Posted on 05/27/2002 9:22:15 AM PDT by Militiaman7
Active Duty, Veterans, Family members, friends, FREEPERS and Lurkers, sign in and give service branch and dates of service.
2 years outside CONUS, I year in Italy, one in Turkey
Aunt: Royal Air Force, England, Truck driver, 1940-1945.
Uncle: US Army, Europe, Platoon Sgt., 194?-1945.
Brother: US Army, Security, Viet Nam, Linquist, Presidio of Monterey, 1968-1974.
Here's another one. It confirms most of my previous. I joined the division in July 1952.
By mid-1950, the Division was well organized, and on 1 September 1950, was again called into active federal service for the Korean War. It assembled at Camp Cooke, California for training.
In February 1951, the Division was alerted for movement to the Far East. Shipping out of Oakland-San Francisco, California, in late March 1951, the Division deployed to Japan for more intensive training. For the next nine months, they participated in amphibious, air transportability, and live fire training from Mount Fuji to Sendai. On 23 December, the Division received alert orders to move to Korea. The Division moved to Korea in January 1952, where it relieved the 24th Infantry Division on the battle line.
Then Assistant Secretary of the Army--Earl D. Johnson--who noted that 162 of the Division's officers had been advanced in rank between the period of 28 January 1952 and mid-April 1952, commended the Division. "This rate of advancement is indicative of the Division's high caliber, particularly in view of the comparatively short time the men have been eligible for combat promotions," he said.
In mid-1952, counterpart units were organized for state service and designated National Guard U.S. units. The units shared the same numbers as units in Korea, and were staffed by National Guard veterans that had returned from their Korean service. Twelve hundred of these veterans from California organized into the 40th Infantry Division (NGUS) on 2 September 1952.
We will never forget.
Ruck: 20th Special Forces (ABN), Mississippi Army National Guard 1981-1987
(No, I was not a fully-tabbed super-troop, just a plain ol support radio operator)
Take care,
Ruck
Marine Reservist, Sgt.Tom Dittmar.
2nd Marines,4th Tank Battalion,Bravo Company.
AirControl/Weather Sky Diving Exhibition/Competition teams
FA - DEATH ON CALL!
(great)!-grandfathers on ma's side: South, War of Nawthuhn Aggression (Mr. Lincoln's War)
(great)!-grandfathers on pa's side: North, Civil War
(great)!^2-grandfathers on ma's side: Hussians, Rev. War
(great)!^2-grandfathers on pa's side: British, Rev. War
Don't look too good, huh...
Father: U.S. Navy, 1942-1945
Mother: U.S. Army, 1943-1945
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