APOLOGIES TO B.M. ____ ____________________fK ' See Pages 7,8 ^ YOUR NEXT VBOB REUNION... ^ • 3 ^ ' 'mr\\ JMIIIIIllii QUINCY, MASS. r 8 M ILE S SOUTH OF H ISTO RIC BOSTON SEPT. 4, 5, 6, 7, 2003 COM PLETE D ETAILS PAGES 16, 17, 18, 19 r w ^ - ' VETB^NS OF THE Neil B Thompson •CAUF JRNIA* •IOWA* STATEN ISLAN3 (Ul) READII4G (LXIV) FRESNO lOtVAlXXXrV) Carmine D. Burzumato 718-966-3795 Sam uel B Scales 61C-9:!l-2560 BATTLE OF THE BULGE. 740th Tank Battalion (Med) Kenmith Hohmann 559-227-5232 PKsP Reis 712-368-2335 630 Woodrow Rj 3419 F oster Ln Joseph F. Zimmer 4111 N. Sherm an St. 10} Oavenpol St Staten Island. N^ 10312 Reading, PA 19605 INC. Fresno. Ov 93726 87th Infantry Division Holstein. lA M025 P.O. Box 11129 GENESSEE VALLEY (LVIl) CUMBI-RLAND VALLEY (LXV) GEN. GEORGE S. PAITON, JR. (XHI) H/.WKEYE STATE (XLIV) Marlin J. Cocoa 585-671-1229 John W Fague 717-5 M)-<817 Oonakj C. Stafford 4C»-662-047:i Arlington. VA 22210-2129 H^rokl R Lin<1strom 515-278-0081 813 Hawthorne Rd 306 Lurgan Ave Tw o Y ears: 101 N'ia Stxlerin: 4195 75th SI. Webster. NY U580-2625 Shippensburg. PA 17257 703-52&4058 Aptos.CA 95003 Frederick R. Carmichael 0<sM>ines. lA 50322-2551 MID-HUDSON V ALLEY (UX) •RHODE ISLAND* 87th Infantry Division GOU)EN SATE pC) •MARYLAND-DC* Herliert Goodwii 914-783-3601 RHOOIE ISLAND (XXfV) Russell S. Rodgers 415-731-822J> Peter F. Dounis Mi\RYLAND/i:.C. (ill) PO Box 285 WitHarTi G aynor 401 -4 )7 -1297 Published quarterly, THE 1912 lOUi Ave 75th Infantry Division John T. Worth ngton. III Monroe. NY 10950 PO B 0 < 164 BULGE B JGLE is the official San l-rancjsco, CA 94116 Robert F. Phillips 3110 (^racefilc Rd «CC-203 W arren, Rl 02665 publicatior of the Veterans of Si ver Spring. VC 20904 LONG ISLAND (LXIII) SOUTHERN CAUFOR flA (XVI) 28th Infantry Division David Saltman 516-221-5096 •SOUTH CAROLINA* the Battle of the Bulge. John W. Mosley 5(>2-947-1727 lAASSACHUSETTS* PO Box 7127 SOUTH CAROLINA (VII) 1642B Lelw St LAMAR :iOUTTER/CENTRAL W antagh. NY 11793 Josepli 6 Jones 80>-7)2-:^38 Whittier. CA 90603 Publisher Chief Editor: O ne Year: M,KSSACHU:iETTS (XXII) 5626 F'inebranch Rd John E. McAiiiffe 508-754-7183 •NORTH CAROUNA* Cohjmsia. SC 29206 George Chekan James W. Hunt SAN OlECiO (U) 425 Pleasant St. NORTH CAROliNA (IX) Robert 0 Schrell 6!>6-274-573S iJth Infantry Division 1st Infantry Division Worcester M< 01609 WiUiam R. Stilckiand 910-697-6295 •TEXAS* 2530 San Joaquin Ct R.O. «3. Box *£14 GREATER HOUSTON (XXVII) Contributing Editors: Demetri Paris San Diego, CaHfoinis 92109 CAPE COD I; THE ISLANDS (LVIII) Dunn. NC 283:(4 James C Budner 713-783-tM49 Robert F. Phillips 9th Armored Division AlexaiKlerW Macisaac 508-362-6876 10312 Briar Forest Dr •CONm CTICUT* 2iith Infantry Division Charles L Goss 21 Freem an HousKin. TX 77042-2407 CONNEC nCU T YANKEE (XL) Yiirmcuth Por. MA 02575 *fK>RTH DAKOTA* Historical Research: 75th Infantry Division Rich ard Egan 203-634-0974 NORTH DAKOTA (XX) BEN FREEMAN (XXXVll) 79 Atcove St John D. Bowen • •••• •MICHKMN* Sybil Peterson Ned W Smith hleriilen. <rr 06451 Associate Member HISTORICAL FOUNDATION: WEST MICHKU^N (XXIII) (Address need€<I) 11399 County Road 2326 • •• •• Maurice Cole 23t-67&-4040 Tyler. TX 75707-9541 P resid en t: William T Greenville *C0I.<)RA1K> P<D Box 81 ROCKY FOUNTAIN (}iXXIX) 86th Chemical Mortar Battalion Fife Lake. Ml 49633 •OHIO* ALAMO (XLVI) ELECTED OFFICERS: M. Dale kIcCali 970-876-2500 BLANCHARD VALLEY (XLM) John ttamilton 210496 1904 245 5 G oU en Dr P resid en t: GREAT LAKE S (XXI) Maivin A. Russel 419-423-6S30 9606 Tioga Drive SiH. OO 81652 Louis Cunningham C ta p ie r now <Jefunct 1926 Queeenstvood Dr #4 San Antonk). TX 78269-1904 Fir>dlay. OH 4 5 ^ 0 -6 9 5 2 105th Infantry Division •OEIJW ARE* VBOB PAST PRESIDENTS: •MtSSISSIPPI* LONE STAR (L) BRANDYMNE V A U J Y CHAPTER (LXV!) Executiv€ Vice President: M ISSISSIPP (XXXJU) BUCKEYE (XXIX) Chauricy L. H am s Chutes C^ffeney 302-762-3023 Clyde D. Boden* 1981-84 Jjiires E. Booth 662-258-7584 Milan A Rokk 330-067-2061 PO Bcix 112474 George Chekan 907 Shipley Rd Robert J. VanHouten 1984-86 11)0 Meadow Ln 1278 C ulpepper Or Carrollon. TX 75011-2474 ^h Infantry Division WMningtcfl. OE 1909:-4927 George Chekan 1986-88 Ejpoia, MS 19744 Akron. OH 44313-6840 •VERMONT-NEW HAMPSHtftE JNE> Vice President/Membership: •n.<ifUDA> William T. Greenville 1988-90 •MtSSOURh GEN. D. D. EISENHOWER (XXXV) TRI-STATE (XVII) CENTRAIL FLoraiM (ICVM) Harry J. Meisel GATEWAY (XJ(V) Geivid E. Hogue 419-675-2062 Alpha A Chevrette 6C>3-' 85-9448 Darrell Kuhn 1990-92 Ray V. B<«$s«rd 904-734-2748 AAA AW Battalion Kent SteiMiens 618-344-1616 18905 State Route 309 E 16 Birch H il Dr 515 Lake VMnnemisoti Or William R. Hemphiir 1992-93 1 >7 Bkiffvie^tf Lane Kenton. OH 45326-9723 Hooksett.NH 03106-1523 Vice President/Chapters: O eL ind. FL 32724>««16 William P Tayman 1993-94 Col6nsville.IL 62234 George Fisher NORTH COAST OHIO (XXXVl) •VIRGINIA* Grover C. Twiner 1994 95 FLORIDA. CTTRUS (C<J(I) •NEW JERSEY* Edwin’J. StocA 216-731-1250 NORTHERN VIRGIMA (XV) 23th Infantry Division Gentkf V Myers 863-606-21 ;;i Stanley Wojtusik 1995-97 PICA riNNY (LTV) 27101 EdgecltfOr Rotwit J. VanHouten 703-;!73 4168 320 E Palm Oi Vice Presiiient/Miiltary Affairs: JimesK. Cil«n 973-504-6126 Eucid. Oh 44132 3745 Chain Bridge Rd George C. Linthrcum 1997 99 Lakislartd. FL 33803-: 650 Stanley Wojtusik 6 Parkwood Ftd Fairfax. VA 22030-3212 John J. Dunleavy 1999-2C01 Sucoisunna.NJ 07876 INDIAN RIVER FL O «O A (XU) 105th Infantry Division CRATER (XUH) Alfred J. BabedU 561-664-09S2 Vice PresiJent/Public Affairs: FORT MONMOUTH (LVI) •PENNSYLVANIA* W. BtxterPerkinson 004-i90 1105 915 HemlocfcSt •D eceased Edward Tuncl 732-264-5447 DELAWARE VALLEY (IV) 9441 W River Rd Jack Hyland B«n>foot Bay. FL 3:>f 76 64th Infantry Divisk>n 3 C hestnut Or Stanley Wojtusik 215-637-4191 Matooca.VA 23803-1019 hazlet. NJ <ir730 9639 W ssm onvng St SOUTHEAST FLORKiA (L » ) T re a s u re " Philadelphia. F'A 19114 •WASHINGTON* George f'isher 561-S85-70l)e CHAPTER PRESIDENTS FORTDIX(I.X) N0R1*HWEST (VI) William P. Tayman 34SS S Ocean Biwd It >03 Ltoyd Orth 6&6-235-0504 SUSQUEHANNA (XIX) LoisNNAck 253->66 7665 Pakn Bench. FL 334t^Q 87th Infantry Division 10 Lcicust S Ms Clara Gusiin 717-342-6496 P 0 B 3 X 64388 Correspcnding Secretary: -ALABAMA' 1^1. Laurel, rjj 08054 230 Crown Av). University Place. WA 09474-0330 GEN. GEORGE S. PATTON, JR . (XI) GOIXEM TRIAMSLE (XLVHI) Scranton. PA 10505-2016 Hany E. Kirt>y 552-073-63^)0 Dorothy S Davis Leslie Ray Huckaby 25S-593 6353 SOUTH JERSEY (LXI) •WISCONSIN* 11539 S'M 71 Cii 57th Field Hospital 99 H uckaby Hollow Rd kKKon Shepnerd 609-465-4199 WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA (XIV) NOR'rHERN WISCONSIN (I) Horton, AL 35960-9771 Ocala. 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Belgium (^ e o n sb u r'r New Yortc 12804 Changewater, NJ 07631-0041 IHH IUJLCJK BUGU-: Ma> 2003 be the approval we have received from the United States Senate President's Message and the House of Representatives to place a more visible monument to our battle in Arlington Cemetery.