[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 131 (Monday, September 27, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7502-S7503]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
THE COWBOY CANNONEERS
Mr. BARRASSO. Mr. President, I rise today to honor and recognize the
Wyoming Army National Guard 300th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
Cowboy Cannoneers.
On October 1, 2010, the 300th soldiers will gather for their final
battalion reunion. This reunion marks the 60th anniversary of their
Korean war mobilization.
On August 19, 1950, the citizen soldiers of 300th AFA answered the
call, picked up their rifles and put on their uniforms to defend our
great country. My wife Bobbi's father, Sergeant First Class Robert L.
Brown was one of these brave men.
=========================== NOTE ===========================
On page S7502, September 27, 2010, the Record reads: On August
19, 1950, the citizen soldiers of 300th AFA answered the call,
picked up their rifles and put on their uniforms to defend our
great country. My wife Bobbi's father, Robert L. Brown, was one of
these brave men.
The online Record has been corrected to read: On August 19,
1950, the citizen soldiers of 300th AFA answered the call, picked
up their rifles and put on their uniforms to defend our great
country. My wife Bobbi's father, Sergeant First Class Robert L.
Brown, was one of these brave men.
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After 21 days at sea, the 300th finally landed at Pusan, Korea on
February 15, 1951. In the Spring of 1951, the Chinese People's
Volunteers launched a major offensive of human wave style attacks.
Master Sergeant Bill Daly described his first encounter with a
communist human wave:
The morning of 16 May and all hell is breaking loose--Fire
Mission! Fire Mission! The gun crews sprang into action, the
300th with its 12 105mm howitzers, fired mission after
mission. We could see the Chinese coming across the rice
paddies and down the road toward us from Chau-ni as our
shells land among them . . . It's a human wave.
From the Battle of Soyang to the Battle for the Punchbowl, the Cowboy
Cannoneers provided unrivaled fires support for the U.S. Army X Corps
and 1st Marine Division. In 256 days of combat, the 300th fired 300,000
artillery rounds. No other battalion sent a battery farther north of
the 38th parallel than the 300th. As a result, the 300th was awarded
the Army Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea
Presidential Unit Citation.
For over 59 years, recognition of the heroism of the 300th was
incomplete. The Cowboy Cannoneers were not included in the 1st Marine
Division Presidential Unit Citation. Yet history shows they delivered
devastating artillery fire support that pounded enemy positions in
support of the 1st Marine Division.
Jim Craig (MSgt USMC Ret.) of Sheridan, WY, asked me to help COL Tim
Sheppard correct the Marine Corps history. They worked closely with
Charles Ziegler of my staff to present evidence to the Secretary of the
Navy, Ray Mabus, and Commandant of the Marine Corps, GEN James Conway.
The overwhelming evidence supported including the 300th in the 1st
Marine Division Presidential Unit Citation.
I am pleased to announce that General Conway recommended including
the 300th as a reinforcing unit to the 1st Marine Division. Secretary
Mabus has signed the order. The record is now correct for the 300th and
its descendent unit the 2-300th Field Artillery Battalion.
I would like to thank MG Ed Wright, COL Tim Sheppard and COL Larry
Barttelbort (Ret) for their resolve and commitment to uncover the facts
about the historic service of the 300th. I would also like to thank
Secretary Mabus, Secretary of the Army, John McHugh, General Conway and
their teams.
We all know the Korean war is commonly referred to in the history
books as ``The Forgotten War.'' Not in Wyoming.
In Wyoming, we never forget the service of our brave men and women
who wore the uniform of the United States. We realize that we live safe
and free today because of the heroism exemplified by the 300th Cowboy
Cannoneers.
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record
the names of Wyoming's citizen soldiers who served with the 300th at
the time of the Korean war mobilization.
There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in
the Record, as follows:
Headquarters and Headquarters Battery
300th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
Sheridan, Wyoming
Officers
Lt. Col. John F. Raper Jr.--Commanding; Major Anthony D.
Kelly; Major Gorgon H. Simmons; Capt. Ralph Cloyd; Capt.
Hulen Denton; Capt. Robert Herzberg; Capt. Alfred Morgan;
Capt. John Poorman; Capt. Earl Pust; Capt. Robert Taft; 1st
Lt. Robert Grider; 1st Lt. George Lawler; 1st Lt. Gustav
Lofgren; 1st Lt. Peter Mathews; 2nd Lt. Laurel Sand.
Warrant Officers
CWO-4 Harold Bryce; WO2-Thomas Shannon.
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Master Sergeants
Howard Balow; Joe Herford; Donald Jones; Carl McMaken;
William Wood.
Sergeant First Class
Walter Crook; Fred Hough; William Hughes; Eugene Lewis;
Floyd Reisch; Donald Williams.
Sergeants
Thomas Burnworth; William Eckenrod; Theodore Harker; Edward
Hartman; Merrill Hebrew; John Hanson; Tom Holmden; Donald
Huffaker; Donald Ingalls; James King; Robert Lott; Dale
Maxwell; John Rose; Thomas Wells.
Corporals
Floyd Baas; William Badget; Roy Cline; Herbert Deutch; Jack
Dewey; Earl Franklin; Frank Green Jr.; Frank Gennaro; Donald
Hargis; George Herden; Donald Hyder; Gregg Jones; Paul Lacek;
Kenneth Lamb; Irl Maxwell; John McKennan; Bill McNair; Marvin
Owen; Richard Pilch; William Preston; Edward Sharp; William
Timm; Harry William; Roy Wipper.
Private First Class
Ronald Bohlin; Walter Hampton; Richard Ingalls; Jack Izumi;
Hugh McMillan; Linn Maxwell; Jerry Pryor; James Scott; James
Vine; Robert Warne.
Privates
Lorenz Algard; Premo Bartot; Andrew Deutsh; Dennis Firth;
Claude Hampton; Harold Hammontree; Arthur Littler; Oliver
Littler; Byron Mills; Elmer Sterck; Gary Taylor; Richard
Williams.
Battery A
300th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
Thermopolis, Wyoming
Officers
1st Lt. Radosave P. Jurovich--Commanding; 2nd Lt. Johnny T.
Calac; 2nd Lt. Delmer H. Mentch; 2nd Lt. Edward D. Peckham;
2nd Lt. Clyde A. Smith.
Sergeants First Class
Robert L. Brown; John D. Dodge; George J. Gosch; Earl M.
Myers; George (NMI) Rushin.
Sergeants
Pete (NMI) Cavalli; Arthur J. Gossens Jr.; Millard P.
Jurovich; Kenneth B. Laverents; Charlie F. Lollar; Harold H.
Miller; Melvin C. Mills; Raymond G. Patton; Paul (NMI)
Ramango; Gildden J. Sanford; Walter D. Slane; Jack A. Toth;
William Whitt Jr.
Corporals
Marion H. Andreen; Bryson E. Bain; Alvin J. Blakesley; Ivan
R. Blakesley; James R. Burnell; Warren L. Fields; Burdett W.
Hancock; Robert R. Heron; Raymond D. Maret; Charles W.
Miller; Robert W. Noble; Raymond C. Peterson; Jack L.
Prickett; George W. Quarles; Jimmy M. Radovich; Charles T.
Ray; Richard A. Robertson; George (NMI) Ramagno; Robert H.
Scoggin; Robert C. Titus; Robert D. Whitt.
Privates First Class
Charles B. Crow; Billy J. Dilland; James L. Duncan; John H.
Gosney; Robert L. James; Charles M. Jones; Frank T. Manning;
Gerald E. Peyton; George L. Radovich; Marvlyn R. Wilde.
Privates
Howard W. Cox; Lawrence R. Doores; James K. Harris; Earl L.
Hummell; Edwin R. Johnson; Conrad L. Maysfield; Donald D.
Mills; Gaylord J. Whitt.
Battery B
300th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
Cody, Wyoming
Officers
1st Lt. Duane J. Wheeler--Commanding; 1st Lt. George W.
Bonton; 2nd Lt. Richard J. Ellsworth; 2nd Lt. David C.
Nelson; 2nd Lt. Louis V. Zaputil.
Warrant Officer
W-1 Roscoe W. Anderson.
Master Sergeant
Hans O. Jacobsen.
Sergeant First Class
Keith F. Kinkade; Henry Lewis; James T. McKay; Richard N.
Null; Fred D. Snyder.
Sergeants
Myron H. Burt; James D. Clayton; Paul Champagne; Herman L.
Harke; Allen J. Helms; Marvin Hockley; Lloyd D. Lasher;
Eugene F. McCumber; John G. McEachron; Edgan E. Norskog;
Homer D. Schull; Clifton R. Smith; Robert C. Smith; Frank G.
Stephens.
Corporals
Ivan C. Asay; Gerald C. Barrows; Albert B. Campbell; Larry
E. Dutton; Robert H. Borron; Wayne L. Feyhl; William K. Fink;
Leo H. Gonion; Myron K. Hever; Leslie R. House; Norman C.
Mason; Ralph Mayer; Gerald J. Mclaskey; Glen E. Morris; John
I. Mulholland; Ralph D. Newell; Howard L. Norskog; Charles J.
Pease; Cecil L. Rice; James H. Slotta; John D. Sullivan; Gary
Troxel; John J. Way.
Private First Class
William I. Arnold; Hugh E. Cathcart; Chris G. Doty; Robert
D. Fitch; Joseph L. Jordan; Charles E. Lumley; Wayne L.
Laddusaw; Harold A. Morrison; Bill E. Sharp; Joseph O. Stair;
Bobby Wilson.
Battery C
300th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
Worland, Wyoming
Officers
1st Lt. Richard L. Friedlund--Commanding; 1st Lt. Thomas A.
McCown Sr.; 2nd Lt. Jack C. Hampton; 2nd Lt. Miles E. McKenna
Jr.; 2nd Lt. Rufus A. Waldo.
Master Sergeant
Roy E. Yule.
Sergeants First Class
William L. Garris; Edward R. Haley; Dallas C. Isbell;
Gilbert W. Pearl; Joseph V. Salazar.
Sergeants
Charles C. Agee; William W. Day; John L. Huff; Jack W.
Huffman; Vincent V. Picard; Harry E. Ryan; Jake J. Weber;
Alfred E. White.
Corporals
Ray W. Agee; Luke A. Barella; Robert M. Black; Alex E.
Eckhardt; Robert J. Eckhardt; Dale C. Foreman; Abram S.
Goodwin; Owen R. Hecht; Earl E. Maurer; Andrew D. Neville;
Ralph A. Pickett; Frank L. Walker.
Private First Class
Vaughn L. Action; Jerry A. Benison; Robert Cady; Vince M.
Cervantes; James R. Eckman; Kenneth F. Fare; Charles H.
Gabel; Fred N. Garcia; Earl N. Gifford; Susano B. Gomez;
Richard M. Harbaugh; Edward G. Kohn; Alfonso Lopez; Forest D.
Mercer; Chester E. Phillips; Leo F. Roybal; Raymond Sanchez;
Eugene R. Seghetti; Virgil J. Seghetti; Clark H. Sprague;
Jack C. Vonney; Donald R. Wortham.
Privates
Richard L. Friess; James D. Harry; Richard V. McLane;
Adonelio Padilla; Charles J. Pearl; Benjamin Rangle; Clyde D.
Russell; Don N. Widener.
Medical Detachment
300th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
Sheridan, Wyoming
Officers
CPT T. Stacey Lloyd, M.D.; CPT Robert H. Sondag, D.D.S.
Master Sergeants
Hans O. Jacobsen.
Sergeants First Class
John A. Raycher.
Sergeants
Carl E. Svalstad; Leonard Thompson.
Corporals
James Bourke; Frank Green; Bill J. Laya; Raymond Shell;
John Shields.
Private First Class
Andy Anderson; George Husby.
Service Battery
300th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
Lovell, Wyoming
Officers
CPT Mark D. Robertson--Commanding; 1st Lt. Donovan P.
Neville; 2nd Lt. Lawrence Martogli.
Warrant Officers
W-1 William H. Brown; W-1 Miles B. Harston; W-1 Arnold W.
Korell.
Master Sergeants
Melvin N. Baird; Steve S. Meeker.
Sergeants First Class
Aaron E. Owens; Scott B. Smith.
Sergeants
Robert N. Baird; James D. Dover; Wes B. Meeker; David A.
Nicholls; Harry Ryan; Read J. Thomas; Daniel Torgersen; Ralph
G. Wilder; Donald L. Wood; Fenton C. Wood.
Corporals
Donald A. Blackburn; Kenneth A. Blackburn; Maxce C.
Chandler; Wilbur A. Clark; Alvin Doerr; Donald L. Doerr; Fred
A. Fichtner; Jerry D. Fink; Robert S. Halliwell; Jerome C.
Horsley; Dean H. MacArthur; Don J. Moncus; Uel H. Moore;
Marvin Nicholls; Willard D. Quinn; Bill G. Shumway; Graham D.
Sims; Ira M. Sumner; Walter E. Watkins; George Wilson.
Private First Class
John C. Frost; John E. Johnson; Wayne W. Porter; Thorald H.
Rollins; Richard W. Sessions; Darryl M. Stevens; Rob R.
Tillett; Nate L. Townsend; John F. Walker; William C. Whalen;
Croft M. Workman.
Privates
Norald S. Emmett; Wayne R. Kinser; Jarmes R. Larson; Robert
M. Lindsay; Gordon N. Olson; Kay N. Parks; Joseph R. Reasch;
Gouglas A. Reutzel; Leroy V. Sedgewick; Jack M. Thatch; Ralph
M. Wilkerson.
Recruits
Donald W. Buckley; Theodore W. Doerr; Donald L. Pickett.
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