Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, October 30, 1964 Page: 2 of 20
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Pajre Two
Former CG
Gen. (Ret.) Bruce C. Clarke
former Fort Hood and 1st Ar
mored Division commander at
tended a party hosted by non-
at one of America's finest
posts.
1st AD
Scout Sections
[o Tests
BATTAIIC*
BUILDERS OF THE BEST—The 2nd Bn.
81st Armor "Gladiators" have anew sign proclaim
ing them the winner of the Commanding General's
Trophy as the best all-around battalion-sized unit
in the 1st Armored Division for FY 1964. The sign
was constructed by three PFC's and can be seen
in front of the Gladiators' headquarters at Battal
ion Ave. and 172d St. The sign builders are (from
left to right) PFC James V. Ledford (Hickory
N.C.) Co. PFC John H. Blair (Philadelphia
Penn.) Hdq. Co. and PFC Burleigh A. Hall Jr.
(Hayward Calif.) also of Co. C. (U.S. Army
Photo)
General Clarke
Compliments Post
Ol/Qlfir
Ilnnprcrn ianc* ^at
The civilians attending the
affair at the NCO Open Messi
were told that Fort Hood's post
war growth and expansion hasj
commissioned officers for Kil- been made possible by har-
leen's Military Affairs Com- monious relations and con-l
mittee. Icerted effort between the post)
Speaking to the NCOs Gen-[and its neighboring communi-|
eral Clarke told them they. ties.
were privileged to be serving! "This is the only post to be I
expanded since World War II
and you are getting many of
the things such as the new hos-
were
1st
AD underwent an annual scout
section reaction test.
Purpose of the test was to
determine the operational read
iness of each scout section un
der conditions simulating a
combat situation.
The scout sections were giv
en a problem with six situa
tions and were given four hours
to solve the problem. A sim
ulated enemy detail which con
sisted of a different platoon
each day acted as main re
sistance. The sections had to
.be on the lookout at all times
for simulated attacks CBR op
erations and artillery and mor
tar fire while staying on the
offensive.
78tli Arty Units Hits
100% In Bond Program
planned a longj
\dVcilI time ago" he said. j|
He described Fort Hood as
one of the Army's finest train-
ing areas for armored troops
70000
(JlIUGIgU since World War II was neces-
The nine scout sections of thejsary to accommodate the twoj
1st Squadron 1st Cavalry
acres added!
divisions now assigned.
General Clarke was intro
duced by Sgt. Maj. Andrew H.
as el I I I a
an in N O a
tary Affairs Committee Chair-!
man Roy J. Smith expressed
appreciation for the party. The
event was sponsored by NCOsj|
of Killeen Base III Corps Gar
rison and the 1st Logistical!
According to Capt. Nicholas
Krawciw (Philadelphia Pa.)
Troop commander and offi
cer in charge and chief um-j Command to repay a similar
pire of the test "The main
things we checked were
troops' reactions upon contact
with their opponents reporting
procedures and the proper use
of artillery."
event held recently at the Cow-j
house Motor Hotel with civi-1
lians as hosts.
Earlier in the day General
Clarke was presented the De- 1
Molay Legion of Honor Award!'
al ceremonies in Waco. It is
the highest award made by De-
Molay.
Choral Groups Sing
At 1st AD Services
The Choraleers and the Dor
ians choral groups from Mary
Hardin-Baylor College Belton
sang at 1st AD Protestant serv
ices at Brigade Ave. East
Chapel Sunday Oct. 25.
The groups have performed
at man\ social functions in the
Fort Hood area.
The 462 men and 26 officers
of the 2d Armored Division's
1st Bn. 78th Artillery attained
100 per cent participation in
the U.S. Savings Bond program
for September. Gary E. Furnace Co. B 142d
Richard J. Vallee Co. A
142 Signal Bn. 2d Armor
ed Division has been promoted
to sergeant.
In addition all E-7's andjSignal Bn. 2d Armored Divi-
above joined the Association oflsion has been promoted to ser-
the United States Army. igeant.
GUNNER CITED Expert machine gunner PFC Dargon
Johnson (Tampico S. C.) stands poised to repel simulated
attacks during a live-fire exercise in which he was cited
for his exemplary devotion to duty and soldierly skills.
Private Johnson is a member of Co. A 1st Bn. 46th Inf.
1st AD. (U.S. Army Photo by Sp-5 Gordon Patterson)
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Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, October 30, 1964, newspaper, October 30, 1964; Temple, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth254810/m1/2/: accessed May 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Casey Memorial Library.