Cadet at6: Couldnt figure out how to answer your E mail as no address was given so posting here. Yes, also took Adv. Inf. Training at Camp Howze TZ. Mizzerable place in
the middle of nowhere. Only 6 weeks then right overseas as a Inf. casualty replacement in 3rd Inf Div in ETO. Joined the 3rd Inf Div in France. Your rifle score depends on what course your wee shooting. Usually it was 60 rds for score for record.
20 off hand, 10 sustained time fire kneeling, 10 sustained time fire sitting, and 10 in the
prone, again in sustained time fire. Other courses were the UKD (unknown distance)
course where pop up targets appeared for only seconds at uknown distances out to 300
yds. Dont know about your training there but we spent a LOT of time on various ranges
with familiarization of all small arms. Also thought you might get a kick out of this pic and why, and how damn stupid we wee. In Fulda Germany, after the war and waiting ot go home we had a lot of free time so me and Johnny went hunting. Was around Nov. or Dec? we found this plane in the middle of nowhere. Just sitting. Checked it out a week later and still siting there. So, the idle hands got ideas. Lets get it running or try to.
If we did we were only planning to taxy it around and maybe just a few feet up for a start later. Then see how it went. Went to our motor pool and borrowed wrenches and
pulled theplugs and had them clean them. "Borrowed two cans gas" and got ready.
Suddenly (probably thank God) Johnny got his orders to start home. Then shortly my
orders came in for home also. Probably the "Gods of War" were watching over us as
neither of us had ever been in a plane. I still wonder just what is was doing there.
And if it still is there.
