30th Infantry Regiment Association

Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division stand tall with their battalion commander,
Lt. Col. Kenneth P. Adgie, and Command Sgt. Maj. Joseph D. Altman, at a pre-deployment ceremony March 23, 2007 held at Cottrell Field.
The unit gathered in the semblance of the Marne emblem to commemorate their upcoming rotation in Iraq.

CO- HONORARY PRESIDENTS
LTC Daniel J. Cormier
Commander, 1st Battalion, 30th Inf. Regiment

LTC Gregory C. Baine
Commander, 2nd Battalion, 30th Inf. Regiment

COMMAND SGT. MAJORS
Joseph Altman
CSM, 1st Battalion, 30th Inf. Regiment

Steve Womack
CSM, 2nd Battalion, 30th Inf. Regiment

HONORARY COLONEL OF THE REGIMENT
Gen. Barry R. McCaffrey, USA, (Ret.)

HONORARY CSM OF THE REGIMENT
James G. McDonough

PRESIDENT
Virgil Greene
P. O. Box 3284,
Phenix City, AL 36868-3284

VICE-PRESIDENT
James G. McDonough
144 Lee Road #289
Smiths, AL 36877

EDITOR & SECRETARY-TREASURER
Morris Kirk
Phone: (936) 544-3275
E-mail: morrismarie@nctv.com
300 Aspen Bend St.
Crockett, TX 75835-2262

BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Robert D. Bailey
160 Huguley Rd.,
Opelika, AL 36804-1891

Frank T. DeAngelo
4080 Drifting Sand Trl,
Destin, FL 32541-3302

John W. Sneddon
6355 Topanga Canyon Blvd., #225
Woodland Hills, CA 91367

Carl Q. Topie
27 Apple Lane, Milford, OH 45150-1601

LIAISON WITH ACTIVE REGIMENT
(Open)

Last Roll Call

Babb, Jr., Harley G., of 302 Hellams St., Fountain Inn, SC
29644-1730, died 23 November 2007. Harley, a Sgt., served
with Co. K during WW2. He was not a member.

Beaver, Ferman C., of 9190 County Road 167, Carthage, MO 64836-6296. Date of death unknown. Ferman, a Pfc., served with Co. G during WW2. He was not a member.

Burress, Spc. Richard B., of Naples, FL., died 19 January 2008 in Al Jabour, Iraq. Richard was serving with Co. E. He was not a member.

Buthmann, John M., of 1433 Liberty Ave., Bellmore, NY 11710- 2428. Date of death unknown. John, a Sgt., served with Co. M during WW2. He was not a member.

Cotton, Melvin K., of 1660 Gaton Dr., Apt. Re1, San Jose, CA 95125-4521, died 15 February 2008. Melvin, a S/Sgt., served with Hq., 3d Bn., during WW2. He was not a member.

Day, Paul H., of Tampa, Fl., died 27 January 2008. Paul, a Pfc., served as a Medic with the 3d Bn. during WW2. He was not a member. Reported by Carl Topie.

Dely, Alex J., of 8816 W 92nd St., Hickory Hills, IL 60457-1665, died December 2004. Alex, a Cpl., served with Co. H during WW2. He was a life member.

Jankowski, Sgt. Charles, of Panama City, FL, died 28 March 2008. Charles was serving with Co. E in Iraq. He was not a member.

Jorgenson, Howard E., of 375 Seguine Ave., Staten Island, NY 10309 died 13 February 2008. Howard, a Private, served with Co. I during WW2. He was not a member. Reported by Cath Bacon.

Mathes, Marcus C., of Florida, died 28 April 2008. Marcus, a Sgt., was serving with 2-30 Inf. Forward Support Company in Iraq.

Stone, Mark A., of Texas, died 28 April 2008. Mark, a Sgt., was serving with 2-30 Inf. Forward Support Company in Iraq.

Weins, Cpl. Kory, of Albany, OR died 6 July 2007. Kory was serving with Co. B in Iraq. He was not a member.

The Department of Defense announced July 11th the death of a soldier who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. He died July 6 in Muhammad Sath, Iraq, of wounds sustained from an improvised explosive device.
Pfc. Bruce C. Salazar Jr., 24, of Tracy, Calif. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.

The Department of Defense announced June 26th the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Pfc. Henry G. Byrd III, 20, of Veguita, N.M., died June 24 in Landstuhl Germany, from a non-combat related illness sustained June 18 while in Iraq. His death is under investigation.
Byrd was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.

The Department of Defense announced June 21st the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died June 19 in Muhammad al Ali, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle.

Killed were:

Sgt. 1st Class William A. Zapfe, 35, of Muldraugh, Ky.

Pfc. Joshua S. Modgling, 22, of Las Vegas. They were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.

Pfc. Larry Parks Jr., 24, of Altoona, Penn., died June 18 in Arab Jabor, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.