SELLSTRON, JAMES

TRAINING BATTALION: COMPANY D., 56TH TRAINING BATTALION. 12TH TRAINING REGIMENT

DATES OF TRAINING AT CAMP FANNIN: 9 JULY 1945 TO 3 NOVEMBER 1945

RECRLJITED FROM.: FF. SAM HOUSTON, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS

SERVICE IN WORLD WAR II: AFTER BASIC TRAINING AT CAMP FANNIN, IN ROUTE TO GO OVERSEAS, I WAS FOR A SHORT TIME AT FF. RILEY. KANSAS, CAMP PICKEET, VA., CAMP SHANKS, N.Y. WE HAD A VERY ROUGH CROSSING OF THE ATLANTIC OCEAN ON BOARD THE TROOP CARRIER THE USS JUNEAU - LEAVING ON I I DEC. 1945 - ARRIVING 23 DEC. 1945 IN BREMERHAVEN, GERMANY. I WAS STATIONED AT FREISING, GERMANY (NEAR MUNICH) WITH THE 42ND MECHANIZED CAVALRY, THEN, ASSIGNED TO THE NEWLY FORMED U. S. CONSTABULARY ("PEACE KEEPERS" OF THE ARMY OF OCCUPATION FORCES) WITH THE HEADQUARTERS 2ND CONSTABULARY. RETURNED TO THE UNITED STATES AFTER SERVING FOR THE DURATION OF THE WAR - 10 OCT. 1946 AND ARRIVED ON THE 19 OCT. 1946 IN NEW YORK, AFTER CROSSING ON THE USS GEORGE WASHINGTON TROOP CARRIER. DISCHARGED FROM THE U. S. ARMY ON 29 NOV. 1946 AT FT. SAM HOUSTON, SAN ANTONIO. TEXAS WITH THE RANK OF TEC-4 SGT.

MY EMPLOYN4ENT AFTER THE WAR: I WORKED FOR 39 YEARS WITH SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY IN AUSTIN, TEXAS. FIRST, IN THE CONSTRUCTION, AND THEN, IN THE INSTALLATION/REPAIR DEPARTMENTS.

FAMILY AND HOBBIES: I MARRIED JEAN OUIST. FROM AUSTIN, TEXAS ON JULY 14,1949. WE HAVE THREE VERY WONDERFUL CHILDREN: DAVID, born 195 1, ELIZABETH born 1953. AND JONATHAN. born 1959. THEY ARE ALL MARRIED AND WE HAVE 6 GRAND CHILDREN: 2 GIRLS: (REBECCA AND SARAH) AND 4 BOYS: N4ATTHEW, DUSTIN, SHANE, AND CAMERON) ( Rebecca. the oldest, is now married.) We live in a nice home on three beautiful wooded acres just outside the Austin, Texas city limits.

COLLECTING AND RESTORING 4 OLD MODEL FARMALL FARM TRACTORS AND COLLECTING CLASSIC CARS AND PICKUP TRUCKS - IS MY HOBBY. I STILL HAVE THE 1930 MODEL A FORD COUPE THAT I BOUGHT JUST AFTER GETTING OUT OF THE ARMY ... AND, I DRIVE IT OFTEN, WE ALSO HAVE A 1955 "BelAir" CHEVROLET -in unrestored/original condition which we show at our car club shows. ENJOY GARDENING, AND TRAVELING AROUND THE COUNTRY. I ALWAYS KEEP BUSY WITH SOME TYPE OF WORK DAILY.- IN DOORS OR. OUT!