New GAN Published
The Golden Acorn News for the second quarter of 2025 has been published and is accessible in the Members Area.
Second Quarter 2025 Issues published June 30, 2025
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News: News and Events
Reunion Dates 9/18-21/25
Updated with Registration and Hotel Information The 87th Infantry Division Legacy Association will hold our reunion in conjunction with the Battle of the Bulge Association (BOBA) at the in Philadelphia, PA over the weekend of September 18-21, 2025. The 87th will have our own activities on Thursday, September 18th.
Link to Registration and Hotel Info
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Faith, Family, and Friendly Fire Place Brought Me Home
In the December 2024 edition of the Golden Acorn News, we ran a story on the book, Faith, Family, and Friendly Fire Place Brought Me Home, that Past President and son of Lauren Dean, C-912FA, Jim Dean has been working on for the last six years.
Jim is nearing completion and would like for our members to provide a show of interest in the book. Note this is not a pre-order but merely an indication of interest. Feel free to send a note to the 87th Infantry Division Legacy Association website at [more...]
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Acornette Grace Sherk Passes Away at Age 104
It is with a deep sense of loss that we announce the passing of Grace M. Sherk, wife of Ervin Sherk (I-346), on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. She passed peacefully in her home at Grossmont [more...] ⓘ
Memorial Day Tribute
In Honor of our veterans lost over the last year
Bob Picher (K-346)
Joe Roes (E-346)
2025 Tim Higgins Scholarship
by Executive Editor | 27 April 2025
The Legacy Association’s mission is to preserve the World War II contributions of the 87th Infantry Division [more...] ⓘ
New Photo Galleries Added
The John Kuzmick, Norman Milford, Ralph Swenson and Bob Welsh Galleries have been added to the photo galleries and are currently highlighted in the Featured Galleries section along [more...] ⓘ
Bob Welsh (K-347) Passes Away at 102
Robert Brownlee Welsh (K-347), who photographed many of Charlotte’s brides, families, and individuals, died January 3, 2025, with a legacy that included World War II service in [more...] ⓘ
Norbert Dishaw (I-347) passes away at age 99
Norbert R. Dishaw (I-347), age 99, of Crystal Falls, MI, died on Tuesday, December 24, 2024, at Bellin Hospital in Green Bay, WI.
2024 Reunion
The 2024 Reunion in St. Louis held in conjunction with the Battle of the Bulge Association was a great success. The weekend started Thursday night when four veterans, including Bob [more...] ⓘ
Bob Zeller Passes Away Just Shy of 100
Robert ("Bob") Hugo Zeller (HQ3-347), a lifelong Napa resident, passed away peacefully on September 13, 2024, six weeks shy of his 100th birthday. He was a devoted husband, father, [more...] ⓘ
Walter Pope Passes Away at Age 98
Walter Leroy Pope (CAN-346), age 98, of Mackinaw City, Michigan, passed away on August 16, 2024. Walter was born on October 16, 1925, in Petoskey, Michigan the son of the late Dewey [more...] ⓘ
Joe Roes Passes Away at Age 101
Joe H. Roes, E-346, passed away on May 26, 2024 at the VA Hospital, Fargo, ND at the age of 101.
Joe was born on Dec. 18, 1922 in Menahga, MN. After growing [more...] ⓘ
Robert Picher Passes Away at Age 99
Robert L. Picher, K-346, of Winooski, Vermont, died May 10, 2024, in Venice, FL, at the age of 99.
He was born in Winooski on July 30, 1924. He was educated [more...] ⓘ
Camillo DeLellis passes away at age 95
Camillo Anthony “Blackie” DeLellis (A-346), age 95, of Oakmont, PA, formerly of Verona, went to be with his heavenly Father on Tuesday, March 24, 2020. Blackie was born in Webster [more...] ⓘ
Henry Bradbury (A-345) passes away at age 93
Henry W. Bradbury, Jr. (A-345), of Milford, beloved husband of Virginia, passed away on September 26, 2019. Henry was born on June 16, 1926 in Bridgeport, CT, to the late Henry and [more...] ⓘ
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John T. (Jack) Moran K 347
Jack Moran, K-347, Featured During 2024 National Memorial Day Concert
by Executive Editor | 19 May 2024
S/Sgt Jack Moran of K Company, 347th Infantry Regiment, was featured during the 2024 National Memorial Day Concert. [more...] ⓘ
87th Roster and Listing of the Fallen
by Preston Durrer | 19 Jan 2017
There are two items I’ve wanted to include on our web site for a very long time. One is a roster of the 87th, [more...] ⓘ