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HI STORY OF L1O'l'H .A.,_"BJ·10RED DIVISIJ T.: Tab A

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ORGAWIZATI:JN FOR TRAHITNG Tab C

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES Tab D

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40TH ARMORED DIVISIOH

The 40th was originally organized as an I nfantry Division on 18 July 1917 ~ an:i was composed of units from t he State of Cal ifo rni 29 frizona 9 Colora:io 9 New Mexico an::1 Utah o

In August 1918 the Division r.1.oved from Camp Kearney 9

Californi a 9 to France 9 an :i several thousand troops 9 serving as replacements, saw combat during World War Io One hundred men of Los Angeles' own 160t h Infantry Regiment served with t h e famed Lost Battaliono The Division returned to t he United. States and wa s demobilized at Camp Ke arney on 16 July 191 9 .

I n 1926 the 40th was reorg anized. with uni ts in California.9 Ne1rada and Utah o Ca]~ed into Fe:ieral service at Camp San Luis Obispo :i Cal HorniaJJ on 3 March 1941.9 it served in Hawaii and Guadalcanal, fought on New Britain an:i participated in the inv2sion land.ings on Leyte 9 Lingayen Gulf a11d Panay I sland in the Philippines o vfoen Worl d. War II en:ied, the 40th was assigned to occup2tion d.uty in Korea, and. the Division w2s demobilized. in early 1946 .

Shortly after the outbreak of thA Ko r ean conflict i n 1950 t he 4 0th received its third call to active d.uty . At that time it ha:i 110 units in 46 Southern California communitiesj and numbered approximately 10_,0,JO officers and meno The Division was callej fo ::luty 1 September 1950 at Camp Cooke, California, 2nd. sailej for Japan the following .April. I t serve::l ten months on t he mai n Japanese Island. of Honshu.9 and in January 1952 moved to Korea

- where it relieved the veteran 24th Infantry Division in the battle line . Battle participation includ.ed. Heartbreak Ridge, Sand.bag Castle an::l. the Punchbowl. The Divi sion colors were returned to California and the Division was i nactivated at San Francisco on 19 June 1954. Heanwhile, :rational Guardsmen returned to the States in March-June 1952 and the 40th Infantry Division (NGUS) was reorg anize ::l in California on 2 September 1952.

The Division was converted from Infantr-J to Armo r and redes­ignated the 40th Armored Division on 1 July 1954, and was reor­ganized u.rder 11ROCAD 11 (D-series) TOE ' s on 1 July 1959 . In prepar­ation for t he 1963 realignment an::l. r eorg ruization of ational Guard elementss most non-::l.ivisional elements in Southern California were attached to the Division betwee.11 l Eay 1962 an::l. February 19630 The 95 organic and 23 attachei units l-;ere reorganized. 1 l· ar~h 1963 as a "ROAD 11 Jtrmore::l Division (E-ser::.es 1• draft" TOE I s) with the Division Base , 5 organic Tank Battali n., L organic Mechanize:::l Inf antr-y Battalions, 1 at t ache d :J-series TOE r-Ie:iium Tank Battalion, and 1 attached modified Armored Cavalry· Squairon. Receipt of final E=series T05 1 s resulted in the mo st recent reorganization effective 15 March 1964. A-c.ten::l.ant actions inclu::l.e::l reorgani za­tion of the attached Taruc Battalion and. attachment of an Ordnance Direct Support Camp eny. C'-l!'ren-':. ;Ji vision totals includ.e approxi­mately 10~000 officers ani !'len in 107 u.11its stationed in 61 communities from Atascaiero an:i Tulare on the North to San Diego an:i Calexico on the South.

The 4oth 1 s organic units are designated. Priority III (60%) ; the attached 1/18 Cavalry is Priority II (80;% ); the attached 6/185 Armor is Priority III ( 60,;); and 3 the attached. 123d Ordnance (DS) Company is Priority II (Bo:; ) .

Battle honors include : \l',o rl::l. 1J ar I; World. War II - Bismark Archipelc1go, Luzon.)) So uthern ?hilippines; Korea - Secon:i Korean Winter, Kore2 Summer-Fall 1952, Thir::l Korean Winter, Korea Summer­Fall 1953 . Decoratio+ns inclu:ie the ?hilippine Presidential Citation an:i Republic of Korea Presi::l.ential Unit Citation.

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LT OOL. E G RUDD, Jr. CO 1/185 .R.WR

H.AJ H R Ti.){?ll, JR. Sl 2it 5Rl(l,w.t,.

LT CLL G R SMITH CO 5/185 ..RU!

M.AJ A L rA.I.at.d.. S2 20 BIUGA.;J,.

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CA.rT ~ ~ w..nitK C., Tre C l/18 caV

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KEY PERSONVSL

qea:iquarters, 40th Armored. Division (Los Angeles)

Division Commander Assist ant Division Cornn an:ier Assistant Di 1rision Conman::ler Chief of Staff Division Advisor

Maj Gen Charles A, Ott, Jr. Brig Gen Glenn C. Ames Brig Gen Robert G. El:ier Col Thomas Ko Turnage Col William H. Nelson, Jr .

He adquarters, 2d Briga::le, 40th Armored Division (Ontario)

Comman::l.ing Officer Executive Officer S-1 S-2 S-3 S-L~ Brigad.e Advisor

1st Battalbn, 160th Inf n-:.ry

Hq St Hq Co Company A Company B Company C

(Glendale) (Glen::lale) (Olen:iale) (Glendale)

1st Battalion, 185th .ftrmor

Hq St. Hq Co Company A Comi;rnny B Company C

(Riverside) (Apple Valley) ( I ndio) (Hemet)

5th Battalion., 185th Ar:nor

Hq ?t. Hq Co Company A Company B Comn any C

(Sm D:.ego ) (Calexico) (Bl'.'awley) (Escon::li:io)

Col Alvin E. Howell Lt Col Theodore M. Robinson Maj Herbert R. Temple, Jr . Maj Anthony L. Palumbo Maj Robert F. Brainar:i Maj Earl H. Borchert Lt Col Robert W. Brady

Lt Col D')nal::l. 1,r. Caman, Com:ig Haj Cecil A. Davis, Jr., Ad.visor Capt John R. Freeman Capt Robert ? • Nelson Capt Henry A. Compton Capt Randall L. Woo:is

Lt Col Eugene G. Rudd., Jr . , Com::lg Capt Henry G. Schmid, A:ivisor Capt Julian W. Alma::lor, II Capt Dennis Do Delph Capt Earl L . Nelson, Jr o

Capt Frank J. Carpenter

Lt Col George R . Smith, Comdg Capt Armando E. Carr illo, AJvisor 1st Lt Ro nald D. Atkinson Capt James L. Speer Capt Oliver p, . Presley Capt Ray F . Brookh art, Jr .

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4th Battalion, 144th Artiller-J

HI·Ir,.cS Battery Batter-J A Battery B Battery C

Separate Units

(Van Nuys) (Los Angeles) (L1s Angeles) ( Glen:iale )

Hq ·Sc Hq Co 9 2d Brigad.e (Ontario)

Troop C, 1/18 Cavalry ( Canoga Park)

Battery C, l/lh4 Artillery (San Luis Obispo)

Cornpe11y D, 132::i ~ngineer Bn (Burbank)

Lt Col Robert J. Had.sen, Comdg Naj Eugene S . Rovegno, A:ivis or Capt Robert D. Olson Capt Rob R. Schuyler Capt Sammy Johns , rr. Capt Gordon L. Neilson

Capt John Aguilar

Capt Charles F. Clark

Capt D::,uglas A. Bair::i

Capt Robert C. LaPayne

Comp any D, L.Oth l·ja.intenance Bn , 1st Lt Curtis F . DesForges (Burbank)

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ORGAJ\TIZATIOH FOR I'RAII-JUJG

(TASK JRGA-:IZAT: J;T - 2D BRIGADE)

Hq .~,: Hq Companyj 2i Br:: gaie, L0th Armored Division Mi1i tary Police ?latc>0n, L.0th -:i1it ary Police Co mpany :s'o!'war::l Area Sign;:,.l Cent3r Platoon, Co 3, 240th Signal Bn

Forward Corir1an:i ~e!'"'.'linal Tea:.-: , Co 3, 240th Signal Bn Aviation Detac ment

Tactical 3uppor~ SectiJn ( - ), Ca B, 140th Aviation Bn Service Section, CJ 3, 11.Jth ~viatiQn Bn

Support Detachnem, Light Truck Plat-:nn, C:> 3, ~oth Supply J. Transport :3n Ammunition SectiJn ( - ), ~=eaiquarters, Headquarters

Co ani 5ani, 40t .r.r'.":ored : · vision Support Command Forward Sup?- Y Sect~Jn (-), Co A, 4oth Supply &

Transpcrt 3n Bath Section , Co A, L.Oth S;.;.p?lY & Tran.sport Bn

Ad.ministrative vetach_~ent Finance Teari, 54Jth Ajninistration Company Ad,jut 2nt General Sup".)ort Team, 540th AJministration Comp any

Company C, 40th I~e:i · cal Battalion Company Dj 40th Haintenance Battalion

Mechanized. Maintenance Section, Head.quarters & Company A, 40th Haintenance Bn

- Forwar::1. Support Platoon ( - ), Co E, 40th Maintenance Bn

1st Battalionj J60th Ini' antry

1st Battalion, 185th ./1..rmor

5th Battalion, 185th Armor

4th Battalion, l h4th ArtillerJ Battery C,, 1st Bctttalion, 1L~th Artillery

Troop C~ 1st Reconnaissance Squad.ron, 18th Amo r ed Cavalry

Company D,, 1321 Sngineer Battalion 2:i Platoon, Company E, 1321 Enginee r Battalion

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-MAJOR GSNERAL CHARLES A. OTT j JR .

COMMANDI NG GENERAL

40TH ARMORED DI VI SION

General Ott is a resident of Santa Barbara, California, where he received his e ar ly schoollng preparatory w entering St anford University . He completed his undergraduate training at Stan::'ord i n 1941 and received an honor grad­uat e commission in the Regular Army i n September of t hat year o

He s erved i n Eurooe iurin6 World War II ·i;,.ri th the- 76-th ?ield Artill ery Battal"_on an::1 the 18th Field. Artillery C•roU? Headq'J.arters His service bok h::..r-, :ram the :or­m;mdy Beachhead through Fran8e Belgium, Ge r many a.TJ.::1 into Czecho­slovakia an:l his assign.rnents inc1u:ie:i Battery Corr anier, Ope!'a­tions O:t'ficer, 3atta_i:)n Corunan::ler an::1 Group Executive J :'fice r o = e was deco rate::1. for his action s during the German breakthrough and subsequent allie:l crossings at Remagen on the Rhine River o Following the war he was assigne::1 as Assistant Army Artillery Officer an::i Assis,:,an.t GJ at the 6th Army Head.quarterL at San Francisco .

In October 1946, General Ott resignei hi s regular commission w enter business in Santa Baroara o He joined the 40th I nfantry Division a short time later and. organized t he 981st Field Artillery Battalion :i.n the Santa Barbar a area o At t he time of th e i n :iuction of t he 40th Division for the Korean emergencyJ General Ott was a Colonel an:i the Division Artillery Executive Officer o He s erved in t hat capacity from September of 1950 until his release from active :iuty in June of 1952 and was :iecorated iuring t he campaign in t he Ku.~song Valleyo

He i s a graduate of the Command. and General St aff College» Artillery and. Gui::le::1 Missile Schools 3 Or:1nance School and. .Armor SchooL He was promoted to the rank of Brigad.ier General on 1 September 19.52,, and has served. as Com,,1,,.mding Genera1 9 Division Ar tillery,, an:i As sistant Division Com:nander of t he 40th Armored Division ., An-ooint ed. Cornman:iing General of t he 40th Armored Division on 3 Jul y 1960, a~:i promoted. to the r ank of Major General

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on 15 August 1960.11 General Ott comman::ls elements of the Division locate:i geographically throughout Southern Californi a from San Diego an::1 Calexico on the South to Atasca3ero an:i Tulare on the :forth .

General ott 1 s Jecorations include the Legion of Hsrit 3

Bron ze Star, Ai r He:ial, Commen::lation Ribbon.9 Presi:ienti2l Unit Citation, Korean Pre s i:iential Citation, Belgium Croix ::le Guerre an::1 Unite:i Nations i1'Iedalo He holds the Zuropean-African­Hid.:ile Eastern Campaign Loial with four battle stars and. the Korean Service Med.al with two battle stars.

His military society affiliations inclu:ie the American Legions Reserve Officers Association,, Military Or3er of the World. War, anJ t he National Guard Asso ciation of the Uni tei States . In the latter, he is presently serving as National Secretary an::1 member of the Executive CounciL He is also a member of the Secretary of Defense's Reserve Forces Poli~y Boarj and alternate member of the Army Affairs Colmcil (Section V) of the Department of the Armyo

HeJ his wife,i Patricia;1 an:i two of their children, :laughter Mila Lee an:i son Chris, live at 1929 East Las Tun.as Ro ad, Sant a B2rbm'2 0 Their ol:lest :laughter)) Lesley Jane.:i is atten::ling Stanford University.

General Ott serves as President of Sterling Sup9ly Corpora­tio n$' Channel Properties)) Inc . 9 and. the Ott Har::l.war e Company. He i s a director of the General Telephone Company of Californiao Active in civic affairs, he serves as a member of the Boar::l of Trustees of the Santa Earbara Cottage Hospital, A::lvisoI"J 3oard of the Crocker-Anglo Bank,i Music Aca::1.emy of t he West an::1 Santa Barb ara YMCA. Re is T)resi::1.ent of the Boar::l of Trustees of the Laguna Blanca School an::l ?ast-Presi::lent of the Valley Club of lTonteci to J the Santa Bar'::iara-Ventura Chapter ::if t he U. s . Army Association and the 3anta Barbara Rotary Club o :ere is a member an:1 past ::iirector of the local Chamber of Commerce and Convention Bureau; U. S. Chamber of Commerce, National Association of Plumb­i ng , Heating and. Elect rical Contractors; Pacific Southwest ar1d National Hardware Association; and. oth er business an:i professi:mal societies o

-COID NEL ALVIN E, HOv.JELL

COMMANDING OFFICER :, 2D BRI GADE

40TH ARMORED DIVISI JN

Colonel Alvin E. Howell, Commanding Officer of the 2d. B.rigade , enlisted. in Company G, 185th Inf ari.try j !..iOth Inf antry Division, in 19320 He received a ::lire ct commission in 1940, and. remained. wl.th the ~ame organiza­tion o

The Colonel served. in the Asiatic-Pacific Theat er with t he 40th Infantry Division from March 1941 to August 1945 , as platoon lea::1.er, company corn.man :ler.; battal­ion executive officer.; an:i battal­ion co mman :ier c

Follo,-Ji.ng World War II, he remaine::l with the :ii vision.9 and when t he unit was recalled for Ko r ean War duty 9 he commanied the 2d Batt alicn.9 224th Infantry Regiment:, which he had organized in 1 9470

Following reorganization of the division in 1952 3 Colonel Howell served. as executive officer of the 224th I nfantry and Combat Comman::1 B 3 then commander of CCB i n July 1962 o He was promote::l to his present rank in August 19620

·with reorganization of t he di vision under ROAD t his spring.9 Colonel Howell remaihed. as commanding officer with the new iesig= nation of 2:1 Br igade o

His decorat ions an:1 awar::ls i nclu::le the Bro nze Star Me dal 1,._d.th oak leaf cluster, the Purple He art a1 and. t he Comb at Inf an try Bad.ge v-tl. t h star .

Service schools atten d.e:1 include The Infantry School, Advanced Coursej The Armor School.9 an:1 various refresher and orient ation courses o

He is marri ed and has three child.reno

The colonel is a full t ime employee of the Military Department.9 State of Californi a.

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LIEUTE~,TP,JJT COLO I1JEL DO NALD 1-J. CANAN

COHHANDING OFFICZR, 1ST BATTALIO N., 16arH I NFA~,JTRY

4arH A.."FtMORED DIVISION

Lieutenant Colonel Caman enlisted. i n the ERC in 1939 while attend.ing Glen:iale College. He was later commissioned. through the CMTC program and entered. active ::luty as a 2:i Lieutenant in May 1942 .

During Worl ::1. War II he earnE:d. the Bronze Strr Ne:ial while serving with the 100th Reconnaissance Troops, 100th Infantry Division. His duties in the Division inclu:ie:i various staff assignments as well as troop comrnan::l.er . Af ter the war, he was assigne :J to t~e G3 Sect~on, Delta Base Hea:iquar ers, in Marseill e, France .

Fol lovr.ing his release ::rom active ::luty in 19l6 , :'.:.,ieutenant Colonel Camc1n bec2.:ne a member of the OR.Can-, "'""rve" Pith t he 318th Squa:iron, 310th Cavalry Regiment, until he was recalled to active duty fo r Korea . During this t our of dut y, he serve:i as an i nstructor in the Communications Depart­ment, U. S. Army l\rmo r School .

After his release from active d.uty in 1952, he served with Company I., 3d. Battalion, lllth Armored. Cavalry Regiment, which he orgariized an::l. comman::l.e:i . He was thi:m assigned as Regimental Com­munications Officer, earning his promotion to Major in 1954 . Following a consoli::l.~tion an::l reorganization in 1954, he serve::1. as the executive officer of an Armored I nfantry Battalion, and as a Combat Command staff officer . He assume:i command of the 1st Battalion, 160th I nfantry, in 1960 an:i was promoted to his present rank i n March 1961 .

Ser vice schools atten:ied include the Communications Officers Course and the Advanced Officers Course, Fort Riley, Kansas, and the Armor ed Officers Refresher Cour se, Fort Knox, Kentuckyo

Lieutenant Colonel Caman is employed in a supervisory capacity by Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company in Burbank, California, a..n::l is also owner and. operator of a private enterprise in Tujur1ga, Californi a.

The Colonel, 11.is wife Elainiane and. their two chil:iren, daughter Colette and son Steven, resi::1.e in Lakewoo d. Terrace, California.

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LIEUTENANT COLO NEL EUGENE G. RUDD.'/ JR.

cm~'LANDING OFFICER, 1ST BATTALION,, 185TH ARMOR

40TH ARMORED DIVI SION

Lieutenant Colonel. Ruid enlists::l for Worl::1 War II s0rvice in Jnly 1940 and was assigne::l to the Army Air Force c He served until 19b6 9 d.uring which time he participate:i in the African, Sicilian, and Italian campaigns with the 12th Air ?nrce . Prior to ::li scharge, he was _ eturne:i to the Uni te::l Sk1tes for training in the Jet 2ropu1sion Engineering ?iel:io

Follow~ng his release from active duty in 19h6, Lieutenant Colonel Ru:ij became a ~ember of t he 22l~th Infantry Regiment, 40th Inf an try :Ji vision . : e was com."llis­sioned in 1948 5 and serve:i as platoon leader an::l un.it cornman:ier until recalle:i to active ::luty with the 40th Inf8nt~7 Tu..vision for the Korean conflict . During this to ur he served as the Comman::ling Officer of the Hea::lqu2.rters Company 9 221..i.th Infantr--<J Regiment . Juring t his perio:l he earne::l the Combat I nfcntry Badge .

Follo'Wing his release from active duty in 1952, he ser ved with CompaJ1y B9 133:i Tank Battalion, as commaniing officer. He then served with t he 133d Tank Battalion in several staff capa­cities, 2n:i as 'Sxecutive Officer of the 1st Battalion,, 185th · Armer .ll upon its reorganizati.on in 1959 . He assurn.e:l comman:i of the 1st Battal ion in 1963 ani was oromote::l to his present r ank in Nov,ember 1963 . ·

Service schools attended. include the Curtis-Wright School of Aeronautics 9 School of Jet Engineeri:ng.9 Armor Officer Career Course 9 end ~rmor ')fficer Refresher Courso o

Lieutenant Colonel Rud::l is employed. by the Lemon Prod.ucts Division of Sunkist Growers, Inc . , Corona 9 California .)) as an In::lustrial Rel2.tions R0presentative . He is active in community activities and is past chairman of the Armed. Forces Comrnittee 3

Riversi ::le County.)) March of Dimes .

The Colonel, his wife Kathleen an::l t heir two chil:lren ,9 :laughter Janet and son :Michael.)) resi::le in Corona)) California .

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LIEUTE;·JA:JT COIDl'JEL GEORG~~ R . SIJITH

C~WlViANDI NG OFFI Cl"ili, 5TH BATTALION, 185TH .ARHOR

401'H .APJ10RSD DIVISIO N

Lieutenan t Colonel Smith enlistej in the I owa Nati nal Guard in April 1938 0 He was called to active ::luty j_n January 1941 and continued in an enlisted. status until co111r'lissioned in June 1942 as a 2d Lieutenant, Cavalr""J&. as a result of having graduated from OCS, The Cavalr y Schoo- ..') Fort Rileyo

He served in various capa­cities as an Armor officer, to i.ncluie duty with the 89th Recon.naissance Troo9, 89th Infantry Divisiono He was release:l. fro m active duty ir. February 19116 an::l retaine:i his commission as a Captain in ~he ORC o

In 1951, Lieutenant Co _cne2. Sn::.th joined the Cali forni a Army Nation al Guarj an::l was assigne:i as the Communication s Officer of the 111 t h Armored Cavalry Regi. sent . Later, he serve:i as the Operations Officer of the sa~e organization o As the result of a subsequent reorganization 3 in vrhich the Cavalry Regiment became a part of the 40th Arnore::i ::J::.-.rision, he servei as an Assistant GJ of t he Division an:i the executive officer of a tank battaliono

He was assigne::3 to his cu.!:'~ent comrr.an::l and promoted. to Lieutenant Colonel in ~ece~~er :9560

Lieutenant Colonel Sr.::.th :.s a:t::.ve i n civic a ctivitieso He is a member of the Ki.ks the .7un:.cr Chamber of Commer e,, ani Chairman of the San Diego Cla::.rts -'.:anagers Council and Arbitration Boa r:l o

He is married. and res:.:::.es in La Vesa with his wife and t hree so ns .

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LIEUTENANT COIDNEL ROBERT J. MADSEN

COll'lMAJ\JDI NG OFFICER , 4TH BATTALION,; 144TH ARTILLERY

4orH ARMORED DIVISION

Lieutenant Colonel Madsen enlisted. in the Utah National Guard in canuary 1939 0 He entere::1 active duty i n 1941i and served in an enlisted status until successful completion of the Field. Artillery l)fficer Candidate School in March 1945 0

Following commissioning, Lieutenant Colonel Ma::lsen served. in the Pacific, to include duty with the occupation f orces in Japan.,

Upon r elease fro m active duty i n 1946 s he was assigne d. to the 214th Field Artillery Battalion, 40th Infantry Division, bee e a battery o::,mman::1.er prio r t-0 recall to active ::1.uty for the Korean con­fli t o He continue::1. in assignments as battery commander and liaison officer during his tour of ::1.uty in Japan and Korea, and ear ned t he Bronze Star for his per=ormance in Korea o

After his return to a National Guard status in 1952 , he served with the 4th Battalion, 144th Artillery a, S3o He then served as Assistant G3, 40th rCTore::1. Division, and S3, 40th Armored Division Artill eryo He assumed command. of the 4t h Battalion 5 144th Artillery in 1962 an:i was promoted to his present rank in June .1963 0

Service scbo'.)ls attenie:i inclu:ie the Field Artillery Officer Candidate Course, Fort Sill, Oklahoma and Armor Officer Basic p Fort Knox, Kentuckyo

Col onel Ifa:isen 9 his wife Cloteel and t hree sonsp Robert, J r 0 .9

Steven 9 and Kenneth reside in Van Nuys J Cal iforniao The Colonel is employe::1 as a Police ')fficer with the City of Los Angeles 0