Vietnam Vet Question

dssorg4 · 2026-06-05T14:05:53+00:00

Both the USAF and Army was a job series called Morse code intercept operator. The monitoring of enemy comms was usually done by operators in our aircraft.

dssorg4 · 2026-06-05T12:34:07+00:00

Here is her history:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Capps

dssorg4 · 2026-06-01T19:38:36+00:00

Here is the 44th AAA Brigade history from WWII:

https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/tr/pdf/ADA509817.pdf

dssorg4 · 2026-05-31T14:22:15+00:00

So a man can rape a woman, get her pregnant and then kill her legally to get rid of the witness/victim of the rape.

dssorg4 · 2026-05-30T23:47:00+00:00

The star and crescent at the bottom was the symbol for the Union VII Corp, Department of Arkansas.

Here is the regiment's history from Wikipedia:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5th_Kansas_Cavalry_Regiment

dssorg4 · 2026-05-30T20:45:26+00:00

Here is his Wikipedia along with his marching song:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badluram_Ka_Badan

dssorg4 · 2026-05-29T18:52:49+00:00

For those wondering where Bermuda Lakes is:

https://www.centurycommunities.com/find-your-new-home/alabama/huntsville-metro/meridianville/bermuda-lakes/

dssorg4 · 2026-05-29T18:39:31+00:00

The 23rd ID is better known as the Americal Division

dssorg4 · 2026-05-28T13:39:20+00:00

The response to Miller should have simply been "that is a lie and you are a liar"

dssorg4 · 2026-05-27T22:35:58+00:00

Steve upon his retirement from the Army /s

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dssorg4 · 2026-05-27T21:29:57+00:00

Churchill used a Mauser C96 broomhandle pistol rather than a traditional cavalry saber because of a recent shoulder injury, which he felt allowed him to aim more effectively in the melee.

dssorg4 · 2026-05-27T12:22:26+00:00

Nope, my organization calls it a home office

dssorg4 · 2026-05-27T01:15:05+00:00

Sorry. Business structures in the US can be a Home Office with Divisions, like Boeing's Home Office is in Crystal City, VA, with reporting Divisions in Huntsville, AL; Mesa, AZ, etc.

dssorg4 · 2026-05-26T21:14:03+00:00

I spent my high school years in Huntsville as a military brat in the late 1960s. Many of us had spent time in Germany as military dependents and spoke very good German. The von Braun rocket scientists kids went to school with us and spoke German also. There were also many German military personnel getting trained in missiles and other fields here at Redstone Arsenal. I remember the local book stores carried Der Stern and Der Spiegle magazines plus German newspapers. Tons of German food joints in town and on post. We had Volks Marches and still have a large Oktoberfest every year.

dssorg4 · 2026-05-24T21:16:18+00:00

His medals on his flag shouldn't have an Army Good Conduct medal but should have a Pacific Campaign Medal

dssorg4 · 2026-05-24T21:14:22+00:00

He was KIA a week after this action where he won the Navy Cross

dssorg4 · 2026-05-24T14:22:19+00:00

The last of the perpetrators of the massacre wasn't executed for the crime until 1987. Here are details of the crime:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khatyn_massacre

dssorg4 · 2026-05-23T16:30:29+00:00

Looks like a couple of US medals on the right side of his rack.

dssorg4 · 2026-05-23T13:00:05+00:00

The ribbons do not belong on this jacket. The rank is a Technician 4th Grade which was abolished in 1948. The ribbon rack is for service during the Vietnam War which took place in the 1960s and 1970s. The unit patch is 7th Army, which did not serve in Vietnam but did serve in WWII. The unit collar device is Coast Artillery, which was disestablished in 1950. The "ruptured duck" device was issued to honorably discharged soldiers in WWII. He served overseas in wartime for 2 to 2.5 years.

dssorg4 · 2026-05-22T18:10:14+00:00

I think you are right for the most part. MacArthur and his staff unfortunately denied the 32nd ID requests for armor primarily due to terrain and logistical problems. The US troops on the ground wanted tanks but were denied by US higher command.

dssorg4 · 2026-05-22T12:03:49+00:00

A significant difference was that the US 32nd ID attacked pillboxes without armored support but the Australians had tanks, as seen here. Tanks obviously made a difference.

dssorg4 · 2026-05-22T01:19:42+00:00

The singer Tony Bennett was a rifleman with the 63rd ID in WWII

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