1961 Charlie Battery Pic

Got this great pic today from one of our regular contributors. This is Charlie Battery, 3-35 FA in 1961. Thanks for the pic Al! M

Post War Occupation

I was doing a bit of Googling on Wertheim and came across these pics from 1945. They were on a site dedicated to the 63rd Infantry Division and their deeds during WWII. The site is at http://www.63rdinfdiv.com/ if you want to check it out. I appreciate their willingness to allow me to post these photos on the Peden Blog. M

4th Plat, L Co, 253rd Infantry- Wertheim, Germany May 45. Only a few can be identified in this photo. Back row (L-R) Sgt Sam Shaw, Sgt Bert Porterfield, Burtel Larson and Sgt Dolan. Sitting- all those known are Sgt Stupenski, Stirneman, Pfc Flowers, S/Sgt McJunkns, M Orley, Pfc Kay P. Devane. Photo furnished by Sgt Sam Shaw

First Platoon, C Company,, 253rd Infantry, Carbone Field, Wertheim, Germany, 16 Jul 1945

Men of C Company, 253rd Infantry at mealtime in a schoolyard, Wertheim, Germany, 1945

I'm sure there's a good story here!

1960's Howitzer Transition

Got this note and these pics today:

This may interest you - I arrived in Peden Barracks 1961 got my first duty as a driver of the 8 inch howitzer this was the one I drove in 1961. In SEPT 1963 they replaced the one I use to drive with the new one as in the pictures. It was a shame didn't get to drive the new howitzers when they came in I had 7 days left so my sgt wont let me take it out on a test run because he said you're too short only few days left and am not considered in the section or in the Army. Sure was a lot different would have loved to drive the new one. So SEPT 1963 is when the new tracks replaced the old ones.