2ND SQDRN CPT SARTLANO GHOST TRP COMMANDING

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Subject: 2ND SQDRN  CPT SARTLANO  GHOST TRP  COMMANDING                  

Unit: 2D ACR      

Parent Organization: VII  CORPS  

Box  ID: BX001703

Folder Title: 2D ACR HISTORICAL INTERVIEWS                                                                    

Document Number:         13

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          "carte-blanche" for its field ordering officers. A wish list was
          drawn up which resulted in 100,000 dollars spent on the local
          economy taking in items from small power generators to flyswatters.
               On 6 Dec, Rudd left ge=any, it was the last deployment day
          for 2d Squadron.

          ISA
               Rudd recalls his local national driver not knowing where to
          take him and the rest of the bus. They drove around for 3 hours
          until they found it. 2d Squadron arrived to an empty ISA not known
          by the rest of the Regiment. Because of their early arrival they
          beefed up the local reserve units' efforts by constructing many of
          the tents and facilities used later by the 2d ACR, and other units
          as well.


          SEM
               Biggest mission was getting the Squadron its Basic Load of
          Ammunition. Also a priority was getting soldier relief items such
          as toilets, showers, etc ...

          RICH
               At this time the unit had tier one, its first basic load of
          ammunition. They were trying to work on getting up to teir two,
          having their second load to be carried on the squadron support
          vehicles.


          COMBAT
               American casualties were low. Enemy casualties were high.
          This came as a suprise. Rudd has an anecdote dealing with this
          which sparks off his frustration at some aspects of the medivac
          system. One of the @adron's combat medics had received an enemy
          casualty who had both of his legs blown off. The medic was able to
          stablilize, and to survive, the EPW would need a blood transfusion
          in the rear echelons. The squadron called

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File Room = sep96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-48
Box ID = BX001703
Unit = 2D ACR
Parent Organization = VII CORPS
Folder Title = 2D ACR HISTORICAL INTERVIEWS
Folder Seq # = 39
Subject = 2ND SQDRN CPT SARTLANO GHOST TRP COMMANDING
Document Seq # = 13
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Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
Short Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 02-JAN-1997