Hellcat News, (Kirkland, Wash.), Vol. 36, No. 10, Ed. 1, June 1982 Page: 3 of 24
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June 1982 HELLCAT N|WS Page 3
From L to R: Charles Gross, Sv/493rd, Ken Bradstreet
A/494th, Ruth Bradstreet, Dorothy Grathwohl, Elmer
Grathwohl, Sv/714th and Virginia Gross. Photo by Dorrell
W. Moore A/493rd.
lovely inn there, and some of us as
a courtesy, ordered coffee, tea or
beer. Went on to Herbrechtergen
then stopped at Heidenheim and
ate lunch at Schlossgaststatte, a
very modern restaurant perched
high on a mountain. The group was
joined by a family from the area, a
very touching and sentimental
reunion of old friends. They had
befriended Ken Bradstreet and
hidden him during the war and
had looked forward all these years
to seeing him again. The mother
now 84 was overwhelmed with
joy. It was a happy tho' tearful
occasion for all of us.
Hobert ordered "Omelette
natur mit bunten Salatteller"
which turned out to be a nice
omelette with a side dish of
lettuce and tomato salad. I or-
dered what I thought would be a
bowl of hearty German soup
"Tasse Badische Schneckensuppe"
and luckily Tony Schuler happen-
ed by and I proudly told him we
had placed our orders and what
they were. He said "you have
ordered snail soup." Oh my. Well,
he caught the waitress and ex-
plained the problem and the order
was changed to "Stuck Kartoffel-
puffer mit Apfelmus and Preisel-
beeren," or, potato pancakes with
applesauce and cranberries.
Potato pancakes made the
German way are very familiar to
me, from my childhood. My
mother made them and her
mother was born in Baden-Baden,
Germany. We were reluctant to
leave but had to be on our way
again.
Then we stopped in Diligen for
group pictures at the bridge that
several of the men remembered
from the war. Stopped again at a
roadside rest stop about 4 P.M.
Then we pulled into the Holiday
Inn in Munich about 6 P.M. Tony
Shuler and Maurice figured up the
mileage for the whole tour: 1160
miles, Munich to Munich.
Took shower, dressed in our
nicer clothes we had reserved for
this occasion and joined the group
for our farewell dinner. We ate in
the hotel dining room and the
dinner was very nice and festive.
Soup, salad, meat, vegetables and
a dessert of Bavarian cream with
a cherry and a filigree chocolate
on top. We took pictures and then
went upstairs to pack.
Wed., July 29 we dressed and
finished packing up for the last
time. Went downstairs to the
hotel dining room and found a
lovely buffet waiting for us. All
sorts of delicious things including
fresh pineapple, two kinds of
cheese, liver sausage, bacon,
scrambled egg and even two kinds
of herring, pickled and sour
cream. This was the first herring
I'd had on the trip so I had to try
both kinds and they were
delicious. Even at 7 in the
morning.
Waited til about 9 for the bus to
take us to the airport. Tony
Shuler went with us but Maurice
was replaced with a different
driver. He checked our tickets to
make sure that everything was in
order then we went through Xray
and had to wait until 12:15 for
another bus to take us to the 727
plane. Finally headed for Frank-
fort at 21,000 ft. By 3 P.M. we
were taking off in the big Pan Am
747 and flying towards Amster-
dam then London.
We settled down with a drink
then about half hour later we got
The Greatest
Bargain
Everybody loves a bargain!
Flea markets, garage sales, and
swap shops are doing a booming
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our dinner. We had salad,
potatoes, sauerkraut, fried ham,
roll and butter and cheese patty
and for dessert cheesecake. And a
chocolate mint, coffee or tea.
The cards to declare for
customs were passed around to
the passengers and we filled in
the amounts and items. We read
and dozed and got up to walk in
the aisles a little. Most of us were
too tired to do anything but
endure it the best we could.
We landed safely in New York,
found our Braniff flight to Dallas
and boarded the plane about 7:30
but had a long wait before we
could take off. It was taken to a
repair area and a wheel bearing
replaced while we sat in the plane
waiting. Finally about 9:15 we
took off (this was New York time)
flying at 31,000 feet, the pilot
said, by way of Little Rock,
Arkansas, and the flight would
take 2 hours and 59 minutes.
Our dinners were brought to us
shortly after take-off, salad,
spinach, red snapper, and hot
tea for me, shish-kabob beef for
Hobert, plus vanilla pudding for
dessert. We landed safely about
11, right on time they said. We
lost about two hours because of
the repairs in New York. Arrived
home safely, luggage and all about
12:30 A.M., didn't even unpack
but went straight to bed.
And so, with a fond
farewell and goodbye,
Mary Jane Farmer
business.
In 1868, the U.S.A. purchased
from Russia the state we call
Alaska for $7,200,000. Quite a
bargain!
However, without controversy,
the greatest bargain of all is not a
bargain at all, it is a gift. What
could be of greater value, what
treasure more prized than a place
of tranquility, prosperity, and
love? And all free!
To good to be true? An impos-
sible dream? Not at all. God has a
gift that encompasses all the afore
mentioned. The Bible says, "The
wages of sin is death (the end
product of this world) but the gift
of God is eternal life through
Jesus Christ, our Lord."
The gift of God is twofold.
Jesus declared, "I am come that
they might have life, and that
they might have it more abund-
antly." He is speaking of a life of
love, joy and peace now with
strength to overcome trials, and
eternal life in heaven after death.
Won't you give this serious
consideration? Don't miss out on
this - the greatest of bargains.
"For by grace are ye saved
through faith; and that not of
yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Not of works, lest any man should
boast." Ephesians 2:8,9
In Christ
Chaplain, Robert A. Miller
12th Armored Divison
REJUVEVATED HELLCATS
ANDREW W. BROWN HQ/44th
902 Grand Street
Trenton, NJ 08610
RALPH W. HILL HQ/44th
4114 W. 164th Street
Lawndale, CA 90260
EDWARD NEIGHBORS Div. Hq.
419 So. Church Street
Virden, IL 62690
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German-Austrian Border Station - Photo by Ralph
Magotraux C/43rd.
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