tst fot Lhyears), of Gnton, S.D. For this, we are-grateful to BOB HARDIN.

JOHNNY TRINCATs Lwo daughLers aremarrying.

Last 0ctober 20th, Maj.Gen.AUBREYNEWMAN and his lovely Dorothy sLood atRed Beach on Leyte beside Ehe newmemorial, depicting with sculpLuredlikenesses the famous returrl of you-know-who. The staLues are in a pool, noE inthe ocean. When you view this from afar,the effect is that the chaps are acEuallywading in the water and in the "reaIMcCoy".

Postcard out of Napa, Calif. tells usthat BILL and Lynn HINTERNHOFF, (niv. Hq.t46-t 48), were off t,o Tahiti and thoseoEher exotic islands. Daught.er Sarapresented the folks with Eheir 6thgrandchild. Lindars at Ft.SiIl withher mom. Steve, a bachelor, is inGloucester, Mass. A1l that news on apost.card? Yes.

As expected, Lalkative Frank Snepp,the ex-CIA analyst, is promot.ing a book.

Itrs best to bypass eating placeswhose daily special is written in longhandand Scotch-taped to the window.

VICENTE SYDI0NGCO and his wonderfulwife, shown here wiEh Red, were host andhostess for the AUBREY NEWMANTs duringtheir Leyte stay. Vicente, a proudAssociation member, attached hirnself t,othe 34thrs I&R PlaC. in the drive acrossLeyLe. Proudly, he located for Red theford which was used to capture the M,ainitRiver bridge before it could be destroyed.

AL RIDGE (21st), of 18 Hamilton,Readville, Mass. , sends in memberships forRUSSELL McLAUGHLTN, (Sv. 2I r40-r45), of4 Fairway, CanEon, Mass., BILL DACEY,(B21 '40-f45), of 397 Beacon, Boston,Mass., VIN MANGANIELLo, (t Ztsu r40-r45),of Endicott PI., Boston, Mass., MIKEREILLY, (2Ist '40-'45), of BostonrMassPolice Depr. and BOB CRAVEN, (5th RCT -Korea) of 30 Southbourne Rd., JamaicaPlain, Mass. You'd think A1 was atraffic cop holding these chaps at thecorrler until they joined. That's justwhat happened.

ALEX GRAI'IMAS, fired as mgr. of theMilwaukee Brewers on Saturday, wasrehired the next Tuesday by the CincinnatiReds to resume his old job as third basecoach. AIex was with the Reds from r70through r 75 leaving for Milwaukee duringthe '76-' 77 seasons. Good wishes, Alex.

TruEh Lo cling to - if you reach int,oa bag of jellybeans or gum drops, 7 out oft0 times you'll puII out a green one or awhiE,e one. Black one - once in 92 times.

Sat., Apr. 8 is the date set for theMidwesE Mini-Reunion to be held aE thehlheeling-NorLhbrook (I11. ) Uotiday Inn.IL promises Eo be an all-day gatheringof the clan in the greater Chicago area.No scheduled program is in sight,. It'sjust a chance for fo::ner Taro Leafers tosiL down for a few hours of talk and goodfe I lowship.

The only thing movies leave Eo theimagination nowadays is the p1ot.

Sign at, a chicken hatchery: t'Halfprice sale on chickens. Our-coop runnethover".

Swallowing angry words is rmrch easierthan having to eat them.

CHUCK CRAW, of Livingston, N.J., senEus Ehis one of some L Co. 34th boys whofound one another at Norfolk last- August-Ehey are, in 1. to r. fashion, ChucklPast Prexy PAUL WISECUP, Past prexycLrFF "CGr'HANLTN, and StUanr STILLWELL.Stu says: "A dollar bill? Thatrs just adrop in the percolat.or".

Ever notice? People who drive sports-cars always have lumpy back seat.s.

Iiil' I*

i "*r

Jrr^r',dcs

"Rciircmcnl won'l bc o tronrition for lhc sergcont . . i hc'tbccn prcporing for it for ycorsl"

reEirement.

"Itm revoklng your driverrs licenser"a judge informed lhe salesman. "You willnot be allowed to drive for two years. Youare a menace to pedestri-ans."t'But, your hon6rrt' lmplored the sales-man, "my- living depends on my driving.r'

"So does theirsr" ret,orled the judge.

How about doing us a favor? Contactyour local newspaper with a neurs item,using your own name. We have found andgornmon sense assures us that, unlesstherets a local tie in, home town papersarentE interested. The item, sweetenedto taste, could read:

A local man, of sr. ,

HENRY BURGER, (Hq. 21st f42-t45), ofHome, Kans.e now Eotally disabled. Hadto sell Burger 0i1. Still Ehinkingof trying to get to Savannah, however.Henrv'teIls tEe one about thi two fellowswalking through the Florida Everglades.Satd one, "Say, one of those alllgatorsjust bit-my lLg". "I^ltrich ong?" askedf,ls buddy.- Came the reply, "I dunno -they all- look alike to me". Greatsplrit Ehere, Henry.

FelLow meets a gaI at a bar. Drinks.The usual - she invltes him Eo anapartment, a high-rise just around thecbrner. They move ouL - lnEo theelevator - and up to her pLace. Moredrinks. The usual - "Excuse me while Isllp lnto something more -comfortabLerr.Their the inevitabLe. Suddenly - foot-steps outside the door. "quick, iErs myhusbandtt. "I{here shall I go?t' "out thaEwindowtt. In a flash, he's ouE on thelnevltable ledge. He looks down andsuddenLy yeIIs-back through the window,"rtrs 13 iloors down to Ef,e streetr'.The reply - "sssshl This is no t,ime Eoget sule?stiticusr'.

Maj.Gen. and Mrs. AUBREY S. NEW}'IAN havea new"Sarasota, FIa. address. Itrs nowL104 Ben Franklin Drive - their beLovedhome on Longboat Key now being, for Ehem,a memory. Red, waxing nosEalgic,reminds us of Ehe proper Pentagon proce-dure prior to establishing a policy. Attposition paper" would be circulaEedblfore annbuncing the pollcy, a simplenetter of staff coordinaEion. He teLlsof a case in point shortly before his ownreEirement. A paper was tlrculated on the

, has bee iEEAE-ed Et?ilffiatorEFEE-district of (yo11r state), in thecomplling of a histoiyffiheZthInfantry Dlvision. This army divisionwas born in Hawaii just before PearlHarbor, and saw action in New Guinea andthe Philippines during World War II beforemoving to Japan for occupation duty. It,was the first division to be conrnitEed Eoaction in Korea before being transferredto Germany. Thus far the first 30 yearsof it,s history, it was never here incontinental U.S. OnIy recently was itlocated in Ft.Stevrart, Ga.

The history is to be ln Ehe nature of anautobiography and any man who ever servedin the Division is being invlted to rnakehls personal contribuElon to it.

Persons who served the Division areasked to conEact Mr. (your name) .

The time, Oct. '45 - the PlaceOkayama - where Ehey used Po- sllg "I,lerreEhe- up Twenty First". The outfit,Easy-olf-EEE Cimleus. Reading L. to r.

'wetre sEumped on numero uno, then itsDICK GOINY, a fellow recalled as ?

LAFARGE, and then BoB STOLL. Can@nefill in? Dick sEill edits the paper forClearing Post 600 of the A.L. TONY FAROis Sgt. At Arms. CHET ANDREZAKis a-past prexy. SPIKE ofDoNNELL is justa liEtle-old member.

Writes WALT EGDORF, (2lst), of Beloit,Wls.: "A11 kids now married. No grand-children vet. But then, who wants toEel1 everyone that hers sleeping withGrandma?"- Loved it wa1E. Hope Patriciawontt mind our using it,.

reEirement. A paper qras cbasic question: Wtrat shoulbasic question:'What should be the posi-tion of the WACs in the Army? Reportedly,one very senior general firbd it backwith th6 single Statements "I reconrnendagainst staniiing up in a canoe".

rru7t*

eIJ

Documents have come to lighE indicauingfor the first time\that Jap scientisls wereat work in WW II on an atomic bomb foruse against us, but thankflrIly were a bitslow In the process. And here for 30 ormore years, ,etve been assuming that theywere never in that race as was Getmany.Worse, some of the criticism against usfor bombing Hiroshima and Nagqsaki hasbeen based-on the idea Lhat the Japs hadnever considered developing such a weaPon.What bothers us is that- it-has taken us 33years to find out that the little devilswere up to this.

Nobody can be as persuasive as the onewho's not hampered by facts or Ehe Enrth.

"Don't you solute on officcr whcn you rcc onc?"

la.sniape: . . . .WALTER and JacouelmRoDUNER (b e uq.co. rgrh r45-'i6),'ofMerced, Ca1if., have joined. WaIt,'sin insurance. Says he is glad to findout we exisE.... One thing about klepto-mania - if yourve got iE, you can alwaysEake something for it Brief noEe infrom ADOLPH DAI,IISH, of Norv,rood, Mass.,with a check for a copy of our forthcominghistory. . . ..Likewise from Lt.Col.DENNIS-HANRTCK, (F 21 - '51-), ofFayetLeville, N.C. . . . .Navy is fighting theproblem of sailors jumping ship.Figures for fiscal '77 are 31.6 for every1000 men. Marines are 47 per 1000.Navy desertion rate was almost 6 times theWWII high and more than double the VieEnamhigh of 13.6.

Savannah....for Ehe best meetingunder Lhe sun.

Thoughtful )tuas greeEing and heftycontribution graEefully received fromToni MARINELLO...$20 for our forthcominghisLorv received from FMNCIS BOLLETER,(21sr 8/50-2/5L), of Jefferson, I-a. ....Printing bill for 1585 copies of lasEissue wIs $748.91. Thatri +lq a coPy...o/A looking into opening close combatunits to the gals. IE's about time'we say.

I"laj .Gen.AUBREY NEWI"IAN indicat,ed noconfusion over the welcome banner whichEhese folks had ready for him uponarrival at the Tacloban airport. We coulddebate the meaning of t'Welcome-GeneralAubrey S. Newman. The 24th Div. 96LhInf.Div. lst Cavalry Div. Australiansand Japanese VeEer6nst'. The pitch was Eoeveryon6 and we worlt argue the-poinE.I,rIef re satisf ied simply that, Redrs namesEood out.On Red's right, in Ehe darksuit, is Japanese General Eijchi Hiroseand on his left with the lei isPhilippine General Alejo Santos.

Writes GEORGE RYALS of Thomaston, Ga.:"Hq.Co. 3rd Bn. 21st having reunion'Denver Aug. 24-27". Isn't that something.He's in Ga. and going t.o Denver for areunlon about, the Eime we'lI be going toGa.

Thoughtfully placed on the wall of thechurch in Jaro - remember it? - was thisg_la_qpe bearing, the words: "Gen.Aubrey(Red) Newman slept here on 0ctober 29,L944. That evening their perimeEerdefense was attacked. The- following dawnthey found 3 dead Japs just 15 yards fromthe church doorr'. No question -of

tUelove the wonderful peofle of Leyte have

(t/i {ngjr

LcguE

for Red.

I

tt,

t\:

M',ffi

- Y"ry people who have the gift of gabclon't know when to wrap it up.

POTPOURRIs . . . . . .Lt.Gen.VOLNEY F.WARNERis one of 28 Ors nominated by thePresident for AUS promotion to permanentmajor general. Senate confirmaEion nextstep....Re1atively few EMrs and male Orspart,icipating in an Army survey indicatedthat they thought women would handlecombat ibbs as well as men. OnLv L7.3%of uhe EM's o.K.rd the idea; onty 22% ofthe male Or s o.K. rd the idea. .. ..Talk afoot about changing Ehe name of theChemical Corps to something like SpecialWeapons Corps - image problem. Wtry not,merge it with the Ordnance Corps andbe done with it.?. ., .According to a poIIby Reserve Officers Assoc., 339 retiredgbneraL and flag rank ors oppose EhePanama Canal treaty....They told us 16months ago that, if we voEed for Ford,things would get worse. We did.....and,-sure enoigh, they did.....Letrswelcome in new member I,IATTHEW 0TT,(B 34rh 3/41-L0/44), l,larr and Marilynare at 2517 Bethel, Merchantville, N.J.

-Matt tells us that "A lot of people can'thandle prosperity - but then. mosEpeople don't have to."

The man was lying in the gutterlistening to a curb. A policeman walkedover and asked him what he was listeningto. The rnan said, t'Come on down hereand listen.r'

The policeman got on his hands and knees,ehen sot rieht back up. and said: "Icant t-hear Envthinq: t'-'

"ThaE's thi: way-it.'s been all dayr"replied the man.

When vou leave Savannahrs Ramada Inn,you'11 kirow youtve arrived.

Savannahts Ra.mada ....iL isnrt theBroadmoor. . . .the Greenbrier. . . .the Breakers. . . .Boca Raton. . . . .the Dorals. ....the Dorado....but it isnrt with theirprices eiEher.

The paunchy patient had just finishedbeing examined by his doctor. The doctor,not 5t all upset-by the results of themany complicat.ed tests, handed thepaE,ienL a bot.Lle of piIls.^ ,PootE eat themrt''he explained."Just scaLter them on the floor Ehreetimes a day and pick them up one at atime. r'

No longer a bank officer, BILLLIVTNGSTON (Hq. lsr Bn. 34rh r44-146),of 2L3 Dedham, Needham, Mass., has nowretired and is dabbling in real esLate.

E!

"The enlirc operotionol testing teom ogrees: conlcnis of thts

new concussion grenode moy bc homrdous to your hcolth."

Army Chief of Scaff, Gen.BERNARD W.ROGERS, conrnanded the lst Battle Group,19Lh Inf. in Germany. A Rhodes scholarat Oxford afLer W.P., he courrended abattalion in Korea, then joined thestaffs of the UN Corrnand and the US FarEasE Conrnand. Then came service wiEh the19th followed by a tour as Div. C/S.

On Eo USAREURHqs. followedby a PenEagonLour as mili-tary assisEanEEo the Chairmanof the JointChiefs of Scaff.In Nov. '66,he went to V.as asst. cofitrIran-der of the lstInf .Div., andreturned Eo becorrnandant ofcadets at l^I.P.Then on toconrnand the 5th

Inf.Div., followed by a tour as chiefof leeisiative liasoir in the Office ofthe SEcy. of the Army. Then came Eheconunand'of FORSCOM, iollowed by a touras DC/S for personirel. In Oct. of '76,he betame C/3. A mighty impressive record.A grand gentleman.

From the first helIo to the lasthurrah, in Savannah, the accent.rs on you.

Life Member lt22O is WILLIAI'I C. STYLES,(f 2tsu 7/50-7/51), of Buffalo Group, I11.We're right proud to have Bill and Faithin the Inner Circle.

t0

-I

,rrrril4 +

A viewer gazed at a Picture of a grouPof men seated around a table. Each worelong hair, tighE panEs, boots, and fancyjackets. They were signing the Declarationof Independence.

This little story appeared in SportsItlust,rated. If you caughE it, wonderful;you can go on to Ehe nexE item. If youmissed it, then you might appreciate thischance to catch up. It was a sEory aboutgreyhound racing; you know, where thedogs chase Lhe mechanical rabbit,, buEnever eatch iL.

Reeently at the Hollywood, Fla. track,j-L seems that the fans had over $501000going on the fifth race. Very little wasgoing on Lucky }daury, the 10-1 shot.Away tardily, Lucky Eook about 12 jumpsdown the track and saw that his chances ofcatching his pals were slim, of catching"FtJzzy" nonexist,ent. So Lucky made aU-turn, eluded a frantic judge who t,riedto grab him, and proceeded to meet thebunny head-on at the clubhouse turn. Ofcourse, he took a mouthfuL of Fuzzy but,he held on and made Bunneyrs fur fiy.When the other dogs caught up, theyjoined in the fun.

It's difficult to recall a moreseandalous flaunting of the rules by anygreyhound. Once in awhile a dog will faIIby the wayside, buE usually when he doeshe geLs up and trys t,o get. back to thepaddock. Lucky Maury, noL quite two,was being devilish. A11 best wererefunded.

Lucky was inrnediately put in a schoolfot a refresher course on dog-rabbitetiqueEte. But Lhere were those inHollywood who swore that Lucky still hada certain gleam in his eye.

JOHNNY BETHARDS, (Hq. 3 BN. 19Th'42-t 45, '47-t 48), of llenEon, Ark., hasan idea: "I think it a good idea toprint names and unit of as many membersas we have. I4aybe if we had the nameswe could stir ub more int,erest in thereunion". That.- means one thing, Johnny -a Directory - and we were trying to avoidthat expense if we could, so as to putthe $ int,o the History.

WALTER CHRISTIANSON (c-34rh !.iW II;M-34th & H-21st Korea), now of ChristieBoad, I-adysmith, B.C., Canada, is lookingfor MIKE V0LCHKO, in the 34uh during lateJapan and early Korea days. He alsoasks if Col. RICHARD LAWSON was atFt.Lincoln, N.D. during any part of 1939.

WOODROW CHANDLER was the 2l'strs L Co.Conrnander (L0/50-I/5L), TotaIly andpermanently disabled, Hap has beenhospitalized for over 3 years. Is now inVA Hospital. FaveEteville. N.C. Onbehalf'of the Ots and EMti of L Co.,Hap has been enrolled as an Assoc. member.Mighty nice gesEure.

DoN McHALE, (Hq. 19th r39-r4l), ofJupiter, Fla., our Life Member 224, is nowa grandpop, Capt. Raymond and his wifeLynn having presented him with a babygirI. Ray ib Ops. 0. at the air base inBitburg, Germany - is going to stay in.Donna's st.ill single, is admin. supervisorof a Milwaukee, Wis. hospital. Don isgradually picking up the pieces followingShirley's passing.

ANGELO STRADA now hangs his hat, at,1505 Americana Blvd., Orlando, Fla.

DELAY reporEs the death of IJILLIE RAYlast August. l9th at Bartlesville, IBoth A1 and Willie were in Hq. & Hq. I

21st between '42 and '45. I

DICK and PhyI WATS0N have relayed thetragic news concerning Eheir very closefriends, Orla and Loing McCarthy ofDayLon, Ohio. I'{,any of us had come toknow them and to respect and admire themthrough their attending quite a few of orgatheiings when they'd-aicompany Dick andPhyl. They were a simply grand couple.The Watsons saw the McCarthy's off to

IN MEMORIAM

ALNEALokl.Co. ,

Spain at Christmas Eime. Therefollowing,on a date st.iIl uncerEain, while drivingin Spain, they were involved in an autoaccident. Orla was kilIed and I'Iac washospitalized with two broken hips. Macwas a reEired General Motors engineer,Cadillac division. As we go to press,the date of his return to the States isnot known. You might, letter him at

W.Loing McC3rthy307 Ridgeway RoadDayton,Ohio 45419.

From "Pineapple JACKil FINAN comes theword that STANLEY ZALEGOWSKI passed away16 Nov. L977. SLan was a member of thellth Tank Company in Schofield. He wasAl1-Schofield Babeball Pitcher in r40 and'41 when the Staff Regiment won Eheehampionship. His widow resides atBox 258, RD ll2, Birdsboro, Pa. 19508.

JACK FINAN reports that JOSEPH FRANKEDELEN passed away last Memorial Day.Frank wis a Gimlel from t39 to 142.' Hewas a member of JOCK CLIFFORDTs t4LChampionship Football Team. Joe madethe '73 I^IesE Point Reunion. After OCS heand Jack were tosether in the 35th Div.from Aug. t42 to-Dec. t43. Seriouslyv,ounded in Italy, he was retired as aCaptain due to physical disability.BeLty resides at 57 Ralston Ave.,South Orange, N.J. 07079 - Phone 201-762-6807.