The above picture is my father, Joseph John Tague, who served in the Philippines and New Guinea during World War II. The pictures on this page are his exploits during his tenure in the Pacific with some of his friends, Ed Ziek and Tully Venturini, who was Dads best man at his wedding. The document above, along side the picture of my father, is a White House form letter sent to all GI's upon separation, signed by Truman.
Dad was trained and assigned as a Military Policeman. One of his favorite stories was the time he was directing convoy traffic at an intersection in New Guinea. He boasted in telling us how he held up his hand to stop McArthur himself in a jeep leading a convoy. He realized that for a short period he out ranked McArthur as a Military Policeman.
Dad was trained and assigned as a Military Policeman. One of his favorite stories was the time he was directing convoy traffic at an intersection in New Guinea. He boasted in telling us how he held up his hand to stop McArthur himself in a jeep leading a convoy. He realized that for a short period he out ranked McArthur as a Military Policeman.
Fort Custer Training Center, often known simply as Fort Custer, is a federally owned and state-operated Michigan Army National Guard training facility, but is also used by other branches of the armed forces and armed forces from Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio. It is one of the most heavily used Midwest training facilities, and is used mainly for company level small arms and maintenance training.
On August 17, 1940, Camp Custer was designated Fort Custer and became a permanent military training base. During World War II, the post had an area of 16,005 Acres, and Quarters for 1,279 Officers and 27,553 Enlisted Personnel.[1] More than 300,000 troops trained there, including the 5th Infantry Division (also known as the "Red Diamond Division") which was sent to Iceland in 1942 to protect the North Atlantic convoy routes, and in 1944 landed in France shortly after D-Day.[2] The division saw much combat and sustained heavy casualties, particularly at the Battle of Metz. In 1943, Fort Custer was the activation point for many Army inductees from Chicago, Illinois and other parts of the midwest. New troops received their equipment before being sent by train to Basic Training or other duty assignments. Fort Custer also served as a prisoner of war camp for 5,000 German soldiers until 1945. It was also an Army hospital receiving casualties from Europe. The primary purpose of the camp was to function as a Military Police Replacement Training Center.
On August 17, 1940, Camp Custer was designated Fort Custer and became a permanent military training base. During World War II, the post had an area of 16,005 Acres, and Quarters for 1,279 Officers and 27,553 Enlisted Personnel.[1] More than 300,000 troops trained there, including the 5th Infantry Division (also known as the "Red Diamond Division") which was sent to Iceland in 1942 to protect the North Atlantic convoy routes, and in 1944 landed in France shortly after D-Day.[2] The division saw much combat and sustained heavy casualties, particularly at the Battle of Metz. In 1943, Fort Custer was the activation point for many Army inductees from Chicago, Illinois and other parts of the midwest. New troops received their equipment before being sent by train to Basic Training or other duty assignments. Fort Custer also served as a prisoner of war camp for 5,000 German soldiers until 1945. It was also an Army hospital receiving casualties from Europe. The primary purpose of the camp was to function as a Military Police Replacement Training Center.
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