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959 No. I2'lrh INFANTRY DIYISION ASSOCIATTON Yol.

G. G. Hanlin at the GonlFo DaYidson Go-Pilot;Henry and Dulf Tighten Seat Belts;2 loes with a Backer Plan for 1960

Landing in Atlantic Gitycelvcd up to neetlng tlm.. A llst of thes.r11I be publlshed ln thr D.c.nbcr lssue.Itb. Backcr reportcd that he has a llnlicdnunbcr of coplcs of Chlldren of Y.sterdeyand thesc nay be purchaced for 12.25 by iall.Report from thc Edlior cnphaslzad that nor.natcrlal from tts rradrrs'1s dcslrcd. Ihtsls nccessary slnca thc readerg tant to haarabout you, and you, and IoU.

Dlck Llgtlan, Pres. of thc Chtcago Chapt.rBaid that thc Chapter 1s grorlng cach month.They ncet rcguLarl.y, end from tlme to tlmah8v. partlcs, plcnlcs, and dancer... uluellyfanlly affalrs. They are nost succcasful.

Sue McNcclcy addrcascd thc n.cilng. Suc,by thc way ls our only lady ncnbcr. Hcrhuoband, Capt. John McNeelcy vas fatallywounded 6n !-Day, Lcytc. Suc told us ofher york at tha Crossnore School, CrogsnorcN.C. thcy arc doing rondcrr dom there.

Slncc A1lyn Mltler has bacn paylng hlsduc! morc oftan than once a year, hc Iapald up to lnclud. 1972; thcrefor the m.npresenl voLeci hio a Llie i4cmbcrshLp in LhcAss oc la tlon.

A nattcr long bothering a fcr nen rascfcar.d up before r. retlred fron thcneetlng roon. It had bccn rooncr.d thatour good frlcnd Rolco Claxon of StaEplngGround, Ky. had becn a mcnbcr of thc Arsn.all this tlme, and ms noi r.ally a fomcrmember of th. 2l+th Dlvlslon. A ncnbcryho rcqu.sts hls naE. bc wlthh?ld frco ihcgcncral publtc thought that Bosco. hedbccn plcked up at a nisslon ln th" PhU-lpplncs, and Just wcnt along wlth us!!After Roscoc had th. floors, along wltha couplc of hls falthful buddlcs fron thc724 Ord. ur ycr. convlnced thai hG wasrcally claglblc to bclong. It vas nognocosiary io cell upon Col. A. I. (ilhltcy)

Manlovc, yho, by the my Hs Frcsrnt atth. rcunlon and thc meetlng. (It rouldnot ba a coaplctc r.unlon yltbout Roscoc)

Th" banquct var also qultc e succasa.C. G. explalnrd that at, flrst hr waa wond-.rlng rhat io ialk Lo ell th. GaneraL Of-flccra about. Hc sald t,hag ih. only t1m.hc cvcr talkcd to an offlcer whllc in ther.rvlcG uas on? tlme wh"n a Sgt..1,.t hlnsp.ak to a 2nd. Lt. ovcr a Elkl.-talklc !C. 0. goi thlnkgs roIIInE car).y ln thecvcnlng and Lntroduccd Lt. Col. Morsc vhoconducted a wondcrfu] Euorlal s.rvlc..Thls servlcc yar lneugratcd by Fath.rB.rIo back Ln L952. ft lE on.-thet yourllnavcr forg"t, oncG you haar lt.

Lt. G.neral BlackshG ar lil. Bryan ourgucst of honor and speakcr spokc of thcfighting ln Korea. Hc also cxpLslncd thaiavan ylth all our nay wcepons and o€chln-lzed Dlvlslons, the flnal vlctory Is up tothe Infantry s6ld1cr.

Ccn.ral Bryan statcd that of all thc unltsylr-.h u.hlch h. had s.rv.d, th? 24r,h. DlvlllonYas hlE flrst lov..

Thc evcnlng hou! aft"r the banquct wcrcflllod vtth vlsltlng, dancing for thos. yhodaslrcd, and entcrtalm.nt. Tt. rntcrgatn-ncnt for Saturdsy nlght lnclud.d Eddl. Langan4 hlr Hamllan orchcstra vlLh Cu?!t ArilrtJo. P.yton doing thc llarallan Btrlp. ?hcrcql Hula ertlrts ycra ih. 2lithrr om MerthaLltEan andl Barbara Davldson.

To cu 1t all up, ay frl.nds, the 1959Conventlon ya! e hugc succass. Alohe, raayou ln Ailantic Clty.

IN THIS ISSUE .24ih Alrn. dcdicetcd Rccervc AmoryConvcntlon Cloac-upc

0u Vlcc-Prcsldcnt, c. 0. Hanlln ms clcct-.d Prcsld"nt of thc Assoclailon to succecd TonComperc, ai thc annual bullncas Eeetlng of 1959.C. C., thc Hoosler plubcr boy, huntcr, flsh-cman, and boatnan has tha cxpcriencc io guldathc Alsoclatlon throughout th. comlng yearr srhc m! a vcry actlve vlcc-pEesldent dulng thcycar prlor to hls cI.ctlon.

Bl11 Davldson, Conv"ntlon chalman, and ourhost rh1le ln Phlladclphla, was clcct.d vicePrcsld.nt. B1lIr a long tlae actlvc mmbcr ofihc Arsoclatlon, nas formerly our Treasurcr,

Unoppoacd for thc offlcc of Sccy-Trcas. wasour om felthful and hard yorking Ed Henry.Bob Duff vas rc-clacted Edltor of the Taro Lcaf,and BlIl Drs hard worklng asslstants ln Phlly'Joc Marhett and Joe McDonald, togcth.r wltha grcat A8sn. back.r - yr,c Back.r, arc to headth. 1960 Convcntlon co@l.tt3es.

Atlanile Clty llar flnalLy acc"pt.d by ihoqc1n attGndancc at the buslncss Eeetlng, ilr. TonrSmlth raprcs.ntlng th. Mlaml Conventlon bfcautalked to us rogardlng tlr advantagcs of Mlaml.BlIl iluldoon noBlnatcd Boaton, and natuallyClaxon canc up wlth Lcxlngton, Ky. Much to therurprlse of thosr prcscnt, a menbcr froE th.Eld-rrst got up on the floor and nonlnatcd ihrConventlon c1i, - Atlantlc clty. Vlc Back"rthen gsve us soEe hlgh-l1ghis on thc rcason esucccasful conventlon couLd bc held ihcre....b.!ld.s actlvc yorkcrs 1n the gcncral, AtlantlcClty offerc scvcrel ldcal lpots for a fanllyvacatlon elong rlth the rcunlon. and at sp.clalratc! for thc"2lrth, you cantt b;at tt for'1960.Muldoon rlthdreu Barston, and Claxon wlthdrcuLcxlngton -untll ncxt ycsr.

fhc Treasuerts rcDort showad tlBt r? hsdonly l2or.i+3 tn thc bank wlch thc les! lasucor ini tiro L?ef yat to pey - approx 1230.(Ua hed not r.cclved thc siat.n.nt et thattlna). Several llfc D.tlb.rshlps had bcen rc-

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T?re official nagazine omed and publishedrecularly Dy the 2ath Infantry Divisionisioclation-in the int€rests of alI nen whoLive served and lho continue to serve the24th InfantrY Division._

-Robert J. Duffr Editor

SubscriPtion: l5.oO per year; free toAssociation nenbcrs._

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PAST PRESIDMITS

Brtp. Gen. Kenneth F. Crtrner, Dlv. Hq.edm[na F. IIenrY, Dlv. IIq.Ross Purslfull' 34th Inf. Regt.James M. (SPlke) 0rDonneIl, 21st.Kenvrood Ross, Dlv. Hq.Robert J. Duff, Dlv. Hq.Vlctor Backer,-34th. fnf. (2)Joseph Peyton, 19th. Inf.Roscoe Claxon, 724th Ord.ibomrs H. Conpere, Dlv. H<1. (2)

Looklng forflard to a wondorfuj. year, I aa

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Following Lefter Receivedfrom Secrelory of the Army

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To tbe Cltlzens of Danville, Il-llnois,o! the 0cce6ion of the i.:enorialization of the

C&ptai! Robert Benjei.n CbaIEan Amy Reserye Center

?he Departoent of Amy ioins vlth you today iD thj.ssolem occaslon vhi-cl1 neEoriel-izes the @e of a Etive-born Daaville En Bhose gauantry eDd fearlessness lnactlon in the defense of his coutry vere in tbe flnesttrad.i.tions of the sery j.ce. That you Me thi.s build.lngj-n honor of Captein Robert xel\]min chalMn Is aa erop1eof the lBtriotisE of tbe citizeE of Danville vho bavenever forgotten ttre sacrlflces tbat brave meD lLlie Caltainchap:@ Bae for their bcloved coutry.

;"Ie are confldeDt that you will enioy thls build.lng anal[E]ie cxcelLent Ee of iti that lt rlll staDd in you cm-roity es a ElBbot of lhe Anerican ldeals ve hold so highitlBt i-t viU serye to @intain tbe Strengtb in Resefle sonecessary for the preservation of these ideals.

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ASSN. CONDUCTS CEREMONYNAMING AR.MY RESER,YE CENTER.

The nel,r half nll-1lon dollar ,irny F.eserve Center ln Danvll1efornally dedlcated and naned. the I'RCBIIiT BEI.IJ;,]{IN CHAPNITN AR\ff EES R\ECEIXTIRtr after Captaln Robert B. Chap:an of the lgth Infantry Regt.

l4q cerenony was cond.uct6d by the 24th Dlvlslon /issoclatlon,'r'lth T0l,{ Col,PXRal as the prlnclpal speaker, dellverlng the dedlcatlonaddress. Other representatlves of the Assoclatlon who tvere tntro-duced. durlng the evenlns lncludei our l.latlona1 Fresident, C. G. IIA[lfiitr,and B0B and ANN DLIIF. yiJOR GEI'iERAL F. A. IP.\n\lG who rvas avray from homeon buslness ln the East, fcr,;ardcd a ne;tsage ruhlch arrl','ed too latefor the ce-rertony.

The folloivlng accoun*" of 'uhe cerenon]r, and the phctographs arereproduced. fron the Danville Co:urercitl-llei';s:IC.liorrs note: The Pl:otograrh of Capi. Chapman whlch vras reproducedfro:r the original /irny photo, r,ras preselted'uc tho Robert B. ChapnanAmy Reserve Cel1ter on beh:If of the 24th Dlvlslon AssocLa+"lcn lndon behalf of all men vrho have served and who cortinue to serve the24th Infaniry Dlvlslon. Capt. Irl1Llan ,f . Hal.iklns accei)ted the photofor the Army Reserve.

UA?CH THE DECEMBER ISSUE

FOR SPECIAL FEAN,,RE.

lN MEMORY - A ploque commemoroting lhe lote Copl. Robert BeniominChopmon wos presenled Tuesdoy night ot dedicotion ceremonies whichnomed lhe Army Reserve Center ot 2408 E. Moin St. ofter the illustrious Don-ville World Wor ll hero. Admiring ploque ore Thomos H. Compere, lefl, prin.cipol speoker, ond Copt. Chopmon's molher, Mrs. Agnes M. Chopmon, of

'I 226 Wolnut 5t.

ATTEND CEREMONY - The fomily of the lole Roberr Beniomin Chopmon-ron, Robert Benjomin Jr., center, ond wife, Mcry, oflend dedicotion ofArmy Reserve Cenier. Copt. Williom J. Howkins, left, oreo teserva com'

munder, wos in chorge of the ceremony.

IAST MISSION-Copt. Robe* Benjomin Chopmonrtudier mop of Philippine lrland terroin iust be-fon hr wenl inlo bsille in which hs wos killad.

Army Reserve Center Named for War II HeroFormal Dedication Held

By RON DILLMAN iled a heroic attack on the Japan'l Compere'

c.N srarr r{riler ,[ese hetd o,.no;,3S,T,*::r.T,.Tt .,,However, after-?8 days o-f con-

..He knew no rear. His courage iq.Xi&ji::'1i[li.ii,'ii1ilrnJrioil ;!1"t-ri"iir."i["'iir"na-!ias tryuuv

wal unexcelled." iArmy officer,"'Hit'ffiilff. *l

!1ken' As operations officer' Capt'

-itr:r"* ffi; il:i1,1',*:i."*i&:J:f1.'Jl,.T:tn:l'1,' i,:"3.[:x'J?:,31ilT,1 u"d!'x*

krl,$y'*:l#r*i-''*mlilli.*ti.l*'H:itrnti;',,.-,l5r-.'r;.orheroismwerearmostBr,Y,?il$'r,ri,;ff

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3,{;Ti1x':l'ilHy:f *l,l,!3il l 3'##lx'1'dr""'}r'fi.:?ff"'&"7"He was a great te,aei Lr *.oi -16Gi" t-.,l,till'nn.'Tllfri "ii?5 ff";;,',lt!,!"Ti"LL,

"na f,"a *p.iior qualities in tac-J hold on.the isli

tical judgement,,, coniiilu'liL 't.'"ri"i""-t"-il"h;d--iril.d. bili.l ,^y....tful attacks planned bv

Thomas A. Comp€re, "iJi*""it Chapman *.t"*iu.n iti-iiU. tin] Chapman' Compere pointed out'

rriend and combat "".r#;;Til ;l"J;;; u'irri"ii;' "-.' : ,.-l R*|"':t'e members or the 24th

C"pt. Ct"p."r. Co*p..^"]'"-"Ctti - "9" .completely surprised the' lrlvlsron'

cago resident and past ,r&iali,i enerny Uig,itting'ou.i"'nd'if*.,ii[ ,,il*ottt said the hero estab'

of the 24th Infantry Olvisi6n-essn..' an almost i.ftr"i.r[fu 'i.fi"'in lished himself earlv in his Armv

was principal speaker rr'iiiu'iitil 1,rtit. irp"'1d6"'[it;'u]toli.] t"ttt as an outstanding officer'

cation ceremonies. But they .ornt.iit'tr.t;:*^--- His commanders soon learned of

| "During th. ;it;;;, i;;t. chap his abilitv'

Compere was with Capt. Chap- man's commander was h-it. Capt. Capt. Chapman sas bo6 inman when he was killed Junc 25, I Chapman ran to his side. He never Danville, Jan. fZ, 1921. IIc rc-1945, on a Philippine Island dur- I flinched once. The terrific danger slded here until he entered rcrv-

commander had been struck aldkllled Capt. ChaPman," rdtl

ing a furious Jap counter-attack. never bothered him. r ice in l9iB. He war gradurteil

capt. chapman had planned and "Another shell rell rhere thc lifiT rff["3:loiio-' and Dan'

He was a member of the St.James Church, Delltolay, andDrum and Bugle Corps.

A plaque inscribed in his mem'ory was unveiled bY CaPt. WilliamJ. Hawkins, area reserve com'mander, who was in charge of thededication.

Hawkins introduced Chapman'smother, Mrs. Agnes M. ChaPmanof 1226 Walnut St., his wife, Mary,and son, Robert Benjamin Jr.,who now live in Des Moines, Iowa.His father was the late O. J.Chaoman.

Hiwkins also read a letter fromWilbur I!I. Brucker, secretary ofthe Army, who authorized the nam-ing of the reserve center.

Robert Duff of Danville, edltorof a 24th Dlvieion Assn. publica.tion, was also introduced. IIcpresented the last picture takenof Capt. Chapman, iust beforchis last mlssion.

Chaplain Billy J. Htdfman gavethe invocation. Company A, localreserve unit, also participated iathe ceremony.

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Septerber t4r 1959

I6; ftl"ili'l;#5'.,"".Danviller Il1ino1s

Dear Bob:

The receDt naning of the arnr f1191ve ceEter

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ni?"i:i:li;ii;;:lliiii"lil.*" has ever or 1s

rhe wrrEtb. "t -t,l: "*;

f:ii ll!"Iir:;":15:"""*:"::?' ;li:!il?l?"il: i:,x;;ll:;ili"l*';::"'bv tbe eagerness ol.11=-:'?:il.iiil.i-"bout hirIi ".-

in. -E'allest lt' """11 r'"ltifl i' ti: ii,, "

roo.during his Perioo c

I hoPe that all De[bers of the essociatioo

rill take tnu oppoitiiiii-to u" of-service in

:H: ;::'i*i'i"::lilii$:rii.1i;:: ffi #:B*i.i;;;"';h";'"i At"" Reserve center rsin his area he ="tlti'i'iii"i-tnt lP: "f a foroer

Taro Leafer "'o toli*"ii?3"-ga Henry so that our

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This is one of tn€;;i;"i;,;;-"od "i'"

of the associrtiou'

i" "'.::.iqii:? "i::"iThil *i*:iirii*i "l*ii,=Chaonan ArnrY Resetoositire action t([iio-io-tt" dedication cerenony'

Since rc 1Y t

r'?-*'Thotas H. ConPere

THC:ds

S?XCfAL ATTEIITICII ls caLled to paragraph 5 abore.

In follov,'lng up what Tom has suggested, you rvill behelplnE to cariy -out the provlslonrr and purpose of ouras"-ocfitfo". In rvhat better f,Innner can vJe gah prcper

""cogrrtttot 1n conmunltles thr'rughcut the 'inlted States

ihan"to partlclpate 1n affalrs such as the recentdedlcattirn cererrony 1n Danvllle, Illlno1s?_-

E.ltor

Tho thro€ DAvIDsols cbsokeil lB on tloo! nube! o18ht,Thcn o@ H,ANIIN and DUtrF 8o tboy wouLdlrt bc Lat6.

thc alrls oado too' that 18 ANN anit UARIETItti Jut onoc a ycar that th6y havc 6uoh a 8pr€e!

Thcn Tuesilay we scc JocE MACDoNALD-IIASHITTsttll nshltrB for baa86a and progra@ to g€ti

OD v/cdr.6day, tho cE of ou tvrlfth oonllabu. go to thc lobby to 8r.ot you and 8ab'

gDacdlnR towald tho AcBk wc notlcc votil'[oER,itc Ianded lE Phtlly not on€ hou before.

On thulsdav the itcsk ias ope! at Dln.v/lth Maghatt on duty -- and Just ID tIEc!

!o! hclc ooo.B SELTS.A!,1 Dot qult6 atak6;HG !.E1at6!6 ln and hls flrc buoks sc takl.

Cl,oee 5a hl6 hccls, PARNCIIIT aDdJUAnEs'EoRNBECK, thcn sTnAtrfoRD - 'rro! f.ra6i, bc 8ez.

SHAY and STEVEIISON slc se6! 1tr the lobbyiSIE1,E ls the ioy who oooks lor a rhobbyr.

Back st the d.sk wo Eotlo6 a trlo -C.G. and BILL talk to B6D FralkllErs D.xEo.

IIIgESUP ooucs ln a ooDbln8 hls tralr,Ylhors that bcblni! hh -- why surc' ltrs COIPERE.

Th. LICU.ANTS srlvc ilth trc tla88 to uful;DauShtor I,iARTEA llk6 EIABARA' ls ou hu].a 9111.

The !6v clclk at ou! dcak ls 808 EAST ,e ssoOn a tc! dnutc bloa.k ilth ,A:lE oE hls kncc.

Co@lttc@n CILNER arrlEs tlth a 4811.,Couldltt Bot thola Eooncr -- bccn outa toE for awbll..

Cono SOMYIa, XgS!{IIla' FA},ININO and SAIIDmSoN,Nou DA{TZIER, UoNACo, IiIIOIANN aud flENDERSoN.

Tho doora open a8e1n - ltr6 aot 6v6n noon,ItrE B0B Y,BrClm' CLIIOII, anit BILLY UITLDoON.

Chattlng slth AIIYN litILi.ER ls ou @n tlth pr6claloa'ED IIElriY ln persoD, -- M!. 24th DlY181on.

I'lore g16t. ooi arrlviug, bele are a frriS-igOe, tnINCe, BOB @RnY' 6nd BOB SCHLATTER too'

AIso DAVINPORT, SC0T1, oOINY, trIll v,RfGI{r,Y6s. thev koDt coolna oE lnto the nl€ht.

crm6r. oi orinauce, sz4rn.A}l ltoE ED8lne.ra;ioug'ohaps, Dtddta 48.' ond 6oE6 up ln Jrcaro'

JOmlSOlJ. O/+{BLE. PCEICZJ(A snd PRoCAoR'Plus wiLLIA,l DiELIA, - Dlv-Arty aootor.

LORE1TA ond I,IIIG RAfi'I:R - h€ r s a polloe@n you loorlT-lth aIEi ANDREz.lr, xhoso c6! @rt ls o! clccrc'

UATHIS. POTA}II. DAlrIg ANd syllDt*'tnfl AUCX. kOEIIIC. aDd lota Eole of thoE;

slri"rior Joh- 8,ulELI \?lth r,lfe ldj,nt cnJoysl-uo.. fu the ooutry ur.th twp gllla and tlvs boys'

Itrs Frldoy by now end allta 8o1ng nlce-dr,Iolii.-in-i.J DoN wll.!rlr!s; JoE PEnoN' DrcK lllBrs.

TuJr" ,eiu @!y oolc th.rc, ss you r11l f99u-"!9r'----io-runtfon thio, apaoc rekea us wait rtlII DECUIBER'

T9IIL TICEThe tnscrlptlon on the plaque reads as follows:

C]\PTAIN ROBERT B. C}IAPI,IAI{

(1e2I - 1e45)

U. S. AXT.T RESERVE CEI{TER

Deallcated -- I September 1959

A Natlve of Illlnols. born at Danvllle on LP January L981, gratl-uatecl irom Danville H1efl School ln 1959 and entered the MllltaryServlce the same year.

selved as operatlons 0fflcer, 19th Infantry, 24th lEfantry Dlvlslon,ln the Phlllpplne Island Canpalgn of '!'iorld War fI tn 1945.

On 24 June 1945, he concelved and prepared plans for an assaultlanding and generai offenslve actlon agalnst the weII organlzed antl

"troneiy enpfaced enemy ln the Davao area P. I. He personalLy allreotetl

and 15d'the'offenslve ihlch was supremely plannecl, resultlng lD thedefeat of the enemy. Durlng thls operatlon Captaln Chapman, dls-playlng outstandln! leadershlp antl iactlcs, was mortally wounded bytapineEe mortar flie durlng an unsucoessful enemy counte!-attackttnirs tre made the sup!€me sacrlfloe ln the tlefense of hls Country.Captaln Chapman was awarded the Sllver Sta!.

{€rv. Dui thls off a! Ionz a. y. posllbly could. In thc pasl E.h!v. L.Di Ganv E.n on th. ralltnA ll.t rho hed nor paid du.s,llh th.D6sstbilttv ad hoD. !h.l noli of lh.tr uodd b.com. lnl.r.st.d .noqhin rh. rls6clstion !o forv.rd a n.nb.r!nlp epptlcauon xlEh lrr or rf! E.!t i.rb... v. hoD.d ih.y xo'rld ag;ln b.cm. acilv.. Sffi. hrv.,fo; Yhtch rG 6rc erateful.

G. Dlen ras to Dui ou! flv. l5su.s of !h. Taro L.af lh13 cotlngv.ar. and Dos'lhly sli. BUT c.rt.1nly, no lGss than fou. l. c.nnoi,is thtnrr stanO nd. piri ou! nor! ihan lio or !h.. UNLES r. nak.! ch6hEa. x. harc ionc as far a3 r. can. Prlollns _ and Postag. _

cosi a lot of non.Y ih.s. days.

So. to b. fEtr wlth lh. psvlDf, h.rb.rs, li h6! b..n d.cid.d toDut ou!'th.5 tssu.r. and stx (.v.rv ? EonLh) wllh ]uck, !o th.iarD-uP HElBE"s o'rIY: r. arc sur. lhal thc non-pav1n4 r.clpt.n!5 otfr. Taro L.af wtll und.rltand --- lt'! just !h-! $. hav.. Iltrli.d,Dount of Eon.v to 5^rk sith D.r h.nbcr. and wc nu3t tlv. ih. b.8lylrh Srt rc h;v. to thos. So suprort ah.orq'i1.rllon flnanclallv'lf you do nai rec.1v. your copy tn D.c.nD6r, rI.aB. hy to uJ.rsl6nd

s. nrst oo.rri. .n a i)rLC huslncsJ bast! ln ord.r lo s.rv. lhc

"^'r".-".rUi."'nna th.lr fah1ll.s. soa. 4u.5 hrv. b..n cotrlng ln slnc'i;:-;:,;i;"; ;il ro t:ls $' thrnL v^u n'u i'mh'rs'

'nd '130 $snk vou

old.! n.Db.r! ,h.r h. /r r.n.*.d.

I. h.v. r.ntlon.d dolne thts h'for., but h v' 3lrunr aIoEr anJululIv soh. n.rt.. pild a Ilitl"/tr' cash' or a I't Pl:'c'd--aot rnth. Ta;o L..flo:tv. us .xtrr n)n.y lc k.'f uP !h' m'rrrlna; NUr i'ru.i LudE.t no!. clo!.iv slnc. w. wl11 h. matllnE oul oor' llsu'l lach

";;"- fi1. 1i eh.! y)u'wan! and 1! 13 uhai r. nu30 do !o k..p.v.rv_.6nc aurccst o: rhaL 1r ro1nf, on. fr. Aseoclallon lc b'c'n1nt {or' end;;;.-;;at;;. isorcl Jlv u.f, so ""nv

of rh. dlv'! 1nt'r'6t'o 'nd rorltnc't. hoD. to 6. d6rnr to.. work of o clvlc nz!ur.; 1r'o, th' z4thYtct)iv Dlvlrron rir Grroanv dII b. of gr.al r:stsranc''noi r,i""itlnz sII th. kor-.1n b.v!,ho ar' aot ln!.r'si'd.

T6 iho.. of vru vh, arc noi pald up, d. hop' vou klll bv th'r5rh N;v.ilb.r ln lrd.r ih't voJ can r.mln on ihc nalllnts llrl. rr,6'l c"rnot s.. y, u H!y cl.a; 1i pr...rt !o i'rhsc.1b.' '.

hoP' vou;1I1 ln rh. ncai ruturc. 50 tbt vou can aEat' b"1ih u! afr

'nJoytni rrtcnaahtp and !) n;ny thrnls uc hav. ln coa,on.

NilT ISSUE - DmryBgft D.!d11n. ror du.! 1s I, Nov'nb'r 19,9'Forv.rd du.. !o:

Hrud F, fl.nry, flrst Natlonal tsank 8ldt,' Attl.boro, h.!.

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"EE DARED TO DIE TIIAT FRIEDOI\I MTGIIT LIVTi

WE WERE THER.E FROM GOAST TO GOAST

CONVENf ION COSSIPBi Ed Bcniy, Natlon-r1il6 R.port6r.

Doo-LfGMAN hug a Talo loaf-Bamsr trear th6 ragtatrstlon ateak. H€ aayalt ls atl8play€d at all Chloago Chapter noetlig8.SAf,l CILNER-pltohcA ln as usual at thc leglstratlon dssk. Se, lgth fA,ls tloD Bogota, N. ,.BIII MULDooN, E Co. 19th. xaa or buay oand.ld ou€ra Mn.BILL DAWDSONTS llttlc alaughtc! Barbara prorcd that sh6 waa real ob-sclmnt on hcr tllp to Haxall. Sbe anal Martha Llgr@n altal the hula,

oonplcte rltb gras8 8kirt. By tbe way, JOE pEyTo[, a Cblck flon IUa.dldt s rtrlp tcasc huLa lat. satuatay niaht.

lour JatElcss olvll,lanE xcre apotteit lD the llotcl Bca Flanklt! atoonGntlotr tlrc. BOB DIrtrf ,antcd to stg! thd up.

AI.LYll MILIER, Co. A, ?lst, rcpoltoal h fron Colmbua Ohlo. t{o nl'ssodblE lsst y.ar aua to sloknsss. liappy to say hcrs rall agalD anal heralappy too -- bcoaulr thc oonyertton votsd. hlE a L1!. UonbershlpItas[uob aa h.rs paid up to 1972.

Past PrGs. rIC BACKEn, 34th aloua6d a lot of rDthualaaE ltr proJootlng thcld.a of a oonmntloir ln Ilarall ln a oouplc ot ycals yla olariered -_planc. Vlors a Nas York opcrator and saya lt oan bo donc leal chsap.vlcrll bcar Dor. about thla ncrt ycar. Yio 1a alrcady 8cttlng prlociaDal data togothar and wl1l no aloubt haw faots and llguas tor ua.

Ore.tlngs vla radlogt€E frd Eollanaua to the z{th Inf. Dly. ,:roE Cov.Plattcl of Dtrtoh Ncx Oulnca wcro reaa at the banquct. IL6 GoElDordasorlbcd th. 24th Dlvl8lon as the tlrst to l-llr;atc Dutoh Eoll law. w. II.

You ncrcr allA hca! suoh aoocnts -- BII.L UULmONIS flon ,Bdsto[i.B0B S!RAF!oRD, Co. f, Igth talk8 tho Tcraa ray, and SIrE I|CFEELY hastbat Calollna Ep.coh, anA talk about Catollna, iay oom h SouthCarollna La ,hcr6 thc DAl.lfZLERrS aot that aocint!' Nonc o! theNcv Yolkers ooulA udGrstaDal a roral spokcn by ROSCOE CLAXON -- orocptshen hc md6 hls amual, apaoob to ham tha oonvcntlo! ln Kcntuohr. -

WAI,IER CITNNINGIIAM, Dlv. Rq. a.Er falla to Ehor. Anil th€r dr.aappcargfo! another ysar. tust rhat aloca Walicr ato to! a llylng?C. O. HA!rLIN, ou ncr Prcry flcr hoEc tbrough s.r.ral tbualorstom.

Oroudcd at Uunol6, Inal. ltrallc aBal tho Bob Dufls flnlsh.at the trlpby auto. C. C. nccdcd tbc plaDc the Dcrt Aay, ao hc cEntullyt!6c-boppcd hoEc, alal ln thc da!k.

Thls ls tbc flrat oonrcntlotr that SPINE OTDoNNEII bas nllaod. Ho lsbaok l thc llagazlnc bualacas. lvc crpoot to Eca hle ln 1960......

trc ahared the Hotol, wlth tho {tb Inf. Dtvlslon Aasn. A l1!o buoh, }lththe aMc ploblcru rc haE.

Lolatta Raftsr gets p!6ttlcr."ery ycar....that ulkc ls a luohr fcUow.Col. ARTHUR H. HEI{DERSON acoEBal to 6nJoy hls tllst oonyoBtlon. Hc ls aolvl1latr now rlth busincaa lntsls6t3 ln Ner york. Hc 18 JuBt baok

tron ManlIIa. Uscd to b. BllI Verbookrs Erco. on l,tlndoro-anil Dittr-Alnao. Althu llEs at zCg l. 79th St., N. y. ZI, N. y.

BILL SINDERSON ct u:, Igth, Just tulleal thc kcy ov.r to tho boJB at7 A.X. Suilay and h.aal6al back to Attlobolo, Mas8. Dlabrt aais togo to bcal or thryr(l bccn thcrc yct!

ED WIIGMAN!{ itlal Ms usual BpleEdlal Job of oDcDlng Satudayr8 bu8lnoas[cetlng xlth prayo!....the s@o reoltcal ltr Phl]adctphta lor thsopanhg of tho Contln€ntal Congross.

IIA'OR GENERJIL BIII WRBECX, Just baok fro! nlo, to}tl us of hls BewasslgMent aE C.O. o! XIII Corps, llcaalquariers at trt. D.cE, tlaaa.Thc Nox EDgland group ls al€tlghtod..

Lcls rcro agah illstllbutod to the ladlos at the l,tc[ollal S6!v1ce analbanquet or Satuday nlght.

SEEN AI{D EE.AXD AROIrND CONVETITION EALLS .........LT. COL. ITRBAI TI{RoU eDal JACICIE Eke a loTe!.y oouplc. Thcyrro stllI

at lort l(!or, Ky., anal roulalnrt Elss a oonycntlon for aaything,

lD E!:NRI blought along hls cbamhg Blrtcr RITA CAI.L.TrNT anil h6r16 !rcar olal alaughtcr BBTStrr froE Attlcbolo, l.lass. Thcy had axonAortul t16. S6c you ncrt yoar Bhla.

GENIBAL InVINC looks JrcEgcr cEry tlne rc scc hlE.

It.wouLalntt bc a auoooaslul convontlon wlthout nLIUS tOSz, Co. A,Igth Inf. , anal .gOPEI! --- anil the klds ----they wcre thcro.

Mcrc haa 'ACK

DAEES bccn keoplng hls boautlful ultc?MAr. CXNER.AI. .d. S. (ncd) NEViIiAN anal wlto DOROTXy ucre plesent and ln

cnjoFd th6 lcstlvltl6s. Oue of Dorothyrs hobblos ls fl8hlug, aadwa bcar ahcrs anal crpcrt.

.,OE DGUEO, a bcl,lbo, at thc Bcn trlaDkl.lD dropp.al up to the Aslk brlghtaDal carly on Thusday BolDln8 and atatoil that hc had bsen a DeEbarot thc 84th Dlvlrlon (lgth Int) lor two rc6ks ald xontod to lmovtt he coultl Joln thc As8n. DrlDg tho conEraatlon lt uaa loamcal

tbot Joe hail bccn oD aotLvc aluty wlth the 24tb lD tror6a lcas than trorecka rhsn hg raa ieken prlsono!. Ec uag a prlaonor of ra! tor3? Bonthal Ho xa€ oaptu6d about the tj.Ec of Oenoral Doa!. Jo6l@sdlat€Iy Jolncal thc Aasoclatlon, h€lpcd u! go ihlough tbe rtghtohamcla at, th6 Hotcl to get thlngs donc, and vors to help tha 1960oomlttoe aLl he osn, ,oc scnt us a photo recently shonlnS orcr {OO24th ncn bclng hcld ln thc bulliuna rhers hc wa6. ThlB wtll hcpubllshcd. ln tho-Dccc[bcr _t"-"o:._ _

OGncral fRENe arrhod a b1i late, but Taa prcaalt at the Satrdayalt6moon busLnoss nGetlng. UaJ. Geu. A. S. Ncr@n ariwd 1B thcto bc a il6lagat6, anal 6nt6rcd lnto tho procccdlnga. Hls oplnlonsw6re Eoud anil rcspcctod, but ho haal onl,y onc voic Just llke youand I. Ttratt8 wby ltis tu to be at a Conventlon

JOHN TRINCA and TOM CoMlERl brought a fhe allsploy of Flllplno wsapongand oth€r gesr all the way froE Chlcago to Eak6 a f1n6 allsplay lnth6 Trophy RooE. Se ClLncr also dlA h18 part. Tho otflc.rs o!

the Asaooiatlon and the Conv€ntloE CoEltteo thaE} aLt o! you uhodld c@trlbute to the auoosss of the ?rophy RooE. It gets blggeranil b6ttcr 6aoh ycar.

iJsJ. Gon. BILL VERBECK ras hcard on WCAU, a poxcrtuL PblladeLphlarad.lo EtatloD o! frlalay nlght. Th6 lntervlcxGr askcal BllI a Iotot questloDs about l,llIltary polloles. BlLL, ot cousc, haaill.dblmcll sup6lbly. In faot, hc flolal.al aoyoral ouvcs that the

lDtcricvcr acrmil up. Thc ldca vas to gct soEc publlolty for the24tb Ilfautry Dlvlslon a1d_tlc_c:D:eltl_o!_._

11l], aot 1l tbe plugB.

SUE UoNErLY ls aloing a {onalerlul Job dom therc ai the CrossDorcSohool, a non-proflt end.cayor. Sbou]'d. you hav€ any olothcs, toys o!tunlttN you are plaulnS on Alsoardlng, dontt....Just budte the!up and ssnd d,om to thc Crogsnore Sohool, lD oare ol l.lrs. Suc !.loNoeLcy.Ailalrcasi Croasuorc Sobool, Crossnorgr_North_Cgrollng.

troR CIIRISII{AS... GIE llubby a Ucobcrshlp ln thc A88oclat1on, $h1ch ln-clualcs Subscrlptlo! to TI.RO I.EAI. ODl"y $5.00 for I ycu. (F lor fzostart hls ],IfE UD.IBBRSI{P., Do 1t now. FlII ln thc forE on thcIast pagc ol thla lssuc.

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Mashctt & Bob Strafford, with Ton Conpcrcslgnlng in. In background arc: Jane EasttLoretta Rafter, Sam Gilner.

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la the DECEUBER ISSUE.

Tom CorPete was on the sPot at the business r.ceting, Last year at ChicaSoa 8av.l used by former Speaker Jos. w. Martin, Jr. (R. oI Mass.)eas presented to him. Roscoe Claxon then and the!e threatened tocotre up with a Democratic gavet, He did 30. Tor, atways the diP_lorat, used both, althou8h he refused to commit hir,setf. we haveour suspicions -- atthouSh Tom has becn a Plominent Chicago lawyerfor many years,,hc has never Iost that Arkansa3 accent.

Ed Weigrann, Cn. Co. l9th, moved for th€ election oI an Assn. ChaPLain,vithou! of course suSSestinS a nare. It was refe!red to the Execu-tive Cor 6it tee for a repor! at th€ next Convention. By the way,your Executive CoEm. is cohPosed of all lhe Past-Presidents. Therewas a fine turnout - Ed Henry (Atlleboro, Mass. ); Ross Pursifult(Deiroit, Mi ch); Joe Peyton (LutherviLt€, Md. ); vic Backe! (NeeYork, N. Y. ); Bob Dulf ( Danvitle, ll l. ) ; and of course Tor ComPere(Chica8o, llL. )i - only SPike O'Donnell and Ken Ross sere kePt

a*ay because of farily affairs. We all rer.ember lhat we losi ourfirst P!es. Gen. Kenneth F. Clamer (W€thersfield, Conn. ) by deathfive years a8o. But for his IiSorous leadershiP ec would neve! bein existence today.

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Thc Blg oan lcft foregrounil ls SAI\{ GIL}{ER, then olochvise, B0B EA5T, JANEEAST, BRB.ITCE LIGilAN, DTCI( LIC,T,IAN, MARTIIA LICIIIIN, JOE SZAr?AI, I8t. LT. HINO,Gen. Bryanrs Aldc, SIIE GILNER, antl the handsone young nan is you.ng s^l,l CIINER.

CONVENTION HT*LIGIITS

K.nRossrrecen!ly*idoeedmother, MaudeRoss, oISPringlield' Mas3. Ourpres. C.G.HantindidhisbasicatCarpFannin, Tex. That,swherehe

fi,ade eith lovin8 hands sevelat yeara ago our Tato Leaf banner.ItwashunginthetobbyoltheHotet. shcwillbet"ppvi"t""*

methiseifeMarie' andsh€couldn'tbesseeter'

that it also served as the back-drop of the head table at the Sa!. Bob Ea* _ l? Mason Drive' Hazlet' N' J' ' was a *iLling worker at th€

night banquct and has becn catefufly furted by the Teo Joes _: Registration Dcsk'

Joe MacDonald (l9th Korea) and Jo. M.3hctt (5th RcT, Korea) ourl960 convention cor.mittee for Attantic city. We rieed,*" ."". Bob schlatter - we5t Disl!ict Road' unionvilte' conn ' Eas there' and

a5 finc as this on€ r.ade by Maude Rosr- one as a back-dtop for as usual alway3 sfrilinS and ready (oI a detail -- *hich he got!

the Re8iltration D€sk and one {or thc Tlophy Room. PI€aae {rcrvethe Pun, bul do ee have a s€cond and a thitd Bctaey Rossi ' U"b Gerry - zlsl - 5t Nixon St" Dorchesl€r' Mass' - (lew doen and rode

back with Ed Henry. Says he remembers Parl o{ the Convention.Just vhat Pa!t he can't saY.

A lon8 letter frlr- our ton8-tire and r-uch Loved Div. AC (Oahu_Nevcuinea) Lt. Cot. Max N, Cizon (5661 Pickford, Los Atrgeles 19,

C CaLif.). Max is in acivitianjob. Hewouldliketose.usbutthedistance is t oo long. Maybe, if Vic Backer's idea crystal izes secan see hir in Oahu.

Sue McNeeLey r.ade a touchitrg PLea !o send anything to the Crosanore School,Crossnore, N. C., {or the children of the mountain PeoPte. Sue

is dedicated to he! job, and se all love he! and .ejoic€ to .ee her atour reunions. Het late husband, CaPt. John M.NeeLey, I9th, Eagone oI the Iirst to fall on Red Beach, L€yte, P. I., 20 Oct. 1944 --it's a tong t ime a8o but the remorv of h.r hrish'nd will alsayg

Bitt Savet! Sv. Co. l9th - onc of our long_tire E.embels, and a forr'erSecry, faited to rePor! in fror. vernon, FIa. w. ri3sed Bill.Perhaps he 8ot hir,self 6arried. Bitl is one of our etigible ba.helo rs.

The ladies had a cocktail pa!ty in the Garden Terrace, shile we setehavinS our business mecting, Saturdayafternoon. Have you noticedihat our ConventionB a!e becorinS far.iLy aflairs? We tike it.The wives and kids sccm !o have a wonderfuL ti6e.

On Sunday noon, a good r'any good-byes were being said und€! the H')teL

canopy. The Herb Tischlers Pulted asay fr 'r the Curb for N. Y'eith Vic and Ri la Backer. The Urban Thron s *ere therei the BobDuffs en roule !o Danville, ltt., Eith the C.C.Hanlins; the JohnFarretts Ior Md.; Allyn Miller, etc.

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Divlslon AwardedMen ol the 24th Inf Div wtlt be

proud to Lnow that thc VictoryIlivision recently received the1959 7th Army Charity Awcrd asa result of the outstanding et-fort and generous spirit dis-played by members of the oom-mand during the 1959 AEB-ARScampaign.

Lt Gen F. W. FarreII, Tth ArmyCommander, expressed his sin-cere appreciation to all person-trel for their efforts and gener-osity. Additional congratulationswere extendeil by Lt Gen GordonB. Bogers, VII Corps Comman-der, to men of the 24th. Ma, GenBalph C. Cooper, 24th CG, elsoconveyeil his commendations toall personnel for thelr outsteud-

L to R Seateil: c9\EERE,_MA{._gm{. {: A. rRvrNO, r[AI. cB.r. Brr,L VERBECK,LT. CoL. FRnDERTCK,MOlSe--r_lgqt Chap. Ft. Dlx, IlARiB riANlrrv, ED tElrRt;-----'.LORNA DAWDSoN, BILI DAWDSoN.

_ -_ 9!gla-!$_ L -to -!1 {r-._!ffEINGER, Mayor Dltworth I s reprosenta tlve,DonoTlrv NEI/\IM,AN-, [t{r {cI_rni,!_,- BoP-DqF!',_A}{N DrrfF, r,ur. cinl. A. s. }TETMA}.I,Preg. c. c. HANLTII, & LT. eaN. BLACKSiEAR L(. BRfAlI, prlnotpat spearerl'

Names that make the news

rXoST, RoY L. - B Co. 34th fr Apll1 I94O tooct. 1944. Roy rorks forthe Lebl*h PortLand Ce@etrt Co. as a saleaM!. IIc aDd wite Bstty,have 3 chlld.ren, Roy, Jr. 15 -,Iane IO - aDd JeaBo 6.

BIRCKIIoLZ, MAY'I{ARD A. - 24th Rcool Tp. Ilycs ln Oro. V,llconsln rlthtllc Lols and 2 aaughtcre, agc 6 and 4.

TEORNBURG, JoHN Vl. trR. - Ist. Bn. Silth Inf. VftY II. Ilve8 at lOgI tJvt.vArc.r-Akron, Ohlo, Hls vlfc pqu].luc aual ho hav; aona Jobr ana xiUii,t,,agog I? and 12 r6apcot1re1y.

Doo. LICUAN of-Chloago ras tboughttul cnough to arrangc to haE scnt-to ua a mll,lng fr@ Honolulu, Earatl - postmrkcd iucust Al. Lgsg.boarlng a n.r IIam11 Statshood AlrDalI Z-oont etaup, o=anoclci "flrritDay of Isluci. Thls Btaop shoxa all tho lsl,anal8 oi'ttre Uawaitan8roup.

Doo LlggaD rus the Llg@tr-Opttoal Co. Oggg W. Fullerton, Chloago,and la Prcsldcut of the Chloago Chaptor.

CTXPEI\Tm, COL. ALVA, Dlv Ji,, lron Ohau to phllipplncs, bas bcen1rcn1n8 o_ut sono legal dl f f loultlos, preewbly for tnole Su lnrcBprla, Tcu., crpoota to be thcrc utll tho end of thl8 ysar andthen hopca to opcD o law otflo6 Ln waablnaton. O. C. .l ttf,ttcbout- wlth thc Mcdlca kept hlm away froE ths Cinv€ntlon in phiUy,but hc hopsa to b6 wj.th us ln AtlaDtic Clty. Itls aAdrcaE!Parkvl€w EotoL, MaBphlsr Tcm.

BJORXILaN, BERNIX - A note rcoclvsil 1n whlch b. luol.oard hls annual-EcElcrshlp ronowal, anal hls pctr aaldrsaa: Bcmlo and hi8 rr. fcNaillnc Bow IlE at 2506 w11affi6-lliFT6 North Llttlc noot,-Gt.

CEFS-cEI,.l-,IfryB J. : a-! Co. 1,9th lrt. lr8 ttray r4z to uay r45.Art and hl8 ilfc, BETff harc tblee ohlldrcn, aitnu lr., i,I.a8ott" 3, aDd trathcrlnc agc L. 8c lE Salci MeaScr foi a'Prlnttng & Paokaglng flm. Thc Cclrlngors llvc af, l? WakcEs Rat..DarlcD, CoED.- lRf aaya ho bopc6 to bc-proacnt lor thc.{,tlattlo 'Clty fcEtlyltl.r ncrt AuSust.-

SCHENKEL, VERNON- Hq. Co. Ist Bn 34thInf.'42-'45 - writes f!on,

9461 Harold Drive, Overland 34, Missouri, that he spent

his vacation in Las Vegas and shot craFfor the first time

since he le[t the 34th lnf. Said he had pretty good tuck.

PLOWMAN, EDWARD M. , M. D. - forr.€rLy I9th Inf. ,45-,46 - is a

doctor and Iives at l2l N. 7th St reet, Hannibal, Missouri.

HOUSER, CYRUS, Hq. 3rd Bn. Zlsr Inf. '44-,45 - works for the Jones_

Laughlin Steet Corp. Cy and his pife, Mitdred tive at 836

Stale St reet, Curwensville, pennsylvania.

MinneLIa, Thoras - l{th Inf., Sv. Co.(from l94l-1945) is a StationaryFireman - lives withhis wife Margaret at 3464 WatsonRd,, St. Louis,9, Mo.

Meloy, Lt. Cen. C. S. - has received his third star - his new addrcss istlq. 4th Army, Office of the Cor:nandrng Cen., Ft. Sar. Houston,

Salser, Leroy B. - Hq. ),lth lnf - from Oct. r44 to Sept. ,{5. Hc is a p. O.Supervisor and lives at 72l5 N. Oatn,an Ave, Porrland 17, OreSon.

Eyler, Floyd E. - 2lst Inf. is not AWOL. The Last issue oirhe Taro Leafreported him missing. He Lives wirh his wife and one boy (agc 9) at214 StriLkIcr Avc, Wayncsl,-ro, Pcnn,, not fdr froo, CcttysUur8. Op-erates an Al tantic Service Siation, Floyd is one of our t one-iime n:em-bers and we are glad to have him on the Morning report. He adds thatDon Eyter is a cousrn and is running the Creencastte Dry Cteaners atGreencastle, Penn.

Nclson, VelnonR. -K -2lsrInf. from 12/44tot/46 -personnelOfficerat Vetcrans Adrrinislration, Ft. Howard, Maryland. Lives with wife,GIoria, and dauShter, Linda, at 3ll7 Lynch Road, Baltrmore 19, Md.

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T'UJ:ENTY-TOURTE TNTA}ITRY DI \TI SION A.S SO C IATIONSTAfEfiIgNT: For Duos lnc} Tero Lcaf, 1959-1960.

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WIrETS Name

Chlld.ren

NAT4E

Address

DIIESION UNIT

Perlotl of Servlce

Type of Menbershlp des1red.:

LIIE - Dues $10O.OO payable as fo].]'ows:

( ) $100.00 Inclosed.( ) $_fnctosed.; Balance at

$ per year.Mlnlmura f8o.0o aolvn & $2O.OO per year

INNUAI DUES only $5.00 per year.

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Busl

Hobbles

NewsffB[,S@Items & nanes of prospectlve meEbers withnews-notes regard.lng them.

III,T IN AND T4AII, TODAYII !,{Arl TO:

Edround I'. Henry, llrst Natlonal Bank. BIdg.Attlobolo t Massachusetts.

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cHrcAGoVe*o....Bamrt h6atd tor 8u!., but boll6Yc !'he cbloagg- Chaptsr wlU hol(l

tu"ii'^""ri"ii-ir"rio"t"iu iarty a6aln thls vcsr' You ln ths cbloaEo;;;;-"lri-b; rcirrrea bv inc-cliptor ln picntv of t166' Bc csrtalni'""i"ii-i""i riii"r"iroi, ln ordci that tho comltt'6 wlrr knot bow

to plan.

Sooc of th6 boys frotr ChloaSo woDt down to-Ha!'Llnr8 hooo o! thoL"ra-ior-i iiitr"-rtshrne. ini onry flshtng don6.ras-.by Pat clangl;;:: ;;a ooo-iier"rr-i-n-ihe dook......snarr pcrch' Doc wao

'lupcdi-"iiralittii ouEc "nu" oa 8kls. lbis losort ls on Lako wabee, Ind'

SPEGIAL (IFFER!A Life Xelbership in the association ray nor

u. outii"ia i"i . srlrr initial plv.eut of $2o.aud tben l2O. pe! yerr for the trert four ycut'it tle elnurt busiiess Dectiag of th€ 'elbertheld in Philadelphi8 oa Aucust 15 it nsiiiiiiJrii"-roiei to give iull credit for 19s9-60innuar duei already piia to uyoDe rishint to.

.chrtrc€ fro! ronual lenbership to life leEbersbipt...rfd.d the chance is rrde rithin 60 d.ya. Soii-vou nave alree6v plid t5.00 for your 1959-60ar.i.

"oo r8y seud'ai additioDll $15.00 to Ed

ucnrv it uv tile bcfore octobcr 161 1959' lndbecoic r Lri,E ltgBBR nor. A lifc rcrbcrship lorii inc srte"t rsy to pcrprtu3ta the rssosirtioa.3ecy. 1r11I no doubt accept above up to :lov'do to n6lllng delay'

brighten your Ch.ri.qtry!?.q .

SGnd you Chrlstt0as Ucssagc to all your oIdI f!lc!'lsthrouch tii'-iaio r,"ar. Iiairlr rciorm a pagc for-tbls puposcii'ItS"oJiItii-t-ti""". i-non[-r, vou Grcitins wlrr roaoh o'ori6o6"i"iiiil--- rrr-1'1:. :.ovc hcaitire ,roB vou antl vou illr1 arsowant to hcar fron theD.

cost: only 05. per 8r€etln8... scnd ln-your copy'togethcr *ith yorr ir"ie, ia-ariie to ibc ndltor o! taro I,caf'

DeacLlDe lor ooDY ts 15 Novcrbcr I95e'

?Ogt IN fm GA{O..........Joc Uarb.tt scBt ltl the followtEg:

ns.c you ln Atlantlo CttY ln 1900,Wbirc tho ratc! ta llrrr

Aad the 8lrls ar€ 80 PrcttY.....(I ncaa our wtYas of ooulge).

Ducs Buat bo patil ln ordor to stay on the nE1l1n8 l-lst - nert 166uc DEC.

CI{ECK YOUR ADDnESS BOOK - lollowlrg ourelt aalalrGesco arc blougbtto yor attcntloB3

co!. A. w. IIIILoTE' Dos 02 RuohaB Roaat' Ft. Motrroo' Va'AgfEUR J. @IBINCER, I? WakctoAn Road, Dar16!, Con'acotlcut'BBNIE BIOHqIAN, e506 WllBblro Dr., No. Llttl-c nock' Ark.it. ool. c. s. lbLoY, Ilq. 4th Amy' !t' sala EouatoE, Teras.fLoID E. SYLER' 294 Striokler AE.' lYalmosboro' Pa.

o'E"?lo"diloiilll'rii ;ii il;l,I[+i]i:!iill'ffi;,."T3'iol"il*"" outstanding...foud. ln th18 18sua and forward to tbo gccrctary.

you'Ye arrived! Lgttgf RrcErvES oNE ,EAR MWBER.ETP 'REB!

All Tou hayc to alo ls ,oflalil to tbo cd.1to! a story o! c'lltollalror use-r.i-iu; riro toar. You! Bcxs 6tory Eay bc on ourr'nt cvont6, o!itiut your Pcrlod of nll!'tary aclvlos.

RIJLES 0r fEE coNlEST:

L. A.Ey paiA up nsBbor of tbo Ass[. Dsy ontc!. wlD'Eor wlll rco'1v'Pald Mcrnbcrihip Card for year 1960-6I.

2- Anr former Assn. naB o! any forDor or,prBsGnt neEb6! of tbczltn iiru"Ti'r-oitr"f."-tif"ntcr by-cnoloslng f!' for h1s Es'bctshlp' to'Bcthor wlth Lts cntry fo! the cont.st.

3. Storlcs Eay be clthcr tnrth o! flotlor.

4. Storlos and Edltorlala ll.Ettcd to 1000 wo!d8'

li. Olflocrs of the Aos!., !t Eb6ra of tbc E:reoutlYe CoEElttact ancnemtcii oi-[uiii lncdlate taotitas alc not ercglbrc to cnte!'

6. EBtllcs must bc postloalkcd aot lator thaD sutrilay, I NoY' 1959'

7. No cntrlca wlu bc returnctl. fhal dcol'sloB ls by tbo 'udgcsiboald ;f Jud8cr oonslstlng o! tht lxcoutlvo comlttcc'

(Pboto8 toay bc subEltteat as ll'Iuatlatlona to story' aDil xlll bcr6tur!.ed by thc EAltor).

SND IN YOUR EI'ITRY NOW - - VI]N A YEARTS UE'IBDRSIIIP

-J6il .na EAEEIIEN IIISEETT ar6 tbc proual parcnta of a sou,JO@E i. tllsflElT, tr!., born 25th Au8ust l'959-. toc Jr. wcl8hGdin "t

z tu. s oz.' Th; ua6hctts bad a vary c16vor anlouocnclltitron "uJ*ia

thc Tcchnlcal Data, oqutlotls' .to. and statlng tbatthi cnttrc proJcct waa onslEocred by Joo aDal Nathloc[.

New!I,{aton foT the ETCLUSIVE SPTCIAL TEATURE lD th6 TA.RO IJ.AI

Itr th6 DECB{BER & trEBR'v'lRI lssuo8. Dontt n16s th.oE.

ISE RoCr- Tr{E AOCr- - lEE ROCr- -lEERoCr - - rItE ROCK - - TIIE ROCK

TEE R@X slII agaln bo publlsh6al anil sent out to Den of tho lgth.ployr.d6d thcsc oen d.a8lro to locelv. It. Joc Poytog, a los y€ars baoketld put thls l1tt16 papor out oach ronth. Bc wlll do so agalnundor tbcf olliltng conalltloDs:

I. Eaob Chlck Eust ba a pald up neEbor of tho 24tb Dtv. A8sn.2. ApplloatloB Dut bc Dade to Joe ?6yton, 1405 Bel[ole ct.t

LuthcrYl1l., Ud.3. Aruillcicnt nuber of Eenbers nust be lnterested ln THE RoCx

otbcillsc th6 udcrtekiBB oennot b6 acconpllshed.GGt ln touch rltb Jos lf you want on hls oollln8 l1st.t{o!r ebout thls ln the D6canber lssue of the TARo IiAl3.

U. S. POSTAGE

{+ PaidDanvillc IIL

Pcrmlt No 5O

THE'TARO LEAF24th Inf. (Victory) Division Assn

202 N. Robinson St.Danvil-le, IlLinols

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