European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 16, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday november 16. 19b6 the stars and stripes Page 3 Ankara offers visitors taste of of new Story and photos by Dave Diehl writer Ankara is As Good a. Place As any to compare the old Turkey a country of contrasts with the new. A walk Down Ataturk Boulevard in the Imlay shopping Jisi Rici reveals displays of the same wares As Mosi any modern european shopping District. Chuck Chi shopping in Copper Alley As it s called by Ameri cans it s a i unusual to find goods at much lower prut a identical id those found in other sections. Among those winding Hilly streets is the older Ankara where thousands still do heir daily shopping. A narrow old Street crowded with shops contrasts with the sparkle of a new store in Ankara. French town gives gis belated thanks Heronemus Weer Barr Bureau Wuerzburg. Germany Pierre Buch s Hometown of bin Wihr France never had the Chance to thank the Amer ican soldiers who fought there in world War ii. He changed mat this month by organizing a return of veterans of the 15th regt 3rdinfdiv. The citizens of the Village had evacuated inc area before the Start of the fighting thai i sent rally destroyed it Buch said. Everywhere else the americans had rough the people in the Lowns celebrated and showed the americans How much they appreciated what inc Ameri cans had done. But the people in my Hometown could not show appreciation for their liberation because they were no therel he said. The american veterans never returned 10 Ben Wihr. In 1152. Buch left Loo for Canada and Laler the United Stales where i has lived since. Bui his lies with his Home were never Cul. He received a Book in december 1984 detailing the War years and came across a list of townspeople who had been killed. My father s name was at the top of the list he said. I had to wipe cars from my eyes. In was the first Lime i was Able to do the next month Duch began a project that would end nearly two years later in a trip that would give americans and frenchmen another Chance to celebrate the Allied Victory. The Church Bells were ringing to Greet us As we arrived Buch s wife said of inc return of 12 . Veterans and six of their wives. The whole Village attended a mass in the Church and afterwards when we went out All the children in the Village were lined up waving Little French Imd american the return to Ben Wihr was especially memorable to John Shirley of Livermore Calif. I was wounded captured and escaped at Ben Wihr he said. A 2 hour Battle left Only 13 americans in the town. Seven of us were wounded but i was t Hurt so bad. 1 could walk by my self so i lagged behind and when a Ger Man Soldier shoved me and told me to Mach Schnell i swung around and chopped him on the Side of the head and As the veterans visited old Bailie grounds they shared stories of War pointing out foxhole positions remembering where a leg was lost or recounting narrow escapes Buch said Gurvase Dauby chuckled As he Lold Aboul inc Day he lost four jeeps carrying rations and ammunition. We accidentally got behind the Ger Man lines. The lieutenant told me to Lake the supplies to our boys in Sicgel Shim France but there was a mix up in com following orders. Dauby and his men drove Inlo town on the main Road and stopped at inc first two houses supposedly occupied by . Troops. When we hollered out to ask where they wanted the stuff we found out they were germans he said. He and his men jumped into a ditch and were a Long Way Down the Road before the germans were ready to shoot. The americans had gone around the backside and come in on inc other Side of town Dauby said. We were on the wrong Side of for Riella cars and the other women who came along the trip mean being Able to visualise All the places i hair Hus bands had fought and talked about even More than that she said the trip meant a lot to her because the people showed us so much appreciation. We were proud of our soldiers and it s wonderful to know the europeans were so grateful for what they the a cleans leave monday after a two week slay of visiting old Battle grounds War memorials and military come lyrics in France and Germany. Among their last stops was the 3rd inf div Marne museum in Wuerzburg
