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The Hourglasss s The Hourglasss The Semi-Annual Newsletter of the 7th Infantry Division Association Summer 2008 s 7th Infantry Division Association Comments from your 8048 Rose Terrace Largo, FL 33777-3020 President http://www.7id.us I wish to thank everyone who sent me In this issue... cards and eMails about my health. 2. We Get Letters While I am slowly recovering, full 9. Tell Us About Yourself recovery is going to take some time. 9. The 7th IDA Booster Club 9. Streamer Fund Report 10. Stuart Hunt’s Korea 1951 11. The Quartermaster’s Store Most important is that I was able to 13. Seekers Pages make a reunion site visit to Baton 14. Richard L. Doak:Platoon Leader, 7th Div. 15. Chronicle of Bravery Rouge, LA at the end of September last year before my health 16. Treasurer’s Report gave out on me. Several properties at which to hold the 16. Doug’s Report 17. Alfred Achin’s Korea reunion were visited and I was able to secure an agreement 18. Heartwarming Support 19. Editor’s Perspective with the Holiday Inn South to hold our reunion there June 20. Marilyn Monroe and Me 25-28, 2009. I think everyone will be pleased with this venue 20. Membership Status 21. Okinawa for our reunion as it is surrounded by many things to do. It is 21. Jaccarino Recalls WWII End just an hour and a half drive on Interstate 10 to New Orleans 22. Pfc. Farbman’s Korea 22. 32nd Infantry Reunion and all the things to do and see there. We are in the process 23. Psalm 91 23. 7th IDA Receives $500 Gift of arranging tours in the Baton Rouge area in which we 23. “Noonie’s Footsteps Through the Pacific” think the membership will be interested. We will do our 24. Pay Data 1952 & 2007 25. Map of Korea, Circa 1950 best to arrange for tours that do not involve a lot of up-and- 26. New Member List down stairs but yet give the members an opportunity to see 27. 7th IDA Governing Council 29. Recollections of WWII something of the “Old South.” 29. “Day of Infamy” 30. POW/MIA - Lest We Forget 31. Old Baldy Costly to Americans For those of you who might be interested, there is gaming 31. Minnesota Reunion 32. ‘...Let Us Never Forget...’ available in Baton Rouge. The Belle of Baton Rouge Casino 32. Sidney Backover’s Korea is a river boat casino and is open day and night. The property 33. Pfc. Brice Dietrick’s Korea 34. Man Overboard! has six restaurants. Also, part of riverboat casino gaming in 34. Vet Recalls Korean Battles 35. Men of Truth and Courage in a Forgotten War the area is the Hollywood Casino. This property has three 36. Obituaries restaurants. 37. CPL. Jimmie Dorser Finally Honored 38. Final Taps 39. Membership Application Form Full details and registration forms will be included in the 40. Dues Status 40. The Hourglass Staff Winter 2008 edition of The Hourglass. s I would also like to report that our efforts to promote Published by combined meetings with the component units of the Division GARP Custom Newsletter Service www.garponline.com u [email protected] Continued on Page 19 u s The Hourglass s Summer 2008 We Get Letters Dear Mr. Halbert: Time jobs around here. Just help Enclosed is a check for my 2007-2009 pick some good men for the Association dues. I am also enclosing a betterment of the 7th Div. check which may be used where ever needed. I appreciate your time and effort I received an eMail from Mobile as Treasurer and Roster Manager and when I learned of the loss of you and all the men that serve as another of our members. William Officers, Governors and as members of M. Pitt (Bill) of 1701 Gill Road, Mobile, the Hourglass Staff. Al. 36605 passed away on Feb. 15th after a long hard struggle with cancer. He was You deserve a big ‘Thank You’ from all also a member of the 17th Inf Reg. the 7th Infantry Division Association Assoc.(Hvy Mtr) as well as the Chosin members and a special ‘Thank You’ goes Few. If the other groups could be to Editor Charles Richardson. notified, I would appreciate it very much. My wife and I wish you and yours a very I have a copy of the front sheet of the Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Buffalo Bugle, Vol 13, No 2 dated Jun- God Bless! Jul 2004, where he sent in an article, J.W. (Bill) Wylie with pictures of our memorial, along with Former Adjutant, lst Bn, our Color Guard. He is 4th from the left, 32nd Inf. Regt. 7th I.D., (1950-51) I‘m the 5th. Also a front sheet copy of o O o O o O o O o O o the Chosin Few, Vol 4 No. 3 Jul/Aug 2003,with another nice article and Please send stories similar to William pictures. S. Jones’ “One Soldier’s Journey.” Quote prices. Thanks. Bill had belonged to the Gulf Coast Tom Harvey Chapter of Korean War Veterans since it 1498 CR 3251 was started. He also served as Chapter Clarecksville, AR 72830-8207 President for several years. When our o O o O o O o O o O o Color Guard had a parade, or whatever, he was always the one out front with Old Hello Doug: Glory. He was a great veteran, but also a You never know what might be in the mail great personal friend. these days, and today is no exception. I Regards, have been waiting for some time to mail Clinton L. Howell (Lavon) something to you and I will explain later 2500 S. Vaughan Dr. in this note. Mobile, Al. 36605 eMail: <[email protected]> First thing, I’m sending you my proxy o O o O o O o O o O o vote. Might as well save another stamp from sending it to John Stengel and then Dear Charles, he giving it back to you. Wish I could I am a member of the 7th I.D.A., paid up make the Reunion, but have too many Spring to July 2009. I was in “C” Battery, 49th Page 2 u s We Get Letters (cont.) The Hourglass s Summer 2008 F.A., 7th Division in Korea, 1950-1951. It’s been over half a century since Rocky DeSantis and I talked. We were on a I am enclosing a story and a few Greyhound bus traveling through San Jose photographs (see page 14) taken in 1950 from the Oakland Army Terminal to Fort and 1951. If you do use the photos, could Ord, having just arrived that morning you also inform your readers if they do (Aug. ’56) on the USS “General Mann” recognize any of the guys in the photos from Inchon, Korea. to write me. I would love to hear from Rocky and I were with the 31st Infantry’s them. Thank you. Regt’l Security Platoon. I was just so surprised to hear from him as he was Hope to see you at the next reunion in seeing my name. It’s really a small world. Baton Rogue in 2009 (God Willing) Al A. Achin Thanks for all your efforts to keep the 36 Sumner Street association going. North Attleboro, MA 02760 Best regards, o O o O o O o O o O o Stan & Jo Livingstone 31st Inf., Korea ’55-’56 Dear Veteran: 337 El Molino Way, Please find enclosed my dues payment. I San Jose, CA 95119-1616 am sorry that I cannot attend the Reunion eMail: <[email protected]> this year, but maybe I can give some o O o O o O o O o O o suggestions. Dear Sir: I attended the one held in Las Vegas in I was proud to serve the 7th Bayonet 2003 and my wife and I included a nice division. I can’t tell you the names of long trip covering 6,000 miles. Since all the places where I served. They took this was held after Labor Day the hotels us out to raid several hills in North were reasonable and not crowded. Since Korea side. Not every battle we were in we exist on fixed incomes we were able to had dead and wounded. I can proudly say visit many states of this country besides while I was there, we never had any Missing attending the Reunion. I believe that is in Action (MIAs) although I had several probably the best time of the year to dead and wounded friends. schedule these events. I believe it was October 1952 when we Hope this will be of some help in relieved the 17th Regiment on Pikes Peak scheduling of future Reunions. if you have any idea where that is at. A Donald Lafleche South Korean Army unit relieved from Btry B, 49th Inf Bn, Korea, 1953-1954 there. We then were taken out to raid 1237 Ferncliff Dr. another North Korea hill to take over Alpens, Mich. 49707 Old Baldy. I am sure that the 7th Division o O o O o O o O o O o boys have heard of Old Baldy. Dear Charlie, While serving on Old Baldy I believe it Just before Christmas I received an eMail was the Chinese New Year in 1953 when the from a fellow in Garden City, N.Y. who Chinese tried to overcome part of our had spotted my name in a “Letters to the company after six hours of fighting and Editor” in the last “Hourglass.” two platoons of troops from another u Page 3 s We Get Letters (cont.) The Hourglass s Summer 2008 country.
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