Norbert R. Dishaw (I-347), age 99, of Crystal Falls, MI, died on Tuesday, December 24, 2024, at Bellin Hospital in Green Bay, WI.
He was born November 8, 1925, in Crystal Falls, the son of Henry and Margaret (Meyers) Dishaw. Norb graduated from Crystal Falls High School with the Class of 1943 and was class president. Following graduation, he spent two years in the U.S. Army, serving with the 87th Infantry Division and participating in three World War II campaigns: the Ardennes, Rhineland and [more...]
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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 Welsh and Jack Moran of the 87th, were on the field to throw out the first pitch at a Cardinals-Pirates baseball game. Friday was highlighted by a Taste of the Region dinner as the festivities kicked off. Saturday was a big day which started with a wreath laying at the Battle of the Bulge monument at the Jefferson Barracks [more...]
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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, grandfather and great-grandfather, and an active member of the Napa community.
Bob was the first-born child of Hugo and Virginia Zeller. He spent his youth with his siblings, friends, and cousins, playing in the vacant lot next door to his Third Street house and around downtown Napa, taking trips to Pine Grove (Lake [more...]
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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 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 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 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 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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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...] ⓘ
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...] ⓘ
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by Karen Lilley | 23 Oct 2016
Karen in her father’s shirt at the 2015 reunion.
“The Shirt” is a song written [more...] ⓘ
by Preston Durrer | 22 May 2016
Our old web site served us well for almost 16 years, but technology has changed dramatically since then. Smartphones, [more...] ⓘ
by Preston Durrer | 22 Oct 2013
On October 3, 2013, a monument to the 87th Infantry Division was dedicated at the National Infantry Museum’s [more...] ⓘ
by Preston Durrer | 15 Sep 2011
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by Preston Durrer | 18 Apr 2010
From left to right: Jesse Bowman, Eldon Gracy, Tom Stafford, Tom Burgess, Gene Garrison
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by James Dee | 30 May 2008
A World War II veteran and his wife returned to their home to find someone had ransacked their home, taking several [more...] ⓘ
by Mitch Kaidy | 07 Jul 2007
Battle of the Bulge
By Danny S. Parker
Combined Books, [more...] ⓘ
by Mitch Kaidy | 08 May 2007
Soldiers to Citizens
By Suzanne Mettler
252 pp.
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