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The E-Mail Newsletter for SIS, ASA and INSCOM Veterans who served in Germany or Austria
Volume 3 – Number
8
September 1, 2007
Ralph R, Thadeus, Editor
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In last month’s Interceptor, we mention that long time Supporting Member Elliott Rogers passed away. After publication I got an e-mail from Elliott’s daughter, Beverly White, and thought you might appreciate her added comments. Beverly writes “Among the many memorabilia in my Dad’s favorite room, his den, were several pictures of reunions with the Alpiners. He also spoke often of the ‘Herzo Survivors’ with fondness.”
Elliott’s entire family was on hand, in support of Hilde, when she received the American flag from the Honor Guard. Beverly continued “It was a very proud moment for us, albeit a very painful one, with more than one tear shed and more than one of his jokes shared.”
Beverly concluded with “Thank you all for being his friend.” No Beverly, the privilege was ours.
Back in April, we published a note from John Yurich (Scheyern 47-48) about the winning basketball team from Scheyern that took the Munich Area Company Level basketball championship. Rick Schramm (Scheyern/Bad Aibling 54-58) wrote that he would also like to give credit to the 1956 FS 8608 DU baseball team that took the SACOM championship. Rick mentions that there were teams that had a population of thousands of personnel but the Scheyern guys came through. As Rick said, “it just goes to show you, the little guy can come out on top. HOORAY TO THE 1956 SCOM SOFTBALL CHAMPIONS FROM 8608 DU.” Rick concludes his note requesting that any members of the 1956 team reading this item contact him at schrammrick@aol.com.
Jack Hood (Salzburg 53-55) asks if anyone out
there knows the fate or whereabouts of Captain
John G. Searle (Salzburg 52-55). Contact
Jack at jacksswamp@msn.com.
Speaking of ASA sport teams, Lief Bentsen (Rothwesten/Bad
Tolz 66-68) sent in the above picture of the 1966
Rothwesten flag football team. He’s
number 62. Anybody out there recognize other
team members?
Way back in January Ed Gillette (Bad Aibling 70-72) was looking for a pre-70’s Bad Aibling unit crest. Well we just got a response from a web site reader, identified only as loumerlyn(at)aol.com. He says that a 320th or 18th ASA crest is in a display case at the VA Outreach Center in San Bernardino, CA. Our reader says it was his.
Art Gales (Herzo/Augsburg 71-73 Berlin 77) gives us a heads-up on another web site that might be of interest to you Augsburgers out there. Just Google “augsburg2ndops” and follow the links.
The Vegas Mini-Reunion is pretty
much set now. An e-mail was sent out to all
who had expressed an interest in this November
25-28, 2007 gathering. If you did not receive
my last e-mail, and are interested in joining the
group, send your contact information to the reunion
coordinator at herzobase2@aol.com. The
only change is a $15 reduction in both the single
and double reunion costs to account for the elimination
of the Herzo directory and gift for the Alpiners
attending.
Supporting
Member Robert L. (Bob) Rounds (116th
SRIC – WW-II) writes that he recently received
a visit from the Vermont State Historian (a member
of the National Guard) and two others. They
made a 2-1/2 hour video of Bob’s World
War 2 recollections. Bob says that the
project is being proofed now and will end up
in the Library of Congress after he approves
it and it will be available to the public to
enjoy or research. He said that the program
was funded by the 2000 Congress and surviving
veterans of any war are being interviewed. Bob
continues that he was personally pleased to have
been recorded and that he was presented with
a Vermont Army National Guard flag similar to
the Green Mountain Boys flag above
If any of you old Scheyern guys (1947ish) remember a cook by the name of Edward John Murphy his daughter would like to contact you. “John” has passed away and his daughter is looking for any memories of her dad that she can share with her mother. Let me know.
NEW CONTACTS
George Griset (Bad Aibling 55-56)
Howard Whitman (Frankfurt 49)
Joseph T. Burch (Bad Aibling 57-58)
Jay McReynolds (Berlin 67-70)
LOST CONTACTS
John Cable (Scheyern 55-57)
Dennis Byrne (Ran British DF Site at Hoeglin)
Neal Moore (Bad Aibling 62-64)
Donald E. Cruce (Herzo 64-66)
TAPS
Robert Wilton Ingrim (Germany 53-54?) passed away July 30th as reported by Bob Evans (Scheyern 55-57). Mr. Ingrim was not a member of the reunion group, nor is he listed in the ASA Locator, but Bob Evans saw his obituary in the local paper and it mentioned that Ingrim was in the ASA in Germany and returned to the U. S. in 1954 with a German wife.