It is with a heavy heart and my deepest sympathy that we learn of the passing of another of our Distinguished Veterans and a Valued Comrade. Through a message from Joe Quade we learned that Mr. Paul R. Rochford, Co I, 513th PIR, passed away on 6 August 2009. Unfortunately, with the assistance of the Funeral Home handling the arrangements and from the AOL White Pages, I was unable to contact a Family member to obtain the information for this message. Ed Siergiej provided the following information. Mr Rochford was discharged in 1946 and years later in the early to mid 1960’s served with the 19th Special Forces Airborne Group, the Green Berets. He spent most of his career in the secondary and higher education field. He joined our Association in 1972 and became a Life member in 1997. He attended eight Reunions with the last one being our “Farewell Reunion” in Hampton, VA in 2007. He was 83 years of age at the time of death.
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Aug
20
2009
Posted by Snafu | Comments : 8755(1)http://www.eucmh.com/2009/08/20/taps-paul-r-rochford-i-513th-p-i-r-17th-abn/Paul+R.+Rochford+513+PIR2009-08-20+16%3A38%3A01Snafu
Category : Veterans Taps
Tags: 13th Airborne Division, 19th Special Forces Airborne Group, 513th Prcht Inf Regt, 82nd Airborne Division (US), Barrington High School, Bronze Star Medal, Bulge, Central Europe, Class of 1950, Columbia University, Ed Siergiej, Green Berets, I Company, Japan, Joe Quade, Massachussets, Middlebury College, Middletown High School, New England, New York University, Newport, Ohio State University, Paul R. Rochford, Rhineland, Rhode Island, RI Special Forces Association, Roger Williams College, Salve Regina College, St Luke's Parish, Westfield, Westfield High School
Mar
02
2009
Posted by Snafu | Comments : 1357(1)http://www.eucmh.com/2009/03/02/16-dec-1944-0530-h-the-bulge/16+Decembre+1944%2C+0530-H+%3A+The+Bulge2009-03-02+13%3A21%3A41Snafu
Category : 099th-IR(S)(V), Battle of the Bulge
Tags: 1. SS Panzer Division LSSAH, 116. Panzer Division, 12. SS Panzer Div (HJ), 12. Volksgrenadier Division, 18 Volksgrenadier Division, 1F/A, 2/ID, 21/AG, 272. Volksgrenadier division, 277. Volksgrenadier division, 28th Infantry Division, 2nd Inf Div, 3 Fallschirmjäger Division, 3. Panzergrenadier Division, 3/A, 30th Photo Recon Squadron, 326. Infanterie Division, 326. Volksgrenadier division, 4th Infantry Division, 560 Volksgrenadier Division, 6/AG, 62 Volksgrenadier Division, 67th Tact Recon Grp, 7/A, 78th Inf Div, 8/C, 83rd Infantry Division (US), 8th Infantry Division US, 9/A, 9/ID, 99/ID, 99th Inf Div, 9th Armd Div, Aachen, Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur W. Tedder, Auw, Battle of the Bulge, Belfort, Bielefeld, Bollendorf, Bonn, Bulge, Camp Elsenborn, Colmar, Cologne, Düren, Düsseldorf, Euskirchen, Field Marshal Sir Bernard L. Montgomery, Field Marshal von Rundstedt, Frankfurt Gate, French Border, Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower, Gen Georges S. Patton's, George C. Marshall, Heinsberg, Hürtgen Forest, Jülich, Kaiserslautern, Kesternich, Koln, Krefeld, Krinkelt, Kuchelscheid, Kyll River, Lammersdorf, Lanzerath, Losheim, Lt Gen Alexander M. Patch, Lt Gen Courtney H. Hodges, Lt Gen Jacob L. Devers, Lt Gen Omar N. Bradley, Lt Gen William H. Simpson, Luxeùbourg Border, Maastricht, Maj Gen Leonard T. Gerow, Maj Gen Norman D. Cota, Maj Gen Raymond O. Barton, Maj Gen Troy H. Middleton, Manderfeld, Monschau, Monschau Forest, Moselle River, Mutzenich, Our River, Ouren, Rhine River, Roer Dam, Roer River, Rollesbroich, Ruhr River, Saar River, Sauer River, Saverne Gap, Schnee Eifel, Schwammenauel See, St Vith, Strasbourg, Urft Dam, Urftalsperre See, Waal River, Wallerscheid, West Wall
If the Krauts crack the defenses in the North Shoulder, they won’t surround the 101/AB Division in Bastogne, but the entire 1st Army in Belgium.
