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Date: Jan. 25, 2010 REQUEST #5169
Name: Robert J Adelhardt
Email: BOPAADEL@aol.com

Subject; Pvt. Floyd Cash

Comments: I am interested in learning how my Buddy Pvt. Floyd Cash died. We arrived in Korea on April 13 1951, I was assigned to 3rd. AAA AW SP, Floyd went to 5th. Regt. Combat Team and was killed about 9 days later. I wonder if anyone remembers him? Would appreciate any info anyone has. Thanks for any help.
Robert J Adelhardt Outpost 57

Date: January 25, 2010 REQUEST #5168
Name: Jack Rancour
E-mail: Jrancour805@hotmail.com

Subject: Looking for guys who served at Harvey Barracks 1977-1979 CoC 1st Bn 64th Armor 3rd ID

Comments: I served 2 years in Co C 1st Bn 64th Armor 3rd ID at Harvey Barracks in Germany and would love to reconnect with any of the guys who served with me. Some of the best times in my memory came from back then, I was a 63c10 tracked/wheeled vehicle mechanic which translated to Tanker while in the field of course :) We drove during the day and worked on the tanks when repairs came up....also drove 2 1/2 ton truck and rode with the M-88 recovery vehicle many a times as well. Played hard, worked hard and partied hard but they are times I'll never forget. Would love to hear from you guys again,

Sp/4 Jack Rancour

Date: Jan. 23, 2010 REQUEST #5167
Name: Robert Black
Email: black985@comcast.net

Subject: WWI 3rd Infantry soldier information

Harry J. Black

Hello, my great grandfather was Harry James Black. I have provided the information on his Army Discharge document information. We do not have any of his medals. Could someone write back and detail which medals he might have received based on his service record? I plan to make a shadow box of those medals and present it to my father who is 87 years old now.

I also have one other question regarding his service record; it shows being promoted to Sergeant but then shows him being discharged as a Private. Does this mean some sort of disciplinary incident or was it some kind of temporary battlefield promotion?

He died about 10 years after the war (November 20, 1929); probably from mustard gas complications. My father remembers him as being very sick and sedentary the last year of his life.

My family would be very proud to have our great grandfather mentioned on your website. I visit the site often. You have done a fantastic job.

Thank you for any assistance in my questions. Please feel free to use the photographs on your site if you wish; we would be honored. Rock of the Marne! (Click here to see more)

Respectfully, Robert Black
________________

Harry J Black
Serial Number: 548298
Race: W
Residence: 1107 Vinal St., East Toledo, Ohio
Enlistment Division: Regular Army
Enlistment Location: Columbus Barracks, Ohio
Enlistment Date: 22 Aug 1917
Birth Place: Kansas City, MO
Birth Date / Age: 32 10/12 Years

Assignments Comment:
Co M 30 Infantry to 20 Aug 1918; Supply Company 30 Infantry to 6 Jan 1919; Veterinary Corps Headquarters Detachment 6 Brigade to Discharge Private, first class 1 Oct 1917; Corporal 1 Dec 1917; Sergeant 2 Jan 1918; Private 22 March 1918; Private, first class 21 Jan 1919. Aisne; Champagne-Marne; Aisne-Marne; St Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne; Defensive Sector. American Expeditionary Forces 2 Apr 1918 to 23 Aug 1919. Honorable discharge 5 Sept 1919.

Date: Feb. 20, 2010 REQUEST #5166
Name: Sandy Granger
Email: granger@cccomm.net

Subject: 3rd ID newspaper during Korea

Comments: Did the 3rd ID have a newspaper during the Korean War? If so, is there any way to read/search copies for articles on the 26th Infantry Scout Dog Platoon members who were attached to the 3rd at the end of 1952and beginning of '53? Thank you for any help you can provide.
Sandy Granger

Webmaster's Note: The 3rd Division has a newspaper called the Frontline which is still published today http://www.stewart.army.mil/homepage/default.asp . You may want to email the editor to see if they have back issues from the Korean War stewfrontline@conus.army.mil.

However, the Society of the 3rd Infantry Division highlighted the 26th Infantry Scout Dog Platoon in their newsletter "Watch on the Rhine" in the February 2007 issue. Click on this link to read the story: http://www.warfoto.com/Watch%20Jan-Feb%202007.pdf

Date: 01/20/2010 REQUEST #5165
Name: Jack Gibbens
E-Mail: Stephsline@sbcglobal.net

Location: Strafford, MO
Unit: 3rd Infantry-3rd Aviation
When and Where: Wurzburg, Germany 1957-1959

Comments: I am Jack's daughter. Trying to help him contact anyone he might have known/served with. Appreciate any information.

Date: 01/20/2010 REQUEST #5164
Name: HAMPTON, JOSEPH G, SFC
Location: New Jersey
E-Mail: kvetfamily@cs.com

Unit: 3-15th d co. Korea
When and Where: pastley 38th nov.1952-july 1953

Comments: looking for Sgt Bill Ashley from same unit from Alabama.

Date: Jan.18, 2010 REQUEST #5163
Name: John M. Valdiserri
Email: johnvaldiserri@aol.com

Subject: Request to have this posted on your 3rd Inf. Div. personal search page

Comments: On December 17, 1944, my uncle, Sgt. Leon Frank of Meadowlands, PA, was killed near Kayserburg, France. Also killed that morning along with several other men from the 30th Inf. Regt., 1st Battalion, Co. B, was Sgt. Frank Bellace, of Philadelphia, PA. His nephews as well as myself and my brother, have been trying to find anyone that may have known our uncles. In a history of the events of the day, a light machine gunner by the name of Pfc. James W. Jones was mentioned as having won the Distinguished Service Cross. We are trying to locate Mr. James W. Jones, or anyone that may have known our uncles.

All three men were heroes in there own right: Sgt. Frank Bellace---Bronze Star
Sgt. Leon Frank------Silver Star
Pfc. James W. Jones-Distinguished Service Cross

I know the circumstance of how my uncle, Leon Frank earned his posthumously awarded Silver Star that morning.
Sgt. Frank Bellace was previously wounded and then returned to battle. How he earned his Bronze Star is not known.
Any information would greatly be appreciated. I can be reached at JohnValdiserri@aol.com
Thank You,
John M. Valdiserri

Date: 13 jan 10 REQUEST #5162
Name: Daniel Ackerson
E-mail: danielackerson@yahoo.com

Subject: svcbtry 2nd bn 39th fa 79-81

Comments: Looking for members who in svc btry 2nd bn 39th fa at Ledward Barracks from 1979-1981.I was in btry & bn maint as well as ammo.

Date: Jan.11, 2010 REQUEST #5161
Name: Tim McClain
Email: tmcclain75@gmail.com

Subject: 3rd Infantry Division

Comments: Hello,
My name is Tim McClain. My uncle, Leonard McClain was in the 3r Infantry during World War 2. I've heard a lot of his stories and am interested in hearing more and matching up the history. If you have any suggestions as far as books let me know. Here are a few of the details I know that I would be interested in finding out more. Some battle I believe in Sicily where a lot of guys died trying to get some water. They were fighting the Germans over some water. A new York times writer was there apparently. Some battle where a machine gunner blew up three truck loads of Germans in Italy. The 3rd infantry's division involvement in Casino.
I think there is a book about called the history of 3rd Infantry. Some cooks from battle creek Michigan Messic and Caslovski
all right, thanks a lot,
I enjoy your website and hope to hear from you.
Thanks,
Tim

Date: January 11, 2010 REQUEST #5160
Name: Patricia Cheshire
Telephone: 1-516-922-9025
Email: cowcutter1989@yahoo.com

Subject: Information on George B. Cheshire

Comments: George B. Cheshire is now 94 years young. He very much enjoys reading the magazine, etc. every month. We have unearthed some great World War II photos if anyone every is interested in some of them for publication.
Occupation: Supervisor of the Hydraulics Department, Grumman Aerospace, Bethpage, NY
Year of birth: November 1915
Years of service: 1943 - 1946
Highest Rank was either Master Sergeant or Sergeant
Wife: His wife Helen died in 2007. They were just 5 months short of their 66th wedding anniversary.
I would like to see if any of the other men are still alive and would be interested in letter writing or e-mailing (if I help him).
He fought in North Africa, from there they came ashore in Anzio, Italy and then went on to Rome, Foggia, France, Belgium and then Germany. He would never come to the beach with us when I was a child and when I asked him, he said he saw enough water and sand in WWII.
If you require further information, please contact us.
Respectfully,
Patricia Cheshire (daughter)

Webmaster's Note: George B. Cheshire is listed as a PFC in the 7th Infantry Regiment on page 452 of the book "History of the 3rd Infantry Division, in WWII."

Date: January 7, 2010 REQUEST #5159
Name: James Allen
Email: jta2007@hotmail.com

Subject: Attempting to start a request...

Comments: Sirs, I am attempting to locate anyone who remembers my uncle Col Virgil V Laughlin. He enlisted in the US Army in 1940 as a private, joined the 3rd ID / 15th Infantry. He was promoted to Lt. before he hit Italy and Lt. COl by the Battle of the Bulge. he remained in the US Army after the War and retired as a Col. He passed away in 1984. Unfortunately, I never him and wish to talk to someone who remembers him. His rise in rank seems odds to me and I really wish to know more about him. I can be reached at jta2007@hotmail.com.
Thank you for your time.
James Allen

Dear James,

I'm glad to answer your kind mail, but I've never encountered the name of your uncle, Lt. Virgil V. Laughlin. I've done some extensive research on the Licata landing, and published articles, and even a book with information on the naval operations, but they're in Italian. I'm enclosing anyway some news about the 15th RCT, which was based on the 15th Infantry Regiment of Lt. Col. Charles E. Johnson.

If you succeed in getting other pieces of information, or if you have any photo or document relating to your uncle and the landing in Sicily, please let me know. In the mean time, best wishes for a happy 2010.

Carmelo Incorvaia
incorvaia7@alice.it

Date: January 3, 2010 REQUEST #5158
Name: Carmelo Incorvaia
Location: Corso Argentina, 21
Country: 92027 Licata, Italy
Email: incorvaia7@alice.it

Subject: AMGOT team with 3rd Infantry Diivision in landing at Licata, Siicily, on 10th July 1943
Comments: I would be grateful for any available information on the nine officers of the AMGOT team with the Third Infantry Division, who landed at Licata, Sicily, on 10th July 1943. The team was under the command of Lt.Col. MacCaffrey. Among the nine I recall Major Robert L. Ashworth and Major Frank Eugene Toscani. I'm doing a research work on Amgot.
Thank you very kindly.
Carmelo Incorvaia
Corso Argentina, 21
92027 Licata, Italy