World War II combat veteran (Company K, 335th Infantry, 84th Division): Rifleman, messenger, company communications sergeant. European Theatre: Rhineland, Ardennes, and Central Europe Campaigns (1944-45).

Author of "Dear Captain, et al.: the Agonies and the Ecstasies of War and Memory, a Memoir from World War II"  and

"War's Wake: How a GI Bill Veteran and a Sophomore lost their way in the time of Harry Truman and Alger Hiss and fell into paradise on a magical island in Washington Park."

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My late Father,  Cecil E. Painter was a member of the 16th Infantry, H Company through the end of the War. Barry Painter

My dad and all of my uncles are WWII veterans.  I am a Vietnam vet.  My uncle, Donald Dale Smith, was a member of H Company, 16th Inf. at least as late as 1943 and served through at least part of the North African campaign and was involved in the Anzio landing (oral family history).

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I am the eldest daughter of John J. Mulick who passed away in 1999.  John was honored in October of 2013 when I was invited to give a  presentation on his time in WWII in connection with Veterans Day.   In attendance was the current Commander of the Sayville chapter of the VFW (of which John was a four-term Commander) along with two other officers of that organization.

I also authored an article written about Lt Col Joseph J. Fenty, Jr. (Army)  KIA in Afghanistan in May of 2006.  The article surrounded a street renaming in his honor while highlighting the wonderful man and dedicated soldier he was.  I was humbled to have had the article read aloud on Memorial Day 2012 as part of the Memorial Day services with his Gold Star mother at my side.  It is a moment I will never forget.   This article remains on permanent display in Fort Benning, Ga. as part of an exhibit dedicated to this fine soldier.

I am excited to be a member of this website.

Semper Paratus!

I am the son of an Army PFC who served in World War II with CO I 16th Infantry and participated in seven campaign's throughout Europe.  Not until early last year were my family aware of the extent of my fathers service with his unit, including being awarded the Soldiers Medal as well as the Bronze Star.  From time to time I do some research on the web but an article in the most recent American Legion Magazine on the 16th Infantry caught my eye and that is when I came across your website.  Hard to believe just how much the 16th Infantry contributed to the war effort and all the sacrifices they all made for all of us that to this day enjoy the freedoms we just seem to take for granted.  Thank you all for keeping their memories alive for not only my generation but for my children's children.  I too have served my country during the Viet Nam era in the USMC.  My office proudly displays my Dad's awards of valor and heroism for his actions during those campaigns and anyone who see's it remarks on it as well as his contribution.