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Page 2 HELLCAT NEWS June 1987
HELLCAT NEWS
PUBLISHED BY THE 12th ARMORED DIVISION ASSOCIATION
Official Publication of the 12th Armored Division Association,
1913 Jerome Drive, Godfrey, IL 62035-1506
Writers submitting articles for this publication are solely responsible for
their contents, not this Association nor it's Editor.
OFFICERS
PRESIDENT Robert J. Schwartz (C/495)
4345 Purdue Ave., Los Ang.eles, CA 90066, (213) 839-9460
1 st VICE-PRESIDENT John M. McNaull (A/134)
699 County Road 1775, RR #6, Ashland, OH 44805 (419) 289-3944
2nd VICE-PRESIDENT Edward J. Buscavage (A/714)
8509 N. Hamner Avenue, Tampa, FL 33604 (813) 932-2544
TREASURER John S. Cassella (A/134)
5309 Dover Dr., Godfrey, IL 62035 (618) 466-6424
PAST PRESIDENT Forrest Smith (Hq/23)
108 Falls Creek Road, Pisgah Forest, NC 28768 (704) 882-5682
DIRECTORS AT LARGE
Robert Kampling, (C/66) 7221 Bel Air Drive, Corona, CA 91719 (714) 737-8009
Jack Miller (Sv/494), 2535 - 175th N.E., Redmond, WA 98052 (206) 885-7515
Robert L. Downey, Sr. (D/23), 604 Harbor Dr., Port Richey, FL 33568 (813) 849-3448
UNIT DIRECTORS ON COUNCIL
ARTILLERY BATTALIONS:
Frank J. Czeiner (C/493), 3225 Landsdowne Dr., Wilmington, DE 19810 (302) 478-3462
INFANTRY BATTALIONS:
William "Bill" Funke, (A/17), 1312 Alford St., Ft. Collins, CO 80524 (303) 482-0255
TANK BATTALIONS:
James E. Stone, (D/43) 309 Chestnut St., Woodstock, IL 60098 (815) 338-6952
ENGINEERS - MEDIC - RECON:
Donald W. Seedborg (B/82), 1915 Cedar Ave. #5, Long Beach, CA 90806 (213) 591 4075
ASSIGNED UNITS - ORDNANCE, SIGNAL, DIVISION GROUPS:
Cono Sideri (Div. Hq.), 526 Elton Street, Riverhead, NY 11901 (516) 727-5336
APPOINTED OFFICERS
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY Norbert H. Bruemmer (D-43)
1913 Jerome Drive, Godfrey, IL 62035-1 506 (61 8) 466-3949
EDITOR Robert E. Head (Hq.-714)
2000 W. Roberta Ave., Fullerton, CA 92633 (71 4) 526-6964
HISTORIAN Kenneth G. Bradsteet (A/494)
1018 Prairie St., Emporia, KS 66801 (316) 342-8373
SERVICE OFFICER Fred "Mike "Gorman (C/l 34)
9190 State Route 762, Orient, OH 43146 (614) 877-9263
REUNION CHAIRMAN Warren E. Maue (A/1 7)
4320 Germantown-Liberty Rd., Germantown, Ohl 45327 (513) 866-5004
MEMBERSHIP CHAIRMAN Paul R. Hempfling, Sr. (Div.Trns.)
11418 Hillcroft, Houston, TX 77035 (713) 729-7586
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n API/ TDAPI/Q ing he intended to write a book
DttulA I rinUlAO to prove more could have been
done to stave off the fall of
Kenneth G. Bradstreet France
Historian-Past President Among other prominent fig.
1018 Prairie Street ures freed were u Gen Ta(j_
Emporia, KS 66801 eugz Kormorowski, the famed
Phone (316) 342-8373 „Genera| Bor„ who ,
FREED NOTABLES HEAD b|ood poHsh unde d
BACK TOWARD PARIS rjsing jn Warsaw; Gen MaurjcPe
MAY 1945 Gamelin and Gen. Maxime
Two former French premiers, Weygand both Allied French
Edourd Daladier and Paul Rey- Generals in the early war dayg
naud, were enroute back to and u John G Wjnant Jr
Paris Monday with a group of SQn of (he ^ g ambassador to
other notables after liberation Britain
from a Nazi prison by U. S. 7th Algo in Allied hands are Kurt
Army forces sweeping through Schuschnigg) former Austrian
Austria. (23rd Tank Bn.) chancellor; former French pre-
Reynaud was quoted in a dis- mier LeQn B,um and German
patch from Itter Castle as say- pagtor Martin Niemoller Sup.
reme headquarters at Paris
MehHHe"ca!hrrsth(UPSK 350;210);s eariier had said Bium and
published monthly tor the subscription rate
of $8.00 per year by the 12th Armored Schuschnigg had been spirited
Division Association, 1913 Jerome Drive, God- away from the Alpine prison
frey, IL 62035. Second Class postage is , T,, ^ , , ,, „
paid at Godfrey, Illinois and additional Camp at Itter Castle by the Ger-
mailing offices. mans just before Americans of
p o S T m AST E R : Send address the 12th Armored Division had
changes to the HELLCAT NEWS, 1913 .
Jerome Drive, Godfrey, IL 62035-1506. arrived there.
Members of the French group
returning to Paris included
Leon Jouhaux, head of French
trade unions: Francois de La
Rocque, head of the extreme
right anti-German nationalists,
and Michael Clemenceau, son
of the WW I statesman and a
nephew of Gen. Charles De
Gaulle.
British notables released with
Winant - all of whom said they
were going to London as soon
as possible - included Lt. Vis-
count George Henry Lascelles,
nephew of King George; Capt.
Lord Butler - Fullerton - Elp-
hina-Tone, nephew of Queen
Elizabeth; Capt. George Alex-
ander, Earl of Haig, son of the
WW I commander; Lt. Charles
William, Earl of Hopetoun, son
of the Marquess of Linlithgow,
and Lt. Matu Duhamel, a rela-
tive of Prime Minister Churc-
hill.
Winant, also returning to Lon-
don, had been shot down over
Munster on Oct. 10, 1943, on
his thirteenth mission as a Fly-
ing Fortress pilot.
Existence of the Itter Castle
prison camp was revealed by a
French slave to Allied forces.
Also freed from Itter Castle
was the famous Basque tennis
ace, Jean Borotra.
G UESTS -MAY 1945
Innsbruck, Austria
Maj. Gen. Anthony C. McAu-
liffe, famed nuts-to-the-Ger-
mans defender of Bastogne,
had as dinner guests Sunday,
former French Premiers Edourd
Daladier and Paul Reynaud
and other notables, including
Lt. John G. Winant, Jr.
The American meal, elegant
in comparison with their fare
in the prison at Itter Castle in
Austria, pleased the French
guests but they hesitated over
the American apertif - it was
whiskey!
GIRL FROM DOLL HOUSE
EASY FOR MA GICIAN
DIETRICH - JUNE 1945
As I walked in on Cpl. Carl
"Bud" Dietrich, of Hq. Co. 66th
AIB, he was taking his hand-
kerchief from his pocket and
noticing that it was a little
dirty rolled it into a ball, to my
amazement he blew on it and
the handkerchief was now a
new one - he muttered some-
thing about "where did the lace
come from", but I was too
amazed to say anything about
the style.
Noticing at once that all the
stories were true about his feats
I at once started into the inter-
view, by shrewdly saying. "You
are a magician!" "Yes, that's
correct," stated Dietrich as he
found a 10 mark note that I
could have used a few minutes
earlier while at the Stork Club,
behind my ear. "I started the
trade when I was about 17, by
learning tricks from my brother
- he is a magician too. He went
under the name of the 'Wizard',
went on Dietrich,i suddenly
changing his cigar to a pipe by
merely putting his hand on it.
As I got into the interview he
from time to time would pick
up a deck of cards and have me
'pick a card - any card' and
suddenly with a quick snap
untie the tightest knot that I
could tie.
During the six years that
Dietrich appeared on the stage
he met and worked with some
of the all-time great magicians.
He numbers among his close
friends, such bafflers as Black-
stone and Merlin in addition to
many others.
Dietrich's repatoire of tricks
include everything from pro-
ducing rabbits from hats to
making a beautiful girl appear
from an empty doll house. This
trick which he says is his
favorite was his climax presen-
tation while appearing at such
world famous places as the
Antlers Hotel in Colorado
Springs, Colorado before enter-
ing the army.
While in the Army, Dietrich
has appeared on many Special
Service Shows; Both in the
states and overseas, and if
possible will give some shows
here with his brother magician,
Lt. Robert'E. Von Esch, also of
Hq. Co. if they can make the
necessary arrangements. Thank-
ing Dietrich I started to leave,
and ended up running when he
said he knew of a trick that
would baffle me if I could let
him use my wallet!
NEW YORK - JUNE 7, 1945
Modell's, a local sporting
goods and Army-Navy store, is
selling regulation GI messkits
for 95 cents each. They are ad-
vertised as "Picnic Pals."
61 UNITED STATES
DIVISIONS FACED NAZIS
ON V-E DA Y
Sixty one U. S. Divisions,
which comprised the Ground
Forces combat strength when
the war against Germany end-
ed, included 42 Infantry Divis-
ions, 16 Armored Divisions and
3 Airborne Divisions.
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