The Georgia guardsman [Vol. 13, no. 1 (Jan.-Feb. 1963)]

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G overnor Carl E.Sanders Reviews ~
G uardsmen in Inaugural Parade ~

GOVERNOR CARL E, SANDERS

THE ADJUTANT GENERAL'S MESSAGE

MAJOR GENERAL GEOR GE J. HEARN

My Fellow Guardsmen:
Since 1954, when I first started working toward getting an entire division within our State, I have felt that the best thing that could happen for the Georgia Army National Guard was to obtain one major component underwhich we could all train.
I am happy to say that our intense efforts finally have been rewarded, and the enti re 48th Armored Division will be authorized for the State of Georgia effective 15 April 1963.
This is a major break-through in our training problems, and I am sure that each officer and enlisted man assigned to the division will join with the veteran division Guardsmen in making the 48th the best National Guard division in the entire U. S.
I am confident that all our Guardsmen will work together toward the como mon goal of superior administrative and operational proficiency. Conversion and reorganization will require the best efforts of all, for we can do no less if we are to carry on the traditional volunteer spirit of the Guard as we have inherited it from those valiant Guardsmen of the past who have bestowed upon us a rich and proud heritage.

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HONORABL E CARL E. SANDERS GOVERNOR OF GEORGIA
~ GEN GEORGEJ . HEARN THE ADJ UTANT GENERAL

Guardsman Award Certificates were presented to three Elberton men 12 Feb in recog nition of their organization's consistent support of the local National Guard, Honored were Mr. Lewis Shurbutt of the Elberton Star; Mayor Pro-Tem Glynn Ayers receiving
the award for the City of Elberton; and Mr. Monroe Dunn, Chairman of the Elbert County Commissioners, Major George A, Gaines, Executive Officer of the 1st Howit zer Battalion, 214th Artillery, in making the awards sairl, "We, here in Elberton's National Guard units, realize how fortunate we are to have the support of such time friends as you have proven yourselves to be, We have always found you sympotheti c to our problems, enthusiastic about our progress and generous in your support,"

LT. COL . DOUGLAS EMBRY
Editor
Publication and Editorial Office 959 E. Con federate Ave. , S. E.,
Atlanta 16, Georgia
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OUR COVER ...
The day da wned cold and bright, but Jon 15, 1963, was Inaugural Day for Governor Carl E, Sanders and starting off his four-year term of office was the Inaugural Parade featuring components of tlie Georg ia National Guard. On the reviewing stand with the new governor lfe his wife, Betty, their children; General Hearn, who was Grand Marshal of the parade; Robert R, Richardson, Chi ef of Staff; farmer Governor and Mrs, Ernes t Van diver and their chi I 4ren, Beh ind the Governor and Genera l Hearn a re Atlanta Mayor Ivan Allen lnd Maj. Gen, B. F. Merritt, commander
of troops.
Plunk e tt Pas s es OOC
Lt, Col. Emmett L Plunkett, ate Ma intenance Officer, has returned from a 22-month Ordna nce Officer Career Course at Aberdeen ~oving Grounds, Md. Gra duating in cember, the ve te ran Georgia ~ardsm an breathed a sigh of rehef in rela ting how toug h it was competing with young colleg e raduat es in s uch s ubject s a s DUclear physics.
JAN, FEB 1963

Hurricane Division Wins 3A Trophy

The 48th Armored (Hurricane) Division, Georgia-Florida National Guard, again took top place among National Guard divisions within the seven-state 3rd Army area when it was named the 3rd Army's "Out standing National Guard Division" for the fifth year since 1955.
Maj. Gen. B. F. Merritt, commanding general of the Hurricane Division, which is in the process of being reorganized to include on] y Georgia Guardsmen, accepted the award at the annual 3rd Army National Guard Training Conference January 18. Maj. Gen. Derrill M. Daniel, 3rd Army Deputy commander, made the presentation, Prior to the reorganization the division in-

eluded Florida Guardsmen, The 48th Armored Division, with
headquarters at Macon, was first activated after World War II and has been reorganized several times in accordance with the Army's continuous program of adapting its organization to meet the changing requirements of modern warfare, Many guardsmen of this division come from Atlanta and other sections of Georgia, Brig. Gen. L C. Wads worth, of Live Oak, Fla., is assistant division commander of the trophy-winning unit,
The award is based on an evalu arion of each division's field training attendance, staff performance and annual inspection report.

MAJ GEN MERRITT ACCEPTS THIRD ARMY TROPHY FROM MAJ GEN DANIEL

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SALUTING THE COLORS, THE GOVERNOR'S PARTY REVIEWS COLORFUL CHATHAM ARTILLERYMEN
Mile-long Inaugural Parade

Hails New Commander-in-Chief As Components Salute Gov Sande s

In a snappy salute to their new Commander-in-Chief, Georgia National Guard components paraded by the Capitol reviewing s tand January 15th to signal the start of Governor Carl E. Sanders administration.
Grand Marshal of the parade was Major General George J. Hearn with Major General Benjamin F. Merritt, 48th Armored Division Commander, serving as Commander of Troops.
With color guards, military vehicles, towed weapons floats, bands and other units, the parade was more than one mile long and took air hour and fifteen minutes to pass the reviewing stand.
Every major element of the Georg.ia Army and Air National Guard was represented. Light M-41 tanks of the 1st Reconnaissance Squadron, towed 8-inch howitzers of the 1st Rocket Howitzer Battalion and engineering equipment of the 878th and 265th Engineer Battalions were among the feature attractions of Army Guard equipment. The Air Guard's contribution was an attractive float, one of their C97's giant engines mounted on a mobile stand and communications equipment of other ANG units. In addition, a formation of five C-97 Stratofreighters of the 128th Air Transport Squadron flew overhead during the inaugural ceremonies,

On the reviewing stand with Governor and Mrs. Sanders were General Hearn, General Merritt, Lt. Governor and Mrs. Peter Zack Geer, former Governor and Mrs. Ernest Vandiver and other State officials.
After the parade, the officials accompanied the new Governor to the Capitol Platform where Governor Sanders was sworn in as Georgia's 74th Chief Executive. As soon as the oath of office was completed, Governor Sanders was recipient of

a 19-gun salute, rendered wi th 75mm guns manned by Guardsmen of the 201st Ordnance Company.
Members of the Gate City Guard and the OJ d Guard Battalion of the Gate City Guard were honorary escorts for the Governor and L ieu tenant Governor at the Inaugural Ball. The Old Guard Battalion formed an arch of swords as the forma II y attired Governor's party marched into the crowded ball room at the Dinkier Plaza Hotel.

878TH ENGINEERS SHOW PORTABLE DEFENSE POSITION

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STATESBORO ENGINEERS REFLECT PRIDE IN FIRST LADY'S HOMETOWN EIGHT-INCH HOWITZER IS TOWED PAST REVIEWING PARTY

AIR NATIONAL GUARD FLOAT DEPICTS FORMER JET MISSION

GOVERNOR & MRS. SANDERS RECEIVE SALUTE OF OLD GUARD BATTALION POTENT M-41 TANK OF JACKSO N'S RE CON T ROOP ROLLS BY

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Carl E. Sanders Becomes Commander-in -Ch ief

The Georgia National Guard' s new Commander- in- Chief, Governor Carl E. Sanders, was sworn into office Januar y 15. An Augustan who was born May 15, 1925, Governor Sanders, like his predecessor, former Governor Ernest Vandiver , was a World War II flyer.
By the time Georgia' s young Governor was 19, he was commissioned a n officer in the Army Air Corps. Before he was 20, he was flying B-17 bombers as first pilot.
His interest in the affairs of the National Guard became readily ap parent in 195 7, when he headed a joint committee of the House and Senate Defense and Veterans Affairs Committee which investigated the obsolete F-84D a ircraft Georgia pilots were assigned to fl y.
As a result of his diligent investigation, the General Assembly notified the proper authorities, including Senator Richard B. Russell and Congressman Carl Vinson, who managed to get the old Air Guard jets replaced with the supersonic F84F Thunderstreaks.
Educated in the public schools of Richmond County, he attended the University of Georgia at Athens, graduating from the Law School in 1947. He was a member of the AllState Football Team in high school and was a member of the varsity team at Georgia, playing in the Oil Bowl game.
Gov. Sanders was admitted to the Georgia Bar Association in 1947 , several months before his graduation from the University, and had wide experience as a trial and corporate attorney.
His public service began in 195 4 when he was elected a Representative from Richmond County. Two years later he was elected to the State Senate, serving continuously until his inauguration as Governor. During the Vandiver administration, he served as floor leader and presi dent protempore of the Senate.
His wide range of civic and charitable affiliations prompted the Augusta Chamber of Commerce of name him Young Man of the Year in 1955, and in 1959, Governor Sanders was named one of the five outstandi ng yo ung men in Georgia by the Georgia Junior Chamber of Commerce.
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CARL E.. SANDERS IS SWORN IN AS GEORGIA'S 74TH GOVER NOR BY JUIDGE QUILLIAN AT STATE CAPITOL JANUARY 15, 1963

MAJOR R.A. DAVIS, GA ANG, APPIOINTED GOV'S AIR AI DE

Maj or Rederi!ck A. Davis of East Point has beem named air aide to Governor Carl IE. Sanders.
The 37-yeau-ol d Air National Guard pilot ha:s over 5,500 flying hours logged i in jet fighters and conventional mtul ti-engined aircraft.
He is a vetceran of the Korean Conflict havitng flown F - 84 jet fighter-bombe rs: on 74 combat missions. He Ihas also flown the Air National Guard's F 84F and F86L aircraft att Dobbins Air Force Base, before tthe 116th Wing was converted in 19)61 to a transport mission, Major IDavis is c.urrently flying the ANG;'s C97 four-engined transports.
Since 1958;, Major Davis has been a pilot-erngineer for Eas tern Air Lines flyHng Martin, Convair and Douglas tyype aircraft. Eastern has granted hirm a four-year Ieave
of absence to ' accept the Governor's appointme~ nt,
Major Davis : will fly the Governor on official missions in aircraft under the supe ervision of the State Department of illefense.
While in Korcea, Major Davis flew with the 8th Fiighter Bomber Squadron of the 8th . Group. For his service he was : awarded the Distinguished Flying~ Cros s and the Air

MAJOR REDER ICK A . DAV IS
Medal with Oak Leaf Ouster. Late r he served with the Strategic Air Com mand for two years a t Turner AF B, AI bany, Ga. He married the former Miss Fay Barry of Sycamore in 1953. They have t wo children: Barry, 5, and Donna, 2. They reside at 2501 Meadow Lark Drive, Eas t Point.
Major Davis has been a member of the Air ational Guard since 1955

JAN, FEB 1963

UOT. ARTILLERYMAN -
Brig Gen Paul S. Stone

Becomes Asst Adi Gen for Air

P8 ul S. Stone, Waynesboro, ia, businessman and veteran

GGeeoor~geieanAarpmpyoiNnatetidonAasl sGisutaarndt

officer Adju-

halt General of the State of Georgia
ne~tb the rank of brigadier general. appointment was made by Gov-

r Carl E. Sanders February 1,

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General Stone 1s a veteran of
n.the Korean Conflict and W?r~d War having served as an anururcraft

battery commander during the Korean

episode and as a fighter pilot during

orld War II, flying P-40 and other

single-engine aircraft of the Army

Air Corps. He has owned and opera-

ted a flyin g school and has been a

11ember of the Georgia National Guard ioce March 13, 1949. For the past

1 years he has been engaged pri-

118rily in the lumber and motel businesses in Burke County,

For the past several years he

bas been active in the political

affairs of Georgia's Democratic

Parry, having served as vice-chair-

11an of the State Democratic Execu-

tive Committee and as Chairman of

the 21st Senatorial District Demo-

cratic Executive Committee. For

several years he served as chairman

of the Burke County Tax Assessor

Board.

Most recently he has served as

a member of the State Board of Ed-

ucation,

Among the high honors bestowed

upon him in the years he has served

hls State and Community in military

and civilian life have been the State

Distinctive Service Medal and Hon-

orary Georgia PI anter of the FF A.

General Stone was awarded the

Distinctive Service Medal in 1957

for his consistent! y "Superior"

National Guard organization m

Waynesboro. During the years he

served as commander of the anti-

aircraft battery, the unit achieved a

.superior rating on annual federal

Inspections for six c.onsecuuve years

The DSM is the highest award the

State of Georgia can bestow.

His FFA award was for his

work in the field of vocational ed-

ucation,

General Stone currently holds

a Commercial Pilot's License, with

both single and multi-engine rating. During the time he owned and opera ted his flying school, .he was rated
an Instructor Pilot, training stu dents under the G. I. Bill, He has logged approximate! y 500 military flying hours and 1,500 civilian hours.
His formal schooling includes attendance at Emory at Oxford and The Citadel military colleg7. He was born in Waynesboro April 15, 1925.
General Stone's military career began April 8, 1943, when he enlisted in the Air Corps Reserve. He was inducted into federal serv~ce June 15, 1943, subsequently servtng as an aviation cadet at Keesler Field, Miss., University of Tennessee, Maxwell AFB, Ala,, Albany, Ga., Bainbridge, Ga., and Napier
Field, Dothan, Ala. While at Max well, he served as Cadet Wing Adjutant at the University of Tennessee and was Cadet Wing Commander at Darr Aero Tech Pri mary Flying School, Albany, Ga.
He was only 19 when he won his pilot's wings at Napier Field and was commissioned a second lieu tenant 23 December 1944. He flew AT-6 Texans and checked out in
Curtiss P-40' s before undergoing fighter gunnery training at Eglin Field, Fla.
After a period in which he served as ferry pilot, General Stone's squadron was sent to Lincoln, Nebraska, for overseas processing, Later, he was transferred to Sherman, Texas, where he was placed in a pilot's "pool." World War II ended before he could get into combat and he was released from active duty 25 September 1945.
The young officer accepted an appointment in the Air Corps Reserves from the date of his discharge to March 13, 1949 when he joined Waynesboro's Battery D, 101 st AAA Gun Battalion , Georgia National Guard as a first lieutanant.
Responding to the Korean emer-
gency, General Stone's unit was among two gun battalions, brigade headquarters and operations detachment from Georgia called into federal servti.ce. Inducted August 13,

JAN, FEB 1963

GEORGIA GUARDSMAN
GEN . STONE IS SWORN IN AS ASST. AG FOR AIR BY GOV. SANDERS AT CAPITOL CEREMONIES 1 FEBRUARY
1950, he served as platoon leader, executive officer and commander of his antiaircraft artillery battery, The battery, which was equipped with powerful 90mm guns, was among those charged with the air defense of Chicago, During this duty, he was also stationed at Ft. Stewart, Georgia and Camp McCoy, Wisconsin,
After the Korean War, he returned to Waynesboro to command his battery in the gfade of captain April 14, 1952.
His elevation to the staff of the 108th Air Defense Brigade came July 1, 1959, when he became Bri gade Adjutant with the rank of major, He served in this capacity until November 12, 1962, when he transferred to Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment in Atlanta as PIO. He was appointed Adminis trative Staff Officer of the Georgia Air National Guard's 116th Air Transport Wing January 14, 1963, and was sworn in as Assistant Ad jutant General of Georgia for Air February 1, 1963, by Governor Carl E. Sanders.
General Stone's present business interests include whole or part ownership in the following Burke G>unty firms: Waynesboro Motor Court and Restaurant, Burke Memorial Gardens, Inc. Augway, Inc. and Central Bonded Warehouse, Inc, He also has inter ests in tree farming and real estate development.
General Stone is married to the former Miss Gloria Collins of Me Bean. They reside with their three children, Paul S. Jr., David L. II, and Jesse C. Stone at 520 Victory Drive in Waynesboro.
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CADET DEMONSTRATES FINGERTIP PUSH-UP TECHNIQUE

L T, MCGUINTY WATCHES CAD ET PE RFORM

126 Cadets Report for GMI Class No. 3

One hundred and twenty-six brand new GMI cadets reported to the Forsyth ational Guard Armory the weekend of 23-24 February to begin an approximate 18-month course of instruction to qualify them for commissioning in the Georgia Army ational Guard.
Lt. Col. Gene L. Hodges , GMI Commandant, and an experienced staff of instructors and tactical office rs were joined by five gradua tes of Class No. 1 who are serving as tactical officers. o doubt this was a dream come true for these young lieutenants who are fresh from the cadet ranks .
On the giving end of the instructions for a change are Lieutenants Jack W. Rountree, Thomas L. Beale, Byroq A. Stephens, Robert W. McGuinty, and William F. Hobbs.
Looking over the new crop of cadets, Col. Hodges predicted that a majority of them would survive the course. ''The cadets s eem to be better prepared for the school than previous classes and know what to expect a]though a few of them eerned a little confused a t fir st. "
Capta in George J . Hearn , III, se nior tactic a l officer of GMI , was bus il y correcting any breaches of milita ry courtesy a nd rapidl y rounding the Guardsmen into s hap e for the months a head.
In truc tors were laying on the doctrine of leade rshi p, as cl ass room work provided a n interlude of thoughtful study.
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FORMER GMI CADETS OF CLASS NO. 1 IN NEW ROLE AS TAC OFFIC ERS: LR, ARE L TS, ROUNTREE, BEALE, STEPHENS, MCGUINTY, HOBB S
GMI COMMANDANT HODGES, HONOR GRADUATE DEVAUGHN, CAPT, HEAR N DISCUSS NEW CLASS, LT. DEVAUGHN LATER SPOKE TO NEW CADETS JAN, FE B 1963

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flights to Thule
Made by GaANG

During the height of the Cuban

y. ~~irswise~n

whe

n

it S.

a~pndpeaSroedvieta.

clash forces

as in evltable tn the Canbbean,

four Georgia Air National Guard

c-97's of the 116th Air Transport

l'ing took off on support missions.

Their destination? Thule, Green-

land. Called upon by the Military Air
Transport Service to fill in for regular MATS cargo hauls to the Arctic outpost, crews were assembled on short notice at Dobbins Air Force Base and briefed on their assign-

ment. The Greenland base is not on
the regular route usually flown by ANG transport crews on overseas
missions, but the pilots, flight engineers, load masters and the allimportant navigators were ready for the undertaking.
Air Guardsmen taking part in the historic flights were Brig. Gen. Bernard M. Davey, Lt. Col, William R. Hudson, L t, Col. James H. Hulsey, Majors Cleveland J. Perkins, Charles S. Pease, Clarence T. Ricks and Claude R. Kuhn; Captains l'ill iam A. Stevens, William F, Bishop , Carroll B. But! er, Jerry L. Godwin, John F. Hamil ton, Jr. , Wil liam B. Robertson, and Herbert C. Hawki ns, Jr.; Lieutenants Willie C. Buss ey, Donald C. Wright, Roy C. Akin, Keith D. Heefner, Alan]. Mandel and Dennis B. Dixon; M/ Sgts Ogle B. Poteet, Bobby L. Williams,
Gerald E. Moon; T/ Sgt James A. Ray, James A. Edwards, Hobart D. Luke ; S/ Sgts Franklin E. Reed, ~alph C. McBride, William K. WigIngton and A2C Charles J. Jones.

Lt. Wyont B. Bean
Returns toGa as Dr .
L t. Wyont B. Bean Jr. has re turned to the Ga ARNG after 37 months with the Iowa National Guard 's 34th Division. Lt. Bean, son of retired Brig. Gen . Wyont B. Bean, was in Iowa attending the 4-year Palmer College of Chiroprac tic at Davenport. Dr. Bean is assi rant executive officer of Battery D, 1st Ro cket Howitzer Battalion,
in Atlanta.
JAN, FEB 1963

Gate City Guardsme n and t heir attractive ladies stand by at the Governor's Ina ugural Ball awaiting the entry of the State' s new Chi e f Executive. Nattily attired in their colorful uniforms, the Gat e City Guardsmen were honorary escorts for the Governor's
Party . Identifiable in the group ore Capt . a nd Mrs. William D. Jordon, Lt . and Mrs. Fred W. Waits , Capt. and Mrs. Ji mmy Cornett and Capt. and Mrs . Minto Gilstrap . Capt .
Gilstrap was sworn in as Gate City Guard commandant January 19.

CON SITE GUARDSMEN FIX TOYS FOR TOTS

witching from tanks to to ys, a Merry Christmas was provid ed many underprivileged children of Liberty County in December through the joint efforts of the employees of the Georgia Army National Guard Concentration Site and the Liberty County Jaycees. Broken and discarded toys were collected and repaired by the Con Site employees during their spare time.
The Sunday prior to Christmas the Jaycees sponsored a party for more than seventy children repre-

senting some 21 families . At thi s party at Ieast two toys were given to each child. On Christmas Eve, Santa Claus made his rounds with gym sets, tricycles , bicycles, pedal car and rocky-horses.
Through the efforts of Con Site personnel, this was the largest and most successful party the Jaycees have yet provided for the underprivileged children, The Liberty County Junior Chamber extended its wholehearted appreciation to the National Guard employees for making the program such a success,

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BASKING BEAUTY-Eva Six, of the Hollywood Six's, is rapidly acquiring the tan 11he need to play the part of an i11land maiden in a forthcoming South Sea opua.

It was barbecue time at the 201 st Ordnance Company when Georgia's New Assistant Adjutant General for Air, Brig. Gen . Paul S. Stone, center, renewed acquaintences with the talented
Atlanta Guardsmen. Speaking to Capt. Wynson Hope, unit commander, the new general said that he ha~ been going to
barbecues all his life, but he believed that plate served up by SFC Toby Wooten, right, was the very best he had ever
eaten.

Sarge: Why do you drag that awful looking wife of yours around wherever you go?
Corporal: Would you like to kiss her goodbye?
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Personnel Officer: What was your mother's name before she was married?
Airman basic: I didn't have a mother before she was married.

Residents of Los Angeles, who insist their motorists are the country's worst, tell of an injured pedestrian who was asked if he got the license plate number of the driver who struck him. "No," was the answer. "But I'd remember that laugh anywhere."
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The Georgia Air National Guard non-commissioned officers club, 16Sth Air Trans port Group (Heavy), located at Travis Field, recently donated a United States and State of Georgia flag, to the newly constructed Mercer Junior High School, Ga rden City, in ceremonies held at the school. The donation was .made in an effort by the Guardsmen to help beautify and furnish the school. From left to right are Ma ster Sergeant Carl J, Worrell, member of the board of governors of the Travis NCO c lub, Mr. J. Rife English, principal of the school, Wayne Bland, president of the s tudent council, Master Sergeant Raymond E. O'Brien, P.resident of the NCO club, and Staff
Sergeant Robert E. Lanier, club custodian,

OKLA. ANG C-97 MAKES FIRST GLOBAL FLIGHT

The first global flight to be made by the Air National Guard was per formed by a crew of Oklahoma's 138th Air Transport Group f1 ying a Boeing C-97 s uch as the type used by Georgia ANG pilots,
The flight recorded several "firsts". It was the first use of ANG aircraft on a diplomatic mis sion, Main purpose of the flight was to deliver 15 dair y c a ttle to the King of Afghanistan, It w,.as the fi r st

time one had been i6 Hong Kong. The flight went from T ulsa,
Okla.; to McGuire AFB, N. J .; to L a jes, Azores; to Wheelus ; to Adana, Turkey; Kabul, Afghani stan; Lahore, Pakistan; New Delhi; In dia; Hong Kong; Bangkok, Thail and; Tokyo, Japan; Wake Island; T ravis AFB, Calif.; and return to Tulsa.
T he plane covered 21,000 nau tic al miles during the period be tween 12-28 November,

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LT COL. W. R. HUDSON ACCEPTS FLYING SAFETY AWARD FROM BRIG. GEN. I. G. BROWN OF NGB

BRIG. GEN. BROWN PRESENTS FLYING SAFETY CERTIFICATE TO MAJOR LOUIS E. DRANE, JR. AT SAVANNAH CONFERENCE

116 & 165AT Gps Get Safety Award

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LEAR EMPLOYEES BUILD UPC-97ENGINE MOUNTS AT DOBBINS

The major overhaul and modification of two-hundred quick engine change kits for C-97 aircraft is the job of the Lear Siegler Corporation of Del City, Oklahoma, working for the Air National Guard under a contractual agreement. The company furnishes the I abor and services and the government furnishes the parts and equipment. These kits are lo cared on the aircraft behind the engines. One advantage of having these kits in reserve is that it saves valuable time and skill. Three hours is the time necessary to make the change-over if you have a kit in res erve; otherwise it could take days.
The Georgia Air National Guard has skilled technicians who are well qualified to do the same job. How ever, the Air Guard is not autho rized a sufficient number of tech nicians at this time to handle the Work Ioad. There are about 13,200 technicians a uthorized the ANG in

the fifty states. If new technicians were authorized for this particular job, the expense would be greater, since additional technicians are norm ally employed indefinitely.
The Lear Siegler Corporation is overhauling and modifying the en gine accessories for all ANG units using C97's. The work is performed at Dobbins AFB in the Wing hangar. As the kits are completed, they are shipped throughout the U. S.
Brig. General Bernard M. Davey, Commander of the 116th Air Tran9-
port Wing; Lt. Col. Floyd Gerwig, ANG liason officer stationed at
OCAMA; Major William J. Mills,
Base Supply Officer of the Wing; and Major Charles D. Simpson, Chief of Wing Maintenance, coordi nated in getting the project under way. The project is not only a savings to the taxpayers, but is also a boost and stimulation to the economy of the metropolitan At lanta area. The project is under contract for one year.

JAN, FEB 1963

The two major components of the Georgia Air National Guard's 116th Air Transport Wing earned Flying Safety Awards for 1962.
Receiving certificates for having an accident-free year were the 116th Air Transport Group at Dobbins Air Force Base and the 165th Air Transport Group of Savannah, The 116th Group is commanded by Lt. Col. William R, Hudson, the 165th by Col. Ralph G. Kuhn,
The awards were presented d~ ing ceremonies at the annual Air National Guard Commanders Call, held this year in Savannah 89 Febuary.
Major General George J. Hearn
welcomed the 475 senior ANG offi cers to the State, Major General Winston P. Wilson, Deputy Chief of the National Guard Bureau, and Brigadier General I. G. Brown, Asst. Chief, NGB for Air, presided at the conference,
Fifty-nine other ANG units won flying safety awards for 1962, the safest year in the history of the ANG.
The conference was generally "off the record" due to the classi fied nature of some of the material,
Colonel William H. Kelly, Base Detachment Commander at Travis Field, was in charge of arrange ments for the Commanders Call.
A Savannah officer at Travis said 96 ANG aircraft landed at the field with delegates to the conference,
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'Hard Skill' Training
Feature of DoD Plan
Washington (ANF)-The Department ofDefense recendyproposed toCongress that changes be made in present laws governing Army National Guard and Reserve enlistments to allow new enlistees to take sufficient initial active duty for training to be quali fied in a badly-needed "hard skill."
All new enlistments would in volve a standardized six year obli gation under the proposed plan. Present enlistments will remain effective under existing legislation.
Secretary of the Army Cyrus R. Vance explained that enlistees un der the new program, just as under today's programs, would be available for a quick call to active duty during a full or partial mobilization. In re turn, many would spend less time than the present six months on ac tive duty training and some would volunteer to take the longer specialized training which would qualify them for promotion and better civilian jobs.
The proposed program would establish one standard military obli gation of six years in the Ready Reserve for all those enlisted be tween the ages of 17 and 26, with a flexible term of active duty depending on the length of the training course needed. At least four months of active duty for basic military training would be served in all cases.
Under the present laws, a program featuring a six-month active duty period with a total service obligation of eight years has been restricted to Reservists enlisting between ages 17 and 18-~. Those enlisted after the age of 18-~ and before age 26 serve a six-year total period in the Ready Reserve.
Secretary Vance pointed out in his proposal to Congress that the new program stressing training in "hard skills" would be more equit able to present Army National Guards men and Reservists with such skills who already have served two to three years of active duty as a result of periods of international tension, such as the Berlin crisis. With newly-trained men in these vital specialties, those previously called to active duty who reverted to a nodrill status upon release from active duty, would not like! y have to serve again in any partial callup of the
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Flexible Mechanized Punch

Factor In ROAD Divisions

The Secretary of the Army has announced plans for reorganizing under th~ ROAD concept (Reorga nization Objectives, Army Division) all combat divisions in the Active Army, the Army National Guard and the Army Reserve.
ACTIVE ARMY
The decision to reorganize the Active Army follows the successful completion of field testing of the 1st Armored Division, Fort Hood, Texas and the Sth Infantry Division (Mechanized, Fort Carson, Colorado. These two divisions were organized under the ROAD concept in February, 1962, for test purposes. The performance of these divisions has demonstrated convincingly the sound ness of the new division structure.
Reorganization of the Active Army will be accomplished on a phased bases and will be completed by late 1964. The bulk of the reorganization will be completed this year.
Maximum combat effectiveness of divisions will be maintained during the reorganization with no diminution in readiness to perform contingency missions.
RESERVE COMPONENTS
In order to make the Army National Guard and Army Reserve capable of compatible employment with the Active Army, the ROAD reorganization will also be extended to those Reserve Component combat divisions scheduled for retention under the recently announced realingment plan.
The conversion of Army National Guard divisions to the new structure will be initiated as soon as agreement is reached between gover-
Guard or Reserve forces. The "hard skills" generally
fall into the electronic and mechanical maintenance and operations specialties, such as aircraft mechanics, radio and radar men and missile technicians. "Soft skills" are such occupations as truck drivers, cooks, etc., not requiring an extended period of specialized training. The

nors of the affected states and the National Guard Bureau on troop list and stationing plans.
Conversion of Army Reserve units will be initiated immediately. This conversion will be accomplish. ed without dislocation of the realignment of Army Reserve units currently in progress since this realignment was planned with ultimate reorganization to ROAD in mind.
The ROAD reorganization of both the Army National Guard and the Army Reserv.e should be completed prior to the start of the annual field training next summer.
ROAD CONCEPT
Present Army divisions are of three types--Infantry, Armor, and Airborne. The change will provide four types of divisions--Infantry, Armor, Airborne, and Mechanized, all with markedly increased capa bilities over the Pentomic organi zation.
Originally announced in June, 1961, ROAD is the Army's answer to future land warfare. Emphasis is on increased flexibility, battle field mobility and firepower.
The most important factor of the ROAD concept is the abi Iity to tail or divisions to battlefield require ments. Each division has a com mon base including three brigade headquarters, division artillery, and other combat and support elements. Combat maneuver battalions---in fan try, mechanized infantry, tank, and airborne--- are added to the division base to fit any type combat situation. To form an armored divis ion, for example, emphasis would be on tank and mechanized battalions. For an airborne division, emphasis would be on parachute infantry bat tal ions.
need is generally much greater in the National Guard and Reserves for those qualified to train for "hard skills."
National Guardsmen and Reserv ists of all services maintaining sat isfactory trammg participation have been, and would continue to be, deferred from Selective Service induction.

JAN, FEB 1963

---------------------------------THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN
~ANNUAL FIELD TRAINING DATES & PLACES

Looking ahead a few months,

c;eorgia Air Guardsmen will con

dnue the practice of training in

~ecvoemrail ngd isfufme rme netr

locations during active duty period,

Two-week tours of duty by the

following organizations will be held

duri ng the times and at the places

indicated:

Both the 117th Aircraft Control

& Warning Flight and the 129th

AC&W Sq will participate in Stri

com' s Swift Strike III exercise in

rhe Carolina's during July and Au

gust; however no definite date for

their tr'aining has been determined

at this writi ng (11 Mar).

7 MORE SUPERIORS

Seven more Georgia Army at ional Guard organi:zations have been awarded Superior ratings as a result of an nual Federal Inspections during FY 1963. This makes a total of 17 units that have been awarded rhe coveted Superior rating thus far,
The latest units to be added to the list are: Hq & Hq Co, CC C, 48th Armd Div; Trp A, 1st Recon Sqdn, 108rh Armor; Trp C, 1st Recon Sqdn, 108th Armor; Hq & Hq Btry, 48th Armd Div Arty; Hq & Hq Btry, 1st How Bn, 118th Arty; Btry A, 1st How Bn, 118th Arty; and Co A, 265th Engr Bn.

202nd Comm Maint Sq

23 Feb - 9 Mar 23 Mar -6 Apr 27 Apr-11 May 25 May-8 June 1June15 June

Small detachments at Cochran Field, Keesler AFB, Patrick AFB, Griffiss AFB, Eglin AFB, Robins AFB, Tyndall AFB, Shaw AFB, Turner AFB, Hunter AFB, McCoy AFB, Donaldson AFB, Lang ley AFB & Bro:pkley AFB.

Training Site Det and 165th Air Transport Group 923 June
Hq, Ga ANG and Hq, 116th Air Transport Wing 721 July

Travis Field Dobbins AFB

224th Radio Relay Sq

1327 July

Indiatown Gap, Pa. w/ relay stations to Zanesville, Ohio

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Annual summer active duty train ing sites and dates have been ap proved for units of the Ga ARNG as indicated:

48th Armored Division

18 Aug1 Sep

Hq & Hq Det, Ga ARNG, (less Sel Svc Sec), Georgia Military Institute, 124th PIO Detachment

16-30 June

Fort Stewart, Ga. Ft. Jackson, S. C.

Sel Svc Sec, Hq & Hq Det 6-20 April

Hq, Sel Svc Sys of Ga.

406th Ord Det (GS)

18 Aug 1 Sep Ft. Stewart, Ga.

Travis Gets $1.5 Million

Additional improvements costing 1,535~000 are pi anned for Travis Field.

Col. William H. Kelly, detach-

ment commander of Air National

Guard at Travis, said replacement

of the concrete parking apron for the

Guard has been estimated at
S62o,ooo.

. Also planned is the strengthen tng of the primary-instrument run li'ay and its associated taxi ways at

Ill estimated cost of $915,000.

The additional improvements were ~unced as the final phase of a ~YJay extension program was begun
lib the pouring of concrete,

. The completed extension, which

11111trubmrinengt

t

h

e length runway

of at

the primary Travis to

~9OOo feet, will make the runway the

,._ge~r at a municipal airport in

-orgta,

J4N, FEB 1963

Field Training already? Yes, Sir, and they couldn't be work ing at a more vital installation, They're airmen of the 202nd Communications Maintenance Squadron from Cochran Field, Macon, and ore shown here checking equipment at Patrick Air Force Bose adjacent to Cope Canaveral, Toke it from some
L body else, who says they're working on the Klienchmiht AN/FGC 25 and AN/FGC 20, Apparently cognizant of what this means ore, left to right, A3C James W, Dempsey, A2C Hugh Wallace, S/ Sgt Jock W, Gillie, A2C Edward B. Storey and A3C Jock B, Logon, The talented airmen were on duty at Patrick 23 Feb- 9 Mar 63,

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

AIR NATIONAL GUARDSMEN ATTE DING BASIC TRAINING AT LACKLAND AFB, TEXAS.
AB James H. Horton AB Ernest L. McMuuay, Jr. AB Daniel W, Smith, J r, AB Brya nt F. Hodgson, Jr. AB Norris R. Holbrook AB Charles R. Westbrook AB William H. McKenney, Jr. AB Marvin B. Ferguson AB David Mitchell AB Fred E. Childs AB Charles R. Preston AB Mark A, Bell, Jr. AB John D. McMullen AB Clifton E. Hughes, J r, AB Carlton C. Churchwell AB Ray H. Justice AB Clyde H. Walker, Jr. AB Robert L. Gregory, Jr. AB Glenn K. McKenney AB Paul E. Johnson, III AB Manuel Rocha, Jr. AB Robert A. Walden AB Marvin Cranman AB Willard R. Thompson, Jr. AB John R. Orr
PROMOTIONS-
AIR NATIONAL GUARD
Claude R. Kuhn to Lt. Col. John K. Chastain to Capt. Goorge N. Lindsey to Maj. Daniel W. Sutton to 1st Lt. Malcolm H. Adair to Maj. Raleigh E. Drennon, III, to Capt. Keith D. Heefner to Capt. Emory S. Dockery, Jr. to Capt.
PROMOTIONS-
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
Rayford A. Jo yner to CWO, W-4 John W. Lee to Major Earnest R. Collins to Capt. Leo C. Mercer, Jr. to Major Donald L. P ye to Capt. George J. Hearn, III to Capt. Jqhn A. Kimbrough to 1st Lt. James W. Dove to CWO, W-3 James F. Williams to CWO W- 3 Francis J. Weimer to 1st Lt. John T. T yson to CWO, W-3 Stanley W. Prochaska to Capt. James R. Young, Jr. to Capt. Edward L. Woodie to CWO, W-3

COL MIKE HENDRIX GOES TO WASHI NGTON. LT COL HARRY SMITH DIRECTS SEL SVC I

Colonel Mike Y. Hendrix, State Director of Selective Service since 195 5, will join the Staff of Lt. General Lewis B. Hershey, National Director of Selective Service in Washingtor., D. C., on March 1, 1963.
Colonel Hendrix joined the Selec tive Service System of Georgia on April 20, 1951 and served as Chief of the Field & Classification DivtslOn until his appointment as State Director on June 28, 1955.
Colonel Hendrix is being replaced as State Director by Lt. Col. Harry 0. Smith of Winder, Lt. Col. Smith i s a former Assistant Adjutant General of Georg.ia and is publisher of the Winder News,
Colonel Hendrix was one of the first American Army Officers to arrive on the Island of New Guinea in World War II on April 27, 1942. He participated in the East Indies, New Guinea and Papuan Campaigns in the Southwest Pacific Theatre while serving with the 101st AAA Bn of the Georgia National Guard, Upon his return to the United States he was assigned to the AA School as an instructor of tactics. At the
end of World War II he was with the Joint Intelligence Center Pacific Ocean Area, Pearl Harbor. Prior to his assignment with the Selective

COLONEL MIKE Y, HEND RIX
Service System of Georgia, he served in the Pentagon with the lntelli. gence Divis ion and the National Guard Bureau, He has completed a total of 26~ years of military service including 22 months in the Southwest Pacific,
Lt, Col, Smith served as Assis tant Adjutant General in 193738 and was on active military duty with the Georgia Selective Service Syst em and IV Corps Headquarters in Atlanta from 1940 to 1947, Prior to his appointment as State Director of the Georgia Selective Service System he was Commanding Officer of the Army Reserve Selective Service Unit,

APPOINTMENTS- AIR NATIONAL GUARD
2d Lt Warren A, Thompson, 128th Air Transport Squadron 1st Lt Jerry C. Kell y, 128th Air Transport Squadron 2d Lt Hugh P. Whitehead, Jr., 129th Aeft Control & Warning Squadron 2d Lt Robert T. Horton, 224th Radio Relay Squadron 2d Lt Jimmy H. Shuman, 128th Air Transport Squadron Capt. Lawrence J. Ellgass, 129th Aircraft Control & Warning Squadron 1st Lt Marvin F. Proctor, Jr., 116th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron 2d Lt Jerry M. Bartenfeld, 128th Air Transport Squadron 1st Lt Ian J, M. Duncan, 128th Air Transport Squadron 2d Lt Marshall W, Cavitt, Jr., 116th Air Transport Group 2d Lt Richard T. Drummond, 128th Air Transport Squadron 2d Lt Robert D. Engelhart, Jr. , 116th Air Transport Group

APPOINTMENTS- ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
1st Lt Ernest L. Harrison, Jr., Btry C, 1st Rkt / How Bn, 179th Arty 1st Lt William U. Evans, Jr. , Btry B, 1st How Bn, 118th Arty 1st Lt Nathan G. Knight, Hq Trp, 1st Recon Sq, 108th Armor 2d Lt Horace D. Dorsey, Trp B, 1st Recon Sq, 108th Armor 1st Lt Ollie F. Askew, Btry B, 3rd AW Bn, 214th Arty Capt. Horner A. L a nier, Hq 48th Armd Div Arty 2d Lt Emery S. Horvath, Hq Co, 878th Engr Bn 2d Lt Nunzio G. Pollina, Hq Co, 2d Mdm Tk Bn, 108th Armor

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JAN, FEB 1963

WHILE THE SPOTLIGHT IS ON ARNG REORGANIZATION WE THOUGHT YOU'D LIKE TO TAKE A PEEK AT NATALIE WOOD AS SHE IS SPOTLIGHTED IN THE CURRENT SHOWING OF "GYPSY" --A WARNER BROS. MOVIE DEPICTING THE Ll FE OF BURLESQUE QUEEN GYPSEY ROSE LEE . WE HAVEN'T SEEN THE SHOW , BUT WE ARE CONFIDENT THAT GUARDSMEN FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO GET A PASS (TO BUY A TICKET) WILL LEARN A VALUABLE LESSON THAT CAN BE APPLIED TO Ml L1 T ARY OPERATIONS: PUT ALL YOU'VE GOT INTO EVERY PERFORMANCE (OF DUTY) KEEPING YOUR BEST FOOT FORWARD . HERE, FOR INSTANCE , WE SEE NATALIE STARTING WITH HER LEFT FOOT AS ANY GOOD SOLDIER SHOULD:

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A~ ~L-~t ton3 DiviJion T~n ~iver3ity of Georgi~ Librar"e3 T~e University of Ceor~ia Ath~n3 , Georgia
Brigadier General PaulS. Stone
New Assistant Adjutant General for Air