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Clarence and Doris Locke. This
foursome belongs to our reunion
party. Don't skip anymore. Pro-,
mise?
Picture John Davis on the
elevator on his way up to the
hospitality room. A perfect set-
ting for another of his stories. One
woman said to another, "Did you
tell me your husband suffers from
alcoholism?" "No," replied the
second one, "I think he enjoys it."
John, the man with a thousand
stories, came with Adam Payne
who probably lived as many
stories. John was recalling all the
old, old days at Campbell. For
instance, do you know we had a
poet on the cadre by the name of .
. . oh gosh, I forgot . . . anyway,
he broke up typewriters when the
words wouldn't rhyme. And
Adam, veteran of three wars,
celebrates his 80th birthday come
December 5. Both have promised
to be at Nashville in '83 with their
better halves.
Remember G.B. and Anne
Wiley? You just can't imagine the
excitement when these two fine
people came to enjoy the weekend
reunion. Anne, beautiful as ever,
made a perfect model for the
photography of G.B. who carried a
studio around his neck. We should
have some terrific pictures of the
St. Louis group. G.B. brought
fresh, new stories to our gather-
ing and kind of changed a few of
the old ones we have been chaw-
ing on for 36 reunions. By the
way, when John Davis was asked
if he remember GB., he said, "Do
I?, He almost testified against me
in a court martial." After 46 years
as a coal company safety officer,
G.B. retired this spring.
Retirement doesn't seem to
have slowed down Joe and Ida
Grebowski. They enjoyed every
one of the Saturday night dances.
We could probably call them the
travelin' twosome. Joe and Ida
use their time to see the sights
around the country. Joe, who
would have thought a few years
ago that we would all be hoping
for a $l-a-gallon gasoline?
Perhaps all of the 495th men
have just about forgotten what a
105 is. Whoops! no, not all.
Stewart Gaines is still making
detonators for 105s. Stew, along
with M. Jean and Jeannie, help-
ed us celebrate our get together .
. . without the help of explo-
sives.
Leonard and Mildred Gildehaus
joined us when they could be
released from his reunion com-
mittee duties at the registration
counter. Kudos to this pair who
helped the reunion to be a smooth
running operation.
Jerry Mullens, also a hard
worker for Reunion Operation 36,
puffed on his ever present cigar
while telling us he has eight
children, oldest is 33, and that he
went to Korea twice. Jerry has
worked 31 years with Ozark Ail-
lines.
Bob "Swifty" and Janet "The
Doll" Burns saw St. Louis from
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I'll Think It Over. Don Halsey [495th] seems pre-
occupied as he leans on his cane and fixes a stare beyond
the corner, as his wife Florence tries to get his atttention.
Don is probably interested in another story. Qosh, wouldn't
you like to have a dollar for every story that was told in St.
Louis? [Sent in by Bob Saehloff, 495th]
Joe Mielnik, 495th Unit Rep displays the award
presented by former Pres. Bob Saehloff in recognition of
his years of service to the 495th and the 12th ADA. [Sent bv
Bob Saehloff, 495th.]
one end to the other. As you
remember easy going Bob Burns
in the big one, WWII, so he is
today. Frankly we were amazed
when Bob volunteered his help for
the '84 reunion in his hometown of
Denver. But, then again, could he
have made it any easier for him to
attend one?
When son Weston married, he
made mom and dad, Art and
Leona Worth, instant grandpar-
ents. Art, who retired in June of
this year, will now have plenty of
time to enjoy his new family ties.
We saw Bob and Delores Link
arrive and leave the reunion. But,
it was a different Bob Link we
saw at the reunion. He was a one
man show of Kraut humor. First,
a P.O.W. Then a singing dutch-
man. And we can't forget he even
had a Hitler image imitation.
Frankly, he took the part of our
WWII enemy so well, we wonder
why they shot J.R. and missed
Link.
Don and Jane Sears, our hospi-
tality room conversationalists,
had quite a bit to say about
today's economy. Of course, we all
know that Reagan promised his
policies will bring back the "good
old days." But, the businessmen
didn't think he meant 1929.
Harry and Leota Woodward
with Gus and Kay Halter kept
John Davis recalling more and
more old stories. Especially
Harry's prompting of John seem-
ed to revive memories of years
long gone. By the way, how many
remember names such as Joe
Conturso, John Robelot and
William Vaughn?
Hank and Joan Dojutrek, who
were the record breakers of last
year's reunion by flying from
Poland to get there, were on the
quiet side this year. Hank, since
you are a retired postman, maybe
you can answer a question. On the
post office wall, they have pictur-
es of wanted men. Why didn't
they hang on to the guys when
they were taking their pictures?
Dale and Helen Piddington
helped keep our hospitality room
well supplied with pleasant con-
versation. And, Dale did his stint
behind the bar dispensing refresh-
ments. A wonderful couple.
We had a rather true-to-life
story from Dean and Charlene
Strubbe. They report selling their
auto business when high interest
rates came along. Dean now
spends his time at college. Work-
ing, not learning. Speaking of
cars, did you ever stop to think
that with the price of gasoline,
Reagan is finally giving us what
Hoover promised us ... a car in
every garage.
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Twelfth Armored Division Association (U.S.). Hellcat News, (Godfrey, Ill.), Vol. 37, No. 1, Ed. 1, September 1982, newspaper, September 1982; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth410696/m1/29/: 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.