Albert Francis Ahrenholz was born on February 8, 1920 in Middletown, NY. He was the son of Augustus M. Ahrenholz and Anna Flannery Ahrenholz.
Service Time: In 1940, he entered active military service with the New York National Guard and served his country in many parts of the world for the next 32 years. He was commissioned from the Field Artillery School, Fort Sill, OK, in 1942 and joined the 609th Tank Destroyer Battalion, which fought with the U.S. 10th Armored Division under Gen. Patton's 3rd Army across France and Germany during WW II. He was in Company B of the 609th and participated in the 'Battle of the Bulge' (Bastogne), Trier, Crailsheim and the capture of the German rocket facility at Kochel, which later became the basis of future rocket development in the U.S. It was in 1942, that Albert married the former Roma Louise Geist of Middletown. The couple would go on to have three sons, Robert, Thomas and John.
Following WW II, he served as tank unit commander with the 7th Infantry Korea; advisor to the Japanese defense forces; National Guard advisor in Billings, Montana; commander of the 35th Tank Battalion, 4th Armored Division at Fort Hood, Texas, and in Germany; Division G-3 with the 4th Armored Division; Brigade Commander in the 2nd Infantry Division, Korea; Chief of Staff of the 4th Armored and 1st Armored Divisions, Germany; with the Army and Joint Chief's of Staff at the Pentagon; and as a Deputy Commander of Fort Gordon, Georgia. Col. Ahrenholz's schooling included the U.S. Army Armor School; Command and General Staff College, Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas; Armed Forces Staff College; US Army Signal School; National War College, Class of 1966; Graduate School of Business at the University of Pittsburgh and B.A. degree from the University of Maryland. His awards include the Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters; the Bronze Star medal; Joint Services Commendation medal, the Purple Heart; and the European Theater of Operations Ribbon with four campaign stars. He left the service at the rank of Colonel.
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Service Time: In 1940, he entered active military service with the New York National Guard and served his country in many parts of the world for the next 32 years. He was commissioned from the Field Artillery School, Fort Sill, OK, in 1942 and joined the 609th Tank Destroyer Battalion, which fought with the U.S. 10th Armored Division under Gen. Patton's 3rd Army across France and Germany during WW II. He was in Company B of the 609th and participated in the 'Battle of the Bulge' (Bastogne), Trier, Crailsheim and the capture of the German rocket facility at Kochel, which later became the basis of future rocket development in the U.S. It was in 1942, that Albert married the former Roma Louise Geist of Middletown. The couple would go on to have three sons, Robert, Thomas and John.
Following WW II, he served as tank unit commander with the 7th Infantry Korea; advisor to the Japanese defense forces; National Guard advisor in Billings, Montana; commander of the 35th Tank Battalion, 4th Armored Division at Fort Hood, Texas, and in Germany; Division G-3 with the 4th Armored Division; Brigade Commander in the 2nd Infantry Division, Korea; Chief of Staff of the 4th Armored and 1st Armored Divisions, Germany; with the Army and Joint Chief's of Staff at the Pentagon; and as a Deputy Commander of Fort Gordon, Georgia. Col. Ahrenholz's schooling included the U.S. Army Armor School; Command and General Staff College, Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas; Armed Forces Staff College; US Army Signal School; National War College, Class of 1966; Graduate School of Business at the University of Pittsburgh and B.A. degree from the University of Maryland. His awards include the Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters; the Bronze Star medal; Joint Services Commendation medal, the Purple Heart; and the European Theater of Operations Ribbon with four campaign stars. He left the service at the rank of Colonel.
Bio contributed by JFJN
Albert Francis Ahrenholz was born on February 8, 1920 in Middletown, NY. He was the son of Augustus M. Ahrenholz and Anna Flannery Ahrenholz.
Service Time: In 1940, he entered active military service with the New York National Guard and served his country in many parts of the world for the next 32 years. He was commissioned from the Field Artillery School, Fort Sill, OK, in 1942 and joined the 609th Tank Destroyer Battalion, which fought with the U.S. 10th Armored Division under Gen. Patton's 3rd Army across France and Germany during WW II. He was in Company B of the 609th and participated in the 'Battle of the Bulge' (Bastogne), Trier, Crailsheim and the capture of the German rocket facility at Kochel, which later became the basis of future rocket development in the U.S. It was in 1942, that Albert married the former Roma Louise Geist of Middletown. The couple would go on to have three sons, Robert, Thomas and John.
Following WW II, he served as tank unit commander with the 7th Infantry Korea; advisor to the Japanese defense forces; National Guard advisor in Billings, Montana; commander of the 35th Tank Battalion, 4th Armored Division at Fort Hood, Texas, and in Germany; Division G-3 with the 4th Armored Division; Brigade Commander in the 2nd Infantry Division, Korea; Chief of Staff of the 4th Armored and 1st Armored Divisions, Germany; with the Army and Joint Chief's of Staff at the Pentagon; and as a Deputy Commander of Fort Gordon, Georgia. Col. Ahrenholz's schooling included the U.S. Army Armor School; Command and General Staff College, Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas; Armed Forces Staff College; US Army Signal School; National War College, Class of 1966; Graduate School of Business at the University of Pittsburgh and B.A. degree from the University of Maryland. His awards include the Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters; the Bronze Star medal; Joint Services Commendation medal, the Purple Heart; and the European Theater of Operations Ribbon with four campaign stars. He left the service at the rank of Colonel.
Bio contributed by JFJN
Service Time: In 1940, he entered active military service with the New York National Guard and served his country in many parts of the world for the next 32 years. He was commissioned from the Field Artillery School, Fort Sill, OK, in 1942 and joined the 609th Tank Destroyer Battalion, which fought with the U.S. 10th Armored Division under Gen. Patton's 3rd Army across France and Germany during WW II. He was in Company B of the 609th and participated in the 'Battle of the Bulge' (Bastogne), Trier, Crailsheim and the capture of the German rocket facility at Kochel, which later became the basis of future rocket development in the U.S. It was in 1942, that Albert married the former Roma Louise Geist of Middletown. The couple would go on to have three sons, Robert, Thomas and John.
Following WW II, he served as tank unit commander with the 7th Infantry Korea; advisor to the Japanese defense forces; National Guard advisor in Billings, Montana; commander of the 35th Tank Battalion, 4th Armored Division at Fort Hood, Texas, and in Germany; Division G-3 with the 4th Armored Division; Brigade Commander in the 2nd Infantry Division, Korea; Chief of Staff of the 4th Armored and 1st Armored Divisions, Germany; with the Army and Joint Chief's of Staff at the Pentagon; and as a Deputy Commander of Fort Gordon, Georgia. Col. Ahrenholz's schooling included the U.S. Army Armor School; Command and General Staff College, Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas; Armed Forces Staff College; US Army Signal School; National War College, Class of 1966; Graduate School of Business at the University of Pittsburgh and B.A. degree from the University of Maryland. His awards include the Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters; the Bronze Star medal; Joint Services Commendation medal, the Purple Heart; and the European Theater of Operations Ribbon with four campaign stars. He left the service at the rank of Colonel.
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