14th Armored Cavalry on Patrol Photos by CPL Gibotti, U.S. Army Photogapher May, 1954 Acknowlegement of these U.S. Army Photographs is hereby given to the Department of the Army and T. S. Cohen, LTC(R) of Armor 1st LT Minor Peeples, Jr. (Texas City, TX) CO of C Company, 3rd BN, 14th Armored Cavalry points out route to Patrol Leader SFC Kenneth E. Hagen of Wanesboro, KY, CO 1 3rd BN, 14th A/C, near cCamp Highland, Bad Hersfeld, Germany, Northern Area Command, in preporation for departure to the border which separates the East and West Zones of Germany. 1st LT Minor Peeples, Jr. (Texas City, TX) CO C., 3rd BN, 14th Armored Cavalry, briefs a patrol before departure for the border separting Germany's East and West Zones near Camp Highland, Bad Hersfeld. SFC Hagen inspects his patrol. The Patrol is from I CO, 3rd BN, 14th A/C. L/R: PVT Donald R Miner (Indianapolis, IN), PVT William Moore (Washington, NC), CPL R. Gonzales Soto (San Juan, PR), SFC Kenneth E Hagan, Patrol Leader (Owensboro, KY) and PVT Robert T. Armitage (Bristol, CT). SFC Hagen and his patrol return from the German East-West border and report to 1st LT Wilbert A James (Baltimore, MD) CO I, 3rd BN, 14th A/C for debriefing, Camp Highland, Bad Hersfeld, Northern Area Command, Germany. SFC Hagen and his patrol leaving the border town of Ronshausen, NAC, Germany. SFC Hagen and his patrol move through the woods in NAC, Germany, enroute to the border of East and West Zones of Germany. SFC Hagen and CPL Gonzales Soto, CO I, 3rd BN, 14th A/C, check border barier which seperates the East/West Zones in NAC. SFC Hagen and his patrol make room on a narrow road to let a German Farmer's team of oxen pass. SFC Hagen and his patrol pass through the farm town of Necklarmuehle enroute to the border. A group of German boys wave to SFC Hagen and his patrol as they pass through a small German town. SFC Hagen with his patrol stops to adjust straps on jeep as young Geman girls leaving school for the day surrond him near Bad Hersfeld. SFC Hagen with his patrol stops to adjust straps on jeep as young Geman girls as above. SFC Hagen and his patrol move along the autobahn enroute to the border. SFC Hagen and his patrol return to McPheeters, Bad Hersfeld. Being greeted by Herr Fritz Bibendorf (second from left), Jaegermeister of Friedewald, Germany, are (L toR) CAPT Martyn L Burke (Brooklin, MS), S-4, 3rd BN, 14th A/C, Herr Walter Schedtler, Forestmeister, and SFC Hagen as they come to discuss plans for a deer hunt. Getting ready for the take is Camara Man CPL Edward S. Shaw, JR, (Malden, MA) on the movie titled "The Border Soldier" filmed at Bad Hersfeld for NBC's TV show "The Big Picture". L to R: PFC Sheldon Secunda (New York, NY), PFC Edmund H. Reek JR (Long Island, NY) at work. All men were with the 497 SIG CO (Photo). Actors are portraying off duty life on the East-West Border Zone. |