Hellcat News, (Kirkland, Wash.), Vol. 36, No. 7, Ed. 1, March 1982 Page: 2 of 28
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H E LLC AT NEWS
PUBLISHED BY THE 12th ARMORED DIVISION ASSOCIATION
Official Publication of the 12th Armored Division Association
12809 North East 84th Street — Kirkland, WA 98033
Writers submitting articles for this publication are solely responsible
for their contents, not this Association nor its' Editor.
OFFICERS
PRESIDENT Clinton E. Seitz (B-495)
6274 Rapid Run Road, Cincinnati, OH 45238, (513 ) 941-1379
1st VICE-PRESIDENT Robert E. Head (Hq-714)
2000 W. Roberta Ave., Fullerton, CA 92633, (714) 526-6964
2nd VICE-PRESIDENT Gilbert Heine (C-66)
1352 North 8th Street, Seward, NE 68434, (402) 643-4625
TREASURER Allen S. Horowitz (C-82)
86 E. Hampton Road, Marlborough, CT 06447, (203 ) 295-9191
PAST PRESIDENT Kenneth G. Bradstreet (A-494)
1018 Prairie Street, Emporia, KS 66801, (316) 342-8373
DIRECTORS AT LARGE
(Elected for Three year terms - listed by term of office)
Norbert Bruemmer .... 1913 Jerome, Godfrey, IL 62035 (618) 466-3949
Jack Miller 2535 175th NE, Redmond, WA 98052 ( 206) 885-7515
George G. Moss 1017 W. Washington St., Springfield, IL 62702
UNIT DIRECTORS ON COUNCIL
ARTILLERY BATTALIONS
James H. Moulder (C-494), 965 Malick Ave., Yuba City, CA 95991
Telephone (916) 673-6577
INFANTRY BATTALIONS
Dan Leacy (A-56), Box 112 Hereford, AZ 85615, ph. (602) 378-6469
TANK BATTALIONS
Forrest Smith (Hq-23), 16929 LeClaire Ave., Oak Forest, IL 60452
Telephone (312) 560-0284
ENGINEERS - MEDIC - RECON
Clifford Koah (A-119), 56 S. New York St., Lockport, NY 14094
Telephone (716) 433-8949
ASSIGNED UNITS - ORDANCE - SIGNAL - DIVISION GROUPS
Walter S. Thompson (A-134), 227 17th Ave. S.W., New Brighton,
MN 55112, Telephone (612) 633-7414
APPOINTED POSITIONS
Executive Secretary and Editor Kenneth A. Warnes, Sr.
12809 North East 84th Street, Kirkland, WA 98033, (206 ) 827-7666
Chaplain Rev. Robert A. Miller
5323 SW 89th Avenue, Miami, Florida 33165
Historian Ken Bradstreet
1018 Prairie Stree, Emporia, KS 66801, (316) 342-8373
Service Officer Jerry Mc Carthry B-714
12 Rivera Lane, W. Sayville, L.I., NY 11796, Phone (516) 567-1798
Reunion Chairman John Critzas, A-714
28 Algonquin Lane, Webster Groves, MO 63119, Phone (314) 961-0970
Membership Chairman Forrest Smith Hq 23
16299 LeClaire Ave., Oak Forest, Illinois 60452, (312) 560-0284
It was an interesting evening.
During the meal, the musicians
came to our group and when
asked if they knew "Lili Marlene",
they replied, "Yes, she comes in
The Hellcat News (USPS 350 - 210) Is
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rate of $4.00 per year by the 12th
Armored Division Association, 1017 W.
Washington St., Springfield, IL 82702.
Second Class postage is paid at
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mailing offices.
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three times a week!"-After awhile
they returned and played the
song for us. It again brought back
memories. After a pleasant time
and plenty of new wine, we
returned to the hotel to rest for
the trip to Salzburg on the
morrow.
The trip to Salzburg was very
scenic. After a stop in Linz for a
bit of shopping & a meal of knock-
wurst and beer, and a hamburger
tried by some of the group we
took the route along the Danube.
Reports by the hamburger testers
was, "Not bad, but different". The
flood waters had receded although
there was evidence of very high
water and the people were out
with shovels and brooms cleaning
up. The route was through the
narrows of the Danube valley and
the scenery was beautiful with
the vineyards on the steep sides
of the mountains. We stopped at
the ruins of the Castle Duren-
stein. The fortified town of Durn-
stein sits at the foot of a ridge on
which are terraced vineyards
producing a well known wine with
a delicate bouquet. It is crowned
by the ruins of a fortress and still
encircled by it's walls, overlooks
the Danube. King Richard, the
Lion Hearted was imprisoned at
Durnstein for a time after the 3rd
Crusade, in the year 1193.
The vineyards were started in
the valley by the Romans at the
time of the Crusades. The dis-
tances from Italy made it im-
practical to bring their wine from
home and so they brought vines
instead. The vines are planted on
the western slopes to get the
needed sunlight and warmth for
their growth. Again we stopped
for a W. C. and coffee at a
gasthaus along the river aptly
named "The Goldener Schiff" It
was located in the village of Spitz.
We continued on to Melk and left
the river to continue our trip on
the autobahn. We arrived in
Salzburg in midafternoon and
checked into the Steigelbrau Ho-
tel. It was a very nice hotel with a
view of the mountains out of the
window. The rest of the afternoon
was spent in a bit of sightseeing
before returning for our evening
meal of onion soup, beef and
mushrooms, onion gravy, noodles,
and a parfait with a choice of
coffee, wine or beer. On the way
to Salzburg at a town called See-
walchen we saw a sign on a
trucking company reading "Durst
Express", reminding us of our
buddy, Harold Durst of A/17. As
we left Vienna we heard the news
that the Iranian embassy had
been taken over.
In our walking tour of Salzburg
we saw many interesting and
beautiful buildings and historical
items. The Cathedral was very
outstanding. It is a mixture of
Baroque and Italian Renaissance
architecture. The interior is im-
pressive in size and is rich in
marble, stucco and paintings. The
Hohensalzburg reigns supreme
over the city high on it's huge
mountain of Dolomite rock. The
easy way to the fortress of the
prince-archbishops is by a cable
car (funicular) and we were re-
lieved to take advantage of it. We
were packed 12 to a compartment
and soon were on the high but-
tresses where we had a beautiful
view of the city and it's surround-
ing area.
St. Peter's Churchyard was also
interesting. It is a past history of
the city of Salzburg with graves
dating back to the 1400's. It abuts
on a rock wall of the Monchsburg
in which catacombs were hollow-
ed out in earlier history. Wrought
iron grills under the Baroque
arcades enclose the chapels where
Tuesday, July 28, 1981. 12th Armored Division men
cross the DILLINGEN BRIDGE AGAIN. Albert Lipschultz,
Dorrell W. Moore, Kenneth Bradstreet, Ralph Magoteaux,
Elmer Grathwhol, Hobert Farmer, Maurice Glover and
Charles Gross.
Photo by Maurice Glover, Hq-494th
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