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HELLCAT NEWS
February 2008
HELLCAT NEWS
Official Publication of the 12th Armored Division Association
1289 N. 2nd St., Abilene, TX 79601
Writers submitting articles for this publication are solely responsible
for their contents, not this Association nor its Editor.
OFFICERS
President: Edward Waszak [A/17]
4222 Drake Dr., Crystal Lake, IL 60012-2018
815-455-2446 edzak44@aol.com
Vice President: William J. McCarthy, Jr. [17CCA]
95 Hesperus Ave., Gloucester, MA 01930-5223
978-764-6801
Treasurer: A. Edward Pierce [A/56]
14 Valley View Rd, Yardville, NJ 08620
609-585-6315 piercejr9@aol.com
DIRECTORS
Carold W. Bland [F/92] Ted N. Glogovac
2001N. Florence St., Kirksville, MO 63501 12309 Radoyka Dr., Saratoga, CA 95123
660-665-6465 lodestar@kvmo.net 408-499-0188 ted.glogovac@jeppesen.com
John William House [B/17] Ken Klinedinst [1766]
16 E. Mill Rd, Flourtown, PA 19031 94 Bean Rd, Warner, NH 03278
215-233-0861 603-456-2717 kbk@conknet.com
Elizabeth (Betty) Schultz [A/493]
2616 Hall CI, Bloomington, IL 61704-4518
309-663-5734 e.schul1z@insightbb.com
APPOINTED OFFICERS
Executive Secretary: Robert Von Esch, Jr. [B/66]
Administrative Secretary: Vanessa Harris
1289 N. 2nd St., Abilene, IX 79601
325-677-6515 hellcatsmuseum@yahoo.com
Editor Emeritus: Frank W. Barndollar [A/56], Keene, NH
Interim Editor: John E. Critzas [A/714]
4041 Park Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110
314-773-8510 (fax 314-773-4837) thel2tharmored@aol.com
Historian: Edward Waszak [A/17]
4222 Drake Dr., Crystal Lake, IL 60012-2018
815-455-2446 edzak44@aol.com
Chaplain: Bill Funke [A/17]
1312 Alford St., Ft Collins, CO 80524
970-482-0255 fwilliams46@msn.com
Quartermaster: Vanessa Harris
1289 N. 2nd St., Abilene, TX 79601
325-677-6515 hellcatsmuseum@yahoo.com
Transfer Agent: Earl Norris [A/714]
4323 Meadowview Dr., Canton, OH 44718 330-494-2445
12th Armored Division Memorial Museum Directors
John E. Critzas [A/714] Charlie Fitts [C/66]
St. Louis, MO Jackson, MS
F. George Hatt, Jr. [A/17] Robert F. Hoeweler [C/66]
Ft. Worth, IX Cincinnati, OH
Dale Cartee Spencer Dumont Colleen Durrington
Abilene, IX Abilene, IX Abilene, IX
Karolyn Hendrix Alan Hoeweler Ken Klinedinst
Midland, IX Cincinnati, OH Warner, NH
Bill McCarthy Julie McCarty Dwayne Van Rheenan
Gloucester, MA Fair Oaks Ranch, TX Abilene, TX
Printed by R&R PRINTING, ABILENE, IX
HEUCAT NEWS (USPO 350-210) is published monthly for the subscription rate
of $15.00 per year by the 12th Armored Division Association, 1289 N. 2nd St.,
Abilene, TX 79601. Periodical postage is paid in Abilene, TX, and additional mailing
offices.
POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the HELLCAT NEWS, 1289 N. 2nd St.,
Abilene, TX 79601.
FREEDOM OF CHOICE??? (continued from page 1)
our repertoire did not include any country-western selections,
this must have aggravated Sergeant Tramell no end because he
anxiously approached us and in a most degrading manner said,
"Either you two stop singing immediately or you'll have to get out
of here!" Being rather new recruits and believing that we had been
given a choice, we quickly dried our hands, removed our aprons,
and left the mess hall and returned to our barracks.
Upon our departure, Sergeant Tramell went to the orderly room
and told First Sergeant John W. Thompson, a native Kentuckian
and the epitome of what a first sergeant should be, about our
leaving our post in the mess hall. Sergeant Thompson came to
our barracks and confronted us about the situation. We explained
to him what Sergeant Tramell had said and our reason for the
departure.
Sergeant Thompson, after lecturing the two of us, escorted
Ross and me back to the mess hall where he had a discussion with
Sergeant Tramell. He instructed Sergeant Tramell that we should
be permitted to sing all that we wanted so long as we performed
our K.P. chores to his complete satisfaction.
It was obvious to Ross and me that Sergeant Tramell had a tin
ear when it came to listening to Crosby-Sinatra type crooning, but
he somehow managed to tolerate it for the balance of our days K.R
duty. I should add that Ross MacAfee and I never were assigned
K.R duties together again!
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Twelfth Armored Division Association (U.S.). Hellcat News, (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 6, Ed. 1, February 2008, newspaper, February 2008; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth410549/m1/2/: accessed May 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum.