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ref 8 in the sentence: In summer 1954,[8] ten horses were taken from the Ocracoke herd as a project for Boy Scout Troop 290; and almost every age-eligible boy on the island joined the troop.[1]
The 112th field artillery in Lawrenceville, New Jersey had a Boy Scout Mounted Troop form 1938 through 1942. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bobhaybob ( talk • contribs) 01:50, 23 October 2012 (UTC)
Evidence exists for a BSA Mounted Troop 2 on Fort Leavenworth, Kansas in the mid 1920s. The troop was assisted by a former 10th cavalry "Buffalo Soldier" trooper. An unpublished account from a former member exists along with the troop's flag. If proven by ongoin research, this would have been the oldest mounted BSA troop in the US. ASBoyes ( talk) 21:06, 7 May 2014 (UTC)
b. Fort Leavenworth, KS has information and photos of Mounted Boy Scouts, Troop 2 and 3 dating back as far as 1926. This is on file at the Fort Leavenworth Museum.
c. Fort Leavenworth Museum and US Army Arcives verified dates that Troop 2 Mounted Boy Scouts was started in 1908 by a Roy Zoeller at Fort Leavenworth, KS and has lineage to the 10th Calvary, Buffalo Soldiers, horsemen stationed at Fort Leavenworth.
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ref 8 in the sentence: In summer 1954,[8] ten horses were taken from the Ocracoke herd as a project for Boy Scout Troop 290; and almost every age-eligible boy on the island joined the troop.[1]
The 112th field artillery in Lawrenceville, New Jersey had a Boy Scout Mounted Troop form 1938 through 1942. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bobhaybob ( talk • contribs) 01:50, 23 October 2012 (UTC)
Evidence exists for a BSA Mounted Troop 2 on Fort Leavenworth, Kansas in the mid 1920s. The troop was assisted by a former 10th cavalry "Buffalo Soldier" trooper. An unpublished account from a former member exists along with the troop's flag. If proven by ongoin research, this would have been the oldest mounted BSA troop in the US. ASBoyes ( talk) 21:06, 7 May 2014 (UTC)
b. Fort Leavenworth, KS has information and photos of Mounted Boy Scouts, Troop 2 and 3 dating back as far as 1926. This is on file at the Fort Leavenworth Museum.
c. Fort Leavenworth Museum and US Army Arcives verified dates that Troop 2 Mounted Boy Scouts was started in 1908 by a Roy Zoeller at Fort Leavenworth, KS and has lineage to the 10th Calvary, Buffalo Soldiers, horsemen stationed at Fort Leavenworth.