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2008 Reunion of the Nat'l. Assn. of the 6th Infantry Division!

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The Nat'l Assn. of the 6th Inf. Division is a non-profit fraternal organization, currently applying for 501(c)(3) charitalbe statusholds annual reunions, publish a newletter, the 'Sightseer' for 900+ members. Membership is $10/yr, $15/2yr, & $20/3yr. Membership is open to all who served with the 6th. Inf. Div at any time, wives (yes, we have an Auxillary), sons, daughters, relatives and just plain interested folks.

Contact:

Thomas Price
Nat'l. Assn. 6th Inf. Div.
317 Court St NE, Suite 203
Salem, OR 97301
(503) 363-7334
admin@6thinfantry.com

Taps: In Memoriam to 6th Infantry Members

9/9/1924 to 9/19/2004

6th Combat Engineer Battalion

Melvin Woodrow Johnson, of Everett Washington joined the 6th Infantry Division at Camp San Luis Obispo, California before the Division was shipped to Hawaii and its first combat assignments in New Guinea. Assigned to the 6th Combat Engineers, Mel saw action throughout the New Guinea and Luzon campaigns. Mel was awarded the Bronze Star for Meritorious achievement on the Island of Luzon, the Philippines for quick thinking in the construction of a bridge using wrecked Vehicles of the Japanese Army. Although he spent time hospitalized with jaundice on Luzon, he recovered and served well beyond the end of the war when the 6th Division was assigned to Korea to disarm the Japanese forces there who had surrendered.

Mel who lived in Gresham, Oregon, and who died in the care of his son and daughter-in-law, is survived by his son, Bruce Johnson, his daughter-in-law, Debbie Johnson, and his sister Mildred Miller. Private burial is at Willamette National Cemetery on September, 24, 2004.

Junior B. Sloan

Born Sept. 28, 1917, Died Sept. 25, 2004

Company C, 63rd Infantry Regiment

PFC Junior B. "Duck" Sloan Serial #[restricted webmaster] , of the 63rd Infantry regiment, Company C, was born in Camden, Mo, the son of Fred and Myrtle Brady Sloan. Junior served from July 6, 1941 to December 8, 1945 and was honorably discharged earning two Bronze Stars, the Good Conduct Medal, Asiatic Pacific Medal, the American Defense Service Medal and the World War II Service Medal. He served in New Guinea and Luzon. Junior reenlisted and served from December 8, 1945 to September 20, 1948 when he was finally discharged. In 1983 Junior retired from the Western Envelope Company after 28 years of service. He was preceded in death by his wife Freida Lauck Sloan, his son Howard Sloan, his parents and his 10 brothers and sisters. He is survived by his daughter, Pamela Sloan, Stockton, CA and his son, Paul E. Sloan, Kansas City, MO.

Junior had a great sense of humor and loved to watch sports, especially football and baseball. He was also a big fan of the World Wrestling Federation.

A much-beloved and celebrated World War II veteran of Itasca County, U.S. Army Technical Sgt. Donald E. Rudolph, Sr., passed away on Thursday. A decorated Army infantry soldier, Rudolph was one of an elite group of people to be awarded with the highest level of military honor possible: The Congressional Medal of Honor. He was awarded the medal on Aug. 23, 1945 by President Harry S. Truman for “bravery beyond the call of duty” for his services during World War II.

“He was a great patriot and a hero during World War II,” said Itasca County Veterans Services Officer Marvin Ott. According to Ott, Rudolph’s death leaves just one living Medal of Honor recipient in Minnesota. There have been a total of 3,461 Medals of Honor awarded to 3,442 individuals. Of those, just 113 were still living before Rudolph’s passing - 38 of whom served in World War II, according to information from the Congressional Medal of Honor Society Web site.

Ott says services planned for Memorial Day in Grand Rapids may be altered to honor Rudolph, and stated, “I will certainly mention him in my remarks.” Ott’s message will be delivered at the Itasca Calvary Cemetery at 11:15 a.m. Monday, May 29.

As a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient, Rudolph and his wife Helen have attended several Presidential Inaugurations, where Rudolph has shaken hands with presidents Kennedy, Nixon, Carter, Reagan, Bush, Clinton and George W. Bush.

Rudolph was a brave leader during World War II. When the company that was supposed to be supporting his unit was pinned down by enemy fire, he bravely crossed the battlefield alone, protecting himself with grenades. He single-handedly destroyed two Japanese pillboxes before taking the initiative to attack and neutralize six more. He protected his unit again when it came under fire from an enemy tank by selflessly climbing onto the tank, dropping in a white phosphorus grenade through the turret and killing the crew inside. Ultimately, Rudolph’s actions cleared the way for an advance that led to victory for the U.S. Army’s 6th Infantry Division.

Even after being hit later with shrapnel, Rudolph survived. He and Helen raised two children while he continued his military career for nearly 20 years after the end of World War II.

After retiring from the Army in 1963, he worked for the Veterans Administration as a Veterans Benefit Counselor until he retired in 1976, moving with Helen to Shamrock Lake, north of Bovey.

Rudolph will be buried with full military honors on Wednesday, May 31, at Ft. Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis.

The Battle Of Luzon Compared With Other Battles Of World War II

Dear Members of the 6th Infantry Division:

I have had the occasion to search for available statistics over the internet regarding World War II and have discovered that the Battle for Luzon is commonly and, unfortunately, overlooked by the public when we recall World War II. Luzon was the second largest battle of the Pacific, surpassed, only by Okinawa.

Film Footage of the 6th Infantry Division

National Association of the 6th Infantry Division

A Brief History of the U.S. Army 6th Infantry Division, by Thomas E. Price