| TROOPER OLIVER MULDREW JR After graduation from High School, I
decided to go to work instead of going to college
because of my draft register status.
I was drafted into the military in 1941,
and inducted into the 10th Cavalry March 5,1941,and
shipped to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, then to Camp Funston,
Kansas for extensive training
I was trained as a radio operator. The
training was held at Midland Radio School in Kansas
City, Missouri for three months and I was taught Morse
Code; radio maintenance and related subjects.
Upon graduation, myself and three other soldiers returned
to Camp Funston.
As soon as we returned to Camp Funston
we were assigned to go on maneuvers to Arkansas,
Louisiana and Texas. We trained under full
battle conditions with related groups of
the 2nd Cavalry Division. After extensive training we
returned to Camp Funston and made preparations
to move to Camp Lockett, California for modern warfare
training for two years.
Our responsibilities at Camp Lockett,
which was in the state of California, and adjacent
to the Mexican border, were to protect the interest
of the United States southern border against invasion
of our enemies Japan or Germany.
We trained at Camp Lockett in preparation
for overseas duty. A decision was made by the
high command to deactivate the 9th and 10th Cavalry
Regiments upon our arrival in Oran, North Africa.
As a result of this, the lower ranking
personnel in the 10th Cavalry were chosen to be
Service Soldiers and the non-commissioned officers had
the responsibility for shipping and replacement of service
units to be used in other areas.
The port battalions and other service
units were required by the military receiving command
to be stationed in Italy.
We worked out of Naples, Italy, and
the site was known as replacement depot("repo depo").
We spent most of our time taking care of needs
of the soldiers stationed there.
After we stay in Italy for two years,
I was discharged in December 1945 from Fort Leonardwood
in Bitterwood Missouri.
Trooper Muldrew lives in Los Angeles California.
He has retired from US Postal Service. You can find
him taking pictures of the LA Chapter's events. He is
an active member of Los Angeles Chapter of the Ninth
& Tenth (Horse) Cavalry Association. |
