FIGHTING 69rH INFANTRY DIVISION ****.;;/.IssoC'iafion, ..fna VOLUME 46, NO.3 MAY JUNE - JULY AUGUST 1993 "THE THREE B's" 101 STEPHEN STREET BOLTE'S BIVOUACING BASTARDS NEW KENSINGTON, P A 15068 412/335·3224 b-...lle-tiIl. OFFICERS 1992-1993 Welk os O. Hawn, President 2445 South Cody Cou rt Lakewood. CO 80227 _ _ . Di v_ Hq_ Cu rt E. Peterson , Vice President 4900 Wallace A venue Madison. WI 537 16. ...... 569 William C. Sheavly. Secretary 218 Sacred Heart Lane Reistertown, MD 21136 ....... 271 Robert Kurtzman, Treasu r~r~ P.O. Drawer 178 Wilmot. OH 44689 __________________________ 272 Clarence Marshall. Membership 101 Stephen Street New Kensington, PA 15068 .. Div. Hq. Edward Lucci. A uditor ................... 273 William Snidow. Chap/airl .............. 661 Paul S hadle. Co-Chaplaill ................. 27 1 Earl \Vitzleb. J r. Co-Chaplain ........ 273 J oe Wright. Parliamentarian ... Di\,. Hq. Eugene Butterfield, Legal Adu .. Div. Hq. LADIES' AUXILIARY Maria Keller. President Alice Wolthoff, Vice President Stefania Nemeth, Secretary E llen McCann, Assistant Secretary Edith Chapman, Chaplain Jeanne Hawn. A ssistant Chaplain Margie McCombs. SUI/shine Lady BOARD OF DIRECTORS 1992· 1993 Clarence Marshall ................... Oi\,. Hq. Ash Fuller ........................................ 271 Neil Shields ...................................... 272 Edward Lucci .................................. 273 Phil Colombo ............................ Oi varty Walter Holmlin ................................ 269 J oseph J enei . .. .......... 661 Henry Putala . ..................... 777 1993- 1994 Carl A. MilJer ............................ 69 M P George W. Weston ......................... 271 Edgar A. Parsons ............................ 272 Pierce G. Rice. ...................... 273 J. S. Rollman. ..... Oivarty Frank Packard . .... 269 William E. Snidow .......................... 661 Charl es White .................................. 777 ivlarvin Slichter ............................... 369 Alden Angline. ..... 461 1994-1995 Fred Avery .............................. Oiv. Hq. Edward Chando ................ .............. 27 1 Ralph Gobel ____________________________________ 272 Art Hume ............................... ........ 273 Alex Kormas .............. .............. Divart.y \\lard Peterson ................................. 269 Alex Zubrowski ............................... 777 Frank Andrews. ......................... 369 PAST PRESIDENTS *J\laj. Gen. E. F. Reinhardt. TX _ .... Div. Hq. j *l.ester J. Mi lich. ! J . .. ... 569 Sig. *Hvman E. Goldstein. Ny ...... 272 InL *Clifford E. Ewing. GA ......... 769 Ord. Sherman Lawrence. Ny ........ 272 InL Murry Galmen. FL ............... 272 InL Rochester, New York Skyline with the Sam Patch Cruise Boat shown in the foreground_ *Henry Madison. Ny .............. 272 InL *801 Rosenblitt, FL ................. 271 Inf. *Cyril Baron. FL ..... ............... Oi v. I-Iq. *Loar L. Quickie, NJ ..... .......... 271 InL Ha rold M. Starry . PA .......... 272 InL Come and Join Us At The Wm. H. Matlach. Ny ............ 27:1 InL Sam Woolf, N y ................. ..... 273 Inf. (;eo. E. Phillips. FI. .... ........... 271 Inf. Albert Carbonari. CT ... .......... 271 I nL Stanley Olszewski. CT ........... 273 InL 1993 69th Infantry Division Reunion J ohn Moriart.y. MA . 69 t\'1r Hohert Myers. AZ ................ Div. I-Iq . Walter Docrnbach, NJ ......... Oiv. I-Iq. *Georgc Gallagher. F L ....... ivl r & Qi\1 ROCHESTER, NEW YORK Wi lli a m l1eswick. V A .................... 661 Wi ll iam Foster, P/\ ....................... 269 E <J rJ E. Witzleh, J r .. PA ....... 273 InL " /J(,l'/'lJ.'wt! August 8th 15th, 1993 ~ ~ ~=- ~ I \ \ .<) Ir, \ \ \ ~~~"\ SO~~~t \ (~ ~ 41t,, /" > LYELL I AVE . ~ '\/'\ ~ \ Y' >~ \ \ \ \ ~..... = =~ ~~ ('D 0 = ~ oe. ('D=- =~('D • 1"1 t--:l I fll ~ MONROE • ~~J 'XU", 1 A\ ., "'" ----- >-. CJQ('D=Z =rJl ~ ~~ 000 ~1"1 =-~ ~ 0 ....... 01 ~ -.=- ....... ~ ~ ~ Michael Moscaritolo, 19 Trotters Circle, Kissimmee, News From Florida 34743 - 69th Recon: Hope this note finds you feeling much better. I just spoke with Harold Gardner of my troop The Editor's Desk and he stated that my dues envelope or something was returned to you by our post office in Florida. They have instructions whenever I go north for 2 or 3 months to forward my mail. I even told them to forward the 69th Division Bulletin but because it is printed "Do Not Forward," they will not mail it north. I even phoned them because in October and November I was in New Jersey. Well anyway, I mailed my check for $20.00 to Bob Kurtzman and I received my member­ ship card. The rest of the check was Contributory and Postage. Now I have enclosed $5.00 so please mail to me at my address below the last edition of our Bulletin. I am actually disturbed when I don't receive it. I wish to keep up with all the news and the activities. Thank you very much. I also wish to inform you that Vincent D'Meo passed away on June 24, 1992 in Hillside, New Jersey. Vince was listed with the Recon Troop because he always came to our reunions. He was an original member of the 271st Infantry, either A by - Clarence Marshall Company, 1st Battalion, or Headquarters Company, 1st Membership Chairman Battalion. He died while undergoing heart surgery. His widow 101 Stephen Street, New Kensington, PA 15068 still resides at 1018 Schleifer Avenue, Hillside, New Jersey Telephone: 412/335-3224 07205. I'll be residing in Florida for at least 6 months. Take care. Peter J_ K. Hendrikx, Frejushof 6, 5627 TP Eindhoven, Talk to you again. The Netherlands - Thank you very much for your letter of John Kurey, 17 Marlborough Drive, Belle Vernon, Penn­ April 28th, concerning my request for information about the sylvania 15012 - H&S-269th: Just a line to let you know I 69th Division men that are buried at the U.S. Military received your card and newsletter. I still wish to be kept on Cemetery in Margraten. your list. I'm retired, but I still don't have time to do all I'd I appreciate very much that you are willing to publish my like to do. Could you please tell me how many are left from questionnaire in the next issue of your News Bulletin, and I my company? One of these days I'll show up at a meeting, look forward with great interest to the responses from the 69th that is, me and my buddy Toby. Toby is a Siberian Husky veterans. They are the only ones who can tell the great and my constant companion. It's just him and me now against stories of their valiant fallen comrades, so it will be recorded the world. See you soon, I hope. for future generations. P.S. I still have my World War II Show Jeep which is for Thank you very much again for all your help on my sale at $6000.00 or best offer. I've got enough trophies from behalf. It is very much appreciated! Every best wish to you car shows. Anyone interested, please contact me at the and the great veterans of the Fighting 69th Infantry Division! address above. (EDITOR'S NOTE: Mr. Hendrikx's questionnaire appears Norville F. Kendrick, 421 Williams Ditch Road, Canton­ elsewhere in this issue of the Bulletin.) ment, Florida 32533: Please send me information of the 69th Division Reunion. I'm 67 years old and a veteran of World Charles Sydnor Thompson, 2600 Charlotte Plaza, War II. I've been wanting to get in touch with my group. I Charlotte, North Carolina 28244 - C-879th: I am consider­ finally reached you through the American Legion magazine. ing attending the reunion in Rochester and would like to know if you would send me a list of the names of persons that you W.J. Elsner, 26 Mercury Lane, North Ft. Myers, Florida have for C Battery of the 879th Field Artillery Battalion. I 33903 -L-272nd: It is my sad duty to inform you of the death want to write them and see if they will come to the reunion. of Kyle Ellison of Beckley, West Virginia, 115 Olympia Drive I shall appreciate your sending me the names and addresses 2580l. Kyle was a member of the 272nd, Company L. He was of all such persons who have ever joined or attended a reunion. a sergeant of the first mortar squad of which I was also in. I hope this is not too much trouble. Kyle and his wife Mildred have a vacation home in Oldsmar, Florida, where he was at the time of his death. He was out Marvin L. Freeman, 83 Lower Boulevard, New London, on the golf course with friends, when he was stricken by a Connecticut 06320 - C-879th: It's that time of the year again massive heart attack. This was on the 2nd of March and he and we will be leaving our Florida location for our northern passed away in the hospital on the 5th of March. He will be place in Connecticut. We expect to be in our home by May missed by everyone. I hope you can get this in the next 69th 7th or 8th. I enclosed a copy of myoid address label since I Bulletin or at least a space in Taps. don't want to cut the label out of the bulletin. I trust my I have written to some of the people in the 69th, Company address change will produce no problems. I am also enclosing L, 272nd, but am sure I have missed a lot of them. I hope you a check for $1 0.00 for membership renewal. Keep well. Hope are in good health and will try to get to the next 69th reunion. you'll make it to Rochester. Best regards. Lou Lineburgh, 469 Literary Road, Cleveland, Ohio 44113 Howard B. Gardner, R.F.D. #1 , Box 51-C8, Ashdown, - B&S, 881st: Thank you for your response to my phone call Arkansas 71822 - K-273rd: I have located a missing 6ger. about the 69th Division. I have contacted Captain Mills and I am enclosing $10.00 for his dues. I hope it is enough. Please Raymond Hurley from the list. Gene Tabacci must be on send him the 69th stickers, etc. His name and address are as vacation.