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DivisionThe 8th Infantry Division is one of the few Regular Army divisions that has served our country. Although not as well known as other units, the 8th played an important role in WW2, and on into the cold war. It was inactivated on 17 Jan 1992.
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WW2 445th AAA AW Bn. |
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The patch depicted on your web site is the jump club that was
located on Coleman Barracks, Coleman Airfield, up until late 1976. It was
closed due numerious accidents and a fatality which I personally observed while
working in the motor pool one Saturday. And from BNC055 - I believe the patch that you are trying to identify may have been that of the 8th Division Sport Parachute Club, circa late '60's----?. If so, the "Clubhouse" was in the Division HQ's Area in BK, where members received their training and packed their parachutes. On the wall of the clubhouse I remember there being a large photo of one of the members passing the spires of a church (Notre Dame Cathedral?) on his way to his "target" during a demo. To my recollection club was born of members of the 1/81 FA (Abn) at Weissbaden, and could often be seen on the week-ends exiting CH-34's over Hoppstaeden Airfield in their, then, state of the art ParaCommander's. Subsequent jumps were made with field re-packs at the DZ. |
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Did you serve during the COLD WAR?(Sept. 2, 1945 to Dec. 26, 1991)Now you are authorized a Cold
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"In the (Huertgen) forest proper, our gains came inch by inch and foot by foot, delivered by men with rifles-bayonets on one end and grim, resolute courage on the other. There was no battle of Europe more devastating, frustrating, or gory. -Maj Gen. William G Weaver, Commanding General, 8th Infantry Division
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This site is a labor of love. I fully intend to add to it as I have the time. Sadly, my time is limited that it will be a long slow process. I'd love to make all the printed unit histories available on line, as vets and relatives should not have to spend money to buy their own history, but I am a slow typist and OCR's work only so well. If anyone wants to help work on the site by turning printed pages into computer text, or by doing some html, please drop me a line. The sad fact of life is one has either time, or money, but never both. If you want to write your memories of being in the 8th, please do so- and email them to me as either regular email or an attachment. AND be sure to give me permission to post them in your note.
Write to me: Jonathan Gawne