 LTC
Thomas J. B. Shanley
at Camp Mackall, 1943, after assuming command of the 2nd Battalion
|
 Pvt
William A. Dean, B Co
stands on PSP while awaiting a practice jump. He jumped near
LA Fière Manor on D-Day |
Zane Schlemmer and unidentified friend pose amidst the
tall pine trees at Camp Mackall |
 [l-r]
Walter W. Harrelson, Richard J. Longworth and Ralph
Perrico
share a day at the beach, 1943. Harrelson was KIA at Pretot.
(courtesy of Tom Porcella) |
|
Carolina Cataract
"Shorty (Odessa, TX), John, Ozzie [l-r]"
was all that John McCall wrote on this photo of he and two buddies at a
waterfall. The trio was probably on a three-day pass in the
Carolina Mountains.
"Ozzie" may have been Edward C. Ozbolt, also of Company E. Ozbolt
was KIA 26 June 44. Who "Shorty" was remains unknown.
(courtesy of Mary Ann McCall) |
 "Caruso"
was the note penned by Bill Giegold on this photo. There were at least
2 508ers named Caruso but we presume that this is James J. Caruso who,
like Bill, was in Co F. |
Practice Jump
[l-r] (Kenneth or Robert) Benson, John Downs, John Delury calmly await the
green light and the order to "Stand up ... Hook up" |
 [l-r]
Tom Porcella, James Murphy and Dave O'Halloran
pose at Camp Mackall, 1943
(courtesy of Tom Porcella) |
 Pvt
Thomas W. Porcella
Company H, taken in Charlotte, NC, 1943
(courtesy of Tom
Porcella) |
 Tom
Porcella and Steve Shimko
are suited up for field exercises. note the radio under Shimko's
arm.
(courtesy of Tom Porcella) |
 [l-r]
Vance Jenkins, (Arthur?) Novak, (James?) Murphy, John
Judefind, and (Millard or Robert) Smith.
Smith was nicknamed "Snuffy", after the cartoon character.
Despite this happy day at the beach, Smith drowned on D-Day in the flooded
plains of the Merderet River. Judefind was initially listed as MIA
according to an entry in
Lt. DeWeese's Diary
and is listed as KIA on 8 August 44, probably denoting the day that his body
was eventually recovered. If he and Smith were in the same stick, they
may have suffered the same fate.
(courtesy of Tom Porcella) |
