Profiles 06 the (Greatst Generation by Mike Fox

This i s t h e f i r s t i n a series of a r t i c l e s t h a t w i l l p r o f i l e members of t h e Grea t e s t Generat ion. I a l s o want t o encourage a l l of our members t o c o n t r i b u t e such p r o f i l e s t o f u t u r e e d i t i o n s of t h i s column. A l l you have t o do i s in te rv iew t h e person , I w i l l w r i t e t h e a r t i c l e from your no t e s o r d r a f t . W h i l e w e w i l l focus on 30th Div is ion ve t e r ans don' t l e t t h a t s t o p you from submi t t ing an a r t i c l e about your neighbor o r r e l a t i v e t h a t se rved i n W . W . 1 1 i n a u n i t o t h e r than t h e 30 th . Their s t o r i e s a r e important t oo .

For t h e f i r s t such p r o f i l e I have chosen a person t h a t many of u s i n t h e OHA have been honored t o know f o r s e v e r a l y e a r s . Tommy Oglesby was one of t h e founding members of t h e Tar H e e l Chapter of t h e 30th Div is ion Assoc ia t ion when i t was formed i n Raleigh i n 1962. Since then he has been one of t h e

most a c t i v e members and has organized and p re s ided over many of t h e annual s p r i n g reunions . I t i s i n t h i s way t h a t t h e OHA has come t o know Tommy. H e has always been one of ou r b e s t f r i e n d s and b i g g e s t suppor t e r s wi th in t h e 30th Div is ion Veter- ans Assoc ia t ion .

Tommy was born i n Hun t sv i l l e Alabama i n 1917. H i s family worked i n t h e t e x t i l e m i l l s t h e r e . When t h e g r e a t depress ion fo rced many of t h e m i l l s t o c l o s e o r r e l o c a t e many of t h e m i l l workers and t h e i r f a m i l i e s moved with t h e m i l l s . I t was i n t h i s f a sh ion t h a t Tommy and h i s fami ly moved t o Greensboro, NC i n 1929. Tommy's f a t h e r worked f o r Pomona Mills i n Greensboro and t h e family l i v e d i n t h e m i l l v i l l a g e . When Tommy was o l d e r , he began work i n a t e x t i l e m i l l i n Graham, NC .

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THE 30th INFANTRY DIVISION FOR DUMMIES A few things every Old Hickory Association member should know by Brett Bondurant

HISTORY: The 30th I n f a n t r y Div is ion war c r e a t e d i n September 1917 a t Camp Sev ie r , SC, when Nat ional Guard u n i t s from Tennessee, North and South Carol ina w e r e p laced toge the r t o form a d i v i s i o n . .The Div is ion se rved with d i s t i n c t i o n during t h e Grea t War most notably by breaking through t h e Hindenberg Line and f i g h t i n g i n t h e b a t t l e s of Le S e l l e , Ypres, S t . Mihie l , and i n t h e Meuse-Argonne. Members of t h e Div is ion

earned twelve of t h e seventy-eight Medals of Honor awarded dur ing t h e war. Following t h e end of h o s t i l i t i e s , t h e Div is ion was disbanded. I n 1925, however, t h e Div is ion was r e a c t i v a t e d a s t h e 30th Nat ional Guard Div is ion with u n i t s from Georgia being added. During t h e pe r iod between wars, t h e D iv i s ion ' s l i f e cons i s t ed of annual summer camps and va r ious peacetime maneuvers. On September 1 6 , 1940, t h e Div is ion became one of t h e f i rs t Nat ional Guard Div is ions t o be c a l l e d i n t o Federal Serv ice

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I t was i n Graham where Tommy f i r s t became associa ted with the 120th Infant ry Regiment of the 30th Division. In 1935 he joined the Medical Detachment which was headquartered i n Graham. Tommy l a t e r moved t o Raleigh and i n 1940 he joined the Service Company of the 120th which was based i n Raleigh. The Regiment was Federalized on September 16, 1940 and Tommy moved with t h e m t o Fort Jackson, SC. I t was a t Fort Jackson t h a t Tommy became a Sergeant. During t h i s t i m e period Tommy attended various technical schools a t Fort Benning including Transportation and Automotive school.

After t h e war s t a r t e d Tommy moved with the 30th Division t o i ts various pos t s including Camp Blanding, Camp Atterbury . During t h i s t i m e Tommy and the 30th pa r t i c ipa ted i n the Louisiana and Tennessee maneuvers. F inal ly i n the February of 1944, Tommy and the rest of the Service Company boarded the SS Argentina t o t r a v e l t o the United Kingdom t o be a p a r t of the invasion of Europe. Af ter landing i n Scotland, Tommy and the rest of the Division eventually moved t o the marshalling areas of southern England t o prepare f o r the Normandy invasion.

Tommy crossed the English Channel t o France on June 10, 1944 i n an LCT (landing c r a f t tank) manned by B r i t i s h s a i l o r s . Tommy was responsible f o r a sec t ion of 3 Deuces and a jeep a l l loaded with ammunition. Origi- na l ly scheduled f o r landing on Omaha beach, the LCT was d iver ted t o Utah beach and Tommy and h i s men spent a w e t and m i s e r a b l e f i r s t n igh t i n France i z a gu l ly r i g h t o f f Utah beach. Tommy and h i s men eventually re jo ined t h e Division and pa r t i c ipa ted i n the Normandy campaign including the b a t t l e s f o r S t . Lo and Mortain. One of Tommy's memories of t h a t campaign involves him and t h e Service Company 1st Sgt . John Kelley of Wilmington, NC s i t t i n g on a bridge which was being she l l ed by t h e Germans b e t t i n g on which s i d e of the bridge the next s h e l l would s t r i k e .

Tommy served with the Service Company throughout t h e rest of t h e campaign i n Europe including the B a t t l e of the Bulge and the race t o Magdeburg a t the end of the war. Tommy proudly remembers t h a t t h e Service Company always d id t h e i r job of providing t h e 120th Infant ry Regiment with a l l the suppl ies they needed including food, ammunition and c lo thing o r a s they say i n t h e Army, "beans, b u l l e t s , and blankets., , Tommy was a l s o proud of t h e f a c t t h a t the Service Company was a l s o r e a l l y good a t providing t h e things t h a t r e a l l y mattered a s they always had a Deuce f i l l e d with ha l f c i g a r e t t e s and hal f booze! Tommy indicated t h a t the o f f i c e r s a l l got a regular l iquor r a t i o n from the Army. Strangely enough, the personnel records t h a t w e r e shown t o the quartermaster who d i s t r i b u t e d t h e o f f i c e r ' s l iquor r a t i o n always indicated t h a t t h e regiment had a " f u l l " compliment of o f f i c e r s , desp i t e b a t t l e c a s u a l t i e s and t r ans fe r s ! This ex t ra l i q u o r went t o provide the ha l f truck f u l l f o r the rest of the regiment.

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After t h e war i n September 1945, the 30th was inac t iva ted and Tommy volunteered t o join the US Army reserves a t Fort Bragg. Af ter t h e National Guard was reorganized, Tommy once again joined the Guard and served u n t i l he r e t i r e d i n 1967. After the war Tommy

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and was o r d e r e d t o F o r t Jackson , SC f o r t r a i n i n g . The u n i t became t h e 3 0 t h D i v i s i o n . The D i v i s i o n t r a i n e d i n t h e S t a t e s f o r a lmos t f o u r y e a r s , and began t o l o o s e i t ' s s e c t i o n a l c h a r a c t e r w i t h approx imate ly 6,000 Guardsmen l e a v i n g t o b e r e p l a c e d w i t h Reserve O f f i c e r s , Regular Army men and d r a f t e e s . Most of t h e o f f i c e r c o r p s , i n c l u d i n g General Henry R u s s e l l , t h e D i v i s i o n commander, was r e p l a c e d a s w e l l . The D i v i s i o n s e r v e d a s a c a d r e f o r o t h e r u n i t s b e i n g formed and went from 1 2 , 400 men i n June 1942 t o b a r e l y 3 ,000 men two months l a t e r . The D i v i s i o n a l s o went through s e v e r a l r e o r g a n i z a t i o n s , w i t h t h e 1 2 1 s t I n f a n t r y Regiment t r a n s f e r r e d i n November, 1941 t o t h e 8 t h I n f a n t r y D i v i s i o n and t h e 1 1 8 t h I n f a n t r y Regiment b e i n g t r a n s f e r r e d from t h e D i v i s i o n i n August 1942. I n September 1942, t h e 1 1 9 t h I n f a n t r y Regiment was r e a c t i v a t e d and a s s i g n e d t o t h e D i v i s i o n . The D i v i s i o n now became a " t r i a n g u l a r " d i v i s i o n c o n s i s t i n g of t h e 1 1 7 t h , 119 th and 120 I n f a n t r y Regiments, and was d e s i g n a t e d t h e 3 0 t h I n f a n t r y D i v i s i o n . On February 1 2 , 1944, t h e D i v i s i o n d e p a r t e d Boston, MA and a r r i v e d i n England on February 22. A f t e r approx imate ly 3 months o f t r a i n i n g , t h e D i v i s i o n was ready f o r t h e a s s a u l t on Europe! The D i v i s i o n ' s 230 th F i e l d A r t i l l e r y B a t t a l i o n was t h e first t o l a n d i n France a r r i v i n g on Omaha Beach on June 7 t h t o s u p p o r t t h e 29 th I n f a n t r y D i v i s i o n . The rest o f t h e D i v i s i o n a r r i v e d on Omaha on D-plus 4 , June 1 0 . The D i v i s i o n was h e a v i l y engaged d u r i n g t h e war i n Europe and was invo lved i n key engagements t h a t i n c l u d e d o p e r a t i o n s on t h e V i r e R i v e r , t h e S t . Lo break th rough , t h e famous s t a n d a t Mor ta in , t h e a s s a u l t on t h e S i e g f r i e d L i n e , t h e B a t t l e o f t h e Bulge, and t h e r e d u c t i o n and occupa t ion o f Magdeburg, on t h e E lbe R i v e r . I t was on t h i s r i v e r on May 5 , 1945, t h a t t h e D i v i s i o n made c o n t a c t w i t h t h e advancing Russ ians . After spending two months on occupa t ion d u t y n e a r t h e Czechoslovakian b o r d e r , t h e D i v i s i o n moved from camp t o camp b e f o r e f i n a l l y l o a d i n g o n t o s h i p s f o r t h e journey back t o t h e S t a t e s . The m a j o r i t y o f t h e D i v i s i o n a r r i v e d i n N e w York on August 21, 1945. The 3 0 t h I n f a n t r y D i v i s i o n was d e a c t i v a t e d on November 2 5 , 1945.

Following t h e w a r , t h e 3 0 t h D i v i s i o n was once a g a i n r e a c t i v a t e d as a N a t i o n a l Guard u n i t i n 1947. I n 1954, t h e D i v i s i o n became an e n t i r e l y North C a r o l i n a manned u n i t and i n 1968 t h e D i v i s i o n was d e s i g n a t e d a s t h e 3 0 t h I n f a n t r y D i v i s i o n (Mechanized). On January 4 , 1974 t h e D i v i s i o n was a g a i n d e a c t i v a t e d , and it ' s u n i t s becoming t h e 30 th Heavy S e p a r a t e Br igade . T h i s Br igade remains a c t i v e today a s p a r t o f t h e 2 4 t h I n f a n t r y D i v i s i o n , Army N a t i o n a l Guard and c o n t i n u e s t h e t r a d i t i o n s of Old Hickory.

NICKNAME: "Old Hickoryff . The 3 0 t h I n f a n t r y D i v i s i o n r e c e i v e d i t f s nickname d u r i n g W . W. I because o f General and P r e s i d e n t Andrew Jackson , who was born n e a r t h e North -South C a r o l i n a b o r d e r and r o s e t o p o l i t i c a l power i n Tennessee . The o r i g i n a l r eg iments o f t h e D i v i s i o n came from Tennessee (117th I n f a n t r y Regiment) , South C a r o l i n a (118th I n f a n t r y Regiment) , and North C a r o l i n a (119 th 6 120th I n f a n t r y Regiments) .

OTHER NICKNAMES: "Workhorse of t h e Western Fron t" f o r t h e D i v i s i o n s long s e r v i c e i n t h e ETO, and \ 'Roosevelt ' s SS Troopsrr , named by t h e German High Command f o r t h e D i v i s i o n s tough f i g h t i n g a g a i n s t t h e e l i te 1st SS D i v i s i o n . .

DIVISION COMMANDERS: Major General Henry R u s s e l l - N a t i o n a l Guard u n t i l May 1, 1942, Major General W i l l i a m H . Simpson - u n t i l September 1 2 , 1942 ( l a t e r Ninth Army Commander) Major Le land S . Hobbs - u n t i l September 1945, Major General A l b e r t Cowper - u n t i l d e a c t i v a t i o n .

INSIGNIA: PATCH: Blue "0" s u r r o u n d i n g b l u e "H "on r e d background, d e n o t i n g Old Hickory, (Andrew Jackson) w i t h t h e Roman numerals XXX i n s i d e t h e c r o s s b a r o f H s i g n i f y i n g t h e Roman numeral "30". At t h e end o f W . W . 1 t h e p a t c h w a s sometimes m i s t a k e n l y worn s ideways.

REGIMENTAL CRESTS: 117 th I n f a n t r y Regiment - S h i e l d wi th t h r e e s t a r s w i t h t h e words BREAK THROUGH a t t h e bottom i n t h e shape of a broken chevron. The stars r e p r e s e n t t h e three grand d i v i s i o n s o f t h e S t a t e o f Tennessee and t h e t h r e e main engagements t h a t t h e

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Regiment fought in during W.W.1; Canal Sector, Ypres-Lys, and Some Offensive. The motto BREAK THROUGH and the broken chevron shape denote the breaking of the Hindenburg Line. 119th Infantry Regiment - No distinctive insignia authorized. 120th Infantry Regiment - Blue shield with a cactus over a stone tunnel entrance, with the words VIRTUES INCENDIT VIREOS below. The blue shield is blue for infantry, the cactus represents service on the Mexican Border. The tunnel entrance symbolizes the mouth of the tunnel in the Hindenburg Line at Bellecourt, France, which was captured by the 120th Infantry, September, 29, 1918.

UNITS THAT MADE UP THE DIVISION: 117th Infantry Regiment (Tennessee National Guard) 118th Infantry Regiment (South Carolina National Guard) - Relieved from Division August 24, 1942. 119th Infantry Regiment (North Carolina National Guard) - Assigned to Division September 1. 1942. 120th Infantry Regiment (North Carolina National Guard) 121st Infantry Regiment (Georgia National Guard) - Transferred to 8th Infantry Division November 22, 1941. 113th Field Artillery Battalion (155mm How. Trac-D) 115th Field Artillery Battalion (75MM Gun) - Transferred from Division August 24, 1942. 118th Field Artillery Battalion (105MM How. Trk-D) 197th Field Artillery Battalion (105MM How. Trk-D) 230th Field Artillery Battalion (105MM How. Trk-D) 30th Reconnaissance Troop, Mecz 105th Engineer Combat Battalion 105th Medical Battalion 30th Counter Intelligence Corp Det Headquarters Special Troops Headquarters Company, 30th Infantry Division 30th Military Police Platoon 730th Ordnance Light Maintenance Company 30th Quartermaster Company 30th Signal Company

REGIMENTAL SONGS: 117th - \She'll Be Cominr Round the Mountainr, 118th - \Put on Your Old Blue Bonnetr, 120th - 'Roll Out the Barrel.

CAMPS THE DIVISION TRAINED AT IN THE U.S.: Fort Jackson, South Carolina (1940 - 1941, 1942) , Camp Forrest, Tennessee (1941, 1943) , Camp Blanding, Florida (1942) , Camp Atterbury, Indiana (1943) , Camp Myles Standish, Massachusetts (1944) .

SHIPS DIVISION SAILED ON GOING TO ENGLAND: JOHN ERICSSON, BRAZIL, ARGENTINA.

SHIPS DIVISION SAILED ON RETURNING TO U.S.: USS GENERAL BLACK (119th Inf. Regt.) QUEEN MARY.

AREAS IN ENGLAND THE DIVISION WAS STATIONED: South Hampton, Chichester, Sussex,Chesham.

DAYS IN COMBAT: 282, 5th most of all ETO divisions.

CAUSALITIES: Killed in Action: 3,003, Wounded in Action: 13,376, Died of Wounds: 513.

MEDAL OF HONOR awardees:lst Lt. Raymond Beaudoin, 119th Inf. Regt., Hamelin, Germany, April 6, 1945, Staff Sgt. Paul Bolden, 120th Inf. Regt., Petit-Coo, Belgium, December 23, 1944, Sgt. Francis Curry, 120th Inf. Regt., Malmedy, Beligum, December 21, 1944, Staff Sgt. Freeman Horner, 119th Inf. Regt., Wurselen, Germany, November 16, 1944,

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Pvt. Harold Klner, 117th i n . Regt., near Palenburg, Germany, October, 2, 1944, (awarded posthumously), Staff Sgt. Jack Pendleton, 123th Inf. Regt., Bardenburg, Germany, Octabnr 12, 1914, (awarded postkumou~lj)

DIVISION AWARD: The 30th Infantry Division was awarded the Fourragere of Belgium in Belgian 1393, dated November 20, 1945 for its part in Belgian liberation between September 4 and 19, 1944, and for its actions in the Ardennes fighting becween December 17, 1944 and January 25, 1945.

OLD HICKORY DAY: Octcber 30. This day was proclaimed 9ld Hickory Day by the governors of Georgia, North and South Carolina, and Tennessee. in 1945.

ETO Army Historian S.L.A. Marshall called the 30th the "Finest Infantry Division in the European Theater of Operations. It is the combined judgments of the approximately 35 historical officers who had worked on the records and in the field that the 30th merited this distinction. It idas our finding that the 30th had been outstanding in three operations and we could consistently recommend it for citation on any of these occasions. It was further found that it had in no single instance performed discreditably or weakly . . . and in no single operation had it carried less than its share of the burden or looked bad when compared to the forces on its flanks. We were especially impressed with the fact that consistently achieved results without -2ndue wastage of its men."

OHA MEMBERS TAKE PART IN BATTLE OF THE BULGE RE-

ENACTMENT by Murk Bucfete

From January 23 t o 27 over 20 members of t h e Old Hickory Assoc ia t ion t r a v e l e d t o F o r t Indiantown Gap i n t h e h i l l s of Pennsylvania t o t ake p a r t i n t h e annual re-enactment of one of World War 11's most famous a c t i o n s , t h e B a t t l e of t h e Bulge.

The Old Hickory cont ingent made up most -

of 3rd p la toon , jo in ing o t h e r u n i t s from t h e lSt I D , 2eth I D , 2gth I D , and 2fjth I D , t o round o u t a s l i g h t l y unders t rength K Co. Unlike prev ious y e a r s , A l l i e d u n i t s had t h e numerical advantage a t t h i s year1 s b a t t l e .

Dave St ieghan served a s 3rd p la toon l e a d e r , a s s i s t e d by J i m Higgins a s p la toon se rgean t , with Paul G i l l and B r e t t Bondurant a c t i n g a s squad l e a d e r s of f i r s t and second squads, respec- t i v e l y . N e w t o Co. K t h i s y e a r was a group from t h e 2fjth I D , l e a d by Brian Dugrenier, who served a s 3rd squad of t h e p la toon . They w e r e a worthy a d d i t i o n t o ou r Co. K team.

Once aga in Co. K formed t h e A l l i e d f o r c e f o r t h e p u b l i c b a t t l e on Saturday morning, with our f r i e n d s from Gross Deutschland provid ing t h e cannon fodder . A high p o i n t of t h i s event was an oppor tun i ty f o r 3rd p la toon t o have i t s p i c t u r e taken with a couple of r e a l 3oth Div is ion v e t s who had come t o see t h e demonstrat ion. These heroes seemed a s happy t o see us a s w e w e r e t o m e e t them.'

Again t h i s yea r t h e Co. K ba r r acks w e r e s e l e c t e d t o b e t h e p u b l i c d i s p l a y bar- r a c k s . Our Old H icko r i e s d i d an ou ts tanding job of keeping ou r ba r r acks a u t h e n t i c and squared away.

Another high p o i n t of t h e event was when ou r own J i m Higgins j o ined a few courageous o t h e r s t o cha l lenge Captain Albers , K Co. CO, i n a timed competi t ion t o disassemble and reassemble t h e M-1 r i f l e . Captain Albers had never been bea ten , b u t J i m b e a t him handi ly t o win a s i l v e r d o l l a r and t h e acclaim of h i s f e l l ow OHA dogfaces . Way t o go, Boats!

As has been t h e c a s e f o r many y e a r s a t t h i s re-enactment, t h e b a t t l e l e f t a l o t t o b e d e s i r e d , and the f l e a market was n o t q u i t e what i t has been i n t h e p a s t , b u t our m e m b e r s d i d a g r e a t job of honoring B a t t l e of t h e Bulge ve t e r ans by t h e i r e x c e l l e n t r ep re sen t a t i on of t h e American G I i n W W I I .

I'm s t i l l w a i t i n g t o here t h e s t o r y behind t h i s . - E d i t o r

Pursuit of Non-Profit Status On March 5th, 2002, The Old Hickory Association was recognized by the State of 1,lorth Carolina as a non-profit corpo- raticn. We can now file with the IRS for ~ u r non-profit tax status. Thanks to those on the Non-profit committee, the Board of Directors, Mike Fox and the law firm of Tuggle Euggins & Meschan, P.A. for their help in obtaining this goal.

Old Hickory Patches Dave Curtin has helped the OHA obtain approximately 75 original Thirtieth patches. We will be selling them at $5.00 a piece with a limit of two per member. There will be a $1.00 shipping fee if you want them mailed to you. Contact Brett Bondurant.

30th Infantry Division Books The OHA Historical Display was recently enhanced with the edition of three 1st edition books related to the 30thID. They were the combat history of the 119th Infantry Regiment, the 1941 annual for the 118th Field Artillery, and the History of the 1st Battalion, 117th Infantry Regiment. An article in the latest issue of the "30th Division News" talks about books written by members of the Old Hickory. They include: Aid Man by Robert B. Bradley (Med, 120th Inf) Angel In My Foxhole by Everett H. Kelly (B, 117th Inf.) Battle Stains (Poetry) by Robert C. DeWitt (E, 117th Inf.) Civilian at War by Kenneth C. Parker (B, 120th Inf.) A Combat Engineer by David W. Lester (A, 105th Engr Bn.) A Country Boy Goes to War by Roger P. Casey (D, 119th Inf.) A Crusader in Europe and Old Hickory and the Elusive PUC by Richard Jepsen (D, 120th Inf.) War at Ground Level by A.P. Wiley, Jr. (M, 120th Inf.) The Longest Year by Murray Pulver (B, 120th Inf.)

Some of you have asked about Enemy, North, South, East, West by Robert Weiss. He now has a new publisher, White Mane Publishing Company, Inc. PO Box 152, 63

W. Burd St., Shippensburg, PA 17257. Those interested can write the publisher and ask to be placed on the notification list when the book is reprinted. The book may possibly have a different title !when reprinted. A new book by Mark Reardon, "Victory at Mortain" has been published and is now available, hard-backed and "autographed" by the author at the Camp Blanding Museum for $33.00 postpaid. The address for the museum is:

Camp Blanding Museum R t . 1 , BOX 465, Camp Blanding Starke, F1 32091-9703

Checks can be made payable to "Camp Blanding Museum" There are only 69 autographed copies available.

E-Bay IDf s There have been a few instances lately where members of the OHA have been unknowingly bidding against each other on e-bay. I sent an email requesting members to reply with their id's and here is a list of those that responded. I would also suggest a couple of rules which could prevent hard feelings. The first one to bid on an item receives hands off from other members. If, however, the bidding gets to high for you, send a note to other members that you are backing out or if it is something you are really interested in contact the first bidder and ask them to contact you if they are backing out. Basically let's cqrnmuni- cate !

Randall Lee Michelle/Ken Hyatt Mike Owens Paul Gill Neil Trivette Les Monroe Ted Hogan Brett Bondurant Kent Triplett Walt Sowinski Robbie Lamb Todd Hogan Don Shupe

RLEE611 Beachpebble Garand7449@aol.com OLDHICK120 wolfpack85 mortarman30 ted@netpath.net bond01308 KTRIP ART YXXX woundedduck2 Stug oha30-120

World War I1 Memorial We have been contacted about participating in events for the opening o? the World War 11 Memorial zround Memorial Day 211114. I know some members are considering the D-day events that sane year (see informa- tion below) so it could be a hard chaice. Watch for further infcrmatlon as plans de-~elop.

N o r m a n d y 2004

k few of you have expressed an interest in goin< to France in 2034 for the 60th anniversary of D-Day to see the Ilorn~andy sltes dressed in O.D. and having a jeep as your tour bl~s. Tom Bowers, with the 1st Inf. Division is the point man on the U.S. end of the trip, and here 1s t.he latest info he has. The unit we wlll portray will be the 82nd Recon Co., 2nd Armored Division. We will have approximately 120 men with the following vehicles: 12 -M-8 Scoct Cars, 5 - GMC trucks, and around 20 Jeeps. We will have one Hq. platoon and 3 recor. platoons. The trip will be 10 days total and although the dates haven't finalized yet, it looks to be around the end of May, first of June, with us being there on June 6. We will leave from Poole, England and land in Cherbcurg, France arriving via ferry. We will spend 4-5 days in the beachhead area and then head into the hedgerow country ( I'm sure a stop at Mortaln can be worked out!) Costs look to be around $450.00, which doesn't include airfare. This will include fuel, food (we will have a field kitchen) and ferry costs. If possible, I would recommend that you try to spend at least a few days in England before leaving from France. Those who went in 1999 are automatically invited, all others will have to be recommended, which I'm sure Greg and I would have no trouble doing for any OHA member. You are issued a de-milled M-1 to call your own for the trip. You must bring your own sling.

According to the Brits, the early de- milled weapons simply had thelr barrels plugged so you could still operate the action and dissemble the weapon, but the newer de-milled ones (that we used) had the barrels plugged, the actions fused and the bolts welded shut. In thls state, the Brits referred to them as "pieces of wood". Several times they said they envied us for belng able to actually own a real

live weapon and told us we shcl~ld make sure they weren't taken away from us as they were them. When you do a reenactment in Engl&r~d, you rent a live firinq weapman for rise from vendors who can do this through a loophole in the law that allcws live firing weapons to be used for theatlical purpose. I don't think the firearms laws are that tight in France, but yo12 won't see any Germans, I think the entire time I was in France in 1999, I saw one German vehicle. Femerr~ber, this isn't a reenactrne:lt.

I know 2003 is a bit off in the future, but now is ths time to start putting back a little money, and start saving some ~~acation time. I'll be the POC for the 30th and will forward any info I receive from Tom to those seriously interested. Who wants to 130 !

Brett.

C h a n g e s i n C e l e b r a t e F r e e d o m D a t e The newsletter for the Celebrate Freedom Foundation which sponsors the show in Columbia, SC around Veteran's Day had originally listed the event for the end of October. It is now llsted on thelr website for the weekend of November 8/10.

I ta l ian F r o n t R e e n a c t m e n t Hurt, VA. April 26/28, 2002 This is a event that is close by and is usually enjoyed by our members that have gone in the past. Contact Clint Yarbrough or Paul Gill for more information. Phone numbers are listed on last page of newsletter.

L i b e r t y S h i p John W . B r o w n I have only. had two people express interest in either one of the date for the Brown, Chuck Eatmon and Ray Oakes. If there is anyone else interested please let me know ASAP as we need to let them know how many people they wlll have.

Help w i t h R e c r u i t i n g Clint Yarbrough is looking for a little help with recruiting. Seems like a certain young lady is taking up a lot of his time. Responsibilities would include phoning potential recruits to feel out their interest and to send information sheets and applications. If you can help contact Clint.

Information gathered from the WWII Enlisted Man / WAC Pay scale from the Official Army Registel dated 1 January 1944 (pages 1624-1629). Pay would be the following:

Added to the base

Grade

1 st Grade - Master Sgt, 1 st Sgt.

2nd Grade - Tech Sgt.

3rd Grade - Staff Sgt. I Tech 3

4th Grade - Sgt. : Tech 4

5thGrade-Cpl . iTech5

6th Grade - PFC

7th Grade - Private

Flight Pay: 50% of base pay.

Foreign service / Sea Duty: Base pay increased an additional 20",(E'light pay is still an addi- tional 50% of the Foreign Service Base Pay)

Base Pa)

$138.00

114.00

96.00

78.00

66.00

54.00

50.00

Distinguished Service Awards: $2.00 is then added to base pay for individuals earning the follow- ing medals: MOH, DFC, DSC, DSM, SM. Additional pay to start from date of act of heroism

Parachutists Pay: An additional $50 is added to base pay

Over 3 ?rs ser- vice

134.90

119.70

100.80

81.90

69.30

56.70

52.50

Pay for special qualifications: Not less than $l/month or more than $5/month for enlisted person- nel for special qualifications in the use of arm or arms which they may be required to use.

I have also read that those in combat (CIB) get a $10 combat pay addition to pay. Unfortunately, Combat Medics were not eligible for this additional $10.

6 yrs ser- vice

15 1.80

125.40

105.60

85.80

72.60

59.30

55.00

A couple examples:

A Grace 4 (Sgt.) paratrooper in Normandy, June 20th, 1944, with 3 years of service would receive monthly:

9 ).rs ser- vice

158.70

131.10

110.40

86.70

75.90

62.10

57.50

Base Pay: $78.00 Foreign Service: $15.60 Parachutists Pay: $50 Combat Pay: $10

Total monthly pay: $153.60

12 yrs service

165.60

136.80

115.20

93.60

79.20

64.80

60.00

A Grade 2 B-24 Tailgunner in England, May, 1943 with 2 years of service would receive monthly:

Base Pay: $114.00 Flight Pay: $57.00

I5 1 . r ~ service

172.50

132.50

120.00

97.50

82.50

67.50

62.50

Total monthly pay: $171 (There MAY be special qualification pay for this individual, too).

Submitted by Brett Bondurant

18 grr ser- vice

179.80

148.20

124.80

101.40

85.80

70.20

65.00

24 yrs ser- vice

193.20

159.60

134.40

109.20

92.40

75.60

70.00

21 yrs ser- \ice

186.30

153.90

129.60

105.30

89.10

72.90

67.50

27 yrs ser- \ice

200.10

165.30

139.20

1 13.10

95.70

78.30

72.50

30 yrs ser- vice

207.00

171.00

144.00

1 1 7.00

99.00

81.00

75.00

These p h o t o s a r e from t h e I s c ~ ~ ~ s from Camp Butner. I magazine e r a t r i p t h r o u g h "Camp B u t n e r , Camp B u t n e r , A cam-

I I North C a r o l i n a "

April 26128, 2002 Italian Front Reenactment

Reproduction Items: Hurt, VA. World War 2 Reproduction Rations Complete reproduction of WW2 K ration, C ration, and D M~~ 25, 2002 bars, as well as other accessories such as Foot Powder, ~ i b ~ r t ~ ship ~~h~ W, B~~~~ Channs, PK gum, fuel tablets. batteries, and more. Catalog Savannah, GA

www.angelfire.com.'nc/stug Todd Hogan, 224 S. Melville Street, Graham, NC 27253

June 8,2002 Liberty Ship John W. Brown

email: thogan@triad.rr.com Jacksonville, FI.

World War Two Impressions - specializing in reproduction U.S. Army uniforms and accessories. Catalog available.

August 10,2002

7 165 Adwen Street, Downey, CA. 9024 1 . W.W.11 Public Battle Pigeon Forge, TN

Fax and phone (562) 927-6922 www.mypigeonforge.comlcelebrate~freedom.asp e-niail: WWIIIMPRESSIONS@MSN.COM

Auction April 13th, Raleigh, NC October 1111 3, 2002 Butner Shoot

Mark Aman is having an auction of lots of collectibIes including "beaucoup" amounts of WWlI stuff mainly American in origin. In conjunction with a coin dealer, there October 16120, will be tons of collectible coins, autographs, and even 56th National Reunion Curio and Relic eligible military firearms. It is being held SC

outdoors at Mark's office at 13 10 Fairview Rd. in Raleigh, at 1:OOPM. Contact Mark at ifcdirector@aol.com or (919) November 8110 828-7290 for information or directions. Celebrate Freedom

Columbia, SC

March 1511 7, 2002 Butner Training Weekend

April 12114, 2002 Tar Heel Chapter Reunion, 30th ID Association Raleigh, NC

The Old Hickory Chronicle is the newsletter of The Old Hickory Association. It is published 6 times a year in January, March, May, July, September, and November. The editor of The Old Hickory Chronicle is Don Shupe and he should be contacted concerning any questions or suggestions. Articles are contributed by members of the association. Other contacts of the Old Hickory Association are: Board of Directors: Brett Bondurant (91 9) 431 -0984, bbondo@bellsouth. net Paul Gill, (704) 948-2884, oldhickl20@carolina.rr.com Jim Higgins, (919) 676-9098 ihiggins@bellsouth.net Don Shupe, (91 9) 467-31 19, shupeda@msn.com Clint Yarbrough, (336)299-1981, cyruswc21 @aol.com Reenactments: Clint Yarbrough, Paul Gill , Marksmanship: Jim Higgins,

E isplays, 30th ID History, and Newsletter: Don Shupe rill and Ceremony: Mark Burfete (919) 562-1639, mark.burfete@wheaton.com ecruiting: Clint Yarbrough