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Robert Burns Wadley
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- Amarillo, TX
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You dodged a very large caliber bullet on that escapade, Robert.
Dave: I had not thought of it in a while, but once in Grafenwöhr we were preparing for war games. My CO lived in some housing at the base proper. After I dropped him off, it was still light so I decided to do a little cross-country driving in B-6....
When I was in the MP's in Neu Ulm 1973 we did that to an M151A1 1/4 ton one night chasing rabbits in the fog at the Rod & Gun Club. All we got out of it was a chewing out and a brand new A2 that was much faster. We never took it out chasing rabbit...
My dad was the first person in Europe to receive the report of the death of General Rose. His platoon of the 99th Recon Troop were in the area and heard the shot that killed the general. One of the guys in his platoon found the general and reporte...
Profile Information
- What Unit (s) did you serve in the 2nd ACR?
- B Company, 1st Battalion
- Where were you stationed?
- Christensen Barracks, Bindlach, Germany
- What MOS or Job Description Did you Have?
- 630.00 - Wheel and Track Vehicle Mechanic
- What was your rank/title?
- Private First Class
- What years Were You Assigned to the 2nd Cavalry?
- 1957 - 1960
- Tell us a little about your cav days and some of your buddies!
- Some of my buddies are listed below. Before I went to mechanic’s school in Murnau, I was generally a driver for the CO or the 1st Sgt. On occasion I was privileged to go out on border patrols. Of course, there were the war games in Grafenwöhr and other areas of Bavaria.
- Tell us a little about you now.
- Retired computer programmer/analyst, OTR Truck Driver
- Phone Number (Optional)
- (806) 376-4259
- name a few buddies you served with that you would like to find you!
- Captain Richard McMahon
2nd Lieutenant Rockwell
1st Sergeant Beamish
SFC Phillip Q. Frisco
SP4 Robert D. Talyor, Dixon, IL
Earl Trimmer
Larry K. Putnam, Minneapolis, MN
Jack L. West, Snyder, TX
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- At 11:04am on November 20, 2009,
Dave Gettman said…
- Hi Robert,
Please call me Dave. Mr. Gettman was my father. He was a Chief Warrant Officer with the 2nd ACR. We left Bindlach in May 1955 prior to the 2nd Cavalry leaving for Ft. Meade.
I see you got your picture changed. HOORAH!! Robb is hard to get hold of sometimes. He has numerous websites to deal with, so he is a pretty busy guy. I also drop out of sight from time-to-time in order to take care of business.
As far as the F-word in the horse story, I did have the G-rated version posted for awhile, but as the warning on the front page of my site reads:
"This is a Cavalry site. Many of the stories here are told in the words of the men who experienced them. No attempt has been made to 'smooth the edges' or 'soften the story' for the viewing public. In the same aspect, no attempt has been made to cover up the names of the men who fought and died, nor the circumstances that brought about their final acts. It is the task of the Cavalry to take the fight to the enemy and disrupt his ability to function - a task that we perform quite well. Family members seeking information about a loved one may find more than they had hoped for."
I did refrain from posting Patton's "full" speech though. That one was a real scorcher!!!
- At 11:14pm on November 19, 2009,
Sigmund Fertig said…
- Just downloaded the pictures from my son in law, enjoy
- At 9:01pm on November 19, 2009,
Sigmund Fertig said…
- Robert, your picture of the M-59 brought back some memories, I was radio operator on an M-59 and got to drive it many times. The exhaust manifolds were a great place to heat up your c-rations, hence a story of one of the soldiers in mt company who heated a can of beans on the manifold but neglected to vent the can, he cleaned beans off the interior of the M-59 for almost a week, it was quite a mess and there was one very mad SFC
- At 4:09pm on November 19, 2009,
- If you had gotten to the Rock a couple years earlier, you would have been working for my dad. He was the battalion motors officer from 1953-55.
- At 4:00pm on November 19, 2009,
- Hello again Robert. Glad you didn't give up on us. Sometimes these computers and websites can be a little daunting.
Sorry I didn't get back to you sooner. Been down sick and just hitting the computer a little here and there.
It "should be" [catch phrase] (fairly) easy to change your profile photo [not always the case, right?].
On your personal page here at Dragoon Base, in the column on the right, is a set of links you can click on titled Inbox, Alerts, Friends, and Settings.
Click on the Settings link.
Right at the top on your settings page will be PHOTO. Click on the Browse button. A window will open up and you can search your computer for the photo you want. When you find the photo you want, click on it and then click where it says "open".
Now you should be back at your settings page. Go to the bottom of the page and click where it says SAVE. Your new picture should be on your profile.
- At 1:45pm on November 19, 2009,
Sigmund Fertig said…
- Hi Robert, I just put 3 photos on my page from the Patton Museum in Charaico Summit, Ca. I thought I had more and am talking to my son in law who was on the trip also to see what he has. Have a great Thanksgiving
- At 5:08pm on November 16, 2009,
Wayne Dixon said… - Hello Robert. Let me introduce my self, I served 2 tours with the 2 A/C My first was 59-61 then 62-64. Now retired Military 21 years an retired from Lockheed Aircraft building the F-16. You can get all that on my profile page. I was browsing our net. I notice you were a youngster like I was, when you entered the service, I was 15 when I joined the Ohio National Guard and 16 when I enlisted For the US Constabulary in Germany. I am one the Texas State Vice Commanders, for (( Veterans of Underage Service )) we are a National Organization, I was wondering if you were a member, if not I would like to invite you to join our organization. One of our other Texas State Vice Commaders lives there in Amarrillo, also you can pull up our web site on the net. Welcome aboard.
- At 11:30am on November 4, 2009,
- Robert,
What happened to your profile?
- At 12:00pm on October 31, 2009,
Sigmund Fertig said…
- Bye the way the map brought back lots of good memories. I viewed my CD of our vacation last year and only had 3 shots of the Patton Museum so I'm contacting my son in law to see if he has any also
- At 11:44am on October 31, 2009,
Sigmund Fertig said…
- Last year I took a trip with some of my kids and grandson and one of our first stops was Chaicaio Summit and the patton Museum. It was early so I didn't get to go inside but the outside was impresive, lots of vehicles around and a large statue of Patton outside. But what impressed me the momost was a wall leading up to the visitor center with bricks engraved with some of the names of soldiers who fought with Patton and some were 2nd ACR soldiers. If you haven't heard of Pattons Ghost Soldiers do some research and you will find out it was the 2nd ACR. Iv'e got some pictures of that trip and our stop i'll see if I can download some for u.
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