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[Banner ripped] E CO. POOP SHEET

E Co. 505 P. I. R. 82nd Abn Dvn
VOL II No 11 June 1st 1957
E CO REUNION, FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. JULY 26 , 27, & 28—
I WILL BE THERE: George R. McCarthy Ted Peterson
Otis Sampson John Bouffard
Earl Boling R. Porter Fay
Glenn Perryman [?Don?] Lassen

FLASH-.. E Company Parade and an Exhibition Jump are scheduled to
highlight the E Co. Reunion! Just for you.

Dear Mr. Lassen:
Many thanks for your letter of 4 May telling about the plan for a
Company "E" reunion - here at Fort Bragg 26 thru 28 July. The facili-
ties of the 82nd Airborne Division will be at your disposal and we
will do everything that we can to make this reunion a success.

The 505 has made preliminary arrangements to meet your proposed
agenda as follows:
1. Headquarters for the reunion will be set up in the 505th Abn
Inf Area.
2. A request has been made for billets for those desiring to stay
on the Post.
3. Government auto transportation will be provided.
4. There will be either a 2d Battalion or an "E" Company parade
formation on the 27th.
5. Three C-119 type aircraft have been requested for the 27th for
a demonstration drop on Sicily North Drop Zone.
6. Arrangements are being made for a tour of the marshalling area,
the parachute issue shed, the Division Museum, and the Dvn Area.

These arrangements are being made by the 505, and you should contact
them directly for any further coordination of the detailed plans. If
I can be of any assistance to you, please contact me. It will be a
pleasure to welcome you home to the 82d Airborne Division.

J. W. Bowen
Maj. Gen. USA

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[Banner ripped] E CO. POOP SHEET

E Co. 505 P. I. R. 82nd Abn Dvn
VOL II No 11 June 1st 1957
E CO REUNION, FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. JULY 26 , 27, & 28—
I WILL BE THERE: George R. McCarthy Ted Peterson
Otis Sampson John Bouffard
Earl Boling R. Porter Fay
Glenn Perryman [?Don?] Lassen

FLASH-.. E Company Parade and an Exhibition Jump are scheduled to
highlight the E Co. Reunion! Just for you.

Dear Mr. Lassen:
Many thanks for your letter of 4 May telling about the plan for a
Company "E" reunion - here at Fort Bragg 26 thru 28 July. The facili-
ties of the 82nd Airborne Division will be at your disposal and we
will do everything that we can to make this reunion a success.

The 505 has made preliminary arrangements to meet your proposed
agenda as follows:
1. Headquarters for the reunion will be set up in the 505th Abn
Inf Area.
2. A request has been made for billets for those desiring to stay
on the Post.
3. Government auto transportation will be provided.
4. There will be either a 2d Battalion or an "E" Company parade
formation on the 27th.
5. Three C-119 type aircraft have been requested for the 27th for
a demonstration drop on Sicily North Drop Zone.
6. Arrangements are being made for a tour of the marshalling area,
the parachute issue shed, the Division Museum, and the Dvn Area.

These arrangements are being made by the 505, and you should contact
them directly for any further coordination of the detailed plans. If
I can be of any assistance to you, please contact me. It will be a
pleasure to welcome you home to the 82d Airborne Division.

J. W. Bowen
Maj. Gen. USA