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82nd Ordnance Bn (Ammo) DUI |
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ORGANIZATION (30 June 1956): |
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See 71st Ord Gp Page for an email from Joe Phillips, 82nd Ord Bn and 541st Sig Co, 1958-1960, in which he describes the AWASP Detachment at Massweiler, part of the 82nd Ord Bn at that time. |
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| If you have more information on the history or organization of the 82nd Ord Bn, please contact me. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| (Source: Email from Dick Adams, 50th Ord Bn, 1958-60) | ||||||||||||||||||
| I noticed the 50th Ordnance Company links was not active. I can add some information that maybe of interest to visitors that may visit your site. In November 1958, I was assigned to the 50th Ordnance Company in Kaiserslautern, Germany. Our company commander was Captain Fred B Myatt. The 50th was primarily an ammo company, but did have a missile fuel detachment unit. I was assigned to that unit. The name of unit was the 50th Ordnance Augmentation Unit. Our assignment was to test the liquid propellants for the "Honest John" and "Corporal Missiles." We would visit 6 - 8 ammo dumps located through out Germany and take samples of the fuels to determine if they were sustaining their strength. We also checked the missile storage containers for moisture, or dirt contamination. We were also responsible for the storage of the missiles and the fuels containers. The liquid fuels that were used at that time were "Acid" and "Analin". The Acid propellant was stored in alloy spheres and the Analin was stored in drums. I spent a lot of time "TDY" since most of the storage facilities were scattered and some locations contained more fuel than others and could not be tested in one day. My MOS was 414.10. The definition was a "Guided Missile Propellant Specialist." I rotated back to the States in November 1960 to Fort Riley, Kansas, then I was assigned to a MAAG unit and sent to Vietnam for 6 months. Although I am from Massachusetts, I have always felt that Vietnam was Kennedy's war and not Johnson's. Seeing the writing on the wall, I bailed out. SFC. Samuel Ricks SP5. Harland Johnson SP5. Robert Stedman SP4. Richard Adams PFC. Thomas Black PFC. Raymond Winters |
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