Scholarship Foundation News

The Society of the 3^rd Infantry Division Scholarship Foundation judges are currently reviewing the scholarship grant applications received by the deadline, May 1, 2013. By mid-June, the 2013 recipients will be notified and grants of $1,000 each will be paid to their student accounts at the colleges, universities, and technical schools they are attending this fall. We also notify those who do not receive grants and provide some guidelines to help them succeed in the future. These guidelines may prove helpful when applying to other agencies for scholarship grants.

Currently, we have the following scholarship grants established: Our Legacy awards: “Award in Honor and Memory of Thomas W. Mason” and “Award in Honor of Major General Maurice W. Kendall,” as well as the following sponsored grants: “Award in Memory and Honor of SFC Wayne S. Conley, Director, Society of the 3^rd Infantry Division Scholarship Foundation, Inc.” the “James and Joan Strawn Award in Honor of the 10^th Combat Engineer Battalion,” “Award in Honor and Memory of SFC Ralph E. ‘Rick’ Richenbacher,” the “Award in Honor and Memory of 3^rd Infantry Division Soldiers, past and present,” the “Award Honoring Sherman Pratt,” and “The Foundation’s Memorial Grant in Honor and Memory of Our Deceased Veterans.”

The “Memorial Grant” recognizes those individuals who have been remembered with Memorial Gifts to the Foundation during the past year. These gifts are given by loved ones and friends of the deceased, and when we receive such donations, they are listed at the end of each “Scholarship News” article. When the scholarship grant is presented to the recipient of the Memorial Award, the names of those memorialized during the past year will be listed in the award presentation and also listed in the Scholarship Foundation program presented to each attendee at the Annual Awards Banquet at the Society Reunion.

Our raffle to raise funds in support of our Scholarship Grant Program is on-going until September 1, 2013. Following is a list of the prizes and the names of those who donated them. These prizes were illustrated in the April Watch on the Rhine. In some cases, we have duplicate prizes.

Col, Model 1851, .36 caliber, Navy Revolver (reproduction), which has never been fired since factory testing. It comes with firing accessories. Donated by Wayne Conley

Model 1911A1 U. S. Army .45 caliber pistol with a 7-round magazine, (new: never been fired outside of factory testing).It includes a cable-lock and a keyed gun lock. Donated by Joe Ball

Toddy Coffee Maker, donated by Jim Kenfield

3^rd I.D. queen-size quilt, donated by Kathleen Daddato

Red, white, and blue, indoor decorative wreath, donated by Pennie Burke

Third Infantry Division: World War II, the Victory Path through France and Germany, Volume One, by G. William Mohr; donated by Virgil Hawn

3^rd I.D. denim jacket, donated by Pat Williamson

3^rd I.D. denim jacket, Anonymous Donor

Men’s Army ring, Anonymous Donor

Korea: The Forgotten War, 1950-1953, a set of DVDs, Donated by Dan and Cleo Callahan

Feuding Allies: The Private Wars of the High Command, donated by Dan and Cleo Callahan

Forged in Fire, by Vincent H. Okamoto, signed by the author and subjects, Joe Annello and MOH recipient Hiroshi “Hershey” Miyamura; donated by Joe Annello

In the Footsteps of Valor, signed and donated by author Henry Bodden

Faces of War, ed. Norman Strickbine; donated by the editor and Bae Suk Lee

War in the Land of the Morning Calm, donated by author James Campbell

Ordinary Heroes by Scott Turow, donated by Lynn Ball

Dog Tags, donated by author Ginger Cucolo

World War II Memories donated by author Howard Swacina

From an Iowa Farm to Korea: 1951-52, donated by author Dale Geise

Looking Back, donated by author Terry Lloyd Tennant

Bill Mauldin’s Army, donated by Thomas R. Maines

Insufficient Evidence, donated by author Bob Barfield

Feuding Allies, by William B. Breuer. Donated by Dan and Cleo Callahan

Shadows in the Jungle, Larry Alexander. Donated by Dan and Cleo Callahan

The 7^th Infantry Regiment: Korea to the Present, by John C. McManus. Donated by Dan and Cleo Callahan

The Coldest Winter, by David Halberstam. Donated by Dan and Cleo Callahan

Stay off the Skyline, by Laura Homan Lacey. Donated by Dan and Cleo Callahan

Anzio, by Lloyd Clark. Donated by Dan and Cleo Callahan

World War II, by Don McCombs and Fred L. Worth. Donated by Dan and Cleo Callahan

John L. Ray: from Recruit to Retirement, donated by John Ray

Our Story, donated by John Ray

I Remember, donated by John Shirley

Legend: Platinum: $1000-$4999; Gold: $500-$999; Silver: $100-$499; Bronze: $1-$99.

Memorial Donations:    

James Alcorn/Flour Corp. Piping Design and Engineering

Raymond C. Anderson/Joe Ball

Eric Vandroux/Lynn Ball

Silver

• Camile and Marjorie Chiasson

• Marvin and Judy Kostka

• Rick and Mary Nussio

• Mary Sapiro

Bronze

• James and Margaret Balogh

• Larry and Amy Burris

• Milt and Barbara Carr

• Pierce J. Cotter

• James D. Crammond

• David and Jean Crowell

• Matthew and Gayle Delvental

• Jacqueline D. DeYoung

• Joseph W. Finnerty

• Dale and Carolyn Geise

• Richard R. Haneckow

• Garth and Ruth Haugland

• James A. Hoffsis 

• Melvin and Joann Ingram

• Howard and Roberta Johnson

• Patrick and Stephanie Kane

• Harry E. Kee

• John Keller

• John and Joan Liebert

• John and Marcia Matis

• Earl C. Mc Crary  

• Helen McNamara

• Thomas and Carol Metevier

• Arthur and Madeline Miller

• Marco Montoya

• James and Lucille Noe

• William and Sharon Paul  

• Samuel and Marie Puliafico

• Robert S. Ross

• Louis and Penelope Santoro 

• Howard and Marsha Sicks

• John and Patricia Sites

• Clyde W. Spense

• Galen and Karen Stark

• Lyle and Carol Strande

• Herbert E. Summers

• Bartolo and Lucretia Viruso

• Ronnie and Vera Wallbrown

• Dorice Williams

• Donald T. Zelles