TAPS

 

Description: Description: Description: Description: K:\website\html\3IDsocietylogo.gif
Taps
 "Men who have offered their lives for their country know that patriotism is not fear of something;
it is the love of something." Adlai Stevenson-1952 speech to American Legion  
Last Update July 02, 2015  

Contents - Society of the 3ID Website

 

Gardens of Stone 
Every military cemetery has its own name,
But all could be called gardens of stone.
With row after row of white granite markers,
Bearing names of fallen soldiers, except for the unknowns. 

These places are quiet and always well tended
And a reverence and stillness prevails at the scene.
Its almost as if GOD has willed it to be,
to ensure those resting here, have a place that’s serene. 

For many of these dead, who have given their all,
took part in campaigns that did not go well.
And so paid the price that some battles charge,
leaving each cross and star with its story to tell. 

These tales will not be of sought after glory,
for in warfare, only fools have such dreams.
No, the stories will speak of the unfilled lives,
as many lying here, were still in their teens. 

The years will pass by and the gravestones take on age,
and only spirits of sleeping warriors will now roam.
But homage will be paid, down through the years,
by those who know the meaning of these gardens of stone. 

Donald A. Chase
15th Infantry Regiment


Burial and Memorial Index - Military Benefits - 
 Military.com
Click Here or go to this link for a list of Burial and  Memorial Benefits
 http://www.military.com/benefits/burial-and-memorial/index
 PAJAMA SAM, ONE OF OUR DOGFACES, R.I.P.
This story is sad. In a way, it is almost as old as the Third Infantry Division, a hundred years. It spans three generations of Dogfaces, and a 3rd I.D. Bull Dog bottle opener.

I am not sure from which direction to tell it. So I will just jump in. In 1955, after serving with the 3rd I.D. in the Korean War, I was attending Law School under the G.I. Bill and clerking for the law firm, Marvin J. Hamburger III, in downtown Brooklyn, N. Y. I helped an older attorney, Louis Weiss. Louis told me that he had served in the Third I.D. in World War I.

In 1956, Louis Weiss died, and I got the job of cleaning up and organizing his office which was a mess: files against walls and under desks. It took me a week, and then I got down to the trivial possessions, old corn cob pipes, staple pullers etc.. There among the trivia was the bottle cap opener, the 3rd I.D. Bulldog in rusted cast iron. It must have been acquired during Lou's World War I service. I reasoned that as his successor, I deserved; so I snatched it. I must have forgotten about it because for the next 60 years, it was buried among my trivial possession in an old coffee can.

In recent years, I have become a regular neighborhood poker player. One day a tall, slight, pale young man started to play in the game. He did not talk much; his eyes were elsewhere. since eyes are the windows to the soul, it seemed to be left elsewhere. One day on a smoke break, he note my hat, and said that he had recently been with the Third I.D., in Iraq where he served as a forward observer. Upon my questioning, offered that he was from Georgia, he played the guitar,and wrote songs. He got some money upon separation, and was getting some disability. He was stopping in Austin to check out the music scene, and would soon move on. I liked and had empathy with the kid, gave him my phone number, and offered to help if he needed a start or some other help in Austin.

Then, hoping to establish a further link with him, I remembered the rusty old Bulldog bottle opener. I told him the background and that I felt it would be appropriate to give him, Todd the 3rd I.D. Bulldog to form a continuum from WWI through Korea, and now through Iraq, the life of the 3rd I.D. He graciously accepted. When I brought the Bulldog on the next poker day game. Todd was not there. I left the Bulldog with the guy who ran the game to give to Todd. I never saw Todd again. Weeks later, Nate who ran the game assured me that he had given the Bulldog to Todd. I learned that Todd had moved on to Las Vegas.

Recently because of illness and the lack of money, I have been not been playing much. However, I did play about a week ago. There was talk that some guy who was playing there, and was given the poker moniker of "Pajama Sam" had in the past days stepped in front of a moving train, and killed himself.

The people were quite casual about the gossip. Apparently, Pajama Sam, in recent months, had taken to come to play in his pajamas with a GI shirt on top. Thus, "Pajama Sam". It happened somewhere else: maybe Las Vegas or Atlanta. They said that I knew him. The Bulldog was mentioned. Oh my God! Todd! Strangely, my first thought was: was the Bulldog with him?

All that I could find out was that they believed that his name was Todd Adam, and I believe that he served sometime between 2006 and 2012. We can not let one of our own die unnoticed, and maybe alone and not remembered. Can we find him, and give a proper recognition for his short life and service to the United States of America? (I am too upset to edit this}.

Jerry Kraft



Honor and Remember, Inc.| P.O. Box 16834 | Chesapeake, VA 23328
(757) 504-4722 | contact@HonorandRemember.org




Last Call Reported in 2014 - 2015

Please report the death of any member of the Society of the Third Infantry Division to roster3id@warfoto.com
 for listing in the “Last Call” in the "Watch on the Rhine" newsletter.

Names in blue of Deceased members in the Society of the 3rd Infantry division who passed away after the 96th Annual Reunion in Charleston, SC will be read at the 2016 Memorial Service at Gettyysburg in September 2016.

2002       OP 3          HUBERT AARON                       ATHENS, GA              7INF/E       WW2/43-44       SSGT
                                  DOD - June 2, 2014                     Reported September 5, 2014 on the Internet

2041      OP 63         RAYMOND M. ALTRINGER     TOLEDO,WA      30INF/1BN HQ       WW2     SSGT
                                 DOD - April 25, 2014                    Reported September 18, 2014 by his daughter Lynn A. Winters

6458      OP 22         DAVID C. ARTHUR                   PERRIS, CA                15INF/C        WW2         CPL
                                 DOD - December 15, 2014              Reported March 28, 2015 on 2015-16 Dues Card

2089        FBA        JONATHAN G. BAATZ               ALMA, MI                       10FA/B             KOREA            1LT
                                  DOD - July 5, 2014                       Reported August 18, 2014 on Past Due Card

2090       OP 57      BERNARD J. BABAL                   BROOKPARK, OH             DIV/AAA/            KOREA          CPL
                                  DOD - Nov 5, 2009                       Reported June 29, 2014 by Richard Wittig

6241       OP 60      EARNEST BAKER, JR.                MARIETTA, GA              7INF/TK        KOREA          PVT
                                  DOD - December 5, 2013              Reported January 9, 2015 by his wife Nancy

5914        OP 5      THEODORE J. BARBELLA         TOMS RIVER, NJ          30INF/I           WW2/Sep43-Dec44         SGT
                                  DOD- March 6, 2015                     Reported March 26, 2015 by his wife Josephine

2113       OP 17      WILLIAM C. BARHAM              SPRINGDALE, AR            15INF/I       WW2           PFC
                                  DOD - Unknown                           Reported January 5, 2015 by family

2138      OP 5        JOHN A. BATTAGLIA                 STATEN ISLAND, NY        15INF/MED       KOREA/Dec51-Oct52           SGT
                                  DOD - December 3, 2014               Reported January 31, 2015 by Pat Scarpato

2153        OP 5       PETER BECK                             EDGEWATER, FL               37INF/I              KOREA/Aug48-Apr52         PFC
                                  DOD- Unknown                            Reported September 23, 2014 by Lynn Ball

2176       OP 5        EVA MAE BENTZEL                  MANHEIM, PA                    ASSOCIATE
                                 DOD - July 12, 2014                     Reported August 25, 2014 on 2014 Past Due Card

2187       OP 5       SALVATORE F. BERTOLINO      INDIANA, PA          39FA/B BTRY       KOREA/Oct 51-Sep52        SFC
                                 DOD - April 17, 2015                   Reported June 18, 2015 by Dorothy Bertolino

5886     OP 17       LAWRENCE J. BOTT                  COLUMBUS, OH            30INF/I         WW2        CPL
                                 DOD - September 5, 2014             Reported April 13, 2015 by his wife Lois

7150      OP 7        MILTON G. BITZER                  SPARKS, MD                64TK/           KOREA/51-53                SFC
                                 DOD January 22, 2015                 Reported January 26, 2015 by his wife Eleanor

2272     OP 60       ARTHUR L. BRANNON             NEWVILLE, AL              7INF/D        WW2           CSM
                                 DOD - March 17, 2015                 Reported March 18, 2015 by his nephew Major David L. Brannon

2290       OP 5       LEROY BRICKER                        LANCASTER, PA             7INF/CN        WW2          PFC
                                  DOD - June 19, 2007                     Reported on the Internet December 13, 2014

7445     OP 33      HUGH G. BRILL                           WOLCOTTVILLE, IN        7INF/           WW2             PFC
                                 DOD - May 1, 2014                         Reported January 1, 2015 by Jane Brill

5279      OP 33     HOWARD BRINNING                   TROY, MI                       15INF/HVMTR      KOREA/51-53           SGT
                                 DOD -May 2014                           Reported July 2, 2014 by Judy Brinning

5936      OP 17     BOB D. BUCKNER                       ST. LOUIS, MO             15INF/I & R            KOREA/Feb-Dec53      SSGT
                                 DOD - October 2, 2012                 Reported September 5, 2014 on the Internet

8577      OP 18     VERNE L. CAKE                          DES MOINES, IA            DIV/      KOREA/48-52          PFC
                                 DOD - July 17, 2014                      Reported June 18, 2015 on the Internet

2402       OP 5      MAURO CAPPITELLA                UPPER SADDLE RIVER, NJ           DIV/HQ         CW         PFC
                                 DOD - September 3, 2014             Reported October 10, 2014 by Joe Todisco

2443     OP 63      WAYNE A. CHABOT                    PASCO, WA                      15INF/A            WW2           CPL
                                 DOD - May 18, 2015                     Reported June 4, 2015 by his daughter Irene (Chabot) Grimshaw

2444     OP 35      CAMILE J. CHAISSON JR          THIBODAUX, LA          7INF/K         KOREA/52-53           1LT
                                DOD - June 23, 2014                     Reported August 4, 2014 by Jean Claude Routard

2548      OP 5      HAROLD W. CORKRAN              ELKTON, FL/BOULDER, CO      15INF/C &1BN HQ   KOREA/Mar53-Dec54       SSGT
                                DOD - January 6, 2015                  Reported March 16, 2015 by his wife Wanda

5940    OP 12      JOANNE G. CRAMER                  MORA, MN                      ASSOCIATE
                                DOD - November 20, 2014             Reported April 14, 2015 on 2015-16 Dues Card

2606      OP 5      ALFRED D'ARCO                         OSSINING, NY            443AAA/HQ             WW2              CPL
                                DOD- February 2, 2014                  Reported February 5, 2015 by his wife Theresa

2614     OP 63      ARDELL T. DALLY                     SEATTLE,WA                DIV/MED/          WW2/1940-46       SGT
                                DOD - June 22, 2014                      Reported October 11, 2014 by Robert Dally

2655     OP 54     LEONARD A. DE BORD               SALINAS, CA          39FA/A & C          KOREA/Sep52-Oct53       1LT
                                DOD - June 15, 2015                      Reported June 25, 2015 by Ruth De Bord

5347     OP 63      MARY DELONG                           SWEET HOME, OR            ASSOCIATE
                                 DOD - May 31, 2013                    Reported November 12, 2014 by Janey Smith

2680       OP 5      LOUIS J. DERCOLA                    NEWARK, NY                 15INF/SV       KOREA             PFC
                                  DOD - OCTOBER 15, 2010         Reported October 3, 2014 on the Internet

2684     OP 33     DERRILL R. DERSCH                  HUDSON, OH              15INF/I           WW2/42-46           2LT
                                  DOD -April 17, 2015                    Reported May 14, 2015 by daughter Carla Reed

8376       OP 2      GEORGE B. DEXTER                   NEW SMYRNA, FL            601TD/BN       WW2/May42-Nov45       T5
                                  DOD - December 14, 2014           Reported April 16, 2015 by his wife Jean

2738      OP 5       D. CHARLES DRAKE                  GLEN GARDNER, NJ       DIV/FINANCE CO      CW/Dec80-May84      SP4
                                  DOD- November 5, 2014              Reported April 18, 2015 by his brother Michael

6643      OP 17    WILLIAM C. ELLEDGE               POPLAR BLUFF, MO          10FA/       KOREA/52-53              SFC
                                  DOD - October 14, 2014            Reported October 16, 2014 by his spouse Dolores

2819      OP 57    WILLIAM ENGLISH                     EXPORT, PA                      9FA/A        KOREA              1LT
                                  DOD - February 15, 2015            Reported March 26, 2015 on 2015-16 Dues Card

2826     OP 12     CLARENCE K. ESPELIEN            OAKDALE, MN          10ENG/C        WW2        CPL
                                  DOD - July 21, 2014                  Reported July 22, 2014 by Jerry Manley

2832     OP 35     M. B. ETHEREDGE                      HUNTSVILLE, TX      30INF/K         WW2        COL
                                  DOD - May 15, 2014                  Reported July 28, 2014 by Ginny Thompson

2840    OP 22      EDWARD L. EVERETT                LOMPOC, CA               DIV/MED/            WW2/Jul42-Sep45           SGT
                                  DOD - June 11, 2015                  Reported June 25, 2015 by Bob Braitman

2911   OP 33       OSBURN R. FLENER                    GULF SHORES, AL        39FA/C       KOREA           SFC
                                  DOD - October 25, 2014             Reported December 5, 2014 by Mandoki Hospitality Inc.

8788   OP 11      ROBERT W. FOSTER                     E. WALPOLE, MA 168TH Chemical Smoke Generator Co WWII/Jul42-Nov45     CPL                                   DOD - November 29, 2014            Reported February 3, 2015 by his daughter Melody Bentley

2935   OP 63       RALPH W. FRANCK                   SEATTLE ,WA                 30INF/A        WW2/Feb41-Sep45       SFC
                                  DOD - August 17, 2014             Reported October 16, 2014 by Jack Sneddon

2958  OP 13        JAMES H. FUNK                          SOUTH BEND, IN       625FA/HQ & 7INF/K& HQ      KOREA        SGT
                                  DOD - November 8, 2014           Reported December 6, 2014 by his wife Betty Funk

2963    OP 35      JAMES B. GALIANO                   Mandeville, LA                   15INF/C         WW2/44-46         PFC
                                 DOD - September 12, 2014       Reported September 18, 2014 by his daughter Barbara Galiano Donner

6998   OPMA     ROBERT GALLAGHER                RICHMOND HILL, GA       DIV/1BDE/HHC 1 BCT       OIF1-3       CSM
                                 DOD - October 13, 2014            Reported October 20, 2014 by 3ID Alumni on Facebook

6858    OP 60      WILLIE D. GARNER SR              PARROTT, GA              DIV/QM          KOREA           CPL
                                 DOD - June 4, 2014                        Reported June 30, 2014 by Jim Campbell

8949    OP 22      STAN GOLDBLOOM                   GROVER BEACH, CA      136REG/K       KOREA/Jun51-Dec53        SFC
                                 DOD - September 15, 2014              Reported February 1, 2015 by his Wife Nancy to Ron Greenwood

3072      OP 13    WILLIAM T. GREEN                    EVANSVILLE, IN           15INF/I & 10ENG/           KOREA
                                  DOD- August 6, 2014                     Reported September 5, 2014 on the Internet

3086       OP 2     GEORGE W. GRISWOLD           ANDERSON, IN          30INF/HQ        WW2/Feb41-Jul45         TSGT
                                  DOD - JULY 3, 2014                    Reported July 24, 2014 by mail

3105       OP 3     NOEL GUSLER JR                      WHITSETT, NC                 30INF/I          WW2             PFC
                                  DOD - February 13, 2015              Reported February 15, 2015 by Whit Mullen

3155     OP 54     DOUG HARDY                            OREM, UT                        39FA/HQ         WW2/Jun41-73         COL
                                 DOD - July 30, 2010                       Reported March 20, 2015 by his son - in -law Lloyd Anderton

5769    OP 33     WILLIAM H. HARRIS                 MICHIGAN CITY, IN                3rd MP Co         KOREA/54       CPL
                                 DOD - June 20, 2015                       Reported July 2, 2015 by his wife Patricia

6363       OP 57    HERBERT N. HEDGECOCK       COLUMBUS, OH           10ENG/A           KOREA            SFC
                                 DOD - 2013                                     Reported December 26, 2014 by Rebecca Hedgecock

303         OP 1     JOHN C. HERRERA                     ELGIN, IL                     30INF/I            WW2/44-46         PFC
                                 DOD - December 21, 2014                Reported May 4, 2015 by Lynn Ball

3278        OP 7    CARL E. HONNOLD                    CARTHAGE, IL               39FA/HQ           KOREA            SGT
                                  DOD - October 9, 2013                  Reported December 5, 2014 by his wife Margaret

6684        OP 3   HOMER HUNGERFORD              ANDERSON, SC       15INF/1BN/A & 30INF/1BN/B       KOREA/Aug50-Aug52       1LT
                                 DOD- December 11, 2014              Reported March 18, 2015 by John Burke

6451       OP 5    TAG JENSEN                                 SPRINGFIELD, MO              DIV/HQ      KOREA            PFC
                                DOD - May 24, 2014                        Reported September 5, 2014 on the Internet

3404       OP 3    KIRK A. JORDAN                         NEWARK, OH                  39FA/          KOREA/Jul50-Feb52            CPT
                                DOD - August 22, 2014                    Reported April 14, 2015 on 2015-16 Dues Card

8824        OP 5   BENJAMIN A. KESSNER               SCOTTSDALE, AZ              9FA/              KOREA/Mar49-Jun52            1LT
                                  DOD - May 23, 2014                      Reported September 13, 2014 on the Internet

6874     OP 15    JAMES R. KLINGAMAN              YUMA, AZ        DIV/Combat Photo Signal Co     KOREA/Feb51-Oct52     CPL
                                 DOD- October 2014                        Reported November 23, 2014 by Eileen Klingaman to Curtis Gentry

3575        OP 1   WILLIAM J. KUNZ                      SOUTH ELGIN, IL             39FA/HQ      WW2/Sept42-Aug 45        SSGT
                                DOD - July 30, 2014                         Reported July 31, 2014 by his daughter Susan Bunce

3576      OP 54    ABNER D. KUPERSTEIN             SAN FRANCISCO, CA          7INF/       WW2/Mar40-Nov46       CPT
                                DOD - July 18, 2014                         Reported July 30, 2014 by his son David Kuperstein

3609       OP 11   CARL E. LAUDATO                    W SPRINGFIELD, MA      15INF/A         WW2           TSGT
                               DOD - October 15, 2002                   Reported September 5, 2014 on the Internet

3621      OP 54   TONY E. LEANOS                        HILLSBORO, OR               7INF/G      WW2/45-Jul46       PFC
                               DOD - January 23, 2015                   Reported April 15, 2015 on the Internet

3631        OP 2   MICHAEL LEMME                      DELRAY BEACH, FL           7INF/E         WW2           PVT
                               DOD - August 1, 2014                       Reported March 31, 2015 on 2015-16 Dues Card

3634        OP 7  ARMAN F. LEO                             CAMP HILL, PA                 30INF/M           WW2           SSGT
                               DOD - November 24, 2008                Reported May 31, 2015 by his son Scott Leo

6766      OP 17    KEITH E. LERUM                        PLAINVIEW, NE          58FA/A Btry FAB         KOREA/Apr51-Dec53         SFC
                               DOD December 29, 2014                   Reported March 25, 2015 on 2015-16 Dues Card

3648        OP 7    LEROY LEWIS                            BEAVER FALLS, PA         30INF/K         WW2         MSGT
                               DOD - April 17, 2014                        Reported January 5, 2015 by Tom Wolford - Executor

3690       OP 15    JOHN R. LOVE                           FREEPORT, PA             15INF/             WW2            PFC
                              DOD - September 17, 2014                  Reported September 20, 2014 by Roberta Love

3699      OP 22     BRUCE E. LUDWIG                   LINCOLN CITY, OR        123SIG/       CW            SP4
                              DOD - June 20, 2014                           Reported December 6, 2014 by Tom Heitzer

3721      OP 88    ORLANDO MAFFUCCI              PUEBLO, CO               39FA/SV          KOREA            CPL
                              DOD - May 23, 2015                            Reported May 24, 2015 by Joe Annello

3772      OP 22     MIKE MAGATELLI                   RIO DELL, CA             39FA/A          WW2            T5
                              DOD - March 23, 2011                       Reported April 15, 2015 on the Internet

3730        FBA     CLARENCE W. MAI                   HAYES, KS                  7INF/G        WW2/Jan45-May46              TSGT
                             DOD - March 2014                               Reported March 27, 2015 on 2015-16 Dues Card

3760      OP 22    MARTIN A. MARKLEY              GLENDALE, CA          15INF/K & M        KOREA            CPT
                             DOD - April 14, 2015                            Reported April 20, 2015 by Louis Bravos                                                                                                                                                     President of the Society of the 3ID  1998, 1999

3906     OP 54      MICHEL MARLIN                    THISE, FRANCE                     ASSOCIATE
                            DOD - Unknown                                 Reported July 7, 2014 by John Shirley

3814     OP 15      WILLIAM E. MC CHESNEY      SALT LAKE CITY, UT         7INF/I       KOREA/52-Sep54          CPL
                            DOD - February 23, 2014                    Reported January 27, 2015 by his daughter Linda Kruse

3877      OP 17      MERLE MEEKER                     ST. LOUIS, MO           15INF/3BN      KOREA/Jun52-Jul53           1LT
                             DOD - December 20, 2014                  Reported December 22, 2014 by Wimpy Kenner

6632       OP 3       GEORGE MICHILOFF            SURFSIDE BEACH, SC            30INF/E       WW2/Apr43-Nov45      PFC
                               DOD- December 21, 2013                 Reported August 18, 2014 by Lillian Michiloff on 2014 Past Due card

3922     OP 22      ROBERT W. MILLER               HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA         15INF/G       WW2        PVT
                               DOD - May 25, 2015                         Reported May 29, 2015 by Doug Miller to Tom Heitzer

3952      OP 54      WILBER J. MONIZ                  HEALDSBURG, CA            7INF/D         WW2          CPL
                               DOD - January 20, 2015                   Reported February 18, 2015 by Norma Moniz

3973       OP 2       WILLIS M. MOORE                PINETTA FL                   10FA/SV       KOREA/Jan49-July51           SFC
                               DOD - June 2014                              Reported April 14, 2015 by Lynn Ball

3987       OP 4       WILLIAM J. MORRELLE        HAMILTON, MT               15INF/CN/G       WW2    CPL
                               DOD- December 23, 2014                 Reported March 24, 2015 on Internet

4009       OP 5      JOHN MUOIO                           LITTLE FALLS, NJ           7INF/SV              KOREA     CPL
                               DOD - December 16, 2014                Reported March 24, 2015 on 2015-16 Dues Card

4003        OP 3      WHITNEY P. MULLEN            BURLINGTON, NC          15INF/I      WW2             PFC
                               DOD - March 13, 2015                     Reported March 15, 2015 by his son Dick

4036        OP 5      CLARENCE H. NASH JR        Ormond Beach, Florida                 30INF/H            WW2             SSGT
                               DOD - December 12, 2012                Reported November 28, 2014 by his son Dr. David B. Nash

6090         OP 2     JAMES B. NAUSS                    BRADENTON, FL           9FA/C BTRY       WW2/Sep43-Jan44        PVT
                               DOD - July 5, 2014                           Reported September 22, 2014 by his wife Freda

8372       OP 35     CHARLES D. NEILSON          ATLANTA, GA               15ING/G 2BN       KOREA/Apr52-Jun53    LTC
                              DOD - January 9, 2015                     Reported January 26, 2015 by Tom Heitzer

7782       OP 13     KENNETH C. PASK                QUINCY, MI                   30INF/          WW2/Mar43-Nov45           PVT
                               DOD- March 4, 2015                        Reported March 23, 2015 by his daughter Cindy Pask Moore

5191      OP 15      BYRON C. PEACOCK             ENTERPRISE, UT            DIV/QM               WW2               T5
                               DOD - December 16, 2005                Reported June 4, 2015 by Dwight Peacock

4196      OP 11      LUCIAN B. PERREAULT        CAMBRIDGE, MA         30INF/G        WW2
                               DOD - December 18, 2014                Reported April 14, 2015 on Internet

6139         FBA     CHARLES W. PHALLEN         OSWEGO, NY               601TD/A         WW2          TSGT
                              DOD - March 7, 2015                       Reported March 9, 2015 by his daughter Annalisa Kieskowski

8277         OP 7     EUGENE PHILLIPS                 FAIRFAX STATION, VA        DIV/HQ/3RCN        WW2        BGEN
                               DOD - December 25, 2014               Reported January 26, 2015 by Kathy Daddato

8096       OP 13     JOHN B. PIRRONE                 MACOMB, MI          DIV/ARTY HQ         WW2          T4
                               DOD - April 16, 2014                       Reported September 18, 2014 by his daughter Ann

7966       OP 22     JULES L. POSNER                  SHERMAN OAKS, CA            39FA/HQ        WW2         PFC
                               DOD - June 11, 2014                       Reported August 22, 2014 on 2014 Past Due Card   

4277      OP 33      WILLIAM L. PRENTICE        HAMILTON, OH                         15INF/               KOREA               CPL
                                DOD- August 7, 2014                     Reported February 3, 2015 by his son-in-law Ronald D. Ray         

6660      OP 11      SAMUEL R. PULIAFICO         WARE, MA                  15INF/CANNON CO         WW2/Mar41-Feb45        PFC
                              DOD - December 4, 2014                 Reported December 16, 2014 by his wife Marie

6083       OP 7      ALBERT L. PYLE                          GOOCHLAND, VA             15INF/B              WW2              SSGT
                               DOD - February 4, 2015                  Reported February 24, 2015 by Margaret Pyle

8682     OP 11      FREDERICK F. QUATTRUCCI         NORWOOD, MA             703ORD/         KOREA             CPL
                              DOD - MAY 24, 2007                          Reported April 20, 2015 on the Internet

4324      OP 3      RUBY T. REDDEN                              CHARLESTON, WV              ASSOCIATE
                              DOD- Unknown                                  Reported May 28, 2015 by Kathy Daddato

4338       OP 2      EDWARD J. REILLY                LAKE COMO, NJ           15INF/F        KOREA          CPL
                               DOD - February 14, 2011                Reported February 25, 2015 by Tom Heitzer

6197       OP 54     ROBERT R. ROBBINS            ROCKLAND, MA         7INF/2BN HQ, HQ 35TC.BN   
                                                                                           KOREA/Feb50-Jul51, CW Jul57-Feb61          MSGT
                             DOD - June 1, 2013                           Reported July 10, 2014 by John Shirley

4437        OP 5     GUY ROSSI                              BEVERLY, MA           7INF/1BN HQ          KOREA/Jun50-Jul51          SGTM
                            DOD - June 27, 2014                          Reported August 28, 2014 by Ronald McCleary

4461        OP 2     CLIFFORD RUTSTEIN            BOCA RATON, FL      30INF/G            WW2/Nov43-Mar44            PFC
                             DOD - August 29, 2014                      Reported May 9, 2015 by Ronda J. Papp

4494       OP 3      JAMES T. SARGENT               ANDERSON, SC            7INF/AT           WW2                T5
                             DOD - November 2013                       Reported December 29, 2014 by Dewanna Sargant

4513     OP 60      WILLIAM C. SCHLITZ           PHENIX CITY, AL           30INF/3BN       WW2          SGT
                             DOD - March 6, 2013                        Reported June 22, 2015 on the Internet

4570     OP 60      A. J. SHEEHAN                        ATLANTA, GA              4INF/1BN          CW               LTC
                             DOD - January 6, 2011                       Reported April 20, 2015 on the Internet

8711        OP 5      MARIE STAVOLA                  MONROE, NJ                              ASSOCIATE
                              DOD - April 2014                           Reported August 21, 2014 by her daughter Janet Sebacus

6646        OP 5      JAMES D. STEINLE SR.         DUNMORE, PA              15INF/E             KOREA/52-54            SFC
                               DOD - May 13, 2013                      Reported September 18, 2014 by Al Julia

8512      OP 35      CHAPLAIN FATHER LEONARD F. STEGMAN         SAN ANTONIO, TX
                               DIV/HQ 15INF/F&30INF/                    WW2/KOREA-50-51, 54-59               COL
                               DOD - August 12, 2014                  Reported August 18, 2014 by Lynn Ball

3891       OP 5         LENZIE H. STOVER                UPPER ST CLAIR, PA         15INF/L       WW2/43-45           SFC
                              DOD - September 5, 2014                  Reported January 5, 2015 by John Weis

8625     OP 17       KENNETH E. STRODER            SALEM, MO         15INF/H/2BN          KOREA/Sep51-Aug52       SSGT
                               DOD - July 8, 2014                          Reported November 17, 2014 by Tom Heitzer

4778     OP 63       ERWIN M. SUTTER                   PUYALLUP, WA                        7INF/D             WW2       CPL
                              DOD - July 12, 2013                         Reported August 7, 2014 on the Internet

4786    OP 17       JACK J. SWATSKE                     ST. LOUIS, MO                41FA/BTRY A                 WW2/Jan42-Sep45          CPL
                             DOD - May 8, 2015                            Reported May 13, 2015 by Jim Meeker

4788    OP 57       WALTER L. SWEENEY              INDUSTRY, PA             30INF/        WW2        PFC
                              DOD - November 21, 2014               Reported May 11, 2015 by Dorothy Sweeney

4836     OP 11      ANGELO J. TIEZZI                    NEWINGTON, CT               15INF/2BN HQ        KOREA    CPT
                              DOD - April 29, 2015                       Reported May 8, 2015 by Robert Dornfried
                                                                     President of the Society of the 3ID   2004, 2005

4851       OP 57     CARL Q. TOPIE                     MILFORD, OH              30INF/K           WW2/45-46           CPL
                              DOD - October 3, 2014                     Reported October 3, 2014 by his wife Anne

4883       OP 60      JACK TYNDALL                    PHENIX CITY, AL           10ENG/B D & HQ         PT        PFC
                               DOD - May 22, 2014                        Reported June 30, 2014 by Jim Campbell

4886       OP 7       JAMES W. UNCAPHER          LOWER BURRELL, PA            15INF/A          KOREA              SGT
                               DOD - March 14, 2008                     Reported February 3, 2015 by his son Todd Uncapher

4896        FBA       ISADORE L. VALENTI           DELMONT, PA           51MED/ & 7INF/K         WW2        TSGT
                               DOD - August 18, 2014                     Reported November 15, 2014 by Pat Valenti

4941       OP 63      ROBERT VOJTEK                   EUREKA, CA                    30INF/G          WW2             SGT
                               DOD - June 16, 2014                        Reported September 3, 2014 on Internet

4957        FBA       EDWARD WALKOWSKI          EAST AMHERST, NY        601TD/HQ      WW2           TSGT
                               DOD - November 10, 2014                Reported January 26, 2015 by Kathy Daddato

5833     OP 35       HUGH E. WARDLAW JR         MEMPHIS, TN                30INF/           WW2           COL
                               DOD - May 19, 2014                          Reported July 23, 2014 by Lynn Ball

8871       OP 4      RUSSELL L. WIGGS                 SPOKANE, WA           3ID/ELEC ENG      KOREA/July 51-Oct54          CAPT
                               DOD - May 17, 2014                           Reported July 14, 2014 by Dale McGraw

5029     OP 63      DALTON W. WHEELER            MARYSVILLE, WA         30INF/CN       WW2         TSGT
                              DOD August 27, 2006                           Reported April 11, 2015 on the Internet

5089      OP 57     DONALD R. WINGERBERG      CINCINNATI, OH         DIV/HQ       KOREA          SGT
                             DOD - July 13, 2014                            Reported July 14, 2014 by his wife to Richard Martinet

Such Good Men

" I know now why men who have been to war yearn to reunite. Not to tell stories or to look at old pictures, Not to laugh or weep on one another's knee. Comrades gather because they long to be with men who once acted their best. Men who suffered and sacrificed, who were stripped raw, right down to their humanity. I did not pick these men. They were delivered by fate and the United States Army, but I know them in a way I know no other men. I have never since given anyone such trust. They were willing to guard something more precious than my life. They would have carried my reputation, the memory of me. It was part of the bargain we all made, the reason we were so willing to die for one another. As long as I have memory, I will think of them everyday. I am sure that when I leave this world, my last thoughts will be of my family and my comrades such good men".
Excerpt from the book, "These Good Men" by Michael Norman.

All of us in the Society of the Third Infantry Division, U.S. Army, extend our sincere sympathy to the families and friends of those listed. May they rest in peace

Description: Description: Description: back.jpg (5999 bytes)

Click Here for Complete List of Honorees
on Warriors Walk


Click Here to learn about Warriors Walk at Fort Stewart
OIF 2010 -11  3ID Active Duty Casualties


http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/ 

The Department of Defense announced April 09, 2011 the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Sgt. Keith T. Buzinski, 26, of Daytona Beach, Fla., died April 7 in Logar province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.

 The Department of Defense announced April 05, 2011 the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation New Dawn. Maj. Wesley J. Hinkley, 36, of Carlisle, Pa., died April 4 in Baghdad, Iraq, as a result of a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 3rd Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Sustainment Brigade, Fort Stewart, Ga.
UPDATE: April 11, 2011 -- Capt. Hinkley was posthumously promoted to major.

 The Department of Defense announced March 22, 2011 the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation New Dawn. Cpl. Brandon S. Hocking, 24, of Seattle, Wash., died March 21 in As Samawah, Iraq, when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 87th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 3rd Sustainment Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart.

The Department of Defense announced December 01, 2010 the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
1st. Lt. Scott F. Milley, 23, of Sudbury, Mass., died Nov. 30 in Logar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Polk, La.

The Department of Defense announced November 17, 2010 the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
Staff Sgt. Kevin M. Pape, 30, of Fort Wayne, Ind., died Nov. 16 in Konar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Hunter Army Airfield, Ga.

The Department of Defense announced October 04, 2010 the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Sgt. 1st Class Lance H. Vogeler, 29, of Frederick, Md., died Oct.1 in Bastion, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered in Helmand, Afghanistan, when insurgents attacked his unit with indirect fire. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Hunter Army Airfield, Ga.

The Department of Defense announced September 27, 2010 the deaths of two soldiers who were supporting Operation New Dawn.
They died Sept. 24 in Fallujah, Iraq, of injuries sustained Sept. 23 in a non-combat incident. They were assigned to 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Killed were:
Spc. John Carrillo Jr., 20, of Stockton, Calif.
Pfc. Gebrah P. Noonan, 26, of Watertown, Conn.
********************************************************************************************
 

 

Korean War Project
http://www.koreanwar.org/
 Korean War Casualty Databases
A good source for information on the Korean War

Click Here to see a list of the
Fallen Heroes of the 3rd Infantry Division in Korea
List compiled by CW3 Joseph Inzirillo (Ret)
CW3(R), SC
Data Management Architect
3ID PAO Web Team

 

Operation Iraqi Freedom-1 
Fallen Heroes
 Click Here
Operation Iraqi Freedom-3  
Fallen Heroes
Click Here


Description: Description: Description: back.jpg (5999 bytes)

TAPS

There are many stories of the origin of the "Taps:
Other versions can be found at these websites:
http://www.snopes.com/music/songs/taps.htm

http://www.tapsbugler.com/TapsMyth.html

http://www.tapsbugler.com/24NotesExcerpt/Page1.html

TAPS: It's a song burned into the American consciousness, a tune that wafts over both sleep and death. And it's a piece that some believe hasn't been given the recognition it deserves. What has come to be known as 'Taps' --- 24 notes that floated from a Civil War encampment at nightfall to become the tune that sends to their final rests fallen troops, policemen and firefighters, departed veterans and even presidents of the United States --- may soon be given a more official place in the roster of national melodies. "My idea is to have [Taps] recognized as our National Song of Remembrance," said Jari Villanueva, a retired trumpet and bugle player for the U.S. Air Force Band who may very well be the country's leading authority on Taps. A veteran of more than 5,000 ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery, Villanueva was an adviser on bugle calls for the movie 'Gods and Generals.' He has researched Taps, written about it, debunked myths about it (it was not found by a Union officer on the body of his son, a Confederate soldier) and offers what is probably the best history yet of the tune on a West Point Web site.

Now, along with fellow bugler Les Hampton, a Navy vet, Villanueva is working with a New York lawmaker to get Congress to officially recognize "Taps" as a song of remembrance. They hope to have this done in time for the 150th anniversary of "Taps" in 2012. As far as who would be officially eligible to have Taps played at their funeral if it does become the National Song of Remembrance, Villanueva takes a broad view. Besides troops and veterans, he said, police officers, firefighters, first responders, public health service workers --- even the Boy Scouts. "My feeling is if you rate a flag on your coffin you rate Taps." According to Villanueva, the music of Taps had its origins in "Extinguish Lights," an end-of-day bugle call adapted from a French tune. But in 1862, while encamped at Harrison's Landing, Va., Union Army Gen. Daniel Butterfield revised the tune - holding certain notes longer, etc. Taps was quickly picked up by other buglers in other units, and after the Civil War and became an official Army bugle call. Villanueva and Hampton met several years ago through playing memorial services and began thinking of ways to bring attention to the need for Taps players. The rising numbers of World War II and Korea vets passing away, as well as troop losses in Iraq and Afghanistan, has resulted in greater demand for buglers.

Several years ago the military began making a bugle insert that played Taps available to veterans groups. The discrete device plays the notes while the "bugler" --- standing away from the grave site --- holds the instrument to his lips and pretends to play. "It's something that's used a lot now. It is disappointing, but sometimes no one bothers to look for a live bugler. It's a matter of convenience." Villanueva said. While brainstorming the fake bugler problem they hit on the idea of elevating Taps to an official national song. Hampton said Rep. John Hall (D-NY), has been working with them to frame legislation. According to Villanueva, the earliest official reference to Taps for a military funeral is found in Army regulations from 1891. But he says it was doubtlessly used unofficially long before then, though still called 'Extinguish Lights'.

Later still officials from other countries came up with their own versions of Taps, some sounding very much like the Army's. A French general wrote 'Aux Morts' ('To the Dead') --- after hearing Taps, Villanueva said; it sounds much like Taps and has the same number of notes. The Germans came up with a solo trumpet call later, as did the Italians. The British wrote and adopted "The Last Post" ; after "Taps" became known, and that song is now played by all Commonwealth countries for its fallen troops and veterans, Villanueva said. As part of their efforts to raise awareness of "Taps," the two have set up an online petition and hope to get as many names in support as possible. They're also producing a CD that will include 'Extinguish Lights,' Taps, and other tunes that were inspired by Taps.
[Source: Military.com article 23 Feb 2010 ++]


If you are looking for information on a buddy or family member, who was killed during World War II, and who is still buried in one of the American cemeteries in Europe,
   click on this web page.


Contents - Society of the 3ID Website

eXTReMe Tracker

eXTReMe Tracker  back.jpg (5999 bytes)

Se