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Birthday:
June 20
Age:
92
What unit(s) did you serve in with the 2d Cavalry?
1st Howitzer Battery and its predcessor: B Battery, 70th Armored Field Artillery BN at Merrell Barracks. Would you believe that in 1954, I was standing with the regiment in Nuremberg in unitorm when 1st HOW BAT was created and then 50 years later, I was standing with the regiment in uniform at Fort Polk, LA when it was deactivated to become the 4th or ARTY squadron?
Where were you stationed?
Merrell Barracks, Nuremberg; Bindlach Kaserne, Bayreuth & Fort George G. Meade, MD.
What MOS or job description did you have?
Artillery Mechanic Reconn Sergeant Cannoneer Fire Direction
What was your rank/title?
PFC & SP4
What years were you assigned to the 2nd Cavalry?
1954-1956
Tell us a little about you now.
Retired attorney who since 9/11 has been an official/unofficial bagpiper for the 2d ACR & 2d SCR at Forts Polk, Lewis and Vilseck for parades, Memorials and other ceremonies.
Phone number (Optional).
386-255-4564
Comments
Rest easy Trooper, your mission is finished here.
Permanent Change of Station, Fiddler's Green, May 10, 2015.
Rest in Peace, Trooper.
Happy birthday Merritt, is it your 80th? congratulations.
MERRITT, I went to ft meade hq 9/57. Do you remember what the names were of the 1st sgt and officers? I only remember Sgt Holmes.
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I was in the 3d Bn from 52-57 and gyroscoped to Meade in 55. Although I was Armor I was the CO of How 3. and took them through the firing test at A.P. Hill in the fall of 56, Perhaps you were there. I remember 1st How was First, we were second followed by How2. Our aiming circle slipped and we almost shot our FO.