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Volume 71, Issue 2 Spring 2017 Published Online May 25, 2017 Taro Leaf Volume 71, Issue 2 Spring 2017 Published Online May 25, 2017 24th Infantry Division Association THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE 24TH INFANTRY DIVISION ASSOCIATION - FOUNDED 1945 WWII Cover Story Page 4 Volume 71, Issue #2 SPRING 2017 PRESIDENT EDItoR Dear Taro Leafers First to Fight Victory! In February, Gene Spicer and John Dunn met with Fort Stewart 24th Divi- This issue of the Taro Leaf features sion Desert Shield/Desert Storm veter- stories from our World War II veterans. ans at their annual meeting. Gene and Unfortunately, the passage of time is John enjoyed their hospitality and inter- slowly taking our WWII vets and rob- est in our Association and invited them bing us of their memories. And those to our reunion September 11 through memories are important. 15 in Pooler, GA, (near Savannah and Fort Stewart). JW Stern- Those memories are important for our Association and important ickle, Taro Leaf editor, sent several copies of the Taro Leaf win- for us as a nation. Tom Brokaw called the veterans of WWII, “The ter edition to help with recruiting. John said that 15 new members Greatest Generation.” We must remember their service and sac- joined our Association. rifice. As long as we preserve their memories and stories, they will never be truly “gone.” That is true of all our 24th ID vets, but Tom Appler just let us know that the Medal of Honor plaque has especially for those from the WWII and Korean War eras that time shipped to New York to be finally mounted on the granite monu- is taking from us. ment. Gene Spicer will transport the completed monument to Fort Stewart, and it will be installed in time for our reunion. A special Every year we lose more and more of our Taro Leaf brothers. This thanks goes to Dan Rickert for covering the shipping costs to get issue of the Taro Leaf lists more than 20 names in our Fallen Com- the plaque to New York. rades section. It is the mission of the Taro Leaf to tell their stories and preserve their memories. But the only way to do that is with Complete reunion details will be available on our website your help. (www.24thida.com). Highlights, in addition to our Memorial Ban- Please continue to send in your stories and photos. Share your quet, will include a tour of Savannah, a Savannah riverboat cruise, wartime, and peacetime, experiences in the 24th Infantry Division. a tour of Fort Stewart, and the dedication of our Medal of Honor I need stories from all eras: WWII, the Occupation of Japan, Korea, monument near the 24th Infantry Division Desert Storm Memorial. Germany, Fort Stewart, Desert Storm, and our time at Fort Riley. I am glad to get any account, including lesser-known stories about The registration form for the 2017 Reunion is on page 24. We hope deployments to Lebanon or Somalia. I would even be happy to to have full details about the reunion tours posted on the website. hear about exercises at Graf in Germany or your trip to the Na- For those who cannot access the website, you can contact me tional Training Center in California. or George Vlasic. Our phone numbers and e-mail addresses are listed inside the front cover of the Taro Leaf. If you don’t see your story submission right away, don’t worry. Sto- ries are being spread out across four issues throughout the year. Please look for the Verbeck Award nomination information in this My goal is to provide a good balance of stories, and for all our issue and send your nominations to Don Brunner. members to be represented in some way, in every issue of the Taro Leaf. But, that means if I have too many stories about a particular The Association needs to elect a new slate of officers in Savannah. era like Korea, or Desert Storm, then I might have to hold your I can only finish this current term as President due to other commit- story until a future issue. I can never receive too many stories and ments. Don Brunner and John Dunn would like to end their tenures photos. as Vice President and Secretary/Treasurer, respectively. I look forward to seeing your stories soon. We look forward to seeing y’all this September in Georgia. JW Sternickle Best wishes, Editor Editor - The Taro Leaf Don Maggio 21541 Wolf Lake Court President Crest Hill, IL 60403 Email - [email protected] SPRING 2017 - 2 - Volume 71, Issue #2 Officers, Directors & Staff 24th Infantry Division Association IN THIS ISSUE President: Don Maggio: 24th Admin, Germany & Fort Riley 411 Concord Rd. Fletcher, NC 2872-9734 President’s Message ………...................................... 2 ph (828) 684-5931, [email protected] Editor’s Message ....................................................... 2 Vice President: Donald Bruner: A Co/2nd Inf, Germany Cover Story: 24th ID During WWII ............ 4 2510 Homestead Loop, Enid, OK. 73703 ph (580) 233-3898 (H), (580) 977-4037 (C) WWII – A Personal Look Back ……….........…... 7 [email protected] Names on the Flag (WWII) ................................ 8 Secretary/Treasurer: John A. Dunn: 2nd Inf Medal of Honor Project …………….................…… 9 9150 Hwy. 51, Westover, AL 35147-9527 ph (205) 678-6165, [email protected] Vet Survived Tiger Death March …….......…… 12 Flak Kaserne in Germany …….....................….…. 12 Board of Directors Dir.-At-Large: George Vlasic, 21st RGT, (910) 287-5618 Letters …….................................................................… 13 Dir.-At-Large: John Burgess, (954) 923-0358, FL Fallen Comrades …….............................................… 14 Permanent Board Members (Past Presidents) Donors …...............................................................….… 17 Thomas M. Appler (2014-16), 24th S&T Bn, (410) 861-7950, MD Sal Schillaci (2010-12), 24th RECON, (716) 837-1635, NY TAPS ………………………..........................................…… 18 Melvin L. Frederick (2008-10), 19th RGT New Members …………..........................................… 18 Summer (507) 455-1639; Winter (760) 772-7909 Gene E. Spicer (2006-08), 19th RGT, (812) 521-2324, IN A True Warrior …..................................................... 19 Wes Morrison (2003-06), 21st RGT, (831) 883-2156, CA Q & A ............................................................................ 20 Vincent Gagliardo (1993-94), 5th RCT, (415) 279-1982, CA Albert McAdoo (1991-92), 5th RCT, (813) 837-2728, FL Membership Application/Renewal ………........ 21 Donald C. Rosenblum (1987-88), Div. HQ, (912) 233-6717, GA Verbeck Award Nominations …........................ 21 Warren C. Avery (1986-87), 21st RGT, (203) 239-3406, CT Donald C. Williams (1968-69), 34th RGT, (586) 566-4627, MI North to the Yalu .................................................… 22 Reunion Information …....................................... 24 Taro Leaf Editor: JW Sternickle, HHC, 24th ID, Desert Storm 21541 Wolf Lake Court, Crest Hill, IL 60403 Honor Our WWII Veterans …............................ 25 ph (815) 436-4786 (Please leave a message.) Desert Storm Cruise …........................................... 27 Associate Editor: Melanie Hansen, ph (630) 788-9001 Reunions ..................................................................… 27 Review Editor: Heidi Edgar, [email protected] Names Added to Desert Storm Memorial ... 28 Historian: George Z. Padar, A Co. 5/32nd Armour, Germany 3508 Moylan Dr., Bowie, MD 20715 Children of Yesterday (WWII) ......................… 29 ph (301) 466-7536(C), [email protected] History Help Needed ..........................................… 29 Membership: John Burgess, 1/13th Artillery, Germany Next Issue ................................................................… 31 P.O. Box 21085 Ft. Lauderdale FL 33335 ph (954) 923-0358, [email protected] Verbeck Award Nomination Form ..............… 31 Quartermaster: John Walters, 1st Bde Taro Leaf, Volume 71, Issue 2, Spring 2017 313 Heritage Overlook, GA 30188 The Taro Leaf is the official quarterly publication of the ph (954) 328-5344, [email protected] 24th Infantry Division Association and is published by and for its members. Opinions expressed or implied are solely those Chaplain: Darrell Williams, Chaplain 3/15th Inf, Desert Storm of their author(s), and not necessarily those of the Editor, the 1341 Hickory Lane, Morristown, TN 37813 Association, or the Department of the Army. ph (423) 312-4752, [email protected] The Taro Leaf is printed in Jacksonville, Florida, and mailed Webmaster: Darrell Williams from the Jacksonville, Florida U.S. Post Office. ph (423) 312-4752, [email protected] Taro Leaf, Summer, Issue 3, Vol. 71 COMING Deadline for submissions: 07/01/2017 Association Website - www.24thida.com UP NEXT Delivered to members by: 08/15/2017 Volume 71, Issue #2 - 3 - SPRING 2017 THE 24TH ID DURING WWII he 24th Infantry Division traces its line- nance Company, the 24th Quartermaster Com- age to Army units activated in Hawaii. pany, the 24th Reconnaissance Troop, the 3rd TThe “Hawaiian Division” was activated Engineer Battalion, the 24th Medical Battalion, on March 1, 1921, at Schofield Barracks, Oahu. and the 24th Counter Intelligence Detachment. The division’s insignia is based on the taro leaf. Taro is a staple of the native Hawaiian diet and WORLD WAR II at the core of the Hawaiian culture. Hawaiians The 24th Infantry Division was among the first believe the taro plant to be sacred. US Army divisions to see combat in World War II and among the last to stop fighting. The di- Between August and September, 1941, the Ha- vision was on Oahu, with its headquarters at waiian Division was reorganized to form two Schofield Barracks, when the Japanese
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