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The 167th Engineer Combat
Battalion Association
Winter Newsletter=
Dec =
7,
2007
Happy Hol=
idays to
the 167th extended family! We’ve just celebrated Thanksgiv=
ing
and we have much to be thankful for. Just some
of the things on that list are:
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p;
1. We tha=
nk the167th
Combat Engineering Battalion for the sacrifices
made for the United States of America.
2. Bill Heim underwent total knee replacement on=
Oct. 22
and is recovering well due to hard work in rehab. He should be in full swin=
g by
Christmas. Thank goodness!
3. Mary Stefanu also had a knee replaced in earl=
y Nov.
and is maintaining her customary sunny disposition while recovering.
She’ll be running circles around us at the next reunion. Thank heaven=
s!
4. Dewey Bennet Jr.(Bud), <=
span
style=3D'mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1'>a retired US Marine n=
ow
living in Alaska<=
/st1:place>,
and son of Dewey W. Bennet of the 1=
67th contacted
Sam Brown (through the website) and is now one of the 167th fami=
ly.
We hope he will make the 2008 reunion. Dewey W.
Bennet Senior received the Silver Star from General Eddy for action that
occurred 12 September 1944 on the Moselle
River, one of the toughest battl=
es in France.=
The
citation is noted in the 167th history. Thank you, Bud.
5. David Bowman, oldest son of Liston Bowman has=
also contacted
Sam Brown – via the internet website and is now one of the 167th=
family. We hope he will be able to come to the reunion in 2008. David has
photos that his father took overseas and he is willing to share them on our
website. He hopes that some of you guys can help him identifying faces and
places. Thank you, David.
Below is =
a photo of
Sam Brown’s German helmet with Liston Bowman’s name painted on =
it.
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Speaking of silver metals &#=
8211;
I found this citation on the internet
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&nb=
sp; DUNN=
, JAMES
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p; &=
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The President of the United States
takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star Medal to James R. Dunn (356313=
66),
Private, U=
.S.
Army, for gallantry in action while serving with Company C, 167th Engineer
Combat Battalion on 12 - 13 September 1944 near Dieulouard, France<=
/st1:country-region>.
With complete disregard of his own personal safety, Private Dunn twice remo=
ved
wounded under fire and carefully brought them down the hill to the aid stat=
ion.
When telephone communication failed, Private Dunn drove up the hill under
particularly heavy fire to reestablish contact with Captain Bell and
coordination with higher headquarters. During a lull in delivering messages=
, he
crawled over to a machine gun position and relieved the EM there by firing =
one
thousand rounds. Then he crawled 50 yards to the next machine gum emplaceme=
nt
to fire another one thousand rounds. As he was crawling to the third machine
gun position, the concussion of a nearby falling artillery shell knocked him
down. Returning to his messenger duties, Private Dunn continued to expose
himself in the execution of his work. When the order was given relieving the
company, Private Dunn again was an inspiration to all helping evacuate the
weapons and EM from the hill. Throughout this action, Private Dunn displayed
exceptional coolness, courage, and attention to duty according to the highe=
st
traditions of the military service.
Home of Record:=
Ohio
Also, I found this mention of a 167th Combat Engineer on =
the
internet and I will try to send Randolph Dore a copy of the newsletter and =
let
him know about this group.
CWO-4 Gerard Vincent Dore AUSA, Massachusetts Army National Guard<=
br>
By Randolph Dore, Grafton, MA USA
My dad had 39 years to=
tal
service, with 5 years active duty with the US Army during WW II. His war
assignment was with the 167th Combat Engineer Battalion which arrived in Europe after the D-Day invasion. They saw action ac=
ross France and Germany
and then -were shipped around the world to Okinawa.
His peace time service was with the 26th (Yankee) Division in Massachusetts. He died on January 13, =
2000,
from complications following surgery, May he rest in peace and look over us
from above. I was the only one of four sons to serve in the military along =
side
him. I'll miss him dearly. I will always stand tall and salute you dad, you
were my hero.
<=
span
style=3D'font-size:16.0pt'>Did you know?
When the allied armies reached the Rhine
River in =
Germany, the first thing men =
did
was pee in it. This was pretty universal, from the lowest private to Winston
Churchill (who made a big show of it) and Gen. George Patton (who had himse=
lf
photographed in the act).
Do you think Gener=
al
Petraeus or Prime Minister=
Gordon
Brown could get away with it today?
<=
o:p>
<=
span
style=3D'font-size:16.0pt'>Most Popular War Song Ever?<=
/span> Translated into 48 languages
<=
span
style=3D'font-size:14.0pt'>
<=
span
style=3D'font-size:14.0pt'>C=
an you
guess the title? Can you explain why the song is so popular? The la=
st
word goes to a lady who sang it first in the US, Lale Anderson : "Can=
the
wind explain why it became a storm?"
=
Underneath
the lantern,
By the barrack gate
Darling I remember
The way you used to wait
T'was there that you whispered tenderly,
That you loved me,
You'd always be,
??????????????
Answer
in German: Es war bestimmt das Lieblingslied aller Soldaten =
des
Zweiten Weltkriegs. Lili
Marleen wurde die inoffizielle Hymne der Soldaten an sämtlichen Fronte=
n.
15th
Annual 167th Engineering Combat Battalion Reunion
<=
o:p>
During the spring and summer of 1994, fifty
years after D-Day, Jesse Hicks worked to compile an address list of the
soldiers of the 167th Engineer Combat Battalion. Many phone calls
and letters later he had rounded up a good number of the gang for the 1rst =
annual
Reunion. The 2008 Reunion
will be the 15th consecutive year the 167th engineers
have met. Jesse thanks for making =
the
effort! Does it seem like 15 years ago?
1994 =
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Gatlin=
burg,
Tennessee
1995 =
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sp;
Nashvi=
lle,
Tennessee
1996 =
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sp;
Orland=
o,
Florida
1997 =
&nb=
sp;
Virgin=
ia Beach,
Virginia
1998 =
&nb=
sp;
Ft. Leon=
ard
Wood, Missouri
1999 =
&nb=
sp;
Lombar=
d,
Illinois
2000 =
&nb=
sp;
Las Ve=
gas,
Nevada
2001 =
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sp;
Spring=
field,
Illinois
2002 =
&nb=
sp;
Oshkos=
h,
Wisconsin
2003 =
&nb=
sp;
Elizabethtown / Ft. Knox,
Kentucky
2004 =
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sp;
Branso=
n,
Missouri
2005 =
&nb=
sp;
Madiso=
n,
Wisconsin
2006 =
&nb=
sp;
Roches=
ter,
New York
2007 =
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sp;
Michig=
an City,
Indiana
2008 =
&nb=
sp;
Milwau=
kee,
Wisconsin
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<=
span
lang=3DEN style=3D'font-size:14.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN'>Home for Christma=
s! (a
photo to get you in the Christmas mood)=
"A
youngster, clutching his soldier father, gazes upward while the latter lifts
his wife from the ground to wish her a `Merry Christmas.' The serviceman is=
one
of those fortunate enough to be able to get home for the holidays."
December 1944
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Make sure to keep an eye out for the spring
newsletter. We’ll have more information on the when, where, and what =
for
the fantastic 2008 reunion in =
Milwaukee.
Can’t wait to see you there!
=
Have =
a happy,
healthy, and safe Holiday!
Almost forgot: Question in the last newsletter?<=
o:p>
What medal hangs b=
elow
this ribbon?
&=
nbsp; Answer: =
A
Bronze Star – the reverse side is inscribed =
“HEROIC OR MERITORIOUS
ACHIEVEMENT"
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