JULY27, 28, 29, 1972

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GRACIOUS HOSPITALITYat the

FAIRMONT ROOSEVELT HOTEL, Uniursity Place, New Orleans, la. 70140 - Telephone 504 - 529 -7111

FIFTEENTH ANNUAL REUNIONNEW ORLEANS CONVENTION CHAIRMAN - Willard M. "Hoss" Mitchell 383-L

PROGRAM COMMITTEEWhitney Champagne 382-C, Atwell Champion 382-C, Philip Galloway 381-1

Ernest Ganaway 382-2nd Bn. Hq., Alfred Latour 321 Engr.-A, Chester LeBlanc 383-1Charlie Lee 383-1, Marcel Oubre 382-2nd Bn. Hq., Nelson Verrett 383-1 st Bn. Hq.

Fairmont Roosevelt Hotel, New Orleans, La.July 27,28,29,1972

THURSDAY ·JULY 27,19729:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M.12:00 Noon

1:00 P.M. - Afternoon

5:30 P.M. - 8:30 P.M.

Registration - MezzanineExecutive Committee LuncheonCurrent Officers & A II Past PresidentsWalking Tours - Groups of 15Registered guides - Per Person: $2.00River Boat Trip on Mississippi RiverTHE MARK TWAIN, with musical combo (limit 300 persons)Boarding at the fout of Canal Street

1:00 P.M. - Afternoon

8:00 P.M. - Midnight

8:00 P.M. - Midnight

FRIDAY -JULY 28, 19729:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M.9:30 A.M. - 11 :30 A.M.10:30 A.M. - 11 :30 A.M.12:30 P.M.

Registration - MezzanineGeneral Business Meeting - Gold RoomAuxiliary MeetingDeJeuner pour les Dames (Auxiliary)Van Champion and Mary Latour in chargeWalking Tours - Groups of 15Registered Guides - Per person: $2.00Beer Bust -International RoomRuss Patalia "Kings of Dixieland"Teen Party - Hamburgers & MusicSarah Mitchell in charge

NOTE: Beer Bust will end at midnight because Bourbon Street really starts jumping

SATURDAY - JULY 29, 19729:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.9:30 A.M. - 11 :00 A.M.12 Noon

2:30 P.M. - 4:30 P.M.

7:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M.8:00 P.M. - 1:00 A.M.

Registration - Mezzanine1974 Convention Site Meeting - Gold RoomMemorial Service - Grand BallroomChaplain John K. Ormond 383-Hq.(Now pastor of 1st United Methodist Church,Elizabeth City, North Carolina 27909)Division Meeting - Gold RoomClarence Hauber 383-F will present WW II sUdesLeyte & Okinawa (Please bring any slides that you may have)Cocktail Hour - Cash BarDinner - Dance - International RoomAwards & RecognitionsDance - Val Barbara and His Orchestra

All reunion activities and functions will occur within walking distance from the hotel

~~~ ®L3rL~~~$5 ~~ID Wil©il~il~WSHOWING HIGHWAY§~PPROACHES TO THE CITY

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FAIRMONT ROOSEVELT HOTEL, 123 Baronne St.,is located in the Main Business Di9trictnear keys numbers 7 and 14 on this map

A FEW IMPORTANT NEW ORLEANS LOCATIONS OF INTEREST TO VISITORS1. Audubon Park (Zoo, Golf, etc.) D-4 11. Jefferson Downs Race Track __ B-22. Chalmette National Historical Park. D-7 12. Lakeshore Drive h h_ B-53. City Park (Boating, Golf, Tennis, etc_l __ C-4 13. Louisiana State University in N. 0 ... B-54. Delaronde (Pakenham) Oaks. . D-7 14. Main BU3iness District D-55. Delgado Museum of Art C-4 15. New Orleans International Airport.. B-16. Fair Grounds Race Track. __h C-5 16. Municipal Yacht Harbor B-47. French Quarter (Vieux Carrel C-5 17. Pontchartrain Beach (Amusement Park) B-58. Garden District (Ante-Bellum Homes) _ D-5 18. Sugar Bowl Football Stadium D-49. Greater N. O. Bridge h D-5 19. Union Passenger Terminal (Trains) -------- D-510. Historic Cemeteries C-5 20. University Section (Tulane and Loyola) D-4

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REUNION REMINDERS

The Roosevelt Hotel is located about 12 blocks south of Interstate10. Hoss Mitchell suggests that the best place to unload is at theentrance on University Place where there is an escalator.

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Remember that the river boat trip is scheduled for late afternoon onThursday, July 27. Capacity of the Mark Twain is 300 persons, sosend your reservation early.

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At noon on Friday, July 28, a luncheon for the auxiliary will be heldat a restaurant in the French Quarter. Send the coupon to Mrs.Champion.

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Although the Saturday night program is referred to as "Dinner -Dance", dress is to be optional.

OFFICERS 1971 - 1972

PRESIDENTJoe J. Fritz 381-E1429 N. 14th St., Beatrice, Nebr. 68310

1ST VICE PRESIDENTJames M. Breece 382-Service6618 Robinhood Lane, Huntsville, Ala. 35806

2ND VICE PRESIDENTIden Johnson 383-1st Bn. Hq.P.O. Box 547, Grinnell, Iowa 50112

TREASUREREd Dakan 381-BP.O. Box 1254, Dubuque, Iowa 52001

RECORDING SECRETARYEdward Funk 383-M3066 Knollwood, Muskegon, Mich. 49441

CORRESPONDING SECRETARYSherman Deckrow 382-2nd Bn. Hq.

w 3740 N. Pontiac Ave., Chicago, III. 60634

CHAPLAINRev. John K. Ormond 383-Hq.707 W. Church St., Elizabeth City, N.C. 27909

HISTORIANHarold Strand 381-M604 S. Hazel, Glenwood, Iowa 51534

SERGEANT AT ARMSSam Benson 381-D1725 Travis St., Waco, Texas 76711

LEGAL ADVISORGeorge Buttell 381-Hq.311 Milburn, Crete, Illinois 60417

NEW ORLEANS CONVENTION CHAIRMANHoss Mitchell 383-LBox 537, Ponchatoula, La. 70454

PEORIA CONVENTION CHAIRMANGlenn Hamilton 381-Cn.2918 N. Western Ave., Peoria, III. 61604

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WE CANNOT RECOMMEND ANY PARTICULAR RESTAURANT, BUT ...The following article was clipped by Col. Leroy P. Collins, Jr. (381·Cn), Distinguished DEADEYE ·1970, now about to retirefrom active service at Fort Lee, Virginia. He said that he thought that the story about the eating experiences of tWo footballfans would be interesting to DEADEYES from every walk of life as they anticipate going to New Orleans for their 15thAnnual Reunion.

Thursday, Jan. 2i, 19i2 THE WASHINGTON POST

Super Supper in New OrleansBy Stcphen S. RO$enfeld& Ronald L. GoldfarbWe like to fancy ourselves

as sportsmen, but as eager aswe were to see the SuperBowl. we ne'ier would haveset out on our one-day odys-sev if the game had been inDallas, San Diego or KansasCity.The luster of Kew Orleans

did it, induding the specialappeal of a post-game din·ner in a town renowned forits food.In fact. after we reached

the :\cme oyster bar on Iber·ville Street. just off Bour-bon, at 11:30 on Super Bowlmorning, we realized thegame was to be perhaps alesser pa,rt of our jaunt.\Ve had begun the day by

wat ching our car expire atdawn at the side of wind-blown Rt. 295 en route toFriendship Airport. Miracu·lously we had cornman·deered a cab and gotten tothe airport with four min-utes to spare. We had eatenthe standard airline break·fast-fruit sections. omeletwith bacon, weak coffee-palatable, but a cause forconcern as to whether allthe cellophane had been reomoved. And now. for ourfirst culinary reward of theday, we were at the Acme.To be truthful. it doesn't

look like much. There wasold checkerboard tile on thefloor, a poster advertisingthe Aqueduct, N,Y., race-track, on one wall and alongthe other the oyster bar,with a dusty mirror bearingan ad for the $2 English-steel knife with which theoysters are shucked.The bar itself consists of a

marble top and, behind it, ac a u n tel' laden withhundreds of oysters in a bedof crushed ice_It was a slack hour, only

two of the five stations, eachwith an S·curved iron rest

on which the oyster isopened, were manned.The two openers looked as

:nay and gnarled as oystersheHs and they went at theirIl'ork as if they had beendoing it all their lives. Inwent the point of the knife,a deft twist to crack theshell, a careful pry to re-mo\'e the top and a scoopwith the flat blade to sepa-rate the oyster from thelower shell.With no further ado they

placed the oysters before usone by one, right on thecounter. In a paper cup, wemixed our own combinationsof horseradish Worcester·shire and tomato sauce, thelast from a wine bottle wtihits top cu t off.Even when we discounted

our glee at being in New Or-leans, the oysters were mar-velous-tender, sweet andjuicy. We had about a dozenapiece, washing them downwith a stein of draft beer.all for $3,20 plus tip.At the litadium, we ate

nothing more than peanutsin order to preserve our ap-petites for the grand dinnerwe were determined to havelater, even though we hadexhausted every last availa-ble connection beforehandtrying to get good reserva-tions. "Kat even PresidentNixon could get in," one ofOUr agents reported back tous.The prospects were bleak

but we were not going totake the edge off our incen-tive by chewing on a TulaneStadium hot dog.The game ended at 4:30

p,m. Heads light from theafternoon's fresh air andnoses tingling from the cold.we rode the Freret Streetbus back to town,Figuring to start at the

toP. we headed right to An·toine's on St. Louis Street inlhe French Quarter, the old·est French restaurant in

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town (founded 18-10)and re-garded by many as the best.To our surprise and de-

light, we simply walkedthrough the handsome blackdoor and were seated-notin the mellow back rooms. tobe sure, but in the bustlingfront room, next to a palm.We toasted our success at

once with an incomparableold fashioned: house bour-bon, a heavy dash of grena-dine (the secret), bitters anda cherry. Our chlUed fingersand 'toes suddenly becamewarm. Two more rounds fol-lowed.Our waiter turned out to

be Luis Arocha, 28, who in-formed us proudly that hehad sUllied as a busboy at14 and had becomeAntoine's youngest waiter at21. (He works for 80 centsan hour and gives a quarterof the tips-up to $100 alight-to his busboy,)At his suggestIon we began

with "Le Gamba Creole," athick, tangy, dark brownsoup doused with freshwhite rice and little bits ofcrab and beef. A biggerbowl would have been ameal In itself.For the main course one

of us took Pompano Pont·chartrain, broiled and cover-ed with chunks of white crab·meat. The fish was DOt asflaky-fresh as he had recalled its being in Floridabut it was well-seasoned andcooked.The other had Poulet,

sauce Rochambeau, a sim·mered slab of white breastsof ehicken in a white lemons:\uce, and underneath it apiece of ham in a dark sweetsauce.We have done some indulg·ing in various internationalrestaurants, and we wouidput these two entrees rightat the top.On the side we had

pommes lie terre soufflees,doubJe-fried, hollow andflaky, served in a basket

woven of polato stick~, andSalade Antoine, simplegreens in an oil and vinegardressing, With our dinner,Arocha brought us a Roths-chilli 1967 crtv whit$ winecalled Mouton-Cadet, theperfect complement.For dessert, one of us had

the crepes Suzette. Theroom's lights momentarilydimmed to after the spectacleof the dancing blue flames.At the waiter's suggestion,the other had the caramelcup custard, a light and coolending to a rich meal.Arocha earned our final re-spect when we asked himfor cigars, Antoine's has nogood cigars, he warned,bringing us the best it had,a common drugstore variety.Coffee came hot and

he'aVY with chickory, Quiteclose to espresso in strengthand body.We learned that coffee Is a

New Orleans specialty andits makers are regarded asreal craftsmen.Looking about the datr.:!

charm of this place, one hadthe feeling that Antoine'swould sooner lose an impa-tient prospective customeroutside than rush a patroninside.Though Super Bowl

crowds were lined up on thesidewalk, we were neverrushed and we left a full21h hours after our unsched-uled arrivaLThe bill for this marvelous

meal was $37.40, plus tip,It remained only for us to

cross ths street and, afterappropriate sampling, tobuy two cans of creme dementhe pecans.In the glow of a great din-

ner, we walked down Bour-bon Street, The Super Bowlhad been lackluster althoughthe whole day's excursionhad been a kick.But it was the quaJity of

the eating that had made itindeed a Super Day.

A SPECIAL REPORT TODEADEYES

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961h INF. DIV. ASSM.***************PAY YOUR DUES***************

Unloading of supplies and equipmentacross Leyh beaches was a

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STATEMENTDEADEYE DISPATCH is the official publication of the 96th Infantry Division Association. All communications shouldbe directed to the Corresponding Secretary or Treasurer who serve as editors.

Aims are to promote the activities of the Association and serve its members in every way possible. Your comments, ques-tions, pictures, anecdotes and suggestions are solicited.

If at any time fewer than 10 members are in attendance at a reunion, the Association will be disolved and any remainingfundswillbecontributedtoORE.GON STATE UNIVERSITY, CORVALLIS, OREGON.

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NEI DRLEINSJULY 27,28,29,1972

96th Inf. Div. Assn.FIFTEENTH ANNUAL REUNION

THIS WAS A METROPOLIS 200 YEARS AGO

The endless fascinations of antiquity

edge the sidewalks of your morning promenade;

this is a city for collectors.

You wander through tunnelled urriageways

and emerge into gardc:ns in breathtaking bloom

You can see their city as it was,

and find in it peace and strange beauty

and more fun than YOll ever h:l\'e had.

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GUEST EDITORIAL

By - Alexander Markus (382-B)3629 N. Plainfield AvenueChicago, lilinoi 60634

Everyone of you who have attended any of our annual reunionsknow Ed Biggs. He is always busy promoting, helping to sellsomething or just being a happy-go-lucky host to his manyDEADEYE buddies.

I want to tell you about the kind of a guy that Ed is, so I will goback a few years. First, as well as I can recall, he volunteered hisservices to help locate lost DEADEYES - those not on our mailinglist at that time. While working on that project in 1966, he tookon the job of reunion chairman for Indianapolis, making thatreunion the second greatest (I had the greatest one in Chicagotwo years later).

While handling the arrangements for Indianapolis, he suffered asevere heart attack. Biggs' doctor ordered him to stop all activity,including his job as a cross-country truck driver. But that did notreally stop him! Ed just enticed his friends to fulfill his plans forthe reunion.

After the reunion, he went back home to Plainfield, Indiana andto his job of finding more DEADEYES. That was the year whenthe membership took a big ju mp upwards because Ed Biggsaccounted for at least 3,000 and possibly 5,000 foundDEADEYES, gaining for himself, "Distinguished DEADEYE -1967".

Next came the job of selling the Division History book. Yes, hewas successful, for out of 1000 copies, only 26 copies are leftnow.

From there, he went on from one project to another. He has beenheard to express his attitude 'very plainly, "I may catch Hell fordoing something, but I would rather have it that way than tocatch Hell for not doing anything."

I have talked with his wife, too. She is just as terrific a person asEd is. Hilda tells me that she cannot figure out what keeps Edgoing - he lives on pills. He doesn't gripe about anything.

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Here is my point - Biggs never gives up. Recently. when theMemorial Committee was up against the problem of decidingwhat kind and size of monuments to build on Okinawa, thechairman of the committee, Jim Breece, called on Biggs. Not onlydid Ed come up with the right design and the best price, but hisrecommendation for use of black granite was accepted, too.Indeed, our monuments to General Easley and Colonel May willbe handsome!

When you see Ed Biggs doing his usual thing in New Orleans, whynot walk up and greet him? If he does not know you already,tell him your name and thank him if you want to. You havefound a buddy.

As for myself, I am saying right now, "thanks for everything EdBiggs, old buddy!"

ED BIGGS (96th OM) and JOE FRITZ, president, discuss thestyle of lettering to be used on the EASLEY and MAYmonuments. It appears that the monuments will have beencompleted and ready for shipment to Okinawa by late April orearly May, at which time Biggs is planning to have a party forDEADEYES at Creekbaum and Wearly Co.

JOE FRITZ, President, observes as HAROLD STRAND, Historian of the96th presents the plaque in memory of GENERAL JAMES LESTERBRADLEY, former Rolla resident. The ceremony took place at the librarySaturday morning October 23, 1971.

GENERAL BRADLEY LIVED HERE, in his mother's home, which islocated in the southwest part of town. Later, he purchased a place inCalifornia where he and his daughter would go during the winter monthsand frequently on other occasions.

It was during one of those visits to Lafayette, California on July 30,1957,that the commander of the Army's 96th Division in the Pacific, diedfollowing an apparent heart attac k in a swimming pool.

MRS. WILMA FULLER, 612 W. 11th Street, Rolla, Missouri, formerneighbor of General Bradley, heard that the DEADEYES were in town, soshe came down to the library to see what was going on.

Her impressions about the General revolve mainly around the years that hespent in Rolla after the death of his wife. "he was a fine bridge player,"she says, "most congenial and correct when in a group, but alwaysreserved." Mrs. Fuller recalls that while he was .Iiving with his mother,most of his time was spent working in her flower garden and drivingthrough the beautiful Ozark region. "General Bradley was much help tohis mother and widowed sister in their last years."

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In a sort of way,we are making footprints.

Trek to RollaDEADEYES assemble forpresentation of Gen. Bradleyplaque.

HAROLD STRAND (381-M), Historian, received aletter from the Mayor of Rolla, Missouri, indicatingthat that city would like to have the Bradley plaque.It was already August 1971, so Harold passed thework around that a suitable date for the presentationof the plaque would be during the long weekend forVeterans Day in October.

There was simply no way that everyone could benotified, so members in Missouri were especiallyinvited, along with anyone else who happened to hearabout the program.

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BRADLEY PLAQUE BACKGROUND

Historian STRAND's plea for information about the plaque broughtin some letters.

Daniel Millsaps (Div. Hq. & Hq. Co.). a captain at the time and aid toGeneral Easley remembers that the plaque was executed forplacement in the officers club at Camp Adair. Millsaps says that hehad the job of designing and decorating that club which containedthe longest bar anywhere in the U.S.A. (U-shaped).

Regarding the person who carved in wood the likeness of GeneralBradley, Ogden A. Kiefer believes that a man named "Kurt" did thework. This might account for the signature that is scratched on thefront lower right hand corner of the plaque, "K.E. Lihkuhn -1942",though present Association rosters do not include such a name.

Kurt is supposed to have been from Chicago, spoke with a heavyGerman accent and was one of the older fellows when he came tothe 96th. According to Kiefer, Kurt stayed with the DivisionArtillery until after the Yakima maneuvers, then was discharged assoon as he had completed carving some candlesticks for a church.

Are there any other volunteers?

Representing the military,GENERAL WilLIAM BRADLEY,commanding general of the U.S.Army Training Center at Fortleonard Wood, gives address duringthe presentation ceremonies.

In the role of hosts for the City of Rolla, CURTISlOGAN (left). mayor, accepts the plaque and COL. EDOUSLEY (right). from the Chamber of Commerce,welcomes the visitors.

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ROLLA DAILY NEWS Sunday, October 24, 197:

96th Infantry HonorsJames L. Bradley HereBy a Daily News Staff Writer and lieutenant of Infantry in

. 1914 following his graduatiGuIt was a great day for 70 from West Point.

members of the 96th InfantryDivision Association Saturday He was designated Com-when the group presented a 'manding General of the 96th In- "large plaque bearing the like- fantry Division in May of 1942ness of their former command- upon its activation at Camping officer and former Rolla Adair, Ore., following an ex-resident, Maj. General James tensive military career that tookL. Bradley, to ihe City of Rolla him all over the country. Into be displayed along with a 1944it was his division invadedhistory book on Bradley in the Leyte, Phillipine Islands. TheRolla Public Library. division invaded Okinawa on Ap-

ril 1, 1945, in a campaign thatMembers cam~ from all over lasted until July 21, 1945. The

the c?untry.to wItness the pres- division left the Philippines inentatIon WhIChwas followed ~y January 'Of 1946. On Feb. 3,a luncheon ho~ted b.y ,uMR III 1946 the division was inactivat-the student umon bmldmg. de .Mayor Curtis Logan accepted "We all served in his divi-

~e meme~to. on. behalf of the sian," explained Edmund Biggs,CIty as dlgmtarres .from the quartermaster, from Plainfield,Veter~ns of. For~Ign Wars, Ind. "He was our commandingAmerrcan LegIOn, CIty, county, officer and a great one too."and university officials observ-' ..ed from the sidelines. Bradley, fo~nd ?ead m h~sdaughter's sWlmmmg pool, IS~he association is a national believed to have died of a heartorganization with over 8,000 attack. He had gone to visitmembers according to its pres- his daughter Mildred in Lafay-ident, Joe Fritts who reminded ette, Calif., in 1957 at the timethe 96th will soon be observing of his death. Iits 15th anniversary. He retired from the service

I"We're very proud to accept I' in 1947and lived in San Mateo,it and we will cherish and pre- Calif., with his wife, Pauline.

serve it," Logan told Strand Upon her death in 1949 he re-

I upon accepting the plaque." I turned to' his old home in Rol-l ! la.

I James Lester Brad ey was I G I HT'II' B· dl I. enera vvI lam ra ey, com_born May 18, 1891at ~omph~n, ma.

.nding general of the U.S,

Mo., and he and hIS famIly Army Training Center at Fort Imoved to Rolla where his fa- Leonard Wood, in addressing Ither was a professor at the the gathering said, "Although I IMis ouri School of Mines for am not related to, the man nnr Is have I ever met hIm from what Imany years. I have Iearne? he 'mu

~t have

Bradley was appointed a sec- I been a very fme man.

Memorialsmark tortuous pathof the men of the 96th.

On to OkinawaOur aim is to honor all ofour fal/en comrades.

During February 1972, the Memorial Committee sent out a circularto the membership asking for donations with which to finance therebuilding of 96th Division monuments on Okinawa.

Within the next few weeks afterwards, sufficient funds had beenreceived to permit the officers of the Association to go ahead andsign contracts for the replacement of the Easley monument and toimprove the May monument. Then the dollars came rolling in and asthis newsletter goes to press on April 1, 1972, the Memorial FundCampaign had accumulated $2940.00. More donations were needed,however, to complete the job and purchase the sites.

INDIANAPOLIS STAR - THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 1972 MONUMENT TO HONOR GEN. EASLEY(C~!kl>aum and WfSlrly)

OKINAW.4 VETERANS EAGER

The new monument will re-place one built by the menwith their own bands beforethe unit left Okinawa, themain island in the Ryukyuchain.

One of the men. Edmund Biggsof Plainfield. who has kept up

Gen. Easley MarlierWill Be Restored

By VICTOR L. BURFORD

Although 'J:l years has eroded Easley was killed in the firstsome memories, veterans of few weeks after United Statesthe 96th Infantry Division who troops hit beaches in thefought their way from island to Ryukyu Islands on Easter Sun-island during World War II day, 1945.still remember one of theirown who died on Okinawa.

The veterans of the 96th In-fantry Division Associationhave agreed to have a monu-ment re-erected on Okinawa tohonor Brig. Gen. Claudius M.Easley, the assistant divisioncommander.

with the events over the years,learned last year that thememorial was destroyed, it isbelieved by Okinawans.

"The association was noti-fied by the military late lastyear that in the future theWorld War II memori:J1s willbe preserved," Biggs said yes·terday.

THE RYUKYU Islands, in-cJuding 485-square-mile Okin-awa, will revert to Japan MayIS, and the Japanese govern-ment has assured that the newmemorial will remain entact.Others killed by snipers dur-

ing the battles for the 73islands that lead to Japan in-cluded Gen. S i m 0 n BolivarBuckner Jr., commanding gen-eral of the Tenth Army, andthe famous Hoosier war cor-respondent, Ernie Pyle.

A BAY HAS BEEN named .for Gen. Buckner and a monu-ment honors his memory.Numerous memorials ha v ebeen established for Pyle. Butthe men of the 96th wanted onefor Easley.'The monument, which wilJ

be built by the Creekbaum andWearly Monument Company ofBrownsburg, will weigh threetons and stand over 8 feettall," Biggs said. "It shouldbe finished by the end of May,and the Army has agreed tofly it to Okinawa and set it inplace," Biggs added.The 96th's association has

located about 7,500 of the 12,000Okinawan veterans, Big g snoted, which makes it thelargest active World War ITveterans' group. He said that140 of these now live in In-diana.

DEADEYES Tell Plan to Renovate Monument for Col. Edwin MayThe monument to Colonel May had been lost since 1945. During recent years a number of men from the 96th had tried unsuccessfullyto relocate the concrete pillar that marked the site where the 383rd commander was killed by Japanese machine gun bullets while hewas directing the fight from a forward observation post.

Visiting on Okinawa last September, James Breece (382-Service), chairman of the Memorial Committee, secured the use of ahelicopter. "When we got in the vicinity and were able to look over the terrain and orient ourselves from known landmarks, wespotted it right away," Jim said. "After la nding, we drove to the place and talked with some American servicemen who are presentlystationed at the Voza Dake Air Force Station, but they had no idea as to the origin or identification of the monument," he said,adding that the name plate had been taken by vandals.

"Our plan is to install a new plate that will be cut from black granite and properly incribed," Breece said in describing theAssociation's renovation project.

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THE FEAR OF BEING ANONYMOUS

War is a peculiarly individual thing to an infantryman. No matter how many of his buddies are involved in combat alongside of him, hesees the action as a combination of vicious happenings that focus on him specifically. The dreadfulness of everything being ripped tosmithereens on his little part of a ridge gives him a shock the likes of which probably has no comparison in this life. He suspects thathe is being put on. Nothing is normal anymore as his world is riven in a crazy way and the best friends he will ever have becomecasualties.

He closes bravely with the enemy, but he carries along a resentful feeling that his struggle is going unappreciated and unnoticed. Hedecides that he is very much alone and forgotten in his predicament. It never leaves him, even as he forces himself to put one foot in

front of the other - the fear of anonymity.

In the midst of this, he perceives that he is a participant in a great event and wistfully wishes to be remembered for having been there.But fate removes him to his home country, far from those desperate scenes that, ex(;ept in his dreams, he will not experience again.

And he is thankful.

The passage of years and the quirks of international politics give the old infantryman a perspective from which to look back andwonder at the worth of his effort and the enormity of the cost. In a remote part of the world, on the island of Okinawa, he and hisbuddies will be leaving only two permanent symbols, one to honor a famous Texan by the name of Claudius M. Easley and another fora dedicated soldier called Edwin T. May. Those monuments will also serve to call to mind that long roster of men of the 96th whoknew the fear, but dared to be anonymous.

the hard part - last 20 milesof OKINAWA from far out

!"IMAYMONUMENTatop Madelene Hill

EASLEY MONUMENTatop Voza Oake

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Our FoomrintsHopeful that they will stillbe there a long time afterthe 96th has gone, the so-called footprints are thosemementos which we are dis-tributing to various placesacross the country, and over-seas, too.

GOAL IS TO PLACE DIVISION HISTORYBOOKS IN LIBRARIES IN EVERY STATE

A couple of years ago when the reprinting of

the 96th Division History book became a

reality, the auxiliary decided to make sure that

scholars in colleges and universities throughout

the United States should have access to the

story of the DEADEYES. Their thinking was

that the exceptionally well-written account of

action in WW \I would provide useful resource

material.

The gals purchased 55 of the books, thenproceeded to set up some guidelines whichthey would follow in selecting the mostworthy state-supported, and a fewindependent, schools to be recipients. Primemovers in the search were Board of Directorsmembers Norma Bauer and Helen Classen.

Mainly they were looking for excellence in the

school's libraries and when they found it, a

letter was written offering the book as a gift.

Except for the presentation of 11 books to

libraries in as many states, the project had been

completed by March 1972.

Again, DEADEYES had left their footprints.

ALPHABETICAL LIST OF RECIPIENTS

University of Alaska

College, Alaska

University of Alabama

University, Ala.

University of Arizona

Tucson, Ariz.

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Ark.

University of CaliforniaSan Francisco, Calif.

University of ColoradoBoulder, Colo.

University of ConnecticutStorrs, Conn.

University of FloridaGrimesville, Fla.

University of HawaiiHonolulu, Hawaii

University of IdahoMoscow, Idaho

University of E. IllinoisCharleston, III.

University of IllinoisUrbana, III.

University of IndianaBloomington, Ind.

University of IowaIowa City, Iowa

University of KentuckyLexington, Ky.

University of MaineOrono, Maine

University of MarylandCollege Park, Md.

University of MassachusettsAmherst, Mass.

Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Mich.

University of MichiganAnn Arbor, Mich.

Moorhead State CollegeMoorhead, Minn.

University of MississippiUniversity, Miss.

University of MissouriColumbia, Missouri

University of Missouri-RollaRolla, Missouri

University of MontanaMissoula, Mont.

University of NevadaReno, Nevada

University of N. HampshireDurham, N.H.

University of N. MexicoAlbuquerque, N.M.

University of New YorkAlbany, N.Y.

Un iversity of North DakotaGrand Forks, N.D.

Bowling Green State Univ.Bowling Green, Ohio

University of OklahomaNorman, Oklahoma

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University of OregonEugene, Oregon

Penn State UniversityUniversity Park, Pa.

Rutgers UniversityNew Brunswick, N.J.

University of South CarolinaColumbia, S.C.

University of TennesseeKnoxville, Tenn.

University of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah

University of VermontBurlington, Vt.

University of VirginiaCharlottesville, Va.

University of TexasAustin, Texas

University of W. VirginiaMorgantown, W. Va.

University of WisconsinMadison, Wise.

CREDITS AND CORRECTIONS

Trek to Rolla . Harold Strand furnishedpictures of home of General Bradley's mother.He and Lorraine went sightseeing while inRolla.

Henry White and Mary Lou became acquaintedwi th Mrs. Fuller, as did many otherDEADEYES. Mary Lou took the picture in theRolla Library.

The mayor of Rolla, Curtis Logan, the Chamberof Commerce and everyone who representedUMR did their best to make DEADEYES feelwelcome.

In the article from The Rolla Daily News, thename of Joe Fritz, president is misspelled.

On to Okinawa - DEADEYES will notice somediscrepancies in the article from TheIndianapolis Star. Obviously, General Easleywas killed late in the campaign. Date of hisdeath was June 19, 1945. Also, the men of the96th island hopped from Leyte to Okinawa.

General Buckner was killed on June 18, 1945when he was struck by a coral fragment thathad been dislodged by explosion of a Japaneseartillery shell.

TAPS - By Sherman Deckrow

God, in his infinite wisdom, has summoned many more DEADEYES who served their country faithfully and well in war and peace.

Although the 96th Infantry Division Association mourns the passing of these men and extends sympathy to their surviving families,

they still live in the memories of their comrades in arms.

This listing has been made up from information received since January 1,1971 through March 31, 1972. If you should hear about the

death of a buddy, please notify the corresponding secretary, Sherman Deckrow. Upon receipt of such notice, the name will be

withdrawn from the mailing list, unless other instructions are received.

The widow, or any member of a DEADEYE family, may continue to receive the Dispatch.

Richard E. O'Meara362-FA1/15/72

G.R. Anderson363-FA1/71 per letter

Dempsey BillingtonUnit?nl ret. 4/71

Frederick Coen383-Hq & Hq2nd Bn Hq, G3/12/71Itr. frm sister

John R. Eckert361-FAnl ret. 2/72

Joseph W. Gaal382-AT7/9/71 Itr frm daughter-

Robert T. Hall96th-Hq.Itr. from Mrs. S.G. Knowles2/72

Max S. Hileman382-M4/3/71 Ite frm Kimberly

Lyle F. Hull381-Cn10/31/71 Itr from wife

Fred Kollmer362-FAnl ret. 4/71

Joseph M. Lynch921-FAnl ret. 2/72

C.A. McLaughlin381-Hnl ret. 1/72

Richard J. Nelle382·Gnl ret. 2/72

Edmond Auger, Jr.381-Cn2/13/71 Itr frm wife

Raymond K. Blackburn363-FAnl ret. 2/72

William D. Coppin382-Enl ret. 2/72

Joe Fewox96 OMItr from wife

Harry E. Gordy382-Enl ret. 1/71

Henry E. Hallsted362-FA4/19/71

William L. Holborow383·L8/20/71

David Jalageas960Mnote at reunion-1971

Robert J. LaBree796th Ordnl ret. 1/71

Clyde F. McCauley381-16/71 Itr frm wife

Vern R. Maas921·FAnl ret. 2/72

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Cecil L. Ballowe361-FAnl ret. 2/72

Paul Brown382-Cnl ret. 2/72

Joseph Covelli363-FAnl ret. 6/71

Jacob Fisher381-13/18/71

Eugene J. Halbert382-Enl ret. 1/71

Francis D. Henson381-AItr frm wife

Victor Hosman361-FA2/2/71 Itr frm wife

Reino A. Kilpi382-Enl ret. 4/71

Carroll Leeth381-A Tnl ret. 2/72

William L. McCormack381-Med4/26/71

Frank MoodyDiv. Artnote frm Martin 7/71

Louis D. Pelzer363-F Anl ret. 1/71

TAPS (Continued)

Peterson Ken Danks George Trentor321-Eng. Unit? 96-MPnote at reunion - 191'1 12/28/71 Itr frm wife 4/71 Itr frm C.C. Knapp

James Rosenthal J. Pat Rooney Ernest G. White96-Div. Art. Unit? 362-FAnl ret. 4/71 nl ret. 7/71 nl ret. 1/71

Vernon Richson Edward Russell Elzie Tubbs381-B 72S-Jl.lVlT RAC 363-F Anote at reun ion - 1911 8/20/71 Itr hm wife nl ret. 2/72

Christian J. Ruhr Needham J Spikes Irvin A. Dickey921-FA 382-AT 382-Anl ret. 4/71 3/2/71 note at reunion 1971 note frm Milo Thompson

3/72Harold Connolly Eugene R. Taylor382-F 96-Div. Hq, William H. Hibdon'j 2/29/Ti nl ret. 2/72 Unit?

12/6/71 Itr frm wifeButsch Oral E. Tidwell

921-FA. Norval Strinmoen111 ret. 7/71 Unit?

nl ret. 1/72Robert E. Erickson Arthur C. Tigue382-2nd Bn Hq 363··FA William R. Taylornote from Milo Thompson 7/4/71 Itr frm mother 96-Div. Art.3/5/72 nl ret. 4/71

Albert D. WallingfordJohn C. Adams 381-C381-M nl ret. 4/71 Frank Windishnot8 from Milo Thompson 382-E3/5/72 .•.•.•.• * .• * * * .• * * * .• * .• * .• * .• nl ret. 7/71

SHERMAN DECKROW (382-2nd Bn. Hq.) was appointedcorresponding secretary for the Association to complete the 1971 -1972 year.

He says that his soldiering with the 96th started when he was firstassigned to 382-G at Camp Adair, Oregon. At the time of the Bendmaneuvers, he was moved to 2nd Bn. Hqs., the unit with which hestayed all the way through Leyte and Okinawa. His discharge fromthe army was in January 1946.

On June 21, 1947, Sherm and Marion were married. They have adaughter, Lynn, son. Tom, son-in-law, Dan and a grandson, Davidnow two years oid.

Deckrow does a lot of traveling for United Air Lines, his employer.

He wants to meet you in New Orleans.

Ask Deckrow to send you a roster of your unit. There is no chargefor this service, but a self-addressed and self-stamped envelope willhelp to speed up his reply to your request.

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MAIL CALL MAIL CALL

From: Delbert C. Lowe

RFD 2

Brighton, Iowa 52540

363 FA-C From: William G. ReatherBox 184Magazine, Ark.

362 FA-Serv.

enjoy reading the DEADEYE Dispatch, especially letters and

news ·from the men who were in my battery. Here are my dues,

also $3.00 for a tie tac which I will wear proudly.

Because I caught only a glimpse of him and the patch as I was

leaving work one day, I did not have an opportunity to talk to

the man. He was with an acquaintance of mine, so the next day Itried to contact him. My friend told me the particulars which Ihave just related and mentioned that the officer in question hadbeen spending his two weeks reserve training at our installation,the U.S. Army Mobility Equipment Command, St. Louis, Mo.

Guess what? I have seen the 96th Division insignia in use recently.

It has been my impression that when the division was deactivated,the insignia was supposedly retired. Nevertheless, the patch was

seen by me in December 1971, being worn on the shoulder of areserve officer. I understand that he was here on a two weektraining mission and had come from Glendive, Montana. He issupposed to have entered the reserves at Helena, Montana, but

since there was no active reserve unit in Helena, he was assignedto one in Glendive. The patch was issued to him in Glendive, buthe was not familiar with it or what it represented.

WHO?

CHOW LINE

Here are some pictures that you may want to use in the Dispatch.These were taken while we were on maneuvers near Bend,Oregon.

382-HqGoodman Eisenberg

9 Swan Court

St. Charles, Mo. 63301

From:

The officer was not in at the time when I went over to hisassigned office. They told me that he was scheduled to leave forMontana on the following day, but I tried to set up a meetingbefore he left, just to discuss the 96th patch. Things did not workout, so I never did get to see him.

From: John E. Carothers18042 Redwood Rd.Castro Valley, California 94546

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383-Hq & Hq

My attempts to find out which reserve outfit he was with havebeen unsuccessful. Is there someone from Montana on our rosterwho could check into this? You can imagine how surprised I wasto walk out of a door and see a present day DEADEYE hurrypast.

This is a brief history of myslef as a 383rd Inf. Regt. DEADEYE.

I am especially proud to have been one of the first DEADEYES,for I was on the cadre from the Seventh Division to the new383rd Infantry Hq. & Hq. Co. as a T/4 radio operator. For manymonths I served as an instructor in radio set operation, code andvoice and radio network procedure. It was an interesting job.

From: John J. Siprak 381-AT269 Wildwood St.Star City, W. Va.

Here is a donation for the Memorial Fund. I am blind.

Because of my job, I had close acquaintance with many fine menof the 96th Division. They were brave and dedicated men whostood tall as proud American soldiers. That is the reason why Ihave alway remained a loyal DEADEYE.

Since 1946 I have had communication with a DEADEYE inFayette, Iowa and another DEADEYE in Uniontown,Pennsylvania.

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From:

MAIL CALL

Karl F. Sinning107 N. Passaic Ave.Chatham, N.J. 07928

321 Med-BFrom:

MAl L CALL

Ellis W. Hosbach104 Pickwick Dr.Bethel Park, Pa. 15102

96th Div. Hq.

Enclosed is my check for membership dues and a tie tack.

Please send a supply of post cards and decals for New Orleans. Iam trying to get everyone from 321 Med-B to come to thereunion.

I was pleasantly surprised the other evening when I received a callfrom Allan Schall, an old friend and Association member withwhom I had been out of touch for 15 years or more. He calledprimarily to ask that I write to you and request consideration forPittsburgh as a site for the 96th Division reunion. Until then, Idid not know that there was an Association.

As I think you already know, I am most grateful to all of you forthe work that has been done for our beloved 96th.

I received a letter from Ed Biggs enclosing a copy of the drawingsof the May and Easley restorations. They look fine to me. Thegranite wil! be resistant to discoloration, not only from rain, butpollen, too, which tend to darken marble and such so badly.

Regarding Minor Butler's article about starting this reunionbusiness, I happen to be one of those who answered his first ad inthe VFW magazine. I was at the first reunion in St. Louis andhave attended a few of the other ones, enjoying all of them.

From:

From:

Mrs. Claudius M. Easley3601 Connecticut Ave., N.w.Washington, D.C. 20008

Edgar GuidryRte Box 170Lockport, La. 70374

96th Div. Hq.

382-G

Back at the end of the war, I recall, some type of Assocation wasestablished for the purpose of publishing a book, but that was thelast I ever heard.

My unit was Division Headquarters, which I joined at CampWhite. One of my jobs was Personnel Sergeant in Special TroopsHeadquarters which was my assignment at the time ofdeactivation at Camp Anza.

Well, Allan and I had lunch yesterday and refought the entirewar. He told me that he had written to Joe Fritz (president of theAssociation) mentioning my name, thinking that he and I wereold friends. Instead, myoid buddy was Peter J. Fritz who livesnow in Mundelein, III. At any rate, we would appreciateconsideration for Pittsburgh as a reunion site.

EDITOR'S NOTE - The annual reunion in 1973 is scheduled forPeoria, Illinois. A site for the reunion that will be held in 1974will be selected in New Orleans this summer. Anyone who isinterested in having the reunion in his hometown should makesome preliminary contacts, then come to New Orleans andpresent his proposals to the site committee.

Sorry to be late in joining the Association.

Now I am looking forward to the reunion that is coming up inNew Orleans and have contacted a lot of DEADEYES who live inthis area. Many of them are making plans to attend, so boys, ifyou have a buddy in N.O. area, chances are he'll be there. Willyou? I certainly hope so.

From: Whitney LaCroixR. 1 Box 41Trout, La. 71371

321 Med-A

I am extending a personal invitation to all of you and especiallyto my friends who served with me in 382-G and 382-Cn. My job must be my excuse for not attending any of the reunions.

I am presently employed by Justiss & Mears Oil Co., Jena, La.

From: John C. Karalis617 Carroll Fox RoadBrick Town, N.J. 08723

382-C

My wife, June, and I and our three children, Elizabeth (17),Mandy (13) and Keven (9) are all looking forward to seeing all ofyou in New Orleans this summer.

Is there such a thing as a 96th Division History Book? I haveheard that such a book can be had for about $10.00. Please sendinformation.

I joined the 96th at Camp White and Captain Carter was my C.O.

EDITOR'S NOTE - Answer is yes. There are still a few copies forsale. Send check to treasurer.

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WHEN YOU REGISTER AT THE REUNION IN NEW

ORLEANS, REMEMBER TO REPORT YOUR ROOM NUMBERAND PHONE NUMBER. YOUR BUDDIES WILL BE TRYING

TO LOCATE YOU IN THE HOTEL AND NEARBY AREAS.

From:

MAIL CALL

JessieA. Kilgore704 N. SaddlerPoteau, Okla. 74953

383-E From:

MAIL CALL

Charles R. Krizek

2923 Lemp Ave.St. Louis,Mo. 63118

363 FA-Hq

I noticed your request for information about Gen. Claudius M.Easley or Col. Edwin T. May.

One day on the rifle range at Camp Adair, Oregon, I receivedquite a compliment from General Easley. I was shooting withboth eyes open and he told me that some of the best marksmenin the Army shot with both eyes open.

Enclosed is a check for my 1972 dues. Please send mymembership card.

It is doubtful that I can be in Rolla on October 23, because mycar is not in A-1 shape. Since being permanently disabled on myjob, I have to get by on Social Security and what the V.A. willallow, so I just don't get to go to any of the reunions.

Send me a few decals as you always have.When he was killed on Okinawa, the men in the company weretelling me about it. They said that a sniper had a boy pinneddown behind a rock, and the General said, "You can't let himkeep you pinned down all day, let me show you how to slush himout." When he raised up the Jap hit him between the eyes. I didnot see that incident myself, for things were happening so fast inbattle.

From: Oscar OederEnderlin, No. Dakota 58027

383-K

About Colonel May, I remember him well because I was chosento be his orderly a number of times. Then on Okinawa, I was firstscout. One time we jumped off and stormed a Jap Position withColonel May leading the attack. "Men, here are your Japs," hewas shouting. "Kill them!", "Kill them!"

General Easley was one of my cherished officers during my timein the 96th. Here is my donation for the Memorial Fund.

I am hoping to be able to attend a reunion, but being a farmer,July is a bad time for me to go anyplace.

I saw that his face was cut up by a mortar shell, out in the Jap'sbarbed wire and foxholes. I went on past him to the hill where wegot a bunch of Japs and one mortar. Some of the Japs ran downthe hill on the other side. We dug in for the night and things werequiet until about daylight when the Japs tried to take back theirpositions. They failed.

From: Wagner A. Street322 Blaine St.Peoria, III. 61602

383-Hq & Hq

Colonel May was treated at the aid station for the wounds in hisface, then he ran away and came back to the front to be with us.He was killed about an hour later. I think that he was a man and agreat soldier who led his troQPs.

Regarding myself, I was wounded on May 11, 1945, then spentnine months in the hospital. I would like to attend the reunions,but I am 100% disabled and traveling is difficult for me.

Here is a suggestion: How about a write up on Lt. Col McCray,commander of 2nd Bn. 383rd? He was killed when we werepinned down in a field while trying to take a hill on Leyte, aboutthe 26th of October 1944. Altogether, we lost 27 men killed and17 wounded that day.

PLEASE CONTINUE TO SEND LETTERS AND PICTURESTO THE EDITORS.

ASK DAKAN FOR A SUPPLY OF POST CARDS, THENWRITE TO YOUR OLD BUDDIES AND REMIND THEM TO

MEET YOU AT THE REUNION.

Thank you for the special bulletin about the Memorial Fundproject. I would not want to miss the opportunity to contributesomething to this fund. There is not much that can be done aboutOkinawa falling into Japanese hands, but we can leave someevidence that we were there - and what could be more fitting thanmonuments for those two heroes of the 96th. I hope that every383rd man on our rosters makes a donation, so that we can erecta permanent tribute to the memory of Colonel May and GeneralEasley.

Somehow, the fighting on Okinawa seems to have happened along time ago, but I suppose that that is because I want to forgetwhat happened there - but certainly not the men who were therewith me, many of whom lost their lives.

I was in 383rd Regimental Headquarters for over three years andwas in daily contact. with Colonel May. My job wascommunication chief. Also, I remember seeing General Easleymany times.

The first contact that I had with General Easley was on the firingrange at Camp Adair. A recruit that was nearby was havingtrouble zeroing in on the target. The General came walking byand said, "Let me seethat M-1". Stepping up to the Hne, he wentinto the prone position and put five bullseyes on the target. Thesoldier tried again according to the General's instructions andzeroed in, neegless to say, no more "Maggie's drawers".

INSCRIPTION FOR MONUMENTS

James Breece 382-Service, 1st V.P., is chairman of the MemorialCommittee and has done much to organize the Memorial FundCampaign. He says that the monuments will have the followinginscriptions:

HIS DISREGARD OF PERSONAL SAFETYINSPIRED THE MEN OF THE 96TH TO HOLDTHEIR OWN LIVES LIGHTLY INPERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTY. FOR HISEXAMPLE HE PAID THE SUPREME PRICE.

General Easley -

IN MEMORIAMCLAUDIUS M. EASLEY

BRIG. GEN., 96TH INF. DIV.KILLED IN ACTION ON THIS

SPOT, 19 JUNE 1945

Colonel May -

EDWIN T. MAY1896 - 1945

COLONEL, 383rd INF. REGT.KILLED ON THIS SPOT

5 JUNE 1945

(Same In Japanese)

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A GREAT SOLDIER FOUGHT AND DIEDHERE. HIS BRAVERY, COURAGE ANDLEADERSHIP WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN.

Send contribution to the Memorial Fund to Treasurer.* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

The Teen room in the basement of the Roosevelt Hotel will be open all three days of thereunion. Supervision will be provided. Please encourage your Teens to wear their badges.

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SEND IN YOUR HOTEL RESERVATION NOW. ADVANCE REGISTRATION WILLASSURE THAT YOUR ROOM WILL BE READY WHEN YOU ARRIVE. EARLYINDICATIONS ARE THAT THIS REUNION MAY HAVE THE LARGESTATTENDANCE TO DATE. WE WILL BE LOOKING FOR YOU.

VAL BARBARAJazz - Fox Trot - Waltz

Rythms* * * * * * * * * *

LET THERE BE MUSIC

Hoss MitchellConvention Chairman

Enlivening the Beer Bust on Friday night will bethe famed Dixieland band of Russ Patalia.

Val Barbara will furnish a combo for the RiverBoat Trip on Thursday. H is orchestra, consistingof 10 men with a girl singer will perform at theDinner-Dance on Saturday night.

Brilliantly colored 4" x 6" printed rayon flags mounted on 10" black enameled wood staff with lilt spear'"~o•••ou

$3.00 per set postpaid-CI TABLE SET- U. S. f lag and 96 th Infantry Division flag. 0Z N I am orderingen &I) r------..;;;.,~ C[ Ma~e Remittance Payable To>. ~ ~ 96 TH INFANTRY DIVISION ASSOCIATION- N Q enter numberQ -

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- Etha Caswell (George)4323 Locust Ave" Odessa, Texas 79760

- Mary Lou Sinnen (Claude)229 W. 1st Ave., Shakopee, Minn. 55379

- Elvira Leal (Ruben)5418 Morningside, Dallas, Texas 75206

- Mary Ragsdale (Howard)Box 510, Lamar, Colorado 81052

-Hilda Biggs (Edmund)213 Wayside Dr., Plainfield, Ind.46168

. Eleanor Markus (Alexander)3629 N. Plainfield, Chicago, III. 60634

- Gladys Boals (Bill)2701 No. 70 - Apt. 4, Lincoln, Neb. 68507

- Rose Fritz (Joe)1429 N. 14th, Beatrice, Nebr. 68310

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REC. SEC.

TREASURER

CHAPLAIN

3RD V.F>.

2ND V.P.

1ST V.P.

PRESIDENT

AUXILIARY OFFICERS 1971 - 1972

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SHERMAN DECKROW3740 N. Pontiac AvenueChicago, Illinois 60634

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DEADEYE DISPATCH - SPRING ISSUE - 1972

96TH INFANTRY DIVISION ASSOCIATION IS RECOGNIZED AS ANOFFICIAL VETERANS ORGANIZATION BY THE DEPARTMENT OFDEFENSE. OUR CHARTER IS IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. BEINGA NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, WHATEVER INCOME THERE ISMUST BE USED TO BENEFIT THE ENTIRE MEMBERSHIP.

EASLEY PLAQUE PRESENTATION - DEADEYES will present a plaque to theCity of Waco, Texas, the hometown of the General, on July 31,1972. This activitywill take place at the new Civic Center at 2:30 P.M. Everyone is invited to attend. Ifyou can add this trip to your journey to the reunion in New Orleans and would liketo have additional information, contact: Sam Benson, Sergeant at Arms, 1725Travis Street, Waco, Texas 76711.

Non-Profit Org.

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P A I DPortland, OregonPermit No. 793

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