JamesTrahan

James M. Trahan was one of the original Cold War Dragoons.  He gyroed over in 1956 with the 29th AIB which was re-flagged as the 2nd Armored Rifle Bn, 48th Infantry.  James tells about it on the memories page.  Here are his photos.

How we Gyroscoped to Germany: The Military Sea Transport Service  troopship USS Gen H. W. Butner (T-AP-113), 1957

Coleman Kaserne, Gelnhausen, West Germany

New home - H&H Co Bldg, 2nd ARB, 48th Inf. Coleman Kaserne, 1957

Gelnhausen 1957;  Part of Commo Squad.  PFC William Knotts, Sp/3 Charles Hutson, Glen Hamilton, Sp/3 James Trahan, PFC Henry Arnold


An old postcard from Gelnhausen.  Remember the tower?

1958  Message center personnel. L-R Sp/3 Eddie Duncan, Sp/3 Robert Christman, Sp/2 William Hargis

Radio set-up in 3/4 Ton - Sp/3 Ralph Campbell, 1958

PFC Charles Hutson, Radio Operator standing in front of Hq & Hq M-59 with Bn Commo equipment

Stringing wire Roger Gaudett & Joseph Giattino:

At Grafenwehr, 1957:

PFC Henry Arnold, PFC Lee Barrett, Sp/3 Howard Kawasaki

Grafenwehr Tent City; PFC Bobby Landers and Sp/3 Ralph Campbell

Manning the Field Switchboard at Grafenwoehr Tent City, 1957 or 58, is Alfred "Fritz" Liejpras.

Chowline, couldn't wait for SOS!

At Wildflecken, 1957:

The old German barracks

A 4.2 inch mortar of the Bn heavy mortar platoon

"Honest John" Rocket Launcher with
L-R James Trahan, Charles Hutson
& Glen Hamilton in front.  The unit with the 
HJs was at Grafenwher at the same time 
as the 29th AIB(48th INF). There was a 
guard on them but he let us take the picture 
without him in those.  I guess he
figured we were OK!!

L-R James Trahan, Bob Duel, Glen Hamilton, Charles Paulnot,
and Ralph Campbell 

USAREUR Rifle Matches 1958:
   

The firing line and targets

 

The snack-wagon at the ranges

And years later in 1986:

Left to right in the photo are:
Frank Gruler, Phoenix, AZ 
George Timmering -- in shorts -- 
Calvin Newton, Burlington, Oklahoma
Ron  Anderson, Pittsford, NY, near Rochester
Ron Clines,  Maineville, OH, by Cincinnati

Another guy not in the pictures, but who joined us in our subsequent get together is Jack Sexton of Long Island, Sayville, NY
               
 

Below is another  photo of a group of "old Dragoons" that met at my house a few weeks ago (August 2003). If  Names are: standing Left to Right: T.R. Retherford, Keith "Pat" Robinson, Morris Fuller, John Sutton. seated L-R: Ellis "Buddy" Barbre, Jerry Burrows and James Trahan. All were in Gelnhausen. Some were draftees & some were RA's. Good bunch!