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Reunions & claims
VFW Magazine, August, 2002
The following are subjects about which authors or
researchers are gathering information for publication. If
knowledgeable about the subject, you are encouraged to
contact the person listed directly.
Veterans of WWII--I am interested in interviewing WWII veterans
using digital video. I would like to hear their experiences
and also from their wives. Veterans need not be medal
winners or have participated in extremely famous battles--Larry
S. Powell, 6069 Graessle Road, London, OH 43140; (614)
877-2579; lpowell@netexp.net
Camp Art programs (WWII)--I am undertaking research on
army murals painted in military camps during WWII and
would appreciate any info veterans might have on the various
camp art programs; also what might have become of these
works of art depicting the US Army--Peter Harrington,
Brown University Library, 20 Prospect St., Providence, RI
02912; (401) 863-2414; FAX: 401-863-2093;
Peter_Harrington@Brown.edu.
WWII Pacific Theater airmen (pilots & enlisted)--Author
seeking interviews with airmen from VB-1, USS Yorktown (or
anyone who knew Lloyd Woellhof); VT-82 and VMF-123, USS
Bennington (or anyone who knew James Dye, Grady York,
Warren Vaughn); VT-12, USS Randolph (or anyone who knew
Floyd Hall, Marve Mershon, Glenn Frazier); any carrier who
flew strikes against Iwo Jima or the Bonin Islands--James
Bradley, POBox 367, Rye, NY 10580; (800) 786-4715;
JBradley@James Bradley.com.
Black USOs across America--I am a writer researching the
history of black USOs across America and I'm looking for soldiers
and workers involved with the USO during WWII--Cheryl
Free, POBox 1072, Irmo, SC 29063;
tazzel412@hotmail.com.
American Veterans that Enlisted Underage--We are looking
for anyone who enlisted before they were 17 years old. We
want as many stories as we can about ingenuity used to fool
recruiters about their age--George R. Brouse, 100 Village
Lane, Philadelphia, PA 19154; (800) 595-1006.
Sherman brothers (WWII)--I am trying to get info about my
brothers for family history: Ronald Sherman (AAF & AF, 1941-60);
William Sherman (2nd Armd Div, US Army); Kenneth
Sherman (103rd Inf Div, US Army); Howard L. Sherman (US
Army)--John Sherman, 3012 NE Rock Chuck Dr., Bend, OR
97701-6523; (541) 382-8341; japsherman@bendnet.com.
AFVN-AFRTS (Vietnam)--Author seeking AFVN-AFRTS
(Vietnam) audio tapes for compilation for museums and veteran
groups, special interest for those prior to 1967. I will
trade for others I have--Paul Kasper, POBox 310188,
Enterprise, AL 36330; parker2@entercomp.com.
Wake Island, 1945--I am seeking members who landed on
Wake Island in 1945. I need some answers regarding conditions
on the island at that time. I hope to write a story about
my presnce on Wake Island years later--Arthur Schoppaul,
15220 SW 260 St., Homestead, FL 33032.
Dear John letters--I am working on a book and a section on
"Dear John" letters sent to American servicemen while they
were stationed abroad. I would like to query veterans who
received any "Dear John" letters that they saved during that
time--Anna Holmes, 5-19--50th Ave., #4, Long Island City, NY
11101; annaholmes@earthlink.net
Camp Croft--I am researching Camp Croft, a WWII Infantry
Replacement Training Center located in South Carolina. My
interest is in adding veterans recollections of their stay at
Croft to post on my website: www.CampCroft.org.--Ron
Crawley, POBox 56, Gramling, SC 29348-0056; (864) 472-2069;
RonCraw@aol.com.
Ulithi atoll (WWII)--I am researching the U.S. military's
involvement with the Ulithi atoll during WWII. I would like to
speak to anyone that may have been involved with the operations
there. I am also interested in speaking with those who
used the recreation facilities on Mog Mog. See web page
devoted to my project: www.shsu.edu/~stdbma11/ulithi; or
you can contact me at Makoto Arnold, 7023 E. Mustang Flyer
Way, Tucson, AZ 85730; arnold@cs.unr.edu.
Sgt. Joseph `Joe' DeMay, 733rd Bomb Sqdn, 453rd Bomb Gp,
8th AAF (England 1944)--I am currently completing book
about American air crew based in England in 1944. The missing
link is Sgt Joseph `Joe' DeMay from Brooklyn, NY. I have
met and corresponded with other members of the crew, but
still don't need information about Joe DeMay--Stuart Wright,
16 Alexandra Mansions, 347 West End Lane, London, England
NW6 1LU; stuart@sonar.org.uk.
26th Marines (Iwo Jima, Vietnam & "Operation Meade
River")--I am writing a book and looking for Marines, sailors
(corpsmen) that served with the 26th Marines during these
times. I would like individual stories and personal experiences--Gary
Gruenwald, POBox 656, New Market, MD
21774; (301) 990-5314; usmcgman74@juno.com.
Pearl Harbor--I am writing a book about Pearl Harbor for the
generation that was born after 1970. I would like this book to
be true stories from veterans that were there--Matt Totty,
13324 Dove Ranch Rd., Roanoke, TX 76262.
USS Benevolence AH-13--I am writing an oral history and
am seeking survivors and their dependents who were aboard
the hospital ship USS Benevolence AH-13 on Aug. 20, 1950
when rammed within the Golden Gate and sunk by civilian
freighter--Dusty Rhodes, 7801 Pebble Hill Dr., Tallahassee, FL
32317-9665; (850) 671-3832; dlrgad@aol.com.
* CLAIMS
Readers are urged to help these veterans seeking claim substantiation
statements. Respond directly to the person listed
at the end of the claim assistance request.
If you have need of assistance in preparing a claim, contact
your local VFW Service Officer. They are located at VA
medical centers and regional offices. See January 2002 VFW
magazine, p.42, for complete listing.
Tan Son Nhut AB (Saigon, VN 1970-71)--Seeking
anyone who was sexually molested by USAF full col. pilot
assigned to MAC. Need persons to verify this individual and
his behavior to support PTSD claim--Carl W. Nichols,
Interlink 613, POBox 02-5635, Miami, FL 33102; 011-506-296-1713;
gnichols@racsa.co.cr.
4th Inf Div, 4th Engr Bn, HQ, then D Co (Pleiku,
VN, Aug or Sept 1967)--Seeking anyone, especially
medic assigned to my unit, who remembers situation that
occurred in mess hall, to help substantiate medical claim--Everett
Johnson, 220 South Olive St., Los Angeles, CA 90012;
(213) 617-0498.
24th Div, 26th AAA (AW), Quad 50s (1951-52,
Chunchon, Kumhwa, Kumsong, Korea) (1950-winter,
basic training Ft. Leonard Wood, MO and Half
Track Trng, Ft. Bliss, TX)--Seeking anyone who can
substantiate my hearing loss claim is service-connected--Edward
Bell, 3152 Country Club Dr., Costa Mesa, CA 92626;
(714) 556-4551; FAX: (714) 556-4779.
Charlie Battery, (Hawk) 8th Bn, 1st Air Defense
Arty (Sept-Dec 1972)--Seeking anyone, esp SSG Kaiser,
SP/5 Jones, SP/5 John Power, SP/4 Plant or other witnesses
to missile falling on me or to my injuries and resulting
amputation during de-canning procedure of a guided missile--Vernon
C. Cooper, 2808 Burning Tree Lane, Irving, TX
75062.
7832nd Sig Svc Co (Munich, Germany Jan/Feb
1951)--Seeking anyone who remembers Lt. Lawrence
Nyland taking a group of us on a full field pack hike on a
snowing and sleeting day. At the end of the hike, my feet
slid out from under me and I landed flat on my back and
hurt myself. Now 50 years later I have a serious back problem
and need verification of incident--Nunzio J. Liberto, 52
Dolores Dr., Edison, NJ 08817; nujoel@aol.com.
Army, 504th Maint Co (contact team for 82nd Eng
Bn, Bamberg, Germany, 1986-91 (1990-91 Saudi
Arabia Gulf War)--Seeking anyone on this contact team
to verify my injuries to my back after falling off roof of 5-ton
while setting up camo nets--Steven Aiwohi, Tucholskystr.
132, 90471 Nuernberg, Germany; 0049911861942; aiwohifamily@addcom.de.
C Co, 299th Combat Engr Bn (Task Force Whiskey)
(RVN-1971)--LZ Betty and Whiskey Mountain near Phan
Thiet, southern II Corps. Seeking anyone who served with
me to substantiate disability claim--Doug Hanshaw, 1014
Ella, Beatrice, NE 68310.
83rd Engr Const Bn (Poitier, Franch APO 213,
1951-53)--Seeking anyone, esp Capt Charles R. Clark, 1st
Lt John Flanegan or Col. area engr, who can verify injury to
shoulder or being detained by French Communist police at
Chinon--Frank C. Atencio, POBox 96, Gardner, CO 81040;
(719) 746-2916; (710) 746-2113.
Football team, 7th Cay Regt (1956, Otsu, Japan)--Seeking
anyone from 1956 team to verify I was on the team
and got hurt (when we had tackle practice, the coach
would always holler, "Rhinehardt, get the dummy."--George
Rhinehardt, 417--3rd Ave. SE, Hickory, NC 28602;
(828) 328-8042
544th Engrs (combat) (VN), served with 20th Bde
Engrs (1970-71)--Seeking anyone to verify some of our
conditions resulting from Agent Orange being sprayed on
us from a Huey helicopter--Ronald E. Reiten, 8090 Donehill
Lane, Largo, FL 33777; (727) 391-9121.
Camp Hood (1945, ETO 1946), 3rd & 7th Army
(Germany)--Seeking anyone who took experimental flu
vaccine in 1945 infantry training at Camp Hood, Killeen,
Texas. I was allergic to vaccine and created health problems
--James O. Prince, 1427 Corning, Parsons, KS 67357;
(620) 421-4384.
90th Div, Recon Trp, Hill 122--Seeking anyone who
remembers me being wounded on hill 122 and after treatment,
I refused to be evacuated and returned to my outfit--Alvin
Webstad, 1530--5th Ave. SW, Jamestown, ND 58401;
(701) 252-3247.
Operation Dominic, Johnston Island (1961-63)--Seeking
anyone who served at this time to verify radiation
exposure--Morton Hight, 501 SE Teffit, Topeka, KS 66607;
(785) 234-2147.
1st Army, HQ Co (WWII), Co B, 1st Staging Area
Bn--Seeking anyone who remembers when I was hurt by
shrapnel during the Battle of the Bulge (Dec 1944-Jan 1945).
I was a truck driver for supply echlon and was flown to an
England hospital--Ezra Thomas Eppinett, POBox 94,
Archibald, LA 71218.
24th Div, 26th AAA (AW) Quad 40s (1951-52,
Chunchon, Kumhwa, Kumsong, Korea)--Seeking
anyone to substantiate my hearing loss claim
is service-connected--Edward
Bell, 3152 Country Club Dr., Costa
Mesa, CA 92626; (714) 556-4551; (714) 556-4779 (FAX).
A Btry, 2nd/32nd FA (April 1, 1970)--Seeking anyone
to verify hearing and receiving scrap metal at Battle of Fire
Support Base Lingsworth--Ralph H. Jones, POBox 498964,
Cincinnati, OH 45249; (513) 583-1632.
562nd AAA AW Bn Mobile, AAA/S HQ (WWII)--Seeking
anyone, esp Btry noncoms and Capt. Warren E. Fox
and buddy who took me to medic tent for treatment of slight
cut to arm due to diving in ditch as FW190 passed over us,
then bandaged same w/my sulphur pak--R.G. Smith, 2608
N. Fairview Ave., Roseville, MN 55113; (651) 633-4276.
India Co., 3rd Bn, 26th Mar (VN, Feb-March
1968)--Seeking the two Marines who had part of trench
line cave in on them when 82mm mortar exploded in my
fighting hole on hill 881 south, 2nd platoon area, or anyone
who remembers this incident, esp John Emmro, Charles
Keed, John Brice and corpsman who assisted me--James
E. Schemelia, 4 Edinburgh Rd., Blackwood, NJ 08012; (856)
227-6187.
Com Fair Wing, 7 EFT, No F, England U.S. Nat.
Navy NAS, NY (1944-45)--Seeking anyone, esp 3rd
class Petty Officer Cavinol (Swifty), Sgts 1st class J.C.
Higgintonbottom, McDaniel, Fortenary, Stewart, Sheldon,
Zuber and Rice, to verify an accident I had overseas when
while unloading truck, I got hit in head by some heavy material
that was thrown from the truck. About 20 or 25 lbs. hit
me on top of my head, now resulting in serious health problems--Vernil
H. Sides, 286 NE Way 7, Carbon Hill, AL 35549;
(205) 924-0472.
HQ Co, 2nd Inf Div (Nov 1950)--Seeking anyone who
was in group of stragglers the morning after running the
Chinese road block near Kunuri and were napalmed by
USAF. Only names I recall are Astelle Page and Joseph
Cagle--Merle Burkholder, 106 Fister Ct., Augusta, GA 30909;
(706) 738-7737.
5th Mar, 3rd Bn, H&S Co (June 1969), radio operator
on Operation after leaving Liberty Bridge--Seeking
anyone to verify I was wounded by shrapnel in the
arm and side of head and was to be medivaced with others.
The first chopper was shot deem and I didn't get on the next
one. My wounds were recorded as non-combat by mistake--Brian
L. Kleeves, 3745--36th St., Hamilton, MI 49419-9541;
USMC_L35@yahoo.com.
Army Air Forces--I am attempting to file a claim for a
distability sustained in London, England during the last part
of Aug. 1945. Apparently it was last self-propelled bomb
launched by Germany--Harry J. Loper, 2318--19th St.,
Alamogordo, NM 88310.
7th Inf Regt, 3rd Div, HQ Co (Battle Patrol, Nov.
1951-May 1952, Korea)--Seeking anyone to verify I
served and got frostbite--Gilford H. Parlet, Box 117,
Manhattan, NV 89022; (775) 487-2370.
USS Allen M. Sumner DD692 (Feb '59-July '63)--Seeking
fellow shipmates who filed a claim with the VA of
asbestos exposure due to working in engine room or fire
room. Also, anyone from USS Lofberg DD759 ('66-'68) or
USS Shelton DD790 ('69-'72)--Ike Redmon (239) 332-5858;
topsylilluth@aol.com.
HC2 (Helicopter Combat Support Sqd 2) (Nov 21-May
21, 1971)--Seeking anyone who knew my husband,
A.E.1 Walter William Moore and can provide information
about him being wounded on one of his tours by friendly
fire--Marion Moore, POBox 413, Bostwick, FL 32007; (386)
328-1000.
31st Dixie Div, (H) Co (1951-55)--Seeking anyone who
was in Ft. Jackson, SC in Jan. 1952 and knew of my accident
when milk truck hit jeep I was driving, or anyone who
knows officer who was with me--Haddy Phil Hamm, 1975
Essen St., Bangor, ME 04401; (207) 945-9787.
Project SHAD--Seeking anyone who has any connection
to or would like clarification on this project. I served on USS
Granville S Hall (1968-69)--J.B. Stone, 900 Wisconsin Ave.,
#16, Whitefish, MT 59937; (306) 862-7514; pbay@digisys.net.
VPB-119--Seeking information from surviving members of
Navy Patrol Bomb Sqdn crew #15 confirming we received
Purple Heart award for injuries on Mar. 22, 1945 as result of
being shot doiwn by anti-aircraft fire in Japanese-occupied
harbor of Amoy, China--Maurice Walker, 12120 Monrovia
Cir, Overland Park, KS 66213.
873rd A-B Engr Avn Bn (WWII, Pac)--Seeking anyone
who served with me to help substantiate claim--William R.
Gedney, 8422 Swift, Dallas, TX 75228.
Offut AFB (Omaha, Neb.)--Seeking anyone who
remembers plane crash on Mar. 30, 1951 and I spent 8
months in hospital--Atlas Leon Boles, 7500 W. Camp
Wisdom, Dallas, TX 75236; (972) 708-7130.
359th Engr, Co A--Seeking anyone who remembers
when I hit mine and lost an eye--Joe Mironack, Jr., 11795
Kirkwood St., Herald, CA 95638-9738; (209) 748-2860.
AF Range 821 Combat Support (1968, Pleiku,
VN)--Seeking anyone who remembers we were under
rocket attack when plane went down. Myself and two others
went over fence to pick up injured soldiers and put them
on helicopters. We also were injured and on return to base
camp, were taken to hospital--Sherman Mitchell, POBox
137, Daggett, CA 92327.
39th Base Post Office (1968, Cam Rohn Bay)--Seeking
anyone who remembers when a hand grenade
landed on floor between myself and Sgt. E-5 Anthony Rush,
Robert Feckety, Dennis Rustin and Donald Leary, to help
substantiate PTSD claim--Stephen E. Stillion, POBox 3251,
Riverside, CA 92519-3251.
USS Indianapolis (Aug 6, 1942)--Seeking anyone who
served on ship during raid on Attu Island and who recalls
premature shell burst (either 5" or 8" gun) that was damaging
to several crew members' hearing--John A. Atchley,
Box 309, Sprague River, Ore. 97639.
Battle of Reservoir (Korea)--Seeking anyone to verify I
served and had frozen feet, arthritis and vertigo--Charles
Iversen, 12387 N. Oaklawn Ln., Biloxi, MS 39532.
Co B, 605th Engr (1944-45)--Seeking anyone to verify
that something fell and hit me as I was bent over. We ran a
school on how to build bridges. I was taken to a tent hospital
in France--James E. Ball, 22352 N. US 24, Canton, IL
61520; (309) 647-9539.
Patrol Sqdn Four (Iwakuni, Japan, 1958)--Seeking
anyone who knew Larry Gillenwater, the squadron mailman
and remembers the Squadron Party, where he fell off back
of a truck in front of mail Quonset hut--Larry (Gillenwater)
Anderson, 2037 Coral Ln., Eagan, MN 55122; (651) 452-1357;
drljanderson@msn.com.
74th FA Bn, Btry B (1953-55, Germany)--Seeking
anyone, asp Lanford L. Pitts, to verify cause of hearing disability,
nerve syndrome--James Pack, 302 McArthur St.,
Galax, VA 24333; (276) 236-3103.
85th Evac Hosp (Smpl, VN)--Seeking anyone who
knows info about Capt. Howard Benjamin Barman (MD
Surgeon, Mar-Apr 1966); I sustained head injury--Orlin M.
Jenson, POBox 91966, Anchorage, AK 99509; (907) 272-1815.
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