Name:

Wm F Skidmore, Colonel, US Army (Ret)

Email:

skidwf@earthlink.net

Phone:

9319672589

Date:

3 Oct 2001

Comments

I was battalion commander of 2/17 FA in 1963-64 which was followed by a third assignment in Washington. Harry Amos was my successor. When the battalion was alerted for Vietnam I called Harry and in double talk gave him a heads up on what was in the mill. He refused my offer to swap jobs.

Have you been in touch with Major General Vince Falter (Ret)? He was one of my battery commanders at Fort Sill. We stay in touch. Avery Hall was a gun section chief.

I have a file of the battalion newspaper, The Persuader, covering the period of my assignment to the battalion. I you would like a copy, please let me know. The file is probably a couple of hundred pages.

Wm F Skidmore 267 Golf Course Lane Winchester, TN 37398 Tel 931-967-2589 email - skidwf@earthlink.net www.skidmoregenealogy.com

Name:

Norman R. Jones

Email:

JonesNormR68@cs.com

Phone:

Date:

October 03, 2001

Comments

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Name:

Sgt M.E Pridemore

Email:

epridemore@kih.net

Phone:

Date:

Oct 10, 2001

Comments

I joined the Army in 78 and spent 9 years in the same unit stationed in Nurnberg Germany ...first with the 3/17th FA at Merrell Barracks until it changed to the 3/5th FA . We had M110A2 or 8 inch SP guns. I was a mechanic first a 63C and then to 63D and even spent a lot of time doing loading and firing guns when crews were short.

Sure do miss those guns....

Ernie

Name:

Jack Picciolo

Email:

purrsfive@home.com

Phone:

Date:

10-18-01

Comments

On 21 October, 1951 C Battery's CO Capt. Paul R. Blew was lost in action in North Korea. He and his driver had taken his jeep into enemy territory on recon for a forward battery position. His driver subsequently was listed as a prisoner of war, and no trace of Capt. Blew or his jeep was found. C Battery was a 8" towed battery in the 17th Artillery Battalion Paul Blew was born in 1921 in Benton County, AR Serial #1169428 MOS 02110

Name:

Larry B. McGlasson

Email:

AMM57Ban@aol.com

Phone:

Date:

10-22-01

Comments

A reminder for 2/17th members, tomorrow is anniversary of Battle of Ia drang Valley, 10-23-65.

Name:

Charles (Bill) Glover

Email:

dstar@dixie-net.com

Phone:

Date:

Oct 31,2001

Comments

I am trying to help my father find some old comrades. He was in Nam from June 1965 to July 1966 he was in 2/17 field artillery He is from Tennessee and and was a E-5 at that time he also has been in field artillery all my life. If you know him or where I might find someone who knows him please e-mail me. He has e-mail too but is not yet using it alot so I offered to help him all I can. We then we stationed at Ft sill but am not sure of the battery and he was a instructor Not sure where we were but at one point they called his battery "Glover's Gorillas"