My name is Tim Olson, and this is a short story to let you know how I got to Rothwesten.

I was working on a farm in Idaho when I received all three draft notices. My brother had brought them to me thinking they may be important. Since I had just graduated from high school 5 months earlier I was thinking I was still safe. I opened them date by date.

Well, Uncle Sam was looking for me and when he found me they had me. Within an hour a military car pulled up to the shop and a Sergeant got out asking for Tim Olson. I said "you've found him". He gave me the spill about how the ASA was the way to go and, having nothing else to do, I changed clothes and went with him to the induction center in Spokane.

I was at Fort Leonard Wood the very next morning. One of the Drill Sergeant's told us to call home and let people know that we're OK. I called the farmer and told him where I was and that I was in the Army now. I said I didn't mean to leave so quickly.

I was assigned to A 1/2 during basic and after graduation went to Fort Devens (January 8th of 1965). I was placed on casual status for awhile and then assigned to Company D for 058 training. After several weeks of listening to dits and dahs I was sent to Company A for 05D.20 (054) training and finished that in August of 65. Then it was back to casual status for a month. While on casual I got to play in the village that Millet had built plus clean his office. They gave me Acting jack stripes and I was in charge of detail around the company.

Finally got to come home and watched a couple football games then got my orders for overseas. I was to report to McQuire airport the day I got my orders. Impossible to do, so I stayed home until the next day. I got to Frankfurt, Germany, in November of 1965 and got on a train to Kassel. I called HQ Company, 319th ASA Battalion, to let them know I was in town. I reported to the First Sergeant next morning and was told "we weren't expecting you till January". Thanks.

I was assigned to the 184th and worked in Operations. Spent a couple months in Handorff and got sent back for bad behavior. Went back to Rothwesten about the time the 184th changed to the 17th Field Station.

I left Germany Oct of 1968. After getting out of the Army I returned to Idaho. I worked in the woods for 30 years and am now a substitute bus driver for our school district in Deary, Idaho.