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(updated 6/1/1
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Associate Member of
the
82nd Combat Engineers! Click here
for more info
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World War 11 vets and
History buffs!
WW11 Museum - In
the small town of Eldred ,
which lies along the New York State border in Western
Pennsylvania,
you'll find a first class WW11 Museum. .
click here for more
information~ |
| 138 Photos of individuals - Click on the name to view the photo |
If a picture is
worth 10,000 words, we have a story to tell about the size
of several dictionaries! We are always
looking for new photos to add to our album! |
Reunion Report for 2010
Host: Todd Husted (associate member)
Present
at roll call:
Bill White -
Houston,Texas
Jack Gallagher,
Brooklyn,N.Y.
Ed(Doc) Molloy
- Melbourne,Fl.
Ed.
Husted -
Lily Dale,N.Y.
Buol Hinman -
Rome,N.Y.
Lloyd Kenyon -
Ovid, N.Y.
Jim Mattina - Derby, N.Y.
Murray Lehrer -
Rockaway,N.J.
Carl Bodek -
Binghamton,N.Y.
George
Pursaino
- Fayetteville,N.Y.
Not
present: Over 100 old soldiers...and we miss
everyone
of you!
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| We began converging on the
RIT INN and Conferance Center, in West Henrietta, N. Y, on Thursday
June 10th. We held our annual
meeting Friday Morning. The focus of the meeting quickly turnedto the
question of the day.... will this be
our last reunion? Result of the meeting was simply that, as we
have matured in years, we are not able to
organize and carry out the the annual meetings. |
| After that evening our associate
members ( family and friends) met to discuss how they could assist in
keeping the 82nd Association
going. While little was divulged concerning these discussions, we were
informed that we can expect to hear more about their plans at a later
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The hospitality room was excellent
and our banquet, superb!. Each
of our ten vets shared tables with 43 siblings and friends.
On Saturday, we had a comfortable bus trip to Arcade NewYork where we
boarded a 1940's vintage steam train, for a two hour nostalgic trip
back in time. |
While
little was said, we all sensed the sadness at the thought that
we have reached the end of the road.....that our reunions may
be over.
We will always carry with us the memories and the comradeship we shared during the war......and we cherish the 27 annual
reunions that gave us the opportunity to renew those
old acquaintances and meet many new friends.
There is an air of sadness air
as I
write these words!
If our
associate members are able to extend our lease on comradery it will be
posted
here in very bold letters!
Ed. Husted |
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The 2011 Reunion!
We gathered at the Holiday Inn in Oneonta, New York for our 28th annual
reunion on Thursday June 9 and departed on Sunday the 12th. Our
siblings took care of all the details. Mike Gallagher and his family
arranged for the facilities and set up a great hospitality room. Alan
Husted prepared the newsletters and promotional material. Both the
Gallaghers and the Husteds took care of all the details and kept things
running smothly. We owe these youngsters our sincere thanks and
gratiitude for looking after us.
Our meeting was held on Friday in the hospitality room. We experienced
a bit of sadness, realizing this might be the last reunion we will ever
have, although I heard some voices mention net year a couple of times.
Present on Roll Call: Jack Gallagher,
Lloyd Kenyon, George Pursiano, Ed. Husted, Jim Mattina, Fred Woods,
Carl Bodek, Murray Lehrer
While at the hotel we received word of the passing of our old friend
from Concord California., Joe Cohen. We spoke with his son and
expressed condolences from the association.
Highlighting our adventure was a visit to the famous Baseball Hall of Fame at nearby Cooperstown
Then on Saturday night we enjoyed a delicious banquet with about 35 of us breaking bread together!
We were pleased to welcome Joan Hinman with her daughter who
joined us at the banquet and we also welcomed back the Salerno's. We
had a nice chat about their recent trip to Europe.
Everyone had a good time and although we parted, realizing this might
be the last, we were thankful for the 28 years of comradship
through our Association.
Ed Husted, historian
July 1, 2011
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Inqirys!
| 7th Armored
Division - Recent
communications with Wes Johnston, historian 7th Armored Division,
He is pulling together info. on casualties at Overloon for a contact in
Holland. Click here for
details. |
| Inquiry from Dan Wendt
- He wanted info on the 258th
E.C.B.- 30th
Div.) ( we had 23 men with the 258th on the Rhine
crossing) |
| Inquiry
from Colonerl Willem Boffin, Belgium Army, seeking information
on the liberation of his town - St. Trond, Belgium - September 9, 1944.
A Co. was there! |
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From family and friends!
Dear Sir,
I received the
newsletter for the 82nd Combat Engineer Battalion which was addressed
to my grandfather, Regis Stegman. I regret to inform you that Regis
died due to complications from alzheimers in early Nov. 2007. I
received the newsletter because I now live at my grandfather's house. I
moved into his house about a year and a half before he died and spent
that time visiting him every few weeks in the assisted care facility he
was in. That time period was one of the best of my life because of
those visits. I got to spend about an hour with him alone, about 2
hours before he died. That was a real blessing to me. A military color
guard was present for his funeral and they did a gun salute. I have
enclosed a few pictures of that. Also I have enclosed 2 pictures of a
flag that was given to me when he died. The flag was removed from a
building in France by my grandfather, and his buddies signed their
names around the crooked cross.
Sincerely,
Michael Goltz
Then the three, as
with one mouth, praised and glorified and blessed God in the furnace
saying: Blessed art thou, O Lord God of our Fathers: to be praised and
exalted above all forever. And blessed is thy glorious and holy name:
to be praised and exalted above all forever. Blessed art thou in the
temple of thine holy glory: to be praised and glorified above all
forever.
The Song of the Three Young Men, Ch. 1, vs. 28-31
(Please see photo on toe info page - here)
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Hi Alan,
I am the daughter of Frank Oriole and I just recieved your latest
newsletter. It is with great sorrow that I inform you of the passing of my
father. He died June 15, 2010 surrounded by all those that loved him. He was
a wonderful man and I was so very close to him. He lived in NJ near me and I
had a chance to spend almost every day with him. I had the honor and priviledge
to care for him in his final years. I have his wonderful Purple Heart and will
treasure that always.
I wanted to let someone from your battalion know because I did not see his
name listed as recently deceased in the newsletter. I also want to thank the
82nd Combat Engineer Battalion for the wonderful flowers that were for his
wake. George Pursiano, who is my godfather, came to pay his final
respects.
I would love to continue to receive the newsletter if possible as it will
give me such great peace to see how my father served his country. You are all
heros in my eyes. Thank you and God Bless.
Karen (Oriole) Brown
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NEW - Heard from Lou Egner who now resides at: 3427 Arnel Dr.,Winter Park, Fl 32792-200334
3-19-11
Hi,
Just a short note to let you know I really enjoyed the last newsletter.
My wife Agnes passed away last year 10-12-10 after a long illness.
I joined the 82nd on the 31 March 1944 as a replacement and was left
behind when the 82nd went home. finally getting discharged on 21 Dec.
1945
I retired from the Navy Dept. on 31 May 1985. Moved to Fla. in 1966 and have been in the nsame home since.
Regards
Lou
P.S. are you still collecting dues
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NEW - We received some old and some information from Fred Harned, (619 Sechler Rd, Somerset, Pa.15501
> Somerset
County Pennsylvania produced five of our 82nd men and shortly after all
were discharged and returned home the local newspaper paid tribute
with photos and the story of their service with the 82nd.
> More current,
February 16, 2011 to be exact, Fred, along with many other former
soldiers, received The French "LA Leigon d'Honneur" at the French
embassy in Washington.This honor was presented as a token of
appreciation by the French Government for the sacrifices made by
American soldiers in the liberation of France. In receiving this
award Fred was representing all of the men who fought with the
82nd Engineer Combat Battalion. Congratulations Fred and thank you!
All of the information submitted by Fred is posted on the information page. Click here to view |
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