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The Signal Circuit
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NORMANDY NORTHERN
FRANCE RHINELANDARDENNES CENTRAL
EUROPE[Web editor's note: This document was originally published in 1945
as a small, softbound booklet. I have tried to stay true to the book's
original format as much as possible, while making some minor changes for
web presentation. All content, except for these web editor notes, is as
originally published. BF 11/26/99]
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Harry Frost | Matthews, Indiana |
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Willard Duhame | Champion, Michigan |
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Robert M Lee | Wichita Falls, Texas |
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Harold K Combs | Jeffersontown, Kentucky |
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J C Bonds | Corinth, Mississippi |
Between the covers of this little booklet is portrayed the life of the 146th Armored Signal Company. Though it covers activities from the time we were activated until V E Day, it is impossible to cover all personal sacrifices and events resultant from outstanding and unselfish devotion to duty.
From the swamps of Louisiana, thru the desert of California, to the hospitality of Chipping Campden, deep in the lush countryside of jolly ole England, we have learned to work together as a single team supplying and coordinating vital communications that are the nerves of a rapidly moving armored division.
As a result of our hard work and success, Uncle Sam has seen fit to award our company the Plaque for Meritorious Service with a silver star for additional outstanding services. This is symbolized by the wearing of a gold wreath on the right sleeve.
We are proud of our unit of the great 6th Armored Division. And we are
justly proud to have been so fortunate as having Major General Robert W.
Grow for our Division Commander. Through General Grow's untiring efforts
and loyalty
to his men, the 6th Armored established a most impressive record of
its combat experiences. His splendid leadership has always been a thrilling
incentive for each and every one of us to give our all towards giving his
great division only the
best in communications.
In conclusion, we would like to remind you of our full realization of the loss of our comrades who made the supreme sacrifice while fulfilling their obligations to their country. It is to them that we dedicate this humble token of sincere appreciation.
Apolda, Germany
1 July 1945
-- 1st Lt. Wm. S. Parkerson
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My appreciation for the men of the Signal Company is deep. It
seems years ago that we started together at Fort Knox, yet in a relatively
short time the men of this small organization have created a reputation
second to none in the theater. Since this will always follow me wherever
I go, it shall be kept alive! Good luck in all your ventures!
-- Lt. Col. William J. Given |
| There is not the slightest doubt in my mind but that we have the best
Signal company in the United States Army. The superior performance and
record of this unit was made possible not only by the outstanding junior
officers and non-commissioned officers we have, but by each and every member
of the company. The resourcefullness, ingenuity and "will to win" of each
individual is the reason for outstanding record. May I take this opportunity
to convey to you the pride, pleasure and great satisfaction it has been
to me to live and work with you under all conditions. Good luck to you,
always.
-- Capt. Thomas E. Fisher |
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Out of the original cadre, only these "ole men" remained with the company the end of the war. Left to right, first row, Major Tyler Dixon, Lt. Col, William Given. Second row, T/Sgt. Ed. Reed, S/Sgt. Fred Kostoch, Tec 5 Pat Marbello, Tec 4 Nick Corriere. Third row, M/Sgt. Joe DePaul, S/Sgt. Floyd Snider, S/Sgt. Ed. Killfoile, S/Sgt. Mario Palanca, Tec 4 Stuart Tuma. Tec 4 Charles Hughes and Tec 5 Sill Gouldin were absent when picture was made.
The 146th Armored Signal Company was born on February 15, 1942, when its maternal superior, the mighty 6th Armored Division, was activated on the muddy grounds of Fort Knox, Kentucky. Of its original cadre of thirty officers and men, only thirteen remained on V E Day 1945.
After moving to the 6th Armored's home station, Camp Chaffee, Arkansas, the Signal Company's ranks were soon swelled by the arrival of some two hundred men from reception centers. During the next four months of basic training, the various sections began to take shape and technical training in all branches of communication flourished. The chief extra-curricular activity was "Here comes Gegax -- Under the barracks!"
Recreational balance for the rigid training was supplemented by the
wonderful treatment the 6th Armored soldiers received from the citizens
of Fort Smith. Their hospitality was sincere and unending. The Division
will always hold a warm spot in its heart for "little ole" Fort Smith.
Shortly after returning to Camp Chaffee from that rugged field life
in Louisiana, the 6th Armored Division bundled up and entrained for Desert
Training Center, California. Camped near the thriving metropolis of Rice,
the Signal Co. embarked upon a five-month training period that was classified
as excellent. There were more Division field problems in which radio, wire
and messenger communication were all utilized. The veterans of the company
will recall the week-end recreational convoys to Los Angeles, the cold
outdoor showers, the sandstorm on Christmas Day and the crafty game of
hiding the bottles from Lt. Terry.
With the Division spread over an area of more than thirty miles in diameter,
the Signal Co. had its hands full maintaining communication between units
and Division Headquarters. Messengers did an unusually heavy amount of
driving and the Wire Section operated switchboards and laid many miles
of wire. During the five months spent in England, the Radio Platoon was
obliged to discard its entire radio procedure and adapt the single call-sign
procedure. The difficulty was increased due to the fact that the Division
was under radio silence and the new link procedure had to be studied on
table nets.
Anthony Cappuccino demonstrates his skill.
In England, the high-power radio sets were taken out of their "doghouses" and mounted in half tracks, assuring greater mobility and added protection. Message Center personnel raised the roofs on their trailers, lined the walls with plywood and blankets, and mounted their code machines on document safes, firmly anchored to the floors. The Wire Section mounted a large switchboard and a teletype machine in each of their two half-tracks, designed for use at forward and rear echelon of Division Headquarters.
While in England, both the Signal Supply Section and the Radio Maintenance Section were taxed to capacity in carrying on their normal functions. Under 1st Lt. Patrick Tierno and Tech. Sgt. Jerry Nolan (both of whom were later hospitalized and evacuated to the States) the Signal Supply crew was constantly making long trips to pick up supplies at depots scattered all over England.
Clarence Collier and Joe Besser doctoring up a bouncy peep.
At the same time, the Radio Maintenance crew was hard pushed to get
new radios installed in tanks, tracks, armored cars, etc. Handicapped by
lack of spare parts and sufficient tools, the repair boys were always on
the spot and were obliged to use parts salvaged from wrecked equipment,
etc.
Messenger runs were long and dangerous, as mopping up was stol in process. In this campaign, one Signal Co. man was killed, three captured and ten wounded.
Sammy Lamanna unloads signal supplies. Heavy, Sam?
Almost immediately, a second combat command was sent 350 miles eastward to operate under another Corps at Lorris. Thus, with three widely-separated combat commands, communication became complexed. At Vendome, half-way between Lorient and Lorris, a radio relay station was set up. Here, also, messengers exchanged traffic before making the long runs back to their command posts. Wire was not possible with such greatly-scattered commands. It was in the Lorris sector that General Read's Combat Command B met elements of the Seventh U S Army.
Frank Williams and Art Nichols --radio repairmen on the job.
Division Headquarters crossed the Our River into Germany on February
26, 1945, and continued to advance to the Prum River. At this time, the
6th Armored was "loaned" to General Patch for the Seventh Army's drive
to the Rhine. This necessitated moving the entire Division some 150 miles
southward to the Seventh Army zone. When the 6th went into action again,
it was able to drive nearly 100 miles to the Rhine in forty-eight hours.
Carl Phillips receives dots and dashes
The Division Signal Officer's Section was swamped with clerical work
during the entire campaign. The Signal Supply and Radio Maintenance Sections
were of material assistance to the Division in rendering outstanding services
to all of its twenty-two units plus many attached units. The Company Headquarters
and Motor Maintenance Section experienced little rest during the campaigns,
as their services were always desired, even when some of the larger sections
were enjoying well-earned reliefs.
Technical, supply and administrative problems have been numerous and complex, but the officers and men of the Signal Co. have never failed in their role of specialized soldiers. Thanks to outstanding leadership and individual ingenuity, the 146th has always been able to deliver the goods; an accomplishment of which we are justly proud.
In these, our closing days together, we find ourselves looking back
to the good ole days when the Division was a babe in arms. We seem to recall
to mind the names and personal traits of the many officers and men who
have long since left the organization. And yes, we are wondering what they
are doing and sincerely wishing that they could be with us today. Soldiers
have come and gone since the birth of the Signal Co. three and one-half
years ago. And now, in the last chapter, each and every one of us is proud
to say that the outfit .has fared well, that his buddies were real soldiers
and that the 146th Armored Signal Co. will always merit a warm spot in
his heart.
-- Tech. Sgt. Edward F. Reed.
Behold the officers of the 146th Armored Signal Co! Very military- looking crowd, aren't we? First we have Lt. Col. William J. Given, West Point 1933, now the 6th Armored's Division Signal Officer. Next, is Major Tyler F. Dixon, Assistant DSO, and before that, long-time company commander. Both served in the Philippines before the war, as did Mr. Willard.
Division Signal Officer's Section
This brings us to Capt. Thomas E. "Willie" Fisher, present company commander,
a soap-selling Texan before his friends and neighbors found him. The Wire
Section is ably represented by Lt. Gordon VandenBrink, whose principal
fault is a complete inability to resist making at least seven bad puns
per day -- Lt. Marion Story, the only wire officer in the division who
can fix wires onto poles while standing on the ground -- and Lt. Leonard
Rosenek, who formerly, as master sergeant, was section chief in this same
Wire Section.
City Hall
Radio Section is under the supervision of Lt. Clawson Bowman, also, very appropriately, Mess Officer. Motor Officer is Lt. William Stirling Parkerson who can go to a salvage dump and find anything he wants, from universal joints to photo developing paper, And whatever he finds, he wants. The Radio Maintenance Section has two officers: Lt. Bill Mitchell and CWO William W. Willard. Lt. Mitchell is remarkable in the company principally for being a fairly normal individual. He somehow managed to collect two Purple Hearts during the last six months of the war. Mr. Willard is a technician, which excuses him from normalcy. He quotes Army Regulations by the page to put himself to sleep. In charge of Division Signal and Company Supply is Lt. Frank Kotnaur, another former soap salesman, which experience doesn't seem to hurt his ability as a supply officer in the least.
Message Center is commanded by Lt. Ray Davies, who was in Paris for rest and recreation when this picture was made. He is assisted by Lt. Robert Vance, a pistol and camera collector who also looks in on the message center occasionally -- by Lt. James Robbins (who stands on Lt. Davies' shoulders when he talks to Lt. Story) -- and in theory, at least, by myself.
-- WOJG Francis M. Brittingham
Our radio sets and crews were dispatched to operate for the higher echelons of command within the Division, and it was from these crews that many of the fine guard details and other little extra details were drawn. These men were not considered so very fortunate as were those assigned to operate the high powered radio sets at Division Headquarters. These sets; by some unusual streak of good luck, towed a generator which from all appearances would be used to power the radio set. But these generators could also be used to supply electric lights for the command posts. With the addition of a switchboard, containing a various assortment of switches and fuses any utilities company would be proud to own, the Radio Platoon began its duties as a power and light subsidiary. For the records, the Radiomen did an excellent job even though it did wear out quite a few generators during the ordeal. Of course, in the rear units it was found that the crew operating the generator had a little spare time on hand, so a telephone switchboard was installed in the vehicle to keep the men from going to sleep and losing interest in their work.
These things are only the little items which were extra and cannot be considered as Radio Operation. When operating, these men showed a slight touch of inventive genius along certain lines, particularly during the cold winter, when elaborate systems for remote control were set up, permitting the crews to operate in buildings whenever possible.
Last, but not least, we remember M/Sgt Norris Gilstrap, the section chief who was with the platoon during the war, but fortunate enough to receive a trip to the good ole States. As the war ended while he was making the trip, he did not return to the company. No radioman will ever forget "The Bull of the Woods" whose loud voice, when fully charged, made both enlisted men and officers in the immediate vicinity stand back.
-- Carl F. Phillips
It is deeply regretted that two members of the section gave their lives during the campaign. Robert Lee paid the supreme sacrifice near Brest and J. C. Bond was killed at Rochlitz, Germany.
From the beginning, the section consisted of fifteen men, but as stress on wire facilities grew throughout the Division, new men were added to handle the greater demands. As a result, the Wire Section now consists of seventy-two enlisted men and three officers.
'To give every man individual credit for the work he has done is impossible in the limited space alloted, but the record of accomplishments stands as proof of their ability to produce.
And produce they did in rain, mud, snow or whatever else the elements had to offer. The line crews laid and maintained over 1,400 miles of field wire, not to mention the several times that many miles of open wire they rehabilitated and put into use for the Division.
Over these lines the switchboard operators handled an average of 1,500 calls daily while the teletype operators hammered away to compile a monthly average of 374 messages cleared, which is pretty fair batting in any man's league.
But, hard work and hard play go hand in hand and the Wiremen have proven that they are accomplished artists in the realm of fun. Hobbies are numerous in the section. Almost over night camera enthusiasts sprang up like mushrooms and the collecting fad took hold with equal success. Of course, cameras were not the only item of interest to the collectors and they rapidly branched out into various fields.
Still others, being men of the great outdoors, took to roaming the countryside where occasionally they were attacked by a ferocious deer or an angry flock of chickens which they were forced to kill in self defense.
It was then that the would-be cooks in the section came in for their share of the glory while the rest of the boys gathered round for their share of the spoils.
-- Dorwin V. Starke
Field orders, stream orders, overlays, underlays, daily reports, periodics, messages marked "urgent", "flash", and nothing at all were all part of the vast flow that was shunted from peep to track to box to peep, finally to be delivered for the mere price of a signature on a long yellow receipt -- which was promptly and carefully tucked away in jacket pocket, sometimes to remain for days. Best loved of all were the field and training manuals, including "Message Center Procedure" and "Map Reading". Special files were maintained for coffee, sugar and cream, but these items had inevitably been delivered when the coffee hour came. Extra duties in the form of repelling attacks on the CP, dodging incoming messages all marked "88" and supplementary deliveries to staff sections were borne willingly and cheerfully.
From the first it was evident that historic Pony Express riders had no place with these modern cowboy couriers and their front wheel drives. Long hours and long trips were routine, in spite of the mud and snow and continual streams of misdirected enemy fire. No records were kept on trips to Nancy, trips without trip tickets, or trips to Special Service for imported goods. Trips for souvenirs, for billets and to locate water points were not included in the "one trip a day" policy of the section. Night trips and jaunts to Army were a constant attraction to the younger drivers, who were also most anxious to escort the General and to make trips out of turn. The long hours of gleeful vehicle washing, inevitable waiting in line for new universal joints and tire patches, and the constant competition for places on the Sigaba guard roster reflect the high spirit and willing sacrifices of the section.
The sterling qualities of the crypto sub section succeeded in establishing a new theater record of four hours per message, regardless of length, and a new high total of messages canceled and filed. At least 3,465 whips were cracked and broken in this period. New advances in safe opening technique were established plus special methods of storing bottled items.
-- Richard Kendrick
Offering keen competition to the technical skill of the Radio Repairmen were two omnipresent obstacles -- shortage of necessary repair items and working under adverse conditions. But these obstacles were not strong enough to hold back the expert repair and maintenance service the section rendered to the Division.
The peak of repair and production was reached when teams of the section took over control of one of the largest radio-producing factories in Germany and converted it to their own use. Production was continued, but this time for Uncle Sam.
Needless to say, there isn't a battalion or company in the Division for whom numerous repairs have been made on strange-looking GI radios. Many officers and men of the Division have brought their own sets around for check-up, hasty repairs, etc. And certainly all of these were not Special Service radios, either.
-- Lt. Bill Mitchell
In England we drew new vehicles and spare parts which gave us a good start in Europe. What, with rough roads and heavy traffic, it wasn't long before parts were used. By now spare parts and replacement vehicles became difficult to obtain and we had to turn to cannibalization and salvage of wrecked or abandoned equipment. The section soon became expert scavengers and before anyone realized it, were several whole vehicles ahead. The "problem" then arose of everybody and his brother wanting private transportation, needed to carry wash basins, eggs and all kinds of "loot".
Despite the battle of the gas cans, the severe winter in Belgium, and the shortage of cognac and schnapps, the wheels were kept rolling and we are now painting and fixing up our chariots for the ride to the States -- we hope!
-- Lt. Wm. S. Parkerson
In the company, S/Sgt William (Jake)' Henderson has always seen that the men have what they need. For this man-size job, he has been ably assisted by William McConnel, Andy Katchmer and Ike Jacobs. Everyone in the company loves Benny Hoch, the P X Man.
T/Sgt Paul W. Walker cracked the whip in Division Signal Supply. The entire section worked marvelously well in securing signal items under conditions always more than difficult. Sgt. James Benjamin led convoys back to depots as far as 350 miles behind our positions. Supply trips averaged 4,000 miles per month!
Stock Clerk Sammy LaManna always knew what was on hand and what would be needed. Lending valuable assistance were Mazon "Mechanical Man" Murphy and Dan Cooper as requisition consolidators.
Our drivers who spent many weary hours behind the wheels were Charles Ignatius, Edward Celej, Ambrose Bogdan, Charles Innes and Eugene Koalkin.
-- Lt. Frank Kotnaur
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HOMES ON THE CONTINENT | |||||||||||||||
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| 1944 | NORMANDY | ARDENNES | |||||||||||||
| July | 19 | -- | Fierville | Dec | 27 | -- | Mersch, Lux. | ||||||||
| July | 30 | -- | Gefosses | Dec | 29 | -- | Habay-la-Neuve, Bel. | ||||||||
| July | 31 | -- | Sartilly | Jan | 11 | (45) | Nives, Bel. | ||||||||
| Jan | 20 | -- | Bastogne, Bel. | ||||||||||||
| BRITTANY | Jan | 28 | -- | Boevange, Lux. | |||||||||||
| Feb | 12 | -- | Clervaux, Lux. | ||||||||||||
| Aug | 1 | -- | Precey | Feb | 26 | -- | Arzfeld, Ger. | ||||||||
| Aug | 3 | -- | Medreac | ||||||||||||
| Aug | 4 | -- | Noyal Poating | THE RHINE | |||||||||||
| Aug | 5 | -- | Poullaquen | ||||||||||||
| Aug | 8 | -- | Plouvien | Mar | 10 | -- | Vic-Sur-Seille, Fr. | ||||||||
| Aug | 14 | -- | Inguiniel | Mar | 18 | -- | Oermingen, Fr. | ||||||||
| Mar | 20 | -- | Zweibrucken, Ger. | ||||||||||||
| NORTHERN FRANCE | Mar | 21 | -- | Ebertsheim, Ger. | |||||||||||
| Sept | 11 | -- | St Martin d'Abat | GERMANY | |||||||||||
| Sept | 20 | -- | Chaunnesnil | ||||||||||||
| Sept | 21 | -- | Colombey les Belles | Mar | 25 | -- | Gross Gerau | ||||||||
| Mar | 26 | -- | Morfelden | ||||||||||||
| ALSACE-LORRAINE | Mar | 27 | -- | Neu Isenburg | |||||||||||
| Sept | 22 | -- | Gremecey Forest | Mar | 28 | -- | Hochstadt | ||||||||
| Sept | 26 | -- | Saulxures les Nancy | Mar | 29 | -- | Steinbach | ||||||||
| Nov | 11 | -- | Lupi | Mar | 30 | -- | Homburg | ||||||||
| Nov | 19 | -- | Brulange | Apr | 2 | -- | Friemen | ||||||||
| Nov | 28 | -- | Hellimer | Apr | 3 | -- | Eschwege | ||||||||
| Dec | 5 | -- | Farschviller | Apr | 4 | -- | Struth | ||||||||
| Dec | 19 | -- | Homburg Haut | Apr | 5 | -- | Mulhausen | ||||||||
| Dec | 24 | -- | Metz | Apr | 9 | -- | Langensalza | ||||||||
| Apr | 11 | -- | Bad Sulza | ||||||||||||
| Apr | 12 | -- | Osterfeld | ||||||||||||
| Apr | 14 | -- | Zeitz | ||||||||||||
| Apr | 15 | -- | Rochlitz | ||||||||||||
| May | 14 | -- | Apolda | ||||||||||||
From its landing July 19, 1944 at Utah Beach, France, thru the end of hostilities May 8, 1945, the 146th Armored Signal Co. had moved 2,211 miles, terminating at Rochlitz, Germany! | |||||||||||||||
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CROIX DE GUERRE AVEC ETOILE D'ARGENT |
1st Lt Gordon VandenBrink |
146th ARMORED SIGNAL CO. | |
CIVILIAN ADDRESSES | |
| DePaul, Joseph H. | U. S. Army |
| Dixon, Tyler F. | U. S. Army |
| Given, William J. | U. S. Army |
ALABAMA | |
| Cravey, Vernie C. | Bayminette |
| Jones, John A. | New Market |
| Underwood, Ira C. | 1515 12th Court N., Birmingham |
| White, Ross M. * | 1226 S. 29th St., Birmingham |
ARKANSAS | |
| Eoff, Sid R. | 1122 Chestnut St., Van Buren |
| Killfoile, Ed L. | 915 S. 23rd St., Fort Smith |
| Neeley, William E. | Magness |
CALIFORNIA | |
| Bowman, Clawson C. | 3980 Princeton St., Los Angeles |
| Cawthorne, Paul W. * | 245 S. Mentor Ave., Pasadena |
| Kostoch, Fred R. | 711 W. 23rd St., Los Angeles |
| Rogers, William F. | 1900 Turk St., San Francisco |
| Snyder, Jay G. | 22129 Wyondotte St., Canoga Park |
COLORADO | |
| Fitzgibbons, Albert L. | 1300 Tamarac St., Denver |
| Gutierrez, Guillermo * | Box 211, La Jara |
CONNECTICUT | |
| Martin, Frederick J. | 7 Sound View Ct., Greenwich |
FLORIDA | |
| Allen, John O. | 1024 N. W. 46th St., Miami |
| Brown, Emmitt G. | 538 Piedmont St., Orlando |
| Eden, Gilbert M. | 811 N. W. 40th St., Miami |
| Hutchings, Guy N. | 146 N. W. 25th St., Miami |
| Mitchell, Bill L. | Rt. 2, Box 59, Palmetto |
| Moore, Elwin L. | Eustis |
| Park, Walter C. | 234 Ilyde Park Ave., Tampa |
| Swan, J. Lee Jr. | 1147 Edgewood Drive, Lakeland |
| Walters, Karl Y. | 1351 N. W. 10th Ave., Miami |
GEORGIA | |
| Screven, Thomas E. | 439 Ridgewood Rd. N. E., Atlanta |
ILLINOIS | |
| Becht, Allen H. | 1244 S. 13th Ave., Maywood |
| Borsdorf, Clifford J. | 1414 Pratt Ave., Chicago |
| Brittingham, Francis M. | 1504 Walnut St., Danville |
| Cole, Ralph D. | 2444 N. Calhoun St., Decatur |
| Corriere, Nick R. | 13327 S. Calumet Ave., Riverdale |
| Edmonson, Bill, W. | 501 Sycamore St., Quincy |
| Emery, Charles F. | 801 E. Ryder St., Litchfield |
| Hilge, Edwin L. | 603 Collett St., Danville |
| Hodek, Ronald | 3922 N. Lowell Ave., Chicago |
| Hughes, Charles E. | 3151 W. Western Ave., Chicago |
| Hulka, James F. | 2521 S. Kedzie Ave., Chicago |
| Johnson, Russell L. | 1539 Kobin, Chicago |
| Jones, Harold L. | 1155 N. 4th St., Springfield |
| Karling, Raymond C. | 4954 N. Winchester, Chicago |
| Kotnaur, Frank J. | 3330 Pensacola Ave., Chicago |
| Kozak, Theodor | 7638 61st Place, Argo |
| Lowery, Walter W. * | 1714 S. Pasfeld, Springfield |
| Moritz, Donald A. | 1030 N. 2nd St., Quincy |
| Palanca, Mario | 223 E. 21st St., Chicago Heights |
| Rahn, Robert E. | Plainfield |
| Robbins, James A. | Harristown |
| Sabella, John * | 3547 W. Van Buren St., Chicago |
| Schultz, Raymond M. | 124 Crescent Ave., E. Peoria |
| Schwamborn, Kenneth | 9714 S. Western Ave., Chicago |
| Snura, Joseph J. | 5515 S. Washtenaw, Chicago |
| Taylor, Virgil R. | 1555 N. Cedar St., Galesburg |
INDIANA | |
| Cooprider, Paul R. | Stanton |
| King, Frank W. | 107 S. Broadway, Seymour |
| Riley, Charles W. * | 302 Riverview St., Logansport |
| Scofield, Clifford W. * | 1335 9th St., Bedford |
| Wayer, Wesley H. | 2309 Curdes Ave., Fort Wayne |
IOWA | |
| Bruns, Clarence E. | Algona |
KANSAS | |
| Anderson, David A. | 8345 Robinson St., Overland Park |
| Childs, Gene L. | 820 Tauromee St., Kansas City |
| Clemens, Guy W. | Chanute |
| Dunn, Charles R. | Cedar Vale |
| Jaso, George | Box 415, Kiowa |
| Maynard, Paul W. * | Louisburg |
| Morey, Anton F. | Rt. 3, Pittsburg |
KENTUCKY | |
| Aynes, Ruford B. | 514 Steele St., Frankfort |
| Cox, William | Box 35, Louisa |
| Gillem, Herman G. | Keaton |
| Metz, Elmer H, | 2110 Gaulbert Ave., Louisville |
| Reed, Edward F. | 2415 Dumesnil, Louisville |
| Shannon, Elbert L. | 1233 E. Breckinridge St., Louisville |
| Taylor, Robert C. | 444 S. Shelby St., Louisville |
| Terrell, Charles W. | 121 S. 12th St., Paducah |
| Thomas, Joseph W. | 973 Barret Ave., Louisville |
LOUISIANA | |
| Benjamin, James R. | 1814 Bartholomew St., New Orleans |
| Mauldin, Victor E. | Rt. 1, West Monroe |
| Parkerson, William S. | 1431 State St., New Orleans |
| Talluto, Anthony P. | 4445 Jefferson Hwy., New Orleans |
MAINE | |
| McCormick, James R. * | 20 Madison St., Portland |
| Tuma, Stuart J. | Limerick |
MARYLAND | |
| Adams, Harry L. | Waldorf |
| Caldwell, Kenneth G. | 4300 Kolb Ave., Baltimore |
| Feustle, John L. | Smith Ave., Mt. Washington, Baltimore |
| Gross, Rudolf * | 2305 Windsor Ave., Baltimore |
| Richmond, Kenneth L. | 114 S. Bolling Rd., 'Baltimore |
MASSACHUSETTS | |
| Cappuccino, Anthony A. | 34 6th St., Norwood |
| Flynn, William P. | 19 Fresno St., Roslindale |
| Fontes, Ralph E. | 11 Orient Ave., East Boston |
| Jokinen, Bruno | 122 Acton St., Maynard |
| Slavet, Sidney | 19 Stow Rd., Mattapan, Boston |
| Ung, Lam | 111 Worthington St., Springfield |
MICHIGAN | |
| Burniac, Frank | 8106 Mandalay, Detroit |
| Carr, Warren A. * | 645 Oak Hill Ave., Jackson |
| Delmar, David | 330 W. Grand Ave., Muskegon |
| Gobert, Walter D. | 520 N. 10th St., Gladstone |
| Hartwig, Arthur A. | 13272 Rochelle St., Detroit |
| Johnstonbaugh, Junior A. | Rt. 2, Sturgis |
| Jones, Gordon R. * | 497 Uption Ave., Battle Creek |
| Klingler, Robert E. | 6808 Mettetac Ave., Detroit |
| Kowalski, Walter J. | 6108 Procter St., Detroit |
| Lamorandier, Robert | Newaygo |
| Landau, Alfred | 3261 Webb St., Detroit |
| McIntyre, Leslie R. | 222 N. Broadway, Lake Orion |
| Potucek, Milan P. | Box 386, New Buffalo |
| Starke, Dorwin V. | 323 N. 15th St., Niles |
| Thoeming, Donald G. | 1106 Beacons Field, Gross Pointe Park |
| VandenBrink, Gordon | Rt. 2, 413 E. 8th St., Holland |
| Ward, Robert C. | 8581 Mendota Ave., Detroit |
MINNESOTA | |
| Eisenmenger, Cyril J. | Rt. 1, Fairmont |
| Johnson, Ralph V. | 82O N. 41 Ave. W., Duluth |
| Koenig, Alfred F. | 523 Charles Ave., St. Paul |
| Saby, Willie | Granite Falls |
| Schuster, Richard J. | 435 Vance St., St. Paul |
MISSISSIPPI | |
| Harper, Kimble | Rt. 1, Saso |
| McGee, Vernon S. * | 1510 Grove St., Vicksburq |
| Thrasher, J. C. | Kossmuth |
MISSOURI | |
| Collier, Clarence E. | 5159 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis |
| Dean, Williard E. | 614 1/2 Independence Ave., Kansas City |
| Fingland, Robert L. | 1217 S. Barrett Ave., Sedalia |
| Gorg, Walter E. Jr. | 3318 Roger Place, St. Louis |
| Guzina, Michael | 3800 Chouteau, St. Louis |
| Hollander, Harold H. | 2220 N. Benton Ave., St. Charles |
| McCampbell, William L. | Mendon |
| Stratman, Gerald E. | 227 W. Maple St., Slater |
| Turner, John G. | Rt. 1, Excelsior Springs |
| Umhoefer, Lawerance A. | 1427 E. Prairie Ave., St. Louis |
| Verlin, James J. | 5479 Clayton St., St. Louis |
| Willard, William W. | Lamar |
| Williams, Frank W. | 202 N. Liberty, Independence |
| Williams, Larkin G. | Chesterfield |
NEBRASKA | |
| Blum, Harold H. | Rt. 2, Waco |
| Brown, Donald L. | Minden |
| Christline, Belden | Rt. 1, Sterling |
| Currie, Wayne W. | Elgin |
| Johnson, William J. * | Oshkosh |
| Keuper, Marvin E. | Rt. 1, Lincoln |
| Kinzer, Marion L. | Box 144, St. Edward |
| Kosiba, John E. | Rt. 1, Richland |
NEW JERSEY | |
| Alfano, Carmine T. * | 82 Mozart St., East Rutherford |
| Barbarossa, Fred | 14 Cleveland Ave., Harrison |
| Bay, Walter | 376 Prospect St., Perth Amboy |
| Boyle, Vincent | 43 DeForest Ave., Summit |
| Buck, Frank J. | 532 Barron Ave, Woodbridge |
| Buschman, Carl | 140 Manhattan Ave., Teaneck |
| Byrne, William | 2538 43rd St., Camden |
| Campora, Henry C. | Livingston St., Northvale |
| Cohen, Isadore C. * | 463 Newbrunswick Ave., Perth Amboy |
| Deeney, Jack A. | 106 8th Ave, Haddon Heights |
| Edminston, Robert J. | 52 Lexington St., Newark |
| Fischler, Peter A. | 77 W. 1st St., Keeport |
| Fitzgerald, Thomas R. | 26 Brookdale Rd., Bloomfield |
| Holecz, Frank Z. | 336 Elm St., Perth Amboy |
| Johnson, Richard F. | Hackettstown |
| Juliano, John S. | 452 Minton Place, Orange |
| Kudrick, Joseph | 819 Allen St., Elizabeth |
| Leitner, Frank A. | 148 State St., Perth Amboy |
| Mehegan, John J. | 935 Anna St., Elizabeth |
| Nurkowski, Stanley T. | 164 Baldwin St., Bloomfield |
| Obal, Stanley E. | 224 Broughton Ave., Bloomfield |
| Sidney, Warren * | 157 Baldwin St., Bloomfield |
| Tripodi, Tullio | 90 Peck Ave., Newark |
NEW HAMPSHIRE | |
| Tatham, Donald A. | Wentworth |
NEW MEXICO | |
| Gallegos, Juan F. | Maes |
NEW YORK | |
| Barber, Edgar P. * | 259 Western Ave., Albany |
| Bogdan, Ambrose M. | 229 Church St., Amsterdam |
| Burger, Francis W. | 387 Commerce St., Corning |
| Celej, Edward F. | 112 Burlington Ave., Depew |
| Daly, Patrick T. | 316 E. 163rd St., New York City |
| DeAngelis, Angelo A. | 1325 Fteley St., Bronx |
| Deitch, Milton | 911 Tiffany St., Bronx |
| Fisher, Jack B. | 5 Miller St., Binghamton |
| Friedman, Jack | Accord |
| Haug, George F. | 1557 St. Peters Ave., Bronx |
| Hickethier, Henry L. | 402 W. 48 St., New York City |
| Horn, Joseph E. | 612 W. 184th St., New York City |
| Innes, Arthur J. | 444 West 54th St., New York City |
| Ivans, William A. | 7305 58th Ave., Mapeth, Long Island |
| Johnson, Harold L. | 179 S. Main St., Gloversville |
| Kaiser, Stephen P. | 6441 Central Ave., Brooklyn |
| Koalkin, Eugene J. | 405 Herzel St., Brooklyn |
| Kremer, Charles J. | 78-32 79th St., Brooklyn |
| Landau, Irving * | 11 Broadway Terrace, New York City |
| Lewis, Emery R. | 260 Crescent Place, Yonkers |
| Lichorobiec, Anthony S. | 843 Harking Ave., N. Tonawanda |
| Maher, George F. | Quarters 334, West Point |
| McGowan, Frank J. | 634 3rd Ave., New York City |
| Munger, William D. | 1934 Plaza, Schenectady |
| Murgolo, Joseph M. | 40 Stevens St., Rockville Centre, L I. |
| Dipasqua, Nunzio J. * | 315 W. 97th St., New York City |
| Petrone, Emilo J. | 455 E. 116th St., New York City |
| Saletan, Harold H. | 6556 Wetherole St. Forrest Hills, L. I. |
| Sarayiotes, James C. | 892 Nostrand Ave., Brooklyn |
| Smith, Raymond P. | 125-03 116th Ave., Ozone Park |
| Stoller, Nathan | 901 E. 179 St., Bronx |
| Stoll, Richard L. * | 33 Highland Place, Wellsville |
| Vallianos, Harry R * | 573 Cauldwell Ave., Bronx |
| Willoughby, Frank E. | 108 Summit Ave., Solvay |
| Woodhouse, William J. | Rt. 4, Rome |
NORTH CAROLINA | |
| Baucom, Sandres W. | 122 E. 5th St., Charlotte |
| Buckner, Bobby E. | Leaksville |
| Cavenaugh, James C. | Rt. 2, Wallace |
| Cline, John D. | Shelby |
| Crawford, Billy A. | Balsam |
| Cross, Allen D. | Ruffin |
| Cummings, Charles R. * | Elkin |
| Flowers, John D. | Rt. 4, Lumberton |
| Green, Charles L. Jr. | 804 N. Church St., Charlotte |
| McKee, James H. | 207 Hudson St., Shelby |
| Murphy, Mazon | Stanley |
| Parham, Stanley M. | Cedar Creek Rd., Fayettesville |
| Phillips, Carl F. | 214 Elm St., Ashboro |
| Reed, Weston O. * | Maiden |
| Walker, Paul W. | Kings Mountain |
OHIO | |
| Anthony, Leo | 2007 Blecker Pl. N. E., Canton |
| Barbarini, James * | 1349 Youll St., Miles |
| Daman, Andrew | 4035 E. 141 St., Cleveland |
| Dillie, Charles A. Jr. | 47 Western Ave., Mansfield |
| Dugan, Ralph E. * | 2703 4th St, N. W., Canton |
| Flory, Richard C. | 3722 Shelbourne Ave., Toledo |
| Hamilton, Earl A. | 1557 Cohassett Ave., Lakewood |
| Hass, Carl L. | Rt. 1, Case Rd., Elyria |
| Hupcey, Charles W. | 245 Shady-Way Rd., Cleveland |
| Jaycox, Jack W. | 169 W. 5th Ave., Columbus |
| Kastler, Clarence J. | 75005 Halle Ave., Cleveland |
| Kimmel, Henry D. | 128 Indiana Ave., Dayton |
| Kisor, Elmer E. | Rt. 1, Millfield |
| Lamanna, Sam | 385 Hilton Ave., Youngstown |
| La Marco, Dominic | 4063 West 210th St., Cleveland |
| Lyman, Robert | 540 Wooster Rd. West, Barberton |
| Lombardo, Guido N. | 3130 Dearborn St., Youngstown |
| Layman, Earl L. | 545 Stewart Ave., Columbus |
| McClish, Vernon W. | 501 River St., Madison |
| Nentwich, Thomas F. | 102 Latta Ave., Apt. D, Columbus |
| Reed, Cecil C. | 4287 West 21st St., Cleveland |
| Slajnar, Frank J. | 1804 E. 32nd St., Lorain |
| Soward, Floyd W. * | 223 Wooster St., Lodi |
| Strietenberger, Charles H. | 312 Knoles Ave., Chillicothe |
| Tharp, James J. | 385 King Ave., Columbus |
| Waldron, Porter W. | 1630 S. 4th St., Columbus |
| Williamson, Charles M. * | 465 Pearl St., Middleport |
OKLAHOMA | |
| Kiger, Royce L. | Panama |
| Story, Marion D. | Box 371, Buffalo |
OREGON | |
| Gurgurich, Edward C. | Rt. 4, Box 228A, Salem |
PENNSYLVANIA | |
| Bell, Harry W. | 651 Fargo St., Pittsburgh |
| Bellet, Louis | 4937 N. 9th St., Philadelphia |
| Besser, Joseph R. | 1600 Saw Mill Run Blvd., Pittsburg |
| Boyer, Ronald | Rt. 3, Brookville |
| Brallier, Ernest G. | 215 Horner St., Johnstown |
| Carl, John H. | 241 Shamokin St., Trevorton |
| Chappelle, Raymond E. | 101 Jakson Ave., Collingdale |
| Clark, James A. | 5335 Chester Ave., Philadelphia |
| Curley, John J. | 134 Hansen Ter., Collingdale |
| Davies, Ray S. | 229 Harrison Ave., Scranton |
| Demko, Joe | Rt. 5, Punxsutawney |
| Dericksen, Harry | Lykens |
| D'Eustachio, Eugene | 2226 W. Hunting Park Ave., Philadelphia |
| Esling, Edward H. | 2344 E. Dauphin St., Philadelphia |
| Fletcher, Bruce J. | 218 W. Chapel St., Hazelton |
| Goldstein, Alfred E. | 2155 N. Natrona St., Philadelphia |
| Harrison, George W. * | 109 Academy St., Plymoth |
| Haydamacha, John | 2419 Aspen St., Philadelphia |
| Hoch, Benn C. | 120 Richmond St., Fleetwood |
| Holstine, Frank L. Jr. | Rt. 1, Dillsburg |
| Hudacs, Joseph P. | 919 Willow St., Scranton |
| Hughes, Joseph F. | 1153 Derry St., Harrisburg |
| Hursh, Clair S. | 407 W. Church St., Lock Haven |
| Ignatius, Charles J. | 14 Washington St., Latrobe |
| Innes, Charles W. | 132 Vine St., Kittanning |
| Jacobs, Isaac A. | 120 Stanton St., Wilkes-Barre |
| Jagger, Kenneth K. | Dingmans' Ferry, Pike County |
| Kahler, Warren W. | 320 E. Walnut St., Nazareth |
| Kalwarski, Walter F. | 1122 Strawn Ave, New Kensington |
| Katchmer, Andrew | 18 Jay St., Swoyersville |
| Kendrick, Richard | 7831 Devon St., Philadelphia |
| Kilpatrick, Milton Jr. | 190 Canal St., Easton |
| Kohl, Paul K. | 326 6th Ave., Carnegie |
| Kolb, Charles Jr. | 1021 W. Orleans St., Philadelphia |
| Kolodziej, Joseph J. | 2536 Aspen St., Philadelphia |
| Krantz, Albert A. | 132 Fairview Ave., East Pittsburgh |
| Latta, John | 306 E. Abbot St., Lansford |
| Lester, Meredith D. | 707 Locust St., Hazelton |
| Levan, Mark R. | 610 Thomas Ave., Williamsport |
| Marbello, Pat A. | 5010 Barton St., Philadelphia |
| Martin, Thomas B. | 750 Cornell Ave., Drexel Hill |
| Matusak, Cecil R. | 308 Center Ave., Greensburg |
| Mondale, John J. Jr. | 2038 Stanton Ave., New Kensington |
| Mulhern, Francis N. | 1264 Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort |
| Mullery, Michael F. | 2421 Toronto St., Philadelphia |
| Pastories, Ralph R. | Fairchange |
| Reddy, George A. | Altham Rd., Jeannette |
| Repsher, Thomas J. | 125 E. Elizabeth Ave., Bethlehem |
| Reshni, Charles | Rt. 1, Monongahila |
| Rubenstein, Harry | 5434 Pine St., Philadelphia |
| Rush, George N. | Box 365, Waynesburg |
| Sabo, Michael A. * | 575 Sheridan St., Johnstown |
| Saupp, Robert D. | 822 Elizabeth St., Hontzdale |
| Smiley, Paul M. | Bulger |
| Tercheck, William F. | 1016 N. Main St., Forest City |
| Tierno, Patrick F. * | 91 Knox Ave., Pittsburgh |
| Vance, Robert G. | 219 N. Maple Ave., Greensburg |
| Weikamp, John H. | 316 Funston Ave., Reading |
| Wilczenski, Stanley C. | 620 N. 9th St., Reading |
| Zerbe, William E. | 450 Reagan St., Sunbury |
| Zern, Charles * | Allentown |
RHODE ISLAND | |
| Johnston, Edward F. | 63 W. Cole St., Pawtucket |
| Williamson, Thomas J. | 61 Dewey Ave., Pawtucket |
SOUTH CAROLINA | |
| Bass, Arthur T. | 703 Ohear Ave., N. Charleston |
| Bishop, Homer E. | 100 Hilltop Ave., Rt. 3, Greenville |
| Turner, Dewey D. | 201 Oak St., Gaffney |
SOUTH DAKOTA | |
| Bowar, William F. | Wessington Springs |
| Hink, Lowell H. | Dell Rapids |
TENNESSEE | |
| English, Willard M. | 915 E. Holston Ave., Johnston City |
| Forester, Lake D. | 4900 Tennessee Ave., Chattanooga |
| Mann, James H. * | Rt. 5, Sommerville |
| Owings, Arthur H. | 507 W. Church St., Knoxville |
| Richardson, Sim H. | Peulaski |
| Snyder, Floyd V. | 1016 Oak St., Knotville |
TEXAS | |
| Cox, Joe H. | 919 S. W. 2nd St., Perryton |
| Fisher, Thomas E. | Burton |
| Gilstrap, Norris F. * | Rt. 2, Atlanta |
| Hayes, James N. | 5500 Morningside, Dallas |
| Henderson, William J. | 705 Archer St., Houston |
| Hudson, James F. | Mobeetie |
| Overstreet, Robert D. | Bandera |
| Portillio, Antonio D. * | 519 S. Rosillo St., San Antonio |
VIRGINIA | |
| Cartwright, Clifton P. | 132O 20th St., S. Norfolk |
| Cooper, Daniel | 3670 4th Ave., Lynchburg |
| Gouldin, William H. | Sparta |
| Miller, Otto E. | Pardee |
| Reid, Leonard C. Jr. | 201 S. Winchester Ave., Waynesboro |
| Tunnel, Chester A. | Rt. 1, Box 269, Norton |
| Woodward, Russell L. | Sperryville |
WASHINGTON | |
| Dunbar, Walter C. | Rt. 1, Vashon |
| McConnell, William M. | West 1114 23rd Ave., Spokane |
| Remington, Robert T. | 1524 Iron St., Bellingham |
| Thorson, William R. | Tonasket |
WASHINGTON D. C. | |
| Bierly, Maxwell | 2201 Massachusetts Ave., N. W. |
| Harding, Melford T. * | 1416 Morse St., N. E. |
| Klassette, Harry E. | 704 F St., N. E, |
| Nichols, Arthur L. | 3110 Wisconsin Ave, N. W. |
| Teresi, Anthony J. * | 506 F St., N. E. |
WEST VIRGINIA | |
| McCarihan, Harold R. | 113 Wheeling Ave., Elm Grove |
| Nolan, Jerry E. * | 2739 Jacob St., Wheeling |
WISCONSIN | |
| Borucki, Henry D. | 2392 S. Lenox St., Milwaukee |
| Newman, Leslie F. * | 2709 73rd St., Kenosha |
| Rosenek, Leonard J. | 3248 N. Weil St., Milwaukee |
WYOMING | |
| Rind, Clarence E. * | Orin |
* Those who have left the company since arrival on the continent. | |
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