US Army Training Center Fort Ord - Yearbook (Fort Ord, CA)

Text from Pages 1 - 232 of the 1959 volume:

history oF Fort ord ' ’ AILING PROUDLY into the hustling harbor of the Mexican port of Monte- rey on July 2, 1846, was the trim Frigate Savannah, the flagship of Commodore John Drake, Five days later the stars and stripes were officially raised above the Customs House, and a 21 -gun salute proclaimed the area as Territory of the United States. The Customs House still stands today. The American flag, altered only by the addition of stars denoting states of the nation, still flies. And since that day the United States Army has played a prominent and significant part in the development of the Monterey Bay area. It was a young officer of that era for whom Fort Ord was ultimately to receive its name. He was Edward Cresap Ord who had served with (Fre- mont ' s Army and who was a lieutenant when the nearby Presidio of Mon- terey was developed. Lieutenant Ord distinguished himself in many bitter Civil War clashes and he rose to the rank of Major General. The need for a military reservation that was to become Fort Ord arose from the stationing at the Presidio of Monterey the famous 11th Cavalry and the 76th Field Artillery. The terrain in this area was ideally suited for the maneuvers of the finely-mounted riders and the horse-drawn caissons. It also was large enough for a field artillery impact range. It was in 1917 that the government bought some 15,000 acres, lying mostly in the area of the post ' s present East Garrison. It was named Gigling after a well-known German family that had come to the country many years before. The present-day post, which includes that original land, contains more than 28,600 acres. Its terrain is similar to the varied types American Servicemen have fought on throughout the world. This diversity makes it an ideal Infantry training grounds. The transformation of the reservation from that of a maneuver area to a permanent post within s ich a short time was a near miracle of construc- tion. In August, 1940, when war clouds of Europe drifted closer to America, the first building contract was let. It was $3,000,000 to construct barracks for the newly activated 7th Division. The late General Joseph Vinegar Joe Stillwell was in command. (continued inside back end sheet) major genera! william m. breckinridge, usa commanding general A ILL] AM MATTINGLY BRECKENRIDGE was bom in Washington, D. C., November 6 , 1905. After studying at the University of Virginia in 1922-23, he entered the U, $, Military Academy from which he was graduated in 1928, being commissioned a second lieutenant in Infantry. Pre-World War II service included two tours in the Panama Canal Zone, student assignment at the Alliance Francaise and the University of Paris and duty as instructor in the department of languages at West Paint. In World War II he served as a battalion commander, executive officer and commanding officer of the 10th Infantry in Ice- land, England, Northern Ireland, France, Germany, Luxenbourg, Czechoslovakia and Austria, participating in six campaigns. Following World War II, General Breckenridge held important assignments in the Pentagon, the Far East and Stateside, He is a graduate of the National War College as well as the Infantry School. His decorations include the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster, Commendation Ribbon, Combat Infantryman Badge, War Department General Staff Badge, Belgian Order of Leopold and Croix de Guerre, French Croix de Guerre, and Russian Medal of Merit. He was promoted to Major Genera! March 25, 1957, with date of rank of May 4, 1952. mm brigadier general fred w. sladen, jr, deputy commanding general rRED W. SLADEN, JR., was bom March 13, 1906, at Vancouver Barracks, Washington. He is a graduate from the United States Military Academy, Class of 1929. During World War If he joined the 30th Infantry of the 3rd Division at Fort lewis, Washington, and later commanded the 1st Battalion. He went to North Africa when the regiment went into combat in 1942. He served as G3 of the Division as they fought through Italy and Southern France. Following the war General Sladen was assigned to West Point as tactics instructor. Other service includes G1 Section, Headquarters, U.S, Army, Europe; Career Management Division, Washing- ton; Assistant Division Commander, 2nd Division, Fort Lewis, and Chief of Staff, 1 Corps (Group), Korea. Awards and decorations include the Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star with V, and two Oak Leaf Clusters; Purple Heart, Army Commendation Ribbon, and Combat Infantryman Badge. His foreign decorations are the French Croix de Guerre with Gold Star and the Italian Cross of Military Valor. HORN IN KOSCIUSKO, MISSISSIPPI, in 1914, Colonel James E. Landrum, Jr., attended schools there until his entrance in 1932 as a Cadet in the U. S. Military Academy, graduating as a second lieutenant in 1936. During World War II he served with the 77th (Statue of Liberty) Division as a battalion commander and regi- mental exe cutive officer. After the war he was assigned to the Department of Tactics at West Point where he had served previously. Other assignments include the Cana- dian Army Staff College as an exchange student; the Armed Forces Staff College,- G3, General Headquarters, Far East Command; Chief of Staff, Military Assistance Advisory Group, Japan; student, U. 5. Army War Col- lege, continuing there as a faculty member, first as a director of the LL S, Foreign Policy Course and later as the chief of the Evaluation Section, His decorations include the Silver Star, Legion of Merit with Oak Leaf Cluster, Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Clus- ter, Purple Heart with two Oak Leaf Clusters, and the Combat Infantryman Badge. colonel james e. landrum, jr. chief of staff parades ■ m wr ' ' V sr r SS82i$1 MRpnu j , : ' 2 PfSSgg ? v ■ ud -- ■ ™! f it KS ' ir jfcr-‘r - I SSSpp™ WmSm. it; i I V ■£ KbS S 5 w; ■ ««£, I NiMt i WW 4 J!jM!r ■ 1 j • . . american red cros s m-1 known distance range close combat course squad patrolling - — — — • hikes dismounted drill recoiiiess ril ' le A ▼ mortar v S§Ssi grenades A flame thrower ▼ Uter ' iiiilllii: B receiving center ' • - ■ • ■ : ,, - • ■ ■ ' . .. .. ... 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' ■ V «. ; A be a basic army administration school « A on-the-job trainees take active parts in P. I.O s daily radio broadcasts and in the production of the weekly post news- paper the fort ord panorama. — V-t army education program rood service school hobby crafe COMPANY B TENTH BATTLE GROUP THIRD BRIGADE Started Basic Training: 26 January 1959 Grad ua ted ; 21 March ] 959 Col. J. Aaron Cook Brigade Commander ffJIJf liMM: Copt. R. Nr Longfellow Company Commander 1st Ltn B. D. Jessup Executive Officer A. E. Thomas M 5g t □ L r B. Anderson First Sergeant SDJ Lt Col, Joseph P„ Jaugsfotter Battle Group C omrna nder h $ Cp I , L. A. Helm Pvt, Gray Company Clerk Mail Clerk Rabin W Adair Harold T Ages Daniel L Ahl John B , Allen Eldon Bain Leroy Baker Robert Ba I larger Don E. Barnard William E Bar nett Richard Barr Gordon R« Barstad Myron L Barton B , H, Raumgarten Barney S. Benhoff Frank W Bentley Maynard C , Berg Julian A- Berrelez Herbert E. Berry John C, B i rd James A. Blackmore John Brazosky Robert W. Burdick R i cha rd A, Burnet Gary G, Burns m mm George Campbell Gerald L Carmack Rodney Garner G W. Carpenter L R Carrington William A Carver J i mmy P. Ce I oya Robert E. Chapman Gok G. Chin Gene H. ChrUman Melvin VC Clark Ronald A Clark Wayne R f Colbert J C Colegrove F ioyd L - Comb s Bobby J Corpu-z a John Costa, Jr = Edward R Cottret l Lawrence R Curtis C. T. Dah Iqu i st Gary Daum Dayton Decker T R, Delaney A tv in L« Dine Patrick C Dixon Carl E. Dodge Joseph E. Door J A, Dunoven George £, Eddy Jerry Ellison C. A, Emerson K. R Epperson i r K. E, Erickson. R. D, Eski Id sen John W Evans Gera ! cf V. Ev t ch Denny Fernold WF Jliam M. Fine James 0. Fixsen LeRoy C Fraz ter I Warren W, French T C, Fretwe 1 1 Marion L Gardner Eddie Garner Robert No Garrish Arcaa ' io Go sto I urn D G Ge [ lenbeck Gary L. Girard :f If |1 ! Gar y V, G fer stad Michael W, God i ch M. J, Gonzalez Char les V Gorka Fred G. Gosling Daniel R. Gray Howard Grinde Kenyon B. 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Ramsey Richard R Raschle Earl N, Redfield Joseph R Reynoso V, L Richards Johnnie Rodriguez Ear J G Ro! i a Stephen L Rose David Rothman R, T, Schroeder Graver A. Schwartz George R. Seamans Gerald L Shade Ronald D, Shamburg W. G. Shea tm i J ' ' A -■ ; a. £%%% ..11 f p : f • W M S§§ V| |p |S : :; ' 1 I® henry G Stvumaki Donald L Smith Richard B. Smith Wa Mace H Smith Ramon C, D„ Soto Alan J. Spoor Robert E, Stephans J, W Stokesberry Herbert C Stoops Bruce G Sumner Don E. Suydam Ronald W. Thomas James E Thompson Wi [bur R T ondee Ronald L- Toscano Richard E Travis Joseph H Tucker Kenny Tyler Jesus Ur forte John Fi Vantsko Fredrick L. Walker Ne f vi n Wa I ker Lloyd A. Ward Donald L, W ' arnke Merle J Warnstadt J oh n Wa s h i ng t o n Raymond Web s ter Bernie A, Weir Forrest hi. Wheeler Delbert D. Whinery Roger Z Wj ley James L« Will rams Robert N. Willi am 5 Steven F Willson Gar y Wommack Glen E, Wright Ben K. Yada Hidecbika Yamashita Leon Yoomans William R, Young Kenneth C, LeRoy Verne E. Aug he Naocey A, Bratmon Lloyd G Gobourne Floyd Stalin S§ dismounted drill radiological warfare biological chemical •••••••••••••••••••A 1 mines and booby fraps iwm — mmm .. H instructions fra infire •••••••• snapshots infiltration open house our training -through the eyes of the camera graduation history of fort ord (contd.) By the end of 1941 more than $13,000,000 had been spent and the main garrison served as training grounds and staging areas for myriads of American troops who were to find their way to Africa, Europe and the Pacific. It was at Fort Ord that these men prepared to hit the beaches. It was here they practiced jungle warfare, hand-to-hand combat, and most of the same tactics that present-day soldiers stationed here experience. Among some of those units that were stationed here was the 3rd Di- vision that hit Anzio and then went tearing through Southern France. This also was the home of the 27th and 43rd Divisions, each of which fought and won many battles in the Pacific. At one time more than 50,000 troops were stationed at Fort Ord. Following the close of World War II, activity here was at a slower pace, centering around the Infantry training mission of the 4th Replacement Cen- ter. This was the framework for the re-activation of the 4th Infantry Divi- sion which assumed the role of training soldiers for the Korean conflict. In September, 1950, the 4th Division was replaced by the 6th Division and the latter continued the mission of training troops. The 6th remained until the arrival in January, 1957, of the 5th Division from Germany. With the inactivation of the 5th in June, 1957, Fort Ord again was designated an Infantry training center. Fort Ord was named a permanent Army post in 1940. Its westerly border is the Pacific Ocean ' s Monterey Bay. It is only a few minutes from historically rich Monterey Peninsula, as well as from Salinas, the hub of one of the nation ' s most productive agricultural valleys. San Francisco is 120 miles to the north, while Los Angeles lies 340 miles south. Ultimately, according to the post ' s master plan, the entire garrison will be composed of the permanent-type, concrete barracks in which many troops are now quartered. There also will be additional permanent ad- ministrative, supply and recreational buildings. The Spanish Conquistadors and the Indians who roamed these hills when Commodore Drake sailed into the Bay more than a hundred years ago would have shaken their heads in disbelief and wonderment if they could have visualized this area as one of the most important Army posts in America. history of fort ord S AILING PROUDLY into the bustling harbor of the Mexican port of Monte- rey on July 2, 1846, was the trim Frigate Savannah, the flagship of Commodore John Drake. Five days later the stars and stripes were officially raised above the Customs House, and a 21 -gun salute proclaimed the area as Territory of the United States. The Customs House still stands today. The American flag, altered only by the addition of stars denoting states of the nation, still flies. And since that day the United States Army has played a prominent and significant part in the development of the Monterey Bay area. It was a young officer of that era for whom Fort Ord was ultimately to receive its name. He was Edward Cresap Ord who had served with Fre- mont ' s Army and who was a lieutenant when the nearby Presidio of Mon- terey was developed. Lieutenant Ord distinguished himself in many bitter Civil War clashes and he rose to the rank of Major General. The need for a military reservation that was to become Fort Ord arose from the stationing at the Presidio of Monterey the famous 11th Cavalry and the 76th Field Artillery. The terrain in this area was ideally suited for the maneuvers of the finely-mounted riders and the horse-drawn caissons. It also was large enough for a field artillery impact range. It was in 1917 that the government bought some 15,000 acres, lying mostly in the area of the post ' s present East Garrison. It was named Gigling after a well-known German family that had come to the country many years before. The present-day post, which includes that original land, contains more than 28,600 acres. Its terrain is similar to the varied types American Servicemen have fought on throughout the world. This diversity makes it an ideal Infantry training grounds. The transformation of the reservation from that of a maneuver area to a permanent post within such a short time was a near miracle of construc- tion. In August, 1940, when war clouds of Europe drifted closer to America, the first building contract was let. It was $3,000,000 to construct barracks for the newly activated 7th Division. The late General Joseph Vinegar Joe Stillwell was in command. (continued inside back end sheet) 36, at duate 1929 . try of later Africa erved 1 and ed to , U.S. hing- Fort egion isters; •mbat 2 the alian lonel until itary 936 . atue regi- jned had ana- the ters, □nee Col- □s a ?r as Aerit Zlus- the All ITqhts Reserved ALBERT LOVE ENTERPRISES Atlanta. Georgia ♦ I major general william m. breckinridge, usa commanding general W ILLIAM MATTINGLY BRECKENRIDGE was born in Washington, D. C., November 6, 1905. After studying at the University of Virginia in 1922-23, he entered the U. S. Military Academy from which he was graduated in 1928, being commissioned a second lieutenant in Infantry. Pre-World War II service included two tours in the Panama Canal Zone, student assignment at the Alliance Francaise and the University of Paris and duty as instructor in the department of languages at West Point. In World War II he served as a battalion commander, executive officer and commanding officer of the 10th Infantry m Ice- land, England, Northern Ireland, France, Germany, Luxenbourg, Czechoslovakia and Austria, participating in six campaigns. Following World War II, General Breckenridge held important assignments in the Pentagon, the Far East and Stateside. He is a graduate of the National War College as well as the Infantry School. His decorations include the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster, Commendation Ribbon, Combat Infantryman Badge, War Department General Staff Badge, Belgian Order of Leopold and Croix de Guerre, French Croix de Guerre, and Russian Medal of Merit. He was promoted to Major General March 25, 1957, with date of rank of May 4, 1952. brigadier general fred w. sladen, jr. deputy commanding general CRED W. SLADEN, JR., was born March 13, 1906, at Vancouver Barracks, Washington. He is a graduate from the United States Military Academy, Class of 1929. During World War II he joined the 30th Infantry of the 3rd Division at Fort Lewis, Washington, and later commanded the 1st Battalion. He went to North Africa when the regiment went into combat in 1942. He served as G3 of the Division as they fought through Italy and Southern France. Following the war General Sladen was assigned to West Point as tactics instructor. Other service includes G1 Section, Headquarters, U.S. Army, Europe,- Career Management Division, Washing- ton; Assistant Division Commander, 2nd Division, Fort Lewis, and Chief of Staff, I Corps (Group), Korea. Awards and decorations include the Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star with V, and two Oak Leaf Clusters; Purple Heart, Army Commendation Ribbon, and Combat Infantryman Badge. His foreign decorations are the French Croix de Guerre with Gold Star and the Italian Cross of Military Valor. I I 1 gORN IN KOSCIUSKO, MISSISSIPPI, in 1914, Colonel James E. Landrum, Jr., attended schools there until his entrance in 1932 as a Cadet in the U. S. Military Academy, graduating as a second lieutenant in 1936. During World War II he served with the 77th (Statue of Liberty) Division as a battalion commander and regi- mental executive officer. After the war he was assigned to the Department of Tactics at West Point where he had served previously. Other assignments include the Cana- dian Army Staff College as an exchange student; the Armed Forces Staff College,- G3, General Headquarters, Far East Command; Chief of Staff, Military Assistance Advisory Group, Japan; student, U. S. Army War Col- lege, continuing there as a faculty member, first as a director of the U. S. Foreign Policy Course and later as the chief of the Evaluation Section. His decorations include the Silver Star, Legion of Merit with Oak Leaf Cluster, Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Clus- ter, Purple Heart with two Oak Leaf Clusters, and the Combat Infantryman Badge. colonel james e. landrum, jr. chief of staff — ■p ■ I I I american red cross 1 1 known distance range i 1 I recoilless rifle A y mortar y flame thrower ▼ A grenades A s issue shipping to training company I processing physical training p. t. with rifles first aid signal communication mi rifle instruction circle ' marking and pasting targets ▲ m-1 known distance range A ▼ transition and field firing ▼ I field fortification A bayonet M infiltration course : x sr OlS On i sports and recreation ■ r 1 I N launcher automatic rifle mines i i chemical, biological and radiological warfare A close combat course • field firing ▼ squad patrol • flame thrower I 1 field inspection maps and compass bivouac ■ «n B«1 ■Si ■si in ■n SB’ gpl ■ •IT guard at impact area marching, marching at the front gate simulated atomic blast stacked rifles basic army administration school V on-the-job trainees take active parts in P. I.O s daily radio broadcasts and in the production of the weekly post news- paper, the fort ord panorama. rood service school hobby crafts I011ST. CIIAPfL A FIRST BATTLE GROUP FIRST BRIGADE COMPANY D Started Basic Training: 16 February 1959 Graduated: 11 April 1959 Col. Lewis E. Maness Brigade Commander Capt. Roy E. Kimble Company Commander 1st Lt. P. E. Lippincott Executive Officer 2 nd Lt. F. Chang Platoon Leader 2nd Lt. W. A. Riddell Platoon Leader ' Maj. Ainsley K. Mahikoa Battle Group Commander l Sgt. F. S. Hondolero M Sgt. E. L. Porter M Sgt. R. J. Moore First Sergeant Former First Sergeant SDI M Sgt. J. V. Baclig Supply Sergeant SFC M. A. Colon SFC Shaw Sgt. Moffitt PFC I. L. Breit Company Clerk Edwin J e Adams Mario Alvarez J. I. Anderson H. R. Applestill Max S. Bain Ronald M. Ba li n William D. Ballard Philip N. Barter 9 1 I Lee A. Bartlow George J. Barton Michael Beale Charles W. Beebe Donald E. Bellman Ruben P. Benavidez Ernest Benson, Jr„ Richard F. Best G. R. Boccaleoni Donald S. Born James C. Boyd J. A. Bridgman Kenneth E. Brown Lloyd W. Brunson Santiago Calderon Nelson A. Campos R. A. Carlson J. G. Carpenter Roy A. Chaves R. P. Coleman Gerald M. Cople Ronnie D. Cozod Jack L. Crabtree B. R. DeVaughn Richard T. DeWall Wi 1 1 iam C. Dickey Severo Diocson Donald L. Drake Erwin W. Dreger W. F. Edmondson Curtis C. Embrey Jackie L. English t L. R. English Willie T. Erwin R. J. Escarcega Edward D. Fisher John Dofor Dennis W. Frey E. C. Freyman C. A. Gallagher Eugene V. Galvan Kevin Gannon Dale L. Gardiner David M. Gardner Jack H. Gaston Henry G. Gianini Jeffrey J. Giesick C. W. Gissendaner Bob Goss David V. Guthrie David R. Gunther Robert D. Gutch Larry C. Hall Carter H. Harry K. A. Haviland Douglas G. Hay Errol M. Haynes Gary A. Heath Edwin M. Higdon D. A. Hildreth Daniel S. Hoag Robert L. Holguin Roger H. Horgan Loren W. Houg Wi 1 1 iam K. Hutson Ernest Jacintho, Jr. Robert D. Jackson Marvin A. Jacobs L. M. Jennings Allen G. Jensen C. D. Johnson R. H. Johnson R. E. Johnson R ichard A. Jones Billy M. Keisler John Kerr Michael W. Kramer L. 0. Lancaster John R. Lane L. W. Larson Vance J. Levias R ichard J. Litch Ralph E. Little Sidney D. Long G. J, Loughran Walter A. Lucas Thomas W. Luchs James W. Luttrell R. A. Lyster R. L. R. Lyster Darrell E. Mabuce Bert E. Maggio Larry G. Marreel Jimmy G. Martin Michael J. Martin Jack D. Mason R. L. McCausland John S. McGuire Thomas A. Minor Jose J. Miranda Joseph C. Miranda F. M. Mis si Id ine James E. Mitchell Robert C. Moberg Robert R. Mohr Francisco Morales D. N. Mortenson Norman Morton Edd ie Nazaroff G. W. Neathamer Frank D. Neff Charles A. Nelson M. G. Newcombe Steven R. Nienaber Jesus J. Ocejo H. H. Okabayashi Gordon L. Paulson Jack C. Payer Ellis C. Payton Arthur G. Pech G. C. Pendleton Vilus E. Peters R ichard J. Piepel Steve Pierce Marion S. Pina 1 I ) 1 l Charel T. Power Roy A. Pritts Roger H. Pruett Claude G. Pyette James C. Raabe Fredie J. Reed Raymond L. Reed Juan A. Reginato George W. Reid Robert Rivera J. F. Rodriguez Simon Rojas, Jr. Richard L. Rollman Samson Rosenbaum J. R. Rubidoox Frank L. Rubolino Charles H. Saint Larry W. Saint Victor E. Satran James W. Schwartz Jerry L. Scott Douglas Scott John Segura, Jr. L. H. Seiger, Jr. Dal B. Serrano R ichard L. Seth Robert R. Shupe David M. Simily T. H. Slaughter Paul R. Slaven James E. Smallin Dale E. Smith Frank R. Smith Kenneth R. Smith B. L. Snodgrass Stanley P. Sobbe Pable E. Soto T. L. Springer Jerry R. Sproat William A. Stark Buck Stevens Paul B. Stofas Phillip A. Stohr Fred E. Stowe Ernie Summers K. G. Tanner J. M. Tarazon Donald R. Taylor Thomas T. Taylor John F. Tennant G. J. Theilen M. L. Thompson Jessie C. Tiger M. L. Tribolet Gary R. T uttle W. R. Van De Worker J. Vanhei jningen Gus A. Varela J. L. Villasenor Karl H. VonKrog G. F. VonTorne Bill Walden A. H. L. Watland - Howard Watts Marcell Weaver F. R. Weidmann Joseph Wein Virgil A. Welch Douglas C. Wells Charles C. Wentz C. F. Wertzbaugher F. L. Weschenfelder Bruce A. Wilcox J. A. Williams, Jr. John M. Williams J. D. Williamson William F. Willis James E. Wilson William E. Wilson James H. Winfrey James F. Winslow Louis R. Wofford John E. Wolf Stanton B. Wright Hiroyasu Yamane Bobby L. Y oung Charles F. Young Jerry A. Yowler Manuel Mejia Michael F. Aubin Fredric D. Carleton Willard D. Freebairn Dole L. Gardiner Emil J. Nelson Donald R. Nicholson i Mess P e r s o n n e I : Left to r i g h t : Pvt. W. Dickey, SFC M. J. Benn ing, SFC J. J. Powell, Mess Steward, Sgt. R. J. Graham, PFC J. S. Brales and Pvt. D. N. Mortenson. f 1 in-1 rifle instructions chemical, biological and radiological warfare I tra infire l trainfire I grenades infiltration Kzm our training -through the eyes of the camera r graduation 72 - A NEW TRAINFIRE RECORD AT FORT ORD history of fort ord (contd.) By the end of 1941 more than $13,000,000 had been spent and the main garrison served as training grounds and staging areas for myriads of American troops who were to find their way to Africa, Europe and the Pacific. It was at Fort Ord that these men prepared to hit the beaches. It was here they practiced jungle warfare, hand-to-hand combat, and most of the same tactics that present-day soldiers stationed here experience. Among some of those units that were stationed here was the 3rd Di- vision that hit Arizio and then went tearing through Southern France. This also was the home of the 27th and 43rd Divisions, each of which fought and won many battles in the Pacific. At one time more than 50,000 troops were stationed at Fort Ord. Following the close of World War II, activity here was at a slower pace, centering around the Infantry training mission of the 4th Replacement Cen- ter. This was the framework for the re-activation of the 4th Infantry Divi- sion which assumed the role of training soldiers for the Korean conflict. In September, 1950, the 4th Division was replaced by the 6th Division and the latter continued the mission of training troops. The 6th remained until the arrival in January, 1957, of the 5th Division from Germany. With the inactivation of the 5th in June, 1957, Fort Ord again was designated an Infantry training center. Fort Ord was named a permanent Army post in 1940. Its westerly border is the Pacific Ocean ' s Monterey Bay. It is only a few minutes from historically rich Monterey Peninsula, as well as from Salinas, the hub of one of the nation ' s most productive agricultural valleys. San Francisco is 120 miles to the north, while Los Angeles lies 340 miles south. Ultimately, according to the post ' s master plan, the entire garrison will be composed of the permanent-type, concrete barracks in which many troops are now quartered. There also will be additional permanent ad- ministrative, supply and recreational buildings. The Spanish Conquistadors and the Indians who roamed these hills when Commodore Drake sailed into the Bay more than a hundred years ago would have shaken their heads in disbelief and wonderment if they could have visualized this area as one of the most important Army posts in America. ' , V v COMPANY C EIGHTH BATTLE GROUP THIRD BRIGADE Started Baste Training: 9 March 1959 Graduated: 2 May 1959 Lt, Col T Frank [ i n B, Simmons Battle Group Commander Sgf. J. G, Baker Fir st Sergeant M Sgt, T Howard t Jr. SO] SFC E. Haynes SFC J. J, Arroyo Sgt. J, Barros Sgt, R. S. Patna Sgt. B. A. Keatley Mess Steward Training NCO SP-4 Santana C pj D. G, Rosier Company Clerk Mail Clerk First Sergeant and Company Clerk H, P. Ackerman R obert A, Ada ms Keith J. A hone Hubert J Allen A. G. Anderson James R, Applonie Jesus Arma s Gary A. Arnold r r i J. C. Augustine Donald R Austin Alfred AviJo Robert J, Bacon W, 5. Baker, Jr Lyle C Ballew Mike H. Bareno E. A. Bautista Dale H, Beam R. C. Beaudoin Theodore E. Beilin R. A . Bepristis J P P Bethelsen John F Bickham Dewey D. Bishop Jose A B landino Arnold E. Bond James Q. Bowen Richard R Boyce A D. Brannon Garnett A Brown Ronald L, Bryant Kay A, Bandy Johnny Burns Walter Campbellj Jr = James A. Ca ntre 1 1 James G Carlin Brent S. Carr Patrick H. Carson Albert T Carter Phillip 5. Caruso Albert j= Casarez s Kenneth D. Cotes Edward A. Chaffin R. K. Chambers Tr R. Chambers James D. Charles N. E Church! 1 1 A, J. G. Close John T Cocchia R oger Dr Collins Don A. Cook Leonard E, Cooper Richard A, Cosper Robert C. Costello Larry G Cowan Skipper R. Cron Rosendo A, Cuevas George E. Dav i s Merten L Deal Le land F . De la p D. Ac DeHecochea John Deuchars T erry L, Dodd s Billy W, Dodson Charles E. Dowell Roland L= Dyer Robert L. Eakes W. F Eavenson Holger S, Engstrom M. A f Ferrando Robert D, F I J ki n s Richard G. Foster James A. Frame Fred J„ Francis i Karl H Frank R, W. Fuerstenberg Rod ney B Ga l legos J ohn V. Ga 1 1 ivan Albert R, Garcia Crespin G. Garcia Larry E, GaskMI Roy E Giffin James Glllis Robert R, Gomez Carm J, Grande R iehard D, Grant Jess R, Gutierrez Harold D. Harmon Robert D. Harwell I Don E. Hill Jerry D. Hobson Hugh M Hodge E lliot J . Hoffman James Holt FanzeJ f L Hhodye Richard J Hopkins Wayne L, Horn Courtney B. Horner John Hubbard Philip K Hubbard Charles W, Huche! Robin R, Hudson R ona Id R . H ud s on Edward HuIEinger Larry C. Hunter I L I i f I I A .J Lynn S Hunter W, C. Hutchison Clifford M. Jack son E, C. 0. Jansen C. C. Johnson Dona Id V, J one s Fred Go Jones Michael W. Jones Robert E. Kaiser Alan R, Keller Norman F. Kelley Glenn G , K imba 1 1 Robert A, King Jesse H. Knudsen James A. Koch Joseph N. K o tod j i Eugene Mi Ku It J« G. Landers Robert J r Larsen Di A, Lawrence Jerry M, LeDent Walter D. Lee Jerrofcf C Lehman Keith J. Lemley Come I io H. Lean Jerry J« Letzring J imm ie Dr Little Charles hL Loos Salvador C. Lucas R ichard H Lyon Cr L. Maldonado, Jr Daniel Maldonado ■ I Fra nk L . Mars ha l i K. D. Marsha 1 1 R. E. Martenson Josef Martin T, P, McClellan Wa I lace W. McCoy David M. McHenry James J. McMullen Gus L Mendoza Richard C. MEleti Robert L. Minogue Ernest Moore, Jr Donald J= Moosman A! 1 3 ster Morton Gary Mushet Alfred R. Navarro f i John F. Newberry Frank H Norman Wa Iter G, Norton C Ears nee E. Norwood Wa [ter E. Qe I ker s Allan F. □ Id f re Id Jose Ortega, Jr Lawrence D, Paul! Lloyd J. Payne James R. Peacock Robert E, Pettinger Mitchell J . Ploncich V, B. PI ummer, Jr, T, A, Prenderga t M, G, Propp, Jr c Douglas A Reid Y i I T« E. Reinshogen Tony Reynold s Guy A. Richard Garey E Richey L A R icketts J W. R o I of son J. L. Russell, 111 David H Sabedra Ted E Sandoval Dennis M. Savage Lewis L Savik Carey D, Sea i fe Thomas L, Seal [an Ramon W. Schafer Richard S. Schubert Clay H Schofield ■ Richard S Scott Robert L Scott Ernst H. Seigies James A, 5e I ken M. V, Serna, Jr. C P. Shalansky Wyman G, Shel I Frank E, Shinkle C« W. Simmons J« T, Simpson Fred Skafda Arthur T. S la g ie Cleveland M. Smith Edgar A. Smith Kenneth K, $m ith Kenneth N. Sm Eth T I ■t ¥ L Roger A, Smith Richard E. Solsma David A, Sorensen Thomas C. Souza SaJvatore Spada C. W. Spearman Denton L Sperry Michael Spinozzala R, J. Spring steen Errol L Stafford Richard F. Stafford A Ifred Ste iger Rex G. Stockton David G. Strib ling George C. Stuart Donald R. Stump — Kenneth K Sug mo L, A, Tebeeu, Jr, Ross Teeter Don C. Terry G. R, Thompson C. W, Thornton H. D. Threlke! Joe L. Trammel] Ervin Trexler, Jr 0 Homer J 0 T urner James Tziouvalas j ohn Va lens i L. R. Vonnorscfal [ Jeffry D VenSant R . C Vasquez R C Verhaeren James L Wa Iton Joseph C. Wa rne Jack L Warren J L. Washington Richard L Waters Albert N, Weber Darre II W Wi t Id en Stan I ey D . Wt 1 lianns Gary K« Wilson Wei K Wong R obert C. Wood George P. Y i lek Alvin T. York Kent N. Baker Francis B Caudle 1 ; BEST MESS FOR BRIGADE AND 3D, PLACE ON BEST POST MESS FOR THIS CYCLE SFC B. Lopez-Torres and Sp-4 Frank Supply Sergeant Armorer SFC B, Lopez-Torres Holding Award for Best Brigade Supply for Cycle Me 5 s Per sonne l : Left to Right: Sgt, Cato, Pvt. Sheffield, SFC Haynes, Mess Steward , SP-5 Ray, PFC T rangel, SP 5 Hill and Dohner ! physical fitness test m-1 rifle instructions t 1 Z ■■ r ' -v., •S ;|f I I ji fc’ wmmwM f% -« ■■ i «« ; 7 ,- . :v : i ±%it±tt± iiiiirtt st L% ii 111:1 ' 2 :t:n :r t ! :: t!-; 5 : ? ® • « « t $ ? m ■ ® ® |. : ;..| . 5 , I ' :, .0 x.l ' . T .: : ;: Z t f t 1 1 Z Zf -g % f ® : : : ; 1 •••:••:::• ' I:: ¥ ®  • i- « Miiis ' tf II 1 : ■ i .vfr . . , . IP-. :• : ■ « ; ife irab ; «a; , tfu| T !||| mik bayonet 1 field chow ■g ' ' , ' • IMiiiBiBiB 11111111 11111 ll|fi|.|J : ||:| II Hill. : ? - 4 i field chow c hand grenades I hand grenades iV ' • f ■ r chemical, biological and radiological warfare 1 open house w ‘ A AS ,. „ j ill lit v mt mti hi ■ - ■ . ■ - turn • v- • « ■ ! 4 JHrl w BMTTtt umm ■ — IttjBHftfEI l i  y i $ y HtHmJ I infiltration our training -through the eyes of the camera W F F F m v. , Am : .. ■ -s.rt,, .  ■; :rj ; ■■ i v , t. . ;| ;| ■ SB graduation r history of fort ord (contd.) By the end of 1941 more than $13,000,000 had been spent and the main garrison served as training grounds and staging areas for myriads of American troops who were to find their way to Africa, Europe and the Pacific. It was at Fort Ord that these men prepared to hit the beaches. It was here they practiced jungle warfare, hand-to-hand combat, and most of the same tactics that present-day soldiers stationed here experience. Among some of those units that were stationed here was the 3rd Di- vision that hit Anzio and then went tearing through Southern France. This also was the home of the 27th and 43rd Divisions, each of which fought and won many battles in the Pacific. At one time more than 50,000 troops were stationed at Fort Ord. Following the close of World War II, activity here was at a slower pace, centering around the Infantry training mission of the 4th Replacement Cen- ter. This was the framework for the re-activation of the 4th Infantry Divi- sion which assumed the role of training soldiers for the Korean conflict. In September, 1950, the 4th Division was replaced by the 6th Division and the latter continued the mission of training troops. The 6th remained until the arrival in January, 1957, of the 5th Division from Germany. With the inactivation of the 5th in June, 1957, Fort Ord again was designated an Infantry training center. Fort Ord was named a permanent Army post in 1940. Its westerly border is the Pacific Ocean ' s Monterey Bay. It is only a few minutes from historically rich Monterey Peninsula, as well as from Salinas, the hub of one of the nation ' s most productive agricultural valleys. San Francisco is 120 miles to the north, while Los Angeles lies 340 miles south. Ultimately, according to the post ' s master plan, the entire garrison will be composed of the permanent-type, concrete barracks in which many troops are now quartered. There also will be additional permanent ad- ministrative, supply and recreational buildings. The Spanish Conquistadors and the Indians who roamed these hills when Commodore Drake sailed into the Bay more than a hundred years ago would have shaken their heads in disbelief and wonderment if they could have visualized this area as one of the most important Army posts in America.