The Georgia guardsman [Vol. 10, no. 3 (May-June 1960)]

UNIVf.RSITY C. 4101GIA
NOV2 J '60

MAY - JUNE 1960

GOVERNOR ERNEST VANDIVER

THE ADJUTANT
GENERAL'S MESSAGE

MAJOR GENERAL GEORGE J. HEARN

Fellow Guardsmen:
This year's summer training encampments for units of our Georgia Army and Air National Guard are almost certain to be the most successful in our history.
We approach our annual field exercises with a combined strength of over 12,000 army and air Guardsmen. A very high percentage have received basic training, attended service schools and are considered highly qualified. Army Guardsmen have had a year in which to become more familiar with their assignments since the reorganization of July 1, 1959. Reorganization of the 116th Air Defense Wing in April will greatly increase the efficiency of training for our air Guardsmen.
Coupled with these facts are the completion of new facilities at Fort Stewart and Travis Field which will vastly enhance morale and serve to provide greater training efficiency.
The new Tank Concentration Site as well as new dining halls and latrines at Fort Stewart have been completed as the first phase of an eightyear plan to modernize the National Guard training site. At Travis, the new hanger and operations buildings have been occupied.
I am confident that all of you wi II strive to the utmost of your obi lities to bring yourselves to a peak of battle readiness in the in terest of your State and Nation and the protection of our way of Iife.

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THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN

Vol. 10 May-June 1960 No. 3

A publication of the Department of Defense, Military Division, State of Georgia. Published in the interest of the Georgia National Guard and distributed free to members of the National Guard of Georgia. The Guardsman receives AFPS material.
Honorable Ernest Vandiver
Governor of Georgia
Major General George J. Hearn
The Adjutant General
MAJOR DOUGLAS EMBRY Editor
Publication and Editorial Office 959 E. Confederate Ave., S. E.,
Atlanta 16, Georgia
The opinions expressed in the Geor gia Guardsman are those of the Staff Writers of the Pllblication and mem hers of the Georgia National Guard and do not necessarily reflect any
olficial views of the 0 Ifice of the
Adjutant General of Georgia.

Our Cover ...
Attractive entrance markers now call attention to the Atlanta National Guard Reservation. The one shown here is crowned with a colorful boar's head insignia and lists the units and activi ties. A similar marker flanking the roadway Is crowned with the State Seal and calls attention to the location of the Adjutant General's Office, and the Military and Civil Defense Divisions of the State Department of Defense. The attractive brick markers are flood-
lighted at night.
The guest was amazed to see a dofg playing poker with the rest o the family.
"My," he exclaimed, "what a ~~rt dog."
Aw, he's not so smart," said p.te head of the house. "Every
h~ISetahile."has a good hand h e wags

Activation of the Army Notional Guard's !24th Information Detachment was achieved May 2 in Atlanta when the three-man detachment was inspected for federal recognition
by Lt. Col. Tom Bohannon, seated left. Col. Bohannon, Executive Officer of the Army Advisor Group, talks with Lt. Roderick Morrison, the detachment commander. Information specialists in the unit are Sp4 Clifford Mehearg, left, and SpS Everett L. Milli-
can, Jr.

124th Information Detachment Activated To Publicize Georgia Army National Guard

NG Recreation Site
Ready for Troops
The Georgia National Guard Recreation Site at Lake Allatoona is rapidly taking shape and should be a favorite retreat of Guardsmen during the coming summer months
Recent improvements include the digging of two wells, the decking of the floating dock, the aquisition of two surplus buses which are b.eing partitioned to accommodate four fa milies, installation of lights and rest rooms. A refreshment stand will be operated on weekends
Guardsmen are encouraged to make use of the facilities and to participate in the development of the site by joining the Minutemen's Club. Membership, which is only $5.00 per year, entitles Guardsmen to bring their families and other guests to the area at any time. Funds collected are put back into the site for improvements.
Officials of the Club say that after the site is sufficiently de veloped, membership fees will be considerably reduced. All Army and Air Guardsmen may join the Minute men's Club. Cards may be obtained from unit commanders or Lt. Col. Paul Castleberry in the Adjutant General's office.

Army National Guardsman through out the State will get a boost in
their publicity efforts as a result of the activation of the 124th Public Information Detachment in Atlanta May 2.
The three-man detachment, autho rized to promote the National Guard in the eyes of the public with special emphasis on the One Army concept, is commanded by 1st Lt. Roderick Ruel Morrison, formerly of the 248th Signal Battalion.
Lt. Mor risQO, an elementary school principle who last year \liQS named by the Jaycees in Atlantaas their Young Man of the Year in Education, will be assisted bySp5 Everett L. Millican, Jr. and Sp4 Clifford W. Mehearg.
Attached to Hq & Hq Det for administration and supply, the detachment will attend ANACDUTRA with the lOSt h Arty Brigade 26
June to 10 July. The first three days of the second week of camp the detachment will go to Fort Gordon to publicise the activities of the llOt h and 111th Signal Battalions.
The information detachment exclusively assigned for Army Nat ional Guard public relations, will supplement the activities of the State Public Information Officer. The detachment is located in the Hq Det armory in Adanta.

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GENERAL POWELL, LEFT, GREETS GOVERNOR VANDIVER MAY 16 AT CAPITOL AFTER INTRODUCTION BY GEN. HEARN

LT. CHARLES L. DAVIS, JR. "Di stlngul shed Graduate"
Lt. Chas. L. Davis Jr

Lt. Gen. Powell Takes 3rd Army Helm

Lieutenant General Herbert B. Powell, a former National Guardsman, is Commanding General of the Third United States Army, Fort McPherson, Georgia
He previously was Commandant of the United States Army Infantry School at Fort Benning, Georgia; Commanding General of the 25th Infantry Division at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; and for a time Commanding General, United States Army Pacific in Honolulu. During the war in Korea, he commanded the famous 17th Infantry Regiment when it was the only United States unit to reach the Yalu River on the Manchurian border. In World War II he was Chief of Staff of the 75th Infantry Division in three campaigns in Europe. He is a graduate of the National War College, Washington, DC, has served on the Deparrment of the Army General Staff, and is a rated Army aviator.
L ieutenant General Powell was born in Monmouth, Oregon on July 13, 1903. He descended from a colonial Virginia family. His grandfather and grandmother followed the Oregon trail in a covered wagon and founded his hometown in 1850. Members of his family have worn the Army uniform in all of our country's wars since Colonial days.
He enlisted in the Oregon National Guard in 1919 and rose to the grade of sergeant. He was commissioned a second lieutenant of Infantry

in the Regular Army by competitive examinatim upon graduation from the University of Oregon in 1926.
General Powell has been awarded the Combat Infantry Badge, the Distinguished Service Cross, the Silver Star, the Legion of Merit with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Bronze Star with two Oak Leaf Clusters, the Air Medal, the Commendation Ribbon, and the Purple Heart, as well as several decorations by allied goverrr ments.
Mai. Charles Allen
Wing Dir. of Opns.
Major Charles H. Allen, former Operations Staff Officer, has been appointed Director of Operations of the 116th Air Defense Wing replacing Lt. Col. Thomas H. Weller who has resigned.
Major Allen, a command pilot with over 4,000 hours flying time, of which 1100 is jet time, is Flying Training Supervisor of the Air National Guard at Dobbins Air Force Base.
As Director of Operations, Major Allen supervises flight operations of the jet-equipped Wing. A veteran of the Korean War, he maintains proficiency in all of the Wing's tactical and conventional aircraft.
Major Allen frequently flies Governor Ernest Vandiver on official missions.

Top OCS Graduate
The son of Brigadier General Charles L. Davis, 22-year-old 2nd Lt. Charles L. Davis, Jr., is a "distinguished graduate" of the U. S. Army's Artillery and Missile Officer Candidate School at Fort Sill, Okla.
Lt. Davis graduated from the six month course March 1. He is a mem ber of Battery A, 1st Howitzer Battalion, liSt h Artillery. General Davis commands the 48th Armored Division Artillery in Savannah,
Lt. Davis is the second National Guardsman in 14 years to qualify as a distinguished graduate of an active army officer candidate school. To be so designated, the student must be in the top tenth of his class aca~ mically and demonstrate outstanding qualities of leadership ood military skill.
As a distinguished graduate, Lt. Davis is accorded the opportunity to apply at any time in the next year for a regular commission in the U.S. Army.lf he elects to remain in the National Guard, he will be ass.igned as a forward observer in the 1st Howitzer Battalion at Sa vannah.
Lt. Davis enlisted in the Georgia Guard in October, 1954, as soon as he reached his 17th birthday, After graduating from Savannah High Schoo~ he enrolled in The Citadel in Charles ton, S. C., graduating with a Batche lor of Science degree in Civil Engi neering. He is married to the former Lynne Hallman of Savannah.

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* * - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - : : - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 HE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN 3 Officers to Win FREE TRIPS TO HAWAll

Three extremely fortunate officers who attend the National Guard Association of Georgia convention in Savannah this September will win free trips to Hawaii.
Association members registering for the Georgia conference September 10 are eligible. A drawing will be held during the convention and the three holding the lucky tickets will receive the package plan expenses as outlined in a recent letter to all

Georgia officers and warrant officers. The three winners will be named official delegates to the national convention 10-14 October 1960.
Colonel Wyont B. Bean, President of the Georgia Association, presided at a Board of Directors' meeting at Travis Field May 22. The officers present agreed to enter into a contract with Capitol Airways, Inc., operators of the charter flight to Hawaii.

The directors also passed a re solution naming Brig. Gen. Charlie F. Camp Secretary of the Georgia delegation to the Hawaii conference.
Attending the directors' meeting were Maj. Gen. George J. Hearn, Brig. Gen. Bernard M. Dav e y, Gen. Camp, Lt. Gen. Patrick E. Seawright, Col. Edward J. Mackey, Col. Marion L. Clonts, Col. William H. Kelly, Major Tom Luck anci Major Henry Chandler.

Elberton Dedicates ~~Memorial Armory'' May 21

With the unveiling of a colorful granite plaque, Elberton's National Guard Armory was dedicated May 21 with an address by Major General George J. Hearn, The Adjutant General.
Named "The Guardsman Memorial Armory", the Guard facility was open to the public during Arm ed Forces Day. Displays of the 75mm Skysweeper and Radio Controlled Aircraft Target used by the 4th Gun Battalion, 214t h Artillery, enhanced the attractiveness of the building as citizens of Elbert County viewed the modern structure.
Lt. Col. George M. Johnson, Battalion commander, introduced General Hearn after an address of welcome by Major J. Stewart Asbury.
General Hearn, in his address to the Guardsmen and their guests, spoke out strongly for a more dedicated allegiance to the principles of freedom by all Americans. He said "we must make sacrifices, if we are to overcome the lead of the Russians."
He said we must provide more money for the armed services by an increase in taxes, and we may have to give up some of our present luxuries if we are to survive as a free nation in the face of Soviet threats.
The familiar Minutemen emblem was emblazoned upon the granit e plaque dedicating the armory as it was unveiled by Colonel John P. Wallis, retired former battalion commander from Elberton. Contributed by the Elberton Granite Association, the handsome plaque is believed to be the first one in the state of polished marble and inlaid with color. The missile and jet inscribed on the plaque are in bright blue.
MAY, JUNE 1960

ELBERTON GUARDSMEN, CITIZENS HEAR GEN. HEARN DEDICATE ARMORY
GRANITE PLAQUE ADMIRED BY, L-R, COL. WALLIS, GEN. HEARN, COL. JOHNSON, MAYOR ASBURY 3

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T RAYS OF ELECTRONIC GEAR ARE SHOWN TO PUBLIC IN ELBERTON ARMORY

WING COLOR GUARD STANDS BEFO RE TY B-52 JE T BOMBER AT DOBBINS REVIEW

GENERAL McCARTY, SECOND FROM LEFT IS GREETED BY L R GENERALS GRIZZARD, DAVEY AND FLYNN AFTER niE 14TH AF coMMANDER wAs WEL-
COMED TO DOBBINS

SFC TAN NER SHOWS RCAT TO ELBERTON CITIZENS ON ARMED FORCES DAY

uardsmen Celebrate Armed Forces Day

With Parades, Open Houses & Air Show

A variety of Armed Forces Day events occured in Georgia the week of May 15-22 to call attention to the 1960 "Power for Peace' ' theme.
Sev ral Army National Guard units participated wi h Open House ceremonies, parades, exhibits, etc., while the Air Guard furnished flyovers and its band.
A flight of the ANG's F-86L Saberje ts fle w over Athens May 15 to highlight an air show. Later in

the week, on Friday and Saturday, three-ship elements flew over a score of towns throughout the State. Of special interest was an Air Guard F-104 from South Carolina which demonstrated its supersonic capabilities to 50,000 spectators at an Air Show at Dobbins AFB May 21.
In addition, the 530th AF Band of the ANG performed at the Dobbins Air Show and led a parade in Cedartown May 22.

MAJOR BILLY J. BURGESS WATH SC OUTS
Army Guard units in Americus, Cordele, Forsyth, Elberton and Thomson held Open House. Major
General George J. Hearn, Adjutant
General of Georgia, was the maio speaker at the dedication ceremon ies and Open House at the Elber too armory. An AFD speech was made by Lt. Col. Donald E. Mees, Executive Officer of the Adjutant General's Office, to a Kiwanis luncheon in Reynolds. Parades were held in Americus and Cedartown with Army Guard units participating .

MAY, JUNE 1960

EW AT DOBBINS AFB ON ARMED FORCES DAY

SOUTH CAROLINA'S ULTRA-SONIC F-104 PARTICIPATED IN DOBBINS AIR SHOW

ONE OF THE AtoiG'S JETS THAT FLASHED OVER IS GEORGIA CITIES ARMED FORCES WEEK
MAY, JUNE 1960

GEN. DAVEY INTERVIEWED BY WLW-A'S PAUL DAUGHERTY ON AFD
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Col. Lutz Receives Georgia DS Medal

Retired Colonel Harry Lutz, veteran Albany National Guardsman, received the Georgia National Guard's Distinctive Service Medal March 20 in ceremonies at the Albany armory.
Receiving a handsome silver punch bowl from the officers and men of Combat Command B, Colonel Lutz was eulogized by Col. Roy W< Hogan, CC B Commander.
The DSM, Georgia's highest award, was pinned on Col. Lutz by Col. W. M. Wilder, a former commander of Albany's Gray Bonnets.
Col. Lutz, in an address of appreciation, praised the men of his former command and thanked them for the silver bowl and tray set.
Besides Albany's mayor, cit y and county commissioners, officers attending the award ceremonies were Lt. Col. Donald E. Mees, Lt. Col. A. W. McKenna, Lt. Col. Tom Nesbit, Lt. Col. H. C. West and Lt. Col. Harvey Cohen, commander of the 2nd Armored Rifle Bn and master of ceremonies.

Georgia Notional Guardsmen served as "Monitors" in the simulated nuclear attock during Operation Alert 1960 conducted by the State's Civil Defense forces. Shown at the State CD Headquarters on the Guard Reservation in Atlanta, Chi ef Monitor Lt. Col. Paul E. lnnecken, second from right, briefs his ass istonts. They ore, 1-r, Copt. Bob Storr, 248th Signal Battalion, Major Fronk Davis, 3rd AW Battalion, and Copt. John Sheriffs, 4th Gun Botto Iion. Other Guardsmen were stationed in 10 other cities
to observe the progress of the alert and "feed in" mythi col damage reports and attock data.

Cantwell HeaJs AGs
ASHEVILLE, N.C. - Major General James F. Cantwell, The Chief of staff of New Jersey, was elected President of the Adjutants General Association of the United States. General Cantwell, senior National Guard Officer in his state, moved up from the position of Vice President which he filled for two years.
General Cantwell's election came at the close of the annual meeting of the Association, May 4, the membership of which is made up of the Adjutants General of all of the states, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia.
The step up to the presidency of the Association is the second national recognition General Cantwell has received in recent months. In March, he was selected by Secre-
tary of the Army Brucker to be chairman of the Army's General Staff Committee on National Guard and Army Reserve Affairs. Function of the committee is to consider policies affecting the Army National Guard and the Army Reserve and to make recommendations to the Secretary of the Army.

At a frigid Aerial Combat Reconnoi ssonce Demonstration at Fort Rucker, Ala., in March, Brig. Gen. B. F. Merritt, Assistant Commander, 48th Armored Division, left, stands beside a new Iroquois he I icopter. With General Merritt ore Col, Delk M. Oden, assistant commander of Rucker's ovoition school, and Brig. Gen. Rex D. Roach, Asst
Cmdr, 31st lnf Div, Ala NG. Treated to a demonstration of army aviation's mobility
and firepower, General Merritt flew in the Iroquois and observed the capability of th 6 modern army's aerial might. (U, S. Army Photo)

A 21 -gun salute on arrival and departure is given to the P resi-
d ent of t he Un ited States. an exPresident, chief magistrate or sovereign of a foreign country;
a lso to m em bers of a reigning royal fam ily.

PFC : Hey, look what the laundry did! They sent me the wrong sh irt. This collar is so tight I can hardly breathe.
Cpl. : Don't be silly, that's your sh irt. You have your head through a bu tton hole.

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Sixteen National Guardsmen of Co C, 2nd Tank Battalion, 108th Armor, line up after receiving 10-year service medals, The ceremonies took place in the Canton armory April 6, when the entire company was honored for the third consecutive
year for soliciting more funds per capita for Muscular Dystro

phy than any other organization In the nation. At right, Capt. Leonard W, Allred, seated, congratulates his training officer and other members of his staff for his unit winning a Superior rating for training efficiency at last year's summer encampment,

Guard Panorama

A shattering explosion of a steam boiler in Madison March 8 blew out several hundred windows in the business district and resulted in Guardsmen from Eatonton's Btry C, 3 AW Bn, being called to state active duty to patrol buildings ex posed by the blast, Major Eldred P. Hudson of Madison, a member of Hq, CC C, was authorized by the Governor Wld Maj. Gen. George J. Hearn to call out Guardsmen of Btry C residing in the Madison area. Assis ted by SFC's Hardeman, Johnson 1111d Thomas, Major Hudson outlined areas to be guarded and assisted local police throughout the night in protecting Madison property from potential looting.

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.Colonel Wesley Urquhart Moran, reured Georgia National Guardsman

has been transferred to the Stat;

retired list after serving honorably

and faithfully for more than 25 years

and promoted to the rank of brigadier general.

General Moran, a veteran member

ct..!o~fvaltbr.:y,

Machine Gun first joined

Troop, 106th the Guard 20

21 after serving in the US Navy

al ng WW I. General Moran was ~award~d the Georgia National

ciead . H Servtce Medal with Boar' s for 20 years service in 1he argta Guard.

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Members of the Chatham Artillery, historic Savannah National Guard organization, have approved an ex penditure of $10,000 to provide a trophy room at the entrance to Sa vannah's newly approved Armory.
The First Volunteer Regiment and the Savannah Volunteers also have indicated they will contribute toward the project.
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Ben T. Watkins, a veteran of 33 years with the Georgia National Guard, died in Macon on 1 January 1960 at the age of 71. Retired from the Georgia National Guard in 1949 with the rank of Brigadier General, General Watkins rose to the rank of full colonel in the Army before his discharge in 1947. General Watkins had been police chief in Macon for the last 45 years. He served during both world wars, having entered military service in 1916 as first lieutenant in the Georgia National Guard.
During World War I he served in France as a captain. He re-entered active service in 1940 as chief of staff of the 30th Infantry Divisioo. In 1944 Watkins joined the staff of General Mark Clark in Italy. He had 11 years of active military service during his lengthly career. General Watkins was born in Forsyth, Geor gia on June 19, 1888.

A futile search, conducted by Guardsmen of Statesboro's Btry A, 2nd Gun Bn, 214th Arty, failed to locate two men believed drowned in the Ogeechee River in early March. Three officers and 19 men, divided into separate teams, probed the dense growth of the river bottom near Dover, Georgia, for three days. Capt. William C. Harper, Btry A Commander, led the Guardsmen in the search which was under the g.eneral supervision of the Bulloch County Sheriff.
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Lt. Col. J. Romig Johnson, former advisor to Combat Command C, reports from Seoul, Korea, that as KMAG Inspector General he tours all of South Korea, Observing the dedication of the Canton armory in a recent edition of the Georgia Guardsman magazine, he said Capt. Allred's unit "is one of the finest in the U.S. Guard, and for years their morale was outstanding and their training of the highest caliber despite their lack of facilities."
Col. Johnson says he hopes to see all of his old friends in Georgia again by the end of 1960 when he plans to "get home again with people that talk my language." He confides the Confederate flag has a prominent position behind his desk. His wife and daughter joined him in July, extending his tour an additional 12 months.
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NG Occupies Tank

Concentration Site

FOR T STEWART, SFC Hugh Gilman, (second from left) of Milledgeville, explains

the M 42's fire control system to National Guard students, Including four from his

home town. Left to right: SFC D. C, Phillips, Milledgeville; SFC Kyle D. Watson,

Alabom Master

o:1eMrg/eSagntt

Homer Roy

A, D.

Procter, Adams,

Milledgeville; and Specialist

SFC George Baisden, Milledgeville; Fourth Closs Andrew Britt, North

Carolina Notional Guard, (U, S. Army Photo)

W Bn Guardsmen Schooled on "Twin 40"

FORT STEWART, Guardsmen
from five Southeastern states atten ded a one-week refresher and orien ration school here in May on the M-42 "twin 40" mm air defense weapon.
Covering such topics as operation and nomenclature, tracer observation duties of the gun crew and the fire control system, the intensive re fresher course prepared the stud nts for teaching assignments in their home units.
One hundred and fifteen officers a nd 150 enlisted men were taught the "ins and outs" of the M-42 by a team of instructors from Fort Bragg, N. C.
For many of the Guardsmen, it was the first opportunity to work with the M-42, an air defense wea pon des.igned for protection against low-flying aircraft. "Many of our soldiers have had armory training," said Major Frank C. Davis, staff assistant w1ih the 3d Automatic Weapons Battalion, 214th Artillery at Milledgeville, "but this practical training will prove invaluable throughout the year.''
Weapons were drawn for the course from the Georgia National
Guard's Equipment Concentration Site here and the post Ordnance Section.

"We'll all be able to teach more effectively when we return home, and our annual two-weeks training will be more beneficial," Master Sergeant Homer A. Proctor of Mill edgeville, Georgia commented. With over 20 years Army Service including a tour at Camp Stewart in 1941, Sergeant Proctor's interest, like that of his fellow students, was keen and perceptive.
The M-42 is a two barreled gun capable of firing 240 rounds per minute. Mounted on a full-tracked chassis, it is highly maneuverable. Although gradually being phased out of the Army's inventory, the M-42 must perform its mission until missiles of the Hawk variety are operational.
NG TOPS IN BOWLING
The banner of the National Guard moved into strange territory recently when Guardsmen of Hq, 3rd Auto matic Weapons Battalion, formed a bowling team and moved into top po sition of Milledgeville's Bowling Loop.
Organized and led by M/Sgt Edward A. Blizzard, the team has won 9 of its 12 matches and has served to keep the Guard in the public limelight.

National Guard armored units moving into Fort Stewart this sum. mer will have twice as much elbow room when they draw their powerful tracked vehicles from the recently completed Tank Concentration Sit~
Capt. Hugh J. Haddle, Con Site
Supervisor, moved into the new $324,000 facility in March. With an expert team of 53 Georgia National
Guardsmen mostly members of the 406t h Ordnance Company and Hq & Hq Detachment Capt. Haddle is responsible for the maintenance of 476 tracked vehicles within the 800,000 square feet of fenced-in area.
Personnel assigned to the site are responsible for 1st through 4th echelon maintenance of the armored personnel carriers, M-41 and M48 tanks, 155, 105mm and 8" self. propelled howitzers and self-pr opell. ed 40mm ant icraft guns.
In addition to the new concen
tration site, 33 new dining halls and 10 new latrines have been added since last year to improve conditions for the thousands of Guardsmen using Fort Stewart this summer.
Con Site Guardsmen have pooled their talents and abilities to assure training can start promptly in June with vehicles in first-class shape to meet training requirements.

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KEEPING IN TOUCH WITH THE TROOPS BY MEANS OF THE WALKIE-TALKIE, 17-YEAR-OLD JEAN MACKEY SEEMS TO BE GETTING THE MESSAGE LOUD AND CLEAR. JEAN, A BROWN-TRESSED, HAZEL-EYED BEAUTY , IS THE DAUGHTER OF COLONEL EDWARD J. MACKEY , FORMER COMMANDER OF COMBAT COMMAND C AND NOW A SIGNAL OFFICER IN ATLANTA'S HQ & HQ DETACHMENT. A RECENT GRADUATE OF NORTH FULTON HIGH SCHOOL, JEAN IS HEADING FOR AUBURN UNIVERSITY. MEASURING AN EYECATCHING 3&-2~36, JEAN LIKES TO SWIM AND WATERSKI. WE CAN'T TELL WHAT FREQUENCY JEAN IS OPERATING ON, BUT WE ASSUME ALL GEORGIA GUARDSMEN GET THE MESSAGE.

It's Here Again!
IT'S SUMMER CAMP TIME AGAIN, AND THE FAMILIAR ROAR OF JETS, ARMOR AND ACK-ACK WILL SOON SIGNAL THE INTENSE ACTIVITY OF ARMY AND AIR NATIONAL GUARDSMEN IN TRAINING AT TRAVIS FIELD AND FORT STEWART, GEORGIA. THESE SCENES FROM PREVIOUS ENCAMPMENTS WILL BE RE-ENACTED AS 12, 000 GEORGIA GUARDSMEN BRING THEMSELVES TO A PEAK OF COMBAT READINESS .