Presidio of Monterey as a U.S. Cavalry Post - Horse 1920 to 1940

03/05/2024

ANDY ANDREASON 11TH CAVALRY 1934 TO 1937 PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY
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March 10, 2011, I made first contact with Andy Andreasen who was a horse soldier in Headquarters Troop, 11th Cavalry at the Presidio of Monterey from 1934 to 1937. They were part of the 2nd Cavalry Division. Andy was 95 years old and living in Redding, California. Ken Jankel was in the 11th Cavalry in Vietnam from 1966 to 67 contacted me about Andy. He served in the U.S. 11th Cavalry in 1934 as a horse cavalryman and was there when it first started transitioning into the U.S. 11th Armored Cavalry in 1936-37. Andreasen said he preferred horses to tanks. Andy Andreasen was many maneuvers out on the Gigling Reservation 1930s. Andy had no education except grammar school, no high school, and no college. Andy's white horse was named Andy also. Ken told me the story goes that his military nickname became Andy because of his horse's name and his last name. Andy's first name is Reinholdt. I scanned over 90 pictures from his album when he was stationed at the Presidio of Monterey and with the 4th Infantry Regiment in Alaska at Chilkoot Barracks, Haines, Alaska. There are still more of Andy's pictures that I need to scan. Andy had quite a collection of military memories. Images: Images were taken at the Presidio of Monterey and on the Camp Ord Military Reservation which is now called the Fort Ord National Monument. Andy had an extensive image collection of his time with the 11th Cavalry. I had a great conversation with Andy over the phone. I have many audio interview recordings with Andy that I will try to post. - Greg Krenzelok

Images:
Andy at Camp Huffman, Gigling Reservation, Monterey, California. Andy with a machine gun and M1 Scout Car 1935 in the background. Image Source: Andy Andreasen's photo album.

Andy's dear friend Ken Jankel talks to Andy about his time in the military and as an 11th Cavalry Horse Trooper at the Presidio of Monterey in the 1930s. Right image: Andy Andreasen. It is important to note that it was Ken who connected us with Andy and helped with the interviews and scanning of Andy's pictures. - Imagine Credit: Ken Jankel. - Greg Krenzelok

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Director and Historian of the U.S. Army Veterinary Corps Historical Preservation Group. Specializing in the history of the U.S. Army Veterinary Corps from World War I to World War II. Special interests: Veterinary Corps WWI, Presidio of Monterey Horse Soldier History, Fort Ord Soldier History (11th Cavalry (Horse), and the 76th Field Artillery (Horse-drawn), at Monterey Bay, California. Activities of the Gigling, Camp Ord Military Reservation from 1920 to 1940. (Now called the Fort Ord National Monument). Also, the Citizens' Military Training Camps (CMTC) were held at Camp Del Monte and the Presidio of Monterey, California. The U.S. Veterinary Corps provided U.S. Army Veterinarians and hospitals wherever Army horses and mules were being used and needed care. This history covers a very large area.

Greg Krenzelok Director/Historian
U.S. Army Veterinary Corps Historical Preservation Group

Image credit: Brett Krenzelok. Greg at the Oregon Coast

03/05/2024

76TH FIELD ARTILLERY REGIMENT, 2ND BATTALION
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Image: Headquarters Battery 76th Field Artillery, 2nd Battalion, Feb. 17, 1925 Presidio of Monterey, California. DLIFLC & POM Archives

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LAYOUT OF THE PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY PRE-1940
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11TH CAVALRY PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, CA. 1919 TO 1940

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03/05/2024

Presidio of Monterey, April 29, 1932, Soldier Field, left to right: 11th Cavalry, 11 es**rt wagons, 5 mountain wagons (probably the 76th FA), 5 es**rt wagons (probably the 76th FA), motor car, 5 motor trucks, more motor vehicles, the 76th Field Artillery in background with a limber and 75mm gun, limber and caisson (a section) and could be pack animals. Es**rt and mountain wagons mule drawn, horse-mounted NCOs in front of wagons, and officer mounted with sabers in front of them. Northside barracks with officer housing in the far background. A great picture and the beginning of mechanization. Image Source: DLIFLC & POM Archives