European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 27, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes Friday a my 17, 1950 10th i div opens 3-Day reunion this was wartime ugly to men of the 10th Mountain div. Here tankers Are shown just South of the town of Garda. The drawing was taken from the history of the 87th Mountain inf. By Omer Anderso staff correspondent the 10th Mountain div a red blooded fighting outfit which probably listed More Blue bloods than any other division is hold ing a three Day reunion at Gar Misch beginning today. Some 75 veterans and their Fain Ilies Are slated to be on hand the get together is being arranged by capt David s. Arnold special services officer at Gar Misch and a 10th div Veteran. Reunion Headquarters will be at the Kruzeck at least one of the veterans Paul Suni is coming from As far away As Finland where Suni is now a Pilot for a finnish air line. The 19th had its genesis in the 87th my inf which was organized dec. 4. 1941. Activated at it. Lewis Wash the battalion was soon expanded to include pack artillery Engi neers medics and a signal unit. It moved into the Mountain training Center at Camp Hale colo., where it settled Down into rigorous training culminating in the invasion of Kiska the Jap held Island in the aleutians aug. 15, 1943. Brig Gen Roy v. Wickard Neucom special services chief sed the 87th ashore at Kiska. The 10th was activated july 15, 1943, at Camp Hale and the 87th was integrated into the 10th in february 1944. The 10th trained at Camp Hale until july i 1944. Then it broke Camp and dropped from Colorado s 9,000-foot chill slope to the sear ing heat of the Texas Plains. From Camp Swift near Austin tex., the division touched at Riek Arii Fowler Camp Patrick Henry va., in route to the fighting in Italy. First elements of the i oth reached Italy new year s Day 10-Io, and by mid january the entire division was fighting North of fisa. The 10th fought in the Northern new source of newsprint years b Birmingham. 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Attended the Wiesbaden officers wives brute club by l to a now or men i it their last meeting in the hotel. Classes far were Star cd. Feb. 1 was set As the deadline for and Muir Iee a Lii a lass. According to mrs. L. Team if who Wil r it of App Enines and through the to Valley. It wound up the War on the Eastern shores of Lake Garda where it captured several villages the Day the fighting in Italy ended May 2, 1945. Although the 10th was nac Tion less than four months its casualties included approximately 1,000 killed and 4,000 wounded. The Lois was commanded by a Gen George p. Hays Deputy High commissioner Brig Gen Charles rut finer Nairn beg Mili tary Post commander was Divi Sion artillery commander. For the last 15 months in Italy the s7th. Expanded into a regi ment was commanded by col David m Fowler now chief of p1d, Neucom. The 10th was one of the few army outfits for which men were permitted to Volunteer during tie War. It catered to skiers and Winter sports champions. Some of its men were foreign born Ameri cans such As sum and 1st sgt Harry Wagner who As a boy in Bavaria used to ski nine Miles to school daily. Men like Waller Prager Dart Mouth ski and a inter sports Champion led to the loth s being Good Nat redly referred so As a Blue blood outfit. Applicants were accepted of the division on the basis of three letters of recommendation submitted through the National ski patrol system a Branch of the National ski Assn. Of America. Jan. 27, 1947 the British court president is seized at Tel Aviv by armed extremists in the second Palestine kidnapping in 24 hours. Jan. 27, 1948 representatives of 1,000,000 Wurt Lemburg Baden workers Call for statewide strike to protest the Tri tical food situation. Jan. 27, 1919 thousands Jam the streets of Home to see film Star Tyrone Power and Starlet Linda Christian marry. Israel Voles budget Tel Aviv a the Tuuu pal Council has voted in expenditure of 5.500,000 pounds for the 1349-50 fiscal year. The Council also approved asking the National government ice a loan of 200,000 Isim Cli pounds for Public works projects. An Miler mediate girl scout troop Anil a Brownie troop Haw born organized at bad Tolz with a in be ship of 49 girls. Lone troop no. Ii intermediate is led by mrs. Warren Snyder mrs. Fred a. Bill Rhor and mrs. It Aires Walsh while the brownies Are led by mrs. Ric hard Koppisch mrs. Her Schul r. Weedon airs. William Hupac Anil mrs. Ireland Brown. The Tarti tonal investiture service is planned fur the troop. The Kitzinger Parent teachers Assn., oldest i the Wurz Turg m Titita Post has applied to join the National Arfuso Cintioni of Parent i teachers col Viu Ian h. Mikkelsen Pat president announced. Now in its second year the kit inane Pat has purchased Educ no roys or the finder Porten and primary Grade. Other Pat officers Are mrs. Allen r. Anderson vice preside col James p. Irvine treasurer and mrs. Theodore Sosnay in re Arv Cpl John Uttinger. Of cd a 759tb my so in Berlin and his wife the former Shirley Mae andr Seii of the 279th Sta Hosp Berlin Are shown cutting their wedding cake following the Cere Mony. Members of the Berlin camera club toasted he couple at he reception held at the 48 club near the Hico build ans Sis photo by Curvan Nelv Sutherland Jorfi Hinl i " Ness director an director respectively of the h. I Darmstadt pm school will leave for inc l a about feb. I. After two years in Germany. A Combina a Tion birthday pre weilding Farewell parly was Given scr for miss Sutherland at the i she will be married in Missouri april. Miss Sutherland and my Ness were red Cross wort do Riisag the War. Is i a the stars and vol. 7, no. 2x1 editor in chief managing editor. Sports editor. Friday. January 21. 1�5 it col Wlliam a. t Ken Zumwal Iphil executive manager chief of distribution m Auric r h Brown news bureaus Frankfurt. Sxm-32363 Darmstadt. Oia Berlin. 8-681 s-680 Vienna. Munich the european edition a published Dally at Darmstadt. Hesse Lor the . Occupation forces under the 8 Asp cej1 or Vij forces troop information and a i Catlon division. Neucom i Vei Frankfurt ult. Tsu is Lupca Darmsted should be addressed to the stars and 3tnqt. Apo Malj to me new York office should of Seni Cstreet. N v this 15 not an official publication Are entered a second Conss Matier sopi 32 i9i in new York. N. Y., under Ibe act of Alai ii i. I�i9 a .1 a. A. E a
