WINTER, 1989 - 70th Infantry Division Association

,Mail CallI saw Peebles dieIn the Spring '88 issue "PlayingDead", by Walter Bogart, SV/276, istrue. I was in K/276 and Lt. Glenn Peebleswas 3rd Platoon CO. I saw him die.We were entering this town (north ofWingen) early in the morillng. I rememberit was some kind of sports arena where ithappened. Lt. Peebles, leading the platoon,opened the gate and the booby trapexploded- killing him instantly. He wasnot the only casualty I witnessed and Iconsider myself lucky. I enjoy The Trailblazerbut have a hard time convincing mytwo grown grandsons about the events.W. F. CarnathanK/276*I was there, tooRegarding Walter Bogart's article: Iwas on guard that night, walking the 300yards from the railroad trestle to the crossroadof Wingen just an hour before theattack that resulted in Lt. Peebles andCooke playing dead. About a week later Iwas with Lt. Peebles on patrol when hewas killed by a booby-trapped gate.The " Trailblazer" issues have broughtback many memories, most especially thenight of the attack on the Tower of Forbach.I look forward to the magazine. Iwould like very much to locate WilliamCriqui, 1/276. If anyone knows him,please write me at: 3970 Oaks ClubhouseDrive, Pompano Beach, Florida 33060.Larry Brandt11276*A good Oregon bookWhen discussing our ''Trailblazer"namewith a brother of mine, hetold me of a book which he thought wouldbe interesting to me. The book is: "TheCabin at the Trail's End" , by ShebaHargreaves.Most of the books and movies I haveseen in reference to the Oregon settlershave been about what was experienced bythem in getting to Oregon. This one ismostly about what life was like after arrivingin the Willamette Valley in November,1843 , with some flashbacks to happeningson the trail.6I live in Mesquite, Texas, and our librarydid not have the book and it was notavailable from any of the libraries in Dallasor the Metroplex area. The Mesquitelibrary did find it, after a few months, andgot it for me from the Siskiyou CountyFree Library, Yreka, California. The bookappeared to have been well used . I found itinteresting.Earl HargraveC/274*After the war •••I was a sheet metal worker before inductioninto the service, having worked at theNaval Shipyard in Bremerton, Washington,and for a Naval gun-relining plant atPocatello, Idaho. I was eligible for rehireto Morrison-Knudson, the largest constructioncompany in the world, but due tocircumstances I did not reapply for employmentwith them. I did start a newoccupation in accounting and office managementand worked in this area over 23years. I am presently employed at theCollege of Southern Idaho in their PhysicalPlant Department.Raymond OrrF/275*Homecoming scheduleI was S-1 of the 276th during combatand when the Division left the ETO. Fromletters to my family in 1945 I have drawnup this schedule: HQ/276 left Wetzlar,Germany on Sept. 3. In Camp St. Louis,Sept. 11-16. Camp Phillip Morris, Sept.22. Tidworth Barracks, England, Sept.30.Left Southampton, England, Oct. 4 andarrived in New York five days later on theQueen Elizabeth. From N.Y. I went toCamp Kilmer, N.J. and was discharged atIndiantown Gap, Pennsylvania. I don'trecall being a part of any deactivationceremony for the regiment or division.Franklin RetzkeHQ/276*Reunion too lateEn route to the Reunion, we stoppedover near Atlanta. I remembered that oneof our old platoon lived in that generalarea. Two calls for information and Itracked him down. Unfortunately ErnestSwain, E/274, had died in July 1987. Alsounfortunately he never learned about theAssociation. His wife said he would havebeen eager to join as he spoke so oftenabout his old 70th buddies.William "Don" DonofrioE/274*Service was fittingI wonder if anyone else at the MemorialService at Nashville thought as I did: If allthe emotions, doubts, anxieties and anguishexperienced by the people in thisroom during the many years of 1942-46could be measured and filtered into oneunit, the energy involved would be comparableto an atomic blast.I thought that it was a wonderful serviceand a fitting way to end a beautifulReunion.Charles LobsK/275*A 20-year plus man is Troy DeHart,AT/274. He joined the Army in 1940 andretired in 1963 when he was with the 5thAviation Bn, 5th Division, at Fort Carson,Colorado. He saw service in the Aleutiansbefore joining the 70th at Adair.He married Mary Ann Guelig in Fonddu Lac, Wisconsin and they have twosons. He owned his own business therebefore retirement.DOYLE, James J.242 Graff AvenueBronx, NY 10465U276Died April 26, 1988FISHER, William L.810 King Albert StreetAustin, TX 787 45Died October 15, 1988WATKINS, ClarenceKingsburg, CAF/274Died 1974WILLIAMS, Virgil C. (Poppy}Sv/275Died June 1988Taps70th Division Assn TRAILBLAZER