Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, August 26, 1960 Page: 1 of 12
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VOL. 18 NO. 22
AER Fund
Drive Hits
$12467
With two weeks remaining in
the AER campaign Fort Hood
and Killeen Base have contribut
ed $12467.00.
This represents approximately
two-thirds of the total goal of $18-
200.
When the Armored Sentinel
went to press the number of
units reporting 100 per cent con
tributions remained unchanged
from last week when 22 reported
reaching the goal.
AER officials said this week
that with contributions totaling
more than two-thirds of the goal
Fort Hood should reach or go
over the mark by Sept. 9 the day
the campaign closes.
Officials look forward to heavy
contributions the week of pay day.
66th Armor
Cited For
Achievements
In a lOday period the 66th
Armor has. made superior in its
Command Maintenance Inspec
tion achieved 100 per cent AER
contribution and received the Min
ute Man and the 2d AD Most
Improved Mess Awards.
Commanded by Maj. John S.
Howland in the absence of Lt.
Col. John S. Nickell who was
on temporary duty at Fort Polk
the battalion gained on overall
Superior from all technical serv
ices and received an overall
grade of 96.84 on the CMI with
each company making Superior.
Two days after the AER
drive was officially launched
the 66th had reached the 100
per cent mark.
The Minuteman Award came as
a result of the battalion's 72 per
cent participation in the Savings
Bond Program with 4 out of 5
companies achieving 65 per cent
or better. Company C winner of
three previous awards in succes
sion led the other companies
with 91 per cent participation.
Company also received the
award for the most improved
mess in the 2d Armored Division.
The award of $20 was accepted
by Capt. George. Angus com
pany commander and SFC. San-
ford Keasler mess steward.
All awards were made in cere
monies conducted by Brig.Gen.
Ralph E. Haines.
A Fort Hood master sergeant
who teaches military subjects
during the week and Sunday
School on Sunday is the Fourth
Army Outstanding Soldier of the
Quarter for E-5 and above.
M-Sgt. Joseph Morasco instruct
or of tactics at the Fort Hood
P'NOC Academy won the honor
over seven other competing from
various Fourth Army installations.
He advanced through NCO
Academy Garrison and Fort
Hood it on during
the month of June and then won
Fort Hood soldier of the quarter
over the April and May winners.
Reward for his efforts is a
tailor made dress blue uni
form .$120 in cash and a f-
day expenses paid vacation to
San Antonio for himself and
his family.
While in San Antonio he will
serve as one of. the Aides de
Camp of Lt. Gen. Edward T.
Williams Fourth Army Command
As Of Friday
Morning August 26
"OLD MAN" AND SON—Same name same unit. different
job. Pvt. Jack A. Willette newly assigned to Hq. & Hq. Co. 66th
Armor 2AD explains his job as personnel clerk to his father
M-Sgt. William L. Willette who is the battalion maintenance
sergeant.
Ft. Hood Phase
Photo Contest
Winners Named
Lt. Sam R. Wilson of the Post
dominated the Fort Hood phase
of the Army Wide photography
contest.
Lt. Wilson won eight places in
the contest taking two first
places one second place and five
honorable mentions.
His shot Of Monticello the horn
of Thomas Jefferson won a first
place in black and white cate
gory and a shot of some Blenko
glass bottles won him a first in
the color category.
A picture of his son playing
took second place in the
babies and children category.
Other winners in the contest
were:
Sgt. Robert E. Flinchbaugh a
In Soldier Of Quarter Competition
M-Sgt. Morasco Named
4th Army's Top Soldier
er. The Morascos—his wife Bar
bara and daughter Joan go
ing with him—will be given a
sight-seeing tour of the city dine
with various civic clubs and in
general receive the VIP treat
ment.
Sgt. Morasco says teaching or
at least education is in his
blood.
He's been teaching at the NCO
Academy since 1954 and is a Sun
day School teacher in the Junior
Dept. at Killeen's First Baptist
Church.
When he retired' in 1963 the
38-year-old Morasco plans to en
ter the University of Florida
where he will major in second
ary education.
During liis spare time he
is taking college level courses
and currently has 10 hours
credit.
In addition he's helping put
three step sons through college
Give Accidents A Holiday
I960
FORT HOOD
Traffic Toll
Deaths 8
Injuries 82
1959
FORT HOOD
Traffic Toll
Deaths 16
Injuries 70
Total Traffic Deaths
And Injuries Last
Year At This Time
second and third place and three
honorable mentions.. «...
Pvt.- William K. Daby a third
and fourth place and an honor
able mention.
Sgt. Billy J. Palmer two hon
orable mentions.
Sgt. William Greer two hon
orable mentions.
And SFC Julius H. Doggett
and Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Rich-
and F. Wersing both with
one honorable mention.
All photographs winning an hon
orable mention or higher will be
placed in the Fourth Army phase
of the All-Army Contest.
Judges for the contest were
Tom K. Dryk of Dryk's Studio
in Temple Walt Hawkins of Haw
kins Studio in Temple and Robert
DeBolt of Wallace Studios in Kil
leen.
One is a senior at Abilene Chris
tian College and the other two
are enrolled in North Texas State
College.
Sgt. Morasco originally from
Batavia N.Y. entered the serv
ice in 1942 serving in the U.S.
Navy until 1945. He entered the
Army the following year.
Overseas he has served in New
foundland the Pacafic Japan and
Korea. His decorations and
awards include the Bronze Star
Medal the Good Conduct Medal
Service Medal U. S. Service
with clasps the Asiatic Pacific
Medal Victory Medal Army Oc
cupation Service Meadl Korean
Service Medal and Combat In
fantryman Badge.
Sgt. Morasco joined the
Academy in 1954. He has
taught nearly every subject
the school offers and is cur
rently teaching small armor
team tacics.
Chief Instructor of the Acad
emy's Leadership School Cap.
Joseph Vann says Sgt. Morasco
"is one of the most outstanding
military instructors I've ever
seen. He is exceptionally adept in
integrating many military sub
jects in his instruction. This is
especially valuable in a tactics
instructor since in order Jo un
derstand tactics the student must
have a background knowledge in
map reading artillery weapons
logisics and oher subjecs."
Other posts competing in the
Fourth Army Contest were Ft.
Sill Ft. Bliss Camp Walters Ft.
Sam Houston VIII Corps (re
serve) XIX Corps (reserve) and
Fourth Army Recruiting District.
The Morascos live a 6005 Minue
Rd. They will leave for San An
onio
Aug. 29.
Atrnm
Pvt. Willette
Finds Home
In The Army
When Pvt. Jack A. Wil
lette joined the ranks of
Headquarters Co. 66th Armor
2d Armored Division he was
literally welcomed by the
"Old Man."
His father 17-year veteran
M-Sgt. William L. Willette is
battalion maintenance ser
geant for the 66th.
Fort Hood figured into the
Willette story from the very
beginning. The first time fa
ther Willette saw his son was
at Fort Hood during the war.
His son was born in the
state of Washington while Sgt.
Willette was training in Vir
ginia. When he was transfer
red to Hood he was joned
by his wife and their 10-
month-old son.
The 17-year-old Pvt. Willette
is a clerk in the battalion
personnel section.
This is believed to be the
only case at Fort Hood of a
father and son in the same
unit.
1st AD Assn.
Membership
Drive Underway
The Annual' membership drivt
for 1st Armored Division Associa
tion is underway. Enrollment fees
and annual dues are set at $1.50
each.
As an extra incentive the asso
ciation is offering two separate
awards to units with enrollment
of 50 per cent or more.
The Harmon Award is present
ed to the high battalion in the
command and to the high com
pany in each battalion.
The Old Ironsides Award is giv
en to each company or battalion
which enrolls 50 per cent or more
of its strength.
One of the highlights of the As
sociation this year is the annual
Reunion in Washington D. C. Au
gust 26-28. Maj. Lawrence L. Gols-
ton and Sgt. Maj. are the 1st
Armored's representatives.
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FORT HOOD TEXAS FRIDAY AUGUST 26 1960
Brig. Gen. Roland H. del Mar
new commander of CCA 1st Ar
mored Division will arrive here
today at 2 p.m.
The former Chief of Staff Plans
and Operations Allied Forces in
Southern Europe succeeds Col.
Charles J. Girard who will be
come Deputy Commander of the
division.
Gen. del Mar will actually
assume command Monday.
Following is a schedule of
events planned for the gen
eral and his wife upon their
arrival.
Saturday Aug. 27.
Conference between Gen. del Mar
and Maj. Gen. Edward G. Far-
rand 2d Armored Division and
Fort Hood commander at 9 a.m
Dinner party at Col. Girard's
home at 6:30 p.m.
Monday Aug. 29.
Honor Guard ceremonies at
Headquarters. Honor Guard
will be from CCA's Military
Police platoon. Color guards
will be furnished by various
battalions of the 1st Armored.
Formal briefing for Gen. del
Mar by Deputy Commander
and staff at 8 a.m. Reception
at Officers' Open Mess at 6
p.m. attended by 1st Armored
Division officers and their
wives Tuesday Aug. 30.
Introduction of battalion com
manders to the commanding gen
eral at 8 a.m.
Thursday Sept. 1.
Orientation ride through
unit motor pools at 8 a.m.
Orientation visit to each
unit area beginning at 9:30.
Friday Sept. 2.
CCA Staff and Commander's
Conference in CCA conference
room at 1 p.m
The general will make a formal
command inspection of each unit
from Sept. 1-5
Gen. del Mar was born in At
tica Ind. on Feb. 1 1908. He
attended Nicholas Senn High
School in Chicago where he first
received ROTC traning. In April
1932 he was commissioned in the
cavalry reserve.
Called to active duty in
June 1941 he was assigned
to the staff and faculty of
the Cavalry School at Fort
Riley Kans.
In 1943 Gen. del Mar became
the executive officer and later
Squadron (Horse) 29th Cavalry
TOP SOLDIER—In need of a suitcase stretcher is M-Sgt. Joseph Morasco outstanding soldier
of the quarter for Fourth Army. Sgt. Morasco tactics instructor at Fort Hood NCO Academy
his wife Barbara and daughter Joan leave for San Antonio for 5-day vacation. Sgt. Morasco be
comes the first Fort Hood NCO to win the honor since last July. (U.S. Army photo by Sp.
Belew)
Gen. del Mar To Assume
1st AD Command Monday
New CCA 1st Armored Div.
Commander Arrives Today
Regiment the last Horse Cavalry
unit in the Army.
After the war he was the exe
cutive officer and a squadron
commander for three years with
the Fifth Cavalry in Japan dur
ing its occupation.
He was also battalion comman
der of the 73d Heavy Tank Bat
talion Fort Benning Ga. and as
sistant G3 of Third Army Hq.
Fort McPherson. Ga.
Gen. del Mar was with the G2
in the Pentagon for two years.
Later he became Chief of Staff
Gen. del Mar
Kindergarten
Unders School
Registration Set
Make up registration for Kin
dergarten and Unders School will
be held Monday at 8 a.m. until
12 noon in Building 4819. School
Building next to temporary Com
missary Store).
Ages for registration are: Kin
dergarten four years eight
months on or before September
1 1960 Unders five years eight
months on or before Sept. 1 1960.
Please bring Birth Certificate
and shot record.
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of the 25th Infantry (Tropic
Lightning) Division in Korea.
After leaving Korea Gen.
del Mar became assistant Chief
of Staff G2 Third Army
Headquarters. Following this
he became assistant Division
Commander of the 4th Ar
mored Division at Fort Hood.
At Hood he was responsible for
the training of pocket replace
ments for the 3d Armored Divi
sion in Germany and then for
the training of the 4th Armored
Division gyroscope operations
with the 2d Armored then in
Germany.
After two years with the 4th
Armored in Germany Gen. del
Mar was assigned as the Read
iness Officer for Allied Forces
Southern Europe.
Gen. del Mar has attended the
Command and General Staff
School the Armored Forces Staff
College the Army War College
and various special courses at
the Infantry School Fort Benning
Ga.
Besides his theater service rib
bons he has twice been awarded
the Army Commendation Medal
and holds the Bronze Star.
He is married to the former
Elizabeth Kathryn Adams daugh
ter of Dr. and Mrs. John R.
Adams Ft. Wayne Ind. The del
Mars have one daughter Mareen
Duvall del Mar who is present
ly attending the University of
Grenoble branch in Naples Italy.
Next TI Topic
'STRAC-Ready
To Go Force'
The Troop Information topic
for the period August 29 to
September 3 is "STRAC-The
Ready To Go Force". The free
world is faced with two mili
tary threats: all-out war and
limited war. In order to cope
ly the limited war threat the
Strategic Army Corps (STRAC)
was created.
STRAC can provide individual
units or tailored forces ranging
in size from a reinforced com
pany to three full divisions. It
is literally the fire brigade of
the Army poised and ready to
move in a matter of hours with
weapons vehicles and missiles to
to an airfield or port of em
barkation. It is a strong versatile
organized trained and equipped
balanced f°rce designed or
ganized trained and equipped
to meet any enemy any time
any place. It is ready to em-
play weapons ranging from the
bayonet to the atomic warhead.
STRAC stands ready if trouble
comes. It can deal with limited
wars. It can apply that degree
of force necessary to counter any
threat and avoid the risk of all-
out nuclear war. If general war
should come it stands ready to
do its part. STRAC is the em
bodiment of its motto: "Skilled
Tough Ready Around The Clock."
Washington (AFPS) Gen. Ly
man L. Lemnitzer Army Chief
of Staff has been chosen by Pres
ident Eisenhower to become
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff.
His nomination to succeed Gen.
Nathan F. Twining in the two-
year position requires Senate con
firmation.
The general has long been as
sociated with planning and dip
lomatic missions. Early in WWII
he served on the staff of Gen.
Eisenhower in London and he
took part in negotiating the sur
render of the German armies in
Italy in 1945.
In 1955 he was the Army's
deputy chief of staff for plans and
research.
Gen. Lemnitzer has also had
numerous command positions.
In 1943 during the North
African campaign he com
manded an antiaircraft bri
gade. He won the Sliver Star
Fort Bliss the final round un
derdog stole two games from Fort
Sill Saturday to win the cham
pionship in the Fourth Army
Softball Tournament here.
The 85th Evacuation Hospital
representing Fort Hood in the
tourney was eliminated on the
third day of play.
Still undefeated going into the
final round dropped the first
game to Bliss 3-2 and complete
ly fell apart as Bliss won the
second game 14-2.
The Fort Sill WAC team won
the woman's championship on
Friday by defeating the Fort Hood
Tankerettes 12-6.
Tom Ressell the pitcher for
Fort Bliss was named the Most
Valuable Player for the men.
throughout the tourney he pitched
38 innings struck out 78 batters
allowed only 15 hits walked two
men pitched one no-hitter and
pitched one one-hitter.
Lucy Esquivel was the Most
Valuable Player for the women.
Gen. Lemnitzer Named
To Head Chiefs Of Staff
in Korea as commander of
the 7th Div. In 1955 he was
put in cammand of the U. N.
Forces in the Far East.
A West Point graciuate in the
class of -920 the Honesdale Pa.
native returned to the Academy
briefly as an instructor in philos
ophy. He also attended the Army
War College and Comr^-H
General Staff School.
No stranger to cloak-and-dag
ger activities Gen. Lemnitzer
once accompanied Gen. Mark
Clark to a meeting with pro-Al
lied French officers in North
Africa. Going by submarine they
met at a house near the beach
but had to make a hasty exit
when police came. Both generals
were drenched in the race back
to the s"hip but they got away
safely.
In another case he entered a
Swiss town dressed in civilian
clothes and told the townsmen he
was there to boy
a
dog which
—12 Pages—
CONFIDENCE COURSE—Because one of them may later save
his life the combat soldier has to acquire many skills. Making
like novice monkeys on Fort Hood's tricky confidence course
are trainees of 66th Armor 2d Armored Division. It takes a
combination of skill and guts to negotiate the 20-odd obstacles
of the course. Each trainee goes through the course twice in
first eight weeks of training. The course includes wide-rung
ladder climbing rope climbing barbed wire entanglements and
many more obstacles.
Ft. Bliss Wins
Softball Tourney
Pitching for Fort Sill she won
all four games the team played.
Col. Edens New
Exec. Officer
Of 2d AD Arty
Th 2d Armored Division Artil
lery welcomed the newly assigned
executive officer in a special pre
sentation ceremony last week
complete with 2d Armored Divi
sion Band.
Col. Walter A. Edens former
executive officer office of the Di
rector of Research and Develop
ment Department of the Army
Washington D. C. arrived at Di-
varty Headquarters last Friday
morning to assume the duties of
executive officer.
Brig. Gen. Robert Q. Brown
Div Arty commander accom
panied Col. Edens introducing
him to the unit commanders and
staff members.
he did. But his actual purpose
was a secret contract with a Ger
man Elite Guard officer to ar
range surrender meetings.
Gen. Lemnitzer served as Army
Vice Chief of Staff under Gen.
Maxwell Taylor and succeeded
him as Chief of Staff on July 1
1959.
GEN. L. L. LEMNITZER
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