BOBA Historian Jim Triesler will present "Feldpost: German Soldier Letters from the Russian Front to Normandy" at the 6th Annual World War II Conference, November 7-9, 2025 in
Glen Allen (Greater Richmond area), Virginia. He joins other top historians and authors sharing their unique perspectives on WWII. Topics include: Alamo in the Ardennes, Elsenborn Ridge, Battle of Midway, Hiroshima, General George C. Marshall, Audie Murphy, Guadalcanal, The Naval Academy of 1940 Goes to War, 13 Nazi War [more...]
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The Golden Acorn News for the third quarter of 2025 has been published and is accessible in the Members Area.
Third Quarter 2025 Issues published September 30, 2025
Volume 16, Issue 3, September 2025
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by Executive Editor | 27 April 2025
The Legacy Association’s mission is to preserve the World War II contributions of the 87th Infantry Division and educate the public about the significant sacrifices and contributions of the Division’s soldiers during this pivotal global war. The 87th was an instrumental unit in General George S. Patton’s 3rd Army success in the Battle of the Bulge during World War II. The Legacy Association is a group of sons, daughters, other relatives and friends [more...]
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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 [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...] ⓘ
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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 Preston Durrer | 25 Jun 2005
Fred A. Woodress, DivHqs, is the author of a new book of plays, “Slave or Free and 11 Other Problem-solving [more...] ⓘ
by Wayne Luedke | 22 Apr 2004
The following article is © 2004 by The Iola Register of Iola, Kansas, and is reproduced here with permission.
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by Mitch Kaidy | 23 Jul 2003
Under bright blue skies, two huge and colorful 16-feet long signs dedicated to the 87th Infantry Division as well [more...] ⓘ
by Preston Durrer | 19 Oct 2002
Outside, autumn raindrops fell.
Inside, voices cracked and tears moistened the eyes [more...] ⓘ
by Preston Durrer | 30 Dec 2001
The following item was forwarded to us by Dan Williams, son of Francis P. Williams (HQ-345). It was also submitted to The Golden Acorn News by Tom and Gayla Stafford, and appeared [more...] ⓘ
