What Military Unit were you In??

Ed Naylor · Post by **Ed Naylor** » 20 Aug 2004 5:51 am

I know many Steelers served in Military Service, I just wonder if any were in around the time and area that I was in. I was drafted in May 58 and was with the 77th Field Artillary at Fort Knox, Then went to Vicenza ,Italy in the 328 Ord. Battallion.I was in special services there with my 7string Ricky. Ed Naylor Steel Guitar Works.

Lloyd Karenke · Post by **Lloyd Karenke** » 20 Aug 2004 7:23 am

I was in the 82nd Airborne Division '58 -'61...1st Airborne Battle Group 503 Infantry-recon plt. Fort Bragg, NC.
Lloyd

Dennis Atkins · Post by **Dennis Atkins** » 20 Aug 2004 7:39 am

I served in the US Army from June 1963 to June 1966. Basic at Ft. Leonard Wood, radio training in Ft. Gordon, and served 13 months in S. Korea, went to 5th Army Headquarters in Chicago, for 10 months, and then assigned to 595 Signal Corps at Ft. Devens, MA. They got shipped to Viet Nam, and I was discharged shortly after that. I heard they lost quite a few men in their first engagement in Nam.

Dennis

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John Bresler · Post by **John Bresler** » 20 Aug 2004 7:43 am

U S Marine Corps. I enlisted in 1958 and after boot camp served with 1st Anglico 1959-60 (Hawaii) and then with 3rd Recon Bn.(Okinawa)1961-62.

Rick Collins · Post by **Rick Collins** » 20 Aug 2004 7:56 am

I was a lot later than you heros. I served almost all of my time at the Pentagon in the Joint Chiefs of Staff. All four services were there, plus the Coast Guard.

Living in Arlington, VA and working in D.C. was like a permanent vacation.

And yes, I did go to Georgetown occasionally and listen to the country bands,

Rick Collins
Claremont, CA

Gene Jones · Post by **Gene Jones** » 20 Aug 2004 8:15 am

Final Army assignment in early 1960's was:

"51st US Army Security Agency-Special Operations Command (Tori Station, Okinawa)"

Before Okinawa,in the 1950's, was stationed with Military Police units in Japan and Korea.[This message was edited by Gene Jones on 20 August 2004 at 09:39 AM.]

Walter Hamlin · Post by **Walter Hamlin** » 20 Aug 2004 8:38 am

Basic on Tank Hill, Ft. Jackson, 504th Admin Company, 4th AD, Goppingen, Germany.
US Army Reception Station, Ft. Campbell, Ky.
This was from May 65--May 68. Loved the military. Had a good time playing music with a bunch of men in Germany. Been trying to locate a buddy who played and sang. Lives in Wyoming-Dave Berger. Had a lap steel player. Saw many country acts.

Jerry Hayes · Post by **Jerry Hayes** » 20 Aug 2004 8:43 am

I went in the Army in April of '58, had basic training in Fort Ord, California, went to Medical Corps training at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Went to Germany from there for all of '59 & 60. Came back to Fort Bragg, NC to go Airborne. Got assigned to Support Group in the new division area but I wangled an assignment at the Post Service Club in the Old Division area. Stayed there for '61 and most of '62. I had it made on that assignment. Get up everyday around 9:00 AM or so and had a card to eat all my meals in the PX Cafeteria. Only had to go to the company on payday. I got to play a lot of music down there. We got to jump with the jump school at Ft. Bragg at that time to stay on status and had to make no field problems whatsoever...What a life. I terminated jump status as I only had 9 months to go before discharge and I thought I'd get to keep my good thing going on at the Service Club but to my surprise they sent me to Korea.... What a deal, Oh well, I had a good time there so it wasn't so bad. I initially was going to make the Army my career and stay in 20 or more years but I got a lot of chances to play music and decided to get out after 5 years and some change. Got to see both sides of the world and believe me "it ain't sideways"....JH

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Jim Eaton · Post by **Jim Eaton** » 20 Aug 2004 9:29 am

US Navy - VAP-61 (heavy/attack - photographic) Squadron. 2 tours of Viet Nam.
1969 - 1971.
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Wayne Carver · Post by **Wayne Carver** » 20 Aug 2004 10:08 am

Fleet Ballistic Missle Submarine Duty on the Mariano G.Vallejo SSBN658G. 1974-1980. I was mostly stationed in Charleston,S.C. but our submarine operated out of Rota, Spain.

Jimmy Campbell · Post by **Jimmy Campbell** » 20 Aug 2004 10:59 am

Air Force 65-70
Basic Training-Lackland AFB Texas
4th TFW-Seymour-Johnson AFB NC
49th TFW Spangdalem AB Germany
388th TFW Korat RTAFB Thailand
4th TFW Seymour-Johnson NC-Discharged
Joined the Alabama Army National Guard 1976, retired June 2004.

Gere Mullican · Post by **Gere Mullican** » 20 Aug 2004 2:02 pm

US Navy boot camp - San Diego 1952 - 16 weeks
Hospital Corps School-Bainbridge MD. 20 weeks
Naval Hospital Charleston SC
USS Wisconsin - BB-64-battleship - 1955-56
Discharged November as E5 HM2

Brian Henry · Post by **Brian Henry** » 20 Aug 2004 2:13 pm

2nd Battalion Royal Rhodesia Regiment stationed in Wankie S. Rhodesia (known today as Zimbabwe) 2 years service - final rank Sub- Lieutennant.

Gary Lee Gimble · Post by **Gary Lee Gimble** » 20 Aug 2004 2:19 pm

US Navy boot camp-Great Lakes 1976
US Navy Musicians A school-waved! The current curriculum wasn't geared for banjo players
Unit: 13th Naval District Sandpoint, Seattle, WA
Sea Duty-riding the ferry across the Puget Sound
Accomplishments-LPO (leading petty officer) of a half way decent country band
After thoughts- knowing that our tax dollars were wisely spent

Earl Erb · Post by **Earl Erb** » 20 Aug 2004 2:22 pm

Drafted Sept.6,1966.Ft.Hood,Texas 1st Armored Division, Old Ironsides, 501st Admin.Co. Undrafted Sept.6,1968. Moved to Nashville Oct.1,1968.

Eric West · Post by **Eric West** » 20 Aug 2004 2:25 pm

USAF MOS 54250
3702 BMTS Lackland AFB 5/75
Tech SQ Sheppard AFB 75/6
1001CES Andrews AFB 10/76-5/79

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EJL

Daryl Stogner · Post by **Daryl Stogner** » 20 Aug 2004 3:02 pm

USArmy
I went to Basic at Ft Ord, CA, then to Military Police school at Ft Gordon, GA.

Went from MP's to dog handler school in Okinawa, then off to Vietnam. I was assigned with a dog company in Cam Rahn Bay for a month, took a transfer to DaNang, then assigned to the 1/5 Mech Infantry as a dog handler in Quang Tri Province by DMZ for about 7 months.

Then assigned to Americal Div as a dog handler for a couple of months and back to DaNang to go home. Finished tour in Army at Yuma Proving Grounds, AZ, as an criminal investigator. Go figure my expertise at that time?

RVN 1970/71

Stephen Gambrell · Post by **Stephen Gambrell** » 20 Aug 2004 4:45 pm

3rd/7th ADA, MOS 24K20, Improved Hawk CW radar repair, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, Schweinfurt, Germany. 1975-78, U.S. Army.

Don Olson · Post by **Don Olson** » 20 Aug 2004 6:16 pm

Basic-Ft Chaffee AK 1954
69th Signal Bn.Ft.Mead MD 55
543 Trans.Bn. Etain France 56-57
Pusan Korea 58-59
Aviation Detachment Ft McClellan AL.60-61
Sgt.Don

Bob Tuttle · Post by **Bob Tuttle** » 20 Aug 2004 8:05 pm

I joined the U S Army in Sept. 1958 and took basic training at Fort Carson, Colorado. From there, I went to the Signal Corps School at Fort Monmouth, Jew Jersey. After completing my school on Fixed Plant Carrier Equipment Repair and Maintenance, I shipped out to Okinawa (Sukiran) for two years, where I worked in the Army Communications Center.

Dennis Detweiler · Post by **Dennis Detweiler** » 20 Aug 2004 8:39 pm

Army: Basic at Ft Leonard Wood, Advanced Infantry at Ft Ord, NCO training at Ft Benning, OJT with 4th division at Ft Carson, orders for Nam and ready for assignment at Oakland and diverted to Berlin Germany (Berlin Brigade, McNair Brks). 1970-72. Squad leader and reenlistment NCO for C-4-18 and also played in a country/blues band on weekends at military clubs.
DD

Bob Strum · Post by **Bob Strum** » 21 Aug 2004 5:32 am

Basic: Ft Ord, Signal Corp: Ft Monmouth, Assignment: Instructor Electronic Countermeasures, Designation in SE Asia "Spook"

Mike Delaney · Post by **Mike Delaney** » 21 Aug 2004 5:48 am

Graduated from US Army Element School of Music, Norfolk VA, in 1973. 82nd Army Band, Stuttgart, Germany. 1973-75.

Bill Bassett · Post by **Bill Bassett** » 21 Aug 2004 5:50 am

528th SETAF (Southern European Task Force) 70th Ord Co. Cakmakli Turkey. Of course I spent time at Ft Jackson SC, Ft Gordon GA and Ft Lewis WA too. But my favorite was in Turkey.

By the way, I knew Gary Lee in Seattle. He was right about that Navy Band, they were half way decent.

Ed Naylor · Post by **Ed Naylor** » 21 Aug 2004 6:11 am

My reason for this post was possibly some forumites may have served at the same area and did not know each other. Also it may be a source to trace down old "Buddies " they served with. A couple I am trying to find is Emmitt Adams from Cleveland Tn, and Raymond Turner from Clovis New Mexico. Also a SGT IKE that looked enough like Jerry Fessenden to be his twin. ED