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 Gardens in La Mesa, CA at the age of 104 years and five months.
Born on a farm in Prescott, Pennsylvania on November 16, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Walter Simon and Bessie Mae (Hower) Deck and the younger sister of the late Beulah Elizabeth Troutman Lutz.
After school and during summers, [more...]
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In Honor of our veterans lost over the last year
Bob Picher (K-346)
Joe Roes (E-346)
Walter Pope (CAN-347)
Bob Zeller (HQ3-347)
Norb Dishaw (I-347)
Bob Welsh (K-347)
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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 with the updated Paul Winkler gallery. John Kuzmick is pictured above. Photos were provided by Michael Kuzmick (son), Edward Milford (son), Ralph Swenson (son), George Welsh (son) and Sue McMahon (granddaughter of Paul Winkler).
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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 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 [more...] ⓘ
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...] ⓘ
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 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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