NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS

NINETY-FIFTH INFANTRY DIVISION ASSOCIATION

P. O. Box 1274 Chicago 90, lllinois

OUR NATIONAL OFFICERS

WALTER LASKC_SKI (Med Det, 378th Inf) - President837 Mulford, Evanston, Illinois

WILLIAM D. 0'BRIEN (Hq Co, 377th Inf) - ist Vice President8835 Harper Avenue, Chicago, lllinois

SEYMOUR S. TROTT (95th Signal Co) - 2nd Vice President316 West Barry Avenue, Chicago, lllinois

J. GERARD SITTER (Div Hq, G-2 Sec) - Secretary5931 Newport Avenue, Chicago 34, Illinois

FRANCIS E. SAFARIK (Div Hq, AG Sec) - Treasurer912 Ridge Ave., Arlington Heights, lllinois

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

EDWARD GUIANE (Med Det, 378th Inf)6723 South Normal Blvd., Chicago 21, lllinois

LEONARD F. KOCH (Co B, 379th Inf)1625 North Lockwood, Chicago 39, lllinois

EDWARD L. RADIK (SeN Btry, 36Oth FA Bn)1649 North Maplewood Avenue, Chicago 47, lllinois

GERALD F. RAMSHAW (Service Co, 377th Inf)i0523 Calumet Avenue, Chicago, lllinois

JA_S F. DENNISON (Co E 377th Inf)1847 North Whipple Street, Chicago 47, lllinois

THEODORE S. NELSON (Div Hq Co)1245 West 71st Place, Chicago 36, lllinois

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THE ASSOCIATION EXTENDS TO ALL OF ITS MEMBERS AND

THEIR FAMILY A MOST HAPPY AND SUCCESSFUL

NEW YEAR

SUMMARY _ THIRD ANNUAL REUNION HELD AT COLUMBUS t OHIO

The third annual reunion of the 95th Infantry Division Association was attended

by and enjoyed by hundreds of former 95ers and their wives who together voiced

their opinion by saying, "We had a grand time."

JERRY BASS, Co E, 379th Infantry assumed the most prominent role by successful-

ly making the reunion one to be remembered throughout the years. As chairman of

the reunion, he took care of the thousand and one details in Columbus which

helped everyone to have a more enjoyable week-end.

In other parts of the Journal you will see more complete data as to the attend-

ance, election of officers, financial results, etc. While the association suf-

fered a slight financial loss as a result of the reunion, we feel that general-

ly the overall picture was a huge success. We tried, and successfully accomp-lished the feat of moving the reunion city away from Chicago to enable former

95ors from other states to attend the reunion. As a result of this move, we

attracted 50 new members into the association. We feel that these fellows willattend future reunio_ as a result of their renewed acquaintances with their

former buddies. GENERAL TWADDLE and MRS. TWADDLE highlighted the reunion by

their presence and we were all glad to see them both. In view of the most in-

teresting and sincere talk the General gave at %he METZ hour, and also the fact

that many of the association members were not able to be there, we felt that by

reprinting his speech in full in this Journal we could all benefit by his most "_"

timely talk.

•We were also fortunate this past year to have Reverend CHARLES A. PATRICK, Chap- J:

lain of 379th Infantry attend the reunion. Father PATRICK also gave a most in- .

teresting talk and we appreciated his presence at the reunion.

An inmcwa_ion was tried at this reunion which was not tried before. In the past,

Friday evenings were reserved as a smoker for men only. This year the ladieswere also invited to the affair and dinner and entertainment was also furnished.

Your association would like to hear the pros and cons of this new arrangement

so we may _ake our future reunion plans according to the majority opinion.

Saturday evening's dinner dance is always an important event at every reunion.

Besides enjoying good co,any, there is always good food, music and entertain-

ment. It also gives the wife a chance to get a new dress and a new hairdo so

naturally they are our most ardent supporters at these affairs.

A most interesting feature which was noticed at this reunion was percentage

wise, the increase in attendance at the Metz hour. The solemnity of the METZ

HOUR again brings back fact that we have not forgotten those valiant 95ers whowould never be able to attend a reunion. This Sunday morning service is per-

haps the most impressive affair of every reunion.

Like every successful organization, we would have liked to have seen many morefaces at the reunion. However we realize that it isn't possible for all to at-

tend because of business engagements, families, etc. By _aving the FOURTH AN-

NUAL R_UNION atCKilwaukee, Wisconsin, we hope to accomplish two purposes: home-

ly, reach new potential members in Wisconsin and Minnesota and also to get freebeer from the local breweries.

STATISTICS OF THE REUNION

One of the main features of every reunion is to compile some of the statistics

as a result of the reunion and to forward this information to all of the mem-

bers of the association.

The following number of registrants by organization attended the reunions In

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this figure the wives and sweethearts of the reunion are not included but merelythe number of active members attending.

Division Headquarters ....... iO 377th Infantry Regiment .... 8395th Signal Company ......... 2 378th Infantry Regiment .... 4395th Quartermaster Company.. 3 379th Infantry Regiment .... 9032Oth Medical Bn ............ Ii 358th Field Artillery Bn... I095th Reconnaissance Troop... 1 Division Artillery .........795th Ordnance Company ...... 5 359th Field Artillery Bn... 4320th Engineers ............. 6 360th Field Artillery Bn... 6547th AAA Bn ................ 5 92Oth Field Artillery Bn... 2

No organization ............ 6Total -- 290

New members who Joined the division association at the reunion are as followsz

Luther E. Sutherland . Co E, 379th Inf Ernest J. Justice . Co A, 320th Eng_

I Harold Green ......... Co E, 379th Inf A.L. McKnlght,Jr.. Cannon Co,

Stephen Korol ........ Co B, 320 Engr 377th InfRalph Dodd ........... Co E, 379th Inf Robert L. Clarridge-Co M, 379th InfRobert Andrews ........ Btry B, 547th James Dane ........ Co F, 379th Inf

AAA AW Bn Mansel UcLane ..... Anti Tank Co,R. w. Huth ........... C Btry, 358 F_. 378th Inf

Bn Robert Morelli .... Co A, 378th InfFrank Wilson ......... 95th Recon Herman Schulze, Jr. . Anti Tank Co,William Klawitter .... Co A, 320th 379th Inf

Engr Bn Otto E. Firla ..... Service Co,Gerald V. Wyandt ..... Co F, 379th Inf 920th FA Bn

Ben Taylor, Jr ....... Co A, 379th Inf Glenn F. Smith .... Co C, 377th InfRobert E. Roberts,Jr.. Co F, 377th Inf Charles Hamstead .. Co B, 379th InfJames E. Morris ...... Co C, 377th Inf Frank Halper ...... Co A, 379th InfEdward Codes ......... Hq Co 378th Inf Joseph L. Brown ... Co I, 378th InfR. E. Webner ......... Div Hqs, AG Sam Stazeteki ..... Co F, 378th Inf

Section William K. Taylor.. Co D, 378th InfC. W. Post ........... Hqs, 2nd Bn, John B. Sten ...... No organization

378th Inf William Lackaton .. No organizationCarl A. Brualdi ...... Btry C, 358th Ralph Feasby ...... No organization

FA Bn Edgar McDowell .... No organizationWilliam H. Lahue ..... Co M, 378th Inf Paul Pruden ....... No organizationJohn B. Papiel ....... Hqs Co, 379th Inf Herb Summers ...... No organizationRussell E. Tcurville . Co M, 378th Inf Vincent Furri ..... Hqs Co, & Co C,Paul Sr_der .......... Co C, 377th Inf 377th InfCarrelJ. Jordan ...... Co D, 377th Inf Robert B. Hill .... Co B, 32Oth _edJames L. Elder ....... 795th Ordnance Co BnEugene Boyd .......... Co C, 377th Inf Josef Priddy ...... Div Qm,, G-2Huadon D. Owen ....... Co D, 379th Inf SectionW. G. Doerr .......... Hqs Co, 2nd Bn, Wilbert Kinren .... Btry B, 36Oth

378th Inf FA BnArchie Richardson .... Hqs & Hqs Co,

379th Inf

Orchids to the following members who travelled the farthest distance to attendthe reunions

Sidney Schwartz Btry B, 36Oth FA Bn New York City, New YorkRalph A. Ciampa 795th Ordnance Company Boston, MassachusettsFred A. Ciampa 795th Ordnance Company Boston, MassachusettsSidney L. Nolen Co G, 379th Inf Dallas, TexasJoe Butler Btr7 _ 547th AAAAW Bn Conroe, TexasB.E. Henderson 547th AAA AW BU Conroe, TexasEverett U. E_els 320_h Med Bn Liverpool, New YorkRichard Porlish Co I, 377th Inf Forest Hills, New YorkJohn Kehn Co G, 377th Inf Sioux Falls, South DakotaJoseph M. Roach Co H, 377th Inf New York City, New York

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The following is a financial report of the results of the recent reunion:

CASH P_nEIPTS

Sale of dinner tickets and registrations ..... $2,380.75Sale of kisses of "Miss 95th" ............... 3.00Com_ssions on photographs sold ............. 13.50

-- $2,397.25EXPENSES

Friday evenings dinners # 186 $ 632.20 693.60Gratuity 61.40

Saturday evening dinners 348 1,190.02Gratuity 115.50 i,305•52Coffee hour Saturday 42.38Music and entertainment 335.00Printing, signs, floral pieces, clerical

help, etc. 229.94

Cellophane Jackets for identification cards 73.50Railroad tickets Chicago to Columbus & return

$174.80Less - amount paid by mesi_rs 169.32 5.48

Total Expenses __ 2_.17LOSS ON THIRD ANNUAL _-I_ION =======_=

GENERAL TNADDLE'S TALK AT THE _ETZ HOUR

This is the ,Met$ Hour" - an hour set aside to honor the glorious dead of the95th Infantry Division. The hour is most appropriately named for it was atMetz, that bastion of military strength which had not been reduced by an hos-tile force in i_00 yearm, that the Division engaged in its first major opera-tion of World War II.

Ringed by a maze of fortresses from which the enemy literally poured, from aper-atures in thick walls of concrete and steel, streams of artillery and machine-gun fire, the mission of capturing the city seemed almost impossible. Yet, atthe appointed hour on November 8th, 19_4, our Infantry assult units, reinforced _.by field artillery, tanks, tank destroyers, engineers, anti-aircraft artilleryreconnaissance troops and service troops, advanced into the inferno. With "march-ing fire" and an indomitable spirit of "currying on" in spite of enemy fire andobstacles, they made steady progress.

During the eleven days of t_e MOte operation the Division made five forced crossings of the flooded Moselle, cleared the way for Corps and Army Troops %o move %othe East bank, cap_xred hundreds of prisoners, and forced the remaining elementsof German Troops to withdraw east of the Maginot Line or to seek refuge withinthe walls of the fortresses.

On the eleventh day, the assaultelements of the 377th, 378th and 379th InfantryRegiments and "Task Force Bacon" entered the city where they were acclaimed by acheering populace,Joyous for having been released from the Nazi yoke.

The victory was a major one, but the cost was terrific. Scores of our boys wereleft dead on the battlefield, hundreds of others were wounded and evacuated tohospitals, where some died of their wounds.

Ranks were thinned and the efZective fighting strength of the Division was im-paired, yet that "carry on" spirit, spurred by feats of bravery, mounted to ahigh pitch which caused those remaining %0 fight on at any cost.

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Successfully, they fought through the Maginot Line and into the Siegfried Linein the Sasr Valley, engaged in operations along the River _aas in Holland, ad-vanced to the Rhine, crossed the Rhine into Westphalia, and assisted in reducingthe Ruhr Pocket.

_issions were accon_lished but at the price of an ever-increasing number of dead.The total reached 1,390.

At the time these brave men of the 95th made the supreme sacrifice, they werefighting with the determined purpose of bringing about the defeat of a regime oftyrannical characters who sought _o bring the peoples of the civilized world totheir _ees in submissionj and to llve a life that they would dictate.

What a pity that our dead heroes were not with us when the Nazi surrendered un-conditionally. It was an occasion in which they had gained the major share ofthe honor and glory.

On "VE-Day" we were all of the opinion that the War which would end all wars hadbeen fought and won. But the peace for which our comrades had given their liveswas not to last long.

Farther to the East there appeared on the horizon a more determined tyrannicalgroup whose goal is to make the whole world one Communistic State, forcing thepeople of all nations to bend to the will of authority in Moscow.

By forcing their satellites into agressive action, by subterfuge, propaganda andcontinuous borings from within in all free countries, the Russians have gainedground to the extent that danger lurks on all sides. It is a most serious threatto the peace and freedom for which our 95th men gave their lives.

It is possible that all of us here present do not realize the seriousness of thesituation, but the time is here when the blood of every living 95th man shouldboil with determination to do his part to stop the progress of Communism. Leteach one's thought and action be expressions of a true American, willing to givehis all, when called upon, to preserve the liberty and freedom handed down to usby our forefathers.

If our Division's heroic dead were aware of world conditions today and were ableto comnmnicate with us, they would says "Carry on you fellows of the 95th; youhave another mission to accomplish."

On this, the Third Annual Reunion of the 95th Infantry Division, let us, the form-er members of the Division, keep faith with our dead, and resolve to "Carry On" asthey would have us.

In confirmation of this resolution, it is requested that all stand, face the colors,and while taps is being sounded, Join with me in a salute to our honored dead.

BUSINESS MEETING

MINUTES THI_ MEETING

The third business meeting of the 95th Infantry Division Association was opened byits National President Gerald F. Ramshaw, at 1OOO hours on Saturday, September 6,1952 in the main ballroom of the Deshler Walllck Hotel, Columbus, Ohio.

SECRETAHY'S REPORT

The secretary, J. ,Gerard Sitter, gave the secretary's report of last year's busi-ness meeting.

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TREASURER'S REPORT

The treasurer, Francis Safarik, gave the Treasurer's report of the division as-sociation's financial status.

WELCOME ADDRESS

The welcome address was delivered by Gerald F. Ramshaw. Mr. Ramshaw gave a sum-mary of the division association_ activities and expressed his thanks to the manymembers for their active interest in the association and for their participationand attendance at the convention.

The following MOTIO_ WEP_ MADE AND SECONDED and passed unanimously.

i. A vote of thanks to Jerome E. Bass, Co E, 379th Inf General Chairman ofthe Third Annual Reunion for a Job well done.

2. That the new board of officers investigate first class postage regard-ing the mailing and postage of the association literature.

ELECTION OF OFFICERS BEFORE SELECTION OF CITY FOR FOURTH REUNION

A motion was made and seconded that the selection of the city for the neXt re-

union be postponed until after the election of the new officers. This motionwas not carried by voice vote.

E_oN oFo_ICE_ _

The names of the newly elected officers and reelected officers of the associa- ,"tion are published elsewhere in this issue of the Journal. _

Amendment of B_ Laws of Association

Paragraph 2 of Section II of the By Laws of the association provide that "Thereshall be an executive council, composed of not less than 5 active members, whichcouncil shall be appointed by the President during the first year of lifetime ofthe Association and thereafter, shall be elected by the active membership by bal-lot under such rules as the executive council may prescribe."

A motion was made that th_ section be amended to read as follows: .

"There •shall be an executive council, composed of not less "than 5-active members,

appointed by the president." RECO_ED AND PASSED. -

SELECTIoNoF PLACE AND DATE FOR THE 1953 REUNION

Milwaukee, WisconSin was selected by vote, as the site for the reunion for 1953.The month selected was September however the reunion is not to be held over aholiday. The results of the selection of the city were as follows :

Milwauke e, Wisconsin 66Pittsburgh, Pa. 30New York, New York 18Chicago, Illinois 16•Cleveland, Ohio 12

CONVENTION PLANS

A motion was made and seconded that the reunion committee be instructed that babysitter service be provided at the next reunion at the expense of the association.

VOTE OF THANKS

Members of the Division Association paid a vote of thanks to the officers of theDivision Association for their efforts during the past year.

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ADJOURk_._ENT

Motion made at 1200 hours %o adjourn the Third Business Meeting of the 95th In-fantry Division Association. Seconded, Passed. Meeting adjourned.

Signed: J. GERARD SITTERSecretary95th Inf Div Association

DONATIONS

Cleates B. Fridy ............ $2.00Ennis B. Ritz ............... 4.00Raymond H. Maxwell • ...... 2.00 /John Bowsher ................ 2.00 LWilbur Heekin ............... 2.00George Gibson ............... 2.00William C. Eichorst ......... 2.00Ben Rich .................... 2.OO

Stanley Was gardis ........... 2.00

377th INF. REGT.

WILLIAM BRADFORD (Hq and Hq), Sheffield, Massachusetts. Bill would like to hear

from the old Hq gang, especially the Now Englanders. Bill is sales representa-tive for Linde Air Products which keeps him on the road quite a bit of the time.

LEWIS A.GOTTLIEB, (Co B) Farmer City, lllinois sends along his dues, as wellasan invitation to his old chums to drop in on his men's wear store. Marc, 3years and Julie, 3 months, greet him with those big smiles after a hard day atthe store.

WILTON EARLE HOWARD (Hq Co), I00 Wilshire Drive, Greenville, S. C., drops ahowdy-do. He is employed by Pet Dairy Products. It was nice seeing you againat the last reunion.

JOHN C. DUMUELDINGER (Cannon Co), RFD i, Munger, Michigan. John is a farmer and

says he loves being his own boss. He's not the boss at home however, with Susa_h, Sharon, 15 months and wife Kaye pulling their rank on him. \

NORMAN W. DEWALD (Co E), 2809 East ll6th Street, Cleseland, Ohio. Norm can't getaway from the uniform. However, he prefers the grey of Uncle Sam's postal car-riers to his olive drab.

PAUL RUSSELL, Route I, Norwalk, Ohio, was found hiding behind a melon patch by _H.L.T. on a recent visit to the Russell farm by the General. Paul has been mak-ing hay by producing a bumper crop of peaches and cantaloupes. Farm life agreeswith him, his wife and two young 'uns.

KEITH IRL MANSFIELD (Co G), 2710 East 37th Ave., Gary, Ind. Keith is workingwith the Universal Atlas Cement Co. Three little Mansfields - John, 5; Richard,3, and Darla Jeanne, 7 months.

WILLIAM J. OLLIS (Co B), has a change of address which he Wants noted by ex-buddies. He now resides at R.D. 6,Chux_hvlewAvenue Ext., Pittsburgh 27, Pa.Last/sports had him ready to desert the ranks of bachelorhood. Silly boy, heeven seemed happy about it.

HIRA_ F. "PHIL" SMALL iCo M), 2027 Monroe Street, Corvallis, Oregon9 will sellu a suit cheap. If you're up in the northwest country, drop in at the bigiI Small Store for Men. Phil has two small Smalls - Susan and Shirley. He'd

like to bear from his old chums.

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UTCHAEL j. PETRUS(Co K), 1710 N. State, Westville, Ill., sends his dues and in-forms us that he is employed at the Heller Zinc Co., Danville, Illinois. Has twochildren - Michael and Jean. Mike sends word that Walter S. Wood, ex of F Co.,would llke vet7 _ch to obtain a copy of "The History of the 377th Inf Regt".

STEPHEN J. BODNAR (Co. I) is still waiting for visitors from I Co. Steve may beo reached at J-61-C Stadium Terrace, Champaign, Illinois. One child - AlisonI Beatrice, 3½, and last reports, another expected.L

JOHN E. BECHTOL (Hq Co, 3d Bn), LaFontaine, Indiana, sends along his regards, andof course, his dues. Employed at General Tire and Rubber Company in Wabash, sothat wife, Nannette, 6 and John Bob, 4, can eat more regularly than some of the

P _ 95thers did in Europa.

" JAMES H. LOOPE (Co L), New Tazewell, Tennessee, works from dawn to dusk runninghis farm and store. Thanks for the donation, Jim. One child - James Kyle, 6.

ROBERT F. KUNSELMAN (Co E), Rt. 3, Box 61, Vancouver, Washington, will accommo-date former buddies to a free seat in the Broadway Theatre in Vancouver which hemanages. He promises that the seats ere softer and the pictures better than WarDept. Theatre #4 at Myles Standish. He'd like the addresses of all former Co Edoughfoots. One offspring - Joanne, 4, and one expected.

378th INF REGT

VINCENT A. DE _ARTINO (Hq Co, 3d Bn), 91 W. Hineola Ave., Valley Stream, N. Y.Vin can't stay away from the military, even now that he's in mufti. He's a ....

motor mechanic and instructor on engineers_tools at West Foist. Says he has meta few cadets who have had affiliation with the 95th. Vin was a visitor at Colum-_.bus, and hopes to make the Milwaukee convention.

PATRICK J. CAIN (Co I), 4207 Southern Parkway, Louisville, Kentucky. Pat keepsprett_busy in Cox's Pharmacy where he is a registered pharmacist and part owner.

FLOYD H. DI_N (Co M), RR #2, Logansport, Indiana, is a big wheel at DillmanChevrolet Sales.

SHELDON BITNER (Co B), Mackeyville, Pennsylvania. Still looking after the boys.He's director of the Dept. of Veterans Affairs in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania.

! ROY D. ADAMS (Hq Co, 3d Bn), P. O. Box 81 (Hwy 64 East), Princeton, Indiane.Boy and Betty Adams had a delightful time in Columbus. They're happy in theirnew home that they moved into two years ago. Roy is doing right well as agentfor the National Life and Accident Insurance Company.

JAMES C. BILLINGS (Co E), is now stationed at Hq ist O.C. Regt, Fort Benning,Georgia where he is personnel officer. After babying embryonic officers throughschool he goes home to his wife and other children - Janet Lynn (4sl) and JamieAllene (2 months). Jim would like to hear from old E boys.

AND_ N. CA_ELES (Co K), 176 Water Street, Danvers, Massachusetts. If you everget to this North Shore co_munity in the Bay State, you've got an invitation tobowl a few strings in Andy's Sunnyside Bowladrome. Andy has no marital ties andsays he likes it that way.

RAYMOND CARL ANDERSON (Co A and Cannon Co), 211 Central Avenue, Oshkosh, Wisc.Ray sends along dues and a note that he should be able to make Milwaukee withouttoo much difficulty.

THOMAS DAYTON EGGgR (Co C)j Route 5, Columbus, Mississippi. This plucky 95thveteran, despite being paralyzed in both legs and confined to a wheelchair 9 isself-employed as a watchmaker. Tommy, 13, and Janice, 12, make his hours go bymuch faster. _ayton was wounded in Metz. He wants to hear from his buddies.Let's go, C men.

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HARRY A. KLAVON (Co A), 612 East Park Street, Geneseo, Illinois. Congrats,

Harry, on the birth of Child No. 5, Darla Jean. Other little Klavons areRussell, Marylyn, Dennis and Carolyn.

_RNARD MERRITT (MIRETSKY) (Co D), 4845 North Drake Avenue, Chicago, lllinois.Bernie would like to hear from ex-buddies Walter Etzel, Donald Ames, John Kemko,George Funk and other doggies from Dog Co. Bernie was at the last convention,and will attend the Milwaukee brawl. He operates his own Paulson's Coffee Houses.

HAROLD WALKER (Service Co)_ 717 East 2d Street, _ashington, Iowa. Hal took timeout from his Job at the American Pearl Button Company to attend the last get-

together. See you at Milwaukee, Hal.

LESTER WILLIAM WOLF (Co L), 5727 South Spaulding, Chicago, Illinois. Les is areunion veteran, and Milwaukee is a must. There's a six year old Wolf, Lester A.

THOMAS RAY WILLIAJAS (Co M), 80 Bedford Street, Forty Fort, Penrmylvania. Last

heard, Tom was trying to get in touch with Albert Butcher, formerly of M Co.Tom's working with Okonite Company in Nilkes Barre.

PHILIP J. DITTMER (Co K), 3510 Oznam Avenue, Chicago 34, lllinois. Phil got him-self at-tached at the de-tachment. WAC Detachment at Indiantown Gap, that is.Phil and his wife and Glenn_ 6, a_d MarJorie, 2, say hi.

379th Inf Regt

_AF_EN C_N (Co B), 23 Clementine Park, Dorchester, Massachusetts. Warren wasa visitor at Columbus. He's always interested in hearing from former buddies.Employed by Kraft Foods Company in Cambridge, on the other side of the CharlesRiver. Marrie@ and the daddy of two-year old daughter.

ROBERT KASNETT (Co C), 6501 14th Street, N.W., Washington 12, D. C. It's Dr.Kasnett, and he is much less painful than the shoemakers at the Fort Sam DentalClinic. The Doc says there are four other former Co. C doughboys in the Washing-ton area - John Blazek, Thomas Narem, Sam Furask and Donald Lampard. Blazek,Lampard and Kasnett are ex-_th platoon members. Gary David Kasnett is 8.

RICHARD NEQUIST (Co E), 4055 12 _tileRoad, Rockford, Michigan. Dick's employed

by the American Seating Company in Grand Rapids. See you at Eilwaukee, Dick.

A. J. AUGUSTINE (Co E), 20630 West Chicago, Detroit 28, gichigan. Augie alwaysis proud of the fine representations by Co. E at our reunions and says that Mil-waukee will be no different. Working with Burroughs Adding Machine Company,which has made the loan of one of its products to him so that he may compute hisco_m_Issionsmuch faster. One child - Mary Gordon, 4_.

JARVIS E. KRAATZ (Co L), 19401 Warwick Road, Detroit 19, _ic_gan. Do you knowhow to make a Venetian blind? Brother Kraats will show you. He works forThon_son Venetian Blind Con_pany.

JAMES A. LONSBURY (Co F), Room 301, 999 Exchange Avenue, Chicago 9, lllinois.Employed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture as marketing specialist - andhe's in the market for some lucky gal.

JOHN BRIGODE (Co A)p 250 South 8th Street, Jeannette, Pa. John says hello toAllen Yranian, Joe Testa and Slew-Foot Kasuis, ex of A Co. Note the above ad-dress, which is a new one for the bricklayer.

THOMAS F. CUMMINGS (Hq and Hq, 3d Bn), 3702 West Beverly Drive, Dallas, Texas.Tom sends greetings to his old cronies from Hq. Co. He is southwest divisionmanager of Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company.

CLYDE EUBANK (Co G), Tomkinsville, Kentucky. Always nice to hear from BrotherEubank, who wants to be remembered to ex-G men. Clyde has a grown-up son,

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Thomas Leon, 21.

DAVID BERGER (Co G), 3809 West Adams Street, Chicago 24, Illinois. Dave hasn'tfound the right gal yet, and says, stoically, that he's not looking very hardeither. Still a minion of Uncle Sam, working with the Post Office on C. B. & Q.RR between Chicago and Omaha.

WILBUR E. HRINTZ (Hq Co, 2d Bn), 7915 Kilbourn Avenue, Skokie, Illinois. Bud isworking at Nickey Chevrolet Sales. Has three children - Jerry, 52I, Toning, 3, andAnnette, 6 months.

JOHN L. DORSEY, JR (Co G), 223 South Main Street, Henderson, Kentucky. John ischasing ambulances now instead of Krauts. It's Attorney-at-Law Dorsey or theBlue Grass State's version of U. S. Judge Advocate General.

ARNE I. KOSKI (Hq Co, 2d Bn), RFD #i, Box 121, Crystal Falls, Michigan. BrotherKoski enjoys his blissful bachelorhood. Says he'll try to emerge from the ironmine to make the Junket to the Beer City for the next convention.

ORLANDO J. CAFASSO (Co C), i01 Main Street, Everett, Massachusetts. Blackiekeeps in touch with the boys from C Co. by reading the Journal. Working at East-ern Gas and Fuel Associates.

JOHN A. STOCK_AN (Hq Co, 2d Bn), 722 East 6th Street, South Boston, Massachusetts.John keeps the ships of coerce at Boston's great harbor going. Incidentally-remember West Point? - The S.S. West Point, that is. John has one child, Cheryl.

Mrs. Della Skinner has four sons who served overseas in the Army during World WarII. One of the boys, Pfc Donald E. Skinner, Co. L, 379th, did not come back.Mrs. Skinner was notified by the War Department that Pfc. Skinner met his deathon December 3, 194_ in Germany. But that's all she knows about her brave son'spassing. Anyone having any knowledge at all of how Pf_ Skinner was killed isrequested to please get in touch with Mrs. Skinner, Box 281j Oquawka, lllinois.Mrs. Skinner feels that such information would help relieve the heartaches shehas borne these years.

HAROLD H. MEISNER, the Major, is back in the states from Korea. He is nowstationed at Fort Riley, where so many other ex-members of the 95th are. Hisoutfit is Hq ist Bn, 86th Inf.

WILLIAM G. BENNETT, Co E, Rumsey, Kentucky. (Star Route) Bill would like to

know the whereabouts of Karhl D'Soto, ex of Co. E. Bill sends word about _/SgtDaniel B_ckerick, who was with E Co. since Camp Swift days and who was injuredin November 1944 in the Battle of Fort Jean D'Arc. The Sarge stayed in the Ar-my and fought in Korea. Bill visited the Sarge at Camp Breckenridge where henow is stationed. Anyone want to drop Brockerick a line? HIS address is 4 JeepRoad, Route 3, Breckenridge Homes, Mansfield, Kentucky.

DIVISION HQ AND HQ CO

HOLT F. B. WATTS, JR (Finance), 2716 Cathedral Avenue, N.W., Washington, D. C.• Holt is employed at National Production Authority. Not married, "yet."

THOMAS V. HOLLAND (G5), 405 Riss Bldg., 15 West lOth, Kansas City, Mo. Tom hasbeen on active duty no less than three times since the outbreak of the Koreanwar. He's out now, practicing law at above address.

DON LA_OUREUX (APO), 8049 Vernon Ave., Chicago, Illinois.

Here's an offer you can't pass up. Free malts to all out-of-towners who drop inat Don's Soda Pump at 706 East 79th Street, Chicago. Don's increasing familyincludes wife; Gerard, 6; Donna, 4½J Harry, 2.

J. H. _ATHIAS (O_), 1810 _aple Street, Northbr0ok, lllinois. Popular Joe is arailroad bigwig. Now that he's back at the helm, the A.T. and S. F. Ry. runs a

12. Ilot more regularly than it did when we rode the llne on furloughs. Joe's little iones are Joanne, 5; Susan, 4, and _arcia, 2.

HOWARD J. GARLING (Finance), Box 416, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Warning to NewMexico baking institutions: Better be sure that your assets equal your liabili-ties or Eagle-Eye Garling will be on your tail. Howard is chief deputy bank ex-aminer in the N. M. Banking Dept.

HERBERT L. FYIE, Box 375, Fairfield, lllinois. Herb would like to hear from thefellows he trained at Co. E, 192d, Camp Blanding, who later Joined the 95th.

Self employed as an accountant.

JAMES E. SMITH, Rt. i, Madisonville, Texas. Jim is doing labor relations workwith Stone & Webster in Beaumont. Lt. Smith finished iO years of army service;four active, six inactive. _discnville is not unknown to 95thers. That'swhere we bunked one night on that pleasant truck ride from Fort Sam to Louisianamaneuvers.

358th F.A. Bn.

FRANCIS E. DALY (Btry C), Wheaton, _innesota. Frank wants to read more news a-bout his old outfit_. So you 358th men take heed and drop us a line. DLIy stillis single, and he emphasizes STILL. Operates his own barber shop. Very cleverboy - he cuts his own hair.

A. R. DE LONG, 5120 Duvall Drive, N.W., Washington 16, D. C. DeLong writes thathe recently was recalled to EAD and spent 17 months in G3 section of 2d Army Hq.at Fort Meade. Since been separated, and is in reserves. De Long, of all _,is working in the NAVY dept. - which is tantamount to treason. Two short DeLungsare Dianne, 41 and Gretchen, 9 months.

359th F.A. Bn.

LEON BAERSON (Btry A), 2214 N. Sacramento, Chicago 47, lllinois. Leon alsoserved in Btry. B, 358th. Says he'll try to make the hop to Milwaukee. Workingfor Uncle Sam - in the post office.

92Oth F.A. Bn.

_ORfiE W. SHROY , 715 East Sunbury Street, Shamokin, Pennsylvania. George isemployed at Shamokin Dress Company. One child - Joanne, 2.

FRANCIS J. EWING (Btry C), Shannon, lllinois. Frank borrowed enough swag fromthe First State Bank of Shannon where he is employed to send along his dues anda small donation. Thanks, Frank.

RDNALD T. FERGUSON_ 2125 Noyes Avenue, Evanston, lllinois. An exponent of thebelief that "It's better to give than to receive." Ronald enjoys giving ordersrather than taking them. In business for himself. Electronic Stethoscope Curp_manufacturers of Techtronoscope- whatever that is.

_Oth F. A. Bn.

GLEN I. DANFORTH (Hq B_), Hamburg, Iowa. Glen is manager of the Hamburg Amer-ican Legion Club. He'd like to know where in Hades is CWO Bill Holt and wantsBrother Holt to become a member of the association.

DMSION ARTILLERY

LOUIS P. CE_UTI (Hq Btry)_ 1071 East 29th Street, Brooklyn I0, New York. Loucan't keep away from a uniform. He looks Just as streamlined in %he blue of

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New York's finest as he did in the olive drab of Mr. Whiskers.. Lou continuessong writing as a hobby. It will be remembered that he is the author of the Vic-tory Division March for which he received (2d or 3d) prize from Gen. Maria inthe Calif. desert.

547th AAA A.F. BN.

WALTER F. BECKER, R.R. -i, Dixon, Illinois. Walt is self employed. Has onechild, Virginia, 13.

95th RECON TROOPr

•EARL A. ALEXANDER, Geneseo, Kansas. Earl's reconnoitering days are over. Fatherof three -- Barbara Ann, 8; Susan Kay, 5; and Michael Cody, 6 months.

JOHN T. BACON, 400 Cole Ave., Providence, R. I. John's a "happy bachelor," anddoesn't have to bring the Bacon home to anyone. Employed by the Sun Oil Company.

SIGNAL COMPANY

WILLIAM W. ATKI_, 1326 Main Street, Parkville, Missouri. Bill no longer is inthe army but still employed by Uncle Sam. Working for the Veterans Administra-tion in KC, Mo. taking care of affairs of ex-buddies of that area. Spent 19months on active duty with the Navy (Sept. 1950-April 1952) and reports that Navychow is slightly more palatable than that of the army.

95th QUARTERMASTER CO.

WILLIAM A. GAMRON, 403 Lee Boulevard, Seymour, Ind. Nice to see Bill and hislovely missus at Columbus. By the way, Capt. Bill got a lot of mileage out ofthat fifty-dollar bill he carried around for three days at the convention. Ev-erytime he was to pay for something, out came the rusty fifty. Which meant thatCol. Moore had to pick up the tab - and a lesson in h_gh finance. Bill operateshis own wholesale and retail paint and wallpaper store and drapery shop. Twochildren - Jane 133 and Tony, 33.

HAROLD T. MOORE, Staff & Faculty, The Quartermaster School, Fort Lee, Va. Old0_ and Hq buddies were glad that Stretch Moore was able to tear away from hisrigorous Army duties to visit the boys. Hope to see you at Milwaukee s Col.

32Oth ENG. BN.

COL. LELAND B. HRE, Granite City Engineer Depot, Granite City, Iii. The Col.recently returned from a tour of duty as engineer of the Military Mission toTurkey. He left the 95th in its early days but maintains a strong attachment.And what stronger attachment could there be than our division insignia which hedesigned in May 1942 when the Hq cadre was at Ft. Leavenworth for a specialcourse before the 95th activation. The Col. greeted the Div. at Omaha Beach,making arrangements for their landing in Normandy. Has three children, Jacque-line, who is married; Leland B., Jr. and Lewis T. Any grandchildren, Col.?

DELBERT L. SEARS (Co B), 536 S. Highlands Ave., Arlington Hgts., Iii. Del wantsto hear from former B boys who plan to make the Milwaukee reunion. Del is em-plvyed by Arlington Fender and Body Shop. One child - Donna Lee, 7.

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COL. JAMES I. CROWTHER, 332d Engineer (C) Group, Camp McCoy, Wisc. Hope the Col.is still at McCoy come convention time. Two children - James I, 12, Nancy L., 5.

ELWOOD T. NICOL, 312 Charles St., Edwardsville, III. Once an engineer, etc. El-wood is operating a crane for Maclair Asphalt Company in East St. Louis.

32Oth MEDICAL BN.

DONALD VINTON BAKER, JR. (Clearing Co), 17 Nee Road, Chestnut Hill 67, Mass. Al-ways nice to hear from the Doc who is chief of surgery in the veterans hospitalin West Roxbury. Quite an operator, the Doc.

ELVIE DR_ESZEN (Surg Sec, Co B), Cushing, Iowa. Elvie takes time otttfrom hisduties at Rolling Acres Farm to say "Hi" to the gang. Father of three -- Roger,

Lanyce and Randall.

795th OFONA_UE(U_) CO

The boys from the light maintenance company, who always did heavy work, had asmall, but enthusiastic delegation at Columbus. BesidesCol. and Mrs. O. B.Shawhan, there were Fred and Ralph Ciampa, the twin paths of destruction fromBoston; Ralph O'Toole, the Squire of Rogers City, Michigan and l_r.and Mrs. JamssL. Elder from Minerva, Ohio.

Ninety-Fifth Div. convention was old stuff to R. Ciampa, O'Toole and Blood andGuts Shawhan, but a new experience for F. Ciampa and Rottkopf Elder. FrankCostello, a reunion campaigner, bowed out at the last minute when he couldn'tget away from Detroit but conveyed his best through Emissary O'Toole.

By the way, that vote for Coxcomb as the site of the 1953 convention came from "O'Toole, Mr. 95th himself.

RIcHA_ 'JUNIOR' POWEXL is following in the footsteps of his dad, C .W.O. Powell,a career soldier. Junior enrolled at University of Michigan after leaving theservice but decided he liked army life after all. Like father, he too is a war-rant officer. His Christmas card came from Tokyo. WOJG Richard Powell, Hq. Coy19th Engr (c) Group, APO #301, c/o Postmaster, San Francisco.

jOHN W. ALDEN is back in the service. Says when his enlisted reservist daysare over, he's going to sign over in the regulars. Last heard, John was atlOth Rep. Co., 10th Inf. Div., Ft. Riley, Ka_as. Has wife, daughter and son.

JL_3T A REMINDER -- 1953 DUES

The association's only means of meeting expenses, such as

publishing the Journal, postage, stationery, special newsletters, post office box rental, etc.is through the $3.00each year that we collect from each member. Membership,asyou know, is on a calendar year basis; that is, it is pay-able _hs first part of every year. Naturally, we don'tlike to contact each member by special letter asking thattheir current dues be paid inasmuch as it involves muchtime and expe_e, both of which Could be used more profit-ably by the association. We feel that by asking for your1953 dues through the Journal we can acqomplish the sameresult as individual letters. We hope that if the date on

your membership card shows that your dues have expired youwill use the blank on the next page of the Journal and sendin your Three Bucks to the association's address. When yousend in your Three Bucks, let us know about you and yourfamily, whether you bought a new car or sold an old one --anything which might be of interest to your buddies.

GIVING C_IT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE

Orchids to FRED A. CIAMPA, 3 McCormack Square, East Boston, Massachusetts (95thOrdnance Company) for giving us a hand in writing the personal notes for this is-sue.. Unfortunately, for lack of space, we were unable to incorporate all of themin this issue -- hewever, we promise to print the remaining ones in the next JOUR-NAL. Thanks again, Fredl

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•Membership Goal: 3400 Members by September 1953.

The 'r_ictor_ Division never f_led in an assistedmission.

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