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What Unit (s) did you serve in the 2nd ACR?: Howitzer Co. 2nd battalion 2nd ACR

Where were you stationed?: Bamberg, Germany 1958/1960

What MOS or Job Description Did you Have?: Radioman

What was your rank/title?: SP4

What years Were You Assigned to the 2nd Cavalry?: 57/60

Tell us a little about your cav days and some of your buddies!: Served 2 years in Germany as border Patrol during the cold war. Spent some tiome in Grafenswohr

Tell us a little about you now.: Will be 70 in March 09. I'm in good health, live in So. Cal. am retired from being a machinist for 42 years, 37 with one Company. Fish ,golf and serve in my church

Do you have a web site?: http://no

Phone Number (Optional): H-951-791-8677 c- 951-663-7997

name a few buddies you served with that you would like to find you!: Warren, DeJong (Wisconsin)

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Fishing Humor: I finally got aroundto goin fishin this mornin but after a while I ran out of worms. …

Fishing Humor:
I finally got aroundto goin fishin this mornin but after a while I ran out of worms. Then I saw this rattlesnake with a frog in it's mouth, and frogs are good bass bait.
Knowing the snake couldn't bite me with the frog in it's mouth, I grabbed him right behind the head, took the frog and put it in my bait bucket.
Now the dilemma was how to release the snake without gettin bit. I grabbed my bottle of Jack Daniels and poured a little whiskey in it's mouth.
His eyes rolled back and h… Continue

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At 10:02am on November 4, 2009, David Gold said…: Im sure times were a bit different then. Thanks for the welcome!

At 11:16pm on November 1, 2009, Charles W. Rightnour said…: Hi Sigmund Remember the Allerts they use to call at 3and 4 oclock in the morning.Load up all equipment move out sit on thumbs then around 6am they would let us go back to the bks.one of the tanks hit a honey wagon one morning It sat in the field next to the fence for a month. The one thing i missed when we returned to the USA.was the good German beer. In 57 we went to Nurenburg for the 3rd Cav Birthday we marched in Hitlers Stadium I tell my Grandkids that I stood where Hitler made his speaches to the people..If you were lost in nurenburg looking fot Merral Bks the German People did not know it by that name.Ask where the SS bks was and they would give you the directions.

At 1:37pm on October 31, 2009, tREBOR sNRUB yELDAW said…: Sigmund: That’s it, Chiriaco Summit, CA. Thank you. Yes, there is some information on the internet, but if you have the personalized stuff that warriors look for, that would be nice. I hope you discovered that my map would enlarge so that you could read the details. I will nose around for some border pictures. I see you are a fisherman. I am not, but I do have “Big Mouth Billy Bass” and I would not trade for him. I enjoyed your rattlesnake story. As I have a large rattle and fang collection that I have personally gathered, I can imagine having one of those terrifying things having a “moment” with a fisherman.
There was the time when two B Company NCOs decided to take a couple of M-41 Walker Bulldogs out for a communication check one weekend. I was the TC in the lead tank and I had to watch out for both tanks. We churned up the countryside for an hour or so then headed back to the motor pool. There was a water crossing at “Old Forge Bridge” because the tanks could not use the bridge itself. As there was only room for single file, the tank behind decide to be first. When I told the sergeant that the corporal was coming around, I only had time to secure my hold as we accelerated to keep the lead. The corporal never wavered until we got to the crossing. He did slow down to fall behind, but the sergeant never let up. When the glacis plate entered the deep water I happened to look into the turret as it filled with water. As we gained the other bank we pulled over so the sergeant could open the escape hatch to drain the mess. The corporal had slowed to avoid a similar fate. Upon our return to the motor pool, it was I who got to hose the tank out. Remember those large pink hoses at the wash rack? That day they were worth every penny they had cost.

At 7:44am on October 31, 2009, tREBOR sNRUB yELDAW said…: Sigmund: I noticed MSgt Cogar in one of your 1st Btn. photographs. I remember a time when I was latrine orderly at Ft. Meade during a Saturday inspection. The Exec. Officer was inspecting and MSgt. Cogar ran his own index finger around the urinal bowl and stuck it into his own mouth. He commented that his men kept the latrine clean enough that he could do that without worrying. I wish that he had asked me first.

At 7:29am on October 31, 2009, tREBOR sNRUB yELDAW said…: Sigmund: I finally looked up where you live. As I used to truck freight to Fontana, CA I am reasonably familiar with the geography of your locale. I was a computer programmer for my career, but after my last layoff I went to truck driving school. I quit after a few years because the decent drivers were all retiring and their replacements were those types with foul mouths, short tempers, and were generally unpleasant to be around. I suppose you have been up to the are where General Patton trained his tankers. If you could tell me a little about it, it would be great. I only saw the road signs on I-10. Thank you.

At 7:18am on October 31, 2009, tREBOR sNRUB yELDAW said…: Sigmund: Good day. Would you happen to have some photographs about the various border signs and poles and stones that usually marked the boundaries that we observed? Although I would not wish to raid your entire film library, it would please me to acquire more photographs of our area of responsibility. As I had no camera, most of my pictures are those on postcards. Thank you.

At 12:48am on October 30, 2009, tREBOR sNRUB yELDAW said…: Sigmund: No need to EMail the pictures. The site allows them to be enlarged for comfortable viewing. Thank you . They are a good remembrance. I added an old map that I used to mark on. It does not reflect every stop, but I think you can see, as you enlarge it, that we covered the same ground over there. Remember, when you were playing war games, we were watching your back and vice versa. My MOS did not call for me to be out in the danger zone, but on many occasions I got to go out. It was always thrilling. I usually drove and the corporal I was usually with was a stickler for map details. I did not like him because I was just the opposite. I do remember a snowy day when we both realized that the border stones seemed to be on the wrong side of the jeep. Even if the East Zone soldiers had opened fire, I think that our hasty retreat would have spared us injury. I wonder if it was in the area you wrote about? Sigmund, I have never responded to “Bob” because my uncle Robert J chose that moniker, if one spelled it with only one “o.” The army addressed me as Private Wadley and I always thought that was pretty neat. Robert is good too. I do not remember a specific warning about the border crossing, but it seems like there was always something going on. We had a Choctaw helicopter and fighting team who were always on the alert to effect a rescue.

At 4:57pm on October 29, 2009, tREBOR sNRUB yELDAW said…: Sigmund: It escaped me to remember to tell you that I was originally in HOW Company at Ft. Meade, MD. However, after a drag racing incident in the motor pool, I was transferred to B Company. I do not remember if my jeep won, but I do remember when the motor officer stepped out into our path and ended the race. While I was learning to handle the M-52, another fellow left the roadway in his and the instructor was injured when his head struck the edge of the hatch opening. Remember that thin “foam” padding placed there for protection against such things? I never trusted it after that.

At 4:40pm on October 29, 2009, tREBOR sNRUB yELDAW said…: Sigmund: I cannot completely express my feelings when I get your messages. You are a link to a past that I treasure dearly. I can see that you have information at your fingertips that I can only wish for. I would imagine that as we served together we bolstered one another without realizing it. I was 16 when I joined the Texas National Guard. I took basic at Ft. Bliss, TX, advanced Infantry at Ft. Ord, CA. When I got back to Amarillo, I joined the U.S. Army. I was an “old soldier” at Ft. Meade as the others were taking basic. As I could not keep my mouth shut, I never advanced in rank, but I dearly loved the service. I was 18 when we crossed the Atlantic. As I was a small town yokel, everything was an adventure to me. In my memories, I savor those storms we went through, and I thrill at the majesty and power of the sea. For your information, here is something about “our” ships:
USNS General Alexander M. Patch (T-AP-122)
Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 4 June 2001, to Esco Marine Inc., Brownsville, TX.

USNS General Maurice Rose (T-AP-126)
The General Rose was scrapped in Texas during the year 2000."

USNS General Simon Bolivar Butler (T-AP-123)
Final Disposition, dismantled in May 1999 at International Shipbreaking Co., Brownsville, TX.
Have you heard of any other ships that transported our units to Europe?

At 9:15pm on October 28, 2009, tREBOR sNRUB yELDAW said…: Hello Sigmund: Thank you for your message. I deduce from your remarks trhat we traveled together in February 1958, however on the trip over we were on the Simon Bolivar Buckner. I returned in 1960 on her sister ship the Maurice B. Rose. I will post a photograph or two. From reading some of your other comments it is clear that you can reveal information that I have long ago forgotten. Please let us write things for a while until we get closure.