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Robert
Pearce
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Branch of Service: |
U. S. Army |
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Years of Service: |
1953 -
1955 |
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Final Rank: |
First
Lieutenant |
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Warfare Specialization
Tours of
duty
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I spent nine months from September of 1953 through
May of 1954 in training at Aberdeen Proving Grounds,
Maryland.
I was assigned as commander of my detachment there,
and we were trained in the repair of Sky Sweepers, which were 75 millimeter
anti-aircraft artillery guns, each gun with its own self-contained radar unit
(a real advanced weapon for that time!).
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In June of 1954 we were sent to Fort Bliss, Texas to join the
anti-aircraft artillery battalion that we were to support. We spent 30
days there while they completed their training.
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This battalion's mission was to defend Carswell Air Force Base, a
Strategic Air Command training base in Fort Worth, Texas. We moved there
in July of 1954, where I was stationed until my discharge in June of
1955.
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