The Fighting 69Th Infantry Division Association, Inc. Vol. 54 No. 1 Sep-Dec 2000
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- FIGHTING 69rH INFANTRY DIVISION ****fissoc:iaiion, Ina. VOLUME 54, NO.1 SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER - NOVEMBER - DECEMBER 2000 "THE THREE B'S" P.O. BOX 69 BOLTE'S BIVOUACING BASTARDS CHAMPION, PA 15622-0069 bu.lle-tin.7241455-2901 OFFICERS 2000-2001 Harold Ruck. Presiden' 622 ~Ielvill e Avenue Chattanooga, TN 37412-2645. .... 272 Returning on the Queen Mary Hay Sansoucy, Vice President Anthony Arace, Service Co., 271st: 9000 S. Las Vegas Blvd., #2021, Last Vegas, NV 89193 23 Paradox Drive Worcester, MA 01602 . .......... 272 Ralph Goebel, Secreta I)' 5417 Halifax Lane ~linneapolis, MN 55424-1438 .......... 272 William r..-latlach. Treasurer PO. Box 474 West Islip, rY 11795-0474 .............. 273 Robert. Kurtzman, Membership GilI'm. PO. Box 105 Wilmot. OH 44689-0105 . ...... 272 Edward Lucci, Auditor ...... 273 William Snidow, Chaplaill ........ 661 Paul Shadle, Co-Chap/aill . .. 271 Bernard 2am-en, Legal Advisor ....... 272 LADIES' AUXJLIARY Gloria Czyzyk, Presie/ent '. \.!y Richardson. Vice President Matlach , Secretw)' ~ Ida Goebel, Clwpiaill t:dilh ZafTern, SUlishine Lady BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2000-2001 Charl es Wal sh. ... 27 1 Chester Yastrzemski ....................... 272 Arthur Ha ll .............. 273 William Beswick. .... 661 William Ruebsamen 724 2001-2002 Robert Dimmick . ............ 271 Vincent Mazza .272 Kenneth Sawyer ...... 273 Eugene Pierron. 661 Alex Kormas .. .... 879 2002-2003 Hobe rt Ross ..... ........ 271 Joseph Lipsius ..... 272 Eugene Mi schke ................. 273 Charles Whit.e . 777 WaIter Haag . ... 881 PAST PRESLDE TS ~~ i\ l aj. Gen. E. E Hei nhardl, TX ........................................... Div. \-1 '1 . Lester J. Milich, NJ ................. 569 Sig. "I-lyman E. Goldstein, Ny ......... 272 Inf. ' Clifford E. Ewing, GA ............ 769 Ord. Sherman Lawrence, Ny ........ 272 Inf. ';' i\ iurry Galut.en, PL.. 272 InC Henry Madison, Nt ' ................ 272 InC Sol Hosenblitt. FL ........ 271 Inf. Cyril Baron, PL . ....... Div. IIq. Loa r L. QuickIe, NJ.. ...... 271 Inf. "lI arold M. Stan-y, PA ........... 272 Inf. Wm. R Matlach. Ny ............... 273 Inf. Sam Woolf, Ny ......................... 273 Inf. Geo. E. Phillips, FL ................. 27 1 Inf. Albert Carbonari, CT ............. 27 1 Inf. Stanley Olszewski, CT .. .......... 273 Inf. ~\I 1 Moriart.y, ~IA.. ........... 69 ?oJP :Crt. i\l yers, AZ . .... Di v. Hq. ,alt.er Doernbach, NJ ... Oiv. J-I q. George Gallagher, FL .......... ~IP & Q~I William Beswick, VA ...................... 661 "' William Foster, PA ......................... 269 Earl E. Witzleb, Jr. PA ............ 273 Inf. Welkos O. lI awn. CO .............. Di\,. 1-1'1. Curt E. Peterson, Wi ............. 569. Sig. Robert Pierce, CA ......................... 273 Sol Rosenblitt, Tony Arace, Manny Bartzel Tony Arace in Germany. Jim Boris, PA ......................... 881 FA '- Deceased See page 14 for 271st Regimental Personnel Photo how much work it involves and he should be com mended for the work he does for the organization! I was a "first timer" at the 1999 reunion and really enjoyed it; the very friendly people I met, as well as the many activities and plan to attend all of those in the future as long as I possibly can. I will also be attending the reunion in Atlanta. By Dottie Witzleb, Editor I intend to send a personal letter to all those I met from my unit to tell them I've made my reservations Company E, 273rd Infantry Regiment already and encourage them to do the same promptly. PO. Box 69 Sadly, I see that we have lost N.C. Harrison since the Champion, Pennsylvania 15622-0069 last reunion. I hope his wife and family continue to Telephone: 724/455-2901 attend the reunions as we are all one big family with A NOTE FROM DOTTIE: I was unable to make so much in common, and though the veteran passes on the reunion in Atlanta due to the fact that I had Jury as we all will do some day, our families should keep Duty. I hear it was a good reunion with a small atten attending the reunions just to honor us and be a part dance. Maybe the timing, the location, or the weather of our organization. So Memorial Day comes this factor had something to do with it. Hopefully, next weekend. It is one of the saddest days of the year for year we will have a larger turnout. me and I always sh ed tears when I hear "Taps" blown as I did at the reunion memorial service. When my Here is Pennsylvania we are having very nice brother died last May 8th at age 71 he received the full weather for this time of year. The fall foliage this year military funeral, honor guard at the funeral home. At was outstanding in our area. I hope your area experi the cemetery the rifle shots and then "Taps" and then enced the same kind of fall. my tears started. I would like to take this opportunity to wish all of How I wish the youth of today could realize the you a very blessed Holiday Season and especially, a sacrifices that men and women made in the past for Healthy and Happy New Year. Our Country so that they can now enjoy all of the things they now take for granted. Mrs. Martha Colpean, widow of Carl Colpean, David Allen, PO. Box 414, Hartsville, South 1619 Chestnut Street, Saginaw, Michigan 48602-1825 Carolina 29551-0414 - Co. G, 271st: (ln reply to a let - Co. K, 273rd: I just want to express my thanks and ter from Bill Matlach). I received my membership card appreciation for receiving the 69th Infantry Bulletin. and decals from you last week. Thanks. I display the My husband, Carl, was a member of Company K, decals on both my car and truck (I am a retired 273rd Infantry, 2nd Platoon, and talked often of the farmer!!) but have Yet to be stopped and meet another men he served with. I did not know any of them per 6ger. I hardly expect that since so many of the 6gers sonally, but their names and battles became lodged in are from other parts of the country. I do pickup on ref my memory. I look forward to any mention of these erences to the 69th on occasion in my reading. It hap men or Carl in each Bulletin I receive. Carl has been pened just recently while reading the book entitled gone almost 7 years. He was a wonderful father and "Co mpany Commander" by Charles MacDonald. He husband and I'm sure, a good soldier. He is greatly also wrote "The Sound Of Trumpets" which was very missed. good also. The interesting part of this is that I knew Veto T. DiPento, R.R. #1, Box 46, East Brady, him while we were both college students. He was two Pennsylvania 18028 - Co. H, 272nd: After 53 years, I years ahead of me but I worked with him on the college saw in the local New Pittsburgh Butler Eagle that the paper. We roomed on the same floor and were frater 69th was going to have a reunion. I telephoned Joe nity brothers. If you read that kind of material and Lipsius and he sent me a Bulletin. My wife, have not read them, you might want to look at them. Athanasia and I are going to try and make the next You mentioned something in the note to me that I reunion. I joined the 69th in December 1944 in found very interesting and had to do with the manner Belgium. I took basic training at Camp Wheeler, in which certain members were "chosen" to be sent as Georgia and sailed over on the II DeFrance. I joined H replacements on that sad Christmas Day at Winchester Company, 272nd Regiment in a plowed field in France Barracks. The question as to how or why I was chosen as a replacement. I was wounded on April 7, 1944 try to leave that day h as never occurred to me. I have ing to cross the Werra River and they sent me back to always considered it as that "that's just how the ball a Navy Hospital in France. bounced" that day. I know that it was traumatic for all LeVerne Loveland, 517 Rosewood Terrace, Apt. 2, of us - both those leaving and those staying behind. Linden, New Jersey 07036-5832 - Co. G, 271st: Just As I recall the events of that day, the other "buck" a note to let you know that I believe the 69th Infantry sergeant and I who were chosen were call into the Division Association should be very thankful to have private room of our platoon sergeant and told the Bill Matlach as our Treasurer. Believe me, I know (Co ntinued on Page 3) -2- - THE MAILBOX believe he was from Cleveland, Ohio). From left to right (Continued from Page 2) the 3 standing are Mike Milhelajowsi (can't spell news. My platoon sergeant was T/Sgt. John Aichele Polish names) from New Jersey, Frank Brownlee and he said something like this. "I am not suppose to from Pennsylvania, and Adam Brostoski from New tell you this but I have to - I think too much of you not Jersey. I have not seen or heard from any of those four to. They are flying you to Belgium this afternoon and since I left them in May of 1945 for the English they are going to issue you live ammunition before you Hospital. Keep up the great work. I look forward to leave. Things are changing so fast over there and they every issue of the Bulletin. Thank you very much for do not know where they are going to put you down. " I all your effort and the effort of your staff. know he hated to see us leave and I have never given Connie Brough, daughter of Worley H.