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The Third Division Front Line

Vol. II, No. 26 — Bad Wildungen, Germany — March 30, 1946

8 pages scanned

Names

• Dwan, John E. — Maj, Division Adjutant General; disclosed redeployment shipment figures for 28-month and 43-point men
• Karstetter, Allan B. — Front Line Staff; author of Wilhelmshohe Schloss and Schweinfurt features
• Wilhelm I — Kurfurst of Hessia; built Wilhelmshohe palace in 1798; example of Empire style architecture
• Friedrich Wilhelm — grandson of Wilhelm I; opposed nationalistic movement under Bismarck; exiled to Prague 1866; spent rest of life in Wilhelmshohe Schloss
• Napoleon III of France — taken prisoner during Franco-Prussian War; held at Wilhelmshohe Schloss; held court, entertained ladies, inspected Prussian artillery
• Wilhelm von Hohenzollern (Kaiser Wilhelm II) — crowned King of Prussia and Emperor of Germany 1888; grandson who favored the palace as summer home
• Wansboro, William P. — Lt Col, former CO 1st Bn 7th Inf Regt; named Acting Division Ass’t Chief of Staff G-3; replaced Lt Col Jesse C. Drain
• Drain, Jesse C. — Lt Col; departed on TDY to the US; replaced by Wansboro
• Keyes, Geoffrey — Lt Gen, 7th Army last commanding general; to preside at inactivation ceremony at Heidelberg; wrote appreciation letter to Marne CG
• Bull, Harold R. — Maj Gen; to represent Gen Eisenhower at 7th Army inactivation
• McNamey, Thomas — Gen, European Theater Commander; to give brief speeches at inactivation via NBC coast-to-coast network
• Truscott, Lucian K. — Lt Gen, 3d Army Commander; to give brief speeches at inactivation via NBC
• Patch, Alexander M. — late Lt Gen, 7th Army commander; mentioned in 7th Army history review; led Southern France invasion; named 7th Army commander 2 March 1944
• Haisllp, Wade H. — Lt Gen; commanded 7th Army after Patch; continued through VE Day; succeeded by Keyes 28 August 1945
• Grimes, Lyle C. — Lt Col, Division Finance Officer; biographical sketch subject; from Harrisburg, Oregon; BA University of Oregon; Bronze Star with two oak leaf clusters
• Berger, Alfred — Front Line Staff; author of 10th FA feature
• Patch, Joseph D. — Maj Gen; commanded 80th Inf Div July 1942 to March 1943
• McBride, Horace L. — Maj Gen; commanded 80th Inf Div March 1943 to 18 October 1945
• McFadden, Raymond S. — Lt; officer in charge, Reinhardshausen Radio School (3d Signal Co)
• Beisaw, Frederick J. — T/4; instructor at Reinhardshausen Radio School
• Howard, Norman — T/5; instructor at Reinhardshausen Radio School
• Wagner, Arthur A. — Pfc; all members of 3d Signal Co
• Goodman, Ralph — Lt; started Reinhardshausen Radio School
• Norman, Stanley G. — Cpl; co-started radio school with Lt Goodman
• Sauermann, Heinrich — Hersfeld Burgomeister; revealed Fulda River re-routing project
• Shemilt, Elwood H. — Lt Col; commands all officers and men in the 3d Div MP Platoon
• Wells, Howard B. — Capt; Division Provost Marshal
• Allen, V. — Lt, Ass’t Div Provost Marshal; stated reason for MP unit expansion
• Neumer, Joseph C. — Pfc; in charge of athletic agenda for Dragon 3d Bn new area; readying teams for baseball, tennis, golf, swimming, volleyball
• Gordon, Nicky — T/Sgt; fought in South Pacific; friend of EM Club proprietor at Melridchstadt Schwan Hotel
• Perkins, Otis — Pfc; assistant at EM Club, Melridchstadt
• Dorsey, George — Pfc; assistant at EM Club, Melridchstadt
• Skoog, Beth — Miss; librarian; operates bookmobile service for Dragon 3d Bn companies
• Pathe, Barbara — Miss; of South Carolina; Red Cross girl at Dragon 3d Bn HQ
• Tillighan, Ann — Miss; of Virginia; Red Cross girl at Dragon 3d Bn HQ
• Boniface, St. — patron saint; came to Witzenhausen area; built church; gave his blessing to early Christian converts
• Luther, Martin — passed through Witzenhausen on way to Worms to be tried for heresy; his doctrines had little immediate consequence there
• Philip of Hesse — German lord; quoted Luther’s teachings, all subjects followed; church changed denominations
• Klupchek, George — all-sports standout from King Co; shared top scoring honors in Div basketball; earned Switzerland passes
• Palmeri, Mario — King Co basketball player; shared top scoring; earned Switzerland passes
• Kearmes, Alton — Love Co 2d baseman; baseball at Werra salt mine area
• Williams, Lawrence — Love Co 3d baseman; baseball at Werra salt mine area
• Poinsett, Edgar H. — Capt; formerly Baler Athletic Officer; recently appointed CO of Able Co, 7th Inf Regt at Phillipsthall; first joined 3d Div February 1944
• Coward, Noel — playwright; ‘Private Lives’ presented by USAFE Workshop Production at Hersfeld Kulterhalle
• Dodd, Molly — character from ‘Private Lives’; performed by actress
• Wood, George — character from ‘Private Lives’; performed by actor; had been in other Coward productions
• Lee, Maxine — character from ‘Private Lives’; actress had acted in ‘Design for Living’
• Donovan, King — directed ‘Private Lives’ at Yale and for Theater Productions
• Squires, John C. — Pfc, Co A, 30th Inf; posthumous CMH; from Louisville, Kentucky; platoon runner turned platoon commander near Spaccasassi Creek, Italy, 23-24 April 1944; 37th Marne CMH recipient
• Chaffin, Robert J. — Front Line Staff; author of ‘Third Battle Heroes’ CMH Squires feature
• Abelson, J. — Lt, 1st Bn Motor Officer; built motor pool garage at Hersfeld in 39 days
• Conceison, Oscar V. — Pfc; chief mechanic at Baler garage
• Damaron, Clint B. — Cpl; chief mechanic assistant
• Alexander, Marion — Pfc; sub-mechanic
• Dondiego, Vincent — Pfc; sub-mechanic
• Bridges, James H. — Pfc; sub-mechanic
• Habbitt, William — Pfc; sub-mechanic
• Bergley — Pfc; sub-mechanic
• Albrecht, Ernest — Pfc; manages paint shop at garage
• Lorenzo C. Duran — Pfc; welder at garage
• Reinmoehl, Donald H. — T/3; handles motor vehicle accidents
• Wagner, Laurie M. — Cpl, D Co; Motor Sgt
• Luther, Harvey A. — Sgt, Hq Co; Motor Sgt
• Apruzzese, Anthony J. — Maj, Division Insurance Officer; providing insurance information to demobilized soldiers
• Cutrupi, Dominick J. Jr. — Cpl, Hq Co, 15th Inf; Silver Star
• Ewertowski, Norbert J. — Sgt, Co A, 15th Inf; Silver Star
• Pfeuffer, Arthur M. — S/Sgt, Hq Co, 15th Inf; Silver Star
• Beecham, Charles R. — T/Sgt, Co L, 15th Inf; Bronze Star
• Eisner, Lloyd D. — T/5, Sv Co, 15th Inf; Bronze Star
• Tettus, James T. — 1st Sgt, Co K, 15th Inf; Bronze Star
• Rosenberg, Donald — Sgt; Front Line Photo Editor; first lap of journey home to Boston
• Bridra, Ira — Pfc; Front Line Feature Editor; first lap of journey home to Chicago
• Brichta, Ira — author of ‘Mucklehead Makes Good’ short story
• Urban, R. — T/5; protagonist of Mucklehead story; Acting First Sergeant
• Fowr, Buchingfor T. — T/5; antagonist in Mucklehead story; Mucklehead, dug lint from jacket
• Laughter, Phillip V. De — Master Sgt; of McAllester, Okla; assigned to Division G-3; re-enlisting; had about six weeks of civilian life
• Denney, Lloyd E. — Master Sgt; 15th Infantry; 17 years in infantry; was instructor at West Point
• Curtis, Master Sgt — mentioned alongside Denney
• Meeham, James A. — Sgt; 13½ years in Army as infantryman; re-enlisting
• Keener, Charles L. — 1st Sgt; 11½ years in Army; re-enlisting
• Lee, R. — formerly 2d Lt in Infantry; now assigned to Division as top-kick re-enlistee
• Bilby, Kenneth W. — 2d Lt, 2d Bn CO; left for States
• Gibbons, Charles E. — Capt, Co C CO; left for States
• Ellis, John F. — 1st Lt, 1st Bn Provost Marshal; left for States
• Kim, Capt Yin — regimental dentist; left for States
• Mandic, Lt John J. — civilian life; played on 3d Div basketball team
• Diehl, Earl H. Jr. — Hq Co; left for States
• Hendrikson, Robert A. Jr. — Lt, G Co Exec Officer; left for States
• Bennett, Clifford H. — Lt, 30th Ath Officer; left for States
• Gogans, Robert — CO Hq Co; left for States
• Nusbaum, Arthur — Sgt, 1st Bn; left for States
• Stephens, Herbert S. — A Co; left for States
• Newkirk, Howard D. — Ass’t Regt S-3; left for States
• Colber, W. — Regt Hq Co; left for States
• W. Woolworth — American 5-and-10 store chain; one business in Kassel rubble; sells only German-made articles
• Sissle, Noble — director of USO musical comedy ‘Shuffle Along’; opened at Liberty Theatre in Kassel
• Von Galen, Cardinal — German Prelate; openly opposed Nazi government throughout reign; died 22 March at Muenster from internal disorder one month after elevation to College of Cardinals
• Glenmon, Cardinal — of St. Louis; died in Ireland three weeks prior while en route to the US
• Palermo, Carmane P. — Cpl; Provost Marshal Office, Div Hq; friend of Miss Ann M. Titti
• Titti, Ann M. — Miss; friend of Cpl Palermo; from Dobbs Ferry, NY; pin-up subject
• Muhlenforth, Arthur — Pfc; wife is Mrs. Arthur Muhlenforth of Serv Co, 7th Inf; statistics given
• Muhlenforth, Mrs. Arthur — pin-up subject; wife of Pfc Muhlenforth; 5’5″, 120 lbs., brown hair and brown eyes
• Lubowitz, Ruth — Miss; of Brooklyn, NY; T/4 Frank Portner reports on her; Pin-Up Queen of 7th Inf Personnel Office; blonde, lilac hair, blue eyes; sings, dances, culinary arts
• Portner, Frank J. T. — T/4; 7th Inf Regt; reported on pin-up Ruth Lubowitz
• Pontiac, Margie — Miss; pin-up photo sent to paper by Pvt J.T. Sparkman of 7th Inf Regt Serv Co; home unknown
• Sparkman, J. T. — Pvt, 7th Inf Regt Serv Co; sent in Miss Pontiac’s photo
• Elitech, Mary Martha — Mrs; pin-up subject; wife of Cpl Anton A. Elitech; from Hoboken, NJ
• Elitech, Anton A. — Cpl; husband of pin-up Mary Martha Elitech
• Bell, Ervin — Sgt; stable manager at 7th Inf Regt stables in Hersfeld; curtailed riding activities due to hard-driving horses on paved roads
• Block, David H. — Special Writer; ‘From Cover to Cover’ book review column
• Hamilton, Alexander — landlord-tied farmer system in New York State; subject of ‘Valley of Dry Bones’
• Patchen, Ross — protagonist of ‘Valley of Dry Bones’ novel by Arthur Henry Gooden
• Gooden, Arthur Henry — author of ‘Valley of Dry Bones’ reviewed by Block
• Christian, Henry — author of ‘Tin Horns and Calico,’ anti-rent rebellion history
• Roberts, Kenneth — author of multiple books discussed in ‘Kenneth Roberts Reader’; wrote ‘Oliver Wiswell,’ ‘Arundel,’ ‘It Takes All Kinds,’ ‘For Authors Only’
• Jones, Leslie — Div heavyweight; added another victory over Redleg MP champion Frank Verhulp of Belgium
• Verhulp, Frank — Redleg MP; Belgian lightweight champion 1936; lost to Jones
• Brandley, Emanuel — also has commendation award credit; 3d win for Jones
• Strong, Dick — Front Line Sports Writer; ‘Down by the Center’ column
• Ruth, Babe — baseball; mentioned in sports column context
• Williams, Ted — Boston Red Sox; mentioned in sports column as batting favorite
• DiMaggio, Joe — mentioned in sports column dream team
• Cobb, Ty — mentioned in sports column
• Terry, Bill — mentioned in sports column
• Collins, Jimmy — mentioned in sports column
• McGraw, John — mentioned in sports column
• Dykes, Jimmy — mentioned in sports column
• Schalk, Ray — mentioned in sports column
• Grove, Lefty — pitcher mentioned in sports column
• Johnson, Walter — mentioned in sports column
• Mathewson, Christy — pitcher mentioned in sports column
• Dickey, Bill — catcher mentioned in sports column
• Cochrane, Mickey — catcher mentioned in sports column
• Hornsby, Rogers — second baseman mentioned in sports column
• Lajoie, Napoleon — mentioned as second baseman in sports column dream team
• Wagner, Hans — shortstop mentioned in sports column
• Collins, Eddie — mentioned in sports column
• Terry, Bill — first baseman mentioned in sports column
• Bottomley, Jim — mentioned as first base in sports column
• Ott, Mel — mentioned in sports column
• Medwick, Joe — mentioned in sports column
• Frisch, Frankie — mentioned in sports column
• Stengel, Casey — mentioned in sports column
• Duffy, Hugh — mentioned in sports column
• Hack, Stan — mentioned in sports column
• Wilson, Hack — mentioned in sports column
• Marquand, Rube — pitcher mentioned in sports column
• Dean, Dizzy — pitcher mentioned in sports column
• Waddell, Rube — pitcher mentioned in sports column
• Hubbel, Carl — pitcher mentioned in sports column
• Sargent, Hugh H. — Lt Col, 1st Lt Jay Gladwin; publication supervisor
• Reed, Harold C. — 2d Lt; Ass’t Public Relations Officer
• Smith, Homer R. — Sgt, Section Chief
• Cantor, Frederick J. — T/5; Managing Editor
• Hyslop, Alfred — Pfc; News Editor
• Davis, William B. — Pfc; Cartoonist
• Spinks, Raleigh J. — Pfc; Photo Staff
• Chaffin, Robert J. — Pfc; General News Staff Reporter
• Mendilower, Larry — Pfc; 30th Infantry staff
• Rose, Fred W. — Pfc; News Staff Reporter
• Stieglitz, Murray — Pfc; 30th Infantry staff
• Hondalas, Bush — Pfc; Mechanical Staff
• Brown, Thomas C. — Pfc; 7th Infantry staff
• Lauser, Thomas E. — Pfc; 15th Infantry staff
• Karsteuer, Allan B. — Pfc; 30th Infantry staff
• Hamilton, Allan B. — Pfc; Division Artillery staff
• Began, Stan — T/5; Staff Photographer
• Perkavich, Anthony — T/5; Staff Photographer

Locations

• Bad Wildungen, Germany — Division HQ; golf course location being considered; 3d Div MP Co HQ
• Kassel, Germany — Wilhelmshohe Schloss (Kaiser’s palace); Woolworth store operating in rubble; 115th Gen Hospital; 30th Regt area; Passover Seder location
• Heidelberg, Germany — site of 7th Army inactivation ceremony
• Hersfeld, Germany — Baler 1st Bn motor pool garage; horse stables; 7th Inf Regt area; Noel Coward comedy played at Kulterhalle; Cotton Baler Baseball Field; salt mine geology books
• Schweinfurt, Germany — Dragon Regt capital city; pre-war ball-bearing industry center; SKF Kugelfischer plant still operating; Swedish ownership of plant noted
• Melridchstadt, Germany — Dragon 3d Bn EM Club at Schwan Hotel; library; Red Cross girls
• Friedberg, Germany — 10th FA Bn present home; in German Army Kaserne
• Giessen, Germany — 10th FA Bn area of responsibility; landkreise
• Hanau, Germany — 10th FA Bn area of responsibility; landkreise
• Ziegenhain, Germany — 3d Div PX stockade location; MP policing duties
• Reinhardshausen, Germany — near Bad Wildungen; location of 3d Signal Co radio school
• Phillipsthall, Germany — location of Baler Able Co under Capt Poinsett
• Witzenhausen, Germany — location of Kapelle St. Michael chapel; 30th Inf Regt area; thousand-year-old chapel feature article
• Heringen, Germany — on the Werra; location of Baler Area salt mine storing 10 million in geology books
• Dipphal, Germany — Russian-held town near Schweinfurt Schaf plant area
• Saalfeld, Germany — location where reception group received the Marshal’s surrender
• Mainz-Franken Province, Germany — 3d Div assumed occupational control from 25 March
• Worms, Germany — Rhine crossing site; Luther taken here for trial on heresy
• Spaccasassi Creek, Italy — location of Pfc Squires’ CMH action, 23-24 April 1944
• Padiglione, Italy — near Squires’ CMH action location
• Fedala, French Morocco — Grimes’ payment operations; 3d Div landing; Finance Office first overseas action
• Anzio, Italy — Grimes wounded here; Finance paid two payments on beaches
• Beaumont, France — near location where 10th FA fired record 5,431 rounds 21 June 1944
• Avranches, France — 80th Div armored counter-attack in subsequent action
• Ste Suzanne, France — town taken by 80th Div
• Argentan, France — town taken by 80th Div
• Moselle River, France — 80th Div crossed and established bridgehead
• Seille River, France — 80th Div dug in here
• Bastogne, Belgium — 80th Div helped rescue 101st Airborne
• Brenner Pass, Austria — 7th Army’s final route to Austria; final advance
• Salzburg, Austria — location of Kesselring surrender liaison; Schloss Klessheim (Hitler’s private palace)
• Scille River, France — 80th Div reached Rhine after breakthrough
• Namur, Belgium — 2d Reinforcement Depot
• Luton, England — 80th Div unit went to England before ETO deployment
• French Morocco — listed in publication masthead campaign ribbon
• Tunisia — listed in publication masthead campaign ribbon
• Sicily — listed in publication masthead campaign ribbon
• Southern Italy — listed in publication masthead campaign ribbon
• Anzio, Italy — listed in publication masthead campaign ribbon
• Rome, Italy — listed in publication masthead campaign ribbon
• France — listed in publication masthead campaign ribbon
• Austria — listed in publication masthead campaign ribbon
• Prague, Czechoslovakia — where Friedrich Wilhelm was exiled after opposing Bismarck’s nationalism
• Harrisburg, Oregon — hometown of Lt Col Lyle C. Grimes
• Louisville, Kentucky — hometown of Pfc John Squires, CMH recipient
• McAllester, Oklahoma — hometown of Master Sgt Phillip De Laughter
• Panama — destination of 1st Sgt Jr. son after recent recruit process
• Muenster, Germany — where Cardinal Von Galen died 22 March 1946
• Fulda, Germany — Fulda Dom (cathedral) under repair; 500,000 marks for reconstruction; River re-routing project
• Zermatt, Switzerland — 3d Division ski team competed here with Swiss skiers

Units

• 3d Infantry Division (“Marne Division”) — primary unit; transitioning from 7th Army to 3d Army command
• 7th Infantry Regiment (“Cotton Balers”) — Baler 1st Bn motor pool garage built at Hersfeld; Baler stables; baseball field construction; Able Co at Phillipsthall under Poinsett
• 15th Infantry Regiment (“Friscans” / “Dragon Company”) — 3d Bn new area near Mainz-Franken border; 1st Bn mess hall at Marburg; 13 officers returning to civilian status; radio school at Reinhardshausen
• 30th Infantry Regiment — CMH Squires article; Witzenhausen chapel in 30th Regt area; Baler area salt mine; reenlistment statistics
• 10th Field Artillery Battalion — major ‘Know Your Outfit’ feature; fired 300,800 rounds in war; now occupying Friedberg/Giessen; activated Fort Douglas, Arizona 1908
• 9th Field Artillery — reenlistment statistics
• 39th Field Artillery Battalion — reenlistment statistics
• 41st Field Artillery Battalion — reenlistment statistics; helped form 19th and 39th FA Bns
• 10th Engineer Battalion — reenlistment statistics
• 3d Medical Battalion — reenlistment statistics
• Special Troops — reenlistment statistics; softball company leagues being organized
• 3d Division MP Platoon (3d Div MP Co) — enlarged to company strength; HQ at Wega outside Bad Wildungen; Lt Col Shemilt commands; policing Div HQ city, PX stockade
• 3d Signal Company — Reinhardshausen Radio School; operating eight months under Lt McFadden
• 7th Army — being inactivated at Heidelberg; Lt Gen Keyes last commander; NBC broadcast of ceremony
• 3d Army — receiving 3d Division from 7th Army; Gen Truscott CG; will move from Bad Tolz to Heidelberg to assume overall direction
• 80th Infantry Division (“Blue Ridge Division”) — guest unit profile; activated 1917; campaigns at Somme, St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne; reactivated 1942; served in ETO from June 1944; crossed Rhine 25-28 March 1945
• 19th Field Artillery Battalion — formed from 41st FA elements
• 39th Field Artillery Battalion — formed from 41st FA elements
• 18th Infantry Regiment — 10th FA fired record rounds in support of this regiment
• 38th Infantry Regiment — 10th FA supported near Beaumont
• 101st Airborne Division — 80th Div helped rescue at Bastogne
• Redleg Boxing Team — Divarty boxing team; Leslie Jones heavyweight defeated Belgian champion Verhulp
• USAFE Workshop Production — staged Noel Coward’s ‘Private Lives’ at Hersfeld Kulterhalle
• USO Negro Show (‘Shuffle Along’) — Noble Sissle’s production opened at Liberty Theatre, Kassel
• 3d Division Baseball League — announced to open 4 May; six teams: 7th, 15th, 30th Infantry, Divarty, Special Troops, 3d Army HQ at Heidelberg
• Constabulary (‘Lightning Bolt’) — 38,000-man occupation force being organized; will take over police duties from 7th Army on 1 July 1943 activation