The guardsman [Vol. 1, no. 2 (Dec. 1951)]

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THE ADJUTANT GENERAL'S MESSAGE
Fellow Guardsmen:
When the second edition of _The Guardsman reaches you, we will be nearing the end of another year. I hope we will all look back and give thanks for all the progress we have made in each individual unit. May we move into the New Year with a greater determination to make each unit of our guard the very best and finish 1952 at full strength, well trained and ready for any eventuality.
I wish for every Guardsman a glorious, healthy and happy holiday season.

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THE GUHRDSffiHn
Vol. 1 December, 1951 No.2

A publication of the Department of Defense, Military Division, State of Georgia. Published in the interest of the Georgia Notional Guard and distributed free to members of the Notional Guard of Georgia.

PRESSMAN BEN ELLINGTON looks over the first pages of The Guardsman as it came off the press in November. Mr . Ellington operates the new off-set press on which The Guardsman and the Civi I Defense Alert are now printed. Well-qualified to handle this highlyskilled job, Mr. Ellington has been operating similar type presses for several years.
NGB CANCELS RED BARBER RADIO SHOW
The National Guard Bureau has announced that the National Guard show featuring Mindy Carson and Red Barber must be cancelled. Since the National Guard depends entirely upon voluntary enlistments to ~ intain its strength, the cancelhng of these broadcasts will seriously handicap our recruiting efforts.
~lso the n~w recruiting aids w.hich each unit recently received Wlll be the last such aids that will be distribtued to units for some time. Therefore, all units are strongly urged to make the best possible use of these aids in distributing them wisely and conservatively.
DECEMBER, 1951

LT. COL. HOMER FLYNN Managing Director
CAPT. DOUGLAS EMBRY Editor
Publication and Editorial Office 935 E. Confederate Ave., S.E. Atlanta, Georgia
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Honorable Herman E. Talmadge
Governor of Georgia
Major General Ernest Vandiver
The Adjutant General
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The opinions expressed in THE GUARDSMAN are those of the Staff Writers of the publication and members of the Georgia National Guard and do not necessarily reflect any official views of the Adjutant General's Department of Georgia.
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OBSERVING lHE OPERATION of a giant radar antenna of the 154th Aircroft Control and Warning Group ore Maj. Gen. Ernest Vandiver, Gov. Herman Talmadge and Copt. Alfred Paul. They are shown on one of the 154th's mobile units in the field below Tulohoma, Tenn. Th! Governor and Adjutant General were on a visit to the former Air Notional Guard units at Sewart Air Force Base, 18 October.

THIS PATRIOTIC AMERICAN is Joe Citizen. He resides in Georgia near your local National Guard unit. He is a young and healthy specimen of manhood, but he is slightly uninformed about his opportunities in the National Guard. He would join your unit if he knew more about it. WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO ENLIST THIS MAN?
GUARDSMEN FLYING HOME IN ~GA PEACH'
The Adjutant General has ordered that the Georgia National Guard C-47 be utilized to the maximum in bringing men who are now stationed at Fort Custer, Michigan, and Camp McCoy, Wisconsin, home for the Christmas holidays. This was authorized at the request of Lt.
Colonel Albert J, Twiggs, Com-
manding Officer of the 250th AAA Gun Bn (90 mm) and Lt. Colonel
Henry J, Ellis, Commanding Officer
of the 101st AAA Gun Bn.
Airman (attending night classes at college) : " Does your history give you much trouble?"
Chic Co-ed : "No, not much . I don't think anyone around here has found out about it."

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"lrJBim: A:DJI. :BA:s;m: 1F L:O:G B 1l' M/Sgt Tarpley, T /Sgt Horne, T /Sgt Roberson, Capt King, M/Sgt Brock, T /Sgt Barber and M/Sgt Turner

Capt. King's Air Base Flight Crews the ~Georgia Peach'

By Sgt. Carlton Morrison
Flying the na tion's fl yinges t governor and other YIPs is a full-time job for Capt. John M. King and a half-dozen other Georgia Air National Guardsmen. Capt. King and his air crewmen during the last year have spent more than 20 da ys aloft, aboard the ir trus t y C-47, the " Georgia Peach", shuttling between Atlanta a nd almost every othe r se cti on of t he country.

"Actual air time we've logged since October 1950 totals 502 hours 10 minutes," <:apt. King, a senior pilot, says. "That's a lot of air time."
Capt. King sa ys that Washington is the most freque~t out-of-Ge orgia destination when the "Georgia Peach',' takes t o the air. But for a while, he sa ys, California was a close second. "We flew there four times between last December and June," two times carrying The Adjutant General, Maj. General Ernest Vandiver, and the governor, Herman Talmadge, to visit Georgia Guardsmen then in Federal Service at George Air Force Base. He says

the two other California trips were for transporting Georgia Guardsmen on leave to-and-from hoine.
Capt. King is commanding officer of the air base flight, Air Section, State Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, Georgia National Guard. His flying about the country is done in performance of part of the a ir base flight's two-fold miss ion: to furnish air transportation for official State' and National Guard business and to maintain Georgia Air National Guard facilities at Dobbins Air Force Base, Marietta. These facilities were vacated in October 1950 when the 54th Fighter Wing was called into Federal Service.

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Capt. King, a veteran B-29 pilot, flew bombing missions over Japan during 1945, for whi ch he was awarded the Air Medal. He graduated from Columbus, Miss. , flying school 9 October 1942 where he remained as instructor, advanced to George Field, Ill., and attended the Spe cial Ins tructor's Course at Bryan, Te xas. He was the n as signed on an Instrument Flying Proficiency Board in the Training Command and later graduated from the Air For ce Office r's Maintenance Sc hool.
An outstanding instrument pilot, Capt. King holds the coveted gre en card which gives him the authority to clear himself from airports under instrument weather conditions. He is a veteran of 2800 hours in the air, having flown B-29's, B-17's , B-25' s , B-26's and F-47's. Whi le overseas with the 20th Air Force, he was attached to the 73rd Bomb Wing based on Saipan, fl ying in the lead squadron.
Well-qualified and highly-skilled, Capt. King holds a Senior Pilot's rating, indicative of his having be en a commissioned officer for over seven years and having in excess of 2,000 hours flying time. He resides in Marietta with his wife and daughter.
The air base flight's chief of maintenance is M/ Sgt. Wm. B. Turner of Sandy Springs, and its operations specialist is T / Sgt. Archie N. Horne of Moreland. M/ Sgt. Russ ell T. Tarpley of Atlanta is crew chief for the "Georgia Peach". M/ Sgt. Olen B. Brock of Atlanta is crew chief for another aircraft operated by the air base flight, a B-26. T / Sgt. Judson Barber of Marietta is aircraft mechanic, and M/ Sgt. Roy A. Roberson of Atlanta is communications chief.
Ove rh eard: "You never ki~ s m e an y m ore . Why ca n't you be li ke t he man next doo r ?"
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Cpl: "And do you mean to tell m e that y ou have 365 days of sunshine a year in Texas?"
Tex an : 1'That's right, and that's a mighty conservativ e estimate."
DECEMBER, 1951

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48th DIV, AAA

CAMP DATES

SET FOR '52

Summer encampment dates for the

Georgia National Guard have been

set at a general conference on

field training at Headquarters,

Third Army on 13 November, accord-

ing to a Department of Defense

letter.



Again the training will be for a

period of 15 days, except for

advance and rear detachments.

The following sites and dates have

been approved for field training

periods for elements of the Georgia

National Guard:

l. The 48th Infantry Division in its entirety, less t.he 148th AAA AW Battali~n (Florida), will attend field training at Fort McClellan, Alabama, 27 July-10 August 1952,
inclusive.

2. The 214th AAA Group, with the 950th AAA AW Battalion and the 216th RCAT Detachment, wilf attend field trammg at C~mp Stewart, Georgia, 6-20 July 1952, inclusive.

3. Although not firm at th~s date, it is contemplated that the 201st Ordnance Medium Maintenance Company will be attached for administration, training, and.logistical support of the 48th Infantry Division for field training at Fort McClellan on the dates indicated in 1 above. It is also contemplated that State Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment.. will attend field training at this same location with exception to certain in4ividuals who will be attached to Headquarters, 214th AAA Group for Jield training at Camp Stewart, Georgia.

The total strength of the Georgia National Guard through 15 November
1951 is 5,362. Of this figure there
are 594 Army officers, 4,748 enlisted men, 8 Air Force officers and 12 airmen. Since the last strength report, there have been 39.. Army
reenlistments and 55 new enlistments.

MAJOR GRADY HEXT'S UNCLE UNKNOWN AUTHOR OF POEM

In last month's edition of The Guardsman we published an inspiring poem that happened to come into our possession entitled "The Boys of Sixty-one." At that time we did not know the creator of this outstanding work, so we signed the verse "Author Unknown."

To our pleasant surprise, a short time after The Guardsman was mailed, we received letters from the author's nephew and son who reside in Savannah By coincidence the ~uthor turned out to be the uncle of Major Grady P. Hext, Adjutant of our 48th Division Artillery. And it happened that Major Hext's brother and . son of the author has the
original manuscript of "The Boys of
Sixty-one". He is Lawrence P. Hext
Jr., Sales Manager of the Critz Buick Company in Savannah. Mr. Hext revealed that the poem was pub~ished first in the Savannah Morning News November 23, 1899.
Wrote Major Hext: "Uncle Lawrence was the uncrowned poet laureate of Georgia. He never wanted any public recognition for his work; he was a person who took great personal pleasure in gloirfying Georgia and the 'Lost Cause'. I ~ften asked him to publish a volume
of his works, of which there were many, but he never got around to it and passed away in December 1942."
We are honored to recognize the achievements of this great Georgian. We are indebted to Grady and Lawrence for their information and contribution of Mr. Lawrence's photo and "The Blue and ~he Gray" -one of his most f~mous poems.

Lawrence P. Hext, Sr.
"The Blue and the Gray"
I was born 'way down in "Dixie", 'Reared beneath the Southern skies, And they didn't have to teach me, Every "Yankee" to des pise.
I was but a country youngster, When I donned a suit of "Gray", When I shouldered my old musket, And marched 'forth the "Yanks" to
slay.
Four long years I fought and suffered, "Dixie" was my battle cry, "Dt'xt.e " onward and 1(.orewr.I Down in "Dixie" let me die.
And to-nite I'm back in "Dixie". Under "Dixie~s" skies so true, But to-nite I am attired, In a uniform of "Blue".

Your Anned Forces Are Short
300,000 Pints
of Blood

And to-nite a band is playing, 'Tis not "Dixie's" strains I hear, But the strains of "Yanke Doodle". Ring out sweet and loud and clear.
Long I listen to the music, By my side a comrade stands, And my comrade softly whispers: "There's no land like "Dixie"land".

a Month
CALL YOUR RED CROSS
TODAY!

Here to-gether were united, And it makes my heart feel glad, So I whispers to my comrade, "Yankee Doodle" ain't so bad."
Lawrence Porcher Hext, Sr.

DECEMBER, 1951

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STATE OF GEORGIA
EXE;CUTIVE DEPARTMENT ATLANTA

PROCLAMATION

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. ":HEREAS, Public Law 51 provides in Section 6(c) (2)A that' in any c~se
m which t.he Gov~rnor of any ~tate detennines that the authorized strengt~ of any or~mzed umt of the NatiOnal Guard cannot be maintained by enlistment'
or appomtment (1) of persons who are not liable for training arid senric~'

under such Act or (2) of persons who served honorably on activ,e duty between

September 16, 1940, and June 24, 1918, for a period of 90 days or more, but' less than 12 months in the ~my, the Air ~orce, the Navy, the. Marine Co~P.
the Coast .Guard., the Pub~IC Health ~ervice, or the Armed Forces ?f.. any

country alhed With the United States m World War II prior to September 2,

1915; and,

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WHEREft$, Public Law 51 provides that' after such 1!1 determinatioh b~

the Governor of any State and the issuance of a Proclamation to that effect,
or any person who, prior to attaining the age of 18 years and si~ months, ali<}
prior to the issuance of orders for him to report for inductio~, enlists ~ac

cepts appointment in any such organized unit shall be peferred from training and service under such Act so long as he continues to s~rve satisfactorily ~s

a member of such organized unit.



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NOW, THEREFORE, I, HERMAN E. TALMADGE,' Governor 'of the State

of Georgia, in accordance with Public Law 51, 82nd Congress, and by virt'uf?

of the authority vested in me as Governor of the State of Georgia, in ora~r

that the Georgia National Guard may discharge its responsibility to the'

security of the Nation, do hereby determine and proclaim tha:t the auihorize'd
strength of certain organized units of -the Georgia National Guard cannot )>e

maintained through the enlistment or appointment of persons referred 'to in

Sec. 6(c) (2)A of Public Law 51.


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AND I HEREBY direct the Adjutant General of Georgia to mainta:i~ a
current list of those organized units of the Georgia National Guard whlch have not reached or cannot be maintained at their authorized. stre'n:gihs ' a~ designated from time to time by the Adjutant General under my direct~on. '' '_

I also invite young men from the age of 17 to 18 years and six month$ to enlist in those organized units of the Georgia National Guard which are not at authorized strength and thus meet their obligation of service to their coun;. try while at the same time they continue their education or employment.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF:

By the Governor: 4

~apt. Jarvis,Is

: ~ignal _Ady~~o_r

. Th1;1 .new Sign.al Ad:visot~ Sen~~r
Afmy Instructor's., Off~c.e, .is Capt.

Henry Jarvis, succeeding . Lt .Col;
Halbert J, Slagle. Capt. Jmris; 3o,
fiN,Jt ' ~ntered the service : .22 July

1940, attended the. Signal" Eorp's
OCS at FU Monmouth, N. 'J~ and was

commissioned 2nd Lt. 6 Mlirch 1943.

During 1942 he was stationed in

the West Indies and South America

~qstalF_ng radio stations and .ra~ges for, the:; U. S. ,Air Corp~ ,. a,nd the . S.i,gnal J~orp". ~fter ,eomP,~e,t;ic;m " of

OCS ;and _the...Technical ,Intelligence

S.c.ho?l, . Camp Ritchie, ~d~,, , .Capi~'

Jarvis went to tfie South J;>acifu;:

Theater where for two yeins he

worked at the recovery and analysis

of captured Japanese radfo ,:and

radar equipment. This equipment

was . primarily direct cop;ies of

captured British and American ciadio

sets made in 1910-41.

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As Field Intelligence Officer of

Radio .and Radar Countenneastires,

GHQ, South Pacific, Capt; . .Jarvis
wa:s 'in Korea and Japan for a year

analyzin~rJapa:nese equipment; .. ,

Serving for a year in .Gennarty in

1946..;_47, he was on duty.with ' the
as Third Army- their Signal .Intelli-

gence Officer. In 1918, 49. and 50,

Capt. ' Jaf.vis was .Research ,Officer

of the Signal Corps Engineering Laboratories~, Ft. Monrriouth, .. N~ J,

Since ,,l ', Marc~ .1951, he lias ' been

Signal . Advisor to Regimental and

Battalion units .of the National

Gua~d~s. InfantrY' Diiisio11...

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Col; Slagle is ta report to -'I:ehe-

ran, Iran ~to ser.ve on the Military

Assistant and Aid Group as Signal

Advisor to the Iranian Army. . .

DECEMBER, 1951

Air Guard Units
Being Formed
States whose Air National Guard organizations have been ordered into active military service have been authorized to organize temporary units to prepare for the return of the permanent units to State control, the Air Force stated recently.
The interim organizations, to be activated at each ANG base six months prior to the permanent mit's return, will recruit and train new members and receive and store equipment for the units completing their active tours.
Under present plans the first such units will return in July, 1952.
Since enlistment periods for many ANG personnel will expire while they are in active service, the cadre units will be authorized to recruit up to 25 per cent of the present authorized strength of the permanent units. As soon as practicable after the return of the permanent units, the personnel, of the temporary units will be absorbed into the permanent organization.
Thirteen states whose ANG units were called into active service in October, 1950 for 21 months have been authorized to activate the cadre units in January, 1952. Locations of Georgia units will be: Savannah and Marietta, Georgia.
Under current plans, ANG units ordered into active military service before July 9, 1951 are scheduled to return to State control after 21 months. After that date, mobilized units will serve 24 months.
The KissI sipped the nectar from her lips As neoth the moon we sat, And wondered if I'd ever before Drunk from a mug like that.

POINTING THEIR POWERFUL 40mm Bofors (and loading dummy ammunition) in the direction of the photographer, these Georgia Guardsmen of the 950th Anti-Aircraft Bn practice firing their weapon on the familiarization range at Camp Stewart in August, The Guardsmen at the left are tracking a mythical enemy plane on their MSAJ Director which automatically computes the lead and crltitude and relays it to the weapon by the cables shown in the photo. Extreme accuracy is attained with this device by experienced Guardsmen.

He: "What would you say if I stole a kiss?"
She: "What would you say to a guy who had a chance to steal an automobile and only took the windshield wiper?"
DECEMBER, 1951

48TH RECONNAISSANCE GUARDSMEN of LaGrange attending the Armored Reconnaissance Leader Course, The Armored School, Ft. Knox, Ky . , are shown here before they departed . Little did they know that M/ Sgt. Robert 0 . Lewis, center, would be number one in the class of 74 in the first six weeks of the course. M/ Sgt. Lewis is to be commended for his excellent record. Keep up tl.e good work! Other LaGrange Guardsmen in the photo are, left to right, SFC Robert L. McCurry, Sgt. Melvin L.. Allen, M/ Sgt. Lewis, SFC Larry J. Hobbs and Sgt. Leroy Wadsworth.
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Commander In Chief Visits 154th AC & W Gp.

Sweeping and rotating radar antennas, humming and buzzing oscilloscopes and hospitable cordiality greeted Gov. Herman Talmadge and Major General Ernest Vandiver when on 18 October Colonel James C. Grizzard's 154th Aircraft Control and Warning Group was host to the Governor's party at Sewart Air Force Base, Smyrna, Tenn.
The former Georgia Air National Guard organization with headquarters at Dobbins AFB, Marietta, was called into federal service 8 January 1951 to complete the federalization of Georgia's Air Guard units. Gov. Talmadge's visit to the 154th was his fourth such visit to federalize.d Georgia National Guard units throughout the United. States.
The photos on this page depict

some of the activities and ceremonies Col. Grizzard planned for the visit. Upper left, Gov. Talmadge and Gen. Vandiver receive their honor guard upon alighting from their aircraft. Watching a large chart used in plotting the course of "enemy" aircraft, Gov. Talmadge and Gen. Vandiver, upper right, are shown the operation by officers and
airmen of the 154th. L ower right, they are shown the plotting board which tracks the pos ition of aircraft. Lower left, Gov. Talmadge addresses his former Guardsmen before they march in review. To the rear of the speakers' stand are Colonel Charlie F. Camp, Asst. Adjutant General, and Col. James D. Gould, a member of the State Senate's Armed Services Committee and a native of Brunswick. His son, Lt. James D. Gould, Jr., is shown to his

left. Lt. Gould is a member of the 154th's 129th AC & W Sqdn from Brunswick.
The 154th is composed of the ll6th AC & W Sqdn from Atlanta, the ll7th from Savannah, the ll8th from Charlotte and the 129th from Brunswick.
Besides visiting the units at Sewart and enjoying a meal in the airmen's dining hall, Gov. Talmadge and Gen. Vandiver flew t o one of the units in the field below Tulahoma, Tenn., where a tactical squadron was in operation. After viewing the highly technical equipment operated by the 154th and seeing his fellow Georgians serving their country, Gov. Talmadge praised them for their endeavors and wished them "God speed and a safe return to Georgia."

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D'ECEMBER, 1951

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Lt. Col. Theodore Goulsby

Oldest Active Guardsman

The oldest active Georgia National Guard officer in point of service is Lt.

Col. Theodore Goulsby, Public Information Officer of the Adjutant General's

Section of State Hq and Hq Detachment. Col. Goulshy first joined the Georgia

National Guard 28 November 1911, 40 years ago. His colorful career has been

distinguished by outstanding service in the Governor's Horse Guard, the 5th

Georgia Infantry Regiment, the 108th Georgia Cavalry and the 1st Cavalry

Division.

After joining the Guard, he served

for two years with Co E, 5th Regt., and transferred to Troop L, First

KOREA WOUNDED

Squadron of Cavalry. He served on the Mexican border in 1916 and 1917

NEED OUR BLOOD

and, without a break in service, served in World War I, landing in France in 1918. He was commissioned 30 June 1916.
Col. Goulshy was instrumental in reorganizing the Governor's Horse Guard in June 1921. Known as Troop C, 108th Cavalry Regiment, The Horse Guards were the honorary escorts on official occasions for the Governors of Georgia. They were as well known for their house shows as for their daring military riding. They led the region in polo, winning many trophies and other honors. Directing and assisting in these events, Col. Goulshy became a notable figure in the glory so rightfully earned by the Governor's Horse Guards.
For nine years Col. Goulshy served in active federal service during and after World War II, from 10 February 1941 to 24 March 1950. During this time he served with the famous First Cavalry Division in the Phillipines and Japan. He was the Executive Officer of the Prosecution Section of the International Military

The blood of our fellow servicemen is being shed daily in Korea. As the prime young manhood of our nation today, all National Guardsmen are urgently requested to make regular donations of blood to your local Red Cross. Our casualties have reached a horrible total of 100,000. Countless thousands of lives have been saved by whole blood and plasma, and there will be many more before a cease fire is arranged- if at all. The future of our country is depending as never before on the National Guard. Each of you must shoulder the everincreasing responsibility of a younger generation that will soon he guiding the destiny and strengthening the ramparts of our mighty nation. You are asked to give your blood now. Next year you may be depending on someone else.

Tribunal of the Far East engaged in

the prosecution and trials of major

Japanese war criminals.

prior to 1941. Col. Goulshy also

His many decorations include the served with Colonel Charlie F.

Legion of Merit for his service with Camp, Asst. Adjutant General of

the First Cavalry. His highest rank Georgia, in the Governor's Horse

was full colonel.

Guards.

After discharge from the regular

Still youthful despite his 59

service in March 1950, he served for years, Col. Goulshy retains a

a short time with the Officers Rew twinkle in his eye and an agile

serve Corps but soon rejoined his pace, indicative of a man who has

old friends in the Georgia National fully served his state and his

Guard, having served for many years country during the glorious and

with Brig. Gen. Joseph B. Fraser perilous times from 1911 to 1951.

DECEMBER, 1951

Lt. Col. Theodore Goulsby
Dalton Scouts Fi.re Small-Bore Course
Company H, 122nd Infantry, Dalton National Guard unit, will conduct a course in small-bore marksmanship for Cherokee District Boy Scouts, it was announced in November by Capt. W. R. Slate.,. company commander. The course, which will begin November 28, will be open to all registered Scouts and Scout leaders, he stated.
Planned as an annual event, the marksmanship course will run three consecutive Wednesday nights, beginning at 7:00p.m., at the National Guard Armory on Crawford Street. The instruction sessions will he climaxed by an entire day, Saturday, December 15, Oir the Catoosa rifle range, where Scout students will fire a prescribed course both for practice and record. All firing by Scouts will he done . with the .22 rifle. Scouts successfully completing the course and firing the required scores will he certified for the Marksmanship Merit Badge, according to Capt. Sl.ate.
M/ Sgt. Hugh Gross, who will head an instruction team of specially selected non-commissioned officers, states that the course will consist of lessons in rifle nomenclature, elementary ballistics, technique of fire, sighting and aiming exercises, triangulation, safety factors, and care and cleaning of the weapon.
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A-N-AF JOURNAL FEATURES GEN. FLEMING

The National Goard

BY 1\IAJ. GEN. RAYl\IOND H. FLEl\IING Chief, National Guard Bureau

THE National Guard, which since colonial days has proved its value to the

security of the Nation, has lived up to its

proud traditions during the present emer-

gency.

Organized and

t r a i n e d after

World War II as

an integral part

of the U n i t e d

States Armed

Forces with an

M - Day mission

of i m m e d i a t e

service in case of

aggression, the

National Guard

was ready in

July, 1950, when

Pres i d en t Tru-

man needed im-

mediate military man power to

lUaj. Gen . Fleming

meet the emer-

gency generated by the Korean situa-

tion.

Availability of trained and equipped Na-

tional Guard units permitted the dispatch

of urgently needed reinforcements to Ko-

rea without denuding the United States

of proper defenses. The national Guard

served a triple purpose: It supplied

trained men for full-time defense of the

United States ; it supplied badly needed

equipment to the Armed Forces; it sup-

plied specialists and units for combat

service. In addition, National Guard units

remaining under State control constitute

a powerful citizen-soldier force in being,

which is training to meet any calls that

might be mad e upon it in the futur e.

The National Guard, as it has in the

past, again has proved an invaluable and

relatively inexpensive form of military

national insurance.

The valor of National Gu ard co mbat

units in Korea, as part of our armed

forces, is a source of pride to every

Guardsman. But the contribution made

by the National Guard as a whole to our

active military forces during the past

year adds up to an impressive record.

Since President Truman issued the first

call for National Guard units more than

a year ago, the National Guard h as made

the following contributions to National

security:

A total of approximately 1,470 F ed-

erally recognized Army Guard units with

an aggregate strength of over 110,000 of-

ficers and men have reported for active

military service. They include six infan-

try divisions. thr ee r egim enta l co mbat

teams, and numerous non-divisional units.

Four divisions have been ordered over-

seas; the 40th and 45th to Japan, the 43d

and 28th to Europe. Two infantry divi-

sions are und er alert for active duty. And

under a new preinduction training pro-

gram worked out by the National Guard

Bureau and the Army Field Forces these

two divisions and those that might be

called up in the future will enter on ac-

tive service in the highest possible degree

of operational readiness. This is accomplished by allowing alert periods of up to 150 days, permitting k ey personnel to obtain appropriate military school training before entering on active duty. In the case of the two divisions now alertedthe 37th and 44th-more than 6,000 individuals, including all key personnel, voluntarily applied for this specialist training at Army Service Schools-another record of which the National Guard is proud. National Guardsmen take their jobs as citizen soldiers seriously.
Ghard Furnishes Material
To meet critical requirements of the Army for certain equipment and materiel incident to the Koreari situation and the expansion of the Army, the Army National ,GtHitd h as furnished approximately 185 million do llars worth of this materiel to the Army since D-day in Ko-
rea. This materiel was over and above that which National Guard units took into active service, and included such heavy itelns as motor vehicles, tanks, weapons and li ght aircraft, as well as many smaller items. The National Guaro was )Hippy to assist the Army in this
manner so ldng as it was able to retain sufficient equipment and materiel to carry on the trainihg program of units not yet in the active military service.
The Air National Guard has been called upon to make a relatively even greater contribution to the armed forces during the present emergency. More than 450 Air National Guard units have been ordered to active service and are now serving with the Air Force. Twenty-six units are alerted and will enter on active service by 31 December of t his year. P er centage-wise, approximately 80 per cent of the Air National Guard has been called upon to augment the Nation's active military strength during the time when this reinforcement was vital. Like the Army National Guard, the Air National Guard met the test when it came.
Air National Guard units ordered to active duty have been assigned to various USAF major air commands, including overseas commands. They h ave been sent to Alaska and Japan, a nd additional units will be going overseas according to indications from Headquarters, USAF. Air Guard units not ordered to active duty have been assigned an Air Defense role in addition to their normal mission of. training a n M-Day F orce.
In addition to the units that have been furnished during the present emergency, the Air National Guard has turned over to the F ederal Governm ent more than $500,000,000 worth of equipme nt and facilities. Again t he comparatively small investment m ade by the Amer ican people in the Air National Guard, as in the case of the Army National Guard, has already paid for itself several times over in the contributions made by the National Guard to the overall national military
strength. Plans are in the making to weld the
National Guard into an even more effective fighting and defense force after return from emergency service.

SFC Jeff Davis
New Feature Writer
SFC Jeff Davis New Writer for The Guardman
A fresh source of literary talent has been obtained in the services of SFC Jeff Davis, Co K, l22nd lnfan try Regt., Thomaston, Ga.
Sgt. Davis, in civilian life news editor of WSFT, Thomaston Broadcasting Company, has volunteered to write a regular monthly feature for THE GUARDSMAN. Well-qualified by his radio experience and as a member of the Associated Press, Davis also served as an assistant public information officer for the Georgia National Guard during the last two summer encampments of The 48th Division.
All Guardsmen are requested to write Sgt. Davis in care of station WSFT, Thomaston, if they wish him to help write any article for publication. He will appreciate any ideas for features such as histories of units, how armories and units were names, biographies of outstanding Guardsmen, and unusual occupations of Guardsmen.
A member of Co K for almost four years, Sgt. Davis has been active in various civic, social, and charity organizations in Thomaston. Remember to write him if you have any good ideas you would like to contribute.

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GEN. ABENDROTH IS Gov. Talmadge Praises

NEW ARMY CHIEF

OF N. G. BUREAU

His National Guardsmen

Brigadier General William H. ".Abendroth, Commanding General of the District of Columbia National Guard, has been appointed head of the Army Division of the National Guard Bureau, it was announced recently by Major General Raymond H. Fleming, Chief of the National
Guard Bureau. General Fleming headed the Army
Division until last September, when he was named Acting Chief of the National Guard Bureau.
General Abendroth was born December 24, 1895, in Fort Meade, south Dakota. He started his military career by enlisting in the Idaho National Guard at the age of 18 and was assigned to an infantry unit in Boise. With that unit and later with the Corps of Engineers he saw federal service during the Mexican Border Campaign and in World War I.
Commissioned a second Lieutenof the Idaho National Guard in 1927, he was assigned to the 166th Cavalry Regiment. In 194.0 he was assigned as adjutant of the 183rd Field Artillery, and transferred to the State Staff in 1941.
Inducted into federal service in 194.1, he was assigned as assistant adjutant general of the IX Army Corps and later, commandant of the Corps' officer training school. As provost marshal for the Corps he served in the central and southwest Pacific. He reached the rank of colonel while in federal service.
Separated from federal service in . March of 194.6, he was appointed
director of Selective Service, Idaho State Headquarters. On October 8, 1946, he was federally recognized as a Brigadier General of the line and became Adjutant General for the State of Idaho.
In 194.7, General Abendroth was appointed secretary of the National Guard and Reserve Policy Board and returned to active duty in the Office of the Chief of Staff, U. S. Army. President Truman appointed him Commanding General of the District

A glowing tribute to the men of the National Guard of Georgia appears below in extracts from a speech given by Gov. Herman Talmadge in a radio address and also appearing in his regular column in THE STATESMAN.
The story speaks for itself- a personal report to the people about Georgia's first line of defense:
"This week we want to say some thing about a group of men who, in a quiet and thorough way, are doing a great job for their nation-the members of the Georgia National Guard.
of Columbia National Guard in July, 194.9.
During World War II, General Abendroth was awarded the Legion of Merit for his services as Provost Marshal and Headquarters Commandant for the IX Corps in Hawaii, the Philippines, Japan, and the United States.
General Abendroth has completed courses at the Cavalry School, Fort Riley, Kansas, the Chemical Warfare School, Edgewood Arsenal, Maryland, and is a graduate of the Command and General Stall College.
As a civilian, General Abendroth held positions as purchasing agent, budget directoc and manager of rural electrification, Idaho Power Company.
The General and Mrs. Abendroth have two sons: William H, Ill and Wesley W. They reside at 315 Ivy Place, Arlington, Virginia.
"Look at Margie's bathing suit."
"I can't see it. Some fellow has his arm around her."
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A sergeant drilling a batch of recruits saw that one of them was out of step. Going to the man as they marched, he. said sarcastically: "Do you know, Bud, that they're all out of step except you?"
"Well," was the answer, "you're in charge, you tell 'em."

"Here we find veterans as well as men who were too young to answer
their country's call in the recent war who are training during time of peace to protect our people in the event more dangerous emergencies arise.
"In communities all over the State the units of the Georgia National Guard are contributing to the general welfare of the commonwealth
"These local units are distinctly a great asset to their respective communities. They hold regular meetings where they get training in all branches of warfare under competent and able leaders
"Personally, I cannot speak too highly of these patriotic young Georgians. They are fine, upstanding men. They are able, energetic, loyal and above all are imbued with a deep grained love for their country and their flag. As far as this administration is concerned, I can say that we are ready to 'go the limit at any time to help them in every way possible.
"Some of our people do not realize the extent and magnitude of the many constructive programs now being carried out. These activities were made possible through the cooperation of the General Assembly with the Executive Department, and we are proud to say at this time that we have been able to accomplish more in the way of constructive progress for our National Guard than any
other administration in the history of Georgia.
"This grand organization is older than our country, itself. Forty-four years before the Battle of Lexington, in the Revolutionary War, we had a voluntary military group at Savannah called the Hussars, and from that day down to the present such units have distinguished themselves on thousands of fields in all the wars we have ever fought "

DECEMBER, 1951

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Gl;l. Guardmen Receive Awards For Outstanding Performances

RECEIVING THE VANDIVER TROPHY for members of his unit, Capt. Woodrow W. Reeves, Commanding Officer l1q. Co, 1st Bn, 122nd Infantry Regt. accepted the award for having the best supply and orderly rooms in the entire Georgia National Guard. The donor, Maj. Gen. Ernest Vandiver, The Adjutant General, makes an annual presentation of the trophy. This year it was awarded to Capt. Reeves' unit at Ft. McClellan, Ala., where they were on active duty for two weeks.

Deserving Georgia Guardsmen of the 48th Infantry Division on active duty

at Ft. McClellan this summer received awards and decorations in keeping

with their merit and service to their state and nation. Recognizing the ir

achievements, awards from all levels were presented to the outstandin g

National Guardsmen who excelled in leadership, administration, orderlines s,

attendance and recruiting.

During . Governor's Day cere- Divis ion, from Sanford, Florida.

monies, four Guardsmen received the

The Vandiver, Trophy was pre-

State's highest award, the Distinc-
tive Service Medal. They were Lt.
Gen. Henry D~ Russell, former com-

sented to Headquarters Company of the l2lst Infantry Regiment of Macon for winning the small-bore

manding general 48th Infantry Division from Macon ; Capt. Ben:. L.
Kersey, Adjutant of the l2lst

rifle contest conducted throughout
Georgia National Guard units. Als o receiving the Vandiv~r trophy was

Infantry .Regt., from Macon; Bri g. Capt. Woodrow W. Reeves, Head-

Gen. Patrick E. Seawright, Com- quarters Company, lst Battalion,

manding General, 48th Division l22nd Infantry Regiment of Atlanta

Artillery; and SFC Thomas B. for having the best supply and

Porter of Savannah. The award o'f orderly rooms of the Georgia Guard

the medal was based on outstanding during the last year. Both Vandive r

ser-Vice to the Georgia National Guard. They were presented by ~j.

Trophies are presented regularly each year by Maj. Gen. Ernes t

Gen. Joseph C. Hutchison, Com- Vandiver, The Adjutant General, to

manding General of the 48th Infantry those units who win the small-bore

WINNERS OF THE SMALL-BORE rifle competition of the Georgia National Guard are congratulated, below left, by Maj. Gen. Ernest Vandiver who presented them with the Vandiver Trophy- an annual award donated by Gen. Vandiver to the top unit in th e rifle contest. Here Macon Guardsmen of Headquqrters Company, 121 st Infantry Regiment, receive t.heir trophy while Col. Roy W. Hogan, Commanding Officer of the 121st, observes at left. To the right, Atlanta Guardsmen of the 1st Battalion, 122nd Infantry Regiment, receive medals from the i r battalion commander, Lt .. Col. Howard Allison, for having won outstanding honors in drill competition with other 1st Bn units at summer camp. Capt. Joseph Burke, Battalion Adjutant, holds the medals at left while Co l.
Allison pins the medals on M/ Sgt. Leon Howell, first place; Sgt. James A. Leigh, second; and Sgt. Homer E. Privett, third.

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LT. CLINTON P. OLLIVER, Commanding Officer Co C, 560th Engineers, of Reidsville, receives an Attendance Trophy from Lt.
Col. Ernest Higgins, C.O. of the 560th, for having the highest unit attendance in the 560th Battalion. Pvt. Homer J. Robinson, Co D, received $50.00 from Col. Higgins for recruiting the most Guardsmen for his unit during a special drive conducted 1 April to 15 June 1951. To the right, Maj. Gen. Jospeh C. Hutchison, C. G. of the 48th Infantry Division, is shown presenting Georgia's highest award to Lt. Gen. Henry D. Russell (hidden by Gen. Hutchison), Capt. Ben L. Kersey, Brig. Gen. Patrick E. Seawright and SFC Thomas B. Porter. These four Guardsmen received the Distinctive Service Medal for their outstanding service to the
Georgia National Guard.

rifle shoot and to those who have the neatest supply and orderly rooms.
Other awards shown on these two pages include a trophy presented to Lt. Clinton P. Oliver, Commanding Officer of Co C, 560th Engineer Combat Battalion, for having the highest attendance in the battalion. Co C, a Reidsville unit, was presen ted the trophy by Lt. Col. Ernest Higgins, Commanding Officer of the 560th from Columbus. Pvt Horner Robinson of Co D, Columbus, received $50.00 from Col. Higgins for recruiting the most Guardsmen during the recent recruiting drive.
Atlanta Guardsmen of the 122nd Infantry Regiment received medals for outstanding honors in drill competition with other units of the 1st Battalion of the 122nd while on active duty with the 48th Division for two weeks. Lt. Col. Howard Allison, 1st Battalion Commander, pinned the medals on the winners: M/ Sgt Leon Howell, first place; Sgt. James A. Leigh, second; and Sgt. Horner E. Privett, third.
DECEMBER, 1951

Third NSLI Dividend Payment Set for 1952
Another NSLI Insurance dividend will be paid in 1952, according to a recent announcement by the Veterans Administration.
First dividends paid covered the period through anniversary dates of respective policies in 1948. The second or present dividend covered the period from. the anniversary date of each respective policy in 1948 to the same anniversary date in ~951.
The present dividend will be the last "special" NSLI dividend, according to the V. A. The dividend next year and in the future will be paid as regular dividends annually.
The furious pace of summer encampment no doubt left many awards unrecognized. However, THE GUARDSMEN will be .glad to print any picture or story relative to awards given to any individual or unit heretofore unpublicised.

48TH RECON. CO. ATTENDS FISH FRY
The 48th Reconnaissance Company, GaNG, LaGrange, Georgia was treated to a fish fry Saturday night, October 27th by Mr. & Mrs. Charles Higgins, parents of Lt. W. C. Higgins, platoon leader in the 4&h Reconnaissance Company. All the members and their wives and girl friends were entertained at the summer camp near Fairfax, Alabama. Fishing, boating and dancing were enjoyed in the beautiful setting perched over "The Backwater" a tremendous lake that has been formed with the addition ' of water control darns on the Chattahoochee river.
Just once we'd 'like to see a waiter courageous enough to place the check on the table face up.
With Russia coming into the Olympic Games, some new events may be introduced: North Pole vaulting, swinging the satellite, and skipping the parellel.
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M/SGT BILLY HILLIARD, Btry C, 950th AAA Gun Bn of Elberton, points out the sal lent features of the .50 caliber Multiple Machine Gun to Pvt. Clifford Howard, Pvt. George Arrington and Pvt. Marvin Flanders on the familiarization range at summer camp. This lethal weapon proved its worth at target practice on the firing line when it accounted for many of the R-CAT's shot down by our anti-aircraft batteries.

GUARDSMEN OF THE 201st Ordnance MM Co are shown working in their mobile shop truck at summer camp where they were responsible for doing the expert tool and lathe work necessary to mointain supplies and equipment of the 48th Infantry Division. Highly skilled in their capacity, these Guardsmen are, left to right, SFC Ralph R. Sims, Sgt. E. W. Cater and Sgt. C. B. Daley. All are from Atlanta.

FORMER 54th WING
SURGEON IN BUREAU
The former Flight Surgeon of the Air National Guard's 54th Fighter
Wing, Lt. Col. Wistar L. Graham, is
now Chief Flight Surgeon of the National Guard Bureau in Washington. The likeable "Doc" was a familiar figure at Dobbins Air Force Base in Marietta where he drilled with his fellow Guardsmen before he was called into federal service with Wing Headquarters and the other Air National Guard units in October 1950.
A native of Dublin, Georgia, where he was associated with the U.S. Veterans Hospital, Col. Graham came a long way each week to drill in Marietta befoce he was federalized. Our hearty congratulations to a most deserving officer.
Guardsman: "I can't figure out why you always yell 'Stop' when I try to kiss you."
Gal: "And I can't figure out why you always stop."
Captain: "Would you say that Pvt. Brown is a steady worker?"
lst Sgt. " If he were any steadier, he'd be motionless."

Lt. Col. Wistar L. Graham
20lst Promotes 13 Guardsmen
Capt. Ralph Brown, Commanding Officer of the 20lst Ordnance MM Company, Georgia National Guard, announces the following promotions in his unit:
To he Corporal, grade E-4: Pfc's
Alvin L. Carter, Lloyd V. Coursey,
Jr., Marion E. Sharpton, William E. Stiles, and Buna A. Walker. To he Privates First Class, grade E-3:
Pvt's Ira L. Brown, Jr., John S.
Davis, Jackie E. Henson, David G. Gray, Wallace K. Swanson, James E. Walker, Billy L. Waters and Charles B. Wood.

HODGE COMMENDS
48th DIV. BAND
Lt. Gen. John R. Hodge, Commanding General, Third Army, has commended the Georgia National Guard's 48th Infantry Division Band for their splendid showing at the recent annual armory inspection. The Band was rated "Superior". CWO Charles W. Steeley and his bandsmen deserve the highest commendation foc this superior performance of duty. This is the second successive year that this unit has achieved the rating of "Superior". Gen. Hodge, in his letter, stated, "The appearance of the men in ranks was found to be outstanding and the morale was exceptionally high. All memhe~s of the Band are not only qualified musicians but showed superior training in the required basic military subjects."
To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving the peace-Washington.
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Supply Sgt. " You know, I've been having trouble sleeping latel y?"
Pvt.: " How is that ?"
Supply Sgt. " I don't know. I sleep pretty good at night and in the early morning, too., but in the afternoons I just twi st and turn ."

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