Allied Task Organization
TF Venable Commander: LtC. Scherrer
TF Venable Sgt Major: M/Sgt. Dan Bowman
I&R: 1Lt. Rob Leinweber
A Company: Capt. Jon Shoop
B Company: Capt. Dave Hruska
C Company: Capt. Chris Smead
Units of assignment:
HHC: Will have Commander, SGM, S-3, medic and two drivers: Currently at 7
I&R platoon: 106th Cav Group and 84th, mounted unit: Currently at 17
A Company: Anything with tracks and armor plus a few transport vehicles, 14th Armored (tank unit and Armored infantry unit), 6th Corps, and remaining 84th. Armored and heavy company. Currently at 40.
B Company: All other US units: 2nd Rangers, 30th ID, all 82nd/101st/17th Airborne units, FSSF, 29th ID, 9th ID, 35th ID, 105th Engineers* etc. All Dismounted company supported with unit jeeps/trucks, : Currently at 68
C Company: All Commonwealth units: Mechanized company with jeeps and scout car: Currently at 30
TF Venable is names in Honor of Carol Venable:
"Captain" Carol N. Venable, founder and curator of the Armed Forces Museum of St. Louis in Alton, died July 5, 2006 of respiratory failure at Christian Hospital. He was 74 and lived in Ferguson.
Mr. Venable was born in Pleasant Hill, Ill. The effects of polio from his childhood prevented him from serving in the military, so he joined the Civil Air Patrol, the civilian auxiliary of the Air Force. He served for 40 years, flying search and rescue missions. For years, he made an annual flight over a local military cemetery to drop flowers over veterans' graves on Memorial Day. He was survived by his wife Mildred, who also passed away on 4 January 2012.
One of the founding fathers of WWII reenacting, Carol brought his large vehicle collection to the Weldon Spring and Jefferson Barracks events. Venable later founded the Armed Forces Museum of St. Louis in the early 1980s, when he began displaying a collection of military vehicles in the back yard of his house near the McDonnell Douglas Corp. It was initially housed at Granite City Soldier Support Depot, IL and later moved to Alton, IL.
Carol was the leader of the WWII Reenacting Unit 82nd Recon, 2ndArmored Division and despite his inability to walk, Carol rode atop his M-3 Scout Car at most events. He was known for being a friendly reenactor who was warm to anyone he met. He mostly left reenacting in the 1990s to focus on the museum, but Carol was a large figure at all of the Weldon Spring events.
This fitting tribute was written by his granddaughter in 2010:
I miss you grandpa. I miss the way you say "Well, Hi there!!" I miss your stories (esp. falling rock). I miss your QT cup. I miss your cookie bag. I miss you singing "hey, hey good lookin." I miss the museum. I miss all your junk...er, treasure! ...yes, treasure! I miss how you tear up to that song "I'm proud to be an American" I miss your kind, positive, happy attitude...your smile. nothing is the same without you. I cherish every memory and all the time we spent together. I'll never trade it for anything in the world. Thank you for helping make me the person I am. I love you grandpa. You're the most genuine, honest soul and heart I've ever known.
We all miss you
TF Venable Sgt Major: M/Sgt. Dan Bowman
I&R: 1Lt. Rob Leinweber
A Company: Capt. Jon Shoop
B Company: Capt. Dave Hruska
C Company: Capt. Chris Smead
Units of assignment:
HHC: Will have Commander, SGM, S-3, medic and two drivers: Currently at 7
I&R platoon: 106th Cav Group and 84th, mounted unit: Currently at 17
A Company: Anything with tracks and armor plus a few transport vehicles, 14th Armored (tank unit and Armored infantry unit), 6th Corps, and remaining 84th. Armored and heavy company. Currently at 40.
B Company: All other US units: 2nd Rangers, 30th ID, all 82nd/101st/17th Airborne units, FSSF, 29th ID, 9th ID, 35th ID, 105th Engineers* etc. All Dismounted company supported with unit jeeps/trucks, : Currently at 68
C Company: All Commonwealth units: Mechanized company with jeeps and scout car: Currently at 30
TF Venable is names in Honor of Carol Venable:
"Captain" Carol N. Venable, founder and curator of the Armed Forces Museum of St. Louis in Alton, died July 5, 2006 of respiratory failure at Christian Hospital. He was 74 and lived in Ferguson.
Mr. Venable was born in Pleasant Hill, Ill. The effects of polio from his childhood prevented him from serving in the military, so he joined the Civil Air Patrol, the civilian auxiliary of the Air Force. He served for 40 years, flying search and rescue missions. For years, he made an annual flight over a local military cemetery to drop flowers over veterans' graves on Memorial Day. He was survived by his wife Mildred, who also passed away on 4 January 2012.
One of the founding fathers of WWII reenacting, Carol brought his large vehicle collection to the Weldon Spring and Jefferson Barracks events. Venable later founded the Armed Forces Museum of St. Louis in the early 1980s, when he began displaying a collection of military vehicles in the back yard of his house near the McDonnell Douglas Corp. It was initially housed at Granite City Soldier Support Depot, IL and later moved to Alton, IL.
Carol was the leader of the WWII Reenacting Unit 82nd Recon, 2ndArmored Division and despite his inability to walk, Carol rode atop his M-3 Scout Car at most events. He was known for being a friendly reenactor who was warm to anyone he met. He mostly left reenacting in the 1990s to focus on the museum, but Carol was a large figure at all of the Weldon Spring events.
This fitting tribute was written by his granddaughter in 2010:
I miss you grandpa. I miss the way you say "Well, Hi there!!" I miss your stories (esp. falling rock). I miss your QT cup. I miss your cookie bag. I miss you singing "hey, hey good lookin." I miss the museum. I miss all your junk...er, treasure! ...yes, treasure! I miss how you tear up to that song "I'm proud to be an American" I miss your kind, positive, happy attitude...your smile. nothing is the same without you. I cherish every memory and all the time we spent together. I'll never trade it for anything in the world. Thank you for helping make me the person I am. I love you grandpa. You're the most genuine, honest soul and heart I've ever known.
We all miss you