THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION • VETERANS OF THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE

VOLUME VII NUMBER 2 THE ARDENNES CAMPAIGN APRIL 1988

Don’t m iss the opportunity to s e e this and other points of historical interest a s they are today. It’s not too late to join the Veterans of The Battle of The Bulge w hen they

return to the s c e n e of what history records as A m erica’s b iggest battle

BATTLEFIELD TOUR OF THE ARDENNES

in conjunction with VBOB’s GENERAL MEMBERSHIP

MEETING IN LUXEMBOURGNew Dates: SEPT. 20-30 See Page 2

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Deadline for application and $200 deposit:

10 IVlay 1988

THE BULGE BUGLE is the official publica­tion of Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge. It is issued five tim es yearly.

B u lg e B ug le S taffEDITOR - R. L. Lemmon.Third U.S.Army Engineers

EDITOR • W ashington Bureau Elturino L. Loiacono,10th Armored Division

VBOB O ff ic e rsELECTEDPRESIDENT - George Chekan.9 th Infantry Division. 39th Regiment

EXEC. VICE PRES. - Wm. T. Greenville. 86th Chemical Mortar Battalion

VICE PRES. FOR MEMBERSHIPNeil B. Thompson. 740th Tank Bn.

VICE PRESIDENT FOR MILITARY A FFAIRS - Eugene G. Drouillard.75th Infantry Division

VICE PRESIDENT FOR REGIONAL COORDINATION - Robert J . Van Houten 16 FA OBN

TREASURER - Wm. R. Hemphill,3rd Armored Division, 36th AIR

RECORDING SECRETARY - Dorothy S. Davls, Army Nurse, 57th Field Hospital

CORRESPONDING SECRETARYBeverly Van Houten

APPOINTED

NATIONAL DIRECTOR, PUBLIC RELATIONS - Eva M. Popovich

HISTORIAN - Helen Berry. Widow of W alter E.. 4th Inf. Div. 8th Inf.

CHAPLAIN - Msgr. Wm. F. O’Donnell 87th Inf. Div.

CHAPLAIN EMERITUS - The Rev. George \V. Hall, Jr., 94th Inf. Div.

ASST. CHAPLAIN ■ Joseph Kropff,16 FA OBS BN

LIAISON OFFICER FOR INT. AFFAIRSRobert F. Phillips 28th Inf. Div. 110 Inf. F

PHOTOGRAPHER Sam Silverman.10 ARMDD 1 ITK BN C

COMMITTEE

AUDIT - Jam es Lipman,8 FA OBS BN

BATTLE OF THE BULGE GALLERYDorothy S. Davis. 57th Field Hospital

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From The President-

Armored Forces MonumentThis issue of THE BULGE BUGLE contains an insert pertaining

to the raising of funds for the erection of an Armored Forces Memorial at the entrance to Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA. This is a most worthy project and should be supported by our membership, particularly those who were tankers, armored infan­trymen, and field artillery. See page 9 and enclosed brochure.

New Dates For VBOB TourDue to circumstances beyond our control, we are forced to

postpone the VBOB Ardennes tour one week. Icelandair was unable to confirm the necessary number of seats for September 13 and 23 but was able to confirm for the new dates: September 20 departure, September 30 return, (September 19 departure from Orlando).

The planned itinerary will remain the same.Icelandair has also raised its group fares, but there is sufficient

cushion in our overall tour price to absorb that. We are charging all iravdlei s the same air fare, which is the average of the fares from the various departure cities and with the raises stands at $562. Since the APEX fares go down in late September, that makes a

shift to the APEX most attractive for anyone wanting to stay over and return on his own: From New York, no additional charge; from BWI, $50 additional; and from Orlando, $100 additional.(For lack of travellers, we have had to cancel Chicago as a depar­ture city.)

if you have already submitted your application and elected not to lake the APEX fare and now want to change, that can be done.

Just write Charles B. MacDonald/VBOB Tour, 5300 Columbia Pike, Arlington, Va. 22204.

VISA/MCVisa and Master Card are now available to VBOB Members

for payment of dues, purchase of memorabilia sale items and pay­ment of Gallery pledges. See page 13.

New BookIn a “ Members Speak Out” item in our April, 1987 edition we

advised that BG Oliver B. Patton, a fellow VBOB member would be publishing his 5th book, THE SILENT SNOW, all about the 423rd Regiment, 106 Infantry Division in The Ardennes. This book is now available from New American Library, 1633 Broadway, NY, NY. 10019, at a cost of $3.95.

The publisher provides the advance praise for THE SILENT SNOW: “ Excellent...at long last an authentic novel about the Bat­tle of The Bulge.” - Charles MacDonald, author of COMPANY COMMANDER.

“ Most intere,sting . . . 1 recommend THE SILENT SNOW to anyone who wishes to learn (or relive) those cold, cold frightful days at The Battle of The Bulge.” - R. L. Lemmon, Editor, THE BULGE BUGLE.

Yours in Comradeship,

George Chekan

GALLERY UPDATEThe p lans f o r th e Gal lery a re moving in to "High G e a r . " A memo da te d 17 Feb 88 s igned by Jody Davis , Chief C u r a t o r , C en ­t e r of Military His to ry , a d d s " t h e A rd e n n e s Offensive 1944-1945" to the official mission s ta teme nt of th e For t Meade Museum. The Bat t le of th e Bulge Gallery is now a p a r t of th e For t George G. Meade Museum!!Enthus iasm and dedicat ion marked th e fo u r th meet ing of th e Bat t le of th e Bulge Historical Committee held a t F t . Myer, VA on 27 F e b r u a r y . Action was t ak en to i n ­co r p o r a te and to h i re an a t t o r n e y to p r o ­ceed in an o r d e r l y fash ion with t h e de ve l ­opment of f u n d - r a i s i n g p lans . Sandie Fauriol , th e Vietnam V et e rans Memorial fu n d r a i s e r , has acce p ted th e posi t ion of Di rec tor of Fu nd Raising fo r th e Gal lery Pro jec t .Ou t -of - tow n members a t t e n d i n g th e meet ing were Dave P e r g r i n , a u t h o r of "T h e Damned E n g i n e e r s , " and Earle Har t , both from Philade lphia and J u d g e John Goodin, J o h n ­son Ci ty, TN.O th e r members p a r t i c ip a t i n g in th i s meet ing were :

Clyde Boden , Vice Chairman George C h eka n , P r e s i d e n t , VBOB Dorothy Davis , C h a i r m a n / P r e s i d e r Eugene Droui l la rd , Military Liaison Richa rd G u e n t e r , Gallery Co ns t ruc t ion B re n d a n H a g g e r t y , Financial Develop­

ment , American Red Cross Anthony lanniel lo. Archi tec t Robe r t Jo h n s o n , C u r a t o r , F t . Meade

MuseumGeorge Karambelas , T r e a s u r e r Harold Le i n b au g h , C o- A u th o r , "T he Men

of Company K"Char les B. MacDonald, A u th or , "A Time

for T rum pe ts "Eva Popovich, R e c o rd e rAlfred S h e h a b , Liaison, F t . Meade

S andy Fauriol co n d u c te d a p l an n in g session c u r i n g th e las t h o u r of th e meet ing to a s ­s is t th e committee in de te r mi n in g th e goals th e y wish the Gal lery to accompli sh .

The Committee was espec ia l ly hono red to have as t h e i r g u e s t Mr. Erie Cocke, J r . , National Commander of t h e American Legion 1950-51. Mr. Cocke is a h ig h l y d ecor a te d I n f a n t r y of f icer who s e r v e d on B .G . Me Auliffe 's s ta f f a t Ba s to g n e d u r i n g th e B a t ­tle of th e Bulge . He was wounded t h r e e times and was ac tua l ly " e x e c u te d " by a German f i r i n g s q u a d and de l iv e re d the coup de g r a c e , b u t miraculous ly s u r v i v e d . S tor ies of such e v e n t s s e r v e to make th e committee e v e r more aware of t h e impo r­tance of p r e s e r v i n g th e h i s t o r y of the Batt le of th e Bulge .The nex t meet ing will be a weekend r e ­t r e a t , March 26-27, when th e Committee Members, A r c h i t e c t / B u i l d e r , Exhibi t De­s i g n e r s and Di rec tor of F un d Rais ing will g a t h e r to deve lop o v e r - a l l p lans fo r the Gallery. The im po r ta n t dec is ions made at th i s con fe re nce will be s h a r e d with you in the nex t i s su e of THE BULGE BUGLE.VVe a re always p leased to h e a r y o u r ideas car su g g e s t i o n s c o n c e r n i n g th e Gal lery — wr ite or call a ny of th e committee members. The Gal lery mailing a d d r e s s i s : Ba tt le of the Bulge Gal le ry, P . O . Box 2516, K e n s in g ­ton , MD 20895-0818.

. . . C . Boden/ D. Davis

BY LAWS AM ENDED INCREASING LIFE

MEMBERSHIP DUES

Article VII A of the By Laws dealing with life membership dues was amended effective March 1, 1988. For age through 49, $150; for age 50 through 69, $125; age 70 and above,$60.

These figures are based on life expectancy for the age group, a reasonable investment return, and complete diminuation of the corpus.

VBOB Member H onorary Colonel

In a ceremon y in Berl in March 25th VBOB member Genera l William A. Knowlton will become Hon or a ry Colonel of th e Regiment fo r th e 40th Armor whose h e a d q u a r t e r s will be in Ber l in . On g r a d u a t i n g from West Poin t , Knowl ton ' s f i r s t un i t of as s i gnm en t was th e 40th Armored Regiment , 7th Arm­o re d D iv i s io n .The 40th l a t e r b ro k e in to t h e 40th Tank Ba t ta l ion , th e 709th T ank Bat tal ion (which lef t t h e Division, b u t fo u g h t in th e Bulge as a s e p a r a t e u n i t ) and "E" Troop of the 87th C av a l r y R e c o n . S q u a d r o n (Mechanized) of t h e 7th Armored . It was as an a s sa u l t gu n platoon le a d e r t h a t Knowlton fo u g h t a c r o s s F r a n c e in A u g u s t 1944.

By t h e time of th e Bulge , he was in S q u a d ­ron HQ, b u t on New Y ea r ' s Eve he took o v e r what was left of "B" Tr oo p , th e maj­o r i t y of which had been cu t off on the hill East of S t . Vi th . He remained with "B" Troop for th e r e s t of th e War and then moved to Berl in as Regimenta l Ope ra t ions Off icer and th e n Motor Bn. Commander.

AMERICAN SOLDIER STATUE in the town of Clerveau, Luxembourg. Dedicated to the Gl’s who fought in The Battle of The Bulge which wil be included in the 10-Day Ardennes Tour, Sept. 20-30, 1988.

(Eljf(EI)atilain’B

It has been said tha t pa tr io t i sm to w ards c o u n t r y is analogous to fai th in God. Like most ana log ies , th i s one is not p e r f e c t . However , t h e r e a re

c er ta in similari t i es be tween pa t r io t i sm and fa ith t h a t a re wo r th y of no te . Pa tr iot ism t h e r e f o r e is a pos i t ive and re a so n e d a c t . It also implies loya lty to th ose p e r s o n s and e n ­t i t ies who d e s e r v e o u r loya l ty .As v e t e r a n s we assemble for a v a r i e t y of r e a s o n s - soc iabi l i ty , to s h a r e a common e x ­p e r ie nce of combat, occasiona lly fo r poli t i ­cal r e a s o n s (Amer ican Legion , V . F . W . ) , bu t u n d e r l y i n g all t h i s , to e x p r e s s o u r loya lty to o u r C o u n t r y . It has been said t h a t " t h e r e a r e no a t h e is t s in fo x h o le s . " We can a t t e s t to th i s with a r e s p o n d in g "Amen." We also know from o u r s h a r e d e x ­pe r i enc e th a t a pa t r io t ic sp i r i t is es sen t ia l to a s t r o n g nat ion. We p r o f e s s a nd bel ieve t h i s , and by o u r example, call on all ci t i ­zens to s h a r e th i s s p i r i t .

Msgr . Wm. F. O'Donnell

CHAPTER NEWSNeil B. Thompson, Chief of S ta f f , VBOB Maryland-D . C . C h a p t e r , r e p o r t s t h a t last y e a r members of th e C h a p t e r a s s i s t e d in th e following S ta te and National ac t iv i t i es :

Membership in For t Meade Museum 500 Club

At tended Genera l Membership Meeting in New York

- C ar r ie d ou t Flag Day ceremonies atn Q K l Q ^ r o l I V i Q c c i n c r n f P n l n T * Q--------- ^ ------- -

Carr i ed out w r e a th - la y in g ceremonies- f ive Ve te rans ' Cemeteries and Ar lington National Cemetery on Memorial Day and V e te r an s ' Day

Ass isted in p a r a d e in Lexington Park Maryland

Membership on Committee of United V e te ra n s of A. A. County

C h a p te r members held office at Nat ­ional levelThe M a ry la n d -D . C . C h a p te r is p ro u d to be a p a r t of th e National Organiza t ion and will do t h e i r p a r t as th e y a re called upon . The C h a p t e r membership e x t e n d s t h a n k s to t h e i r no w-p as t P r e s i d e n t , Wright C. Robin­son , and his s ta f f fo r a job well done .

E D I T O R ' S Q U A R

ATTENTION!! TomG. Stanish was a replacement in the 4th Armored Division, but never knew to which company he was assigned. Frost bite sent him to the hospital for 82 days. The VA has informed Tom that his person­nel records were burned. If anyone remembers Tom and his unit, please contact him at 7252 E. Buena Tierra Way, Scottsdale, AZ 85253.

Since no one has told you about your Edi­tor, 1 shall "toot my own horn" for a sec ­ond or two. The U .S . Army Engineers with whom I served throughout WWIl in England and Europe constructed, among many other bridges , the longest and high­est and widest timber trestle bridge in the world over the Rhine River at Mainz. We also completed a few other engineer proj­ects immediately thereafter in the Philip­pines and Japan and then they let me come home. After that, it was Korea, Italy and Vietnam. And after that, I QUIT! so that I can devote my time to be your Editor.

A personal letter to your Editor from VBOB Life Member, Andre Hubert in Belgium and a member of CRIBA (Center for Research and Information of the Battle of Ardennes) , writes to report the death of Dr. Maurice Delaval in Vielsalm last November. Maur­ice had corresponded with many friends in the US and visited here several times to attend meetings of vet units (especially the 106th Inf. Div. and 7th Armd. Div .) Andre also reports that a Belgian re­searcher found dog-tags of J. J. Lukasik of Detroit, MI and Harvan, Michael of Passaic, NJ. Any members who knew thege men are asked to write VBOB, ATTN: Ed­itor, THE BULGE BUGLE.NOW HEAR THIS! 11In our last edition, we announced that Charles B. MacDonald will serve as our dir­ector and tour guide for our battlefield tour to the Ardennes in September. I wish to point out that Charles served as Chief of the European Section of the Office,Chief of Military History, United States Army. He is the author of "Company Com­mander," "The Battle of the Huertgen For­est ," "The Mighty Endeavor," "A Time for Trumpets," and other WWII chronicles. I do not believe we can come up with a more

knowleageable person to lead us back to the Ardennes. Sign up now; you're sure to cherish your return to the Bulge area. There's not too much time left to do it again, is there?

Movers' Information Services , Arlington,VA, which is responsible for sending our newsletter to you, wishes members to know that some of THE BULGE BUGLES have an orange sticker with a black "S" affixed be­low and to the left of the address label.If your copy has that st icker, please send a postcard with the date THE BULGE BUGLE was received and your ZIP code to VBOB. This survey will be used to de ter ­mine the post office delivery time for THE BULGE BUGLE for various locations throughout the United States. This is also applicable to editions with a red or green sticker. Address your responses to VBOB, PO Box 11129, Arlington, VA 22210-2129.

Reprinted From The Washington Times

ObituaryGen. Bruce Clarke, saw combat in 2 wars

Retired Gen. Bruce G. Clarke, 86, commander-in-chief of the Arm y in Europe when Berlin was the focal point of the Cold War, died T hursday in Walter Reed Army Hospital a fter a stroke. He lived in McLean.

Although commissioned as an en­gineer officer, Gen. C larke firs t gained m ilitary p rom inence as com ­m ander of Combat Command A, which joined the fighting in Europe in late 1943.

D uring som e of the h eav ies t fighting in France in August 1944, he won th e D istingu ished S erv ice Cross and three aw ards of the Silver Star in a 21-day period.

. During that month, Combat Com­mand A captured several c ities and bridges intact and liberated o ther cities, includmg Orleans

His World War II com bat ex p e r­ience were climaxed in Belgium in December 1944 at the beginning of the Battle of the Bulge. At the ham ­let of St. Vith — a vital c rossroads in the operation — regim ents of the 106th Infantry Division w ere facing annihilation by overpowering G er­man forces.

In a daring night move, Gen. Clarke led a combat com m and over frozen roads to open the f irs t gaps in the Germ an assault. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, in “C rusade in Europe,” described the St. Vith action as a turning point ui stem m ing the G er­man tide.

Before leaving Europe for a high- ranking engineering post in the Phil­ippines, Gen. C larke se rved as assistant com m ander of the 7th Arm ored Division and com m ander of the 4th Arm ored Division.

He again saw com bat in Korea, firs t w hile com m anding th e 1st Corps and later while com m anding the 10th Corps. In 1954, he was named commanding general of the US. Army, Pacific.

From 1956 to 1958, Gen. Clarke com m anded the 7th Army in West Germany. The 7th won the Silver Anvil Award of the A m erican Public Relations Association for its work in improvmg G erm an-A m erican rela­tions.

From 1958 to 1960, he was com­m ander of the Continental U.S. Army, responsible for the ground de­fense of the Unied States.

He returned to Europe in 1960 as com m ander-in -ch ief of th e U.S. Army, Europe, and com m ander of NATO's Central Army Group. With Berlin the focal point of the Cold War a t tha t point, the Soviet Union threatened the U.S. presence and erected the Berlin Wall. He retired from the dual post m 1962.

Gen. Clarke was bom in Adams, N.Y., and graduated from the U.S. M ilitary Academy in 1925. He later received a m aster’s degree in civil engineering from Cornell U niver­sity and a law degree from La Salle Extension University.

Gen Clarke received th ree Dis­tinguished Service Medals, three Bronze Stars, the Legion of Merit and the Air Medal, and B elgium ’s highest award for a non-Belgian.

Several of his many a rtic les on training and com m and w ere pub­lished as Army pam phlets, and his book on com m anding was translated for use by NATO forces.

Veterans Administration

BURIAL FLAG BENEFIT EXPLAINED BY VA

In 1987 t h e VA i s s u e d more th a n 350,000 Am­er ic an f la gs f o r bu r i a l o r memorial p u r p o s e s . The f lags a r e used to d r a p e th e c a s k e t s of d eceased v e t e r a n s and a r e p r e s e n t e d to the n e x t of kin o r close f r ie n d or assoc ia te of th e d e c e a s e d . F lags a re i s s u e d a t VA r e g ­ional of f ices and most local pos t of f ices.In r e c e n t y e a r s many VA cemeter ies and o t h e r VA faci l i t ies ha ve a do p te d an in ov a - t iv e way to honor th e memory of t hose who s e r v e d t h r o u g h th e c r ea t ion of an "A venue of Flags" p ro g ra m .Last y e a r a lone , o v e r 4,000 f lags which had been p r e s e n t e d to families o r f r i e n d s of d e ­ce ased v e t e r a n s , were do na ted to th e VA. When a f lag is d o n a t e d , a Cer t i f ica te of Ap­prec ia t ion is p r e s e n t e d to th e do no r and th e f lag becomes th e p r o p e r t y of th e VA.On r o a d w a y s or a long walkways at VA fa c ­i l i t ies t h r o u g h o u t th e c o u n t r y , s t a n d a r d bu r ia l H ags a r e flown from uni formly spaced s t a f f s . VA faci l i t ies which p a r t ic ip a te in th e "A ve nu e of Flags" prog ram e r e c t th e d i s p la y on V e te ra n s Day and Memorial Day.

• T hey may also do so on o t h e r d a y s of p a t ­r iot ic o b s e r v a n c e such as Flag Day and I n ­d e p e n d e n c e Day. If more f lags a r e rece ived

' t h a n ne eded for d i s p la y , a rotat ion sys tem is u sed to i n s u r e t h e y a r e all e v ent ua l ly f l o w n .VA's D epar tm en t of Memorial Affa ir s admin­i s t e r s th e National Cemetery Sys tem com­p r i s i n g 111 na tiona l cemeter ies in 38 s t a t e s and P u e r t o Rico. Bur ia l in a na tional cem­e t e r y with ava ilable g r a v e space is open to all v e t e r a n s d i s c h a r g e d u n d e r condi t ions o t h e r th a n d i s ho norab le , as well as el igible d e p e n d e n t s of v e t e r a n s .Information on bur ia l f l ags and o t h e r b e n e ­f i t s is ava ilable by c o nt ac t in g th e n e a re s t VA office l is ted in the phone d i r e c t o r y u n d e r U .S . Gove rnment .

" T h is IS un d o u b ted ly the g rea tes t A m e r ic a n batt le of th e w ar a n d will. I be l iev e , be reg a rd e d as an e v e r - f a m o u s A m e r ic a n v ic to ry ."

5/r 'K inston C hurchill addressin g th e H ou se o f C om m on s

follow ing th e Battle o f the Bulge

VETERANS OF THE BATTLE OF____________THE BULGE PLAN MEMBERSHIP____________DRIVE_________________________________________

The V e te rans of th e Batt le of th e Bulge have la un ched a membersh ip d r iv e to double i t s 5,000 total b y t h e end of 1988.

In a n n o u n c in g th i s campaign , VBOB's Vice P r e s i d e n t fo r Membership , Neil Thomp­son , reca lled t h a t th e or g a n iz a t io n ' s ob jec­t ive s a r e to p e r p e t u a t e th e memory of the sacr i f ices inv olved , to p r e s e r v e h i s tor ica l da t a and s i te s , to f o s t e r in te rn a t io n a l peace and good will a nd to promote f r i e n d ­sh ip .

VBOB is composed of v e t e r a n s who fo u g h t in th a t s ix -w eek A r d e n n e s Campaign in Belgium and Luxem bo ur g in fog , snow, rain and ice in th e b i t t e r cold 1944-45 win­t e r and of re l a t i v e s , f r i e n d s and h is to ry b u f f s .

The ba t t le of th e Bulge has been c h a r a c t ­e r ized by VBOB member and mil i tary a u t h - o r - h i s t o r i a n Cha r les B. MacDonald, who fo u g h t t h e r e with th e 2d I n f a n t r y Division, as th e g r e a t e s t ba t t l e e v e r f o u g h t by the U.S . Army. In a d d r e s s i n g th e House of Commo.'is fullovvirig t h a t ba t t l e . Si r Winston Chu rchi l l said "Th is is u n d o u b t e d l y the g r e a t e s t ba t t le of thf> war* and will. I be l ­ieve , be r e g a r d e d as an e ve r - fa m ou s American v i c t o r y . "

Of th e million p a r t ic ip a n ts in t h a t ba t t l e , abou t 350,000 Amer icans s u r v i v e .

VBOB sp o n s o r s t r i p s to th e b a t t l e ­g r o u n d and p lans to hold th e 1988 General Membership Meeting t h e r e , c o n d u c t s mem­orial and o th e r ceremonies , pu bl i s he s THE BULGE BUGLE, dedic a t ed a p laque and a t r e e in Ar l ington National Cem ete ry , and is co nd u c t i n g a capi ta l f u n d campaign to bui ld an addi t ion to t h e F i r s t U.S . Army and For t Meade Museam.

Addit ional information may be ob ta ined by wr i t ing to VBOB-Membersh ip , PO Box 11129, Ar l ing ton , VA 22210.

NOTE: Each VBOB member should take th i s a r t ic le or a copy of it to t h e i r local n e w s p a p e r ed i t o r . You may want to modify a n d / o r add yo u r name, a d d r e s s and te le ­phone nu m be r . VBOB H e a d q u a r t e r s willp rov id e material you may need .

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Harold R. Bohn, 120th I n f a n t r y , 30th Inf . Div. s e n d s a foto of himself bes ide th e Am­er ican GI s t a t u e in C le r v a u x , L u x e m b o u r g , last S ep te m be r .

John H. H a r r i s , B t r y C, 22d AFA Bn, 4th AD, s e n d s a foto of his "VBOB" (V irg in ia ) l icense p la te for 1988. T h a n k s , J o h n .Felipe Ro d r ig u es was enrol led as a VBOB member by his b u d d y , Floyd R. Ross . Fel- ippe was in H/H Co, 35th Inf . R e g t , 90th Div. He has been a b a r b e r fo r many y e a r s in Br ea , CA. He'd l ike to h e a r from b u d d ie s - wr i te him a t 794 N. Brea Blvd , Br ea , CA 92621.Simon Kulinich, Co. C, 37th Tank Bn, 4th AD, wishes to h e a r from old b u d d i e s .Write him at 11879 Hwy 54, P i t t sv i l l e , WI 54466.Ro be r t F. B e n n e t t , 462d AAA AW Bn, is looking for members of th e 196th FA who were a s s ig n e d to th e 2d Free F ren ch Armored Div. in A u g u s t , 1944. Write to LTC B e n n e t t , 530 E. 20th S t , NY City ,NY 10009.

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J u s t a b r i e f n o t e t o accompany t h e e n c l o s e d b ro c h u r e r e g a r d i n g t h e Armored Forc e Memor ia l .

I am v e r y much i n need of t h e s u p p o r t o f v e t e r a n l e a d e r s and members such a s t h o s e t h a t be lo n g t o t h e V e t e r a n s of t h e B a t t l e o f t h e Bulge t o h e l p g e t t h i s i m p o r t a n t monument b u i l t • The m ot to t h a t I have fo l l o w ed th r o u g h my l i f e and t h r o u g h my m i l i t a r y c a r e e r is;"DEEDS NOT WORDS"!" This i s what I th i r ik i s needed t o make t h i s fund making d r i v e s u c c e s s f u l . I t i s w i t h t h i s t h o u g h t i n mind t h a t I am r e q u e s t i n g t h e s u p p o r t o f yo u r VBOB members.

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My d e s i r e i s t h a t a t l e a s t $200 ,0 00 o f t h e $400 ,000 needed to e r e c t t h i s n ob le memor ia l w i l l be d o n a te d by v e t e r a n s . I f we p e r m i t t h e d e f e n s e i n d u s t r i e s t o co n­t r i b u t e t h e major p o r t i o n o f t h e t o t a l amount, i t i s no l o n g e r a v e t e r a n s war mem­o r i a l , and n ot w o r th y t o be b u i l t . I am of t h e b e l i e f that :N0BLE ENDS MUST BE ACHEIVED BY NOBLE MEANS!"

And so George , p l e a s e a s k your a rmored t r o o p e r s t o h e l p me i n t h i s g r e a t end eav­o r . I n c i d e n t l y , d o n a t i o n s would be v e r y much a p p r e c i a t e d r e g a r d l e s s from whom s e n t them.

Thanks f o r g i v i n g me t h e sp a c e i n t h e "Bulge B ug le " . P l e a s e a c c e p t and e x t e n d my b e s t w i s h e s t o t h e members o f t h e B a t t l e o f t h e Bulge .

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Members Speak OutClifford Gross , CCA, 7th Armd. Div, was the only member of his division to a t t end VBOB's gene ra l membership meet ing in September and sa y s , to members of his u n i t , "you don ' t know what you missed.We had a g r e a t t i m e . . . " He t h a n k s VBOB for the bes t time he ' s had in y e a r s . Cliff also appl ied fo r a Life Membership in VBOB and is looking fo rward to o u r t r i p to Europe la t e r th i s ye a r .

Bob Scanlon, Co. A, 372d E ng r . GS Reg t , t h a n k s all members of the 513th P ar a . Inf . Regt .& VBOB members for info rece ived co ncern in g his b r o t h e r , J ohn .

Andrew (Andy) R. Meur isse , a VBOB mem­b e r of Bull ingen, Belgium as k s if any VBOB members remember him when he r e ­ceived se v e re shou ld e r wounds on 12/22/44 when he was seven y e a r s old and l iving in Mande-Sa in t -Et ienne some five miles west of Ba s togne . He was cared fo r by the 101st Ai rborne . He was la te r eva cua ted to the 107th Evac . Hosp. in Sedan , F rance . Please provide any information to th e Edi­to r , THE BULGE BUGLE.

Donald E. Lebeau , 80th Inf . Div, 305th Cmby. E ngr . Bn , Co. C, wr i tes to say he has not heard a n y th in g about his ou t f i t . Anyone with such info, please wr i te Don at 888 100th Ave, N . , Naples , FL 33963.

John McFarland, Co. A, 347th Inf , 87th Division, now r e t i r e d in N or th e rn I re land and a VBOB Life Member wr i tes to i n s u r e he' l l cont inue to rece ive THE BULGE BUGLE.

Paul J . Worcester , H/H B t r y , 33d FA Bn, 1st Inf . Div, wishes to hea r from o t h e r unit members. Write Paul at Genera l Del­iv e r y , Linden Tar i ff Rd, L inden , NJ 25256.

Joseph M. Guigno, S r . , Co. A, 423d Reg t , 106th Div, a POW at 9B and a camp called Berga am Els t e r , a s lave labor camp bu i ld ­ing u n d e r g r o u n d tunne ls to p ro c e s s heavy water for atomic bombs, would l ike to he ar from o th e r Berga members . Write Jose ph at 16 Dix St , Waltham, MA 02154.

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Felix Cistolo, Co. G, 317th Inf , 80th Div and i ts p a s t National Commander wr i t es of th e honor bes towed upon him as ha v in g u n ­veiled a memorial a t Heide rsh e id , Luxem­b o u r g in honor of his d ivi s ion . He wr i tes t h a t he is a cqu a in te d with many members of CEBA. A sad note, howev er , is t h a t Roge r Kimmes, h u s b a n d of Tilly Kimmes, whom many of us have met, both h e r e and in Lux em bo urg , has been se r io u s l y ill.

A r t h u r S. Tozar , Med. Det, 16th In f . R e g t , 1st In f . Div, was a member of th e 1st Bn . aid s ta t io n . Company mailing l is ts of his reg i m en t ' s b u d d ie s may be ob ta i ned from him a t 2722 Bowling Green Dr , Vienna , VA 22180._______________________________________Vincent A. Gish, 6th Armd Div, has pa s sed out VBOB p r o c h u r e s and appl ica t ions to division members . He en joys THE BULGE BUGLE.________________________________________Edward P acyna , 106th QM Co, 106th Inf .Div. d e s i re s to obtain a sh o u ld e r pa t ch of th e 106th. Contac t him a t 35 S. Pembroke S t , Wethersf ie ld , CT 06109 if you can h e l p .Earl D. T e r r y , Co. L, 357th, 90th Div, wishes to h e a r from anyone who s e r v e d with him a t Prum, Germany and Dil legan. Contac t him a t 624 Robindale , Fa i r f ie ld,TX 75840.____________________________________Joe S te f anc in , Co. A, 329th Inf , 83d Div (o r B t r y . D, 176th FA, F t . Meade) wishes to h e a r from anyo ne who s e r v e d with him. Contac t Joe a t 93 Eighth S t , Uniontown,PA 15401._____________________________________Willie B. C r a f t , 141st QM T r k . Co, wishes to h e a r from old comrades . Write him at 3 Laur ie Circle , J a c k s o n , TN 38305.

John Ga te ns , A B t r y , 589th FA Bn, 106th Inf . Div. a s k s o t h e r members of A B t r y whoplan to join VBOB's Batt lef ield To u r of th e A rd e n n e s in Sep te m ber to cont ac t him. He r e t u r n e d to th e Bulge a re a in 1984. He wr i tes t h a t if a n y members a r e "on th e f e n c e , " GO! The thr i l l of see ing and be ing in th e a r e a , where many y e a r s ago as yo u n g k ids we came v e r y close to meeting o u r Maker , c a n ' t be b e a t , he w r i t es .

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ReunionB B t r v . 413 AAA. 28-30 Oct 88, Nashvi l le , TN. Contact Kenneth R e i te r , 1318 - 10th S t , Rock S p r i n g s , WY 82901. Contac t Ken­ne th R ei te r , 1318 10th S t , Rock S p r i n g s ,WY 82901.

7th Armd. Div. A s s n , 9/7-10/88, C h a r le s ­ton , SC. Contac t Glenn R. F ackle r , S r . , 23218 Sp r in g b ro o k Dr , Farmington Hills,MI 48024.

16th FAOB, 6 /24- 26/8 8 , For t Mitchell, Ky. Contac t Houston L. Mosley, PO Box 767, Ch a r le s to n , WV 25323. ( T h a n k s , Dave) .2d Armd Div A s s n , 6/1-5/88 . H a r r i s b u r g , PA. Contact Louis E. B og a r t , RD #1, Box 208, Hughesvi l le , PA 17737.

6th Armd. Div , 9/6-11/88, Richmond, VA. Contac t Anthony J . Killian, 1033 Harte l Ave, Phi lade lphia, PA 19111.

80th Div. Vet . Assn (WWl & I I ) , 8/10-14/88, Norfolk, VA. Contac t Clarence H. Brockman. 334 Fannie S t . , McDonald, PA 15057.

527th E n g r . Lt . Pontoon Co , t h i r d weekend Ju ly 1988, Ki rksv i l le , MO. Contac t Marion L. Mun s in ge r , PO Box 7, E ldora , lA 50627.462d AAA AW B n . 8 /25/8 8 . VFW Convent ion , Chicago, IL. Contact LTC R . F . B enn e t t , 530 W. 20th S t , NY Ci ty , NY 10009.11th Armored D iv . 8/10-13/88, Phoenix , AZ. Contac t Alfred Pfe i f fe r , 2328 Admiral St , Al iqu ippa, PA 15001.

468th AAA (AW) B n . T hi rd US Army, (pr imar i ly for members of Co. D) , 10/6-8/ 88, Hot S p r i n g s AR. Contac t Doyle R u s h , 516 N. Hilltop Circle, B u r k b u r n e t t , TX 76354.

825th TD B n , 10/26-33/88, Myrtle Beach , SC. Contact Walter R. Wise, 950 W. Noble Ave, Williston, FL 32696.

106th Inf . Div. A s s n . 9/88 , Roanoke , VA. For de ta i l s , contac t Jo hn F. McDevit t , 188 Queen S t , Rehoboth Beach , DE 19971.

7th Armd. Div. A s s n . 42d A n n i c a r s a r y Re­union , 9/7-10/88, C h a r le s t o n , SC. Con­tact Glenn R. Fa ck le r , S r . , 23218 S p r i n g ­brook Drive , Far mington Hills, MI 48024.

Co. B, 55th Armd. Inf . Div, 11th Armd.Div , 9/10-U/88. Atchison, KS. Contact LeRoy Ellis, RR 2, Rushvi l le , MO 64484.

28th Division Heri tage A s s n , 9/7-10/88, Ft . Ind ian town Gap, PA. Contact 28th Inf .Div, 14th & Calder S t r e e t s , H a r r i s b u r g , PA 17103.

288th FA Observa t ion B n , 6 /23-26/88 , Nashvi lle , TN. Contact Samuel R. Cook,106 Nolan Circle, Mariet ta , OH 45750.

10th Armd. Div, 37th Annual R e u n i o n ,Labor Day Weekend 1988, H a r t f or d , C T . Contac t Carlo Car l son , 2409 Montana, Apt. G-2 , Cinc innat i , OH 45219.

20th, 54th & 61st Armd. Inf . B a t ta l io ns . Contac t E. "Lucky" Loiacono, 2525 Buck- lodge Rd, Adelphi , MD 20783, for da te s and locat ions.

BATTLE OF BULGE REMEMBERED. . . I still have n ig htmares on what I saw in Malmedy. 1 was with the 83rd Division from Normandy th r o u g h the Bulge. 1 don' t have to read " th e Rise and Fall" e i th e r .

I do n ' t wr ite l e t t e r s v e r y much a ny more, b u t I would like to ge t permission io send th e a r t ic le to "The Bulge Bu gle ," o u r mag­az ine . It is th e official publ icat ion for v e t e r a n s of the Batt le of the Bulge.On Dec. 10, 1944, I ce leb ra ted my 19th b i r t h d a y , and on the 16th of December we were on o u r way to D ur en . On the 17th we he a rd about the massacre . Th ere were so many r e p o r t s about the Germans behind o u r l ines d r e s s e u in American uniforms t h a t we were i s sued special c a rd s for i d e n ­t i f ica t ion. I still have mine in a frame withmy de co ra t io ns . i hal c a r d s>av6u my life a couple of t imes. A few da ys la t e r we were real ly in th e thick of it and I got hit by an "Amer ican" t a n k . The concussion messed me u p , and as I went th r o u g h Malmedy 1 saw th e f rozen bodies .As we ge t into the cold w ea th er , my old bones seem to ache like they did in 1944.I have n e v e r been so cold in my life.Well, enough of my rambling about me.Let me say th a n k s fo r remember ing .

. . . P . H. Matranga Co. G, 330th Inf , 83d Inf . Div.

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CRIBA Member Joins VBOBP ie r r e Mawet, Liege^ Belgium, and a member of CRIBA, wr i tes to apply for membership in VBOB. Here he is shown in his 1942 Ford Jeep t h r e e y e a r s ago. He s ta te s tha t his f a th e i hid an American B-17 pilot in t h e i r home for t h r e e weeks and t h a t he r e ­ceived a l e t t e r of commendation from P r e s i ­de n t E isenhower which he takes prec ious care of. P i e r r e s t a te s "it is abso lu te ly n e c e s s a ry t h a t yo ur so ld iers know tha t Belgium has not forgot ten them."

Up F r o n t w i th Will ie & J o eL, b “ i Mduiijio Mepnnied -'i The S iafs and S tnpes CouHesv ol Mauidm

Veterans Administration

If a v e t e r an d ies while hospi tal ized in a VA medical c e n t e r , t r an sp o r t a t i o n e x p e n s e s to the place of bur ial will be paid by th e VA.

VA clothing allowance for d isabled v e t e r a n s is payable annual ly in A u gu s t . The 1988 ra te will be i ncrea sed to $380.

VA is lowering i ts maximum home loan in ­te r e s t ra te from 10.5% to 9.5% ef fec tive1 F e b r u a r y 1988.

VETERANS OF THE BATTLE OF THE BULGEO u r o b jec t iv e s are:

• To foster international p e a c e an d good will.

• To p rom ote friendship.

• To p e rp e tu a te the m em o ry of the sacrif ices involved.

• To p r e s e r v e historical data and sites.

“ I wanna long rest after th ’ war. Mebbe I ’ll do a hitch in th ’ regulars.’

PRISONER OF WAR MEDAL "Army Echoes" publicat ion of J a n / F e b 88 r e p o r t s th a t a P r i s o n e r of War medal has been e s ta b l i s h e d , b u t th e appl icat ion form still has not been p r i n t e d and d i s t r i b u t e d . F u r t h e r info will be pr ov id ed when rece ived .

HOW TO FIND UNIT BUDDIES ^^==========="Army Echoes" publicat ion of J a n / F e b 88 p ro v id es information on how to ge t in touch with some of th e g u y s from y o u r old o u t ­f i t . The Community Relat ions Division of the Army's Publ ic Affai rs Office maintains a l ist of v e t e r a n s ' o rgani za t io ns with t h e i r c u r r e n t a d d r e s s e s . To f ind out if y o u r uni t has an organ iza t io n , wr i te to HQDA, Office of th e S e c r e t a r y of the Army - P u b ­lic Affa ir s Office, ATTN: Community Rela­t ions Division, Pentagon - Room 2E631, Washington , DC 20310.

EUROPE IN ‘88

The Last SaluteJ o e C avanaugh ( 4 4 2 Inf Reg, 1 0 6 Inf Div), of

B e th e s d a , M d . , 7 3 , w a s buried on March 3 , 1 9 8 8 , at Quantico (V a .) National Cem etery with full military honors following a c e r e m o n y at the funeral hom e in W a sh in g ton , D.C. He is survived by his w ife Carol, d au g h ter Karen, and brother Bob.

At the funeral h om e , M ons ignor William O’Donnell ( 3 4 6 Inf Reg, 8 7 Inf Div), VBOB Chaplain, co n d u c te d the s e r v ic e at the r eq u es t of the family.

He w a s fo llowed by his brother w h o spol<e of the family and other qualit ies of J o e , remarking that Joe had m a s t e r ’s and doctoral d e g r e e s and w a s a d e m og r ap h e r and population con su ltan t having served with g ov ern m en t and private a g e n c i e s in Africa, Latin Am erica , and the Pacific. He w a s a senior advisor to th e United Nations and a m em b er of a num ber of a ss o c ia t io n s and s o c ie t ie s .

R em arks , m ad e by VBOB Founding President Clyde Boden (5 5 ? th AAA Bn, 84 Inf Div), follow."Joe, the m em bers o f the Veterans of the Battle o f the Bulge have been friends for ju st a few short years. But this is a good friendship, this is a strong friendship b eca u se it is bas­e d on the a lchem y o f battle the g rea test battle ever fought by the United S ta tes Army. We endured hardships during that bitter cold winter o f 1944-45 in Belgium and Luxem ­bourg, fighting in the fog, the snow, the ice, the rain, and the mud.

Joe, we will m iss you.You im ve been a faithful m em ber ot the Veterans ot the

Battle o f the Bulge. You a ttended general m em bership m eetings and execu tive council m eetings and you par­ticipated in other runctions ana acvviues. You nave oeen a major torcc for good.

Yes, Joe, we will m iss you.I am rem inded of Psalm 46 which begins with “God is

our refuge and strength. " This is psalm of adoration that sp e a ks o f G od's glory, o f G od's goodness, o f God's majesty, o f G od's mercy, and o f G od’s power. Jean Sibelius u sed the first two words o f the tenth verse o f Pasim 46 as the basis for "Finlandia" know n as ' Be Still. My Soul." Martin Luther was inspired by the seven th verse o f Psalm 46 to co m p o se a great hym n - Joe, som eday we will join you in that "Mighty Fortress."

God b less you, Joe. God b less you. Am en and amen. ••

Then, e a c h VBOB m e m b e r w a lked briskly to the c a s k e t , s tood for a m om en t , sa lu ted smartly , stoodfnr q mnmfint a n d rfitiirnRri tn his sea t

At Quantico the funeral p r o c e ss io n p r o ceed ed to the burial area. J o e ’s pall bearers carried the flag- draped c a s k e t to its p lace of honor and all gathered around for the g r av e -s i te s e r v ic e c o n d u c t e d by Chaplain O’Donnell. A s the s e r v ic e s e n d e d , rifles e c h o e d from nearby and “ T a p s ” s o u n d e d . Y es , w e n ow had a c k n o w le d g e d J o e ’s a s c e n s io n to the grea tes t of fo r tr e s s e s and w e hand rendered our last sa lu te .

A s the s tra ins of “ T a p s ” e d g e d toward the h e a v e n s , the w o r d s of that hauntingly beautiful bugle call c a m e to mind:

Day is done, gone the sun. From the lake, from the hill.

From the sky.All is well, sa fe ly rest.

G od is nigh.

Thanks and praise for our days, 'Neath the sun, 'neath the stars,

‘neath the sky.As we go, this we know.

God is nigh.

Farewell co m ra d e , farewell .

Many of our readers, es­pecially those who have again visited the Ar­dennes area, have met Roger Kimmes and his lovely wife, Tilly. Tilly has ad­vised us that Roger passed away in Lux-

It w as the Lord's will to call to His Kingdom my beloved husband.

Roger KIMMESTilly Kimmes

embourg City Hospital on Feb­ruary 19th. Tilly wishes to tell their num­erous American relatives and friends that "we both, Roger and myself, deeply appre ciate the great many 'get well' messages, the prayers, masses, telephone calls, tele­grams and flowers sent to us from over­seas." Tilly will continue to be active in CEBA. She may be reached at 29, rue de Hunsdorf, L-7324 Steinsel, Luxembourg, Europe. _________________

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Eduardo A. Peniche, 2d Bn, 502d Inf,101st Airborne Air Assault Div, Bastogne, was the guest of honor in December at the Strike Brigade Christmas party. Ed writes that he was deeply touched by having many of the young officers present approach him after his speech to inform him how proud they were to hear from a combat veteran of the Battle of the Bulge and how proud they were to serve in the same unit as Ed.Here he receives a certificate of appreciat­ion from Col. Dean R. Anderson, Brigade Commander, Fort Campbell, KY.

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A BALANCED TEAM OF COMBAT ARMS AND SERVICES OF EQUAL

IMPORTANCE AND EQUAL PRESTIGE.

Purpose—lo erect an American Armored Force Monument in the Capital area of the Nation to honor all American Soldiers and Marines who have served in armored and mechanized units organized for the conduct of "armored ground combat” — a concept pioneered in World War I and kept alive by dedicated leaders of the U.S. Army whose vision led to the creation of the original “Armored Force" (1940-1945) which contributed so much to Victorv in World War II

It is emphasized that the "Armored Force" of the Monument embraces all the "iMen of Steel" who served so valiantly in the U.S. Tank Corps of World W'ar I — and their descendants who fought so gallantly in World War II. Korea, and Vietnam in Armored Divisions or separate Tank Battalions, Tank Destroyer Battalions.ArmoredM echanized Infantry Battalions. Armored/Self Propelled Artillery Battalions, Armored Engineers, and Armored/Mechanized Cavalry Regiments and Squadrons; and Marine Corps Armored Units,

The Monument will also inspire future generations of American Soldiers and M a rin e s w h o se rv e in A rm o re d m o b ile

THE ARMORED

FORCE MONUMENT

FUND

Committee Chairman General Bruce Palmer. Jr.. U.S. Army (Ret.)

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Goal—To erect a Monument to honor the exploits of The Armored Forces in Four W'ars and have in.scribed thereon designations of Armored Divisions and Separate Non-divisional Armored Rc^inicntci! lind scriHlly numbered Bsttulion CTombst Units

Now that the President has signed the Public Law authorizing our Monument, vve Veterans must raise S4()().(K)0 to build it I WE NEED YOUR HELP. Please contribute generouslyl

warfare units with the same spirit of "teamwork" that the Father of the Armored Force prcKlaimed in 1940:

. . A BALANCED TEAM OF COMBAT ARMS AND SERVICES... OF EQUAL I.MPORTANCE AM) EQUAL PRESTKJE.

Major General Adna R. Chaffee Father of the .A.merican

Armored Force

Support—Your Armored Force Monument Committee with the help of the many Sponsoring AsscKiations. large and small, and Individual Supporters has launched the offensive to properly honor the millions of proud veterans who have served in the American armored forces In four wars The tV'rnier Chief I'f Staff of the U S Army has stated:"Tlu' Armored Forces Monument is a worthy project which would provide important recognition to those who served our nation well. It would also have significance fo r those in service today, and you can he assured o f the Aitny 's criiriiiMUstU Siippo)! jt/i \oit; committee. "

General John. A. Wickham, Jr C hief o f Staff. U.S. Army

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Sponsoring Associations

Armored Cavalry U.S. ArmorRegiments

Armored Divisions U.S. Artillery

Council Of U.S. CavalryArmored DivisionAssociations U.S. Infantry

Marine Corps Veterans of Battle■Separate Armored Battalions of the Bulge

.Separate Cavalry Squadrons World Wars TankCorps

Tank Destroyer

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