NEWS LETTER NO. 18
Dear Guys:
So much has been going on during the past months that it is hard to know where to begin. GHQNY has been in a complete flap, with some 300 AFSers returning, but it's wonderful to see so many familiar faces. As everyone coming home asks about everyone else, I shall try to list all of those who have come in so far, so hang on to your hats, we're off.
The "Frenchmen" who have arrived are Frank Allor, Ed Davis, Ca, Dunwoody, Fred Foster, William Stump, Tug Barton, Lloyd Blaylock, Mason Bowen, Warren Fugitt, Dean Fuller, Quentin Hope (sans beard, so we didn't know him), Joe Lippincott, Peter Moore, Harmon Rorison, Bud Selz, Bill Whearman, Dick Shepard, Bulkley Smith, Mike Molloy, Stephen Riford, Carl Adam, Howle Brod, Dave Burke, Wight Cooke, Bill Eberhard, Fred Finkenstaedt, Pat Nadeau, Mort Strauss, Pat Harrington, Pete Kingsley, Henry .O'Meara, Paul Rodgers, Max Brainard, Kirk Browning, Bill Hooton, Frank Mayfield, Emerson Parker, Jim Scott, John Wright, Ralph Foulds, Charlie Johnson, George Kerr, Kim McEwen, Jim Morris, William O'Keafe, Tony Ransdell, Bud Roberts, George Stlllman, Bill Tilghman, Peter Warren, Jim Gerhard, Bill Whitehead, Don Gillis, Bayly Winder, Fred Blow, Melvin Braunstein, Dave Briggs, Brook Cuddy, Bill Hannah, Wright Nodine, Charlie Rellinger (complete with whiskers, so we didn't recognize him either), George Stutz, Bill Cook, Bill Chadbourne, Arthur Williams, Don Elberfield, Bob Grey, Mark Etheridge , Victor Downing, Lee Smith and Brinton Young. Recruits who joined the AFS in France and returned with the Unit were Victor and Junior, two charming dachshunds. Victor is fourteen months old and came along with Tug Barton. Junior was a very cunning six weeks old puppy whom Bud Selz hoped to adopt, but, unfortunately, Junior. died a couple of days after arrival.
Those of 567 Coy who have returned are Tim Brindley, Don Colvin, Dave Demarest, Dick Elberfeld, Fred Feddeman, Lee Ferguson, Dave Garvey, Jerry Griffin, Cliff Messinger, Dunc Murphy, Duncan Noble, Charlie Perkins, Charlie Reeve, Karl Ruppert, Tom Sawyer, George Hunter, Dick Anderson, Earl Tommy Hale, Charles Henry, Frank Hess, Hotey Metcalf, Dayton Mitchell, Ralph Poole, Conrad Wilson, Clarence Reynolds, Thomas Schick, Norman Shethar, Arthur Brawley, Chittendom Combs, Luke Kinsolving, George Knowlton, Shelton MacLeod, Chet Willets, Joe Fogg, Gibson Hazard, Bob Campbell, Fran Everett, Frank Fenhagen, Ed Fitter, John Hendrickson, Henry Jones, Tyson Lee, Charles McLouth, Bob Scott, Bernie Wood, Frank Bayer, John Campagnoli, Ralph Carter, Thomas Cook, Dave Hill, Jim Hughes, Jim McCord, Charlie McGuire, Herb Merris, Bob Townsend, Frank Allen, Bob Allen, Doug Atwood, Albert Beneleit, Charlie Brown, Calvin Burr, Harry Chambers, Bayard Clarkson, John Claxon, Harry Fiedler, David Ford, Robinson Gilbert, John Hawkes, Aaron Hocutt, Thomas Keller, Lloyd Kelly, John Kulik, Norman McCabe, Phillips McGraw, John Neeson, Robert Nemecek, Joe O'Sullivan, Alex Parker, Fred Plitt, Bernard Raphael, Jack Reis, Dick Sinclair, Charles Smith, Donald Smith, John Stoner, Ardus Thompson, Dick Thompson, Bob Tscherfinger. Carl Uhle, Dick Van Every, John Vickers, Roger Webber, Edgar Williams, Alan Willoughby, Wallace Chapin, Max Chaplin, William Devers, McFall Kerby, George Kent, Sam Uhl, Phil Wharton, Arthur Whitehouse, Frank Wright, Peter Young, Bill Condon, George Ebelhare and his father, Jay Guenther, Newell Jenkins, Julian Kaufman, Rodman McClintock, Arthur Smith, Reggie Taylor, Craig Gilbert, John Greene, Randolph Harvey, Edward Hoffman, Charles Horton, Bruce Kendall, Harold Lepard, Stanley Martineau, and Thomas Williams.
From Italy arrived Bernie Curley, Harold Muth, Jim Scott, Bob Skillings, Sam Sokol, Dave Becker, Rinky Mann, Bud Yagner, Steve Munger, Robert Bottomley, Bob Jenkins, Kenneth Behm, Ted Nathanson, John Schieffer, Richard Allemang, Frank Bartlett, Jerry Bowen, Charlie Coe Roger Conrow, Herb Conway, Richard Dorn, Norm Eddy, Paul Gallagher, Roy Gotshall, Arthur Howard, Barr King, Harry Lashmet, Phil Litchfield, Henry Moeler, John Mount, Walter Murphy, Harry Pierce, Rus Quandt, Robert Riker, John Schull, Schuyler Seward, Kniesley Smith, Bill Tiernan, Don Tracy, Tom Webber, Bill Wheeler, Bob Yarnall, John Burnham, Maurice Dennis and Arthur Zimmer.
The "Indians" who have come in are Tom McPheeters, Dick Carleton, Warren Carrier, Henry Chandler, Reggie Hinton, Henry Parkhurst, Clifford Phayer, Robert Richmond, Justin Sturm, Mark Bealor, Charles Ball, Maurice Horner, Charles Jillson and Fred Scott.
There are still a good many to come in from 485 Coy and a few from 567. Practically all of the French Unit has arrived, or has been accounted for.
Due to the many AFSers who have returned to the States, we are going to send the news letter each month to them at home, in addition to sending it overseas. In this way, it is hoped that the members of the organization, although widely scattered, may be able to keep in touch with each other. We shall give you all the news we are able to collect and if you have any items, you might send them along, so your friends will know what you're doing.
The AFS casualty list continues to grow. Gerald Murphy of the India Command was instantly killed and Gilbert Collyer was badly hurt, when the jeep in which they were riding with a British Officer swerved to avoid hitting a parked truck. Gilbert is getting along well and hopes to be out of the hospital soon. John Parkhurst of India died on July 3rd. He entered the hospital on June 20th with malaria, and a few days later enteric fever developed. Other complications set in and although everything possible was done to save his life, he couldn't pull through. Richard von Glatz also of the India Command, was slightly wounded in the foot, but is getting along well now.
Added honor for the AFS Mort Wright, Robert Campbell, William Farnham and Merle Hall were awarded the B.E.M. and Porter Jarrell, who was AFS Unit 16, received the George Medal.
Before 567 Coy left for the east, they were reviewed by Sir Ronald Adam, Adjutant-General of the British Army. It was a very impressive ceremony and the General had the entire British Army in a major flap because he insisted that the men going on should have their ribbons before they departed. Ee sent special dispatch riders to collect them and some 95 AFSers departed for India with sufficient ribbons to show they were really veterans. The 1939-1945 Star, the Italy Star, the France-Germany Star and the Burma Star have all been authorized. The only ribbon that is available at this time seems to be the 1939-45 Star, but it is hoped that the others will arrive before too long. Ridabock Uniform Company at 420 Madison Avenue and Charles M Howatt at 44 West 50th Street have a supply of the 1939-45 ribbon*
Field Marshal Alexander presented the AFS with a small autographed Union Jack. The flag, together with the presentation letter, is being framed and will be here in 60 Beaver Street, so you can see it when you come in.
"Love in Bloom Department" ....Dick Hamilton, who is continuing his studies at Haverford College, is engaged to Kathie Pancoast of Philadelphia; Charlie Jackson recently became engaged and hopes to be married sometime in the Fall. Charlie hasn't given us the name of the lucky girl yet. Beatrice Ruth Pyle became Mrs. "Bill" Edwards on June 30th, and Bob Riotte middle aisled it with Francena Walwyn on July 5th. The AFS was well represented at a cocktail party given by Dick Norton on July 12th. Paul Rodgers will marry Majorie Welter on August 3rd, and Bill Stump expects to be a married man before the end of July--- the lucky girl is Joyce Morrill. Barbara Coffin became Mrs. Richard Momsen in June 19th. We've just heard that John Gulick became engaged to Margaret Eaton before he departed to Germany with the U.S. Army ---news sometimes takes a while, but we get it eventually
The Eddie Masbacks have announced the birth of a son, who has been named Bryan in memory of Bob. Eight months ago Jeffery Allen Brown decided that his parents should be the Bob Brown's, and the proud papa was in GHQ, the other day. Bob is now living in Baltimore and working in the Marine Engine business*
Doings of other AFSers: Gayle Smith is attached to a Medical Battalion somewhere in Germany Bill Rodd, released from Halbran Hospital, has now gone home. Bill's arm is still giving him trouble; Denny Hunt in New York for a few weeks to be, fitted for a new leg. He has now returned to Tucson. Don Coster, France ‘40, just promoted to full Colonel; Jerry Bowles, working for Standard Oil in Cairo; Larry Roeder, with American Consulate in Dhahron, Saudi Arabia (that sounds like a jolly place); George Cowan, Quartermaster in U.S. Navy; Richard Yeakey, commissioned in RAF; Wallace Hershel awarded Silver Star for action in Germany; Jack Cutler, AFS France '40, comes into GHQNY, after release from Germany prison camp; John Ferguson, now employed as an architect in California, Byron Kelley, private in U.S. Army, expects to ship overseas shortly; Peter Glenn visits GHQ, India and renews acquaintance with AFS friends; Chan Ives in OSS comes to Headquarters to say goodbye before Shipping to parts unknown. Myron Lawrence in American Embassy, Paris; Boyd Frances Rod MacArthur, John Earle, George Tener, and Keith Turner with UNNRA overseas; Charlie Fawcett joins French Foreign Legion; Ned Kelley working for "Time" overseas; Eli Rock, Spook Wallace, Joe Wolhandler with American Joint Distribution Committee overseas; Bob Moore with U.S. Embassy in France, Bill Powning with U. S. Army ETOUSA ; Howard Sherman with SHAEF and Sammy Walker working for Paris Post. Bayard King, who has been with the OSS in Europe, has now returned to this country and came into headquarters the other day, where he met Ernie Boger also visiting HQ.
Ward Chamberlin left these shores like a breeze to return to Europe to take Command of the Company going from Europe to India. Other recent departures for IB are Ralph Paddock, Bill Farrelly, Tom Young, Crawford Gordon and Charlie Lefferts. Changes in GHQNY Louise Williams Devine has temporarily given up the job as the "Voice with the Smile" to be with her husband who has just returned from France; Mrs. Gordon Franklin (Joan Belmont to you) is vacationing with Lt. Franklin just returned from the Pacific; Anne Thomas left last week as Evan is momentarily expected to arrive in the States; Diana Mason, Sammy's sister, is helping out during the month of July in the Application Department; Kathy Thayer, who many of you remember as being here last Summer, has taken over while Louise is away. Emmy Lou Dann is pinch hitting for Anne Thomas and John Horton is helping out in the Application Department.
Transfers from Europe to India --- Jim Brewster, Ben Ford, Leo Hillery, Ian Keen, Bill Lyle, Johnny Meeker, Paul Morris, Charlie Rector, Bill Rich, Charlie Stewart, Steve Tilton, Norm Laden (sans beard), Win Martin, Allan Davis, Pete Braunan, Walt Moore, Fred Balderston, Bob Balderston, Walt Brethauer, Ham Goff, Bill Lamprell, Friench Simpson, John Warrington, Herman Baker, Frank Cliffe, Walter Cope, Fiske Dellinger, Joe Desloge, Gordon Forbes, Stocky Hopkins, Brantley Lippincott, Charlie Ritchie, Thayer Sanderson, George Sears and Bill Washburn.
Are you dizzy reading names? Well, so am I, so let's call the whole thing quits. Good luck and best regards from all at 60 Beaver Street,
