The Military Order of the World Wars GREATER CHAPTER

P.O. BOX 290102 BOSTON, 02129 FEBRUARY 2017 MEETING NOTICE AND JANUARY BULLETIN OFFICERS: Next Meeting:: Tuesday, 7 February 2016 Chapter Commander LCDR David W. Graham, USN (Ret.) [email protected]; [email protected]; TIME: 1200 Social (Half Hour) Sr. Vice Commander 1220 Select Seats CAPT Paul E. Mawn, USN (Ret.) 1230 Call to Order 2nd Vice Commander, 2LTJason A. Sokolov, USA,( Fmr) (also Asst. Adjutant and Chapter Bulletin Editor & PLACE: Union Oyster House Publisher) [email protected]; 41 Union Street Finance Officer Boston, MA LTC Walter G. Opanasets, USA, ( Ret.) [email protected] m; Parcel 7 Garage Asst. F/O CAPT Paul P. Daley, USN (Ret.) Congress Street, Boston, MA Adjutant (1/2 block from restaurant) COL (MA) Lawrence A. Willwerth, USA, Ret.) ($3.00 validated by restaurant cashier) [email protected]. Webmaster RESERVATIONS: Not Required CPT William J. Maloney, USA ( Fmr) COST: $35.00 [email protected]; Judge Advocate CAPT John F. Carey, USN SPEAKERS: [email protected]. Directions to Union Oyster Tuesday, 7 Feb: BG Leonid Kondratiuk, Dir. Marshal House, 41 Union Street, Boston, Historical Services, Mass. National Guard. MA – Tel. (617) 227-2750 COL James R. Littleton, USA, ( Ret.) We also expect LTC Sheryl Ott, USAF of Immediate Past Commander Public Transportation by the LTC Frederick J. Maguire, USA, ( Ret.) “T” is approximately one block MIT, Cadet Dayannara Munoz, CPT Emily [email protected]. from the restaurant if you use Hannenberg, USA and Cadet Hailey Webster, Agenda: either the Haymarket Square all of MIT, to join us. or Government Center 1200-1230 Social Half Hour Tuesday, 7 March: COL Raoul Acala, USA 1220 Select Seats Stations: Haymarket Square 1230 Call to Order, Invocation and moment Station services the Green and (Ret.), author and authority on national of silence for deceased companions, pledge Orange lines. Government security issues of al7egiance, recitation of MOWW Preamble Center Station services the Tuesday, 4 April: TBA Green and Blue lines. Welcome by Chapter Commander, Tuesday, 2 May: TBA Introduction of Guests ,Minutes of Last If you are driving: The Parcel 7 Meeting, Reports by Commander, Adjutant, Garage is about a half block Tuesday, 13 June: TBA Finance Officer, and Committees from the restaurant on Congress Street. Be sure to have your Old and New Business Region I Website: www.region-1-moww.org Introduction of Speaker and adjournment. parking ticket validated. With Remarks: RSVPs requested for lunch validation, the cost is $3.00 for up to 3 hours. The Union Oyster National Website: www.militaryorder.net head count to [email protected]. House cashier validates tickets. Note your food selection: Entrée: For orientation purposes note tenderloin tips or pan-seared haddock. that Faneuil Hall is one block from the restaurant Soup: chowder or soup of the day. If you are unable to RSVP, don’t let that stop you from joining us. OUR CHAPTER’S 98th YEAR 1 1747552_1 Among the perpetual members of our Chapter, from left: General of the Armies John J. Pershing, Major General George S. Patton, Lieutenant General L. Scott Rice, Adjutant General of Massachusetts and Director of the Air National Guard, President John F. Kennedy, Governor andSenator Leverett Saltonstall, former Chapter Commander and Acting Adjutant General of the Massachusetts National Guard, Brigadier General John H. Sherburne MEETINGS AND SPEAKERS

Tuesday, 7 February: We are honored to have BG Leonid E. Kondratiuk, USA (Ret.) as our speaker. A Boston native and graduate of the Citadel, BG Kondratiuk is the Director of Historical Services in the Massachusetts Adjutant General’s Office, is a prolific author on military subjects, and is well-known to many companions. He will speak on Massachusetts during World War I including the 26th Infantry Division, Army and Navy installations, military and naval recruiting, and related topics. Since the centennial of the entry of the in World War I is April of 2017, this should be a very interesting subject.

We also expect to have with us LTC Sheryl “Double” Ott, USAF, the Commander of Detachment 365 and Professor of Air Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. LTC Ott’s unit was recently recognized as the best AFROTC unit in the nation. A full profile of Detachment 365 appeared in last month’s bulletin. With her will be Cadet Dayannara Munoz, an MIT student in her fifth year in chemical engineering. Cadet Munoz will be commissioned this year and begin active service as an aircraft maintenance officer. Last year she was the Cadet Wing Commander and led the Regional conclave of the Arnold Air Society. We also expect Assisstant Professor of Military Science, CPT Emily Hannenberg USA, of the Army ROTC program at MIT who will also bring Cadet Hailey Webster, ’17 who will be commissioned in the Military Intelligence Corps this spring. CPT Hannenberg is also pictured above.

Tuesday, 7 March: Companion, author and distinguished authority on national security issues, COL Raoul Henri Acala will be our speaker. RAOUL HENRI (ROY) ALCALA heads a consulting firm, Alcala Enterprises, which specializes in national security and foreign policy issues. He retired from the Army in 1991 after four years in charge of the Army Chief of Staff’s Assessment and Initiatives Group. As a White House Fellow during the Ford and Carter administrations, he served as a special assistant to the Federal Energy Administrator and to the President’s National Security Advisor. A graduate from the U.S. Military Academy, he holds masters degrees from Yale University in international relations and political science. His most recent publications include a policy paper for The Atlantic Council of the United

2 1747552_1 States: The United States, NATO, and Security Relations with Central and Eastern Europe; studies for the RAND Corporation, Los Alamos National Laboratory, and Science Applications International Corporation on military strategy, technology, doctrine, training, and force structure, and on Persian Gulf lessons learned. He is a Senior Fellow of Business Executives for National Security.

Also: Tuesday, 4 April, Tuesday 2 May and Tuesday, 13 June: Speakers to be announced. All luncheon meetings will be at the Union Oyster House. Officers please note: the next staff meeeting is scheduled for 15 February at the Coast Guard Base Boston. Also importantly, our national commander, CINC COL Clay LeGrande, USA (Ret.) has indicated that he and Mrs. LeGrande will attend the Region I regional meeting on 3 June in company with Vice CINC LTC John Hollywood, USA (Ret.) and Mrs. Hollywood. This meeting, with Region I Commander LTC Dennis Christo, USA (Ret.), is an opportunity to join the leaders and companions of other New England chapters in relaxed discussions of the challenges facing the MOWW both locally and nationally. There will be detailed information circulated to all companions concerning the meeting later in the year.

CHAPTER NOTES MG Bob Davenport Still Ailing. General Davenport, one of our most stalwart companions, continues to suffer the consequences of a stroke. According to BG Fred Lincoln, Bob was recovering and sent a message to the Chapter regretting what he saw as an inability to be with us for several months,, but then he slipped into a coma, although the stroke had been immediately recognized and treated. At left, General Davenport is shown with Al Mundo (on the right) at the December holiday party. Our thoughts, prayers and best wishes go to Bob in this difficulty, We hope to see him back at our meetings very soon.

We regret to announce the passing of COL F. Gorham Brigham, Jr., USAR (Ret.) of West N, who died on 1 September, 2016, at the age of 101. COL Brigham, a descendant of a prominent family of the earliest Massachusetts settlors, was a graduate of Harvard College and the Harvard Business School, of which he was the oldest living graduate prior to his death. Universally described as a great gentleman of the old school and an icon of the banking community, COL Brigham was a familiar figure in the Boston financial world, spending his career as an executive at the old Boston Five Cents Savings Bank, and, after its acquisition by Citizens Bank, on the leadership staff of that bank until his retirement at the age of 90. He also served on the board of many corporations, approximately six hospitals, and many other charitable, historical and fraternal organizations, including the Museum of Fine Arts. He was especially proud of being a co- founder and board leader of the Carroll School for children who suffer from dyslexia and language comprehension difficulties, and was also active in Harvard alumni activities. Called to service in World War II, he served in the office of General George C. Marshall’s chief of staff, concluding his

3 1747552_1 service in the grade of Lieutenant Colonel. He received the Legion of Merit for his wartime service, and remained in the Army Reserves until 1967 when he retired in the grade of Colonel in the Finance Corps. COL Brigham was a member of this Chapter for many years, but very recently allowed his membership to lapse as he became less active. We send our condolences to his widow, Hester, to who he was married for 75 years, a daughter, two sons, their spouses, grandchildren and a great- grandchild. A son, Dana, predeceased him.

Above: Chapter Commander LCDR Dave Graham Presides at the 3 January Meeting

The Chapter Commander’s Corner: Our January meeting was another in a long line of successes. Harold Shaw made a terrific presentation on where the FBI stands today. In spite of some political hoopla on the national scene of the past few months, Harold presented a “no nonsense” picture of true professionalism attributed to the Boston office in which he is in charge! Hats off to our Chapter’s staff for pulling together a truly magnificent program!

And while I am at it, please stay tuned - - - for we have pulled together an exceptional list of speakers as we head down the road. In February, we will have with us BGEN Len Kondratiuk, an ardent military historian. I am fortunate in having Len serve with me on our AHAC Military Museum & Library Committee at Faneuil Hall, so I have gained first-hand knowledge of this truly excellent gentleman. You won’t want to miss his presentation!

Unfortunately, I shall be among the missing at the February luncheon-meeting, as I shall be recuperating from some surgery by then. As a result, Past Chapter Commander Fred Maguire has accepted my request and will be officiating.

Best wishes for all of 2017 - - -

David W. Graham Chapter Commander 4 1747552_1 While visiting a daughter and new grandchild in southern Florida, Senior Vice Commander CAPT Paul Mawn’s wife, June, suffered a serious medical emergency. June is now on the mend and we send our best wishes to her for a speedy and full recovery.

CAN YOU HELP THE CHAPTER? As we begin our busiest part of our season, the Chapter is in great need of volunteers. Committees and specific programs have vacancies, and we are also looking forward to filling the officer ranks for the next (2017-18) season. If you are able, please call Harry Weinberg at (781) 821-0848 or email him at [email protected] to offer your services. And in considering this request, please remember that if everyone who can help decides that others can be relied upon to do the work, then the Chapter and its excellent youth and patriotic programs will inevitably come to an end. Please do your part. MEETING OF 3 JANUARY 2017

All notes and pictures are courtesy of our Adjutant, COL Larry Willwerth.

The meeting was called to order at 1230, LCDR Dave Graham presided. Following a pledge of allegiance, the MOWW Preamble was recited by COL Larry Willwerth and CAPT Harry Weinberg offered an invocation. In addition to the guest speaker, guests were our Region I Commander, LTC Dennis Christo, and Raymond Muldoon, a guest of Ivy Clevenger.

Adjutant Staff Report: When recruiting new companions, care should be taken to have the applicant and sponsor sign the application. Application and appropriate fee payable to “Greater Boston Chapter – MOWW” is to be submitted to the Adjutant. The Adjutant verifies the application information and forwards the payment to LTC Walter Opanasets, our Finance Officer. The Adjutant submits completed application a Chapter's payment from the Treasurer to National HQ for the enrollment of the new member. COL Willwerth also announced that MOWW ties and name badges are on hand and ready for issue. COL Willwerth also announced that MOWW ties and name badges are on hand and ready for issue. Finance Officer Staff Report: LTC Opanasets also offered a financial report. 5 1747552_1 COL Willwerth then swore in two new perpetual members: COL Lawrence Bazer, USA, whose sponsor is CAPT Harry Weinberg, USN (Ret.), LTC James Marques, USA, who is sponsored by COL Willwerth.

Following comments by Dave Graham, LTC Christo reported on the Region I Mid-Winter meeting of 10 December at which all New England chapters were represented, and at which National VCINC John Hollywood attended. He also reported on the Youth Leadership Conferences at Norwich. That program is recognized at the Order’s national level as highly successful and has won five national awards, achieving first place three times in the past four years. Four classes have been scheduled for this winter, the first having occurred on 2- 4 December. [See the more detailed report elsewhere in this bulletin.] Our guest speaker, Harold H. Shaw, Special Agent in Charge of the Boston Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, an agency of the Department of Justice, was introduced by Chapter Commander LCDR Dave Graham. The following is a summary of his presentation.

The FBI maintains 56 field offices (also called divisions) centrally located in major metropolitan areas across the U.S. and Puerto Rico. They are the places where investigations, assessments of local and regional crime threats, and work closely with law enforcement counterparts are conducted on the various matters, cases and operations within its jurisdiction. Each field office is overseen by a special agent in charge, except for offices in Los Angeles, , and Washington, D.C., which are headed by an assistant director in charge because of their large size. Operating at the direction of those field offices are a total of about 380 resident offices located in smaller cities and towns. The smaller offices are managed by supervisory special agents. The Boston Division is located at 201 Maple Street, Chelsea, MA 02150; its email address is: boston.fbi.gov; telephone (857) 386- 2000. That office covers the states of Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island. In addition to our Headquarters, the Boston Division has 10 satellite offices known as resident agencies in the four-state area. Agent Shaw is original from the Boston Area (Weymouth). Above: Agent Shaw addresses the meeting.

6 1747552_1 Agent Shaw During His Speech

As did many Chapter members, Agent Shaw graduated from Norwich University in 1980 and served in the US military for 9 years. His experience and training in mission accomplishment, leadership and personal development served him well. He aspired to leadership positions in the military and continued those objectives in the FBI the past 18 years. He has served in nine locations in his time in the FBI.

Currently all FBI actions are in a joint capacity with other agencies. In recent years, the FBI Boston Division has grown in size to 650 personnel with the addition of a counterterrorism mission and capacity. Agent Shaw emphasized that the law enforcement world changed with the 9/11 attack. All actions are done with by task force coordination for the reason that no single agency has the manpower and resources to accomplish today’s law enforcement mission. Adding his own experience to this topic, he noted that when you individually are attacked you take it personally; and he noted that he was in New York on 9/11. This leads to the question of how the FBI has changed since 9/11.

Increasingly, our government and law enforcement agencies must rely on intelligence in confronting issues of national security and more routine criminal issues. The further challenge is that of keeping law enforcement procedures within the bounds of civil rights limits is difficult, but must be met. Communication technology and devises recording pictures and movement are also now much more complicated and widespread. The overreach of communications, social media, and encryption has always to be considered, and as technology alters, with each new innovation comes the issue of the proper limits of the public and its law enforcement agencies seeking to reach the information so recorded. [More information from the Boston FBI website is attached as an appendix.]

A question and answer period followed. After several questions, plaque was presented to acknowledge Agent Shaw’s visit and in appreciation of his career of public service. Companions have noted that Agent Shaw was an exceptionally outstanding speaker and excellent representative of his agency.

7 1747552_1 Following this the meeting was adjourned with the note that a Staff Meeting will be held at the conference room on Deck 2, Building One of the Boston Coast Guard Base on Wednesday, 17 January at 1630. The next luncheon meeting of the Chapter will be on Tuesday, 7 February 2017 at the Union Oyster House, with the call to order at 1230. APPENDIX OF INFORMATION FROM THE FBI WEBSITE

8 1747552_1 FBI Boston History Early 1900s In the summer of 1908, Attorney General Charles Bonaparte created a small force of federal detectives within the Department of Justice. Some of the earliest investigations of this new force were conducted in the Boston area. At some point during the next three years, a Bureau field office was created in Boston. Like other Bureau offices, during these early years the Boston Division mainly investigated violations of the White Slave Traffic Act of 1910—one of several dozen federal crimes the new force was responsible for—which made the transportation of women across state lines for immoral purposes a federal crime. With America’s entry into World War I in April 1917, the Boston office began investigating acts of and sabotage as well as matters of subversion, such as interfering with the draft or encouraging disloyalty among Americans. This mandate was a challenge for the division, as Boston’s large ethnic Irish population was concerned about the U.S. allying itself with Great Britain. 1920s and 1930s At the conclusion of World War I and into the early 1920s, the Bureau returned to its prewar role of investigating the small number of federal crimes, including the newly passed National Motor Vehicle Theft Act (or Dyer Act) of 1920 that made it a federal offense to take a stolen vehicle across state lines. When J. Edgar Hoover was appointed Director in 1924, the Boston Division was one of the Bureau’s larger offices, although still a small office by modern comparison. It consisted of only 17 employees under the direction of Special Agent in Charge George Shanton. Despite the small number of special agents, the Boston Division was responsible for federal investigations in five states: Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine. This wide area of responsibility made investigations extremely difficult. In addition, there was little continuity in leadership; the special agent in charge changed nine times in eight years, a rapid turnover even at a time when Bureau leadership regularly rotated from office to office. In light of these difficulties and Director Hoover’s reorganization, the Boston Division was closed in March 1932.The closure was short lived, as the Bureau stepped up its work in response to the rise of violent gangsters and Attorney General Homer Cummings’ resulting “war on crime.” In September 1933, the office was reopened with more than 100 employees under the leadership of Special Agent in Charge C.D. McKean. The office began investigations throughout New England, hunting for its own “public enemies.” One of those notorious criminals was Alfred Brady, who had formed a gang in Indiana with several friends in 1935. Though small in number, Brady and his band committed some 200 robberies, four murders, and countless assaults. Brady even bragged that his exploits “would make Dillinger look like a piker.” Although the gang hid out in , Brady and his men thought Maine would be the perfect, out of the way place to buy guns and ammunition. This was a mistake. Store clerks in a Bangor, Maine sporting supply store became suspicious of the men and alerted authorities. On October 9, 1937, 15 FBI agents—along with Indiana and Maine State Police— arrived in town. A few days later, the gang returned to Bangor to pick up a Thompson submachine gun they had ordered from one of the stores. Agents from the Boston Division and elsewhere, Maine State Police, and local police staked out the store. When the criminals returned to get their guns, they were surrounded. A gunfight erupted, and in less than four minutes, Brady and two of his men were dead and a fourth gangster was in custody. The fight remains fixed in the memories of Bangor, Maine and the Boston Division to this day. By the end of 1937, the Boston office had more than 125 special agents and support personnel handling nearly 700 cases.

1940s With a second world war looming in Europe, President Franklin D. Roosevelt assigned responsibility for investigating espionage, sabotage, and other subversive activities to the FBI and other agencies in 1939. Following the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941—and U.S. entrance into World War II—the FBI began working 24 hours a day to protect the nation from enemy threats. In Boston, Special Agent in Charge V.W. Peterson realized the difficultly of managing this responsibility across five states, so he asked for the public’s help in reporting suspected spies and saboteurs. This request paid off in November 1944, when local citizens reported suspicious activities that helped Boston agents capture and , two Nazi spies who landed at Point Hancock, Maine in a German UBoat. The Boston Division also focused on other wartime issues. In one fugitive case, Boston agents captured a U.S. Marine who had escaped from the New York Navy Yard’s detention facility. His name was Private Thomas Maroney, and he had been jailed for robberies in New York and Washington,

9 1747552_1 D.C. Acting on a tip that Maroney was hiding in Boston, investigators turned the fugitive’s passion for ice skating against him by watching area rinks. This surveillance paid off on December 5, 1943, when agents captured Maroney putting on his skates at a Boston rink. Ironically, Alfred Brady’s love of skating had played a role in generating investigative leads as well. 1950s and 1960s Following the end of the war, both national security and criminal work remained important. In January 1950, the Boston Division investigated one of its biggest cases. At 7:30 p.m. on January 17, 1950, six or seven armed men wearing dark coats, dark pants, chauffeur caps, and Halloween masks held up a Brinks security firm in Boston. They placed more than $1.2 million in cash and $1.5 million in checks into two large laundry bags and made their escape. Leads were few, and the press soon called it the “crime of the century,” the “perfect crime,” or the “fabulous Brinks robbery.” Over the next six years the Boston FBI, the Massachusetts State Police, and the Boston Police worked every aspect of the case. Their diligence paid off. In August 1956, eight men —Anthony Pino, Joe McGinnis, Vincent Costa, Henry Baker, Adolph Maffie, Michael Geagan, James Faherty, and Thomas Richardson—went to trial for their roles in the Brinks robbery. All eight were found guilty and sentenced to life in prison. Two other men were also found to be involved—Stanley Gusciora died of natural causes before the trial began, and Joseph O’Keefe pled guilty to armed robbery. On March 14, 1950, the FBI began its Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list to increase law enforcement’s ability to capture dangerous fugitives. Since 1951, the Boston Division has had 21 fugitives on this list. See all of these fugitives and their fates. By the summer of 1953, the Boston office had grown to 180 employees and occupied six floors of the Security Boston Trust Building at 100 Milk Street (also known as 10 Post Office Square). The division was handling an average of 2,840 cases per year and maintained a four state area of responsibility— Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Maine. Vermont had become the responsibility of the FBI office in Albany, New York. The division continued to grow. By 1960, it employed more than 200 agents and support staff. The main office was now located in the Sheraton Building at 470 Atlantic Avenue in Boston; the division was averaging nearly 3000 criminal, security, and applicant investigations per year. As a result of new federal racketeering and gambling laws enacted by Congress, organized crime cases increased, but limitations in these laws made it difficult to take out the leaders of the mobster groups. The division also investigated civil rights violations and the often violent discord growing out of protests of the . Selective Service (draft dodging) investigations also grew in number. In October 1967 alone, the Boston Division opened 48 new Selective Service cases and received 80 additional requests for assistance on related cases from other field divisions. The Boston office soon numbered more than 250 employees, forcing it to once again acquire new space. In June 1966, the main office moved into the entire ninth floor of the recently opened John F. Kennedy federal office building.

1970s With the continuing opposition to the Vietnam War in the early 1970s, Boston witnessed some of its worst antiwar violence. On September 24, 1970, two Brandeis University students—Katherine Power and Susan Saxe—joined three menin robbing the Massachusetts National Guard Armory in Newburyport and the State Street Bank in Brighton. Both robberies were committed to fund their antiwar protest activities. During the Brighton robbery, Boston Police Officer Walter Schroeder was shot and killed. The five terrorists immediately went into hiding, but the three men— William Gilday, Robert Valeri, and Stanley Bond—were quickly captured. Gilday, who had killed Officer Schroeder, received a life sentence. The female fugitives were placed on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitive list, and a massive search ensued. In 1975, Saxe was captured and sentenced to five years in prison. In 1993, after 23 years as a fugitive, Katherine Power negotiated her surrender with the FBI and the Boston Police Department. She was sentenced to eight to 12 years in prison for the bank robbery and five years for the National Guard Armory crime. Other domestic terrorist groups were also investigated during the decade. From 1976 to 1978, Boston agents pursued the Sam Melville/Jonathan Jackson Unit, a terrorist group that used bombings to draw attention to its prisoner rights and anticapitalist ideology. From April 1976 until October 1978, the group claimed eight successful bombings and one attempt in Massachusetts. The eight men were eventually captured and sent to prison.

1980s and 1990s The 1980s saw the deepening of the FBI’s emphasis on law enforcement partnerships. In June 1983, the Boston Division formed its first Drug Task Force. In April 1986, the division spearheaded the creation of the New England Terrorist Task Force in cooperation with the Boston Police Department; the Cambridge Police Department; and the state police departments of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Maine. Other task forces were 10 1747552_1 created and quickly became effective tools for combining the skills and strengths of New England law enforcement. These task forces remain a vital force today. In the 1980s and 1990s, the division continued to disrupt organized crime, thanks to laws like the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act that allowed major cases to be built against the leadership of the mob for the first time.

In February 1986, after years of diligent investigation by Boston agents, Gennaro Anguilo—the Boston chief of the La Cosa Nostra (LCN) organized crime syndicate—and two of his brothers were convicted of racketeering. In October 1989, the division was able to install listening devices in the home of a major Providence, Rhode Island mob boss. The “bug” allowed them to record an entire mob induction ceremony, exposing the inner workings of the New England mafia like never before. These and other cases severely crippled the Boston branch of LCN. One element of these organized crime investigations involved the relationship of James J. “Whitey” Bulger and the Boston Division. Throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, Bulger—a major organized crime figure from South Boston—provided information to the Boston FBI, some of which dealt with mob activities. On January 10, 1995, he was indicted for violations of the RICO statute, including his activities while working as an FBI informant. Bulger fled Boston to avoid arrest and was placed on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list in 1999. In September 2000, he was indicted for additional crimes, including participation in the murders of 19 individuals. He was arrested on June 22, 2011 and convicted of murder and other charges and sentenced to prison in 2013. In 1990, the Boston Division was once again faced with solving a famous heist. On March 13 of that year, two men posing as Boston police officers gained access into the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Once inside, they overpowered security guards and removed 13 works of art from the museum over the next 81 minutes. The stolen artwork was estimated to be worth as much as $500 million, making it the largest property crime in U.S. history. The pursuit of this theft and other art crimes in the area has been a key focus of the division since then. By the mid-1990s, the Boston office had moved to its current location at One Center Plaza in the Government Center section of Boston. At that time, the office employed over 300 employees; was averaging more than 6,000 criminal, security, and applicant investigations per year; and was supervising 11 satellite offices, or resident agencies. As the Boston Division was preparing for possible disruptions to computer systems due to a feared failure of computer-driven timing devices at the start of the new millennium, its agents and evidence experts were called upon to assist with the investigation of a terrible tragedy. On the evening of October 31, 1999, Egypt Air Flight 990 bound from New York to Cairo crashed into the Atlantic Ocean south of Nantucket Island, Massachusetts. The aircraft wreckage was brought to a hanger at Quonset Point, Rhode Island. There, Boston Division personnel helped the National Transportation Safety Board sift through the debris, looking for evidence to help determine the cause of the disaster. After many painstaking and sometimes harrowing hours of work, it was determined that the tragedy was neither a criminal nor terrorist incident. The attacks of 9/11 had both an immediate and lasting impact on the Boston Division, like the rest of the Bureau. Two of the hijacked flights—American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175, both of which were deliberately crashed into the World Trade Center—originated from Logan International Airport in Boston. And Mohammed Atta, the ringleader of the hijackers, had traveled to Logan Airport via a connecting flight from Portland, Maine. Following up on these links kept the Boston Division’s agents extremely busy well into 2002. Meanwhile, in December 2001, Richard Reid attempted to destroy American Airlines Flight 63 while it was traveling from Paris to Miami. His attempts to ignite a bomb in his shoe were thwarted by alert passengers, and the flight was diverted to Boston’s Logan International Airport. Boston agents took Reid into custody and conducted an extensive investigation into his actions and possible ties to the 9/11 bombers. In January 2003, he was found guilty of terrorism and sentenced to life in prison. Today, the Boston Division employs over 400 agents and professional staff and supervises 10 resident agencies across Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Maine. In line with the FBI’s focus, Boston has made counterterrorism and intelligence operations its top priorities through the Boston Joint Terrorism Task Force and the Boston FBI Field Intelligence Group. In other investigative matters, the Boston Division continues to successfully pursue white collar crime cases, investigating a wide variety of Medicare and health industry fraud, mortgage fraud, and embezzlement cases. Agents also avidly pursue child predators and pornographers who use the Internet to target their victims and organized crime figures who commit all manner of crimes. The Violent Crimes Task Force goes after serial bank robbers like the “U30 Bandit,” and the Safe Streets Gang Task Force continues to dismantle violent gangs in cities across New England.

11 1747552_1 REMBERING THE GREAT WAR – CAMP (NOW FORT) DEVENS IS 100 YEARS OLD

Officers and Soldiers of the 151st Depot Brigade, Camp Devens, MA, Circa 1917

12 1747552_1 Named after Union General and Judge Charles Devens of the Civil War, Camp Devens was established in 1917 as the primary National Army cantonment (training center) for the Northeast Military Department. Built on a tract 7 miles long by 2 miles wide, Camp Devens covered 5000 acres of land along the Boston and Maine railway obtained from the contiguous communities of Ayer, Harvard, Shirley and Lancaster, Massachusetts. This image cannot currently be displayed.

Construction began in early June, 1917 with a labor force of 5,000 workers which, in just 10 weeks, built a small city consisting of 1400 buildings, 20 miles of roads, installed 400 miles of electric wiring and 60 miles of heating pipes in addition to providing water and sewer service. Camp Devens formally opened at the beginning of September, 1917. It was the first of 16 National Army cantonments to be completed in the country, and it processed and trained more than 100,000 soldiers of the 76th and 12th Divisions from 1917-1919.

The 76th Division consisted of troops from throughout New England. The first troops arrived by 5 September 1917, and the post rapidly increased to an establishment of 40,000 men. The 76th Division also had attached to it the 151st Depot Brigade, which consisted of 13 battalions of unattached troops. The 76th Division left for France at the beginning of July in 1918, at which time Camp Devens became home to the formation of the 12th Division which was a combined force of Regular Army and National Army troops. The 12th Division did not serve overseas, but was severely afflicted by the Spanish Flu epidemic during the Fall of 1918. It sustained heavy casualties: Approximately 14,000 men were hospitalized with influenza and pneumonia. Of these, more than 2,278 died including five nurses and two doctors. 13 1747552_1 This image cannot currently be displayed.

Following the Armistice in November of 1918, Camp Devens became the separation center or “demobilization camp” for more than 150,000 troops returning from France including the 26th “Yankee” Division in April, 1919. Camp Devens was then placed on inactive status, serving as a summer training area for National Guard and Army Reserve troops over the next several years.

Passage of the National Defense Act of 1920 provided funds for upgrading the facilities of Camp Devens as a permanent military installation. In 1931, Camp Devens was renamed . Reconstruction continued at a slow pace during the 1930’s as a project of the Works Progress Administration. Today, the Fort Devens Historic District provides a well-preserved example of U.S. Army post planning and standardized building construction between 1929 and 1940. The 103 buildings surviving from this period are currently on the National Register of Historic Districts.

The Fort Devens Museum contains a special exhibit dedicated to the uniform, photographs, service record and other memorabilia of a founding member of our Greater Boston Chapter, MAJ Edwin L. Weiskopf, who was a training officer for several units at the base. Although under age when he enlisted, MAJ Weiskopf was a veteran of the Spanish-American War, had pre-WWI active duty service and after WWI continued to serve in the Massachusetts National Guard. He saw some additional WW II service, but the exact details are unknown. He was a devoted and enthusiastic member of our Chapter. A profile of this distinguished early companion was published in Officer Review. A MESSAGE FROM THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF All,

As we leave 2016 behind, a year that presented substantial financial challenges for the Order, we must focus our energy forward to 2017. The Military Order’s top to bottom execution on membership (Recruit, Involve, Retain) must be foremost in our minds and chapter plans. 14 1747552_1 We must also remember that as an Order we have many outstanding accomplishments of which you can be very proud. Your work and achievements in Youth Leadership Conferences, ROTC / JROTC cadet recognition, Scouting’s Eagle & Gold Award recognition, and community ceremonies that honor our veterans, flag, and national heritage are but a few ways you continue to serve and contribute to the nation. Our Companions are the most selfless and dedicated by far of any organization.

With this message I send each Companion my best wishes for a healthy and prosperous 2017 New Year and success in your goals for the year. I ask that all, at the level you can, to support this year’s CINC Solicitation as a way to continue to extend the Military Order’s outreach as part of your charitable giving.

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A FEW MORE PHOTOS OF THE MEETING

From Left: Agent Shaw, LTC Kevin Upton and CPT Bill Maloney

15 1747552_1 From Left: BG Emery Maddocks and COL Raoul Acala

From Left: CAPT Alan Rieper and Immediate Past Chapter Commander LTC Fred Maguire

16 1747552_1 From Left: Guest Ray Muldoon, HPM Ivy Clevenger, Former Chapter and Region Commanders CPT Al Mundo and CDR Bob Gillen, Currently Dept. of Massachusetts Commander

From Left: Former Greater Boston and Region I Commander CAPT Harry Weinberg and Former Worcester Chapter Commander and Current Region I Commander LTC Dennis Christo 17 1747552_1