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Reunion planning tops officers' agenda The President Reports - The officers of your Association have approved, and I have therefore offered an Honorary Membership to Lt. Col. Henry Van Nus Ill , for the fine work he has done for the members of our Association. Col. Van Nus accepted the appointment with thanks (Story on page 5) All of the committee chairmen arc in place, and if you have input for them, please contact them directly: NOMINATIONS: George Wisdom HOSPITALITY: TRAILBLAZER AWARD: TIME& PLACE: RAFFLE: SALES & SOUVENIRS: MEMORIAL SERVICE: Ray Malchow Gregory Hosford Mickey S. Calegary, Secy. Paul Thirion Everett B. Austin Wally Cox Alex Johnson Don Docken The proposed History Book now requires your close attention. Please carefully consider the expense, and the method of paying for it. It will require that we expend a substantial part of our resources. The letters I have received are favorable, and from some studies on cash flow of the Association resources, made by some members, it appears the book can be done without seriously affecting our assets. We arc proposing that it be made available without cost to all current and paid-up members. Others would be charged a fee. Please give us your considered opinion. I have recicved some questions as to how we set up the registration fee for the Reunion. We take the actual cost of the dinners, the coffee breaks, the entertainment and favors , divide it by the best estimate of those attending (based on the previous attendance), and pro-rate it. The Association treasury has always borne some of the cost, but generally the estimates have been close. We have proposed this time to set up pre-registration, let each member buy the tickets he wants, and not set up any group entertainment for free time. Nashville has so many forms of entertainment, we will give you a list, and you can check off the items, and be responsible individually. That way, you get what you want, and will not be required to pay for anyone else's fun. This will be expanded in later reports. The officers have been considering a strong request that table reservations, at least for the Saturday Dinner, be set up. So far this has been resisted because of the problems of making a fair division, and to take into account all those who have no strong desire to sit exclusively with their own unit, and like to mix it up. Some of the units are very strong on sitting together. We are considering various proposals. to divide the dining room into regimental and special troop areas. and making the units responsible, or to use a system used by some other units by setting up a reservations chairman and committee. so that the dinner tickets would have to be turned in and reservations recorded so that control could be maintained. It is a problem, but this is your Association, and your wishes must be considered and accommodated, if possible. We arc studying the The President's Report DeLyle Omholt problem and will resolve it before long. We are also considering a small change in format of the meeting. Up to this time we have held a general members meeting, voted on the proposals and elections. and then have gone into the unit meetings. By the way, we will have a meeting room for the special troops and non-regimental units at this Reunion. We have felt that it might be more appropriate for the units to meet first, and after the proposals and discussions were held. to then meet in general assembly to vote and decide. We will formalize this thinking. and offer it to you in later issues. AI Thomas, as the present Secretary-Treasurer. has suggested, and I must say l agree with him, that the Treasurer be bonded. After all he is handling over $40.000 of Association money, and handling it well. However, prudent fiscal policy tells us that a bond be required. The officers are considering it , and the only thing holding them back is that requiring a bond now would cast some shadow on the treasurer. However, AI tells me he would feel more comfortable handling the money if he knew it was protected according to good business practice. In that connection, l have always felt that an audit committee should check over the report of the Secy-Treas, and check the investments, and make a report to the members at the Reunion . These two items go hand-in-hand, and we may well implement them. Other than these items. the Reunion is the main business. Irene and I will be making another trip to Nashville to finalize matters. I am confident that this will be a great Reunion, and we will do all in our power to make it so. I look forward to seeing all of you there. is published four times a year by the 70th Infantry Division Association far its members and friends. Subscription: $10 annually. Editor Edmund C. Arnold 3208 Hawthorne Ave. Richmond, Virginia 23222 Associate Editor Chester F. Garstki 2946 No. Harding Chicago, Illinois 60618 Volume 45 Number 3 Fall, 1987 President Delyle Omholt Box 335 lola, Wisconsin 54945 Vice President-East Edward Cloonan 100 Harland Road Waltham, Massachussetts 02154 Vice President-West Neal C. Gibbs 11910 Moonlight Road Olathe, Kansas 66061 Secretary-Treasurer Alvin Thomas 203 So. Major St. Eureka, Illinois 61530 President-elect Norman Johnson 3344 Bryant Ave. Anoka, Minnesota 55303 Asst. Sec.-T reas. Louis Hoger 5825 Horton St. Mission, Kansas 66202 Chaplains Alex C. Johnson 833 N. Carlyle Arlington Heights, Illinois 60004 Rev. Don Docken 920 Third St. Hudson, Wisconsin 54016 2 70th Division Assn TRAILBLAZER
Old Times was company clerk forM. He writes a monthly news column for the paper of Aladdin Shrine. He's had practice writing, which he loves to do. During combat he had to write letters to the next of kin of men ki lled in action. Previous to joining the 70th he had been with an ASTP unit at the University of California. In case your outfit-or * even two or three of you-are planning a mini-reunion , be aware of the fact that you can get back issues of the "Trailblazer'' magazine for just the postage. The magazine makes a dandy souvenir and recruiting brochure for non-members of the Association. Just drop a line to AI Thomas (address at the foot of page 2). A mini-er reunion * was combined with a wedding party to mark the 60th anniversary of Cecil and Billie King. Among the 300 guests in Kansas City were five of his buddies from B/275. So the next day they got together for some Trailblazer reminiscing. On hand were Earl and Evelyn Collins, Ken and Nell Holloway. Gene and Mary Lou Regan , Tom and Marie Spiegel and AI and Ventura Weigel. Fully realizing what happened when we named " the only 70th twins'· and also "the youngest Trailblazer,'' we will still hazard the opinion that a 60th wedding anniversary. if not the only one in the Association, is still a major rarity. Who's been holy wedlocked longer than that? * And still the mini-reunions arc reported. Alvin (HQ/883) and Ruth Thomas's home was a busy place in June. George Hummer (another 833 headquartcrcr) and his wife May and Jim Laycock (A/883) came on a Wednesday evening. Next morning came Presidentelect Norman Johnson (A/883) and his Millie. CARVER, Dryden "Pat" 2308 Mesquite Avenue Las Vegas, Nevada 89101 HQ 1st Bn/27 4 Died Aprill6, 1986 5 EDMUNDS, Harry (Bob) . H/276 3rd Division Died in 1945 As the Hummers left, Ray (B/274) and Phyllis Yadon arrived. Laycock left Friday noon. President DeLyle (H/276) and Irene Omholt checked in Saturday for the day . (W ith a quorum of offices, some urgent Association business was transacted). Al's sister had died in Kansas so he and Ruth went there for the funeral. Coming home they stopped off at Olathe, Kansas. for a visit with Neal (L/274) and Beverly Gibbs. At the moment. only the Thomases occupy 203 So. Major Streci in the town where Ronald Reagan went to college. Alvin had done such a good job as scck-trcz for the 70th that he has been elected secretary of his Rotary District. And them ain't marbles 1 To celebrate, he and Ruth arc taking a trip to and through Alaska. We have a strong hunch * that Warren Culp. C/274. is pulling o~ r leg. On the Archives form he filled out as he became a member recently. he circled "Most memorable military expcrien.ce, Happiest military experience and Unhappiest ...·'and wrote "Loved every minute of it. ·· Well. I hope so. Warren is an administrative executive for Scars Roebuck in the Midwest and Southwest states. He and his wife Joyce live in Oklahoma City and have two daughters and a grandchild. Remember the cover * shot on the Fall, '86 "Trailblazer"? It showed Gene Gadomski E/276, taking a breather during the Forbach battle. With him is a (hitherto) unidentified Gl. Now , thanks to Jim Mosier. we know it is " Robbie" Robertson. "A roadblock was being blown up when this picture was taken. I joined E/276 in St. Jean Rohrbach, France. and was with it during the rest of the fighting. Thanks for running the picture." We urge you again to hang on to back issues of this magazine for a little while. We arc always getting identification of photographs that have run previously. Unfortunately, space is so tight that we just can't run the photo the second time. So you' ll have to refer to your own copy to match the picture with the new name. GROTHEER, Karl K. Rt 5, Box 331 Pittsburg, KS 66762 C/275 Died June 7, 1987 GOODRICH, Ernest 1567 Union Street Schenectady, NY 12309 K/274 Died June 30, 1987 HILL, Harvey C/275 Died November 29, 1974 MORAN, Frank 2447 Jefferson Blvd. Hagerstown, MD 21740 HQ/275 Died July 10, 1987 RENSTROM, Harold N. 1866-17th Avenue Moline, IL 61265 Medic 3 Bn/27 4 SHARRITT, Dean W. 3109 Oakmont Avenue Dayton, OH 45429 B/274 Died July 1987 Milan Rataj . 70 MP. * is 69 yean, old. But Social Security ain't got all of him yet. He qiJI farms a little. "mostly as a hobby." and has been working for a grain and feed store in Munden. Kansas. He 's a 70th long-termer. joining us at Adair in August '43 and assigned to the MPs. Stayed a Trailblazer till after the war when he went to' the 3rd Division MPs . After the Division officially * came home. manned by 3rd Division high-pointers. most of our men went to the 3rd or the 28th. If you were transferred to a different unit (except for a short. transient placement. be sure to let us know. And if you have friends in the 71 st who can tell us what that outfit did after it grand fa thered the 70th. put us in touch. Another photo identification. * In the Spring '87 issue there were two pictures. one of an indoor theatrical performance. the other of an audience at such a soiree. The singer has been identified as Pat Krewson of The Dalles. Oregon. Now comes an identification of some of the audience . : . although it was not at th~ 1 same show. Htlman Knapp. M/276. says~y group of his buddies can be recognized. They -t, arc Ernest Martin. Philip Kellner. Steve Lipton. Dallas Murphy and Hi l. himself. He says there arc other M-mcn in the photo but he docsn 't know their names. But he knows it was not at the program that Miss Krewson sang at. There arc two doctors * in the Charles Danny Pruett family. Charlie. L/274. is a medical doctor in Bluefield. Virginia. His son Charles David is a Ph .D. The elder Charlie joined the 70th at Adair. He fought through the ETO. then was transferred to the 45th Division. They were going back to the States. en route to Japan. But that ~ar ended and he was discharged in November '45. He and his wife Edna have another son. a daughter and two grandchi ldren. He has been honored by the Virginia Coaches Associat ion for service to high school athletics. * STEPHENSON, John P. Jr. PO Box 36 Lillington, NC 27546 U275 Died June 22, 1986 ZEREGA, Larry Co. E, 3rd Platoon/275 Died February 9, 1987 . ' No other information available. Taps 4 70th Division Assn TRAILBLAZER
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