What's
New
As material and resources become available we will be
adding to and updating to improve this site. The site was started June 15, 1999.
This page was added February 6, 2000 as an aid to interested repeat visitors.
- November 24,2006 Correct Battery A roster to include 2LT
Richmond
I. Bailen, and Update
Our Departed Comrades page to add Richmond
I. Bailen, who died in 1992.
- October 8, 2006 Updated:
Our Departed Comrades page to add, Robert Schnulle, a veteran of A Battery the 275th Armored Field Artillery,
Poet's
Corne page. Obituary of Bob Schnulle.
- July 24, 2005 Updating:Our
Departed Comrades
page. We received a guestbook entry from Nancy
Becker, daughter of 275th veteran of Battery A,
Peter James Campagnola . She told us that her father had died June 27th 2005.
Our condolences go out to his family.
- May 6, 2005 Updating:
Our Departed Comrades
page. We received an email from Richard Andrews, the son of 275th veteran of
Battery C, Benjamin F. Andrews . Richard had just discovered our web site. He
told us that his father had died in 1966. With that information we have updated
Our Departed Comrades page.
- May 6, 2005 Updating:
Our Departed Comrades
page to add the name of Chuck McCrate to our list of comrades who have answered the final trumpet call in August, 2004. .
- March 16, 2005 Updated: Our Departed Comrades
page to add the name of James Orre, a veteran of HQ Battery the 275th Armored Field Artillery, died earlier this year at home in Pennsylvania. Some years ago James changed his surname to .
- February 6, 2005 Updated: Our Departed Comrades
page to add the name of Nathan Earnest. We just received the sad news that Nathan, a veteran of HQ Battery the 275th Armored Field Artillery, died Jan 30, 2005 in his hometown in Tennessee.
- December 20, 2004 Updated: Our Departed Comrades
page to add the name of Chester Sweigart who died, Dec. 16,
2004
We were just now notified of the passing of Chester, a 275th Veteran, who passed away at the age of ninety years, sixty years after the start of the Battle of the Bulge. May he rest in peace.
- Nov. 9, 2004 Added:
Report of Jackson Mini-Reunion Nov. 5 & 6, 2004,
listing the attendees at the “mini-reunion” held at Jackson, TN on November 5th and 6th, 2004 and their induction into the Honorable Society of Saint Barbara, The National Artillery Association.
- Nov. 2, 2004 Updated:
Poet's Corner
adding D. Cooper's letter about the “mini-reunion” to be held at Jackson, TN on November 5th and 6th, 2004 and telling about the many contacts made through this web site.
- Oct. 7, 2004 Updated:
Poet's Corner
to tell about the “A mini-reunion” to be held at Jackson, TN on
November 5th and 6th, 2004. It will be held at the same Hampton Inn
Motel located on Hiway 45 bypass and by the way, is the only Hampton Inn in
Jackson
- July 27, 2004 Added: Link to
Ben Myers Associations and Alumni
Database -a list of 12,719 associations,
organizations and military alumni with contact names, phone numbers and other
comments to our
links page.
http://www.military-network.com/ben/associationmenu.cfm
- July 19, 2004 Updated: Our Departed Comrades
page to add the name of Thomas G. Burkes Sr. who died, July 18,
2004 in Moundville AL. Thomas was a member of "C" Battery.
- July 2, 2004-Updated:Our Departed Comrades to add the name of
Frank Verzyl, a veteran of Battery "C", 275th AFABn, whose son advised us that his father passed away in Feb. of congestive heart failure
.
- June 17, 2004-Updated:Our Departed Comrades to add the name of
Sgt. Robert Blissit, a veteran of Battery "C", 275th AFABn, whose daughter advised us that her father passed away
of complications of cancer June 15, 2004.
- May 29, 2004 - Updated:
Our Departed Comrades to add the name of Maj. Albert A. Duncan a veteran of the 275th AFABn, whose granddaughter advised us that her grandfather has passed away November 1089 and requested that we list him among Our Departed Comrades.
- May 3, 2004- Updated:
Our
Departed Comrades to add the name of Howard K.(Harry) Tull a
veteran of the 275th AFABn, Battery "A", known as "Pops".
- April 28, 2004 - Updated:
Poet's Corner
to announce the dedication of the World War II Memorial in Washington D.C.
- April 14, 2004 - Added:
Poet's Corner a periodic update from D. Cooper, Historian of the 275th
AFABn
- December 28, 2003 - Updated:
- Our Departed Comrades to add the name of James L. Huntton a veteran of the 275th AFABn, Battery "C", whose son advised us that his father has passed away December 2003 and requested that we list him among Our Departed Comrades.
- January 5, 2003 - Updated:
- Our
Departed Comrades to add the name of Lewie Z. Mancil a veteran of the 275th AFABn, whose son advised us that his father has passed away and requested that we list him among Our Departed Comrades.
- December 2, 2002 - Added, new page showing the organization
structure of the 275AFA (Bn) during World War Two,
Table
of Organization and Equipment, (TO&E 6-165)
- November 12, 2002 - Added,
N
E W S about Jackson Mini-Reunion, November 8, 9, 10
- November 3, 2002 - Updated:
- Our
Departed Comrades to add names of veterans of the 275th AFABn who
have passed away since last reunion.
- September 7, 2000 - Added:
- Link to Erie
Veterans.com Recollections of Sgt. Leonard Wroblewski, "C"
Battery, by: Veterans Affairs office of Erie,
Pennsylvania. Contains many interesting recollections of WWII veterans
from Erie, PA.
- The link to the El Paso paper that published Alex Bernhard's obituary, September 5-11, 1999 El Paso, Inc., has expired.
Alex's name appears on the Battalion's Memorial Page:
- These two articles were found by our friend, Glenn Booker,
Wales, UK.
- August 31, 2000 - Amended three pages to speed up loading with
Thumbnail graphics
- August 28, 2000 - Added links to Short History of 275th AFA Bn
- A well done WWII history site Skylighters,
the 225th AAA Searchlight Bn showing the history of Camp
Shanks, N.Y. the last stateside assignment for the 275th AFA Bn
- British Troop Transport
RMS Scythia a short history of the ship with photo
- Camp Bowie, Texas
a short history
- August 18, 2000 - Added link to: A
History of the 274th Armored Field Artillery Battalion,
sister battalion to 275th AFA Bn
- August 3, 2000 - Added Memorial to
William L. Blocker, Jr., "B" Battery, who died August 2, 2000.
- July 27, 2000 - Updated Albert's Album,
page 2 to add photo of Sal Oliva and Ben Segal. Photo provided by
Ben Segal with a memorial gift the Association to honor his friend Sal.
- July 20, 2000 - Updated Maps showing Operations
to include addition of Capture of Roer Dams Map
Map is prepared from copy of
work by: Capt. David Clearey, "B" Battery Commander
- Oct. 7, 2004 - Updated Maps showing Operations
to include 7AD news release describing 275th AFA Bn action during the battle:
provided by James Dorrence, HQ Battery
- June 5, 2000- Changed Guestbook Service to Bravenet
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DeLoyd Cooper is the Historian for the 275th Armored Field Artillery
Battalion Association.
Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 DeLoyd Cooper. All rights reserved.
dcooper1924@comcast.net
Revised: November 24, 2006