Comments on: Letters from Readers – October 2008 Military History http://www.historynet.com/letters-from-readers-october-2008-military-history.htm From the World's Largest History Magazine Publisher Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:31:52 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Michael Koznarsky http://www.historynet.com/letters-from-readers-october-2008-military-history.htm/comment-page-1#comment-35489 Michael Koznarsky Mon, 23 Feb 2009 00:44:01 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13677942#comment-35489 Mr. Starrett, I knew your father when I worked as a civilian physical therapist at the Dayton VA from 1990-93. It was during that time that I helped your father learn to walk with his new prosthesis. Your father brought in the picture you mentioned from American Heritage. I was surprized because I had just paged through the book and recalled the photo. I brought my book in and had your father autograph it. I remember your father as a very pleasant and happy man whose smile picked up everyone in the PT area. He worked hard to walk with his prosthesis and it was my honor to have known him. I am truly saddened to hear he passed away. Please accept my deepest condolences. Sincerely, Michael Koznarsky, MD Mr. Starrett,
I knew your father when I worked as a civilian physical therapist at the Dayton VA from 1990-93. It was during that time that I helped your father learn to walk with his new prosthesis. Your father brought in the picture you mentioned from American Heritage. I was surprized because I had just paged through the book and recalled the photo. I brought my book in and had your father autograph it.
I remember your father as a very pleasant and happy man whose smile picked up everyone in the PT area. He worked hard to walk with his prosthesis and it was my honor to have known him. I am truly saddened to hear he passed away. Please accept my deepest condolences.
Sincerely,
Michael Koznarsky, MD

]]> By: William Starrett http://www.historynet.com/letters-from-readers-october-2008-military-history.htm/comment-page-1#comment-32595 William Starrett Fri, 06 Feb 2009 18:22:19 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13677942#comment-32595 I was recently told by a friend that he saw a William Starrett of Dayton, Ohio pictured on a captured railroad gun and he asked if he was any relation to me. I told him that he is my father and I first saw a picture of that gun when Dad showed me his snapshots from his service days. As I recall there were 3 of those guns attached to the trail that the 93rd Armored Division captured. Then as a public school history teacher I was asked to evaluate the American Heritage Pictorial History of World War II for possible purchase by our department and I saw and identified him on the gun largely because I knew his personal firearm issue was a Thompson Sub-machine gun. I wrote the editor and purchased a copy of the picture for his 78th birthday. Your magazine with him named would be a prized possession for me if it is possible to purchase one. I will also make inquiry on a "contact us" form. I do not personally remember Major Koznarsky who wrote the comment above, but Dad was indeed at the Dayton VA Medical Center and he is correct about him spending many months there prior to his death in 1998. I also consider him a hero...mine. I was recently told by a friend that he saw a William Starrett of Dayton, Ohio pictured on a captured railroad gun and he asked if he was any relation to me. I told him that he is my father and I first saw a picture of that gun when Dad showed me his snapshots from his service days. As I recall there were 3 of those guns attached to the trail that the 93rd Armored Division captured. Then as a public school history teacher I was asked to evaluate the American Heritage Pictorial History of World War II for possible purchase by our department and I saw and identified him on the gun largely because I knew his personal firearm issue was a Thompson Sub-machine gun. I wrote the editor and purchased a copy of the picture for his 78th birthday. Your magazine with him named would be a prized possession for me if it is possible to purchase one. I will also make inquiry on a “contact us” form.

I do not personally remember Major Koznarsky who wrote the comment above, but Dad was indeed at the Dayton VA Medical Center and he is correct about him spending many months there prior to his death in 1998. I also consider him a hero…mine.

]]> By: Michael Koznarsky http://www.historynet.com/letters-from-readers-october-2008-military-history.htm/comment-page-1#comment-27910 Michael Koznarsky Fri, 16 Jan 2009 21:57:26 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13677942#comment-27910 When I wrote the magazine, I signed my letter in official military fashion: Michael Koznarsky MAJ, MC, USA There seems to have been a problem: MAJ = my rank of major MC = Medical Corps as I am a physician USA = United States Army As you can see I am an Army Soldier and not a Marine. I would have anticipated that a military history magazine would have known that and not made the error they did. v/r mk When I wrote the magazine, I signed my letter in official military fashion:
Michael Koznarsky
MAJ, MC, USA
There seems to have been a problem:
MAJ = my rank of major
MC = Medical Corps as I am a physician
USA = United States Army

As you can see I am an Army Soldier and not a Marine. I would have anticipated that a military history magazine would have known that and not made the error they did.

v/r

mk

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