4/12 Infantry: A Little Bit Of History
Just heard news from Rick Gabriele. Although not a 4/12 Inf veteran, he pulled duty in our old 'home', sunny Baumholder FRG, during 1970-73.
Elements of the 2nd Armored Division were already there in the mid/late 1950s. And, as I mentioned before, the 12th Infantry was there during 1956 as part of the 8th ID. Not sure when the unit left.
Paddy's Gang -- 1/39 Inf -- arrived from Worms in 1966. We were redesignated as 4/12 Inf in 1989. Then, in turn, the unit was redesignated as 2/6 Inf in 1997.
And now, in 2008, soldiers from 2/6 Inf are walking those same familiar cobblestones even as I write.
So the 4/12 Inf (M) Warriors once assigned to H. D. Smith barracks are part of a long line -- more than fifty years of US Infantry in Baumholder.
Drop me a line if you remember.
p.s. Have you added your name to the roster yet?
Didn't find what you were after? Try looking in the 'previous posts' over to the right, or use the search tool at the top left of this page.
Elements of the 2nd Armored Division were already there in the mid/late 1950s. And, as I mentioned before, the 12th Infantry was there during 1956 as part of the 8th ID. Not sure when the unit left.
Paddy's Gang -- 1/39 Inf -- arrived from Worms in 1966. We were redesignated as 4/12 Inf in 1989. Then, in turn, the unit was redesignated as 2/6 Inf in 1997.
And now, in 2008, soldiers from 2/6 Inf are walking those same familiar cobblestones even as I write.
So the 4/12 Inf (M) Warriors once assigned to H. D. Smith barracks are part of a long line -- more than fifty years of US Infantry in Baumholder.
Drop me a line if you remember.
p.s. Have you added your name to the roster yet?
Didn't find what you were after? Try looking in the 'previous posts' over to the right, or use the search tool at the top left of this page.
posted by mhg at 6:36 AM
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