leBl THE OFFIC lAI. PL BI J t ATION • VKTKRANS OF THK BATTLK OF THF BUL(iE, INC. VOI.LIMK XXIII NUMBER HE ARDENNES CAMPAIGN DEDICATION: SATURDAY, MAY 29, 2004 VBOB members and guests will be the largest single veterans organization in attendance - See Page 7 344"' Bomb Group 60"'Anniversary "SILVER STREAKS” Commemoration Carl Christ, historian, tells of his Belgium & Luxembourg 344th Bomb Group’s mission during Over 250 responses to The Bulge period. recent questionaire. page 25 VETERANS OF THE Neil B. Thompson •CALIFORNIA* *IOWA* STATEN ISLAND (Lll) LEHIGH VALLEY (LV) FRESNO iV) U3WA (XXXIV) William Abell 917-299-9766 Morris D Metz 61D-252-3694 BATTLE OF THE BULGE, 740th Tank Battalion (Med) Kennelh Hohmann 559-227o2}2 Plus P. Reis 712-368-2335 27 Clark Ave 125 Richard Garr Rd 5515 N. F-esno St #124 Robert F. Phillips 103 Davi?nport St Staten Island, NY 10313 Easton PA 18040-6916 INC. Fresno. CA 9371-8335 28th Infantry D vision Holstein. lA 51025 P.O . 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MO 20904 LO^G ISLAND (LXIII) •RHODE ISLAND* publication of the Veterans of SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (XVI) 1st Infantry Dit/ision David Saltman 516-221-5096 RHODE ISLAND (XXIV) John W. Mosley 562-947-1717 the Battle of the Bulge. •MASSACHUSETS* PO Box 7127 William Gaynor 401-437-1297 16428 Lebo St LAMAR SOUTTER/CENTRAL Wantagh.NY 11793 PO Box 164 Publisher/Chief Editor: O ne Year: A/hlttier, CA 90603 MASSACHUSETTS (XXII) Wan-en, Rl 02885 George Chekan Joseph F. Zimmer John E. KIcAulifle 508-754-7183 •NORTH CAROLINA* $AN DIEGD (U ) 4115 P leasan t SI NO^TH CAROLINA (IX) *SOUTH CAROLINA* 9th Infantry Division 87th Infantry Di/ision l^obert D. Schrell 858-274-5738 W orcester. MA 01609 \MlliamR Stnckland 910-897-8295 St^T H CAROLINA (VII) :’530 San .loaquin Ct R.C #3. Box #514 Joseph B Jones 803 T82-3638 Contributing Editors: Earle Hart :>an Diego California 92109 CAPE COD & THE ISLANDS (l.Vill) Dunn, NC 28334 5828 Pinebranch Rd Robert F. Phillips 87th Infantry Di/ision Alexande-W. 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OH 45840-6952 9th Infantry Division VBOB PAST PRESIDEMTS: •DELAWARE* •MISSISSIPPI* AIJVMO (XLVI) Executive Vice President: (IRANDYWINE VALLEY CHAPTER (LXVIl MISSISSIPPI (XXXIII) BUCKEYE (XXIX) John Hamilton 210-696-1904 Clyde D. Boden* 19»1-84 Charles Gafleney 302-762-302) James E. Booth 662-258-7584 Milan A Rclik 330-867-2061 9606 Tioga Dnve Stanley Wojtusik S07 Shipley Rd Robert J. VanHouten 19iW-86 108 Meadow Ln 127 J C ulpepper Dr San Antonio. TX 78269-1904 Wilmington OE 19803-4927 106th Infantry Division George Chekan t9*t6-88 Eupora. NTS 39744 Akrt.n, OH 44313-6840 Vice President/Membership: LONE STAR (L) William T. Greenville 19(18-90 •FLORIDA* •MISSOURI* GEN. D. D. EISENHOWER (XXXV) C hauncy L. Harris Harry J. Meisel C ENTRAL rLORIDA (XVIII) GATEWAY (XXV) Genild E, Hogue 419-675-2082 PO Box 112474 Darrell Kuhn 1990-92 386-789-537 5 56 AAA AW Battalion Mike Skrzypczak W Kent Stephens 618-344-1616 18905 StatK Route 309 E CarrolMon, TX 75011-2474 William R. 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VA 23803-1019 •ALABAMA* Mt Laurel NJ 08054 GOLDEN TRIANGLE (XLVMI) Corresponding Secretary: GEN. GEORGE S PATTON JR. (XI) SUSQUEHANNA (XIX) •WASHINGTON* Dorothy S. Davis James W Siniard 205-6 >3-8175 Harry E. Kinay J52-873-8r.8(i SOUTH JERSEY (LXI) itAs. Clara Gustin 717-342-8496 NORTHWEST (VI) 11569 SW 71 Cir Phil Robbins 360-«i74-7175 57th Field Hospital 125 Sum m er Brook Ln Milton Shepherd 509-465-4199 230 Crown Ave. Afabaster, AL 35007 Ccala, FL o4476-9482 PC Box 1£5 Scranton, PA 18505-2016 PO Box 993 Recording Secretary: Goshen NJ 08218 Po>1 Orchanj, WA 98366 FLORIDA SOUTHWEST CHAPTER (LXVIII •ARIZONA* WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA (XIV) John Bow/en Vincent Runowich '^27-323-37 9t •WISCONSIN* ARIZONA {XXVI} •NEW YORK^ Harvey B. Waugaman 724-834-4474 4)63 10th Ave N NORTHERN WISCONSIN (I) Associate Member Lester King 62 3-916-1184 CENTRAL NEW YORK (II) 9 MeaCowbrook Ave Si. Petersbi rg. FL 33713 Elnwr M Dellenbach 71 5-H4 5-3951 • • ••• 626 N 68th Ave Donald F. Dixon 315-668-7771 <5reenburg. PA 15601-1711 9202 Highland Dr Phoenix. AZ 85043 269 Northland Dr Administrative Director: Central Square, NY 13036-975^. Wausau. W1 54401 •INDIANA' Nancy Monson 703-528-4058 SOUTHERN ARIZONA (Llll) OHIO VALLEY (XXXI) NORTHERN INDIANA (XXX' 724-758-3163 • •• •• John G Westover 520-2-I7-1492 MOHAWK VALLEY (XXVIII) Felix J Cistolo F’ankW Dudash 111 =ranklin Ave CONTACT THE CHAPTER IN YOU^^ ARIIA. 6100 N Oracle #20 Kenneth C. Thayer 315-827-4241 7^5 Savanah Dr Elllwood Cit>. PA 16117-2214 YOU WILL BE GLAD YOU DID. TRUSTEES: Tucson, AZ 85704 6971 Stok'JS-WestermvilleRd Crown Point. IN 4630'^-5255 Avii. NY 13303 IF YOU FIND YOU HAVE A LITTt.E TIME, 'BELGIUM* CENTRAL IVDIANA (XLVII) SOUTHCENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA (XLV) WRITE TO VBOB AND W E'LL SEND /O U THE Three Years; 5TH FUSILIERS OF BELGIUM (XXXVI I) HUDSON VALLEY (IL) 317-881-4:8C NECESSARY TOOLS TO GET OFF TO A R oger Hardy (J 0).41 71 13 Julius G Gr/ctko Andy Maie' 518-235-1271 Oeoige F Schneidef 717-464-9442 Richard G. Guenter 7i)19 M anker St 237 Willow Valley Dr GCKCD START IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A 14. Landdijk 83? Sixth Ave 511th Engineer Light Ponton Company Irdianapolis. IN 46227-8523 Lancaster, PA 17602-4782 CHAPTER IN YOUR AREA 8370 Blanbenberge. Belgium Troy. NY 12182 NUiy 2004 THE BULGE I3UGLE Recently I was invited to talk to the students at Calvert High President's Message School in Calvert County, Maryland, and to relate my experiences to four history classes. Aided by visuals 1 put I hate to repeat myself, but as I wrote in the February issue of together with my daughter and aided by artifacts provided by The Bulge Bugle, this is an exciting time for all veterans of VBOBer Earle Hart, I took them through my service as a 9 th World War II, and our extended families.