Comments by "gary K" (@garyK.45ACP) on "" video.

  1. My father was in the US Army from 1934-1956. He was a tank commander in WW2. He liked the Thompson, which were supplied to the tanks (Model 1928s at first). As much as he liked the Thompson, it was his opinion that the M3/M3A1 was a better gun for the purpose.
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  2.  @nobodyherepal3292  Well, during that time period, yes. My father never went to Korea. After WW2 he was an instructor at Ft. Hood and Ft. Knox (where I was born) until he retired in 1956. He trained a lot of people who went to Korea. He began in the "Tank Corps" in the 1930s, was assigned to the 2nd Armored Div. when it was formed in 1940, went to North Africa and Sicily, then went to England where he was assigned to the 3rd Armored Division. He then fought with the 3rd AD (Spearhead) in Europe. He served in the occupation force until November, 1945 when the 3rd Armored was deactivated and he was back to the 2nd Armored at Ft. Hood. In 1947 he was again assigned to the re-activated 3rd Armored Division, headquartered at Ft. Knox. Throughout the Korean War, 3rd Armored was a "training division". 3rd Armored was reactivated as a "combat division" in 1955 and rotated in and out of Germany during the Cold War. Elvis Presley was in the 3rd Armored and would have been trained by my father, but he came 2 years after my father retired. The 3rd Armored was again deactivated in 1992 after participating in "Desert Storm". The 1st Battalion, 33rd Armored Regiment my father was in in Europe and after WW2, is still active. Renamed the 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment in 2005, it is part of the "rapid deployment force" of the 101st Airborne Division.
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