"Happy birthday James Burgos"
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James F. Burgos
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- Casa Grande, AZ
- United States
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"Happy birthday, Jim! Have a cold beer ready Brother, a lot of new troopers have been joining your ranks lately but I'm not ready to PCS yet."
Profile Information
- What unit(s) did you serve in with the 2d Cavalry?
- HQ Trp. 3rd Sqdn.
- Where were you stationed?
- Pond Barracks, Amberg, Germany
- What MOS or job description did you have?
- 71H20 Personnel Records Spec.
- What was your rank/title?
- Spec. 5
- What years were you assigned to the 2nd Cavalry?
- Jan. 1968 thru Jul. 1969
- Tell us a little about your cav days.
- I spent all of my tour of duty assigned to the Personnel Office of 3rd Sqdn. I maintained the files of Hq. Trp, I Trp. and K Trp. My best friend was Brian Dumas, of HQ Trp. Went to Graff. and Hoenfells with the Squadron for ITT's. Lived off post at # l Rottkruezplatz, just across from base housing.
- Tell us a little about you now.
- I am semi-retired , drove semi's for 32 years in So. Cal. and then moved to Arizona. I now work part time driving ARMY RECRUITS from Tucson to Phoenix for testing and shipping. I am married and have 5 Grandchildren. I always enjoy telling the new SOLDIERS about the 2nd Cav. and tell them that IF THEY ARE LUCKY, they too will serve in " the ghosts of Patton's ARMY. "
- Name a few buddies you served with that you would like to find.
- Jacinto Saucedo, Kyle, Tx. Dave Cowden, Kansas City, Mo. Olin Wenrick, Minnesota.
Comment Wall (63 comments)
- At 8:21am on August 8, 2022,
Shannon Ryan said…
Happy birthday James Burgos
- At 2:16pm on August 8, 2021,
Happy birthday James. Rest in peace
- At 12:20pm on August 8, 2019,
Dave Gettman said…
Happy birthday, Jim! Have a cold beer ready Brother, a lot of new troopers have been joining your ranks lately but I'm not ready to PCS yet.
- At 9:19am on August 8, 2019,
Happy birthday James.
- At 2:33pm on August 8, 2018,
- Thinking about you on your birt.hday James. R.I.P
- At 9:17pm on August 8, 2016,
R.I.P. James.
- At 12:00pm on August 8, 2015,
Sorry I missed your birthday James you are in our thoughts, keep the bier cold for the rest of us brother.
- At 4:05pm on August 7, 2015,
Sigmund Fertig said…
Hey James, see you have another birthday, sure do miss you friend, RIP brother !
- At 11:10am on August 7, 2015,
Happy Birthday tomorrow, Jim. Rest in Peace, my Brother.
- At 2:56pm on August 8, 2013,
We are all thinking of you James, on the day of your birthday..
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