The Georgia guardsman [Vol. 12, no. 3 (May, June 1962)]

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The National Guard De/ends America

THE ADJUTANT GENERAL'S MESSAGE

HONORABLE ERNEST VANDIVER
G OVER N O R OF GEORGIA

MAJ GEN GEORGE J . H EA RN
THE ADJUT ANT GE NERAL

My Fellow Guardsmen :

At the July Conference of Gove rnors in Hershey, Po., I was privileged to witness the magnificent, unified stand of our Nation's Governors as they unanimously approved the recommendations of our own governor in regard to the proposed reorganization and reduction of the Army National Guard.
Our Commander-in-Chief, Governor Ernest Vandiver, as Chairman of the Advisory Committee on the National Guard, stood firmly against any reduction that would decrease the effectiveness of the Guard and led the other State Executives in a bold defense of the Guard's position with respect to proposals by the Secretary of Defense that 38,000 Guardsmen in 426 company-size units be deleted from the Guard.
In a face to face meeting, Governor Vandiver's committe told Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara that the Governors have no objection to his desire to increase the readiness of the Guard and Reserve, but they did not agree that cutbacks in the Guard were a means of achieving such readiness.
Speaking for all 50 governors present, Gov. Vandiver reiterated the determination of the State's to preserve the present strength level at 400,000 and to retain the present 27 combat divisions.
The fight to reduce the Guard still goes on, with the Governors' committee agreeing to study the details of the current proposal further and to confer again with the Secretary of Defense before any action takes place.
Governor Vandiver's firm stand in the face of pressure from the Department of Defense is based on the authority contained in Title 32 of the U. S. Code, which states "no change in the branch, organization or allotment of a unit located entirely within a State may be made without the approval of its Governor."
Guardsmen throughout the Nation, and particularly we in Georgia, can be tremendously proud of the leadership of our governor and his staunch opposition to the plans of the Department of Defense to eliminate many of our units.

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May, June 1962

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HONOR ABLE ERNEST VANDIVER
GOVERNOR OF GEORGIA
MAJ GEN GEORGEJ. HEARN
THE ADJUTANT GENERAL
LT. COL. DOUGLAS EMBRY Editor
Publication and Editorial Office 959 E. Confederate Ave., S. E.,
Atlanta 16, Georgia
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Our Cover...
Symbolizing the mission of Army and Air Guardsmen as they engage In annual summer training, this drawing by Capt. Roberi H, Sprayberry captures the en ergetlc pace of the Army Guardsman and the suggestion that he can be carried to any corner of the globe by our own Georgia Air National Guard aircraft, With our C-97 's now flying worldwide minions and with our Guardsmen at high levels of combat readiness, the Georgia Guard thus presents a powerful deterrent to potential adversaries,
Clive: "Tell me, what becama of your ethics?"
Lester: "Oh, I traded for a Hudthon."
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An optimist and a pessimist were shipwrecked and in time their raft came within sight of a tropical island. Expecting the :vorst, the pessimist said, "I'll bet 1t's inhabited by wild men."
"Cheer up, pal," said his com panion. "Where there are wild men there are wild women."
MAY, JUNE 1962

FORT GEORGE G, MEADE, MD. Congressman Carl Vinson from Georgia's 6th District Is greeted by Sergeant Herbert L Hodges Jr, (right) and Lieutenant Jack D, Cooper cfurlng
an Armed Forces Day vi sit to Fort Meade, Congressman Vinson was visiting the 111th Signal Battalion, recalled to
active duty at Fort Meade last fall, Lieutenant Cooper, acting
commanding officer of the 111th's Company C Is from Wadley,
1 Ga. and Sergeant Hodges, a Company C teletype team chief,
Is rom Louisville, Ga. Congressman Vinson Is chairman of the House Armed Services Committee,

20 National Guard Organizations

Herald Armed Forces Day May 19

Calling attention to the special occasion on which tribute is paid to the members of our armed forces, Governor Ernest Vandiver designated May 19 Armed Forces Day in Georgia with the observation drat "The preservation of our cherished freedoms is dependent in large measure upon the capabilities of our armed forces to discourage totalitarian a.ggression."
Armed Forces Day events through out the State reflected the readiness of all military components to respond to national and local emergencies.
Open House activities or parades were planned by 20 National Guard organizations in cooperation with sister services.
One of the largest celebrations, outside of the mammoth aerial extravaganza held at Dobbins AFB by Dobbins Lockheed, was held by Hq, 1st Recon Sq, 108th Armor, Newnan. Project Officer Major Evert Heath reports that the Open House, held from 0900 to 1500 hours 19 May, featured weapons displays, medical kits, a small command post exercise showing how the squadron

controls combat troops during a route and bridge reconnaissance, and the display of an H-13 helicopter from Atlanta's 148th Aviation Company. Mayor A. P. McKinley had proclaimed the day officially Armed Forces Day in Newnan.
Display of equipment at Open House ceremonies was also held at Guard armories in the following communities: Lawrenceville, Thorn son, Calhoun, Hartwell and Waycross. Other Guard commun1t1es planning Armed Forces Day activities were Cedartown (flyover), Dawson, Douglasville, Eatonton, Elberton, Eastman, Griffin (2 Open Houses, 3 speaker engagements, 2 exhibits, 1 flyover), Milledgeville (Open House, 12 exhibits, Retreat Parade, Flyover), Reynolds, Rome (Open House, Luncheon, 10 Speaker Engagements, Statesboro (Armory Dedication), and Vidalia.
At Dobbins AFB, a C-97 of the Georgia Air National Guard's 128th Air Transport Squadron was on display at the joint Dobbins -Lockheed Air Show and Open House May 19. Playing for the mammoth show was the Air Guard's 530th Air Force Band.

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Dorothy Armstrong Voted Miss GMI

After 16 months of staring at the enraged faces of Tac officers, at the ground when doing push-ups, and at the back of their fellow cadets' necks, the GMI officer candidates of Class No. 1 were rewarded for their tenacious training when they judged the first annual GMI Beauty Contest.
Four lovelier girls could not have been found, as the finalists paraded their talents before their 98 enthusiastic admirers May 19 in Forsyth.
Pausing long enough in their strenuous schedule to select Miss GMI for 1962, the sharp-eyed cadets gave their accolades and votes to Miss Dorothy Armstrong, a beautiful 19-year-old ballerina from Savannah.
The beautiful and talented runners
up, alphabetically, were Deloris Harp, 20, of Decatur, Linda Myers, 18, of Savannah, and Jacqueline Simmons, 18, of Woodbine.
The stage was set after the evening meal when the girls were asked to give a five-minute resume of the highlights of their lives. Then, after the last classes were over, the beauties returned to present their talents.
Miss Armstrong pirouetted stunningly in a ballet number, Miss Harp displayed her abstract painting with. a flair for comedy, Miss Myers performed a gay pantomime to the tune of "A good Man is Hard to Find," and Miss Simmons sang four songs from the show "My Fair Lady.,
Rarely heard applause engulfed the assembly area at the end of each performance, drowning out the ghost ly echoes of the recently suspended shouts of command. The counte nances of the cadets, changing from stiff military discipline to jubilant participants in a beauty contest, presented a miraculous transformation.
Crowning of Miss Georgia Military Institute came the next morning when Major General George J. Hearn, the Adjutant General, flew in to do the honors. Beaming prettily, Miss Arm strong accepted the jeweled crown and a bouquet of flowers. Scarcely audible sighs and easily recognizable cheers resounded around the hall
when the popular Adjutant General completed the crowning ceremony with the proper thing to do -- a congratulatory kiss.

GENERAL HEARN CROWNS DOROTHY ARMSTRONG MISS GMI

FLANKED BY COL. MEES, LEFT, AND LT. HEARN, CONTESTANTS HARP, ARMSTRONG, MYERS, AND SIMMONS GET READY FOR THE TALENT SHOW.

The traditional trophy was presented by Lt. Col. Gene L. Hodges, As:;.istant Commandant.
Affixing the beauty sash was Brigadier General Charlie F. Camp, Assistant Adjutant General, who accompanied Generan Hearn.
Charm bracelets were given all the contestants by Colonel Donald E. Mees, GMI Commandant.
Making an Atlantic City out of the Forsyth ceremony was no small effort. It required the thinking and time of many hard-working Guardsmen. After all, they were setting a precedent, and they had to start slightly below ground level to come up to the pinnacle of professionalism expeded of such contests.
At the helm of the contest com mittee was Lt. George J. Hearn, III, Tactical officer of the 1st platoon,

and a group of four cadets: L arry Nix, Willi am F. Hobbs, John S. Cottongrin and Thomas Beale.
Many others contributed to the arrangements . Mrs. Jane J ossey, wife of Lt. Paul H. Jossey, a Tac officer from Forsyth, contributed her time to the colorful affair as chaperone, ac companing the girls to and from th eir rooms at Tift College.
As they say, it was quite a soiree. And it may be that the memories of that wealth of pulchritude danci ng around the armory will form an in delible image that will linger in the minds of those soo.nto-graduate ca dets and serve to erase some of th e less-pleasant experiences no doubt encountered during the past 16 months by those once-again straight-laced, high-stepping cadets of GMI.

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Guard Panorama

A rornado on June 8th. lash.edh ss Nashville, Georgta, wtt

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property damage, reassistance of Guards-

or--Jom Tifton's Company C, 1st

::C,red Rifle Battalion. Some 30

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the command of Stallings were on less than an hour

their alert by Major General

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Lieutenant Colonel Harvey J.
Cohen former commander of the
2nd A~ored Rifle Battalion in Al-
bany bas been discharged due to
bus~ess obligations.

Operation TAPE~, to become effective 1 August, will mean a new system of keeping maintenance and equipment records for the Georgia National Guard. To prepare for this event, Lt. Col. Emmett L. Plunkett, State Maintenance Officer, called rogether the best "maintenance brains" in the Georgia National
Guard 7-11 May. Meeting at the Forsyth armory,
some 50 Guard experts in the field of maintenance were instructed by
Major E. D. Underwood, p., CWO
Jessie English, CWO James D. Polson and Sgt. advisors Kirkland and Garland.
The system will give the com mander a "health record" for his vehicles and other equipment. Col. Plunkett obtained Third Army and NGB approval for the schooling of his men on the new records keeping system.

Capt. Perry T. Wynne, former commander of Battery B, 3d AW Bn, 214th Artillery, has been retired after 20 Years of honorable and faithful service and was promoted on. May 13th to the rank of Major. M~Jor Wynne joined the Guard as a prtvate, May 1, 1931.
MAY, JUNE 1962

The Chatham Artillery, historic National Guard organization from Savannah, awards four scholarships of $1,000 each to Guardsmen in one of the active units of the Chatham Artillery each year. The scholarships are awarded for Armstrong College.
The following officers and men, Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, Ga ARNG, have been awarded a Georgia National Guard Service Medal for ten years honorable and faithful service: Col Edward J. Mackey L t Col Jack Murr Capt William F. Downs Capt Robert C. Sheldon, Jr. Capt Robert H. Sprayberry M/Sgt James M. Dempsey M/Sgt George H. Moore, Jr. M/Sgt Luther E. Ussery SFC William R. Houchins SFC Allen J. Faulkner S/Sgt Eli M. Evans S/Sgt Aaron P. Hendricks SP5 L. C. Gilbert
Staff Sergeant James R. Price, Headquarters 4th Medium Tank Battalion, 108th Armor, has also received the Georgia Service Medal.
Captain Robert L. Ward, Headquarters, 2d Armored Rifle Battalion, 121st Infantry, after 20 years of faithful service was honorably discharged from the Guard May 13th and promoted to Major.
Radar antennas of the 129th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron will be rhythmically sweeping the skies at Donaldson AFB, S.C. 15-19 August as the 117th AC&W Flight concentrates its radar oparations at McEntire AB, near Columbia, S. C.
Both Ga. ANG organizations will be participating in 1962's Operation Swift Strike.
St. Simons' 224th Radio Relay Squadron will be training at New Cumberland, Pa., Westover AFB, Mass., and Ft. Ritchie, Md., from 18 August to 1 September.

A Centennial program, commemorating the 101st anniversary of the arrival of the Albany Guards at Norfolk, Va., for participation in the War Between the States, was held in Albany 5 May at the National Guard armory.
Twelve descendants of the original 132 members of the 1861 Guard were present to answer the muster roll.
The company was organized 13 Oct 1857 and was mustered into the Confederate Service 12 April 1861.
It arrived at Portsmouth, Va., 5 May
and was absorbed into the Army of Northern Virginia. The Albany Guards tought throughout the war and was still identifiable when Lee surrendered at Appomattox 9 April 1865. The Guards were reorganized as a unit of the Georgia militia 24 April 1872.
Participating in the historic ceremony was Cor. W. M. Wilder (USAR Retired), a former Guardsman who is credited with the fidelity of the records of the Albany Guards.
The program was sponsored by by the 2nd Armored Rifle Battalion, 12lst lnf.
First Sergeant Max V. Miller, Btry C, 1st How Bn, Springfield, Georgia, has retired from the National Guard after more than 20 years service and was transferred to the State Retired List, May 7th,
The U. S. Army has designated 16 Nike Hercules air defense batteries in five States to be turned over to the Army National Guard during the next 16 months.
The Army Guard, which has been manning the older Nike Ajax air defense missile since 1958, began sending personnel to Army training courses in March to prepare for their new duties.
The Maryland National Guard is scheduled to be first in thecontinental U. S. to take over a Hercules battery. Others, in order, will be Ohio, Michigan, New York and California. The Guard already operates six Hercules batteries in Hawaii.
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GOVERNOR BRISKLY INSPECTS 105MM BATTERY GOVERNOR IS SALUTED BY THE COLORFUL CHATHAM ARTIL LE RY

Largest Armory Dedicated in Savannah

A spectacle of color and pagean try greeted Governor Ernest Vandiver and his party 29 April when he arrived to the roar of a 19-gun salute for the dedication of the largest National Guard armory in the State Savannah's $625,000 facility of Hq, 48th Armoretl Division Artillery, 1st Howitzer Battalion and three companies of the llOth Signal Battal ion.
Booming volleys of fire belched from the muzzles of the SP 105's almost obliterating the newly finished armory. Thousands of spectators watched as the Governor reviewed the colorful Chatham Artillery Honor Guard, inspected a composite battery of 105' s and entered the spacious armory. Thousands of spectators watched as the Governor reviewed the color ful Chatham Artillery Honor Guard, inspected a composite battery of 105's and entered the spacious armory.
The largest enclosed National

Guard assembly area in the State was the site of the official dedication ceremonies as Brig. General Charles L Davis, division artillery commander, welcomed the many visitors to the Savannah armory and sports arena.
In a stirring address, Governor Vandiver sp.oke of the value of the National Guard to the community, the fact that Savannah was one of the best Guard communities in the State and paid tribute to the citi zens of Savannah and Chatham County who have provided such strong Guard support throughout the years.
In recognition of Governor Van-
diver's contribution to the National Guard during his public service, he was presented the coveted award of the Chatham Artillery a bronze replica of its famous cannon -- by the organization's president, T. J. Turner.
Sustained applause also was given General Robert J. Travis,

former president of the National Guard Association of the United States, who was present with his wife.
Recognized, too, were officers of the historic units of the Savan nah area: Georgia Hussars, Chat-
ham Artillery, German Volunteers, Irish Jasper Greens, Republican Blues, Savannah Volunteer Guard and the 1st Volunteer Regiment of Georgia.
Master of Ceremonies was L t. Richard E. Evans, Jr., Comm ander of the 1st Howitzer Battalion, 118th Artillery.
Following the Governor's a ddress, Major General George J . Hearn, State Adjutant General, officially presented the keys to the spacious armory to Brig. General Davis, charging him with its s afekeeping.
Winding up the colorful cere monies, the hundreds of guests that flooded the armory were treated to refreshments and given a tour.

KEYS TO THE ARMORY ARE FORMALLY PRESEtnED TO GENERAL DAVIS BY GENERAL HEARN

T. J, TURNER PRESENTS GOVERNOR WITH HISTORIC CHATHAM ARTILLERY CANNON
MAY, JUNE 1962

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A2C Jack D. Lifsey and A2C David B. Crowe receive some
Instructi ons from an unidentified MDA workman In the teletype shops at Patrick AFB, Fla.

202ND tRAINS AT 8 BASES

Training under the new "Texas Plan," 14-28 April 1962, the 202d Communications Maintenance Squa drons, Georgia Air National Guard from Cochran Field, Macon, was deployed by sections to seven installations. Three officers and thirty-seven airmen remained at Cochran Field where a class in the fundamentals of electronics was conducted along with administrative and supply functions . One officer and thirty-three airmen were sent to patrick AFB, Fl~ where teletype personnel worked on the latest equipment in the Air Force inven
tory. A team of four airmen journeyed
to Tyndall AFB, Fla. and were trained in overhauling the URN-3 TACAN equipment. Another detachment of one officer and four airmen went to MacDill AFB, Fla. wJ!ere they checked out a Kellogg 1200 line telephone switchboard rehabilitation. The Keesler AFB, Miss., detachment, consisting of one officer and 25 airmen, worked in the Eastern Mobile Depot Activity shops on radar sets. An AC&W radar maintenance team was also sent to Griffiss AFB, NY. This det..chment worked on the latest search and height-finding radar.
A section sent to Thomasville AFS, Ala., worked mainly on height finder radar,
The 202d's commander, Lt. ~lonel George E. Smith, called thts training period one of the most successful ever undertaken by his unit. He estimated that the April

Airmen of the 202d Comm Malnt Sq, GoANG, check out TACAN gear at Tyn doll AFB, Flo, Top to bottom they ore, A1C Jerrell L, Harris, A2C Frederick B. Couch, and A2C Thayne J, Worner,
detachments of the 202nd, contributed 5, 719 produ.:tive man-hours to the Air Force and in addition received excellent training on the latest Air Force equipment. The second segment of the 202d, also deployed by teams, attended field training 16-30 June 1962, He esti mated that this section would con tribute in excess of 10,000 produc tive man-hours to the Air Force.

MAY, JUNE 1962

GEN.HEARNT COL,BODRON WITH MOUL RIE CONTRACT
LAST ARMORY CONTRACT LET
The Georgia Army National Guard's armory building program program entered its final sfage, of completion with the opening June 21 of bids on the 65th and last ar mory to be constructed since the program was initiated by Governor Ernest Vandiver when he was serv ing as Adjutant General of Georgia in 1952.
Major General George J. Hearn, The Adjutant General, was present for the final bid opening. He announced that the Barker Contracting Company of Moultrie was low bidder on the armory to be constructed in Moultrie for Company D, 4th Medium Tank Battalion, 108th Armor, Georg~a National Guard. The bid was $106,077.80.
During the 10-year period of con struction of Guard armories in Geor gia, an investment of over $7 million dollars has been made by the feder-al, state and 1ocal governments.
So far 58 armories have been completed and six more are under construction or are ready for the initial spadework.
Army National Guardsmen were previously housed in barns, attics, warehouses, basements and other inadequate facilities before the modernization program was begun.
The Guard construction program will continue with the building of organizational maintenance shops for the repair and maintenance of National Guard vehicles and equip ment.
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Governor

Prince

Statesboro's new National Guard armory was dedicated by Governor Ernest Vandiver May 20th to the late Prince H. Preston, Jr., member of Congress from Georgia's First District from 1947 to 1961.
A former National Guardsman, Congressman Preston was imbued with the same "manifestations of character we find today in the Georgia National Guardsman Devocion to duty Loyalty to his state and country Readiness to serve wherever he was needed and UnfailiD.B adherence to the prin ciples of freedom which have made America great and strong.,,
Those were the comments of the Governor during the impressive cere monies that formally dedicated the new headquarters of the newly re organized 265th Engineer Battalion, commanded by Lt. Col. Edwin F. Herrington.
In his address, Governor Vandiver said if there is to be any change in the make-up of our reserve forces, "it should be to increase, rather than decrease, the strength level of the Army National Guard."
Vandiver, a strong Guard support er and Chairman of the N'ational Guard Committee of the National Conference of Governors for the past three years, rapped the Pentagon for attempting to establish strengths of priority force units at "unrealistic levels." He told the citizens of Bulloch County who packed the assembly hall that he had "refused to authorize'' the elimination of 10 units in Georgia ''in the belief that i t would seriously hamper the capa bility of our National Guard forces to respond to emergency situations .,
The colorful ceremonies, pre sided over by Capt. William J. Neville, included short addresses of welcome by the Mayor and County Commissioner, who later unveiled a dedication plaque and color por trait of Congressman Preston. Ma jor General George J. Hearn, \ls Adjutant General, formally turned over the keys to the armory to Lt. Col. Heqington.
A eulogy to the former statesman was rendered by the former comman der of the Statesboro battalion, Colonel Bothwell A. Johnson. Lt. Col. Leroy Cowart (USAR Retired)
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CAPTAIN NEVILLE MC'D THE DEDICATION PROGRAM

GOVERNOR VANDIVER DEDICATES THE PRINCE PRESTON ARMO RY

COL. HERRINGTON RECEIVES THE KEYS FROM GENERAL HEARN

FORMER STATESBORO GUARDSMEN, FRONT, AMONG THE MANY SPECTATORS

presented an enlarged photograph of the members of the .original Statesboro organi zation, taken upon activation in 1927. Col. Cowart was the first commander and later became the U. S. P. & F. 0 . for Georgia.
Many of the original group were

present and were introduced, among them M/Sgt George C. Hagin, Sr. , still an active member of the Guard in Statesboro.
Miss Kay Preston, daughter of the late congressman, acknowledged the tribute .paid to her father duri ng the dedication ceremonies.

MAY, JUNE 1962

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mobile training equipment aboard a C-97, members Air Transport Group get ready to transfer the deother C-97 squadrons. The loadmasters are, left

tac tht M/Sgt Andrew Swain, S/Sgt Charles Nettis, and A2C

ta r 0 '

James Meyers.

Ever wonder how a globe-girdling aircraft Is weighed? T.ALs

C97 Stratofrelghter of the 158th Air Transport Squadr9n is

lacked up and weighed with an electrical weighing scale by,

eft and

to right, Chief Senior M/Sgt

SM. /BS.gtTJh.igAp.enB~eraglml aont1

Jr., T/Sgr Savannah.

A, Cessor Two other

points are also weighed by Air Guardsmen.

Making sure all the emergency survival equipment Is stored aboard this 20-man life raft of the Guard's 16Sth Air Trans port Group, t hese airmen of the 16Sth Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron prepare to deflate the raft and store It
aboard one of the Air Guard's giant C-97 Stratofrelghters!
They are, left to right, A/2C Henry P. Harrison, A/2C Horace T. Peavy, A/ 2C Steven J. Nettls, T/Sgt Louis R. Simon and
S/ Sgt Minter L. Watts, all of Savannah.

The transformation from fet fighter pilots to multlengine transport pilots requires these Georgia Air National Guard pilots to insaect closely the mammoth C-97 Stratofrelghter they are prepared to fly on global missions for the Military Air Transport Service. At Travis Field with other Air Guards men of the 158th Air Transport Squadron are, left, Capt. Glenn H. Davis of Atlanta, Capt. Jack Schaaf, right, of Sa.
vannah and Capt. Buck Brinson of Millen.

Change to Transport Role Sped by 15-day Active Duty

Form er jet fighter pilots of the Georgia Air National Guard from Savannah, seen at former field training exercises lugging heavy parachutes across the ramp to their single-seat fighters, could be observed at Travis Field 10-24 June carrying an equivalent amount of we1ght out to the Gargantuan Goliaths now being flown by members of th.,. 16~ th Air Transport Group.
Instead of parachutes, crews carried heavy kits of technical manual s to more thoroughly fa miliarize themselves with the in tracasies of the C-97 Stratafreighters -- the four-engined, long ranged aircraft they are learning to operate as part of the 116th Air Transport Wing.

Coming under the transport ban ner 1 April, the 165th and its key component, the 158th Air Transport Squadron, have been busy the past six months running crews through a Mobile Training Detachment, .getting their pilots, navigators, flight engineers and loadmasters ready for operational flights.
Changing the complexion of their log books -- with former entries such as F-86L/ 0:45 and T-33/ 1: 15 being replaced by C97F/ 4:00 crews were given orientation and transition flights by Capt. Ben Patter son and Capt. Kenneth Davis, the first to be checked out in the Savannah Squadron.
The flight simulator, recently installed at Dobbins AFB, was

used to familiarize the crews with flight characteristics and e~er gency procedures of the C97.
Support squadrons, too, were equally busy learning to maintain the 3500 horsepower engines, to service the massive fuel cells, to weigh the 50ton Stratofreighter, to pack and store emergency life savi ng equipment for over-water flights and to administer the other necessary functions of a transport group.
By the end of their two-week period of training, Col. Ralph G. Kuhn's Guardsmen had made con siderable progress toward achievfng the goal of getting crews and support personnel qualified for handling missions of the Military Air Trans port Service.

MAY, J UNE 1962

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Eager Engineers Scalp Stewart

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Clearing, grubbing and grading, the 878th Engineer Battalion, under Lt. Col. Earl Bodron, moved pine stumps, black earth and filled swampland, 3-17 June at Ft. Stew art, changing much of the East Wing's landscape. With 469 officers and men on duty, Col. Bodron and his talented engineers got an early summer's start in reshaping much of the East Wing's swampy terrain. Working two shifts of men, the battalion was able to get the maximum use out of its earth-moving machinery.
The 878th, with headquarters in Atlanta, has companies located in Lavonia, Gainesville and Lawrence ville.
Among the many projects accomplished by the engineers, besides the clearing and grading of several acres, was the construction of latrines, installation of a cui vert and head-wall for a tank crossing and the roofing and painting of some of the old buildings.

Proudly Inspecting their new battalion sign, Mafor Wilburn P. Williams, left, and Lt. Col. Earl Bodron, commander, stand next to their headquarters as Guardsmen of the 878th ~ngl
neer Battalion prepared to reshape Ft. Stewart.

Guardsmen of Atlanta's 878th Engineer Battalion display their battalion flag. Bearing the Latin words GIve. us the
task " the colorful flag Is held by, left to right, Sp4 Frank H. Barttett, Sp4 Melvyn D. Fincher, Pfc Alfred E. Thompson, Jr.,
and Sp4 Ray T. Kunzer, all of Atlanta.

Installing a corregated tile culvert for a tank crossing, these Gainesville Guar-dsmen had the tanks rolling across
In record time.
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Preparing to launch an all-out assault on some of Ft. Stewart's roughest terrain, Lt. John R. Paulk, right, and Sgt. Early S. Hannah of Lawrenceville are shown planning the next move
for the giant 12-yard scrapers and pans.
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GMI & HQ DET TRAIN AT TRAVIS 10-24 JUNE 62

1 Eager and ener~el ~ic Guard~men
of the Georgia Mt ttary nstttute

r=:z4, do~blee-tdiamusteydpaatrhttroTourfgahvtihstweio~Fiwe1l.ed8e-mkJsounnothef

course leading to commtsstons as

econd lieutenants. ()oe hundred twenty-three officer

~:edidreaptersesferonmtedall~tpatrhtes

of Georgia highly re-

arded school. Strtct adherence to

!iHtary courtesy was enforced by

an enthusiastic group of tactical

officers, who have chiseled off all

visible traces of inept leadership

and fashioned the former enlisted

men into first-rate officer material.

With Guard officers and Regular

Army Advisors serving as instruc-

tors, courses stressed leadership,

tactics and administrative proce-

dures. Crammed with vital information,

tested by exams from Ft. Benning's

Infantry Instruction School, the Ca-

dets absorbed the material in mili-

tary technical manuals with amaz-

ing rapidity. Placed in charge of

platoons, companies and squads,

they were thoroughly drilled in the

issuance of sharp commands.

Heading this school of flashing

helmets, rigidly stiff khakis and

impeccably shined boots is Colonel

Donald E. Mees of Lawrenceville.

Shon and stocky, he moved swiftly

among the classes, barracks and

training areas. Counseling his staff

assistants, instructors and tactical

officers was a daily chore, To him

also fell the somewhat sad duty of

telling an occasional cadet that he

didn't have the "stuff to make an

officer.

Having their final training as

officer candidates at Travis were

92 Guardsmen, practically all of

Yihom will be second lieutenants in

July. These are the members of

GMI Class No. 1. They started their

training in Forsyth, Ga., 17 months

ago. Spending one weekend every

other month of the year, plus two

tfio-week encampments such as

they are undergoing now, has

polished and honed them to a fine

edge of military discipline.

MAY, JU"!E 1962

PUSH UPS, PULL UPS HELP ELEVATE CADETS TO OF F IC E STATUS
' CADET CLYDE E. SMITH RECEIVES A PLEASANT WORD FROM LT. COCHRAN

CADET MILLS IS "REPRIMANDED" BY MISS GMI

Three members of Headquarters Detachment, Go ARNGf look

over a battle display relief used by GMI cadets at ravls

Field, 10-24 June. The Guardsmen are, left to right, WO

Carlos Akin, Sp4 Morris nlngham, who acted as

D. Purcel support

lt1orantdh

Sp4 e of

Marvin R. Cun ficer candidate

school.

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THE GEORGIA G U A R D S M A N - - - - - - - - - - - - - ' - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - -

CWO MARVIN ANSLEY SHOWS THE EXPLORERS THE DIMENSIONS OF THE C-97'S CARGO AREA,

MAJOR DRANE GETS A FEW POINTERS FROM SGT MAR CY ON THE C-97

Explorers Given
Tour by 16.5th
Air Explorer Squadron 108 was given the red carpet treatment by the 165th Air Transport Group at Travis Field recently when the ANG put on "Operation Guiding Hand.'
Col. William H. Kelly, base detachment commander, led off with a briefing, after which the boys were treated to a demonstration of firefighting techniques, got to "fly" the flight simulator, were given a flight around Savannah in a C-47 and dined with the Air Guardsmen.
They also saw the control tower at Travis and visited various shops and sections of the ANG installation.
Chief Warrant Officers George W. Adams and Marvin J. Ansley conducted the tour, which gave the explorers the opportunity of seeing what vocational fields are open to them in the Air Force structure.

Mai. Dra1e Convalesces
Major Louis E. Drane, Jr., base engineer at Travis Field, is recovering from severe injuries received March 29 when his car struck a train at a Savannah cre.s sing. The accident occured as he was returning home from a night fl ying mission.
During the three weeks of hos pitalization and home convalescence, the plucky major continuedhis checkout procedures in the 165th Air Transport Group's C-97 aircraft. S/ Sgt Marcy T. Tucker, Jr. of the 631S Mobile Training Detachment gave Major Drane technical instruc tion on the fourengined Strata freighter.
Cooperation between the Air Force's MTD personnel and a n officer who refused to be counted out of the ANG flying program resulted in 108 hours of individual instruction that will be a firm foundation for the major when he dons those fl ying togs again.

lllth Signal Bn
To Return 9 Aug
Georgia's 111th Signal Battalion, called to active duty in October of last year as part of a nationwide mobilization to meet the threat of hostilities during the Berlin cri sis, will be returned to the state and released from federal servic e in Aug ust.
The battalion, commanded by Lt. Col. Erskine B. Wickersh am of Wa shington, will arrive in the sta te on August 9th and will be relea s ed from federal control on August 11th.
The Guardsmen have been stationed at Ft. George Meade, Md., since 25 October 61 with elements stationed at Ft. Lee, Va. during the 10-month tour of duty.
Welcome home ceremonies are being planned for the signalmen when they check into their home town armories located in Washington, Augusta, Louisville, Sandersville and Augusta.

Capt, Robert L. LeSueur, Jr., Commanding Officer of Hq Co, 4th Med Tk Bn, Americus pins bar of second lieutenant on Fredrick M. Frick, Lt. Frick recently completed the nine weeks special National Guard Officers Candidate Course at Ft. Ben
nlng, Ga, He Is assigned as medical service officer,
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Maj. James 0. J. Taylor, Jr., Hq 111th Signal Battalion and Capt. James C. Lovett, Company B, ll lth Signal Battalion, have been enrolled in the Signal Officer's Career Course, Ft. Monmouth, New Jersey.
Two !itt! ~ boys. fiye an d six. were standing outside a nudist colony. One of th e boys was peek ing through a hole in th e fen ce.
"Wow!" he shouted : "There's a bunch of people behind this fence. "
"Is that so, the other boy said. "What are they, men or women?"
"I don't know," replied the first boy. "They haven't got any clothes on."
MAY, JUNE 1962

~------------------------------------------------------------~THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN

-Appointments
_ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
1st Lt Robert D. Heeren, Hq Co,
265tb Engr Bn Capt. Joseph F. Rice, Hq 3d AW Bn (sP), 214th Arty 1st Lt Ralph E. McCaskill, Hq 2d
Afmd Rifle Bn, 12lst Inf
1st Lt John D. Hughes, Co B, 2d ARB, 12lst Inf 2d Lt Anthony W. Claude, Btry C, lst Rkt How Bn, I79th Arty 1st Lt John W. Mixon, Jr, Btry A, 1st floW Bn, 214th Arty 2d Lt Tommie R. Lewis, Co C, 3d
Med Tk Bn, 108th Armor
lst Lt Richard D. Estes, 148th Avn
eo.
2d Lt Bobby M. Smithwick, Co A, 4tb Med Tk Bn, 108th Armor 2d Lt Fredrick M. Frick, Hq Co, 4tb Med Tk Bn, 108th Armor 1st Lt William E. Adkinson, Co E, 560tb Engr Bn (AD) 1st Lt James M. Barker, Jr., Hq 1st How Bn, 214th Arty

AIR NATIONAL GUARD

Capt. William M. Simmerson, 165th

Air Transport Gp (H)

1st Lt Carl C. Poythress, Jr., !58th

Air Transport Sq (H)

1st Lt Donald C. Wright, 128th Air

Trans Sq (H)

1st Lt James D. 3peight, I 29th

AC&W

1st Lt Sam S. Harben, Jr., 116th Air

Transport Gp (H)

Capt. Dell R. Wightman, 158th Air

Trans Sq (H)

1st Lt Theodore R. Seman 158th

Air Trans Sq

'

1st Lt Chalmers A. Cloud, Jr.,

224th Radio Relay Sq

2d Lt Robert W. Hill 128th Air

Trans Sq (H)

'

1st Lt John F. Walsh, 128th Air

Trans Sq (H)

Capt. Richard W. Cook, 158th Air

Trans Sq (H)

2d Lt Herbert J. Azar, 116th

Aeromed Evacuation Sq

1st Lt Dale D. Robertson 128th

Air Transport Sq (H) ' ~t. WalterS. Schaaf, Jr., 165th

rur Base Sq

Capt. Richard W. Cook 158th

Trans Sq (H)

'

Gunboat "Muscogee" Resurfaced by 560th

After 97 years the Confederate

ignuanbwoaatter(.'Mgursacvoe~

gee' 'has been res surrected from the

m.u?dy Chattahoochee River. Through

d1hgent and persistant efforts of

salvage crews, the stern section

was floated to the surface and
Georgia National Guard and 'u. S.

Army power boats pushed and tugged

the historic vessel 18 miles up

stream to Columbus where it will

be partially restored and set up in

an open-air museum.

Capt. Ben Penton, staff assis-

tant of the 560th Engineer Battal-

ion, has brought about the major

endeavor: getting it upstream, up

onto dry ground and to the future

site of America's only Confederate

Naval Museum.

The "Muscogee" was launched

~nd ?urned .to prevent capture by

mvadmg Un1on troops in April of

1865. The vessel is presently 110

feet long by 60 feet wide. It is bad-

ly charred but still has many of the

pine timbers forming its hulk. It was

built by the Columbus Naval Iron-

works and is the first ironclad to be

recovered.

The stern was drug to the site of

the museum after Capt. Penton and

his National Guard crew bulldozed

off part of the bank. The gunboat is

estimated to weigh 200 tons.

According to the Georgia Historical

Commission, the "Muscogee" is the

first ironclad to be salvaged. It will

be reconstructed and placed in an

open-air museum near the Columbus

Municipal Auditorium. Governor Er

nest Vandiver has earmarked $25,000

for construction of the museum which

will also house other relics of Con-

federate Naval engagements gather-

ed from throughout the country.

2 More "Superior"
Companies A and C of the 5th Medium Tank Battalion, formerly Batteries A and C of the 1st Gun Battalion, were awarded Superior ratings on recent IG inspections. These two units are the 14th and 15th to receive the coveted rating this year. Company A is located in Augusta and Company C is located in Thomson. Conversion of the units took place on May 1st.

Guardsmen Called
In Etowah Tragedy
Treacherous waters of the Etowah River near Cartersville claimed the lives of three boys April 25 bringing Rome and Calhoun Guardsmen into a massive search for their bodies.
Governor Ernest Vandiver called some 24 Guardsmen to duty after local authorities asked for help in the search for the Cartersville youths.
The Guardsmen, led by Capt. Doyal 0. Phillips of Calhoun, spot ted one of the bodies the night of May 4 floating downstream some 13 miles from the point the boys were last seen. Another one was found May 5.
Working in shifts around 'the clock, the Guardsmen had stretched lines across the muddy river, kept lookouts posted and probed the river banks. The troops were headquartered near the Etowah River Indian Mounds.
Civil Defense searchers rescue units and other volunteers 'assisted local authorities in the search. The Guardsmen were on duty for 11 days,
Hagan Speaks to Artillery
Representative Elliott Hagan, U. S. Congressman from the Savannah area, poke to members of the Chatham Artillery in Sava.nnah, May 12th. Representative Hagan, alluding to the recent proposal to cut back the National Guard, said "I do not subscribe to the belief" of some prominent Americans "who harbor the theory that the day of the National Guard is coming to an end." He added: "I have never regretted that a portion of my tax dollars is spent in support of the National Guard, because I realize that the Guard buys us military security in time of war and emergency assistance to local communities in time of domestic disaster."
Mr. T. J. Turner, president of the historic organization, pre sented General Hearn with the Chatham Artillery Trophy, a mount ed cannon replica, for his services to the Georgia Guard.
General Hearn turned over several old Chatham Artillery records found in the state archives to Mr. Turner for the unit's history.

MAY, JUNE 1962

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THE GEORGIA G U A R D S M A N - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

NAME

GRADE

UNITS

s~ ~ett4
AIR NATIONAL GUARD
COURSE

SCHOOL

DATES

Garrison, Paul S. Willingham, Randolph C. Wright, Max P. Bledsoe, Bobby W,

A3C A3C A3C A2C

128th Aeromed Evac Flt 128th Aeromed Evac Flt 128th Aeromed Evac Flt 128th Aeromed Evac Flt

Medical Preceptorship Evacuation Training2 Medical Preceptorship Evacuation Training-2 Medical Preceptorship Evacuation Training-2
Aeromedical Evacution Training-2

Scott AFB, III. Scott AFB, III. Scott AFB, III.

14 May 62 (12 wks)
14 May 62 (12 wks)
14 May 62 (12 wks)

11th Aeromedical 11 Jun 62Transport Sq, Scott, (4 wks) AFB.

ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

Griner, Joe E. Fowler, Robert R., III Wilkes, Jeffery L. Mobley, Daniel H. Roberts, William T. Cubbedge, Edwin W., III Braddock, Thomas W. Hunt, James C. Williams, Thomas R., Jr. Johnson, Thomas E. Wilson, Jimmy K. Sisson, Henry S.
Cannon, Robert E. Lee, William K.

SSG E6 SP5 E-5 PFC E-3
SP4 Maj 2d Lt Sgt E5 SPS E-5 SP5 ES SSGTE-6 Sgt E-5 Sgt E-5
S/Sgt E-6 SP4 E-4

Co A, 2d ARB, 121st Inf Co B, 248th Sig Bn, Co C, 110th Sig Bn (CA)

Gen Sup Specialist Crs
Inf OCS
Teletypewriter Equip Repair Crse

USA QM Sch, Ft. Lee, 10 Jul 62.

Va.

20 Aug 62

USA Inf Sch, Ft.

11 Jun 62-

Benning, Ga,

14 Aug 62

USA SE Sig School 27 Jul 62-

Ft. Gordon, Ga.

6 Dec 62

Co C, 110th Sig Bn (CA) Field Radio Repair USA SE Sig Sch

18 May 62

Ft. Gordon, Ga.

(23 wks)

Hqs 110th Sig Bn

Assoc Sig Off Career USA Sig School

13 Jun 62

Ft. Monmouth, N.J. (approx 13 wka)

Hq 108th Arty Bde (AD)

Air Def Off Orientation USA Air Def Sch

11 June 62

Ft. Bliss, Tex.

(approx, 8 wka)

Co C, 265th Engr Bn (Cmbt) Field Radio Repair Crs USA SE Sig Sch

15 Jun 62-

(A)

Ft. Gordon, Ga.

23 Nov 62

Co C, 1st ARB, 121st lnf Inf OCS Crs

USA Inf Sch

11 June 62-

Ft. Benning, Ga. 14 Aug 62

Hq & Hq Co, 265th Engr Bn Jnf OCS Crs

USA Inf Sch

11 Jun 62-

(Cmbt) (A)

Ft. Benning, Ga. 14 Aug 62

Co A, 2nd Armd Rifle Bn, lnf OCS Crs

USA Inf Sch

11 Jun 62-

121st Inf

Ft. Benning, Ga. 14 Aug 62

Co A, 3rd Med Tk Bn, 108th lnf OCS Crs

USA Inf Sch

11Jun62-

Armor

Ft. Benning, Ga. 14 Aug 62

HHC 2d Med Tk Bn, 108th Ar Personnel Ad-

USA AG Sch

26 Jun 62-

ministrative Spec.

Ft. Benjamin

20 Jul 62

Ind.

Co C, 2d Med Tk Bn, 108th Inf OCS Crs

USA Inf Sch

11Jun62-

Ft. Benning, Ga. 14 Aug 62

406th Ord Co (GS)

Automotive Repair

USA Ord Sch, Aber- 15 Jun 62-

deen Proving Ground,21 Sep 62

AIR NATIONAL GUARDSMEN ATTENDING BASIC TRAINING AT LACKLAND AFB, TEXAS.
AB James E. Conner AB James M. Day AB John W, Weatherford AB John G. Jordan, Jr. A B Emmett M. Orr AB Wallace M. Martin AB Donald D. Anderson AB Charles L. Smith AB Jerry W. Barre AB Robert H. McPherson AB Troy L. Hampton AB Barnwell R. Calhoun, Jr. AB Kenneth W. Chandler AB Charles Q. Tanner AB Alexander E. Wilson, III AB Charles K. Pharr AB Reginald E. Coleman
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Promotions

AIR NATIONAL GUARD
Prosser, Aubrey to Maj. Sparkman, John T., Jr. to Maj. Jones, Ellen Lorene to Maj. Cochran, Benjamin G. to Capt. Rogers, Glenn E. to Capt. Switzer, Charles D. to Capt.
AB Thomas H. Cooper AB William F, Humphries AB Ronald H. Hynson AB Ronald L. Sanders AB Terry R. Reese AB David R. McTipkin AB Aaron M. Levy AB Elmer W, Daniell

ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
McCarty, John H. to CWO, W-3 Hutcheson, Thomas S. to Maj. Winslett, Ronald D. to Capt. Holston, Francis M. to Capt. Cheatham, Oscar F. to Capt. Ream, Donald K. to 1st Lt Short, Coy A. to 1st Lt Wingers, Johnny F. to CWO, W-3 Love, George R. to Capt. McCluskey, George M. to Capt. Cochran, Benjamin G. to Capt. Matt, Robert E. to Capt. Miles, Grady M. to 1st Lt Hutcheson, Tom P. to Capt. Paulk, John R. to 1st Lt Shamp, John G. to 1st Lt Blandford, John L. to 1st Lt Taylor, William W, to 1st Lt
MAY, JUNE 1962

SINCE SUMMER IS IN FULL SWING, WE THOUGHT YOU MIGHT LIKE THIS BEACH-SIDE SCENE. WE UNDER STAND WHY THE WARNER BROS.' PHOTOGRAPHER INCLUDED THE GIRL WITH THE SURF IN THIS PIC TURE, BUT THE HIGHCHAIR??? MAYBE IT'S BECAUSE MIKKI JAMISON IS SUCH A DOLL. THE BEAU TY, 18, BECKONS ALL OF YOU OFFICERS, SYM BOLICALLY, TO JEKYLL ISLAND 89 SEPTEMBER FOR THE ANNUAL CONVENTION OF THE NATIONAL

GUARD ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA. MIKKI, TO BE SEEN IN TV'S "77 SUNSET STRIP", MAY NOT BE THERE BUT MANY JUST AS PRETTY WILL BE. SO BRING YOUR SWIM SUITS. THE GOLDEN ISLE AWAITS YOU AND YOUR GUESTS. SEND YOUR RESERVATION CARDS IN EARLY AND GET THE CHOICE ACCOMODATIONS. WE CAN'T GUARANTEE YOU A Gl RL LIKE MIKKI OR EVEN A HIGHCHAIR, BUT YOU'RE BOUND TO GET YOUR MONEY'S WORTH AT THE FABULOUS
JEKYLL ISLAND RESORT IN SEPTEMBER.

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Ac qui3 itions Division The University of Georgia Libraries The University of Georgia Athens, Georgia
''Mad Minute'' Climaxes Demonstration

Army
ARMY FIREPOWER is demonstrated by the U. S. Army Infantry School at Ft. Benning, Ga. as a reinforced rifle company lets go with everything it has to repulse an enemy aggressor's final assault on its position. Artillery, small arms fire of every type, rockets, bombs and even an HONEST JOHN rocket are taking part in this coordinated defense effort. Often referred to as " the Mad Minute," this scene was scheduled to close the demonstration planned for members of the Joint Civilian Orientation Conference (JCOC I May 8-10, a Department of Defense sponsored conference showing business, cultural, professional, military and governmental leaders the
capabilities of today's modern Army.