Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 23, 1953 Page: 2 of 8
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Spirit Of '29
SILVER EAGLES denoting the rank of full colonel were presented
to Lt. Col. Joseph F. Conroy by Brig. Gen. L. L. Doan 1st AD and
Fort Hood Commander in a brief ceremony at Division Headquarters
Monday morning. Colonel Conroy has been G-l of the 1st Armored Di
vision since November 1951 and the executive officer of the CC "B"
the preceding months. (Photo by Ryan).
Separatees Take
Long Way Home
Three separated soldiers of the
modern mechanized 1st Armored
division will leave Fort Hood
Saturday in a vehicle straight out
of the days of probition bathtub
gin and "Twenty-three skiddo!"
Now at the 4005th Separation
Center PFC Peter Alexakos Sgt.
Gene Weinstein and Cpl. Arnie
Daniels will chug out of Hood on
Saturday in a 1929 Ford with
hopes of reaching Chapel Hill N.
£.
Boasting a top speed of 40 miles-
per-hour the blue Ford with red
jvheels is eccentric befitting its
age. But the adventuresome trio
Is advertising the car's oddities.
CC'B' Company
Sets New Mark
In Deposits
I (CC"B"-PIO)—If the number of
jnen participating in Soldier's De
posits for the month of March is
any indication of things to come
•(he men of Co. C 634th AIB could
very well become the "thrift
champions" of CC "B" and the
1st AD.
As reported by Lt. Howard E.
Carson savings officer for Co. B
every man stopped by his table on
pay day to open their Army sav
ings program.
As stated by Lt. Carson "Our
goal is not to have a large amount
of money deposited but to get
every man to open a savings ac
count and deposit some of his
fnoney each month."
Each depositor will receive 4
per cent interest annually on the
money he deposits.
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On one door is a sign that reads:
"From Fort Hood Texas to Chapel
Hill N. C. or Bust!" On back of
the car another sign warns:
"Don't pass Just Push."
The auto of antiquity is to be
delivered to Edvvon W. Tenney
formerly an Army captain and
chief instructor at the NCO Aca
demy. After depositing the vintage
vehicle with its owner the three
some plans to continue to their
homes in New York City by what
ever transportation is available
whether train plane bus or pogo
stick.
Using their Army training to
advantage the three former mem
bers of H&S Co. 81st Ptecon. Bn.
have each been given duty as
signments for the journey.
Weinstein will look after fin
ances although he claims inabili
ty to add more than two and two.
Alexakos not knowing a spark
plug from a piston heads the me
chanical department. The route of
departure and navigation chores
will be directed by Daniels as
soon as he locates North Carolina
on a map.
1st Ad Bulletin To
Feature Gen Doan
(UIO)—Brig. Gen. L. L. Doan
commander of Fort Hood and
the 1st AD will be featured in
the June issue of the "1st Ar
mored Division Associatino Bul
letin."
Congratulatoins to Gen. Doan
on his nomination by President
Eisenhower for promotion to
the rank of major general have
been extended by the 1st Ar
mored Division Association.
"Of course" said the first hus
band "nobody can cook like Mabel
but I must admit the Army comes
pretty close."
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Must be a reason why
every month more and
more people pay by check.
Fact is there are many
reasons—all good. They
avoid standing in line to
pay bills. They have a
bonafide receipt for every
payment. Open a checking
account today!
Top Trainee Wins
ID Bracelet As
Outstanding Man
CC"B"-PIO Selected as the
most outtsanding trainee of his
company Pvt. George H. Stevens
was presented an identification
bracelet by Brig. Gen. L. L. Doan
Fort Hood and 1st Armored Divi
sion commander at Graduation
exercises held in Theater No. 2.
Receiving his training with Co.
B 634th AIB Private Stevens won
the honor as outstanding trainee
over all other men in his com
pany for his high moral standards
leadership qualities and devotion
to duty displayed during his re
cently completed training cycle.
First recognition of Private St-
vens' leadership abilities came
with his selection as an acting
tion commander at graduation
placed in command of a squad.
Mid-way in his training cycle Ste
vens was selected as acting field
first sergeant of trainees the high
est position a man in a training
cycle may achieve.
At the completion of their train
ing cycle the men of Co. cast
a popular vote to select the most
outstanding vote to select the most
outstanding man in their company.
Thre men were selected along
with Stevens.
Using the Army standards of
leadership qualities as a guide
the officers and cadremen of Co.
then cast their vote to select
the top man of the four men chos
en in the popular vote. Private
Stevens won over his three com
petitors for top honors and was
subsequently honored at the grad
uation exercises.
Sstevens has been further re
warded in that he wil remain with
Co. as a cadreman to aid in the
training of men received in the
future.
Suggestions Save
About $11 Million
During One Year
Almost $11000000 in savings
over a one-year period will result
from suggestions made by Army
civilian and military employees
during 1952 and adopted at installa
tions in this country and abroad
the Department of the Army an
nounced recently.
Recommendations adopted which
are expected to save an estimated
$10920937.25 resulted from the
Department of the Army sug
gestion program which urges em
ployees to submit ideas designed
to promote efficiency and econ
omy.
A total of 52866 suggestions
from civilian employees officers
and enlisted men during the past
year. Civilians received the sum
of $247127.17 for their suggestions
all of which are screened by com
mittees at various installations.
Payment to Army civilian em
ployees is made on the basis of
value of the suggestion.
Over 20000 more suggestions
were received during 1952 than
for the previous year.
Highest Honors
To Hood Bowlers
In Army Tourney
Fort Hood's 4005th WAC Detach
ment won the team title and Ser
geant Dena M. Hutchins was
named "outstanding woman bowl
er" as the Fourth Army bowling
tournament came to an end at
Fort Sam Houston Saturday night.
Sergeant Hutchins was also
named to the All-Tourney team
after taking thre individual cham
pionships and setting a new
Fourth Army record for a single
game. Her score of 210 paced the
way to a high 545 series and the
top mark of 1485 in all-events.
Hood's wining team score of
2090 topped Brooke Army Medical
Center by 34 pins.
Other members of the team were
M. Sgt. Lillie J. Hooper SFCs.
Mary Davis and Ella Dodson and
Sgts. Muriel White and Helen Van
Nest.
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THE ARMORED SENTINEL
Cost Of Living Index
WASHINGTON (AFPS) An es
calator" arrangement for the base
pay of Armed Forces personnel has
been recommended to Secretary of
Defense Charles E. Wilson.
A special commission of five cit
izens headed by Lewis L. Strauss
asked that base pay be related
to a cost-of-living index and be ad
justed at intervals of one to two
years.
The commission proposed that
Congress develop a formula un
der which all differential pays
would be computed as a percent
age of base pay and that Congress
authorize the use of such a formu
la through legislation.
The final report of the commis
sion advised that if the escalator
arrangement and other of its pro
posals for incentive hazardous
duty and special pays are follow
ed that upwards of $200000000
could be saved annually.
The commission feels that this
saving can be accomplished "with
out impairing the incentives which
prove vital to our Armed Forces.
A raise in the rate of present
combat pay ($45 per month) was
proposed to at least equal the low
est rates of pay provided for per
sonnel engaged in hazardous duty
(at least $50 per month).
Personnel killed or wounded as
a result of enemy action should be
entitled to combat psiy even though
they are not attached to a desig
nated combat unit the commission
urged.
The commission also asked that
personnel on vessels suffering
damage or casualties as a result
of enemy action for the month in
which the damage or casualties
were incurred be paid combat pay
for that month.
Combat pay should be author
ized for personnel in minesweep
ers for any month in which they
Sweep enemy mines for a period
of six or more days the report
said.
Modify and reduce the current
restrictions against voluntary re
tirement at earlier than statutory
age the commission recommend
ed.
Here is what the commission
proposed for the other types of
pay:
Flying remove from flight
status officers and enlisted men in
non-crew status who do not pos
sess technician skills contributing
directly to safety or mission ef
fectiveness of aircraft unless they
are in a supervised training pro
gram for crew member positions.
Crew members who cannot be
reasonably expected to provide
air leadership or to serve in an
operational capacity during an
emergency because of highly spe
cialized training in fields other
than aviation should be removed
from flight status.
Review periodically the flying
and service records of each officer
to determine if he should remain
on flight status even though he
possesses the ability to pass a
physical examination.
Flight surgeons and aviation
observers medical who presently
receive crew member flight pay
should be changed to the pay
scale for non-crew members ex
cept a few flight surgeons who
art actual crew members on hos
pital evacuation aircraft or are in
specialized projects and perform
duties essential to the mission of
the aircraft in flight.
Rates of flying pay should be
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Strauss Commission Proposes
Escalator ScaleFor Base Pay
converted to percentages of base
pay as existing ratios and pay
ment at that ratio continued.
present rates be
Submarine
retained.
Glider.— Section 204 PL 351
81st Congress as pertaining to
glider pay be repealed.
Parachute—present rates be re
tained.
Hansen's Disease (leprosy)—
pay currently provided for duty
involving intimate contact with
persons afflicted be continued.
Demolition current rates be
continued.
Diving—current special pay for
divers and for personnel at the
submarine escape training tanks
Navy Deep Sea Diving School
and the Navy Experimental Div
ing Unit be continued. Pay at the
rates of $100 and $50 per month
be paid respectively to officers and
enlisted men engaged in helium-
oxygen diving.
Foreign and Sea Duty after
June 30 1952 no extra pay be
awarded for military personnel
leaving the U.S. for foreign or
sea duty.
Terminate extra pay for resi
dents of Puerto Rico Hawaii and
other territories or insular posses
sions who are on duty in their
places of residence or depart from
such places after June 30 1953.
Medical limit special pay to
officers who volunteer and are ac
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cepted for active duty beyond that
required by law.
Re-enlistment bonus—modifica
tion of present system to provide
that no re-enlistment bonuses be
paid unti lthe person involved
has completed 18 months of satis
factory service that qualifica
tions for such bonuses be based on
quality of individual service that
longer enlistments deserve larger
bonuses and that a larger bonus
be paid for a first re-enlistment
than for succeeding ones. Military
personnel remaining on continu
ous service be eligible for such
assistance as educational or home
loan benefits which are available
to honorably discharged veterans.
Overseas per diem overseas
station per diem allowance be
continued subject to periodic re
view. Present schedule of attache
maintenance allowances be con
tinued with annual review by
Congress.
Insurance—provide $20000 in
stead of $10000 for survivors of
military personnel who are killed
in action die of wounds or as a
direct result of voluntarily engag
ing in a hazardous occupation.
Make commercial type Govern
ment life insurance available at
reasonable premium rates to
members of the uniformed ser
vices who are unable to secure
appropriate life insurance from
commercial firms because of haz
ardous military assignment.
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