Issue Number 27 January 2003
All information in this Newsletter is developed by Fred Clinton, Webmaster, 63rd Infantry Division and does not necessarily reflect the
views of other individuals and is in no way an Official Publication of the 63rd Infantry Division or 63rd Infantry Division Association.
views of other individuals and is in no way an Official Publication of the 63rd Infantry Division or 63rd Infantry Division Association.
Hello to all from the local deep freeze. What
is happening? We were down to 9 degrees
last night and down in the really sunny south
it was in the 20's. Doesn't someone up there
understand that we live in the South in order
to avoid the harsh winter temperatures of our
Northern friends? It sort of reminds me of
the fun that we all had in the Winter of 44-45.
REUNIONS
Make sure that you have marked your
calendar for the August 13-17 Reunion in
Columbus, OH. For details go to Reunions.
ASSOCIATION DUES
For those of you who are members of the
63rd Infantry Division Association it is
"Annual Dues" time again. Please make your
dues payments on time to avoid being
eliminated from the Blood and Fire publication
mailing list. Payment of the $5.00 annual
dues should be mailed to Donna LaCosse,
Association Secretary/Treasurer at the
following address: PO Box 86, Morocco, IN
47963. When paying your dues it wouldn't
hurt to throw in a little extra money to help
defray the expenses involved in publishing
and mailing the Blood and Fire.
Did you know that it cost the 63d Infantry
Division Association $1.06 per copy to remail
the Blood and Fire to a new address and the
Association also must pay $2.63 for each
copy of the Blood and Fire returned because
of wrong addresses.
So, in order to reduce overall costs of mailing
the Blood and Fire and to make sure that you
get your copy on schedule please inform the
Association Secretary or Editor of the Blood
and Fire when you change addresses. You
can contact the Secretary at the following
address: hlacosse@netnitco.net You can
contact the Editor of the Blood and Fire at the
following address: julius63rd@erols.com
LIST OF HISTORY CD'S NOW
AVAILABLE FROM THE 63RD
INFANTRY DIVISION HISTORIAN:
The following CD's are available from the
Historian of the 63rd Infantry Division
Association:
1- Wartime copies of the Blood and Fire
Newspaper.- $10 each CD
2- General Orders of the 63rd Infantry
Division including other orders from some
units. $10 each CD
3. The 63rd Infantry Division Chronicles-
A history of the 63rd Infantry Division with
rosters, hundreds of photographs, awards
lists and much more. $15 each CD
4. Unit History CD's for each Infantry
Regiment and the 263d Engineer (Combat)
Battalion. $12 each unit CD
5. A Pictorial History of the 63rd Infantry
Division in World War II. Contains over 880
photographs of soldiers of the 63rd Infantry
Division in Training, Combat and on
Occupation Duty. Also includes a photo tour
of Camp Van Dorn, MS. $12 each CD
To order any of these CD's contact Bill Scott,
Association Historian at e-mail address:
wjs631@attbi.com
is happening? We were down to 9 degrees
last night and down in the really sunny south
it was in the 20's. Doesn't someone up there
understand that we live in the South in order
to avoid the harsh winter temperatures of our
Northern friends? It sort of reminds me of
the fun that we all had in the Winter of 44-45.
REUNIONS
Make sure that you have marked your
calendar for the August 13-17 Reunion in
Columbus, OH. For details go to Reunions.
ASSOCIATION DUES
For those of you who are members of the
63rd Infantry Division Association it is
"Annual Dues" time again. Please make your
dues payments on time to avoid being
eliminated from the Blood and Fire publication
mailing list. Payment of the $5.00 annual
dues should be mailed to Donna LaCosse,
Association Secretary/Treasurer at the
following address: PO Box 86, Morocco, IN
47963. When paying your dues it wouldn't
hurt to throw in a little extra money to help
defray the expenses involved in publishing
and mailing the Blood and Fire.
Did you know that it cost the 63d Infantry
Division Association $1.06 per copy to remail
the Blood and Fire to a new address and the
Association also must pay $2.63 for each
copy of the Blood and Fire returned because
of wrong addresses.
So, in order to reduce overall costs of mailing
the Blood and Fire and to make sure that you
get your copy on schedule please inform the
Association Secretary or Editor of the Blood
and Fire when you change addresses. You
can contact the Secretary at the following
address: hlacosse@netnitco.net You can
contact the Editor of the Blood and Fire at the
following address: julius63rd@erols.com
LIST OF HISTORY CD'S NOW
AVAILABLE FROM THE 63RD
INFANTRY DIVISION HISTORIAN:
The following CD's are available from the
Historian of the 63rd Infantry Division
Association:
1- Wartime copies of the Blood and Fire
Newspaper.- $10 each CD
2- General Orders of the 63rd Infantry
Division including other orders from some
units. $10 each CD
3. The 63rd Infantry Division Chronicles-
A history of the 63rd Infantry Division with
rosters, hundreds of photographs, awards
lists and much more. $15 each CD
4. Unit History CD's for each Infantry
Regiment and the 263d Engineer (Combat)
Battalion. $12 each unit CD
5. A Pictorial History of the 63rd Infantry
Division in World War II. Contains over 880
photographs of soldiers of the 63rd Infantry
Division in Training, Combat and on
Occupation Duty. Also includes a photo tour
of Camp Van Dorn, MS. $12 each CD
To order any of these CD's contact Bill Scott,
Association Historian at e-mail address:
wjs631@attbi.com
Former 253d Infantry Member
purlishes a book about his World
War II experiences
James Thome, formerly of C Company 253d
Infantry Regiment at Camp Van Dorn, MS and L
Company 315th Infantry, 79th Infantry Division
in Europe has written a memoir that takes the
reader back to the dark days of conscription,
induction into the military, basic training and
combat.
I found the book well written and interesting. I
think any member of the Army during WWII
will find that the book brings back many
memories both good and bad.
You can order the book directly from James L.
Thome at 15 Augustine Lane, Fairfield Glade,
TN 38558 or from the publisher at TGrafford
Publishing, Suite 6E, 2333 Government St.
Victoria, BC, Canada V8t 4p4, Telephone toll
free 1-888-232-4444.
Cost of the book is $17.00 plus $2.50 Postage
and handling.
James can also be reached by e-mail at the
following address: jthome@usit.net
FRENCH CROIX DE GUERRE
CERTIFICATE
If you recall, in my last newsletter I mentioned
that I would be getting ten (10) copies of the
French Croix de Guerre Certificate for resale. I
am happy to annnounce that nine(9) of the ten
have been purchased by members of the 254th
Infantry Regiment. Thanks for your support.
DELETION OF INQUIRY NOTICES
APPEARING ON UNIT PAGES, MAIL CALL
PAGES AND BUDDY SEARCH PAGES;
This past month I deleted a number of personal
inquiries appearing on the web site because the
contact addresses given at time of entry were no
longer valid. So as a reminder. If you change
your e-mail address and I have placed an inquiry
from you on the web site, please let me know
what the new address is to avoid deletion of
your entry.. In this connection you can check
out the contents of Mail Call and Buddy Search
by clicking on the titles below:
Mail Call
Buddy Search.
BULLETIN BOARD AND ALPHABETICAL
LISTING OF INDIVIDUALS IN
PHOTOGRAPHS:
Check for new entries on the Bulletin Board and
on the Alphabetical Listing of Individuals
appearing in photographs on the web site.
PHOTOGRAPHS FOR THE 63RD
INFANTRY DIVISION HISTORICAL FILES
Please don't put off checking your files for those
old photos you made during your time with the
63rd Infantry Division. Send them to me either
by e-mail along with captions or by regular mail
to Fred Clinton 102 South Jenkins Street,
Alexandria, VA 22304. After processing all
photos sent by regular mail will be returned.
After processing they will be added to the
historical files of the 63rd Infantry Division
Association. As such they will appear on any
unit History CDs, in some cases on the revisions
of the 63rd Infantry Division Chronicles, on the
63rd Infantry Division Web site and on the
Pictorial History CD.
purlishes a book about his World
War II experiences
James Thome, formerly of C Company 253d
Infantry Regiment at Camp Van Dorn, MS and L
Company 315th Infantry, 79th Infantry Division
in Europe has written a memoir that takes the
reader back to the dark days of conscription,
induction into the military, basic training and
combat.
I found the book well written and interesting. I
think any member of the Army during WWII
will find that the book brings back many
memories both good and bad.
You can order the book directly from James L.
Thome at 15 Augustine Lane, Fairfield Glade,
TN 38558 or from the publisher at TGrafford
Publishing, Suite 6E, 2333 Government St.
Victoria, BC, Canada V8t 4p4, Telephone toll
free 1-888-232-4444.
Cost of the book is $17.00 plus $2.50 Postage
and handling.
James can also be reached by e-mail at the
following address: jthome@usit.net
FRENCH CROIX DE GUERRE
CERTIFICATE
If you recall, in my last newsletter I mentioned
that I would be getting ten (10) copies of the
French Croix de Guerre Certificate for resale. I
am happy to annnounce that nine(9) of the ten
have been purchased by members of the 254th
Infantry Regiment. Thanks for your support.
DELETION OF INQUIRY NOTICES
APPEARING ON UNIT PAGES, MAIL CALL
PAGES AND BUDDY SEARCH PAGES;
This past month I deleted a number of personal
inquiries appearing on the web site because the
contact addresses given at time of entry were no
longer valid. So as a reminder. If you change
your e-mail address and I have placed an inquiry
from you on the web site, please let me know
what the new address is to avoid deletion of
your entry.. In this connection you can check
out the contents of Mail Call and Buddy Search
by clicking on the titles below:
Mail Call
Buddy Search.
BULLETIN BOARD AND ALPHABETICAL
LISTING OF INDIVIDUALS IN
PHOTOGRAPHS:
Check for new entries on the Bulletin Board and
on the Alphabetical Listing of Individuals
appearing in photographs on the web site.
PHOTOGRAPHS FOR THE 63RD
INFANTRY DIVISION HISTORICAL FILES
Please don't put off checking your files for those
old photos you made during your time with the
63rd Infantry Division. Send them to me either
by e-mail along with captions or by regular mail
to Fred Clinton 102 South Jenkins Street,
Alexandria, VA 22304. After processing all
photos sent by regular mail will be returned.
After processing they will be added to the
historical files of the 63rd Infantry Division
Association. As such they will appear on any
unit History CDs, in some cases on the revisions
of the 63rd Infantry Division Chronicles, on the
63rd Infantry Division Web site and on the
Pictorial History CD.
Thanks for your support. See you in February 2003