About Paul D. Henriott

This is my U.S. Army webpage Master Gunner
and Engineer Topographic Survey Officer years
SERVICE 1950 to 1963





Discharged from the U.S. Navy on 4 February 1950 and enlisted in the U.S.  Army, with no loss of pay grade, on 6 February 1950 at San Diego, California. The service number assigned was RA ****0393. Received Basic Training in the  4th  Inf. Div. at Fort Ord, California. Departed  May 1950.





Anti-aircraft Artillery
Master Gunner Student and Instructor

Attended Master Gunners School at Fort Bliss, Texas at the Anti-aircraft Artillery  School. After graduating from the Master Gunner School was then held over as  survey instructor.



Promoted to Technical Sergeant January 1951.

       

Promoted to Survey Warrant Officer September 1951 and received third service  number W ****334. Departed from Fort Bliss, Texas Oct. 1952 for Germany.




Corps of Engineers
Surveying Officer

Assigned to the 332th Engineer Topographic Company, V Corps, in Frankfurt, Germany as an Engineer Surveying Officer. Departed from Frankfurt, Germany September 1954.




Field Artillery
Survey Officer



Assigned to the 529th Field Artillery Observation Bn., V Corps, in Karlsruhe,  Germany as a Field Artillery Survey Officer.



I married Gertrud E. Seifert in Frankfurt, Germany on 06 May 1955. This was a  very lovely occasion and I am very happy that I didn't miss it.



      

October 1955 advanced to Chief Warrant Officer. Departed from Karlsruhe, Germany for the United States in November 1955.

Total service in Germany was 3 years.





Assigned as Field Artillery Survey Officer of Tech. Team, 2nd FA Millisle
Gp. A short time later assigned to the 247th Field Artillery Missile Bn., in Fort Bliss, Texas, as Field  Artillery Survey Officer. While in the 247th we fired many German V1 and V2 missile. We had the honor of firing the last one of each the classes. My parents were my guest when we fired a V2 at White Sands Missile Range while they were visiting us. Gertrud attended a number of the V2 firings
and took lots of 35mm pictures. Departed Fort Bliss, Texas, November 1957.



Was caught in the 1957 reduction of force act and had to revert back to my  permanent pay grade of sergeant. Assigned to Fort Carson, in Colorado Springs,  Colorado, awaiting orders to Hawaii, T.H. Departed Fort Carson December
1957 on leave and with orders to Hawaii aboard the luxury liner Matsonia.





25th Infantry Division
"Tropic Lightning"

Field Artillery
Chief of Survey

Assigned to the C Battery, 8th Field Artillery, 25th Infantry Division in Schofield  Barracks Hawaii, T.H. as Chief of Survey.

We moved from Hale'iwa into a new 3 bedroom quarters in Schofield Barracks in
an area near the golf course and north of the main parade filed.

Assigned to the 21st FA Bn as Chief of Survey. Later when the executive officer took command of the new 13th FA Bn he had me transferred to his new battalion.

 Our first child was born Curt Henriott in Waialua, T.H. on 18 Nov 1958.



Promoted to Staff Sergeant E-6.

Our second child was born Desiree Henriott in the state of Hawaii at Waialua, HI  on 16 Aug 1960.

Departed from Schofield Barracks Hawaii, HI January 1961.

Served 3 years in Hawaii





Survey Instructor
Fort Sill, Oklahoma

Assigned to The Field Artillery Advance Training Center, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, as  Survey Instructor.

Our twin daughters, Romy Henriott & Bernadette Henriott, were born in the US  Army Hospital Fort Sill, OK on 09 January 1963.

On 31 January 1963 retired from the United States Army with 20 years combined  Navy and Army service. Highest grade held was Chief Warrant Officer.




Latest photo 14-05-2008
U.S. Army Birthday
Since 2004 Warrant Officers wear Officer insignia's.

I was an Engineer Topographic Survery Officer so I wear
the Engineer castle and Essayons buttons on my uniform.


YEARS AFTER THE MILITARY
TOOL and DIE MAKER

Final military move was back to Rochester, Indiana in October 1963.

Employed by The Torrington Manufacturing Company in Rochester, IN.  Departed February 12 1973 with 9 years total service.

Employed by Controls Company of America in Winamac, IN. It changed names
a number of times. Retired from Eaton Control Division with 14 years and 6  total months service on August 1989.

Went on full retirement 01 September 1987 and enjoying every minute of it. I continued learning computing by the trail and error method. I started making web pages about the USS Oankland and her sister Anti Aircraft Cruisers. Then on October 18,1996 we officially upload to the Internet  USS OAKLAND CL-95'S  home page. Which I have be changed and updated many time since.

Gertrud and I are the grand parents of four grand children (Twin boys died within  one day of birth) and a great grand-daughter.




This Web Page was created by and
is maintained by Paul D. Henriott
Last updated 28 June 2008