Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 18, Ed. 1 Friday, July 29, 1960 Page: 1 of 18
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VOL. 18 NO. 18
With a goal of $18200 soldiers
of Fort Hood and Killeen Army
Base this week began their drive
to help tiie Army take care of its
own.
Money sought here during the
annual Army Emergency Relief
drive is only 15 percent of total
money loaned and given in out
right grants to military members
and their dependents at Fort Hood
and Killeen Base in 1959.
Remainder of the money comes
from Washington D. C. from in
come on securities and bonds.
The original investment money
came from various sources in
cluding proceeds from the money-
making World War II Army show
"This is the Army."
In a recent letter Gen. L. L.
Leninitzer Chief of Staff U.S.
Army urged everyone to
make a small contribution.
Pointing out that the Army
Emergency Relief and the
Army Relief Society are the
Army's means of taking care
of its own he said:
"The Army wide goal is again
$600000 which can readily be
reached if each of us gives a
little. I pledge my support and
urge each of you to make a small
contribution as a means of help
ing one another and perpetuating
the fine old tradition of which we
are all proud that
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Units Slate Open House
The 1st Armored Division (CCA
will celebrate the 20th Annivers
ary of the 1st Armored Divison
with an open house in all units
tomorrow July 30.
The planned activities also will
honor the retiring commander
Brig. Gen. Franklin F. Wing Jr.
Highlights of the day will in-
elude heliborne demonstrations
tank rides equipment displays
and competitive sports.
Responsibility for sup
porting ROTC summer train
ing caused 1st Armored to de
lay its anniversary celebra
tion for about two weeks be
yond the normal date.
A resume of activities follows:
Headquarters Co. CA 1-4:30
p.m. Company day room game
room and mess facilities open to
'I guests. Refreshments will be serv
ed in the company mess.
13th Cavalry 1-4 p.m. Tank
rides displays of communications
equipment and weapons open
house in billets mess day rooms
and orderly rooms. Refreshments
will be available in all mess
halls.
6th Infantry noon 3 p.m.
—Demonstrations of heliborne
operations orientation rides
in armored personnel carriers
displays of field and main
tenance equipment. A com
plete field kitchen will be set
up and refreshments served.
6th Artillery 10 a.m. 2 p.m.
Displays of radar communica
tions and ordnance equipment.
Refreshments will be available in
Btry. A mess.
73d Artillery 1-4 p.m. Tour of
Battalion Headquarters display of
meteriological equipment and re-
freshments. Guests are cordially
invited to the softball game be-
tween Batteries A and at 2
p.m. !62d St. Field.
1st Armored Division
Hood AER Fund
Drive Campaign
Gets Underway
Financial assistance was also
given for payment of initial rent
or payment to prevent eviction
travel expenses due to leave of an
Jack Guinn
Named Top
ROTC Cadet
Jack L. Guinn a pre-law stu
dent of Louisiana State Univer
sity was named outstanding ca
det of the 1960 Summer Camp
Army
Takes care of its own.'
The AER was authorized by the
Secretary of War in 1942 to collect
and hold funds to relieve distress
of members of the Army and
their dependents.
Assistance is usually given in
the form of a loan without in
terest and repayment made in
amounts small enough so as to
not cause hardship.
If repayment of a loan would
cause undue hardship the assist
ance is given as an outright grant.
Aid to needy dependents of de
ceased Army personnel is almost
invariably a grant.
At Hood last year a total
of $121337.00 in loans or
grants were made. Assistance
was given in such instances
as nonreceipt of pay allot
ment or other allowances loss
of pay or other personal
funds emergency medical
dental and hospital expenses
funeral expenses for depend
ents not to exceed $5.00 which
includes transportation costs
and purchase of grave site
when involved.
in ceremonies yesterday at Red
Lindsey Field.
Cadet Guinn a member of Co.
G was selected from a group
of outstanding cadets represent
ing the 10 companies of the ROTC
Brigade. He posted a score of 94
of a possible 100 to win the com
petition for the coveted honor.
Others competing for the honor
and named outstanding cadet in
their respective companies are:
Co. A Joseph L. Rutledge
Prairie View A&M College Co.
B Charles E. Feuerbacher Ar
lington State College Co. C
Trent N. Cox Texas A&M Co.
D Bobby W. Cowling Hender-
State Teachers College Co.
E Clyde J. Berley Hardin-Sim-
mons University Co. F Roger
D. Kannady Arlington State Col
lege Co. H Paul J. Phillips
Texas A&M Co. I Milton' D.
Coker Midwestern University
and Co. K Benjamin R. Tatum
Northeast Louisiana State Col
lege.
1st AD To Celebrate
20th Anniversary Tomorrow
Trains 1-4:30 p.m. Drill
competition open house in
barracks mess and day
room refreshments competi
tive sports. Children will en
joy rides in jeeps and arm
ored personnel carriers.
1st Cavalry 11-11:30 a.m.
Equipment displays in company
areas. Dependents of 1st Cav. per
sonnel are cordially invited to at
tend a buffet from 11:30 a.m. un
til 12:30 p.m. in the unit mess
halls.
Families and guests of all mili
tary personnel are invited to take
advantage of a day of fun and en
tertainment plus a chance to see
Dragoon Uniform
On Display At
Post Exchange
The old uniform in the window
of the main post exchange dur
ing the celebration of the 65th
anniversary of the exchange serv
ice is an exact replica of the
uniform worn by the 1st Dra
goons more than 125 years ago.
The 1st Dragoons are now 1st
Armored Division's 1st Cavalry
which under one name or another
has seen continuous service since
1833.
Claiming 68 battle honors
more than any other unit in the
Army—the 1st Dragoons-lst Cav
alry saw action in the Indian
Wars Mexican War Civil War
Spanish-American War Philippine
Insurrection and World War II.
The Dragoon uniform battle
streamers and many photographs
and trophies are on display daily
at the 1st Cavalry trophy room.
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emergency nature and emergency
transportation to include expenses
involved in meeting authorized
port calls and privation of depen
dents due to other emergencies.
Maj. Gen. Edward G. Farrand
Fort Hood and 2d Armored Divi
sion commander in a recent let
ter urged 100 percent participa
tion in the drive.
He said:
"This campaign which by re
gulation is conducted seperately
from all other fund-raising cam
paigns is vitally important if we
are to live up to our' promise:
'The Army takes care of its own.'
All contributions to this campaign
are used exclusively for the bene
fit of military personnel and their
dependents.
"Regardless of how large
or small the individual con
tributions 100 per cent volun
tary participation by military
personnel is our goal Each
member of the command is
urged to make as generous
a contribution as he can. I
desire that all commanders
take an active interest in this
campaign and support it
fully."
Col. Edwin M. Connell post Ad
jutant General and president of
the campaign committee said
channels have been established
for the turn-in of contributions.
Each unit down to platoon or
separate detachment level has de
signated at least one officer or
warrant officer to handle collec
tions. The money is to be sent
back through higher echelon re
presentatives until final consolida
tion and deposit with Capt. Frank
Eutemark fund campaign com
mittee' member.
Receipts and publicity material
have been distributed to all units.
The receipts can be used in. mak
ing income fax deductions.
On the Inside
Society Page 4-5
TV Page 14
Theaters Page 17
Sports Page 8
Blue Helmet Page 10
Want Ads Page 17
first hand the facilities of the only
STRAC armor unit in the Army
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COMMISSARY
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HWY
NORTH LINK
4820
TEMPORARY
COMMISSARY
NEW LOCATION The map
shows Fort Hood's temporary
commissary to be open August
1 until November 1 when a $25-
000 rehabilitation of the main
Commissary will be completed
The temporary commissary is
located near the main one but
South of highway 190 between
West and East Oval Drives.
The commissary annex is open
seven days a week.
Three 2d Armored Division ser
geants have been selected to rep
resent the Division at the Sixth
Annual Convention of the 2d Ar
mored Division Association in
Philadelphia Aug. 4-7.
They are SFC Donald J. Yanda
Battalion medical sergeant of the
67th Armor SFC William C.
Fraley instructor and platoon ser
geant 37th Armor and S-Sgt
Gerald M. Price platoon ser
geant Trp. B 15th Cav.
Selection was based on knowl
edge of Division history unit job
13th Cavalry
Gets 1st AD
Cmdrs Trophy
The 13th Cavalry Combat Com
mand A 1st Armored Division
was presented the 1st Armored
Division Commanders Trophy at
ceremonies last Saturday.
The trophy which is awarded
semi-annually to the unit in Com
bat Command A which excels in
operations training logistics and
administration was presented to
Lt. Col. John L. Clark Jr. 13th
Cavalry commander by Brig
Gen. Franklin F. Wing Jr. CCA
commander.
The 13th attained the highest
score in the Combat Command on
the Annual Training Test conduct
ed earlier this year and has
the STRAC Superior Unit Stream
er.
Deadline Today
For USAFI
HS Courses
The new term for USAFI group
study high school courses begins
Aug. 2. Registration closes to
day at the Army Education Cen
ter building 212.
Courses in general mathe
matics beginning and advanced
algebra general science trigo
nometry American Government
and bookkeeping and accounting
are presented Monday through
Thursday 5:30-8:30 p.m.
Two special classes in beginning
typing will start Aug. 1 and 2.
Classes will be Monday-Wednes
day and Tuesday-Thursday 6-8
p.m.
1960
FORT HOOD
Traffic Toll
Deaths 8
Injuries 75
As of Thursday
Morning July 28
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FORT HOOD TEXAS FRIDAY JULY 29 1960
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SCOUT TOUR—Stopping at the 2d Armored. Division Museum to look at one of the division's many
scrapbooks are 2d class scout John Stephenson left and eagle scout Larry Jacobsen right of
troop 125. The two scouts assisted Lt. William J. Taylor Jr. center 67th Armor in conducting
a tour recently for a troop of boy scouts and den mothers from Waco Tex. (U. S. Army Photo
by SFC Woods)
Three Sergeants Named To
Attend 2d AD Convention
and ability to best represent the
2d Armored Division at the con
vention.
Convention activities are sched
uled as follows:
FridayAugust 5th
Registration—10 a.m.-12 noon 1
Get together 9 j.m.-12 mid-
Saturday August 6th
Registration—10 a.m.-ls noon 1
p.m.-5 p.m.
Luncheon—12:30 p.m.
Annual Meeting immediately
after luncheon
Cocktail Party—6 p.m.-7 p.m.
Reunion Dinner—7 p.m.
Sunday August 7th
Memorial Service—10:30 a.m.
Memberships in the Armor
Assn. are being offered this month
throughout the 2d Armored Divi
sion. The 67th Armor tops in total
membership has reached 152 new
members according to Maj. Hor
ace W. McCulloch battalion com
mander.
The selection board for rep
resentatives to the conven
tion was composed of Lt. Col.
Roger A. Eicher Division G-l
Capt. Miles M. Hays Divi
sion Safety officer Capt. Da
vid F. Engel Division Infor
mation Officer S-Maj. Luther
Rawsey 67th Armor and S-
Maj. Hilbert N. Beck 35th
Armor.
Expenses of the three repre
sentatives will be paid from asso
ciation funds.
Transportation is available to
local members of the association
who wish to attend the conven
tion. Contact Capt. Engel Infor
mation Office at 34124 for res
ervations. Any member traveling
in this way will be required to
Charms The Wary
A newcomer to the North Fort
Hood area is fast becoming an
attraction at the swimming pool
where he makes his headquarters.
Pierre la Pugh or "Little
Pierre" is a beautifully 'marked
baby skunk with a tail consid
erably longer than the rest of
him.
Give Accidents A Holiday
1959
FORT HOOD
Traffic Toll
Deaths 14
Injuries 65
Total Traffic Deaths
And Injuries Last
Year At This Time
attend all official functions of the
convention.
C-47 aircraft will leave Fort
Hood airfield at 8 a.m. Aug. 4th
arriving in Philadelphia at ap
proximately 8 p.m. the same day.
Departure time from Philadel
phia vfill be 9 a.m. Aug. 9th and
arrival at Fort Hood airfield will
be abjjut
:5:50
'p.m. Aug. 9th.
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Aviation Support
Unit Attached
To 502d Avn.
For the first time the 2d Ar
mored Division has a third ech
elon aviation support organiza
tion composed entirely of mili
tary personnel.
As of July 6 the 52d Trans
portation Army Aircraft Mainten
ance Detachment (TAAMD) is at
tached to the 502d Aviation Co.
TAAMD's job of servicing and
repairing aviation units was for
merly handled largely by civilian
personnel. The advantage of this
new setup is that it enables the
division to get aircraft mainten
ance personnel when and where
needed.
The third echelon maintenance
men fix everything from the
motors to the wheels including
airlerons struts propellors etc.
The detachment is commanded
by 1st Lt. Robert R. Gosney
executive and production control
officer is 1st Lt. Maurice D.
Mason and the 1st Sgt. and main
tenance supervisor is M-Sgt. Billy
E. Voyles.
The organization is to be com
posed of 64 men including two
officers.
'Little Pierre' Cavorts At
North Fort Swimming Pool
Approached dubiously by all at
first Pierre soon charms the
most wary as he cavorts around
the pool.
Pierre who apparently became
separated from his mother was
captured by personnel of the 50th
Infantry 2d Armored Division
Site Support for North Fort Hood.
Knowing little about skunks
PFC Gerald Ogurkis a lifeguard
at the swimming pool and even
tual owner of Pierre quickly took
him to a veterinary where he
was deoderized. Despite this and
his tender age visitors still back
away when Pierre approaches.
Pierre consumes approximate
ly a half pint of milk daily in
four feedings from a bottle
equipped with a nipple. Pablum
is being introduced and an oc
casional grasshopper rounds out
his diet. Authorities state he will
be eating the usual skunk diet
whatever that is in about two
months.
Pierre's behavior so far his
been exemplary and a happy
summer is predicted for him.
The question is what will hap
pen to Pierre when the 50th In
fantry returns to South Fort?
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Decorated combat leader ca
valryman Olympic equestrian
Brig. Gen. Franklin F. Wing Jr.
completes his Army career this
month after more than 30 years
service to the Nation.
His last command is Combat
Command A 1st Armored Divi
sion the armored punch of the
Strategic Army Corps. Men and
tanks of the command will pass
in review tomorrow morning to
honor the retiring general.
At tomorrow's review begin
ning at 9 a.m. at North Ave. and
West Range Rd. bleachers will
be set up for members of the
military community and civilian
friends of the post who are cor
dially invited to attend both the
review and the 1st Armored Divi
sion 20th Anniversary celebration
after the review.
Distinguished guests at the
review will include Lt. Gen.
John H. Collier who was com
mander of Fourth U. S. Army
at the time of his retirement
Roy Smith chairman of the
Military Affairs Committee
Killeen Chamber of Com
merce and Maj. Gen. Edward
G. Farrand commanding
Fort Hood and the 2d Arm
ored Division.
Farewell honors for Gen. and
Mrs. Wing began July 15 when
the noncommissioned officers of
Combat Command A saluted the
general and his lady at an NCO
Club banquet.
A barbecue at the Killeen home
of Roy Smith honord the general
Tueday evening and officers wives
of CCA paid their respects to Mrs.
Wing at a coffee Wednesday
morning.
At a reception at the Officers
Club last night. Gen. and Mrs.
Wing met with their many mili
tary and civilian friends in this
area.
Officers of the command are
sponsoring a dinner this evening
at the Officers Club for Gen. and
Mrs. Wing.
Many battalions and smal
ler units also have arranged
activities in honor of the re
tiring commander.
The 13th Cavalry has establish
ed a "Wing Award" a large sil
ver cup to be presented to the
best company of the battalion
each year.
Fort Hood will bid farewell to
Gen. Wing with an Honor Guard
ceremony at the Main Gate at 8
a. m. Monday as the general
leaves the post.
The Honor Guard will be com
manded by Capt. Robert L. Le-
long Troop A 12th Cavalry and
will include a platoon of tankers
and color guard of Combat Com
mand A a platoon of infantry
and a firing battery of the 2d
Armored Division and a platoon
of engineers of the 35th Engineer
Group.
Music will be by the 266th Army
and 2d Armored Division bands.
Gen. Wing joined the fabled
7th Cavalry at Fort Bliss
Tex. after being graduated
from the U. S. Military Acad
emy in 1930.
After four years with the 7th he
went to Fort Riley Kan. for the
Regular Course Cavalry School.
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Gen. Wing To Be
Honored At 1st AD
Review Tomorrow
He stayed at Fort Riley for the
Advanced Equitation Course and
became a member of the U. S.
Army Equitation Team.
As a member of this team he
competed in international horse
shows in this country Canada
GEN. FRANKLIN F. WING JR.
2 Guardsmen
Are Cited
For Heroism
Soldiers Medals may go to two
Texas National Guardsmen for
risking their lives in extinguish
ing a gasoline fire that en
dangered the lives of several
men.
Sp-4 Aubrey R. Usery of Gar
land and Sp-4 Paul Fox of Kauf
man both members of the 49th
"Lone Star' Armored Division
are the men whom their bat
talion commander says he will
recommend for the medal given
for heroism.
A tank truck carrying 1200 gal
lons of gasoline and driven by
Fox caught fire while Usery was
pumping gasoline from the truck
into a heavy tank.
Usery was burned but grabbed
afire extinguisher and fought the
blaze. Fox grabbed another ex
tinguisher. Both men fought the
fire until it was extinguished
knowing that there was danger
of an explosion.
Yet his services have become
so valuable that the band mem
bers wouldnt think of getting rid
of him. He eats crickets and
right now as every year at this
time its cricket season at Fort
Hood.
DOWN-WING—Fort Hood Band's newest member is a foot-
tall long-beaked speckled-gray cricket eater. Actually' he's a
three and a half month-old heron who doubles as a cricket eater
for the band. He plays off key but his prowess as a cricket
catcher has earned him a first chair.
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Europe and Chile and his horse
manship won him a place on the
1940 Olympic Team. The games
were cancelled because of the
war.
He returned to the 7th Cavalry
in late 1940 and had advanced
through troop and squadron com
mander to regimental executive
officer when the 7th left for Aus
tralia in 1943. It was during this
time that Gen. Wing also com
pleted Command and General
Staff College.
He stayed with the 7th Ca-
valry in New Guinea and in
the Admiralty Island opera
tion. In Sept. 1944 he be
came executive officer of the
2d Cavalry Brigade for the
Leyte campaign and com
manded the 5th Cavalry dur
ing the Luzon operation.
It was during action in the Pa
cific Theater that Gen. Wing won
the Silver Star for gallantry in
action.
Among his other decorations
are the Legion of Merit Bronze
Star Medal with two Oak Leaf
Clusters and the Air Medal.
After World War II Gen. Wing
attended the first Command Class
at Fort Leavenworth Kan. and
then again was selected a mem
ber of the U. S. Army Equestrian
Team training at Fort Riley and
then in Germany for the 1948
Olympic Games in London.
He then served in Germany
in staff and command position
with the Constabulary and Se
venth U. S. Army returning
to the United States in 1951 to
attend the Army War College.
He then was Chief of Troop
Information in the Office of
the Chief of Information in
Washington and later was
Special Assistant for Reserve
Components in the Office of
the Army Chief of Staff.
After a tour in Koa at Eighth
Army Headquarters he was exe
cutive officer at the Armor School
Fort Knox Ky. until Dec. 1957
when he came to Fort Hood as
Chief of Staff III Corps. He was
promoted to brigadier general in
March 1959 and became com
mander of 1st Armored Division
in May of the same year.
When they- leave Fort Hood
Monday Gen. and Mrs. Wing plan
a trip to California Colorado the
eastern section of the country
and Canada.
Down-wing' Joins
Fort Ilood Band
The Fort Hood Band's newest
member plays off key idles most
of his time away sitting outside
the barracks on the mop rack
and can't stay in step.
Thanks to "Down wing"
that's his name the band has
probably the only cricket free
barracks on post.
"Down wing" is a bird
not to be confused with th&
other members of the band.
Hes about a foot tall some
what undecided in color and
has a long beak. He's been
variously identified as a yel
low or white crowned heron
or a lesser blue heron.
Whatever he is and attempts
are being made to find out he's
supposed to be wild and he's not.
Although allowed to come and go
as he pleases he has a perfect
conduct record. He has yet to go
AWOL or miss bed check.
Sp-4 Harvey Redak of West
Hartford Conn found him on
Golf Course No. 1. There had
been two of them in the nest but
one was dead so Sp-4 Redak
picked up the living one and car
ried him home.
He's been with the band ever
since eating crickets and sitting
on the mop rack. Occasionally he
attempts to play a tune obviously
influenced by his musical com
rades but about all he's managed
so far is a hoarse cronk.
Sp-4 Redak has done som?
research in an attempt to
classify the heron but says
it will be difficult until the
bird loses his juvenile plum
age. Right now he's sort of
mottled gray with some
brown and yellow.
The heron is believed to be pro
tected by federal law so Sp-4 Re
dak allows him to remain unfet
tered. So far the bird has shown
no desire to leave.
Whether his attachment is from
loyalty to his master or love
of crickets is not known. Only he
could tell and at only three and a
half months old he's a little
•young to be talking.
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