Date Posted:10:29:42 06/12/06 Mon Author:Vic Author Host/IP: ip68-102-71-109.ks.ok.cox.net / 68.102.71.109 Subject: Re: 254th A.G.F. Band In reply to:
Sue Kelley
's message, "254th A.G.F. Band" on 01:19:29 02/03/04 Tue
The patch that the band is wearing is the Army Ground Forces patch. I think it was the fore runner to CONARC (Continental Army Command) patch, not 100% sure.Patch was red, white, and blue. I don't recognize anyone in the picture. French horn player looks like MAYBE Lyle D. Cater...... was 1SGT in 1st Cav in Korea in 1959, he had about 30 years in then, was retiring when going back to states. But not sure. Mineral Springs, home of Fort Wolters, housed about 25,000 troops. Infantry Replacement Training Center and also a German POW camp during WWII Don't know how many German troops were there but there were some. Having read a long time ago about the German POW camps in the US, they really treated the POWs quite well, fed them anything they wanted, better than the folks in the US were eating. Wasted a lot of food, etc.. Was interesting reading. Some of the POWs worked on local farms...
