Don Williams and Willy Brown, Alpha Co 1/39 Infantry | Taukkunen Barracks Worms (1966), Smith Barracks Baumholder (1967)

From Don Williams, who's looking for Willy Brown:

Im looking for a friend of mine from the 1st 39th we were in A Co. his name is Willy Brown. I have been looking for him now for about 30 years. If anybody out there can help me find him my E-Mail is done436064@yahoo.com My name is Don Williams I went to the !st 39Th. in Nov 1966 Just before the move to Baumholder. In Jan 1967 I went to the 8Th. Div. AMU and stayed there till discharged. I believe he was from the south east U.S. I appreciate all the help I can get. 

(First published 28 October 2014)

Always First!

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1st Battalion 39th Infantry Regiment | The 20th Anniversary of the Web Beacon

27 October 2025

On 27 October 2005, twenty years ago today (and fifteen years after the unit was redesignated out of existence in Baumholder in 1989), I started this 1/39th Infantry web beacon. It's nice to have a big anniversary, although it also makes one pause to wonder where all the time has gone.

After a pretty good start, traffic here declined pretty rapidly in the late 2000s due to the rise of Facebook and similar social media sites. Nevertheless, Paddy's Gang veterans from all eras occasionally visit - thanks to you all for stopping by and leaving your details. 

So I'm keeping the site alive on Blogger.com. I also hope to eventually spin it out into a proper standalone home page with historical documents and the like.

Meanwhile, for those of you who post here, please be sure to include your email address as well. Otherwise there's no way for anyone to get in touch with you. 

OK, we'll drive on. 

AAAO!

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p.s. if you're also a 4/12 Inf vet from 1989 onward, you may want to follow follow the link and leave your details there as well.

PFC Eric Gosmeyer, Mortar Platoon CSC 1/39th Inf 1982-84

Here are contact details for PFC Eric Gosmeyer, who served with CSC 1/ 39th Inf 4.2 mortar plt from 82-84. You can reach him at gosmeyer@gmail.com.

(First posted on 22 October 2015)

AAAO!

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CPT Mike Jimison, 1/39 Infantry Baumholder Germany

Back in 2018, CPT Mike Jimison left a comment on a post about LT Brian Turner (LT Brian Turner, 1/39 Inf (M), Baumholder FRG 1981...). Mike said:

I remember Brian. I was Commander of Alpha Company among other positions in the BN. Hey to all.    

Mike's email wasn't clear, but he seems to have logged on via Google, so I think he's at either mikejimison@gmail.com or mike.jimison@gmail.com.

(First posted on 01 October 2018)

AAAO

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SSG Nicky Crawford, Mortars, 1/39 Inf (M) 1981-1983

News today from SSG Nicky Crawford, who was with the mortars in the early '80s.

SGT / SSG Nicky Crawford was there from 1981-1983 B co 81mm mortar plt. then moved to CSC 4.2 retired in 1994 . . . time has flown by since then. Retired from the army, retired from the state of Georgia, worked in the middle east, drove Semi trucks and went to school for auto tech.

Remember, gents, if you don't leave an email address there's often no way for your old buddies to reach back out to you.

AAAO!

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H Passerini, Red Eye Team / CSC 1/39 Inf (M) 1974-1976

Here's a brief note from H Passerini - please leave an email contact in the comments if you'd like to get back in touch.

Red eye team CSC member, 1/39, 1-74 to 9-76 H Passerini any body else from the loft? (Left on the post "SGT (later CW2) Ernest Krutzsch, Charlie Co 1973-1976")

Remember, fellows, if you don't inclue an email address in your comments, it's a total crap shoot as to whether anyone will be able to find you and send a direct reply.

AAAO!

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SP/4 Cecil Dailey (The Karate Guy), Bravo Company 1/39 Inf c. 1979-1980

I've had a few comments from Cecil Dailey (The Karate Guy), who was with Bravo Company back around 1979-1980 (I'm guessing here). Dailey's given us a list of names he remembers from those days:

Dailey Bravo co. 1/39 3rd platoon I was sp 4. love myself some martial arts. sgt frank Keller was my Squad leader, sgt bertcat put leader. I remember trout. Roger Stanton sgt Williams. sp4 freeman. pic mays. and the late. big Italian buddy Thomas reala. ranger rick waylan. sgt A. fryer (SGT Arthur J. Fryer, Bravo Co 1977-1980).

. . . we all were under so much stress due to the terrorist threats and the back to back alerts. . . .  

email me at sharkcollar@aol.com 

AAAO!

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Jerry Stachel, 3rd Platoon Alpha Co 1/39 Infantry

Jerry Stachel left a brief comment in a post on 3rd Platoon, Alpha Co. He was moved to HQ platoon later on. Not sure whether he was there at the same time as me (1986-1987) or Glen Bridges (1986-1990), but he was there. 

If you remember Jerry, especially if you know where to reach him, please leave an address in the comments.

AAA-O!

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1/39 Inf (M) Web Beacon - AAAO - 2023 Update

The original aims of this site were to celebrate the fellows who served with 1/39 Infantry during our Baumholder days, and help each other get in touch. Naturally, veterans of the 39th Infantry Regiment from other eras are equally welcome.

That said, technology has come a long way since I first posted here back in 2005. I rarely update it now [ie 2023] because it's been overtaken by other social media platforms such as Facebook and Military.com. However, this web beacon concept still works after a fashion, so you can still enter your details (including a long-term email address) in the comments section below, or on any of the other posts here at the 1/39 Inf Web Beacon. That will allow search engines like Google to find you, and help you find other vets.

I'll keep all of these entries on the site so long as Blogger.com remains in operation, and will post the occasional item of interest. One of my 'when retired' projects is to create a custom 39th Infantry Regiment site with a proper unit history, historical documents and the like. 

Meanwhile, if you're keen to see if I have details for anyone in particular, you can still contact me directly.

Naturally, I won't pass your details along to spammers or scammers.  And I'm not selling anything myself, either.

If you're still in touch with anyone from our "Paddy's Gang" days, I'd be grateful if you would forward them a link to this site, and raise a glass in honor of the times we had in Germany all those many years ago.

AAAO!

p.s. if you were also with 4/12 Inf (M), be sure to visit that web beacon as well.

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Sp4 Davis, Medic Platoon, HHC 1/39 Infantry Baumholder Germany 1975-1978

Today Sp4 Davis left a note, but not an email address. He was with the medics in HHC during 1975-78. If any of you vets were there at the time, please leave a note in the comments.

AAAO

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