The Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 12, 1953 Page: 9 of 16
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Thursday February 12 1953
Report
The following bills of interest to
Service personnel were recently
introduced in Congress:
1. A bill to authorize interser-
vice transfers of officers.
2. A bill to grant permanent and
total disability ratings to veterans
suffering from severe industrial
inadaptability as a result of war
service.
3. A bill to amend the Immigra
tion and Nationality Act so as to
provide for naturalization of aliens
serving in the Armed Forces in or
around Korea for six months or
more.
4. A bill to increase the normal
tax and surtax exemptions for
dependents from 5600 to $1000.
5. A bill to authorize the appoint
ment of X-ray technicians as com
missioned officers in the Medical
Corps of the Army and Navy.
Former members of the 10th
Armored Division will hold their
annual reunion at the Hotel Wash
ington Washington D.C. during
May 22-24. Convention fees have
been set at $6.
J7th Armd. Cav.
Sy PFC Frank Lo Grippo
Corporal and Mrs. Conley N.
Aldridge announce the arrival of
their baby girl.
PFC Leo Kuritzky was transfer
red to the 141st Armd. Sig. Co. last
week. Leo used to talk in his sleep
about cameras. Now he will have
his chance to work with them.
M-Sgt. Earl S. Douglas was
transferred to the 1st QM Bn. last
week where he will preform the
duties of Food Service Specialist.
Sgt. Russell E. Yates was also
transferred to the 4305th ASU
Corpus Christi Tex. He will be
ORC instructor
M-Sgt. John W. Quinn's new as
signment is in Hqs. 1st Armored
Division where he will be with
G-2.
PFC Milton Johnson PFC Ronald
Watrous PFC Edwin Mann and
PFC Donald Elvebak went to Mexi
co last week and came back with
many Valentine gifts. The one gift
that the boys got a big laugh was
when Watrous came strolling in the
barracks with a saddle on his
back. We all expected the horse
to follow him in a few minutes.
PFC Robert J. Driscoll recently
left with his wife for Somerville
Mass. where he will spend his 15
day leave.
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WASHINGTON
A new light portable periscope
has been developed by the Army
for use in the training of forward
observers in the adjustment of
close fire. Simple but effective it
enables the observer in a dug
out to adjust fire within 50 yards
of his position. It is currently used
for training at the Artillery School
and is not yet available for dis
tribution.
TO THE BITTER END
634th AIB
H&S CO.
Erwin J. Stinneford was promot
ed to the grade of sergeant. He
has held a job in personnel for the
last year that calls for sergeant
first class.
Cpl Thomas J. Palmer returned
from his furlough at Lorain Tex.
to take over as field first.
PFC Reginald G. Cooley^ is at
tending the Food Service School
on post.
PFC Earl Cooper has returned
from Food Service School and is
ready to resume his duties in the
kitchen.
Lt. Ralph B. Wray has replaced
Lt. Joe C. Murrell Jr. as company
commander. Lieutenant Murrell is
on orders for EUCOM.
M-Sgt. Robert E. Fox is by no
means a stranger here as he was
formerly a member of the company
and after a tour in Korea is now
back with us.
Lt. Billy G. Wells has been as
signed to Co. A.
PFC Jerome Ress has left on
a 14 day leave to his home. He
works in the personnel section.
Pvt. Vh'gil Lewis also has de
parted on leave. He is a clerk in
the battalion supply office.
CWO Edwin D. Silveria has been
assigned to H&S Co. He will work
at CC "B" personnel.
Men transferred to the School
Detachment Hq. 1st Armored Di
vision are: Sgt. Zola L. Heffner
Cpl. Paul H. Morgan PFC Allie
Certificate W inner
SGT. CHARLES VICKERS (right) of the Post Transportation
Light Aircraft Maintenance Shop was presented aFort Hood Cer
tificate of Achievement last week by his officer in charge Capt.
Kenneth H. Smith. The award marked nearly two years' service
for Sergeant Vickers in the Maintenance shop before leaving for
duty in the Far East last week. A veteran of 10 years in the
Army Sergeant Vickers was cited for his "knowledge of air
craft and helicopters plus a determination to strive for best re
sults in carrying out field maintenance problems." Prior to leav
ing the sergeant lived in Killeen with his wife Marguerite and
four children.
R. Collins PFC Joseph F. Maier
and Pvt. Adell Washington.
Those making corporal were Lin-
ford O. Kauffman Barry Welshans
and Larry L. Welshans Those mak
ing PFC were Walter E. Beaver
Felix J. Blaskowskie Harry P.
Brady Travis J. Harrison Virgil
E. Lewis and George E. Reeves.
Seven men were transferred to
Hq. Co. CC "B." They are Cpl.
Barry L. Welshans PFC Harry P.
Brady PFC George E. Reeves
Cpl. Larry L. Welshans Cpl Law
rence Brendel PFC Gerald D. De-
Weese and PFC Loyal R. Mont
gomery.
CO. A
By PFC Harding
Private Monto transferred" to Hq.
Co. CC "B" duty with the Tactics
Committee. He was accepted by
the School Section to attend the
Leadership Course at the NCO
Academy.
PFC 11 on came in first
place in the NCO Academy Leader
ship Course Class No. 10 and is
now attending the AG Course at
Fort Benjamin Harrison Ind.
CO.
By PFC Edward Di Luciano
Qualified as experts in the M-l
rifle are James Rose Louis
Pacette Bing Sheffield John
Smolko Daniel Swetz Fred Tur-
pin Russel West and Charles Tully.
The latter fired a 247 out of a pos
sible 260.
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CO.
By PFC Billy Sumway
Pvt. Carlton Kuhlmeier has re
ported to the 4005th to await dis
charge.
The following men have trans
ferred to Hq & Hq. CC "B": Cpl.
Domingo Morado PFCs John Sites
Howard Schafer Edward Starnes
and Lester Myers Pvts. Charles
Hendrickson Andrew Doles An
thony Costa John Perez and Char
les Render.
Cpl. William Pilcher has gone to
the hospital.
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THE ARMORED SENTINEL
'Flitguns' Mark
End Of Second
Year In Korea
Somewhere in Korea (AFPS)
The "Flying Flitguns" have fin
ished two years of trying to keep
troops in Korea healthy by spray
ing the countryside with preven
tive germicides.
The men from the 1st Epi
demiological "Flit Flight" a joint
Army-AF aerial spray team fly
ing C-46's and T-6's began their
missions in 1950 when the high
rate of malaria was prevalent
among UN troops.
During the past summer months
working on a set schedule the
"Flying Flitguns" sprayed over a
million acres of Korean landscape
with approximately 260000 gallons
of DDT.
Reporting on the results of the
two years' spraying Lt. Royce E.
Read CO says "as far as dis
eases contacted by germ-carrying
insects are concerned we have re
ceived definite medical reports
from the field which show a mark
ed decline in malaria and other
types of diseases from the insects
since we first began!"
Low altitudes high wires tight
turns at the end of each pass and
fogged windshields provide some
serious hazards on the job. How
ever in two years only two minor
accidents have been reported.
The T-6's were the original work
horses for the flights but soon the
demand for spraying of sectors
grew so large that several C-46's
were added.
PAST COMMUNICATIONS are the difference between Ineffective
firepower and killing power and the Reds are striving desperately
to copy the U.S. system. Here a radio team directs artillery fire on
Communist positions in Korea.
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By Cpl. Arseneau
Two of our men will be leaving
for Guided Missile School at Fort
Bliss. SFC Julian O. Jore and SFC
John Crowell are the men who will
be assigned to a guided missile
battalion.
M-Sgt. John E. Cornish has tak
en over the job of first sergeant.
PFC William G. Poortvliet and
Cpl. Joseph Arseneau will be on
detached service at Ft. Benjamin
Harrison Ind. Poortvliet is going
for seven weeks to attend the 1290
course and Arseneau for 18-weeks
to attend the stenography course.
CO.
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Sunday at 5:30 p. m. as a part of the regular Sunday evening vesper services. Directed by Bryant
Tolbert the choir is famous for their fine choral singing that has been heard by thousands through
out the South.
By Sgt. Maguth
Among the commendations post
ed on the bulletin board is one for
the guard detail for it's superior
performance on Post Guard.
PFC Richard Gourley the com
pany armorer was selected as sol
dier of the month for his contribu
tions to the unit mission.
Promoted recently were Cpls.
Daus McAdams and Perkins and
PFCs Brown Campbell Chapman
Curtis Day Deheck Ely Hockin-
son Lewis Warsh McGee Moran
Nuss Perry Smith Snoddy and
Wright.
Cpl. Blumhagen returned from
the NCO Academy after success
fully completing the leadership
course.
CO.
By Cpl. Keller
Charley Company's spotlight this
week falls on SFC Calvin Spencer
Jr. the newly appointed first ser
geant of the company.
"Well" said Cal "I started my
Army career almost immediately
after graduating from Maxton High
School in North Carolina and was
assigned to Fort Dix N. J. for
my basic training. I was then sent
to the 3rd Armored Cavalry at Fort
Meade Md. and spent about three
and a half years with that organi
zation. I then served a tour of
duty in Korea and was later as-
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signed to the 1st Armored Divis
ion."
"Although the Army offers me a
fine future" he said "I have al
ways set my sights on getting a
degree in chemistry and after my
discharge in May 1954 I plan to
go to college and get myself that
degree."
CO.
The men are going about with
their duties of beautifying the area
it seems that even the company
clerk was out swinging a paint
brush.
CO. A
By Sgt. Black
We welcome PFC Faucal and
Pvt. Acafelle. Faucal came from
Divarty where he was performing
duties as a personnel clerk. He will
be our company clerk.
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Lacy, Joe M. The Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 12, 1953, newspaper, February 12, 1953; Temple, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth254321/m1/9/: accessed May 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Casey Memorial Library.