Re: T-Bird

Hello everyone.

This is off topic some, but my grandfather was a member of the 45^th during WWII. He was killed in March of ’45 and I have always wanted to find out more about him and his unit.

Any suggestions?

Please reply to tma@evansville.net to keep off topic posts to a minimum

Blessings,

Tim Armstrong

Grandson of Daniel Timothy Armstrong

PFC, Co. F, 157^th Infantry, 45^th ID

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In a message dated 7/30/2003 11:37:57 AM Central Daylight Time, bjscott@adelphia.net writes:

Thanks Bill for the contact, yours is the first Thunderbird contact I've had since being on the Korean-War L list . I do however stay in contact with my old B battery CO and a few others .
I was not a National Guardsman , I was sent from Fort Rieley to the 45th as a filler .
I was in an FO party so I wasn't at the battery very much , my FO party was mostly assigned to F Company , 180th Inf Reg . Yes I sure remember the
VT proximity fuse , we called in a few of em . In the party I was the Cpl radio / wireman and most of the time I was never told where the hell we were at , except for the hill number , I remember Old Baldy the most and the 1st Cav 's Fox Old Outpost , it had been overrun and the barb wire entanglements were full
of dead Chinese with crows setting all over them .
Good to hear from an old T Bird , Thanks Bill
Jerry KW 51-52

Jerry, I was in Co. G, 179th RCT as one of the original Okla NGs (one of those "youngsters" who grew up Fast) when we were called into Active Duty 1 Sept 50. I was an Infantryman until released from AD in July, 52. Being we were at all the same places it's highly probable we crossed paths at one time or another.

Also, it's probable the 171st supported us in Korea as our Co./Regt was always in the thick of things and was often supported by your 155s. If so, God Bless You Man, as the Hvy FA saved our Butts several times and got us out of some pretty sticky situations. We loved those VT Rounds! Don't ever let some jerk downplay the FA as we 'ol Dogfaces will do some Butt-Kicking ourselves in order to protect our Cannon-Cocker Brethren.

I'm originally raised at Marlow, OK but attended college in NM after returning to pick up my Senior year in H.S.following my Army Service. Afterwards I had quite a diversified career of fun and professional pursuits which included Pro Football, Rodeo/Bullriding, Industrial Editor, Washington (DC) Star newspaper, Nat'l Wildlife Federation, Self-employment, Oil Co. Sales Rep, and several other less "Fun" occupations. Finally, I retired (Retarded?) in 1998 and have been enjoying life since then. Of course my "War Dept" hates to see me being idle and continually throws those wretched "Honey- Do Lists" at me by the handfulls to keep my life in an upheaveal!
Seriously though, I'm enjoying a pleasant life and look back to those bad times in Korea and wonder how and why I survived while so many of my friends didn't make it. Those moments, from Camp Polk to being released at Ft. Sill, are forever etched in my mind. This includes all those Happy Times as well as the Somber times. Too bad we didn't meet each other, but heck, who knows what the future holds! Right?

A Brother T-Bird,

Bill Scott
16 W. Crescent St.
Boyce, Va 22620
bjscott@adelphia.net

Jerry, I was in Co. G, 179th RCT as one of the original Okla NGs (one of those "youngsters" who grew up Fast) when we were called into Active Duty 1 Sept 50. I was an Infantryman until released from AD in July, 52. Being we were at all the same places it's highly probable we crossed paths at one time or another.

Also, it's probable the 171st supported us in Korea as our Co./Regt was always in the thick of things and was often supported by your 155s. If so, God Bless You Man, as the Hvy FA saved our Butts several times and got us out of some pretty sticky situations. We loved those VT Rounds! Don't ever let some jerk downplay the FA as we 'ol Dogfaces will do some Butt-Kicking ourselves in order to protect our Cannon-Cocker Brethren.

I'm originally raised at Marlow, OK but attended college in NM after returning to pick up my Senior year in H.S.following my Army Service. Afterwards I had quite a diversified career of fun and professional pursuits which included Pro Football, Rodeo/Bullriding, Industrial Editor, Washington (DC) Star newspaper, Nat'l Wildlife Federation, Self-employment, Oil Co. Sales Rep, and several other less "Fun" occupations. Finally, I retired (Retarded?) in 1998 and have been enjoying life since then. Of course my "War Dept" hates to see me being idle and continually throws those wretched "Honey- Do Lists" at me by the handfulls to keep my life in an upheaveal!
Seriously though, I'm enjoying a pleasant life and look back to those bad times in Korea and wonder how and why I survived while so many of my friends didn't make it. Those moments, from Camp Polk to being released at Ft. Sill, are forever etched in my mind. This includes all those Happy Times as well as the Somber times. Too bad we didn't meet each other, but heck, who knows what the future holds! Right?

A Brother T-Bird,

Bill Scott
16 W. Crescent St.
Boyce, Va 22620
bjscott@adelphia.net