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Birthday:
January 28
What unit(s) did you serve in with the 2d Cavalry?
Machine Gun Troop 2nd Cavalry Regiment
Where were you stationed?
Fort Riley, Kansas
What MOS or job description did you have?
Machine Gunner
What was your rank/title?
Private
What years were you assigned to the 2nd Cavalry?
1938-1941
Tell us a little about your cav days.
I Enlisted at Fort Riley in1938, I was 18 Years Old, I Had Graduated from High School in McPherson, Kansas, and there was no jobs to be had. I tried to enlist in the Army Air Corp as a Mechanic, but there was no openings, so I joined the Cavalry instead. I was a Gunner. in a Machine Gun Troop. We went on Maneuvers to Camp Mille Lacs Lake in Minnesota.... Later, we became a Special Weapons Troop, and I rode an Indian Motorcycle to the Louisiana War Games in 1941.
Tell us a little about you now.
I will be 91 Years Old in January. I have been retired since 1972 since the Post Office, and have stayed very active as a Fisherman. I play in the Wyoming and Colorado Senior Olympics in Table Tennis and 8-Ball, and have also attended the National Senior Olympics in 2007. I was widowed after 60 Years of Marriage and Have 3 Daughters, 11 Grandchildren, 23 Great-Grandchildren and 2 GG-Grandchildren!
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307-259-9855
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY RUAL
Wishing you many more, from all of us at DragoonBase!!!
Dave
Welcome home Troop.
The Dragoonbase.com, has
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(similar to MySpace), lots of sub-groups,
(Officers Club,F-Trp,Amberg,Medics,etc),
and links for “2nd Cavalry Assn.”
News and History Centers.
Robb Russell has posted some tips for
navigating the site(ie,photos,links,ect)
in the Forum.
Please feel free to stop by and read the
latest “Tacoma Dave's ‘Triva Quiz’”,
you can learn some 2nd Cav history,
and you could even, win a kool prize.
If you need any help, you may contact
Robb Russell, or any of the 5 admins listed
at the top of the page, or just yell out,
another member may be able to help you.
And our only wish is to,
‘Keep it clean’.
Use your real name and picture,
(pix from back in the day,work best
for searching for Brothers),
but any picture will do.
And that you please tell all your friends
about, where to find the DragoonBase.
Thanks again for joining Dragoon Base,
and for your Service and Dedication,
to Our Great Country.
Jesse Kelley
F Troop 2/2ACR
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