Platoon Sergeants, Paddy's Gang 1986-1987
I remember a couple of Platoon Sergeants who were there in Baumholder with 1/39 Inf, circa 1986-1987.
In E Co 1/39 Inf, SFC Brom had one of the anti-armor platoons, third platoon if I recall. SFC Brom was gone by the time of the redesignation, but there were still some fellows left from the platoon when the unit became E Co 4/12 Inf.
Down the hill, past the DFAC and the lower motorpool, SFC Allen L. Valentine had third platoon, A Co 1/39 Inf. SFC Valentine had been an 11F recon specialist in 'Nam, a trail watcher. I'll have to write more about him later.
And a hundred meters down the street to the west, over in the second HHC building next to 2 BDE Headquarters, SFC Lizenby (Clyde?) was there in the 4.2" Mortar Platoon. He was a tobacco-chewin' man, kept a big old coffee can on his desk for a spit jar. Still there when 2LT Ted White became Mortar Platoon Leader.
AAAO
In E Co 1/39 Inf, SFC Brom had one of the anti-armor platoons, third platoon if I recall. SFC Brom was gone by the time of the redesignation, but there were still some fellows left from the platoon when the unit became E Co 4/12 Inf.
Down the hill, past the DFAC and the lower motorpool, SFC Allen L. Valentine had third platoon, A Co 1/39 Inf. SFC Valentine had been an 11F recon specialist in 'Nam, a trail watcher. I'll have to write more about him later.
And a hundred meters down the street to the west, over in the second HHC building next to 2 BDE Headquarters, SFC Lizenby (Clyde?) was there in the 4.2" Mortar Platoon. He was a tobacco-chewin' man, kept a big old coffee can on his desk for a spit jar. Still there when 2LT Ted White became Mortar Platoon Leader.
AAAO
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