I wanted to let the 94th Infantry know that my father, Frank E. Heine of 412 Essex Avenue, Spring Lake, NJ, passed away on May 31, 2002 in his home.  He always remembered the 94th with fondness and told me many stories.  He didn't miss camping out in the winter though.  One of the last conversation we had he spoke of the 94th.  I was digging a trench and he remembered digging foxholes in Europe.  After he had dug his foxhole he and others, of course, had to dig the officers foxholes.  He said, with a smile, he always made them wider then his.  I wondered why and he said that it was so that the officers couldn't straddle the hole.  I guess that was a way to rib the officers.

I hope that you are able to pass this on to TAPS.  If you can not, maybe you can tell me who can.

Thank you for your anticipated assistance and have a happy and healthy new year.

Peace.

My grandfather, Ira Henry of Kingston, Tn., was in the 94th and passed away on Feb. 23rd, 1999. He was like many of the brave soldiers of that time and rarely spoke of his time in the military. We beieve he was in the 301st. Can you please add his name to your TAPS list.

Thank you,

My father, Stanley P. Knecht was in 94th. Passed away May, 1970 at age 51 from Indiana.
He served in I company of the 301st Inf. Regt. 

Thank you,

 I regret to inform you that, my father, CHESTER NOVAK, Army serial number 32 658 423, past away on September 30, 2002.  He was given a military service and laid to rest at the Long Island National Cemetery, NY.

 Chester served with the 94th, 302 HQ company as a T-5 telephone and telegraph lineman. He was very proud to be part of the 94th and always remembered the men that he served with.  At 92 years of age, Chester's short term memory was failing.  However, his long term memory of WWII never wavered.  He spoke some about the horrors of the war but mostly of the camaraderie that was
developed with his buddies.  Stories that were lessons to me.

 My Dad read every issue of the "ATTACK."  Although he was not able to be active in the association, he was a true member.  It provided a continuing connection to a very important part of his life. 

 Sincerely,

Hello again:  I don't know if you remember me e-mailing you but my name is Mike Gentry from Powell, Tennessee.  I emailed you earlier about my dad being in the 94th Infantry during WWII and saw combat from 1943 until the wars end.  I have a newspaper clipping where he was wounded at least once but recovered and went back into action.  He also was taken prisoner for a short time before being rescued

by fellow US soldiers.  I found some information you said you needed to place his name in the TAPS site of the 94th.   He was at Camp Phillips, Kansas in 1942 and not sure where else he trained before going overseas on the ship Queen Mary, I believe he said this was the ship he went over on.   I was small when he mentioned it.  He never talked about the war much until the last couple of years of his life and then it was just when he and I were spending the night at the lake or night fishing.

Floyd Smith, who was Communication Sgt. (also acted as rifle platoon sgt. when called on) of "L" Co., 376th Inf. died Thursday August 22, 2002 of complications from heart disease and Alzheimers'.  Military funeral services at Bushnell, FL military cemetary Wed. Aug. 28, 2002.

Floyd was active in the Division Association and attended all reunions he could get to, including Boston in 2001 when he was in poor physical condition.  He kept in touch by phone and mail with men of his platoon as long as he was able.

The following obituary was published in today's (7/03/02) edition of the Troy (NY) Record.

He married Virginia Sickmiller on Sept. 22, 1946. She survives. He worked in an auto body shop for over 45 years. He then became owner of Ames Body Shop of Bourbon, retiring in 1991. He was a resident of Bourbon all his life and wintered in Sebring, Fla. He graduated from Bourbon High School in 1943.

He was a member of the Bourbon First United Methodist Church, Bourbon American Legion Post #424, Plymouth V.F.W., Bremen Skynights Radio Controlled Airplane Club, and the Highland Radio Control Airplane Club of Sebring.

He was a veteran of the Army, serving in World War II with the 94th Infantry Division.
He is survived by his wife, Virginia Ames of Bourbon; his daughter and son-in-law, Glenda Sue and Jay King of Plymouth; his brother, Wayne and Doris Reichert of Bourbon; two sisters-in-law, Mildred Ames of Bourbon and Helene Reichert of Kokomo, Ind.

He was preceded in death by two sisters, Kathryn Wolfe and Bessie Hanes; four brothers, Max Ames, Ralph Ames, Harold Reichert and George Reichert.

Visitation will be from 3 to 5 and 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, May 23, in the Deaton Funeral Home, 115 S. Main Street, Bourbon.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, May 24, in the Bourbon First United Methodist Church, with Pastor Robert Raschka officiating.

Burial will follow at the Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Bourbon. Military graveside services will be conducted by the Bourbon American Legion.

Kenneth Strode passed away April 27, 2002.  His obituatry follows:

 Kenneth 0. Strode
Former Frankfort resident Kenneth 0. Strode, 76, Bellevue, Ohio, died April 27, 2002, in St.Vincent Hospital, Toledo, Ohio.

Mr. Strode graduated from Frankfort High School and attended the University of  Oklahoma. He was a division engineer for Norfolk and Southern Railroad for 40 years, retiring in 1986. He served in the U.S. Army's 94th Division (L376) during World War II and was awarded the Bronze Star. - He was a member of the Bellevue VFW and Masonic Lodge and Scottish Rite, Valley of Toledo. He also was a member of St John Lutheran Church, Bellevue.

Mr. Strode was born Jan. 11, 1926, in Willowshade, Ky., to Walter and Grace Younger Strode. He married Harriett Strode on March 28, 1948, and she survives.

Also surviving are a son, K. Rod (Lisa) Strode of Columbus, Ohio; a daughter, Mrs. Delbert (Diane) Strunk of Bellevue; six sisters and four grandchildren.
One grandson and one brother preceded him in death.
Burial with military rites by the VFW and American Legion was in Bellevue Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the St. John Lutheran Church:. Preschool Scholarship Fund.

William Tricarico S/Sgt G376/Inf, died on April 6, 2002.

Thank you
Joseph W. Tricarico

Scranton Times Tribune

William Tricarico April 6, 2002

 April 08, 2002 
 William "Wishem" Tricarico, 83, of Old Forge, died Saturday morning at Moses Taylor Hospital. His wife is the former Marion Pescetelli. They celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary Nov. 24, 2001. His first wife, the former Margaret Gydish, died in 1954. 

Born Oct. 12, 1918 in Old Forge, son of the late Joseph and Rose Torchia Tricarico, he was a 1937 graduate of Old Forge High School. He was an Army veteran of World War II, served as a staff sergeant in the 94th Infantry and received the Purple Heart, the Good Conduct, World War II Victory and American Campaign medals and the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with four Bronze Stars. He served in the battles and campaigns of Northern France, the Rhineland, the Ardennes and Central Europe. He was a member of Old Forge Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4954. Before his retirement, he was employed by Tobyhanna Army Depot. He was a past vice president of the Old Forge Senior Citizens, a member of the former Calabrese Club of Old Forge, and a member of St. Mary of the Assumption Church, Old Forge.

He was a devoted husband, father and grandfather who loved his grandchildren very much.

Also surviving are a son, Joseph, Mount Holly Springs; a daughter, Mary Rose Rickenbach, Inkerman; four grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by two brothers, James and Nicholas Tricarico.

Information regarding my father, Lt. Col. Roland H. Vogt, of the 94th Division, 376th Infantry, I Co.  Please feel free to visit his website, as indicated, below.  We would appreciate a reciprocal link
from your web page.  This obituary will be followed by a brief vita/bio regarding his actions in World War II:

Obituary:
Roland Henry Vogt, born November 23, 1921 in Appleton, Wisconsin to Phillip and Clara Vogt, died Friday, March 29, 2002 at Appleton Medical Center.  He was one of 11 children.

Roland, known as "Rolly", attended Appleton High School, where he was a "miler" on the track team.  He broke several city and state records, several of which stood for a number of decades.  At the outbreak of World War II, he and 16 other Appleton natives volunteered for the Army Air Corps with the intention of forming a unit called the "Flying Foxes".
 

Unfit for the Air Corps due to health issues, he went to Lawrence University, but was drafted into the Army.  Attaining the rank of Staff Sergeant with the 94th Division, he volunteered to go to England
on an unknown mission.  He found himself attached to the 1st Division and assigned to land in the first wave on Omaha Beach, D-Day, June 6, 1944.  For actions during combat in France and Germany, he was awarded the Silver Star by General George S. Patton.  Additionally, he was
awarded two Bronze Stars, and was made a Lieutenant through a Battlefield Commission.  After the war, he ran for General Patton's Third Army Track Team while waiting to return home.  A website has been established at http://www.unisrv.net/realheroes for historical information regarding his actions and experiences in World War II.

Upon his return, Rolly married his High School sweetheart, Grace Slattery and attended business school, receiving an Associate's degree while working at Badger Mills.  His wife died in 1958, leaving
him with one son, James Jonathan.  In 1961, he married Thelma Krempin of Winnepeg, Canada and fathered a second son, Jeffery Lorne.  By this time was employed at Fox River Tractor company, eventually becoming the Purchasing Manager.  He was also the first Certified Puchasing
Manager in the state of Wisconsin, with certification number 1.  In 1969, he and his wife adopted their daughter, Hilary Marvene, through Lutheran Social Services.  He was active in his church, Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, as well as being an accomplished tenor and avid golfer.

After Fox River Tractor was purchased by Koerhing Company of England, Rolly retired.  He was coaxed out of retirement to work first for Appleton Pattern Company and then C.B. Supply Company before finally retiring fully in 1987.

Until his first heart attack in 1985, he jogged six miles every night. In 1985, he had open-heart surgery at Appleton Medical Center.  This surgery was repeated in 2001 to correct new blockages.

In 1993 he and his wife purchased a condominium in Phoenix, Arizona, where they spent their winters, maintaining their home in Appleton for the summer months.  In 2001, they sold their house in Appleton in favor of a condominium on the north side of the city.

Rolly was known as a very outgoing and well-loved man who made lifelong friends with people everywhere he went.

In January of 2002, he underwent surgery a third time to implant a pacemaker.  He died quietly of complications due to congestive heart failure surrounded by his family and assured by his unshakable faith.

He is survived by his brothers Rheinhold, Phillip and sisters Adeline, Elsie and Virginia,as well as wife Thelma, sons James (Laurie) and Jeffery (Mary Ann), daughter Hilary (David), and three grandchildren David, Daniel and Heidi.

"He fought the good fight."

Vita/Bio:
Lt. Col. Roland H. Vogt (US Army Ret.) trained at Camp Phillips in Salina, KS, in the fall/spring of 1942.  He was made a "tape Corporal" during Basic Training, and upon completion had attained the rank of Sergeant in the 94th Infantry Division.

At that time, an operation, code-named "Overlord" was being planned by COSSAC (Chief of Staff to the Supreme Allied Commander).  Word came down to new soldiers that "volunteers were needed".  My father, as he says, "volunteered for the first and last time" in his life, only to find himself shipped to England in I Company, 16th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division (the "Big Red One").

After training in England and one aborted launch, he was put aboard a Higgins boat bound for Fox Green Sector, Omaha Beach, First Wave (this beach took an estimated 90% casualties).  With the remaining men of his company, which was landed nearly a mile away from their original objective, he pressed inland through the French hedgerow country for six weeks until the 94th Division landed.  At that time, he was offered to return to his original outfit, which he did, continuing to press inland, participating in such famous battles as St. Lo, Avranches, Chateaubriant, Nozay, Nantes, Angers, St. Nazaire, Brittany, and Lorient all in France, then on through Germany, crossing the Rhine River at 
Frankfurt, the Saar-Mosel Triangle and the City of Trier.

Throughout the summer, fall and winter of 1944, he participated in a number of operations in the European Theatre of Operations (ETO), including the operations at Bastogne (the "Battle of the Bulge"), attaining the rank of Lieutenant through battlefield commissions.  He remained, however, a front-line officer, as was his Battalion Commander, Col. Benjamin E. Thurston, whose life he saved after the unit was ambushed by German machine-gunners.

In addition to the commissions, Lt. Vogt was awarded two Bronze Stars, and a Silver Star (the Army's second-highest commendation).  The Silver Star was awarded (pinned on) by Third Army Commander, General George S. Patton (an event of which we have a picture).

During this time, Lt. Vogt's unit was commanded to take the town of Grimberg.  With Lt. Vogt leading his unit, the took the town without a shot, Lt. Vogt capturing the Waffen SS Major who commanded the town's garrison, himself.  For his action there, and for saving the life of his Battalion Commander, he was cited by his Regimental Commander for the Congressional Medal of Honor.  Upon hearing this, Vogt declined and was, instead, offered another battlefield commission, as, in his words 
to the Regimental Commander, "I can't eat the medal" (higher ranked officers get higher pay).

Lt. Vogt participated in many other battles, with Patton's "Ghost Corps" as the XXX Corps was called.  However, he maintains to this day that he is "not a hero, the boys that are still there are the real heroes".  After the war, he remained in Europe for a year, running for Patton's Third Army Track Team, as he had been a miler in High School, (holding the Wisconsin state record for some years) as well as acting as Liaison Officer for Regimental Headquarters at Augsburg, commuting from Oberammergau.

He returned and continued to serve with the 32nd Division, attaining the rank of Lt. Col. before retirement.

Frankie William Mullin, 80, of Longford, Kansas, died Tuesday, March 27, 2001 at Clay County Medical Center. Mr. Mullin was born October 18, 1920, the son of Robert Milton and Emily Christina (Frank) Mullin in Clay Center. Frankie's mother died when he was three years old. He was reared by Oscar and Caroline (Frank) Frigon in the Diamond Community.

    Mr. Mullin attended Diamond Grade School. Frankie graduated from Clay Center High School in 1939.

    On August 22, 1942, he enlisted in the Army at Fort Riley, Kansas and went through basic training
after which he graduated from Officer Candidate School. He joined the Reconnaissance Troop of the 94th Infantry Division as Combat Liaison Officer, lst Lieutenant, and served as color guard for General Patton three times. His decorations and citations were the American Theater Service Medal, European African Middle Eastern Service Medal, World War II Victory Medal and Purple Heart.

    He married Emerald Oard August 24, 1942. After basic training, they lived in Tennessee and
Mississippi until Frankie left on the Queen Elizabeth to fight for his country in World War II.

    After the service, he farmed for 28 years in the Longford Community and was also a rural mail carrier out of Longford for 26 years, including his military service, until he retired in 1985. During those years, he bought the Longford Water Service and delivered water in the afternoon. He joined the Masonic Mason Lodge at Oak Hill. He clowned for the Salina Isis Temple for 27 years where one of his highlights was clowning in the Dallas Cotton Bowl Parade. Thirty seven year member of the Longford Lions Club, over 50 years with the Longford American Legion Post #88. Mr. Mullin had many close friends stemming from this and traveled all over the United States and Canada because
of his loyalty to the 94th Infantry Division Association Inc. Frankie and Emerald went to the 94th
Infantry Reunions every year.