CHANGES TO OUR ROSTER Harry Alfeo's email: aurelio000@centurytel.net Eddie H. Arechiga's email: elarechiga@comcast.net David R. Jepsen's telephone no. 816-884-1998 Francis J. Nardolillo's address 101 South Pearl St E 7 B Albany, NY 12207-1414 E. L. "Bud" Nelson's address, telephone no & email: 143 Springs Edge, Montgomery, TX 77356 936-588-4498 budnelson@shawus.com George Norris' email address ggnorris@fnbnet.net Thomas A. Shuamber's telephone no. 574-232-9307 John L. Woods's address & telephone no. 10619 N. 102nd Drive, Sun City, AZ 85351 612-374-3623, email: No Change TAPS Alvin R. Berg 1stSqd 1stPlt 3/52 - 10/52 reported on high 2 Feb 2003. His wife Ellen has also passed away. (See email from his son) James D. Farrell 2d/60mm Mortars 9/50 - 5/51 reported on high 19 Aug 2003. His only relative is a daughter Ann Hart of Boise, ID. Cornelio "Shorty-Doc" Olivas, Jr. 1stPlt Corpsman 8/50-12/50 reported on high 5 April 2004. His wife Gloria lives at 158 Lynnwood Dr. Clearfield, UT 84015-2231. "Doc" retired from the Navy with 30 years of service. He was presented a Purple Heart at our 6th Annual Reunion at Myrtle Beach, SC by MajGen. William P. Eshleman USMC (Ret). Field Corpsmen are a special to the Corps and are admired by all Combat Marines! (See Email from his son) Thomas A. Shuamaber, 1stPlt 10/52-7/53 reported on high 9 May |
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2004. His wife Henrietta lives 828 North Hill Street, South Bend, IN 46617-1915.
EMAIL FROM "DOC-SHORTY'S SON: Hello Capt. Shifty, Thank you for your note. It is very kind of you. He passed away at 8:15 am on Monday April 5th. He had had a problem with his liver and kidneys for the last while and had them checked about two weeks ago again and the doctor said they had gotten noticeably worse. He had been having a very difficult time with his feet and legs with a serious attack of gout and general pain. The doctor earlier had prescribed some different medicine for the pain which helped for awhile but about 10:00 Sunday night he couldn't move his legs so we took him to the hospital emergency. I stayed with him that night and about 4:00 am his heart rate dropped to 20 and there was no blood pressure. They restored all that to normal but it happened again two more times between 5 and 6 and the heart rate was getting less and less each time. Finally it happened again and they did what they could to revive him with the "paddles" and some direct shots to the heart. They said there might be some other things they could try but I told them to stop that enough was enough and he officially passed away about a 5 min's later. (I do believe the governments ignorance and failure to acknowledge the effects of freezing on feet, legs, hands and their effect on internal body parts was in large part responsible for my fathers pain, discomfort and general suffering and contributed to the manner and timing of my fathers death.) |
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I want you to know that when we started going to these reunions for the A17 and the Chosin Few is when my father started to open up about his war experiences. Myself, my two sons and my sister each got an opportunity to accompany him
on about half a dozen or more.
They will all be very special memories to each of us but the one where you got his purple heart presented to him at Myrtle Beach after a 50 some odd year wait with my two boys in the audience is the one that I am most grateful for. My father never was one to show much emotion but when he thanked me with a tear in his eye is when I realized how much it meant to him as well. I hope you have the very best that life has to offer and please know the special place you hold with my family and me. I will e-mail a copy of his obits tomorrow or the next. Thank you sincerely. Pete and family of "Doc" Olivas USN Ret - A/1/7 Korea"
EMAIL FROM ALAN V. BERG: "From: "Alan V Berg" <bergpack@juno.com> To: <LRShif03@planetcomm.net> Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 4:19 PM Subject: Alvin R. Berg Deceased Dear Mr. Shifflette, I'm sorry that it has taken us this long to notify you that Alvin R. Berg died on February 2, 2003. Please remove him from your mailing list. May I add that my family and I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your unselfish service to our country. We appreciate you, and the many men and women like you, very much. God bless you, Alan and Angela Berg." |
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