The Fighting 69th Infantry Division Association, Inc. Vol. 50 No. 1 ...

DIVISION ASSOCIATION CHAPTERS, UNITS,
COMPANIES AND GROUP MINI-WEEKENDS
ACROSS THE UNITED STATES
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Our closely knit group took in many of the tours. We
somehow managed to end up on the same bus each
Redmond, Washington, Roland and Jan Hendrickson
of Salem, Oregon, George and Barbara Johnson of
Petersburg, Virginia, Robert and Betty Jo McCarty
of Terrytown, Louisiana, and Ken Sawyer and Fran
Collard of Melbourne, Florida. All together there were
20 attendees with a Company D, 273rd affiliation.
time, allowing us to enjoy the interesting excursions We now look forward to our next reunion which will
together. The hotel shuttle was used to advantage to be held in Danvers, Massachusetts (a short hop north
take the group out to dinner a few evenings. There of Boston) in August 1997. Perhaps this location will
were usually 16 of us on board. These 16 consisted of be convenient for more of our members. But, more
Arthur Ayres of Reeders, Pennsylvania, Tom Black and more, the determining factor for attendance seems
of Jefferson City Iowa, Allan and Mary Blackmar of to be a matter of health. So let's take better care of
Pine Plaine, New York, Ed and Mary Case of Washing- ourselves. Don't disappoint the others with your
ton Pennsylvania, Harry and Alberta Chandler of absence.
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Anti-Tank
Company
272nd Infantry
Roy Bush, News Reporter
1321 North Clayview Drive
Liberty, Missouri 64068-3410
Anti-Tank Company had a great time in
Schaumburg, Illinois. We had four first
timers and the rest were old timers. In the
last three years, we have had 18 of our army
buddies together - Nashville we had 9 new
ones, at Myrtle Beach we had 5 new ones
and at Schaumburg, Illinois we had 4. There
were 18 husbands and wives that attended
the Schaumburg reunion.
What a joy to see old army buddies again
- it was 50 years since we had seen our
buddies that we saw in Nashville, 51 at
Myrtle Beach and 52 at Schaumburg.
Back Row: Betty Koch, Ethelda VanHouten (First Timer),
Evelyn Gustafson, Marge Bush. Front Row: Annette Walter
(First Timer), Janet Sansoucy, Laura Shelton, Libby Calhoun
Back row: Russell Koch, Don Calhoun, Roy Bush, Bob Walter (First
Timer. Front Row: Urno Gustafson, Darwin VanHouten (First Timer),
Dallas Shelton, Ray Sansoucy
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First Timers John and Lois Brockwell
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