I was at Fort Ord in 1955, but as a small civilian. It was not a bad place at all for a youngster.

I have bought a couple books in recent years to try to identify the housing provided for dependents,

no luck. The search goes on, but it’s not at all critical. Monterey was a good place to spend time.

Fort Ord is closed now. I’m sure i’m priced out of that area. I don’t know how i would cope with an

area with so much sunshine. So different from coastal Oregon.

I recall horned toads, easy to catch. Also the sounds of the machine guns firing in the distance. And

lots of other fun things.

I have the hardbound, excellent condition book named in the title of this post. I cannot keep

every interesting book in the world. I offer this book, mailed cost-free, to anyone with a legitmate

interest in Fort Ord. The legitimate part is not some hard and fast rule. There may be a delay while i

find a suitable box for the book. I probably bought it because of my nostalgic memories of the base

and maybe a try to identify parts of the base. The easiest way for me to dispose of it would be for me

to donate it to the PTOL Thrift Store in Newport, Oregon, but the people who might be interested in it

are probably very very few and it might end up in the outside rack for a fraction of a doller price. I think

it deserves better than that.

Part of it is of course photos of the graduating Infantry class. But there are lots of pages on drill, training

on various weapons, base buildings, arriving on bus as a raw young male civilian, lots of interesting

photos, even one of GIs with a PRC-8/9/10.

Probably, i suppose, anyone who went thru basic while i was in First Grade has moved beyond by now.

-Hue Miller