MILITARY SERVICE
PHOTO: National Guard, Richard on the left
In 1952 I enlisted in the Michigan National Guard. I had to attend meetings for training every Monday night, and two weeks in the summer, usually at Camp Grayling, in Michigan, but one time we went to Fort Knox, Ky. I rose to the rank of Sargent first class SFC and was a Tank Commander. The weekly meetings were at the National Guard Armory building in South Haven, Michigan. When I first enlisted we had the Sherman M-4 and M5 Tanks but the last two years we had the M-50 med. tanks. I had three enlistments for a total of 8 years, 1952 –1960.
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I can't resist posting one of my favorite pictures of me and my sweet daddy. This was my 2nd birthday, November 10, 1956. Dad was just home from National Guard camp.
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