(To listen to the audio of this blog post, use the purple play button.) Medical Support of the Fifth Division in World War II (Part 4, Conclusion) By Harold L. Potter (1998); Presented to the Sojourners group, near Hot Springs, Arkansas. Edited and audio recording by Jim Potter Lt. Harold L. Potter Army Medical Service Corps officer insignia lapel pin End of Part 3: While we were located on Oppenheim, I was part of a little incident which I will relate to you. Part 4: … [Read more...] about Medical Support of the Fifth Division in World War II – Part 4 (Conclusion)
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Medical Support of the Fifth Division in World War II – Part 3
(To listen to the audio of this blog post, use the purple play button.) Medical Support of the Fifth Division in World War II (Part 3) By Harold L. Potter (1998); Presented to the Sojourners group, near Hot Springs, Arkansas. Edited and audio recording by Jim Potter Lt. Harold L. Potter Army Medical Service Corps officer insignia lapel pin We went across France south of Paris. We went through Fountainebleau, Rheims, and Verdun. Paris was saved from bombing by the Air Corps … [Read more...] about Medical Support of the Fifth Division in World War II – Part 3
Medical Support of the Fifth Division in World War II – Part 2
(To listen to the audio of this blog post, use the purple play button.) Medical Support of the Fifth Division in World War II (Part 2) By Harold L. Potter (1998); Presented to the Sojourners group, near Hot Springs, Arkansas. Edited and audio recording by Jim Potter Lt. Harold L. Potter Army Medical Service Corps officer insignia lapel pin The Fifth Division had a very distinguished combat record during World War I. The Red Diamond Division of WWI was remembered by many … [Read more...] about Medical Support of the Fifth Division in World War II – Part 2
Medical Support of the Fifth Division in World War II – Part 1
(To listen to the audio of this blog post, use the purple play button.) Medical Support of the Fifth Division in World War II (Part 1) By Harold L. Potter (1998); Presented to the Sojourners group, near Hot Springs, Arkansas. Edited and audio recording by Jim Potter Lt. Harold L. Potter Army Medical Service Corps officer insignia lapel pin My military experience started on August 25, 1938, when I joined the Medical Detachment of the 130th Field Artillery Regiment of the … [Read more...] about Medical Support of the Fifth Division in World War II – Part 1
Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Kansas City Monarchs Baseball
(To listen to the audio of this blog post, use the purple play button.) · Sheriff Fay F. Brown's Badge: Kansas City Monarchs Baseball· It's Friday, July 29, 1927, in Hutchinson, Kansas. The day is heating up. It will be a scorcher. * The past week had been a challenge for Sheriff Fay Brown, 36. He was skilled at catching criminals, but having them behave and keeping them locked up in an old jail, was another matter. Every day, prisoner Bill Coyle was acting crazier; like a … [Read more...] about Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Kansas City Monarchs Baseball
Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Bad Boy of Arlington
(To listen to the audio of this blog post, use the purple play button.) · Sheriff Fay F. Brown's Badge: Bad Boy of Arlington· * It was July 19, 1927. Truman Reynolds, 18, had rubbed Reno County Sheriff Fay F. Brown the wrong way ever since the boy was fifteen-years-old. The youth, who the local paper had dubbed the “Bad Boy of Arlington,” (located 15 miles SW of Hutchinson) was pure trouble. * Sheriff Fay Brown was sick in bed on the second floor of his residence when, … [Read more...] about Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Bad Boy of Arlington
Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: July 4th Celebration
(To listen to the audio of this blog post, use the purple play button.) · Sheriff Fay F. Brown's Badge: July 4th Celebration Hutchinson, Kansas, planned a big July 4th celebration in 1927. It started with a parade. * The brand-new Ford Model T touring car parked in the middle of Fifth Avenue and Main Street, facing south, lurched forward. It was 10:30 the morning of July 4th, 1927. The parade had begun. Hutchinson Mayor Chester Lyman, 49, and several city commissioners … [Read more...] about Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: July 4th Celebration
Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: “We Lost Our Home”
(To listen to the audio of this blog post, use the purple play button.) · Sheriff Fay F. Brown's Badge: "We Lost Our Home" At 11 o'clock, the evening of May 7, 1927, many citizens of Hutchinson, Kansas, heard the sound of a freight train approaching their homes. * If Cora and Fay Brown hadn’t scheduled a couple of hours off work, away for their residence at the county jail, they would have never found time to see a movie at Hutchinson’s Midland Theater. On Friday … [Read more...] about Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: “We Lost Our Home”
Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Mule Men
(To listen to the audio of this blog post, use the purple play button.) · Sheriff Fay F. Brown's Badge: Mule Men It’s Friday, March 4, 1927, at the Reno County Sheriff’s Office in the temporary courthouse. Fay Brown and Alfred Ludwig, friends, are talking about their former military service. * “Brownie,” said Alfred J. Ludwig, 33, Army recruiter for the Hutchinson, Kansas, area, “how are you?” “Expecting spring weather to show up any day,” replied Sheriff Fay F. Brown, … [Read more...] about Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Mule Men
Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Preface
(To listen to the audio of this blog post, use the purple play button.) (To listen to the audio of this blog post, use the purple play button.) · Sheriff Fay F. Brown's Badge, Preface · "Pardon me if my brain’s not as sharp as it used to be. I’m nearly 93 years old. Due to my age, I occasionally get names and dates mixed up. It could happen to anyone. "However, for the time period 1927-1930, my glory years, my recall is as sharp as a tack, or in my case, it would be more … [Read more...] about Sheriff Fay F. Brown’s Badge: Preface
