Cav Troopers Remember – The 14th Cavalry Association

This section contains stories recounting members’ experiences while serving in the finest regiment in the Army — the 14th United States Cavalry Regiment. Ranks shown are from their 14th Cav days.

Former members of the 14th Tank Battalion, the 6th, 19th and 27th Constabulary Squadrons, the 14th ACR and the 14th Cavalry Squadrons activated in the early 2000’s (assigned to Brigade Combat Teams) are invited to submit their recollections.

Instructions for submitting your recollections follow the stories at the bottom of the page.

Memories

TECH SGT Seymour “Sy” Lederman 14th Cav Grp 1944-1948

Memories of World War II in the 14th Cavalry Group (**) I enlisted in the Army in Brooklyn, New York in 1944, I was

SSG Max Whipps 14th Armd Cav 1961-1964

A Cavalryman at Last! I had wanted to be in the cavalry from the time I was ten years old,

SP5 Eugene Artz 14th Armd Cav 1961-1963

Memories of Serving in the 14th Armored Cavalry Regiment In the Field In the early 1960’s, the Troopers of A Troop, 1st Squadron, 14th

SP4 William Hamilton 14th Armd Cav1959-1961

Memories of My Military Duties in the 15th Ordnance Company attached to the 14th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fulda, Germany First Trip to Germany

SFC William Murphy 14th Armd Cav 1961-1963

I Loved the 14th ACR I arrived at the 3rd Squadron of the 14th Armored Cavalry Regiment in Bad Hersfeld for the first time

SFC (E6) Charlie Botsford 14th Armd Cav 1954 -1956

Recollections of Serving in the 14th Armored Cavalry in the 1950’s I was shown a bunk–in Headquarters & Headquarters Company (**) after being

PFC Oliver Dunham 14th Armd Cav 1957-1960

Memories of Patrolling the East-West Border in the 14th ACR It was a warm summer evening in June 1958. The sun had set

CPT Robert Wuench 14th Armd Cav 1962 – 1966

14th Armored Cav “Life on the Fulda Gap” She was beautiful. No, not the first main battle tank I saw in the motor pool, not

CPT Gene Wilson 14th Armd Cav 1960-1962

Aviation and Artillery in the 14th Armored Cavalry Regiment My tour of duty with the 14th Armored Cavalry Regiment (ACR) occurred between January 1960

CPT (Dr.) George Bacon 14th Armd Cav 1958-1961

Recollections of a Regimental Doctor Doctor in Fulda I had been in Fulda as the medical doctor in the dispensary at Downs Barracks for

CPL Michael Oreskovic 14th Cavalry 2002 – 2005

Preface I’m always humbled by the sacrifice, dedication, and spirit of the young men and women who have given so much to this great

2LT James A. Pocock 14th Armd Cav 1958-1961

A New Shave-Tail Joins the 14th Cavalry Regiment In early May 1958 two 2nd Lieutenants stepped off the morning train from Frankfurt at the

1LT William Kayser 14th Armd Cav 1961-1962

Intelligence & the 14th Cavalry Regiment Upon graduating in 1960 from Indiana University where I had been a cadet in the Reserve Officers

1LT John Edwards 14th Armd Cav 1964-1966

Tales from the Gap Annual Squadron Tests There I was. It was mid-January 1964, and my platoon was stalled in the middle of a

1LT Hans Duerr 14th Armd Cav 1964-1966

A Very Brave Man In 1964, as a young Armor officer, I was on my first duty assignment with the 14th Armored Cavalry Regiment

1LT Gordon Bratz 14th Armd Cav 1960-1963

An American Soldier in Fulda A light snow fell as we departed the Frankfurt airport after arriving from the United States in mid December

1 LT James Crawford 14th Armd Cav 1960-1963

Recollections of a Commissary Officer at Downs Barracks, Fulda, Germany My name is James (Jim) Crawford and I served, along with a wife, at

Write in 1st person, Active voice
Use upper and lower cases (no all caps); Double space; Indent at start of paragraphs; and Use only one space between a period and the beginning of the next sentence.
If you include photos or images, do not embed them in the text. Simply insert a numeral (a 1,2, etc.) in the text where the photo/Image should be positioned. [See #5 below]
At the end of the text, include your full name; month and year and rank when assigned to the 14th; job title(s); company(ies) or troop(s) you served in; month and year and rank when departed the 14th; and, rank and year you separated or retired from the Army.
Email the essay and the photos/Images as separate and distinct attachments to xvp@14cav.org. Include your email address and telephone number(s) in the email message.

This section contains stories recounting members’ experiences while serving in the finest regiment in the Army — the 14th United States Cavalry Regiment. Ranks shown are from their 14th Cav days.

Former members of the 14th Tank Battalion, the 6th, 19th and 27th Constabulary Squadrons, the 14th ACR and the 14th Cavalry Squadrons activated in the early 2000’s (assigned to Brigade Combat Teams) are invited to submit their recollections.

Instructions for submitting your recollections follow the stories at the bottom of the page.

Memories

If you wish to send recollections of your service in the listed 14th Cavalry Regiment units, please follow these guidelines:

Write in 1st person, Active voice

Use upper and lower cases (no all caps); Double space; Indent at start of paragraphs; and Use only one space between a period and the beginning of the next sentence.

If you include photos or images, do not embed them in the text. Simply insert a numeral (a 1,2, etc.) in the text where the photo/Image should be positioned. [See #5 below]

At the end of the text, include your full name; month and year and rank when assigned to the 14th; job title(s); company(ies) or troop(s) you served in; month and year and rank when departed the 14th; and, rank and year you separated or retired from the Army.

Email the essay and the photos/Images as separate and distinct attachments to xvp@14cav.org. Include your email address and telephone number(s) in the email message.