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Current News and Notices



 

Rey Voisine appointed Active Duty Liaison

Ray Egan is resigning as Active duty Liaison effective July 14, 2010. President John Fisher is appointing Rey Voisine as Interim Active Duty Liaison pending approval of Excom until Dennis Noes is available later this year.

Rey is transferring from the At Large Footsie Britt (FBA) Outpost  to Outpost Marne Association (OPMA) effective immediately. The At Large post was because he was in Germany from 1983 till 2008 as a soldier or government service employee--He was also the 3ID CSM from Aug 84 till Aug 89 in Wuerzburg, Germany.
Rey's email address is: reyvoisine@hotmail.com

 

OP Europe Report - July 2010
By Monika Stoy



Click Here for full story and more photos

 

Memorial Day, Epinal American Cemetery, France

Dear Mme Phyllis Alrikas,
You don’t know me…I am the coordinator and the public relation of the Memorial Days by Children of France… Since several years, French Children decorate the grave of Pvt Dominic Giovinazzo, your father… Each year, your mother Toni wrote a message to the French Children involved in these operations…
In fact, since 2005, Children of the Districts of Saulx de Vesoul, Lure, Brouvelieures took part in these events… Each time, the Committees of French Remembrance Society of these Districts and the Township Community of the District of Brouvelieures offer the travel by bus of these Children, and a part of the roses for the graves… They wanted this “Duty of Memory for the American Soldiers”… And they charged me to organize these events…
But you have to know that these “Memorial Days by Children of France” are possible because since the beginning I ask a lot of things to a lot of American Veterans and at some members of families of several Soldiers buried at Epinal American Cemetery… Messages for the children, but also inquiries, pictures
of these soldiers… We have to explain to the children who were these American Soldiers who delivered theirs Cities, and died for our freedom… They’ll decorate their graves…
John Shirley, past President of the Society of the 3rd Infantry Division, and Mrs Josiane Selvage, widow of a WWII Navy’s Veteran, and member of the 3rd Inf. Div. Society were the first to help us for these events… Then more and more American Veterans and families joined us in this great adventure…
Last May 10, at Epinal American Cemetery, French children decorated the grave of Then I organized another ceremony… May 30, just before the ceremony of the Memorial Day at Epinal American Cemetery, some representatives of French Patriotic Associations, members of the “Rock of the Marne Association”, and officers and non-commissioned officers of the 7th US Army (in Europe), decorated some graves I chose ! Staff Sergeant Zane M. Young and Staff Sergeant YaSheena Flemming decorated the grave of your father… You have to know that your uncle, Mr Jerry Daddato, sent to me a picture, inquiries about your father… And your poem “ World War II, Hill 351”… During this ceremony, Staff Sergeant YaSheena Flemming read your poem on the grave of your father… For him, for you, for your mother, for your uncle… For your family !
I finished the French report, and in a few weeks the American report will be finished too… In a few weeks, your mother Toni, your uncle Jerry and of course you too, you’ll receive this American report, a CD with a lot of pictures, but also several messages from French children, for you !
We don’t forget Dominic… I’ll write to you very soon !
Your French friend Eric Vandroux

 

Final results from the Nominations for  Society Officers for the 2010 - 2011 year

President - John Fisher  OP - 5

Easter Region   VP - Patrick Williamson  OP - 5

Central Region VP - Matthew J. McKenna  OP - 13

Western Region VP - Curtis Gentry   OP - 15


There was no opposition in any of the offices. There will be no voting at the reunion for any National Officers. Only one vote by the Secretary for all. The Ballot will be in the June Watch on the Rhine.

Gordon Wiitanen, OP 13
  

3ID Korean War Veteran Participates in
Pentagon Ceremony, Visits Wounded Soldiers
By Tim Stoy

Mr. David Mills, Korean War POW, participated in the Department of Defense’s Commemorative Ceremony at the Pentagon on 24 June marking the 60th anniversary of the beginning of the Korean War. Mr. Mills was invited by the Secretary of Defense to represent all of the war’s prisoners of war as part of the official delegation at the ceremony. Another illustrious Marne veteran of the Korean War, Major General (ret.) John Singlaub, was also in attendance. Then Major Singlaub commanded the 2nd Battalion, 15th Infantry at the April 24 1953 Battle of Outpost Harry. Then PVT Mills was serving in F Company of that battalion and spent four months as a prisoner of war of the Chinese after being taken prisoner on 24 April.


David Mills with MG John Singlaub

Dr. Joseph W. Westphal, the Undersecretary of the Army was the event’s host and keynote speaker. About 60 Korean War veterans were in attendance at the ceremony. Dr. Westphal urged Americans to never forget veterans... "Let’s never forget freedom is not free and we can never stop thanking those who have paid and continue to pay that price so that we can enjoy the liberty and pursuit of happiness," he said. Han Duk-soo, ambassador of South Korea, also spoke at the event. Thanks to the courage of Korean War veterans, the ambassador said, "Korean flags still fly over the Republic of Korea and the Korea-U.S. alliance, an alliance forged in blood, is still strong and valued by both sides today. This is why we call the Korean War a true victory."

The ceremony marked the beginning of the Defense Department’s three-year observance of key events of the Korean War that will culminate with the 60th anniversary of the signing of the armistice on July 27, 2013.

After the Pentagon ceremony Mr. Mills visited the Army Historical Foundation in Arlington, Virginia and met with BG Creighton Abrams (ret.), the Executive Director of the foundation, as well as MG John Herrling (ret.), Campaign Executive Director of the National Museum of the United States Army. While there he learned about the planned Army Museum and joined the Army Historical Foundation.

Later that afternoon Mr. Mills and SFC (ret.) Ron Rosser (MOH, 38th INF, 2ID, Korean War) visited five wounded soldiers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. While at Walter Reed both Mr. Mills and SFC Rosser learned a great deal about today’s soldier and the greatly improved quality of medical care and family care available to our wounded warriors. They also shared their own uplifting and inspiring personal stories with our troops.


BG Kim Defense Attache ROK, with David Mills

On 25 June Mr. Mills attended a ceremony at the Korean War Veterans’ Memorial hosted by the Korean Embassy. Throughout his visit in Washington, Mr. Mills was accompanied by his son, David Mills, Jr., who has become a lifetime associate member of the Society.

 


 LTC Kirk Dorr, SPC Matthew Corlew, Colonel William Ryan (Ret) 15th Inf, and Monica Stoy

Colonel (retired) William Ryan, 15th Inf, WW II veteran and I visited our wounded soldiers at Walter Reed hospital last Friday, 18 June 2010. We presented this T-shirt to SPC Matthew Corlew while his BN Commander LTC Kirk Dorr and his wife Leigh Dorr's visited. SPC Corlew has a very positive spirit and is knowledgeable of our Division's history. We were very impressed with LTC and Mrs Dorr's dedication and CARING for his soldiers. They drove all day from Fort Stewart to visit soldiers during his leave. We were able to witness clearly both a soldier's and his commander's loyalty and devotion to one another. That is a true comradeship.

Pass on to rear Division command group that LNO Sergeant Bubelis is an excellent LNO. In the last four years I have been visiting soldiers, Sergeant Bubelis is the most dedicated, outstanding LNO. For his total dedication to needs of soldiers service, I recommend he receives recognition. He is completely selfless and totally dedicated to the needs of soldiers and their families here. I have witnessed in the past that LNOs get stressed out by working with various wounded soldiers. There are many great programs for wounded soldiers and families but none for LNOs who silently must deal with their own problems. He is much more mature than others in the past.

When I asked how I can help him in anyway, his reply was that by having seen what these wounded soldiers have to go through, his problem is very minimal and asked us to visit more often to show that we care. I was surprised and disappointed to learn that we were the first visitors from the Society since he's been on Station since March. I plan to visit them tomorrow, 25 June with two Korean War veterans--retired SFC Ron Rosser (2ID), a Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient and PFC David Mills, a former POW (F CO, 15th Inf, 3ID). As of today, we have four inpatients and 20 Out Patients.
Rock of the Marne!
Monika Stoy

 

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Dear Family and Friends,

Society of the Third Division – Outpost #13, which Matt and I are part of, has recently accepted the challenge to raise funds to support Homes for Our Troops. Please help support me in this important project by contributing generously. For information about this volunteer fundraiser and its programs, you can visit http://www.homesforourtroops.org/site/PageServer .

Homes For Our Troops is a organization that helps Servicemen and Women who have selflessly given to their country and have returned home with serious disabilities and injuries. They raise donations of money, land, building materials, and professional labor and coordinate the process of building a new specially adapted home or adapting an existing home to meet the needs of our severely injured service members. All of this assistance is provided at no cost to the Veterans.

It is faster and easier than ever to support this great cause by making your tax-deductible donation online using the link below. If you would prefer, you can send your contribution to the address listed below. Whatever you can give will help - it all adds up! I greatly appreciate your support and will keep you posted on my progress.

Sincerely,
Amy & Matt McKenna
Secretary/Treasurer
Outpost#13
Society of the 3rd Infantry Division
1-810-991-1044
For those who have donated cash, I am working to get you a receipt for your tax-deduction. Thank you!
To make a donation online, visit my personal page.
http://www.homesforourtroops.org/site/TR?px=1457371&pg=personal&fr_id=1070

To send a donation:
Make all checks payable to: Homes For Our Troops and Mail to:
Amy & Matt McKenna
303 Hanover Lane
Brighton, MI 48114-5013

 

BILL MAULDIN STAMP

The United States Postal Service deserves a standing ovation for something that's going to happen in March: Bill Mauldin is getting his own postage stamp. The stamp should be going on sale on March 31st. It's an honor that most generals and admirals never receive. Mauldin, and his work, meant so much to the millions of Americans who fought in World War II, and to those who had waited for them to come home. He was a kid cartoonist for Stars and Stripes, the military newspaper; Mauldin's drawings of his muddy, exhausted, whisker-stubbled infantrymen Willie and Joe were the voice of truth about what it was like on the front lines. Mauldin was an enlisted man just like the soldiers he drew for; his gripes were their gripes, his laughs were their laughs, his heartaches were their heartaches. He was one of them. They loved him. He never held back. Sometimes, when his cartoons cut too close for comfort, his superior officers tried to tone him down. In one memorable incident, he enraged Gen. George S. Patton, and Patton informed Mauldin he wanted the pointed cartoons -- celebrating the fighting men, lampooning the high-ranking officers -- to stop. Now! Mauldin's drawings of his exhausted infantrymen Willie and Joe were the voice of truth... The news passed from soldier to soldier. How was Sgt. Bill Mauldin going to stand up to Gen. Patton? It seemed impossible. Not quite. Mauldin, it turned out, had an ardent fan: Five-star Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, supreme commander of the Allied forces in Europe. Ike put out the word: Mauldin draws what Mauldin wants. Mauldin won. Patton lost.

          

While in the 45th Infantry Division, Mauldin volunteered to work for the unit's newspaper, drawing cartoons about regular soldiers or "dogfaces". Eventually he created two cartoon infantrymen, Willie (who was modeled after his comrade and friend Irving Richtel) and Joe, who became synonymous with the average American GI. His cartoon work continued as he fought in the July 1943 invasion of Sicily and the Italian campaign. Mauldin began working for Stars and Stripes, the American soldiers' newspaper; by March 1944, he was given his own jeep, in which he roved the front, collecting material and producing six cartoons a week. His cartoons were viewed by soldiers all over Europe during World War II, and also published in the United States. In 1945 at the age of 23 he won a Pulitzer Prize “for distinguished service as a cartoonist” and the Allied high command awarded him its Legion of Merit. His illustrated memoir, Up Front, was a bestseller. That same year, his “dogface” Willie appeared on the cover of Time. He won a second Pulitzer Prize, and he should have won a third, for what may be the single greatest editorial cartoon in the history of the craft: his deadline rendering, on the day President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, of the statue at the Lincoln Memorial slumped in grief, its head cradled in its hands. But he never acted as if he was better than the people he met. He was still Mauldin the enlisted man. Mauldin died at age 81 in the early days of 2003 and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery. The end of his life had been rugged. He had been scalded in a bathtub, which led to terrible injuries and infections; Alzheimer's disease was inflicting its cruelties. Unable to care for himself after the scalding, he became a resident of a California nursing home, his health and spirits in rapid decline. He was not forgotten, though.

    

During the late summer of 2002, as Mauldin lay in that California nursing home, some of the old World War II infantry guys caught wind of it. They didn't want Mauldin to go out that way. They thought he should know that he was still their hero. Gordon Dillow, a columnist for the Orange County Register, put out the call in Southern California for people in the area to send their best wishes to Mauldin. Soon more than 10,000 letters and cards had arrived at Mauldin's bedside. Even better than that, the old soldiers began to show up just to sit with Mauldin, to let him know that they were there for him, as he, long ago, had been there for them. So many volunteered to visit Bill that there was a waiting list. Here is how Todd DePastino, in the first paragraph of his biography of Mauldin, described it: "Almost every day in the summer and fall of 2002 they came to Park Superior nursing home in Newport Beach, California, to honor Army Sergeant, Technician Third Grade, Bill Mauldin. They came bearing relics of their youth: medals, insignia, photographs, and carefully folded newspaper clippings. Some wore old garrison caps. Others arrived resplendent in uniforms over a half century old. Almost all of them wept as they filed down the corridor like pilgrims fulfilling some long-neglected obligation." One of the veterans explained to me why it was so important: "You would have to be part of a combat infantry unit to appreciate what moments of relief Bill gave us. You had to be reading a soaking wet Stars and Stripes in a water-filled foxhole and then see one of his cartoons."

In all probability Mauldin would have approved of his stamp. On it two guys, “Willie and Joe" are keeping him company. To the side, drawing them and smiling that shy, quietly observant smile, is Mauldin himself. With his buddies, right where he belongs. [Source: Various Mar 2010 ++]

 

MILITARY DISCOUNTS UPDATE: Lowe's Companies, Inc. recently announced that it is expanding its support of the military by offering a 10% discount 24/7 to all military personnel who are active, reserve, retired or disabled veterans and their family members, with a valid, government-issued military ID card. All other military veterans (non-disabled) will receive the 10% discount only on Memorial Day, Fourth of July and Veterans Day weekends. The discount is available on in-stock and Special Order purchases up to $5,000. Excluded from the discount are sales via Lowes.com, previous sales, and purchases of services or gift cards. In addition, Lowe's has also extended benefits for its employees serving in the military and offers employment opportunities to military personnel after their military service has ended. Currently, more than 12,000 Lowe's employees are military veterans or reservists.
[Source: EANGUS Minuteman 26 Feb 2010 ++]


Click Here to see pdf presentation

 

 

I am writing on behalf of the Greatest Generations Foundation. We are seeking two healthy World War II veterans from the Third Infantry Division (WWII veterans) to join us on our upcoming tour to Europe to commemorate the 65th Anniversary of Victory in Europe. The two veterans will be joining a total of ten veterans and Ten American College students that are descendents of WWII veterans that fought in the European campaign.

This program is scheduled to depart the USA on May 10, returning on May 24. All costs involved in this program are completely underwritten by The Greatest Generations Foundation.

Note: veteran will need to have a valid passport and supporting military documentation. Please let us know if you have two veterans on hand that would be deserving to return back to Europe for this historical event.
Sincerely,
Timothy Davis
davist@tggf.us

The Greatest Generations Foundation
Remembering Those Who Served

Address: 100 Fillmore Place, Fifth Floor Denver, Colorado 80206

Telephone: +1.303.331.1944
Fax: +1.
303.385.8401
Direct: +1.720.296.3715

Web: www.tggf.us

New Forum for the 3rd Aviation



http://3rdaviation.proboards.com/index.cgi

I am a life member of the 3rd Infantry Division's Society. While a member I noticed that even the now deactivated regiments have associations, that is except for the 3rd Aviation.

While talking with a friend and fellow regiment member Carl and I decided that we should start moving in that direction. This forum is the first step. Please join us in our first steps as we work to form the 3rd Aviation Association. This forum is for the best trained, most motivated Aviation soldiers in the world.

Whether you served or knew someone who did, feel free to help keep the sacrifice and heritage alive of those who did. We stood the line in West Germany and led the charge into Baghdad, always out front and always leading the way!

Wings of the Marne

Greg Lee
13th AHB


 

The Rock of the Marne Speech of May 1, 1920
Donated by Ray Heddleson 1Sgt U. S. Army (Ret) of Spring Hill, Florida

Read the Congressional Record of May 1, 1920 by the Honorable Representative C.N. Mc Arthur of Oregon giving the "Rock of the Marne" speech honoring the 38th Regiment of the 3rd Division in World War I. Click here to read the Congressional Record of the 66th Session of Congress.

 

Announcements

Society SOP - Updated May 13, 2010
Click Here to read the pdf file

Dear WW II Veterans,

A lot of you are eligible to receive France's highest award, the Legion of Honor, which was established by Napoleon. Please contact your local French Consul and submit your Army discharge documentation which indicates your combat service in France during WW II and any of your valor decorations. Please let me know if I can be any of your assistance on this action. POC is Monika Stoy 6531 Milva Lane Springfield, Va 22150 monikastoy@yahoo.com 1-703-912-4218.

Ceremony Footage from Marne Trail

This link has footage for the ceremony we had in Marignane on 22 August.
Rock of the Marne!
Monika
http://www.dailymotion.com/tag/marigny/video/xa93ca_liberationmarignane_news

 

Searching for Italo-American veterans of WWII

I work for a television production company based in Rome, and we are currently making a documentary on WW II for the History Channel.

For this program, we are searching for Italo-American veterans of WWII (possibly Italian speaking, but language isn't a big issue) who fought in Italy, and who are willing to share their story with us.

We are also looking for the relatives of veterans who are no longer alive, but who have left diaries or letters which bear testimony to of the war. Any personal written documentation of this kind would be very useful.

In the meanwhile, we have contacted the Italian-American Museum of NY, the 10th Mountain Division Association, and the people who produced the documentary "5000 miles from home" (link: http://5000milesfromhome.com) hoping to find as may war veterans as possible who fit out description.

I also wanted to ask you if you were aware of any events that might take place in Italy for the War's 65th anniversary. We were thinking that maybe there could be some kind of reunion in our country, with veterans visiting from the States.
Any kind of help you could give us would be extremely appreciated.
I'm looking forward to hearing from you.

Best regards,
Marco Curti
Wilder srl
via di S. Teresa 23
00198 Roma
www.wilder.it

Looking for any and all soldiers assigned to Bravo Company 2/6 (1/30) Inf Regt Ferris Barracks, Erlangen from 1992-1993. Trying to throw together a reunion for next year in Texas. Please email me if you are in touch with any of these current or former soldiers. I am also looking for a man by the name of Mike "Mikey" Zamboukis. He was in one of the support battalions in the from 1990-1993 at Ferris Barracks. No one of our gang can seem to remember his unit or even if we are spelling his name right. He was an E-4 at the time, that's about all I can remember. ROCK OF THE MARNE!!
Name: Joseph P. Banks
State: Washington
email: joeb99362@hotmail.com

 

Watch on the Rhine on the Internet

If any member wishes to read the current "Watch on the Rhine" newsletter on the Internet before the next issue is printed, please send your request to roster3id@warfoto.com and we'll send you the link to the pdf file of the current issue.


 

Death touches an effort to help U.S. soldiers abroad
Carol Megathlin • My View • November 9, 2009


ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Carol Megathlin is a writer living in Savannah, Ga.
To join the Adopt-a-Soldier effort,
e-mail her at carol.megathlin@comcast.net

As I packed for a few days in the mountains last month, I stashed a stack of Adopt-a-Soldier cards in my suitcase.

Troops from the 3rd Infantry Division at Fort Stewart in Georgia are deploying to combat zones again and filling out these cards just before they get on the plane. Patriotic civilians can then connect with them and send support while they are gone. My trusty little BlackBerry would serve to assign soldiers to would-be sponsors as requests popped into my inbox. A few days into our getaway, however, my BB lit up with something unexpected.

I was sitting in a cafe when I received an e-mail from a Savannah, Ga., woman named Norma. She said that "the soldier who had been killed in Afghanistan Friday" had lived in her neighborhood with his wife and baby. She wanted my advice on how to help the widow financially.

Having left Savannah early Saturday morning, I had heard nothing about the death of a 3rd ID soldier. I e-mailed back, asking the name of his unit.

"He was in the 293rd Military Police Company," Norma responded. "His name was Chris Rudzinski."

My heart stuttered. I had signed up the 293rd MPs for adoption as they left Hunter Army Airfield in July. I had already assigned almost all of them to sponsors. When I got home, I would start the dreadful process of going through my cards to see if the fallen soldier had signed up. If he had, I would have to notify the sponsor who had adopted him.

It knots our hearts to hear that any soldier has died, but especially one who lives in our own community. As my husband and I hiked along mountain trails, I kept thinking about the young widow, Caroline, the shock and anguish she must be feeling. Norma had said that Caroline is from Germany and had no family here. Just her baby.

Two days later, as we were driving home, I got out my stack of cards, fired up my BlackBerry and began assigning soldiers to sponsors. I noticed that two soldiers in my stack, from the 293rd MP Company, had not been adopted.

"I'll give them both to the next sponsor on my list," I thought. When I started to enter the first name, however, my fingers froze over the keyboard. It was Sgt. Christopher M. Rudzinski.

Caroline's husband.

I gazed at his handwriting, small and neat, and saw that he was from Rantoul, Ill. He had left for Afghanistan on July 28. He had stood before my Adopt-a-Soldier table and bent his head to write his name, then glanced up at me as he handed me his card. They all do, to make sure I can read their handwriting. It is touching, the way they watch my face to be sure they will be included. When they are only moments away from boarding the plane, links to home and family and community become precious.

It's not really true that Caroline has only her baby. She has us, the people she lives among, and her family from Germany is here now. But Norma said something that we all feel when a soldier dies: "We nonmilitary neighbors feel very inadequate in this situation."

In truth, there is not much difference between the death of a soldier and a civilian's untimely death. Just one thing.

The soldier died for us.

3rd Infantry Division ADOPT-A-SOLDIER
By Carol Megathlin

This is a grass roots effort to allow citizens to connect directly with one of our 3rd Infantry Division soldiers (based at Ft. Stewart near Savannah, GA) while they are in Iraq or Afghanistan.  Major General Anthony Cuculo, current Commanding General of the 3rd ID, has given this program his endorsement and support.

When a flight of 3rd ID soldiers leaves Hunter Army Air Field for Iraq, I set up an Adopt-a-Soldier table at the terminal and offer soldiers an opportunity to sign up to be adopted by a civilian while they are deployed in Iraq.  They give me their name, rank, e-mail address, and hometown. 

Patriotic citizens who want to support our troops then e-mail me directly to be assigned a soldier with his/her e-mail address.  The sponsor e-mails the soldier, introduces him/herself, and asks for the soldier's APO mailing address in Iraq.  The sponsor then sends care packages, e-mails and letters to the soldier for the duration of his/her deployment.  Many friendships have been established between soldiers and their sponsors. 

I send out an occasional update to all the sponsors who have given me their e-mail addresses.  This update features items of interest and information for sponsors and may include messages from the Commanding General. Those interested should e-mail me at carol.megathlin@comcast.net

Carol Megathlin
Adopt a Soldier Coordinator
carol.megathlin@comcast.net
Savannah, GA

 

 

  

My name is Shelby Queen, and I am a Special Event Coordinator at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.  This year is the 65th anniversary of the Liberation of the concentration camps during World War II.  At the Museum we hold an annual Days of Remembrance in which a specific topic is chosen to focus on for remembrance, education and scholarly focus.  This year we are focusing on the role Liberators played in the liberation of the concentration camps.  We would like to invite as many Liberators as possible, and have an active Liberator list.  However, the list itself was created over 6 years ago and many of the addresses are no longer viable.  I am well aware that many Liberators are not in the best of health, but we would still like the opportunity to recognize their heroism and contributions by sending them an invitation to our Days of Remembrance Ceremony next April in the Capitol Rotunda.   

We are focusing on the actual liberating Army units and not the men and women who were stationed in the Pacific or other regions around the world.  The Liberating units are the US Army 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 8th, 26th, 29th, 36th, 42nd, 45th, 63rd, 65th, 69th, 71st, 80th, 83rd, 84th, 86th, 89th, 90th, 95th, 99th, 103rd, 104th Infantry, the 4th, 6th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 14th, 20th Armored Divisions, and the 82nd and 101st Airborne.  We seek a current address listing for World War II Liberators. Again, my name is Shelby Queen, Special Event Coordinator at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, Washington, DC 20024. Phone: 202-314-0332.  Also, please feel free to contact the main number of the Museum to check the validity of my person and request, 202-488-0400, and ask for me or use my extension – ex. 332. Thank you and I look forward to hearing from you soon. Shelby Queen  

 


Click Here to learn about Warriors Walk at Fort Stewart
Click Here for Complete List of Honorees
on Warriors Walk

Click Here to read about the 3ID Medal of Honor Recipients

All Veterans and retirees should be aware of their benefits through Veterans Affairs and who to contact for various services. On Fort Stewart, your initial contact is the Department of Veterans Affairs military service coordinators Richard Banks and Daniel Reeves. They are available to help veterans with every issue from Education benefits to Health care; their phone number is 368-6950. For more detailed information the following phone contacts are available:
VA Benefits 1-800-827-1000
Education 1-888-442-4551
Health Care 1-877-222-8387
Life Insurance 1-800-669-8477
Savannah Vet Center (Mental Health) 652-4097
Debt Management 1-800-827-0648
Mammography Hotline 1-888-492-7844
CHAMPVA 1-800-733-8387
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 Help for ON POINT article

I am a Life member of the Society (Aschaffenburg, 7th Inf BG, 1958-59) who is doing a story about Army sports in the 1950s-60s for ON POINT of the Army Historical Society. What I need to know is the BGs and their cities in Germany and the sports nicknames. Kitzingen, for example, was the Red Sox. Are there any sports photos of that era I can use to illustrate my story? I need any sports art of that era. Kitzingen was USAREU baseball champs in that era. Or any players from that era I can interview.
Thanks for the help.
God bless!
ED PLAISTED
7th Inf BG, 1957-59Address: 372 Nicholas Drive
City, State, ZIP: Lancaster, MA 01523
Email:
EdAuthorLLC@aol.com


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A Message from Henry Burke
Membership Chair

Let me first say a big "Thank You" to our past chairman Angelo “Jim” Tiezzi. He got us rolling with ‘Get one for the Rock’. Everyone in this great Society is a recruiter. Let me put something you Can Do to get members.

Others have to see the 3rd ID patch on your cap or lapel pin. On your vehicle you can put a sticker patch on your lower left windshield. You can get a personalized license tag (3RD INF DIV) from your state. Put a 3rd Div Society sticker on your left rear glass. Cut out the application from The Watch and put your name in the referred line. Run off copies and carry it in your left pocket (put extras in the glove box of your vehicle).

 

When you meet people that ask you if you were with the 3rd, you can say yes and ask them if they were with the 3rd or attached to the 3rd. If they say yes, tell them,” We have the oldest continuous military society there is since 1919.

 

We support the active Division with mailed letters, boxes and help take care of their families at home when they are deployed. We meet the wounded soldiers at Walter Reed and Bethesda Hospitals in Washington and give them pajamas, billfolds and phone cards.

 

When you join the Society, you can get a roster of more than 3600 members and you receive a magazine every other month that will inform you about many aspects of the Society and things that are happening in the active Division. Its home base is Fort Stewart, Georgia.

 

You can find many of the friends you served with and keep up what has gone on in the past. There is nothing like finding friends you served with that you were closer to than many of your family. Fill out the application; send $15.00. This is a real bargain.  You only have this one time to sign them up!

 

Press Here for PDF Membership Form (one page printing)

 

The great thing about this organization is that we leave our rank at the door. We are all Marne people!

How do we grow? Everyone getting one for the Rock. If everyone gets one this year we can be the largest military organization in the nation.

GO GET THEM NOW!

Henry Burke

Contact Membership Chair, Henry Burke pennieburke@sc.rr.com

PATCH-WEARER?


Society of the 3rd Infantry Division, U. S. Army
 
(Founded 1919)

Wanted: Those who served with the 3rd ID or attached units. Family members and friends and supporters of the 3rd ID are also welcome!

Invitation: You’re eligible to join the Society that supports 3rdID active duty Soldiers, hosts annual reunions, and conducts regular small unit meetings in 24 Outposts located throughout the nation and Europe.

Benefits: Networking with fellow patchwearers, receiving a copy of the bimonthly Watch on the Rhine newsletter, access to Society Website, Marne Riders Motorcycle Club, and more!



 Contacts:
Henry Burke at
pennieburke@sc.rr.com
Dennis Noes drnoes3ID@comcast.net
Dick Gallmeyer msg1gal@msn.com

or
Leave a message at 1-800-523-4715
Press Here for Society Membership Form
(pdf page for one page printing)

 

CHANGE OF ADDRESS

The majority of the membership must be made aware of the importance of keeping our address database up to date. This is not just a matter of slight inconvenience but, is a lot of hard work on the part of Ray Anderson and Rich Heller in rectifying the roster.
Here are the facts, cold and hard. A single copy of the Watch sent via non-profit org. mail costs the Association slightly less than 1st class mail. A return costs the Association 75 cents! There is no slush fund for this, ladies and gentlemen. It comes right out of your annual dues and is becoming an ever increasing burden financially.

We must cut some slack for our active duty troopers as they often are subjected to reassignment and relocation as well as separation. However, the majority of the non-active general membership is the culprits. To reinforce the point, it is not uncommon to get back 30-50 Watch's per month. 50 returns accounts for nearly 25% of the original mailing cost.
Below, you find a change of address form. Copy it and save it. When your address is about to change, PLEASE, click on pdf link below, fill it out and and email or snail mail to Rich Heller, our Database Administrator. The email address is roster3id@warfoto.com
 and the mailing address is 1515 Ramblewood Dr, Hanover Park, IL 60133-2230.

NAME: ________________________________________________________________________

OLD ADDRESS:________________________________________________________________

CITY, STATE, ZIP:_______________________________________________________________

TELEPHONE: ___________________________________________________________________

EMAIL: ________________________________________________________________________

NEW ADDRESS:_________________________________________________________________

CITY, STATE, ZIP:_______________________________________________________________

TELEPHONE: ___________________________________________________________________

EMAIL: ________________________________________________________________________

 

Click Here for 1 page pdf form

 

Click Here for Marne Riders
Membership Renewal PDF form


 

ARMY COMBAT ACTION BADGE UPDATE 01:

In 2005, the Department of the Army authorized the creation of the Combat Action Badge to recognize U.S. soldiers who engage the enemy in battle. This badge applies to men and women in our armed forces who might not qualify for awards such as the Combat Infantry or Combat Medical Badge, which are limited to those individuals serving with infantry or medical units. There is no doubt that the Combat Action Badge is a great idea; in Iraq and Afghanistan we are seeing soldiers from every military occupational specialty distinguish themselves in battle. However, the Army's current policy limits eligibility to only those individuals who meet its criteria after 18 SEP 01.

While the Combat Action Badge recognizes those who have served their country bravely in the 21st century, it overlooks the thousands of veterans who made similar sacrifices in previous wars. To rectify this injustice Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL-05) introduced H.R.2267 on 10 MAY 07 to retroactively award the Army Combat Action Badge to those members of the U.S. Army who were engaged by the enemy from 7 DEC 41 to the present day. The bill was then referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. This bill currently has only 27 cosponsors and will die in committee unless veterans take action to move it to the house floor. Those who would like to see the award of this badge to those who meet its criteria prior to 18 SEP 01 are encouraged to contact their legislators and request they support this bill.
[Source: The American Legion Online Update 29 May 08 ++]

Click Here for Ft. Stewart/Hunter Army Airfield Website

Unit Websites at Fort Stewart

Battle Kings

The 9th. Field Artillery Battalion Group was formed in 1975 by Eddie Hupp and Bruce Monkman for the main purpose of getting veteran Army friends who served during WW II. Later years it included any veteran of any time who served in the 9th. Field Artillery Battalion. There are no dues, no officers, so subsequently there are no elections.
 

Reunions are held periodically around the country with one person or a couple volunteering to host it. The last several reunions were hosted by Jim & Donna Hughes with one being held October 2007 in Gaithersburg, Maryland to visit the WW II and Korean Memorials specifically. A news letter is produced periodically by Jim Hughes. Members send donations to cover the printing and mailing of the newsletter annually to:
Jim Hughes Ph.828-669-8089, e-mail jhughes862@aol.com, is presently the lead person.
Assisted by Bruce Monkman, Ph 818-343-3370, e-mail brucemonkman@earthlink.net
Contact either of them for information in joining the group.

 

Wounded Warriors


The Purple Heart medal, awarded to soldiers injured in the line of duty.

The Purple Heart is awarded to members of the armed forces of the U.S. who are wounded by an instrument of war in the hands of the enemy and posthumously to the next of kin in the name of those who are killed in action or die of wounds received in action. It is specifically a combat decoration.

Task Force Marne Soldiers dedicate themselves everyday to their mission in Iraq; a mission to provide a hopeful future for the people of Iraq and to ensure the security of their families and Americans back home.

Soldiers wounded in battle deserve the highest quality medical care our country can provide. But even in the best military hospitals, Soldiers who face weeks or months of recovery and rehabilitation sometimes experience difficulty maintaining their Warriors’ spirit. But hanging on to that spirit is as important as physical healing they go through and you can help. The value of a note or a card offering well wishes is immeasurable in that recovery process.

Our wounded troops are cared for at locations in the United States and Germany. The email addresses below allow you to correspond with the places of healing for our Wounded Warriors. In some cases, visits may even be welcomed.

Please contact one of the liaison officers below to see how you can help these dedicated and deserving Soldiers.

Landstuhl, Germany
Landstuhl Regional Medical Center
LRMCLNO@stewart.army.mil
Fort Bragg (Fayetteville, NC)
Womack Army Medical Center
WAMC@stewart.army.mil
Washington, District of Columbia
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
WRAMCLNO@stewart.army.mil
Fort Sam Houston (San Antonio, TX)
Brooke Army Medical Center
BAMCLNO@stewart.army.mil
Fort Gordon (Augusta, GA)
Eisenhower Army Medical Center
EAMCLNO@stewart.army.mil
 

The "Military Order of the Purple Heart," was formed in 1932 for the protection and mutual interest of all who have received the decoration. Composed exclusively of Purple Heart recipients, it is the only veteran’s service organization comprised strictly of “combat” veterans.

You can support them at www.purpleheart.org

 

Medical Facilities and VA Hospitals for Wounded Warriors
Medical Facility Abbrev. Street Address City State Zip Phone URL
Balboa Naval Medical Center   34800 Bob Wilson Drive San Diego CA 92134-5000 (619) 532-9380/9061 http://www-nmcsd.med.navy.mil/sitemap.cfm
Augusta VA Hospital   1 Freedom Way Augusta GA 30904-6285 (706) 733-0188 /
(800) 836-5561
http://www1.va.gov/augustaga/
Eisenhower Army Medical Center EAMC 300 Hospital Rd Ft. Gordon GA 30905-5650 (706) 787-5811 http://www.ddeamc.amedd.army.mil/
Martin Army Community Hospital MACH 9200 Marne Rd Ft. Benning GA 31905-5515 (706) 544-2041 http://www.martin.amedd.army.mil/index-a.html

 
Winn Army Community Hospital WACH 1061 Harmon Avenue Ft. Stewart GA 31314-5674 (912) 435-6837 http://www.winn.amedd.army.mil/
Bethesda Naval Medical Center   8901 Wisconsin Ave Bethesda MD 20889-5600 (301) 295-4000 http://www.bethesda.med.navy.mil/
Womack Army Medical Center WAMC Bldg 4-2817 Ft. Bragg NC 28310-0001 (910) 907-6000 /
436-3309
http://www.wamc.amedd.army.mil/services/DVBIC/
Reynolds Army Community Hostital RACH 4301 Mow Way Rd Ft. Sill OK 73503-6300 (580) 458-2770 http://www.rach.sill.amedd.army.mil/
Brook Army Medical Center BAMC 3851 Roger Brooke Drive #3600 Ft. Sam Houston TX 78234-6200 (210) 916-414 / 916-3400 http://www.bamc.amedd.army.mil/
San Antonio VA Hospital   231 W. Cypress St. Suite 100 San Antonio TX 78212-5506 (210)-472-4025 http://www1.va.gov/directory/guide/facility.asp?ID=5465
Richmond VA Hospital   4902 Fitzhugh Avenue Richmond VA 23230-3510 (804)-353-8958 http://www1.va.gov/directory/guide/facility.asp?ID=404&dnum=All&stateid=VA&v=1
Walter Reed Army Medical Center WRAMC 6900 Georgia Avenue, N.W. Washington D.C. 20307-0004 (202) 782-1199 http://www.wramc.amedd.army.mil/
 
Landsthul Regional Medical Center (Germany) LRMC ATTN: Section/Division CMR 402 APO AE 09180 011-6371-86-8160/8414 http://www.landstuhl.healthcare.hqusareur.army.mil/sitemap.aspx
 

 

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Blue and White Devils: The Story of the 3rd Infantry Division
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History of the Society of the Third Infantry Division, US Army

Profile of the Society of the 3rd Infantry Division, U.S. Army-2004

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Published in the interest of the Fort Benning community

For information on the 3rd Infantry Division contact:

Walter W. Meeks, III
Curator, Fort Stewart Museum
912-767-7885
walter.meeks@us.army.mil
 

A list of COMPANY E 15TH INFANTRY Personnel circa 1941
from Eric Campagna
Click Here

Notice in the Korean War Project website
Story on Battle Credits Page

Any info on a WWII Diary, offer to sell authentic 3rd Division WWI uniform, or to find information on a Buddy or loved one... 

    Go to the Personal Search Page.
To make a request, click on request form link:
Request Form

 

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rockodemarne@yahoo.com
 

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2010
       
84th Annual 2003 Reunion Photos 85th Annual 2004 Reunion Photos Regt.Dinners    Banquet Awards Pres.Dinner    FT.Stewart Tour 86th Annual 2005 Reunion Photos
87th Annual 2006 Reunion Photos 88th Annual 2007 Reunion  Page 1 88th Annual 2007 Reunion Page 2 88th Annual 2007 Reunion Page 3 30th Inf. Regt. Association
89th Annual 2008 Reunion Photos-Page 1 89th Annual Reunion Photos - Page 2 89th Annual Reunion Photos - Page 3 10th Field Artillery Regt. Association 15th Inf. Regt. Association
WWII Memoirs-3rd Infantry Division Marne Riders Motorcycle Club 15th Inf. Regt. Local Webpage 65th Inf. Regt. Assn. 7th Inf. Regt. Association
WWII Memorial and Arlington Natl Cemetery d o g f a c e s o l d i e r s OP Harry  Survivors Association 3ID Photos-Re-Enactors  
90th Annual 2009 Reunion
Presidents Dinner
90th Annual 2009 Reunion
15th Infantry Regiment Dinner
90th Annual 2009 Reunion
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