The Georgia guardsman [Vol. 18, no. 3 (Sept.-Dec. 1968)]

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Armory Dedications JH[onor Loyal Guardsmen

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ADJUTANT

GENERAL'S

MESSAGE

GOVERNOR LESTER G. MADDOX
My Fellow Guardsmen:

MAJOR GENERAL GEORGE J. HE AR N

I would like to quote the following letter to me from the Chief, NGB:
"The Hollingsworth Board recommended that procedures be established to annually review the records of Army Nat ion al Guard
officers completing 20 years of service to select those who should
be retained in the ARNG. The DA staff study group concurred in the recommendation with the proviso that such reviews be conducted at DA level.
"A proposed NGR establishes a program which will carry out the Hollingsworth Board's recommendations and which may be accept-
able to DA. It will be noted that the proposed regulation provides
for: a. Boards to be established at State level with one member to be
on active Army officer. b. Approval of board reports by the Chief, NGB.
"It is believed that board membership which includes active Army officers and approval by the Chief, NGB, may be regarded as
essentially meeting the DA staff position that such boards be held at DA level."
I am deeply concerned over the failure of our officers to qualify themselves in their basic branch of service, and to further qualify themselves for promotion through career courses in their respective branches.
Your future in the Georgia National Guard is in your hands. You can make of it just what you want it to be.

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THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN
Vol. 18 Sep - Dec 1968 No. 3

A publication of the Department of Defense, Military Division, State of Georgia. Published in the interest of the Georgia National Guard and dis tributed free to members of the National Guard of Georgia. The Guardsman uses AFPS material.

HO NORABLE LESTER G. MADDOX GOVERNOR OF GEORGIA
MAJ GEN GEORGEJ. HEARN TH E ADJUTANT GENERAL
L T COL DOUGLAS EMBRY Editor
Publication and Editorial Office P . 0 . Box 4839
Atlanta, Georgia 30302
OUR COVER .
In November, two armory dedications of armories took place as the Monroe an d Cedartown units honored their two most famous hometown Guardsmen. In Monroe, General Hearn was cited far his many contributions to the National Guard and was escorted along with Governor Maddox into the Hearn armory for the ceremonies. Cedartown's First Sergeant Bridges had his name placed on the armory's front in recogn ition of his years of dedi coted service. Stories and other photos of these events appear else-
where in this edition.
"In its State mission, the Guard has been faced with a long, hot summer. It has also been faced with a lot of criticism- - criticism which has given a distorted picture of th e Guard's performance. For the fact is that in city after city, the Guard has done a first-ciass job."
Under Secretary of the Army David E. McGiffert
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Miss Elaine Welch, pretty employee of the USPFO for Georgia,
smiles in surprise to find she is the recipient of a vase of pink carnations as winner of the "Secretary of the Day" award of At Iant a's WGST Radio Station. Nomi noted for this honor by Major Dick Underwood, the faithful employee of nine years was understanderably pleased. Elaine is an Administrative Services Supervisor for the lucky USPFO, Lt. Col. George
Roberts.

Memorial Award
To GMI Graduate
Honors Stripling
An award honoring the memory of Lt. Billy Stripling will be given to a member of each graduating class of GMI "who most closely emulates Billy L. Stripling's desire, ambition and ability."
The Alumni Association of the Georgia Military Institute created the award at its second annual meeting at the Dempsey Motor Hotel in Macon. Lt. Stripling was killed in a motorcycle accident near his home in Dexter, Ga. in 1963- He was a graduate of GMI Class No. I.
In the resolution, Stripling was cited for succeeding in his goal of becoming an officer "through his redoubtable inner conviction that application, preparation, thoroughness and the willingness to struggle to gain the desired end would carry him through."

Change of Pace I
NGA-Ga Meets
In Macon 8 Mar
OFFICERS! Have you heard the news?
The National Guard Association of Georgia will have its annual meeting this year in MARCH not in September as it has for the past JB ye ars.
Colonel Holden C. West, Association President, has had his Committee on Arrangements preparing an excellent program for all the Georgia Army and Air Guard officers who plan to attend the twoday event at Macon's Dempsey Motor Hotel 8 - 9 March.
Officers are urged by Colonel West to make their reservation and plans to attend promptly. A full schedule of activities will assure all an enjoyable time white attending to the association's business for 1969.

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GENERAL HEARN IS CONGRATULATED BY THE GOVERNOR AT CONCLUSION OF DEDICATION ADDRESS. WAITING TO CONGRATULATE THE GENERAL IS CONGRESSMAN ROBERT
STEPHENS.

CAPT GEORGE J. HEARN Ill ASSISTS YOUNG GEORG E I V IN UNVEILING PLAQUE IN HONOR OF HIS GRANDFATH ER ,
MAJ GEN GEORGE J. HEARN.

Maior General George J. Hearn Honored
In Naming of Armory in Monroe; Dedicated by Governor

The National Guard Armory in Monroe was dedicated November lOth to Major General George J . Hearn, Monroe native and Adjutant General of Georgia. Governor Lester Maddox, in making the principal address at the dedication ceremonies, cited General Hearn for his "spirit" and "his constant dedication to the protection of the freedoms we enjoy." These traits of character, the Governor indicated, "earn him the gratitude of the people of Georgia."
General Hearn, a Guardsman for 43 years, rose from a private in 1925 in Monroe's Howitzer Company, 12lst Infantry, to the highest rank a Guardsman can attain, that of major general. He has served under five governors smce 1954 as Adjutant General and State Director of Civil Defense.
Brigadier General Sanders Camp
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(National Guard, retired), editor of the Walton Tribune , welcomed v1s1tors at the ceremonies and introduced the distinguished guests. After the Governor's address, Captain George J. Hearn, III reported on the history of the 100-yearold Monroe Guard organization.
Captain Mell A. Cleaton , commanding officer of Monroe's Guard unit, the ! 78th Military Police Company, hosted a tour of the armory and provided refreshments for guests.
General Hearn's distinguished career has brought him national recognition. Last October in Hot Springs, Arkansas he was presented the Distinguished Service Medal of the National Guard Association of the United States for his valuable service on the Department of the Army's General Staff Committee on National Guard and Re-

serve Policy and for his contributions as a member of the Executive Council of the Association.
The veteran Georgia Adjutant General has served during two wars . He was commander of an antiaircraft group during WW II , charged with the air defens e of the Panama Canal Zone. During the Korean War, he was again called to active duty, this time with th e National Guard's 108th Antiaircraft Artillery Brigade and served as its Executive Officer during the brigade's air defense of metropolitan areas of New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
In 1952, after returning to State National Guard duty, General Hearn was elevated to brigade commander and promoted to brigadier general of the line. He was federally recognized as a major general in 1961.
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FIRST SERGEANT BRIDGES RECEIVES THE CONGRATULATIONS OF HIS COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF AFTER THE GOVERNOR DELIVERED HIS DEDICATION ADDRESS. APPLAUDING
IN THE BACKGROUND ARE, L-R, STATE REPRESENTATIVE NATHAN DEAN, MAJ GEN HEARN AND BRIG GEN
CHARLIE F. CAMP, ASST AG OF GA FOR ARMY.

CONGRATULATING HIS FAITHFUL FIRST SERGEANT, CAPT SELWYN S. MORGAN, LEFT, COMPANY B COMMANDER, WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN GETTING THE ARMORY
NAMED FO R FIRST SERGEANT BRIDGES.

Armory in Cedartown Bears Name of Veteran FSGT Herbert R. Bridges

Cedartown's National Guard Armory was dedicated November 24, by Governor Lester Maddox, and named for Herbert R. Bridges, First Sergeant of Company B, 1st Bn, 108th Armor. Bridges has been a Guardsman since 1929 and a fulltime employee of the Guard in Cedartown since 1934 as administrative and supply technician .
!SG Bridges has not missed a Na tional Guard training assembly in his 38 years of service. He is the oldest active federal Guard employee in length of service and age.
Captain Selwyn S. Morgan, commander of the Cedartown Guard unit was host for th e dedication ceremonies. Major General George
J. Hearn, The Adjutant General of
Georgia; Brigadier General Charlie F . Camp, Asst. AG for Army; and
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Lt. Col. Forrest L. McKelvey, battalion commander, attended. State Senator W. D. Tripp, introduced the Governor, and State Representative Nathan Dean introduced GeneralHearn. Former members of Cedartown's old Company F, 122nd Infantry were special quests at the dedication.
In 1952, ISG Bridges was awarded the Distinctive Service Medal of the State of Georgia in recognition of his "exceptionally meritorious and distinguished service" to the National Guard and the State of Georgia. He has been awarded the silver boar's head appurtenance to his Georgia National Guard Service Medal.
His World War II duty was performed at Fort Stewart, Georgia with Cedartown's Battery F, 214th Coast Artillery (Antiaircraft).

202nd GEEIA Sq
Trains Air Force
Generally speaking, it is the regular troops who are charged with the responsibility of training the National Guard or Reserve Forces, whichever the case may be. However, the shoe is on the other foot as far as Lt Col George E. Smith, Sergeants Donald R. Lawhorne, Charles A. Nesmith and the other technicians of the 202nd are concerned.
The second contingent of Regular Air Force personnel are now at the 202d armory in Macon undergoing a special training program in "Outside Plant Construction". The troops are assigned to the 2862nd GEEIA Sq at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla, and the 2860th GEEIA Sq at Robins Air Force Base, Ga.
The school was planned jointly by the 202d and the Eastern GEEIA Region to enable the troops who complete the school to work in the outside plant construction career field.
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General Hearn Awarded National
Association's Medal For Distinguished Svc

One of the highest national honors that can be bestowed upon a National Guardsman has been awarded to Georgia's Adjutant General, Major General George J. Hearn.
In a surprise announcement at the conclusion of the annual conference of the National Guard Association of the United States in October, Major General James F. Cantwell, Association President, called General Hearn to the rostrum at the gala States Dinner and read the following citation:
MAJOR GENERAL GEORGE J. HEARN HAS HAD AN OUTSTANDING CAREER AS A NATIONAL GUARDSMAN, COVERING A SPAN OF 43 YEARS, DURING WHICH TIME HE SERVED THE STATE OF GEORGIA AND THE UNITED STATES HONORABLY AND WITH DISTINCTION. HE ENLISTED IN THE GEORGIA NATIONAL GUARD IN 1925, AND WAS COMMISSIONED A SECOND LIEUTENANT IN 1932. HE SERVED ON ACTIVE DUTY IN WORLD wAR II AS AN ANTIAIRCRAFTARTILLERY BATTERY, BATTALION AND GROl.fP COMMANDER.
GENERAL HEARN HAS SERVED AS THE ADJUTANT GENERAL OF GEORGIA SINCE 1954 WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME IN 195 7-1958 . FOR MANY YEARS HE WAS ASSIGNED SIMULTANEOUSLY AS THE COMMANDING GENERA L OF
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MAJOR GENERAL JAMES F. CANTWELL, NGA US PRESIDENT, PRESENTS CITATION TO MAJ GEN HEARN AT STATES' DINNER

THE 108TH ANTIAIRCRAFT ARTILLERY BRIGADE. HE SERVED ON ACTIVE DUTY DURING THE KOREAN WAR AS EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE 108TH BRIGADE .
GENERAL HEARN HAS MADE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF POLICY AFFE CTING THE NATIONAL GUARD OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE NATIONAL GUARD ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES AS A MEMBER OF THE GENERAL STAFF COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE POLICY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY AND OF T HE EX ECU TIVE COUNCIL AND IMPORTANT COMMITTEES OF THE NA TIONAL GUA RD ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES.

WHEREFORE, THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OF THIS ASSOCIATION HAS ORDERED AN D DIRECTED THAT THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL OF THE NATIONAL GUARD ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES BE AWARDED TO MAJOR GENERAL GEORGE J. HEARN.
T:o the applause of the 2,00 0 Guard delegates and their guests, General Hearn accepted the medal and citation. With him were thre e other distinguished recipients of the award: Major General Winston P. Wilson, Chief, NGB; Major General Edwin W. Heywood; Major General Charles H. DuBois, Jr. ; and Colonel William M. Blatt.
General Hearn led 25 Georgi a Guard delegates to the Association Conference held in Hot Springs, Arkansas 7 - 10 October.
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MAC RATES
116th MAG "C-1"
The Georgia Air Guard's 116th Military Airlift Group at Dobbins Air Force Base has been officially rated C-1, the highest category of operational readiness possible under the rating system of the Military Airlift Command.
The Georgia Air Guardsmen, who have been flying the mammoth Cl24 Douglas Globemasters on worldwide missions for two years, became the first of the Air Guard's nine CI24 Groups throughout the United States to achieve this high state of readiness.
Inspection of the 116th took place at Dobbins AFB 16 - 17 November when a team headed by Colonel Thomas E. McCabe of Hq, 21st Air Force, McGuire AFB, N. J. confirmed the operational readiness of the Guardsmen.
Lieutenant Colonel William R. Hudson, commander of the 116th, expressed his appreciation to the inspection team for its "manner and spirit" and told his key personnel at a critique Sunday afternoon that the attainment of this high goal "creates the responsibility of the unit to retain its level of readiness."
Brigadier General Charles S. Thompson, Jr., commander of the 116th Military Airlift Wing of the Guard at Dobbins, complimented Colonel Hudson, subordinate commanders and other key Air Guardsmen in the Group for their .noteworthy accomplishment.
The 116th Group was previously equipped with the C97 Boeing Stratofreighter - another four-engined, globe-circling conventional aircraft which the Group acquired in 1961.
The 116th's present CI24's are regularly flown to Vietnam, other parts of the far East, Europe and the Caribbean Area. Three or four flights a year are also made by the Air Guardsmen to Australia and" South America.
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Members of the Georgia Air Guard's I 16th Military Airlift Group Softball Team stand behind their championship and individual trophies at Dobbins AFB 8 December after winning the base tournament. Losing only one out of 19 regular season games, the "expert dribblers" had TSgt Marvin D. Sumners and SSgt James M. Samples as co-managers. In the group are Sgt James A. Dewberry, SSgt Herbert P. Wyatt, AIC Michael D. Bjork, AIC Donald P. Morris, AMN James A. Horne, Sgt Joseph D. Perkerson, Sumners, Maj William R. Moor, Samples, SSgt Roy E. Noggle, MSgt Gerald R. Nance, AIC Billy R. Noggle and SSgt James W. Bray. Team members not present for photo were MSgt Willie G. Davidson, TSgt Gary W. Seivers and MSgt Alvin H. Davis. Right Photo: Samples and Sumners receive awards
from Lt Col W. R. Hudson, Group Commander.

ANG'S 165th MAG
CITED FOR 0-J-T
The 165th Military Airlift Group at Savannah Municipal Airport has been cited for above-average performance in a nation-wide survey of on-the-job training programs of the Air National Guard.
The local unit ranked third among more than 80 Air Guard units in the country with an average passing rate on the technical exams of 81.7. The highest in the nation was 87.
A certificate was given to the base commander, Col. William F. Summerell, by the Department of the Air Force, National Guard Bureau.
More than 280 airmen of the I65th participated tn the 1967 training program in three levels apprentice, skilled and supervisor. The program is designed to train Air Guardsmen in aircraft repair and maintenance, radio and radar operation, motor vehicle maintenance and other technical fields.

Holiday In Europe?
Guardsmen - Are you interested in a Holiday in Europe?
The National Guard Group Travel Consultants hav e arranged for 14 and 21-day excursions to Europe as part of dedication ceremonies for a National Guard Memorial to be unveiled in Normandy, France, June 6th - 25th anniversary of D-Day.
If you are interested, contact the National Guard Group Travel Consultants, 711 Fifth Avenue, New York, N. Y., 10022. Dependents are also eligible to make the trip at special rates arranged through the National Guard Association of the United States.
SITS DOWN ON JOB
Chief Warrant Officer Wallace R. "Bull" Melton has completed 20 years of full-time service behind the same desk at Savannah's 118th Artillery Group Headquarters. The veteran artilleryman reached the milestone 8 December and says he has the calluses to prove it.
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CREW OF ANG C-124 GLOBEMASTER AT RAMEY AFB, PUERTO RICO, BEFORE TAKING OFF ON HISTORIC FLIGHT
NEAR POLE

AT SOUTHERNMOST CITY IN WORLD, PUNTA ARE NAS CHILE ARE, L-R, BRIG GEN STONE, COL PERKINS, MSG T
POTEET

Col Perkins' ANG Crew Flies To Southernmost City in World; Mission Supports Polar Expedition

A Georgia Air National Guard C124 crew in December became the first in ANG history to fly completely around the South American continent while performing a Special Assignment Airlift Mission (SAAM) in support of Operation Deep Freeze, 1969.
The Georgians flew 54 personnel , consisting of Navy, SeaBee and civilian scientists, to the southern-most city in the World, Punta Arenas, Chile . They arrived 13 December with their passengers and 6808 pounds of scientific inst_ruments and luggage in time to rendezvous with the U. S. Coast Guard Cutter Edisto. The Edisto, an icebreaker, carried the passengers and their cargo the remaining distance to Antarctica.
Hugging the shoreline, the Air Guardsmen flew south along the west coas t of South America. With normal navigational aids providing weak and unreliable signals, the Globemaster crew of the 116th Military Airlift Group depended heavily on the lone navigator, 1st Lt. J. L. Yeargan, who guided the aircraft chiefly by radar reierences to geographical features of the coast.
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At their destination, near the stormy and dreaded Strait of Magellan and Cape Horn, the Georgians met fabled pilot Max Conrad , who was ready to make the first solo flight across the South Pole. The 65-year-old Conrad was provided a navigational chart by Lt. Yeargan to assist him in his historic flight.
Lieutenant Colonel C. J. Perkins, Jr., aircraft commander and Director of Operations of the 116th Military Airlift Wing at Dobbins Air Force Base, Marietta, Georgia, led the crew of 11 Georgians. They had departed 9 December from Quonset Point NAS, Rhode Island and were routed via Ramey AFB, Puerto Rico ; Howard AFB, Panama Canal Zone; Lima, Peru; and Santiago, Chile to Chabunco Aerodrome, Punta Arenas. None of the crew had ever been to the remote base before , although MSGT Harry M. Smith, flight engineer,_
had been on the first C124 to fly over the South Pole in 1956:
All went smoothly for the Georgians throughou t the 15 , 500-mile flight except for a delay of 25 hours at Howard AFB caused by generator failure.

The return trip was by way of Buenas Aires, Argentina; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Recife, Brazil; Ramey AFB and back to Quonset PointNAS. Twenty-four passengers, including five scientists were returned to Rhode Island fr om Punta Arenas. They were in the Antarctic under government and college grants. Their research was in the fields of marine and animal life on the South Polar Continent. Cargo for the return trip consisted of specimens found by the research party, some of which was destined for the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D. C.
A government crisis in Brazil at the time the Georgians were transiting that country did not interfere with their mission, although diplomatic personnel mee ting their aircraft urged caution at the Rio and Recife arrival briefings.
Another factor affecting the flight was the equatorial weather in the Inter Tropical Convergence Zone. Thunderstorms were abundant in the area 10 degrees north and south of the equator, again giving the navigator and pilots additional use for their over-worked radar set. Returning home, after
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leaving the area of the worst weather, the radar became inoperative but was lat.er repaired at Ramey AFB.
Because of limited or nonexistent maintenance facilities at enroute and destination bases in South America, three additional crew members were aboard the C124 to insure that technical talent was available in event of any malfunctions. It required the combined efforts of all crew members for two or three hours after landing to prepare the aircraft for the next leg of the mission.
Among the other crew members were Brig Gen. Paul S. Stone, Assistant Adjutant General of Georgia for Air, and Lieutenant Colonel Tom Saffold, an official with Southern Bell Telephone Company. Both are aircraft commanders on the Cl24. Lieutenant Colonel Saffold was given a line check by Colonel Perkins on the leg from Recife to Ramey.
Other crew members were MSGT
0. B. Poteet, MSGT J. F. Sistrunk,
both flight engineers, MSGT G. S. Perry, loadmaster, and Air Guard Maintenance specialists SMSGT W. G. Darnell , MSGT E. Ingle and MSGT B. L. Parson.
The entire mission required 80.9 flying hours in covering the 15,5 18 miles. Seventy-eight passengers were airlifted a total .of 405, 197 passenger miles. Over seven tons of cargo were hauled 51,279 ton miles.
A scheduled 48-hour crew rest at Rio was cut to 24-hours by the Georgians to make up for the maintenance delay in Panama. The aircraft arrived at Dobbins AF B at 2:25 a.m. EST 19 December after a memorable mission completed for the Military Airlift Command.
Colonel Perkins termed it "an exercise in crew coordination that resulted 1n tremendous tra101ng experi ence for future missions when we are again required to fly to such remote areas of the world." In November, the ll6th MAG was
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CREW MEMBERS OF C- 124 GLOBEMAS T ER OF 11.6TH MILITARY AI RLIFT GROUP AFTER THEIR RETURN FROM AUSTRALIA. AIR GUARDSMEN FLEW ELECTRONIC GEAR "DOWN UNDER" FOR NATION'S SATELLITE MAPPING
MISSIONS .

ANG Flight to Australia Assists Army Mapping Service

An electronic satellite tracking station was the cargo for a Georgia Air National Guard Cl24 crew to fly to Darwin , Australia on 8 October. Part of equipment to be used for the Army Mapping Service, the tracking station consisted of radar and telescopes, antennas, electrical instruments and generators.
Commanded by Lt Col Paul E . Fuder, the Cl24 Globemaster of the 128th Military Airlift Squadron picked up the cargo at Andrews AFB, Maryland and flew to Travis AFB, California . Overseas l egs were to Hickham AFB, Hawaii, Wake, Guam, Darwin, Momote Apt in the Admiralty Islands, Port Mose-
rated C-1, the highest possible under the MAC rating system , after Z1st AF evaluators conducted an intensive ORl. The ll6th was the first ANG C l 24 Group to merit the top rating.

by , Kwajalein , Hickham and return to the U. S.
The Royal Australian Air Force painted a kangaroo on the C124 in recognition of their long flighr. "down under." It was, however , only one of several flights that have been made by the Georgia Air Guardsmen to that remote continent.
By the time they returned to Dobbins, the crew had accumulated 105 hours flying time during the 14-day mission. Participating in the flight were L t Col Fuder, Air-
craft commander; Lt J. A. Sinclair,
co-pilot; Major C. E. Mahaffey,
navigator; Lt J. L. Yeargan, navi-
gator; TSGT D. E . Prevatte and TSGT C. W. Hopkins, flight engineers; MSGT R. A. Groom, flight engineer flight examiner; SSGT W. D. Gill, instructor load master; AMN W. L. Thompson, student
loadmaster; and J. E . Anderson,
flight mechanic.
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Thomaston's Co B (), lst Bn, !21st lnf, swore in a record 35 recruits on August Jrd, bringing the unit up to a priority aggregate strength of 127. Swearing in the happy new wo~riors_of the Guard is Copt Billy M. Phillips, Commander. W1th h1m ore First Sergeant Thomas J. Nelson, and Stoff Sergeant Ernest L.
Gore, Unit AST.

Li eutenont Colonel John McGowan (now a .full colonel) i s shown with Major (now lieutenant colonel) George Goines at their headquarters building at Fort Stewart Iest summer. Colonel McGowan is the new commander of the I 18th Artillery Group, and Lt. Col. Goines has assumed command of the Elbe rton
bottol ion.

NG RIFLE RANGE
AT SIX FAIRS
The Georgia Army National Guard's mobile Air Rifle Range was set up at six fairs in the State during the period 16 September to 2 November giving instruction on firearm safety to 8,313 youths.
Guard organizations in Rome, Waynesboro, Tifton, Waycross, Moultrie and Savannah sponsored the exhibit. It was the second year in a row that the State Department of Defense has made the display available in cooperation with the Daisy-Heddon Company of Rogers, Arkansas.
There was n0 charge for youths, both boys and girls ages 10 to 14, to step up to the firing line and get expert advice from veteran Guardsmen . The kids, all sizes, shapes and colors, were enthusiastic about the range and were allowed 10 shots each. They were then given their regulation targets and a pocket-size card designating them "National Guard Junior Sharpshooters.''
Savannah logged in the most young shooters with 2400 on the books-. Little Waynesboro was next with 2100 and Rome signed up 1437. Tifton had 1295 , Moultrie 639 and Waycross 422.

Kersey Promoted
To Full Colonel
A veteran Army National Guard Officer from Macon, Col. Ben L. Kersey Jr. , has been promoted to full colonel and appointed Chief of Staff of the Georgia Emergency Operation Headquarters.
Col. Kersey received the eagles of his new rank September 19, 1968. He had previously served as a lieutenant colonel with the assignment of G-2 (intelligence officer) of the Georgia EOH, which is commanded by Brig. Gen . Andrew W. McKenna of Macon.
The Georgia EOH was formed last January as a headquarters to direct and coordinate Guard .forces committed in civil disturbances. As Chief of Staff, Col. Kersey succeeds Col. James E. Slayton, Augusta, who was promoted to deputy commander, Georgia EOH.
Col. Kersey has more than 28 years Guard service. He enlisted as a private in Brunswick, Ga., in June 1940, and later served as an officer with the famous 121st (Grey Bonnet) Infantry Regiment in the European Theater during World War II. He was awarded the Combat Infantry Badge, Bronze Star with cluster, and other medals.
Col. Kersey held a number of staff positions in the 48th Armored Division, which was disbanded in

GA ANG LOSES
LT COL ELLEN JONES,
WAS FIRST NURSE
The Georgia Air National Guard has lost its first nurse to ever become a member. Lieutenant Colonel Ellen Jones , who joined the 116th USAF Dispensary 30 July 1955 , died 11 December in an Atlanta hospital.
Stricken with cancer several months ago, Lt Col Jones continued to carry on her duties in the ANG as long as she was able. As Chief Nurse of the Dispensary, she won the Distinctive Service Medal of the State of Georgia in August for her "high qualities of leadership and esprit de corps."
Lt Col Jones was an instructor in Orthopedic Nursing at Georgia Baptist Hospital and was a member of the Grace Methodist Church.
She was given full military graveside services in Rome, hom e of her parents. Services were performed by Chaplain (Lt Col) Robert C. Pooley, Chaplain of the 116th Military Airlift Wing. Members of the Georgia Air National Guard served as active and honorary pallbearers.
the Guard reorganization effective January 1, 1968.

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Veteran Savannah Artillery man, Col "Ed" Evans, Retires as General

Colonel Richard E. Evans Jr., veteran National Guard officer who conceived the idea of "shooting" medical supplies to American units cut off by the Germans during WW II, has retired from the Guard after 36 years of "honorable and faithful service."
Upon completion of his service December 9, the Savannah officer was promoted to the retired rank of brigadier general. General Evans was honored at retirement ceremonies December 7 at the Savannah armory of the 118th Artillery Group, which he commanded.
For his dedicated service, General Evans was presented the Georgia Distinctive Service Medal at the ceremonies by Major General George J. Hearn, Adjutant General of Georgia.
General Hearn cited the veteran artilleryman for his "exceptional professional ability, vigorous leadership and complete devotion to duty." His fellow Guardsmen, city and county officials, also honored General Evans with citations and gifts.
Evans was a major in the 230th Field Artillery Battalion during the Battle of Mortain in Normandy when a German counter-offensive sealed off American units of the First Army. Evans, serving as a plans and training officer, devised the method of emptying 105mm and 155mm smoke shells and putting in vitally needed first aid supplies such as bandages, sulfa drugs, morphine syrettes and units of plasma. This was the first time artillery had been used to "fire" medical supplies to surrounded troops,
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DISTINCTIVE SERVICE MEDAL HONORS COL EVANS FOR "LEADERSHIP"

STAR OF BRIGADIER GENERAL PINNED ON BY GENS HEARN AND DAVIS

For this and other achievements during his tour of duty in Europe 12 Feb 44 to 5 Aug 45, he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, EuropeanAfrician-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with five Battle Stars, French and Belgian Croix de Guerre and the Georgia Distinguished Foreign Service Medal.
Evans' military career began 4 Aug 1930 when he joined the Savannah Guard's 55th Field Artillery Brigade. He was commissioned second lieutenant 12 June 1939. Mobilized for WW II service 16 Sep 1940, with Savannah's 118th Field Artillery Regiment, he was serving as executive officer of the newly created 230th Field Artillery Battalion when the unit landed at Normandy on D-Day plus
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After the war, he returned to Savannah and assisted in the formation of new National Guard artillery units. With the rank of lieutenant colonel, he became executive officer of the 230th FA Bn 22 April 1947 and in 1949 transferred to the staff of the 48th Division Artillery. In 1960, he assumed command of Savannah's 1st Howitzer Battalion, 118th Artillery.
He became commander of the 118th Artillery Group 1 Jan 1968 upon the Group's formation from elements of the 48th Division Artillery.
Lieutenant Colonel John E. McGowan of Milledgeville was appointed by General Hearn to succeed General Evans. McGowan, former commander of Elberton's 1st Battalion, 214th Artillery, has been promoted to full colonel.
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DANCING FOLLOWS BANQUET AT DESOTO HILT ON

Col Holden C. West Takes Over From Brig Gen Charles Thompson And Will Sound Gavel of NGA Ga at Macon

The National Guard Association of Georgia convened in Savannah at the new DeSoto Hilton Hotel 7-8 September as President Charles S. Thompson, commander of the 116th Military Airlift Wing, Ga ANG, rapped the gavel for the attention of the 450 officers.
Gathered fo r the association's 20~p post-war conference, the officers heard speeches by Lt Gov George T . Smith; Lt Gen John L. Throckmorton, CG of the Third U. S. Army; Brig Gen Leonard C. Ward, Asst Chief, NGB for Army;
and Major General James F. Cantwell, President of the National Guard Association of the U.S.
General Thompson, with parliamentary aplomb, reigned over the deliberations with expertise u~til the end of the busy sessions w.hen president-elect Colonel }{olden C. West was installed as the new president. Elected president-elect was Colonel Clarence B. hwin. New Vice Presidents named were Major Jimmy Cornett, Lt Col Raymond T. Grant and Lt Col

Aubrey Prosser. Lt Col Ben Kersey was reelected Secretary-treasurer. New members of the board of directors are General Thompson and Lt Col Thomas M. Daniels.

The 1969 meeting will take place in Macon on March 8-9.
Colonel Creighton L. Rhodes was general chairman of arrangements for the Savannah conference.

NEW OFFICERS: ( L - R) (TOP) LT C P ROSSE R, LTC GRANT, MAJ CORNETT, LTC KERSEY: (BOTTOM) COL IRWIN, COL WEST, BRIG GEN THOMPSO N

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A tlanta Journal's
G old Meda II ions
Honor Guardsmen
A t Ft. McPherson
The fifth annual Atlanta Journal Army Achievement Awards ceremony honored three outstanding Georgia National Guard enlisted men in a review at Fort McPherson November 16.
The Gold Medallion Award was established to recognize the achievements of reserve component members in summer field training and in armory training. Recipients are nominated by unit commanders for their outstanding performance of duty.
National Guard winners were selected by the Georgia Adjutant General.
John Crown, City Editor of the Atlanta Journal, accompanied by Lieutenant General J. L. Throckmorton, Commanding General, Third U. S. Army, made the award presentations.
This year's recipients are from Elberton, Waynesboro, and Savannah.
They are: First Sergeant George R. Bailey, Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 214th Artillery, Elberton, Ga.; Staff Sergeant Wilbur J. Dowd, Battery B, 2nd Battalion, 214th Artillery, Savannah, Ga.; Private First Class Kenneth W. Johnson, Battery C, 1st Battalion, 214th Artillery, Waynesboro, Ga.
SEP DEC 1968

FSGT GEORGE BAILEY RECEIVES MEDALLION FROM EDITO R
SSGT WILBUR DOWD IS CONGRATULATED BY MR. JOHN CROWN
JOURNAL CITY EDITOR GIVES AWARD TO PVT KEN JOHNSON II

THE GEORG IA GUARDSMAN--------------------------------------------------------------------

National Guard Father Writes Proudly of Son

LTC Thomas M. Daniels, Jr. GaNG

I'm certain all fathers take extreme pride in the accomplishments of their children, particularly their sons. Such is the pride I feel for my son, Captain Thomas M. Daniels, III. The NG should also be proud of this young Captain on Active Duty because it was through the Georgia NG that he began his military career.
Recruit Daniels was enlisted into Hq Btry, 48th Armd Div Arty on 21 Jan 1963 by CWO Irby A. Jenkins. He had just turned 17 years of age and felt the Guard was the place for him. He attended recruit classes until graduation from High School. He completed his 6 months Active Duty tour at Fort Sill, Oklahoma to include the Artillery Radio Maintenance Course.
The following summer he attended OCS at the Infantry School. I was trying to sell the Artillery School but he preferred the more physical challenge of Ft. Benning. He was graduated from Ft. Benning OCS in August 1964. He was now 18 years old and could not be commissioned in the Guard until the completion of 2 years service in January 1965.

Lt. Daniels completed the B.O.C. and started Jump School. Immediately upon completion of Jump School he entered the 9 weeks Ranger School. While in Ranger School he made application for Special Forces and was one of a very limited number from his class that was selected for the Green Beret.
He successfully completed Ranger Training and was assigned to the 3rd Special Forces Group at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina. Shortly after arriving at Ft. Bragg he volunteered for a Scuba Diving Course.
His SF training was continued at Ft. Bragg until he received orders for Viet Nam in October, . 1967. Just prior to departing for Viet Nam he was married to Miss Carmen Hill of Fayetteville, N. C.

In November 1967 Lt. Daniels was assigned to the 5th SF Group in Viet Nam. He served as an Advisor on an A Team and later was assigned to the IV Corps Mobile Strike Force as an A T eam Commander. Capt Daniels (then 1st Lt) was awarded the Army Comme ndation Medal for Heroism in ac tion in Viet Nam on 18 January 1968. He was cited for leading an a ssault team on a VC stronghold to recover bodies of Special Forces personnel overrun by the VC.
Capt Daniels be~ame cri t ically ill in March 1968 and he was evacuated to Japan and later to the U. S. He was promoted to the rank of captain in April.
On May 21 he was awarded the Bronze Star for Heroism in action in Viet Nam on December 13, 1967. He was cited for holding off a VC force in an ambush area s ingl ehandedly.
Presently Capt. Daniels is at Ft. Benning on temporary duty. On January 29 he is to begin his second tour of duty in Vietnam.

Many fathers have had the privilege of pinning 2d Lt' s bars on their sons but you have to experience it to get the full impact. t\~ a Lt. he was assigned to "A" Btry, 1st Bn , ll8th Arty, 48th Armd Div Arty.

He made application for Jump School at Ft. Benning and also Ranger Training. Being unable to attend these schools through the Guard, he decided to make application for Active Duty. He was ordered to Ft. Benning in April 1966 to attend the Infantry Officer's Basic Course.

Maj o r Wil liam S. Jones (right), Presiden t of t he Chatham Art illery, and LTC Thomas M. Daniels, Jr. , (left), Vice P residen t o f the Ch athams, ore shown examining a Chatham Artillery uniform to be added to the historical museum in Savannah. It was o nc e worn by IL T Armin B. Palmer of the Chathams during t he Spanish American War. The uniform, complete with boots and hat, was recently presented to the Savannah org.anization by Miss Vera Palmer, sister of the
Iate Arti II eryman.

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