The Unit Crests for the 86th Infantry and 16th Infantry Side By Side.

[patches]

A photo from Fort Riley, on the occasion of the Big Red One's homecoming December 1955. And note it's being painted by a 10th Division guy.

 

[lovmilinsig]

Great photo . Thanks for posting .

 

Ed

[patches]

Great photo . Thanks for posting .

 

Ed

Thank's I was glad to find and post it.

[B229]

Operation Gyroscope: a Cold War plan to exchange entire units between US bases and overseas bases on a regular, rotational schedule. The exchange of the 1st Division, in Germany, with the 10th Division, at Ft. Riley, in 1955 was the first major test of the program. The 86th Infantry was the first main compoment to go, and they exchanged with the 16th Infantry in July 1955. So, the 16th Inf maintained an advance party at Riley in the 86th Inf's HQ until the exchange, and then they reversed the whole thing and the HQ became 16th Inf's. The same thing happened in Germany, but in reverse.

[patches]

Operation Gyroscope: a Cold War plan to exchange entire units between US bases and overseas bases on a regular, rotational schedule. The exchange of the 1st Division, in Germany, with the 10th Division, at Ft. Riley, in 1955 was the first major test of the program. The 86th Infantry was the first main compoment to go, and they exchanged with the 16th Infantry in July 1955. So, the 16th Inf maintained an advance party at Riley in the 86th Inf's HQ until the exchange, and then they reversed the whole thing and the HQ became 16th Inf's. The same thing happened in Germany, but in reverse.

So this photo I found was captioned wrong? the time being the summer of 55 rather than December 55?

[B229]

So this photo I found was captioned wrong? the time being the summer of 55 rather than December 55?

 

Yes, it must be wrong. By December 1955 the entire 10th Division was in Germany and the BRO was back at Riley.

[patches]

 

Yes, it must be wrong. By December 1955 the entire 10th Division was in Germany and the BRO was back at Riley.

Thank You, yes indeed.