Hellcat News, (Godfrey, Ill.), Vol. 36, No. 5, Ed. 1, January 1983 Page: 9 of 26
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44th
Tank
Battalion
0" IN Q6RANCI
RAYMOND CARTIER
17 OAK VIEW AVENUE
MILLIS, MA 02054
BOOSTER
Melvin E. Barber — A
Charlie and Lea Parnell, D, are
now back in the groove. Just
received a letter and Charlie is
again on the hunt for former
members of his beloved "D" Co.
When he gets started, it becomes
a full time passion with him.
When he gets a lead he will ex-
haust all efforts to find the
person. So if any of you 44th
Tankers have any lead what-
soever, get it to Charlie and he'll
take it from there. I sent him a
photo of "D" Co. taken in Spring-
field, at the '82 reunion. Charlie
says he recognized everyone, but
would not have recognized Men-
inno. Maybe it was because of the
mustache under Meninno's Snooz-
ola? George Meninno has been one
of the fellows on Charlie's list that
he was determined to get to a
reunion. So what happens? Men-
inno makes it but Charlie can't
because of problems that came up
too late to get corrected. Charlie
promises to have the biggest
group at the '83 gathering. So if
he says that, all you other com-
Jan.1983
HELLCAT NEWS
Page 9
CAPT. HARRY T. RICH ART, JR., former Com-
pany Commander of D/23rd, and A123rd, during WW
II, was reported deceased on November 10, 1982 by
Bob Downey, D/23rd. His death occured at the
Veteran's Hospital, Lexington KY. Bob Downey
characterizes him as a prince of a fellow, and a good
friend. His wife Jane, a son Harry, and two daughters
survive. [Was not a 12th ADA member.]
CHARLES K. RUSHON, Sv/714, died October 7,
1982 as a result of heart failure. He and his wife Alice
had been married 40 years last July 7th, in Jeffer-
sonville, IN. She reports they had a wonderful life
together, with two lovely daughters and four lovely
grandchildren. His rank and Unit Company are on his
marker. His resting place is Forest Hills Cemetery,
Reifton, PA. Her last comment was "He loved you
guys as brothers, but he was a homemaker." Alice
Rushon's address is: Box 41, Limekiln, PA 19535.
WILLIAM HOLT, A/119, died sometime in Sept-
ember, 1982 at age 82, as reported by Dan Vachet,
A/119. Mr. Holt's address was 89 Imperial Drive,
Lakeland, FL 33801.
LEIDA FAYE HUEY, 56, [wife of Allen J. Huey,
C/92nd], 2520 N. Main Street., Garden City, KS 67846,
died Sunday, October 17, 1982 at the St. Catherine
Hospital after a short illness. She was born Leida
Faye Vandine, October 26, 1925, near Cimarron,
and married Allen J. Huey, October 31, 1950, in
Lamar, Colo. She was a member of the Fellowship
Baptist Church, Garden City. Surviving besides her
husband are three sons, Donald Richard and Johnny
Ray Huey [at home] and James Allen Huey, 1606
Kello; a daughter, Pat Griego, Hartman, Colo.; her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Vandine, Bristol, Colo.; a
brother, eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Memories will linger for we will always remember
our associations with them. May they rest in peace
and realize the reward due them for a lifetime of doing
for others, and sacrificing a part of their lives for the
freedom of mankind.
pany reps had better get busy,
because he'll do it for sure. He
would like to thank all the Tank-
ers for their letters and the visits
to their place. This he and Lea
have enjoyed very much. As Lea
says "We're family."
Seems like the Scobies and
Cartiers are keeping the mailmen
busy. The letters between us are
always enroute. Dave and Jacque
Hq, write that the hunting season
is upon them and they are in
hopes of filling the freezer. Bruce
has already scouted out the herd
and found quite a few. Now all
that is needed is someone who can
shoot straight and pick a good one
for the meat supply for the
winter. Chris Bernard is looking
forward for the gang to get there.
I bet Lorna is too, she'll be kept
busy keeping the bunch fed. Make
them bring their own deer meat,
Chris. That will keep your supply
filled.
Fred and Normalee Stein Hq,
send word that all is well with
them. They sure enjoyed their
trip to the east and as Fred says,
"The 44th is quite a bunch." Fred
Stein is our new President of the
44th Tank Battalion, and appreci-
ated all the fellows getting behind
him to make '83 a good year. Paul
and Mary Turek, Sv, (noted in
last month's issue) stopped off to
see the Steins, and Fred said that
it is always nice to see a 44th
Tanker. He hopes to retire in '83
and take things easy. Normalee,
where have I heard that before?
Maybe this time he'll stick to his
word and enjoy the peace of not
having to fight the world. Being in
business for yourself, it is a job to
keep ahead of your competitors.
Larry Stringberg A, hasn't an-
swered my last letter so I cannot
tell you how he is doing. I do
know that Glen LaFond met with
Buddie Cain, both of A, and also
with Don and May Malmfeldt, B,
Merv and Martha Herndon, B,
and spent some time with Larry.
The last report was that he is
coming along fairly well. He still
needs to hear from his 44th
buddies so don't spare the ink,
drop him a line today. They must
have had a nice reunion all their
own.
Claude and Caroline Spargur,
A, sent word that I now owe them
a letter. Seems like I always fall
behind during the Fall. Must be
that I'm getting set for the
Winter and too busy to write.
Claude gave me the sad news of
the passing of two 44th Tankers.
Earl Loser "D" Co. the only
address available is a Nursing
Home. If by chance any home
address can be found it will be
included in this issue. Also Elvis
Wiegel, "C" Co. passed away on
July 22, 1982. Word was sent to
Clause, after he learned of the
death, by Mrs. Wiegel who said
that Elvis always looked forward
to receiving his "Wolf Call". We
are so sorry that his news comes
so late. Receiving it as I do, it will
not be read until the January
issue.
Fellows I cannot impress on you
enough, to keep in touch with
your buddies. It is one of the most
enjoyable things you can do.
Many feel that they can't write
letters, that is a poor excuse. I
have my wife go over EVERY
letter and tell me what to correct.
If you think this typewriter can
spell, forget it. I've come to the
conclusion that my left hand can't
spell worth a damn. So come on
get to it today and let us know
how things are. Let the wife do
the writing, if you want; many do.
BUT, WRITE THAT LETTER.
Howard and Louise Emmett, A,
sent a letter with news of our old
faithful campaigner of all good
causes, F. Dale Pontius, "Hq" Co.
Seems that Dale is concerned
with the amount of salt being
used in the city of Chicago to keep
the snow off the streets. If you
make any headway Dale, let me
know - New England uses salt all
the time in clearing the snow,
along with plowing. Howard also
had to send a cartoon along.
Remember "Beetle Bailey"? Well
it seems Beetle turned a tank
over on it's side, on a very narrow
mountain road. Of course you
know where the "Sarge" went,
down the mountain. I think How-
ard is giving me the needle. I had
a tank turn over on it's side in a
gully during "Hellcat". WOW, did
Jackson ever give it too me. My
ears haven't recovered yet. Threw
a track to make matters worse.
OH BOY! Louise said that they
had carried the cartoon all the
way to Springfield, it never got
out of the suitcase. They stayed
with Jake and Sly via Blake until
the Blakes had to catch the 1:00
P. M. flight out of Hartford. Ed
Drennon changed his flight until 4
that afternoon. Our old 1st Bull
didn't arrive the day he said he
would. All of us spent many hours
asking, "Has Stud Drennon show-
ed yet?" The answer was always
"NOPE." Then when he did arrive
the next day and I saw him come
off the elevator it was a joy. He
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Twelfth Armored Division Association (U.S.). Hellcat News, (Godfrey, Ill.), Vol. 36, No. 5, Ed. 1, January 1983, newspaper, January 1983; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth410032/m1/9/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum.