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Wayne Dixon
- 77, Male
- Burleson, TX
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Replied May 29
Veteran of Underage Military Service
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Mike as far as the bilge pumps, I don't know if there was any or not. Butch said the seals leaked a little. Yes, there was a retriver there for safety purposes, never know when we might have to bring one up or
out
Butch, we must have floated just before I took off for the states. the photo are not to hot after 45 years. They were small, I had to go in an work on them a little.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL.
Floating of track vehicles 1964
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- What Unit (s) did you serve in the 2nd ACR?
- I Troop, 3rd Recon., 2nd Armored Cavalry
- Where were you stationed?
- Pond Barracks, Amberg Germany
- What MOS or Job Description Did you Have?
- Recon Scout Leader.
- What was your rank/title?
- SSG, Scout Section Leader
- What years Were You Assigned to the 2nd Cavalry?
- 1959 - 1961, 1962 - 1964. Assigned to same unit and position both tours. "I" Troop was G Company up until May 1960, when the armored cav. units were restructured.
- Tell us a little about your cav days and some of your buddies!
- A lot of time spent on the Border out Wieden & Marktredwitz. We did a relief and worked Kronach and Hof to allow another Squadron to go their Annual test.
- Tell us a little about you now.
- I retired January 1969 as SSG. Retired from Lockheed Aircraft after building the F16 fighter in 1998. Worked with Tarrant County Sheriffs Dept and Constables Department, 4th Precinct. I had a spinal core accident, I am now in a wheel chair as a quadraplegic invalid.
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- At 3:25pm on November 21, 2009, Kenneth Morrow gave Wayne Dixon a gift…
- From the Gift Store
- At 9:10pm on November 18, 2009,
David McGuire (Mac said… - Wayne,
I've been busy as can be and will reply in an hour or so. Gotta run for a second. Later, Dave
- At 1:25pm on November 17, 2009,
Robert Burns Wadley said… - Good morning Mr. Dixon:
Thank you for your message. I had no idea that my early entrance into the military might qualify me to be a member of special group of soldiers. My entry was to escape a failing existence as an underprivileged, foolish youth. I had not moved into the area of crime, but I was approaching the borderline. The service really shaped much of my future. The only part that never worked out for me was barking orders. My young wife never understood that as an effective means of communication. Although I was never a bigot, it was black men who taught me much about being a good soldier, and a good human being. While the whites were just waiting all week for an opportunity to get to the whorehouses on the weekend, my black friends used the week to hone their skills as soldiers and then when the weekend arrived they relaxed. I am glad I wasted no time thinking less of these great men. Anyway, the military exposed me to many opportunities that my poor means would never had afforded me in civilian life. Looking back, my main regret is that I never learned that it was better to keep one's mouth shut rather than address issues provoked by a rank-happy superior. As such, my new skills never compensated for my behavior when it came time for promotions. Other than that, I think I made a contribution to my units. I apologize that I may be blathering about things that are of no interest to you. I do not know if this is a forum for pen-paling, so if you wish, you may contact me at otsrbwadley@arn.net for long letters. Otherwise, we can meet here. Make it a good day.
- At 5:47pm on September 19, 2009,
J.W. CUNINGHAM JR. said… - I also went back to Amberg after Ft Benning and then after Korea. Last time in L-Troop but short time again because wife lost a baby state side The Sgt Maj. had me go to L-Troop because they just loss there supply sgt. Wanted back in M-Troop which he said he would let me go later but after goping over there and saw what they had done to the supply room, I wouldn't have gone back. When I left I had the best supply room on post so it hurt after seeing what they had done. That's the past never to come again. I do miss Amberg very much as my oldest son was born in the same bed his mother did. Wahlstr 7.
- At 1:56pm on September 19, 2009,
J.W. CUNINGHAM JR. said…
- From the states I had orders for the 9th Cav in Augsburg but when I got to germany (by boat) the 21st Replacement sent me to 3/2nd ACR when getting there was assigned to M Company (at that time, changed to M-Trp later on) 9th Cav was putting me down as AWOL untill they found me in Amberg at which time they wanted me and wouldn"t let me stay in Amberg. Married a girl from Amberg at which time when married you could only stay in Germany 24 months. I know; Married to a girl from Germany but they still made me PCS to the states (69th Armored,Ft Benning) were I reinlisted back to Amberg Germany. That's what happend in those 2 months in Amberg. What a story? JW.
- At 10:48pm on August 21, 2009,
Dave Gettman said…
- Good deal Wayne. I had just installed my photo editing program on my new computer and was thinking of making a map with distances marked to places we used to haunt.
Plum brandy (Slivovitz). You know that's the final ingredient in the Regimental Punch, right? It represents our deployment to Bosnia in 1997, the year after your friend passed away. That should make it even more significant.
- At 10:50am on August 15, 2009,
G. "Butch" Mundy said… - I would guess the M-60 tank arrived in june or july of 1964 ,being in the Scout section I'm not sure . It seems like about 6 months later they were adding the search lights and other things to make them M-60A1's . Maybe Ed Voke would know .
- At 9:55pm on August 8, 2009,
Thomas Blaszkiewicz said… - Wayne,hope you are cooling down and don't have to much rain.Boy,the summer is almost over.Hope your health is good.At least we have this website.Take care!!!!
- At 9:51pm on July 30, 2009,
G. "Butch" Mundy said…
- Wayne ,
I think Capt. Voke was C.O. when I was in I-Troop .
- At 8:35pm on July 9, 2009,
Harry Warner said… - Hey Wayne,
Boy, that's a tough one. Something tells me I was stationed at Gates then but was at Graf picking up supplies for the px. If memory serves, I heard about it when I got back. I recall talking to another member here, possibly Butch Mundy, and he also mentioned that it was a friend of his. This conversation goes back to when we were still on MSN so I have nothing to refer back to. Try asking him. I hope I have the right person.
Harry
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