97th Machine Records Unit

Army BBS

Legacy Messages - 1995-1999

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Samantha Russell wrote on November 7, 2016

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City and State: EL PASO

Unit: 20TH MRU OR 96TH MRU

Service or Relationship: Family Member

Comments: I am looking for anyone who knew John Marvin Harper. He died when my dad was just a kid. I am trying to find memories to give him and maybe help me know who he was.

Keywords: 20th mru, 96th mru, Indiana farm boy, John Marvin Harper, 19 May 1965 - 9 June 1966

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Nicole Goldstein wrote on May 30, 2012

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Unit:

Service or Relationship: Interested Person

Comments: I'm trying to help a friend look for information on HQ 97. He had
recently bought a gun and carved into it is carved HQ 97. We
would like to try and find more information it, what wars it was
used in and possibly who owned it. We would like to have some
kind of documents to keep with it. We do know the numbers
match on it. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. And
thank you to all of the veterans, and those who are currently
active!

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Sean O. wrote on March 9, 2012

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Unit:

Service or Relationship: Navy Veteran

Comments: Hi. This is a question about the Machine Record
division function and is more specific to WWII. I'm
looking into what my grandfather did as a part of the
28th Machine Records Div in New Caledonia during
WWII. Any info you can share would be welcome.

Thanks,
Sean

Keywords: machine records, new caledonia, WWII

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Curt Young wrote on December 19, 2011

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City and State:

Unit: 97TH MRU AT FT. SAM HOUSTON

Service or Relationship: Army Veteran

Comments: Would like to hear from anyone who was in the 97th at
Ft. Sam while I was there from March 1956 to February
1958. Curt Young, Matteson,Illinois

Keywords: Friends: Paul Sollami, Glenn Schiller, Andy Brittain,
Bob Liddle,Bob Parent,Art Gilchrist, Dwight
Tracy,John Mangram,Harbison,Dave from Big Sandy,
Montana., Charley McMinn, Jim Kirsch, Walter G. Smith.

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Jeanne Reeder wrote on December 3, 2011

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City and State: CLINTON TOWNSHIP MI

Unit:

Service or Relationship: Family Member

Comments: Does anyone remember a Leonard Davignon from
Detroit , MI

Keywords: 97th

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Ralph Olig wrote on January 10, 2011

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City and State:

Unit: 96 MRU FAR EAST JAPAN, 97 MRU FT SAM

Service or Relationship: Army Veteran

Comments: Once while marching our company from the barrachs to a ball field in Tokyo, I gave a flanking command instead of a column right and moved the whole company into a deep ditch. I corrected by giving a to the rear march but by then the damage was done. The end was not too bad.

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Remo Flemati wrote on September 13, 2010

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City and State:

Unit: 11TH MRU

Service or Relationship: Army Veteran

Comments: I served in Germany 1951 to 1952 with an MRU unit stationed at Patch Barracks 7th Army Hq Was this the 11th. I am having trouble finding any record of it. There is the 25th and the 97th that went to Korea.
Just trying to find any record of it and anyone else who served in Germany with an MRU.

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Charles Wickstrand wrote on July 24, 2010

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City and State: OAKLAND CA

Unit: 999

Service or Relationship: Army Veteran

Comments: On or about 1 Nov. 1952 a group of replacements were being transport from Inchon; I was going to "C" Btry of the 999. The truck transporting us was a WWII 6x. We were heading up this steep mountain. About a quarter of the way up the driver went to down shift, missed the gear, the truck started roll backwards, driver went for the brakes, they failed. Driver tried to steer truck into mounatin side hitting it tail gate first and throwing GI's out into mountian and onto road. No one killed but several with broken limbs. Does anyone recall this accident. I need to get documentation. Any info will be most appreciated.

Keywords: "C" Btry, 999, Fire Direction Control, 1 Nov 1952, Dale Scott, William Becker

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Dan Phillips wrote on August 14, 2005

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City and State: COLORADO SPRINGS CO

Unit: SOUTJ CAMP DRAKE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Service or Relationship: Air Force Veteran

Comments: Looking for pictures of the barracks at South Camp Drake. The US Army turned these barracks into a junior high school some time after the Korean War armistice was signed. I attended it from 1965 until 1968 when my father PCS'ed back to the States.

Please help!!

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Mike Province wrote on April 20, 2005

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City and State:

Unit:

Service or Relationship: -

Comments: Please update my entry. The Patton Society is now at
http://www.pattonhq.com and the email address is
pattonhq@yahoo.com. Thanks!

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Jason Collard wrote on September 15, 2004

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City and State:

Unit:

Service or Relationship: Interested Person

Comments: I am looking for any information regarding James L. Kirk. He served in Camp Drake, Japan, around November 1947. The last known rank for him was a Tech 4 with the 8th Eng. Anything would be helpful.

Thanks.

Keywords: James Kirk, James L. Kirk, Camp Drake

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Wallace F. Smith wrote on March 6, 2004

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City and State: WALNUT CREEK CA

Unit: FORT DIX MRU

Service or Relationship: Army Veteran - Korea

Comments: are personnel data available?

Keywords: MRU at Fort Dix

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Edwin Irizarry wrote on January 17, 2004

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City and State: LAJAS PR

Unit: NONE

Service or Relationship: Army Veteran - Korea

Comments: I like to now when it start and finished,i now was about 96 or 104 days on that training how i fine more information of sagebrush. my E-mail is edwin_irizarry2003 @yahoo .com

Keywords: like to remember some more info about sagebrush .Ibend in thats manuvers in 1955 and were i can fine out some information,there happen many acidents and it is not on record, i was in 81 recon batalion 1rst armored div.

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Jane Neuenschwander wrote on January 8, 2004

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Service or Relationship: -

Comments: I am looking for anyone who may have known my grandfather, Royce A. Drake. US Army 5th Cavalry. He sometimes went by Bill. I would also be interested in knowing more about the history of Camp Drake. It was named in honor of my grandfather shortly after he was killed in the war, October 21, 1944.

My grandfather also jumped with a horse named King Hi, with the Army Equestrian Team. Any information on that would also be appreciated.

Thanks.

Keywords: Camp Drake, King Hi

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Mike Province wrote on June 24, 2002

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City and State: SAN DIEGO CA

Unit: 65TH DPU - HEIDELBERG, GERMANY

Service or Relationship: -

Comments: The location of the Patton Society's website has
changed. It is now:

http://www.pattonhq.com/homeghq.html


Mike Province
San Diego

Keywords: IBM punch card systems MRU DPU Patton

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Joseph R. St. Pierre wrote on June 9, 2002

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City and State: FALL RIVER MA

Unit: 96TH MRU

Service or Relationship: Army Veteran - Korea

Comments: We were stationed at the Finance Bldg in Tokyo in the fall of 1953 until our transfer to Camp Zama. Our unit worked in the Far East Hdqs bldg.(Little Pentagon). Camp Zama was a very nice Army base only about 30 miles from Tokyo and even closer to Yokahama. This was a plush assignment for Army duty. The interesting thing about our jobs back then was if someone asked you what you did and you said you were an IBM operator,the typical response was What's IBM ?

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Ralph Picklesimer wrote on May 1, 2002

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City and State: SEBASTIAN FL

Unit: 96TH MRU

Service or Relationship: Army Veteran - Korea

Comments: I was a member of the 96th in tokyo and returned after the unit moved to Camp Zama.

I have lost contact with; or they have passed on, of most members during this period. Does any one know what happened to John Baker, who accepted a commision in 1951, and was last heard from in the 17th FA in Korea?

Keywords: Does anyone have a roster of 96th personnel for any period 1949 thru 1954

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Richard Holmsten wrote on February 23, 2002

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City and State: ROSEVILLE MN

Unit: 8TH FA 25TH DIV

Service or Relationship: Army Veteran - Korea

Comments: I am looking for information concerning the conditions and activities at Camp Drake during December 1950. I went through Camp Drake as a replacement soldier after being recalled from thereserves.

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David A. Shimkin wrote on July 27, 2001

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City and State: DELRAY BEACH FL

Unit: JAPAN LOGISTICAL COMMAND

Service or Relationship: Friend of Veteran

Comments: My father is an Army veteran, and was stationed at Camp Drake in Asaka, Japan in 1952. He is interested in hearing from anyone who served there at that time.
His name is Louis Shimkin. Thanks.

Keywords: Camp Drake, Japan Logistical Command

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Chester E. Meservey wrote on January 23, 2001

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City and State: JEFFERSON ME

Unit: 97TH MRU

Service or Relationship: Interested Person

Comments: I was assigned to the 97th MRU while at Fort Polk
in 1957-58. We were a support group for LOGEX
manuvers held at Fort Lee, VA. Would like to hear
from anyone who was assigned to the 97th during
1956-1958. We travelled one year to Fort Lee
through Biolxi, MS, etc and then the next year we
travelled to Fort Lee via Fort Ben Harrison, IN,
etc. If you were assigned to the 97th and made
either of these trip please contact me.

Keywords: 97th MRU Fort Polk, LA 1957-1958 Operation Sage
Brush

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Mike Province wrote on August 2, 2000

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City and State: SAN DIEGO CA

Unit: 65TH DPU

Service or Relationship: Interested Person

Comments: For more information about the Punch Card
Systems and pictures, visit the Patton
Society's website at:

http://members.aol.com/pattonsghq/homeghq
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and click on the button for Patton's Last IBM
Card.

Mike Province
The Patton Society
(Formerly of the 65th DPU)

Keywords: Punch Cards, Patton, Germany

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Russell (Rusty) Ommen wrote on February 2, 2000

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City and State: BRADLEY IL

Unit: 4TH MRU

Service or Relationship: -

Comments: Been having reunions since 1995. We have a listing
of 303 living members and 99 deceased. I can be
contacted at; rustyommen@juno.com or rusty@keynet.net or call 815-933-1045

Keywords: Looking for anyone in the 4th and 25 MRU
in Korea between 1951 to 1955.

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