Call Him Lucky
by Wayne Luedke | 22 Apr 2004
The following article is © 2004 by The Iola Register of Iola, Kansas, and is reproduced here with permission.
April 22, 2004
By BOB JOHNSON, Register City Editor
Tears well up in his eyes and his voice breaks as Wayne Luedke recalls events of nearly 60 years ago.
Luedke, a big man who anyone would think was tough as they come, spent 154 days in combat during [more...]
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Highway I-390 Near Rochester, NY Dedicated to 87th Infantry Division
by Mitch Kaidy | 23 Jul 2003
Under bright blue skies, two huge and colorful 16-feet long signs dedicated to the 87th Infantry Division as well as Gen. George S. Patton were unveiled along Interstate 390 just south of Rochester, N.Y. on July 17.
New York State Department of Transportation officials estimated that 1,500 motorists are now passing the signs hourly.
As television cameras ground away, the tarpaulin covers were dramatically slipped away from the large signs of approximately [more...]
Mitch Kaidy
D Company, 345th Infantry Regiment
An ASTP cadet in 1943-44, Mitchell Kaidy joined the 87th Division in March, 1944, serving until its demobilization. After the war he received a journalism education and has worked for three daily newspapers, a television station and public radio in Upstate New York. In 1963 he contributed articles to a Pulitzer Prize-winning series, and in 1993 he won a Project Censored award for free-lance investigative journalism. He was an active member of the association and served as division historian. Mitch passed away on 10 January 2013 at the age of 87.
Survivors Attend 87th Highway Sign Ceremony
by Preston Durrer | 19 Oct 2002
Outside, autumn raindrops fell.
Inside, voices cracked and tears moistened the eyes of over one hundred attendees at the unveiling of a massive 16-foot long highway sign dedicated to the 87th Infantry Division.
Some participants were family members reacting to the reading of the names of 87th soldiers who were killed in action. Jack Foy A-347, master of ceremonies, and Mitchell Kaidy D-345, as well as Bob Purple A-346 and Bill Statt E-347, called [more...]
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We Stand By You
by Preston Durrer | 30 Dec 2001
The following item was forwarded to us by Dan Williams, son of Francis P. Williams (HQ-345). It was also submitted to The Golden Acorn News by Tom and Gayla Stafford, and appeared [more...] ⓘ
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