qeorgia quarJJman - GOVERNOR CARL E. SANDERS THE ADJUTANT GENERAL'S MESSAGE \ MAJOR GENERAL GEORGE J. HE AR N My Fellow Guardsmen: A few days ago I had the privilege of participating in the graduation ceremonies of Class No 2 of the Georgia Military Institute. As I handed graduation certificates and gold bars to the 28 cadets, I wished there had been another 100 at least for me to congratulate. GMI is a fine school and is recognized as such by all who have visited or inspected the training during weekends at the Forsyth Armory or during the summer training period. Those who graduate are top-notch second Iieutenants, capable of doing a tremendous job in each Army National Guard community in the State. The importance of this school cannot be over-emphasized. We are losing lieutenants faster than we are commissioning them, and we must take advantage of our State OCS to bring up our officer strength. I strongly urge ARNG commanders to send GMI a group of your best Guardsmen, ones who are qualified to enter the School and have displayed the potential to become officers. Ask those who have returned after completing the program and they will tell you quickly that it is the most important thing that has happened to them in their lives. You will be doing your selected Guardsmen a great favor as well as your own organization by encouraging their applications. There is a great need for at least 150 applicants for Class No.4 beginning in January. Start looking now for the men who merit the chance to attend this great school. It will pay large dividends to the individual, your unit, the community, State and Nation . ,. -----------------------------------------------------------------------THE GEORG/A GUARDSMAN THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN Vol. 13 May-June 1963 No. 3 A publication of the Department of oefense, Military Division, State of Georgia. Published in the interest of the Georgia National Guard and di stributed free to members of the Na tional Guard of Georgia . The Guards man rec e ives AFPS material. HONORABLE CARL E. SANDERS GOVERNOR OF GEORG IA 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 The Air Guard ' s nu rse-recruiting program got a big boost 12-17 May when this attractive win dow displ ay in Atlanta at Rich's Lenox s tore brought to the a ten tion of the public the opportunities available for qualified nurs.es interested in joining the Go, ANG's 116th Aeromed ica l Evacuat ion Squadron at Dobbin s AFB. The display shows a flight nurse and medical technician beside a tier of litters, along with equipment used during airlift of pa tients in the ANG's C97 Strata freighters, The nurse is also depicted in her civilian role, Favorable response was received from the exhibit dur ing Nurse Week, according to Major Martha Corle, A F Advisor to the ANG nurses in Georgia, Col. Hogan Sounds Gavel Beckoning Officers to Gala *** ** *********** *** OU R COVER ... The give and toke of OCS instruction Is e pitomized here as 1/ Lt Otis C. Malcom of Macon pauses duri n!jl a rain shower at Ft. Jackson, S, C. to ' advise" - o f the Georgia Military Instit ute cadets of so me "possible" infraction of th e rules , Wit h his eyes glued on Lt. Mol com's, Senior Cadet Alvin G, Christian of El bert on listens attentively. Story of the GM I encampment begi ns on page 2 of this edition, (Cover photo by Sp5 Charles T. Bell) Woman phone d bank to arrang e dis Posal of a $1 , 000. bond. "I s th e bond for redemption or convers ion? " asked a teller. A long pause, then the woman asked, "Am I talking to the First ational Bank or the First Baptist Church?" Of the first regiment of the Ari ZOna ational Guard organized in 1865 to protect the settlers of th e Territory against marauding bands of Apaches, outlaws and rustlers lllore than half of the men in the outfit were Indians. MAY, JUNE 1963 Savannah Convention 14 Sep Strike up the Band throughout Georgia-land! It's almost time to get on the bandwagon for the Geor gia National Guard Association's 1963 Convention at historic Savan nah September 14 15. Decking the halls of the DeSoto Hotel will be hundreds of damsels and their escorts the 500 or more officers of the Georgia Army and Air National Guard. Coming to the Ball at the call of Colonel Roy W. Hogan, association president, will be officers, wives, girlfriends and always an interesting galaxy of guests . Don't let that little ole two-week stint of duty down at Ft . Stewart in August dim your enthusiasm for the trip back down to the coast two weeks later, all you division officers . You'll just have a better excuse to come back and rest up from charging across those famous pine-infested plains. Commanders, gird up the rest of the guys on your staff and distaff and bring'em down for the big doin's. Brig. Gen. Charles L. Davis is in charge of arrangements and he has his committeemen working overtime to pack the most pleasure into this meeting than has been done in all the other conventions put together. J ust so you'll know that this is a military function, there will be the usual Saturday afternoon and unday morning business sessions, s piced with some top speakers, guaranteed to have the latest word on the future of the ational Guard and our armed forces in general. Who'll t hey b e~ Come and see! Don' t forget your proximity to the beach, pool, bar, Ball, beauty and bountiful hospitality, as only the avannah troops can lavishly dole it out. Put Sept. 1415 down on your calendar pad now and plan to join the crowd of revelers down by the oceanside who "ain' t guine worry wah no mo." THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN---------------------------------------------------------------------- TRYING FOR JUST ONE MORE, CADET ROBERT L. MOSS OF ROME STRAINS TO ACHIEVE A MAXIMUM OF PULLUPS CAPT. BARNEY NOBLES BRIEFS CADETS ON FIELD PROBLEM 91 GMI Cadets Gyrate at Jackson inety-one energetic and enthusiastic cadets of Georgia Military Institute completed two wel!ks of active duty training at Third Army NCO Academy, Fort Jackson, S.C., 30 June 1963. Twenty'!ight of these cadets completed their 18-months' training and will graduate and be commissioned 13 July 1963 in Macon, Georgia. Lieutenant Colonel Gene L. Hodges, Commandant, commented he has never observed s uch a high degree of "es'prit de- corps" as displayed by the graduating cadets. For the remaining 63 cadets or "junior" cadets, this was the first of two field training periods. The Tactical Officers, directed by Senior Tactical Officer, Captain George J. Hearn III, were continually demanding strict adherence to military courtesy, immaculate appearance, and atten1ion to detail. The cadets placed in charge of sqllads, platoons, and companies were continually be ing evaluated by their tactical offi cers on all the qualifications of leadership. Major William E . Canady, the Director of Instruction, made sure all instructors had available the best training aids and other assistance to present their subjects in a graphic manner. Colonel Hodges reported the facilities of the Third Army CO Academy at Ft. Jackson were ideal for the operation of GMI during summer training period. Hq & Hq Det, Ga ARNG, was also on duty at Ft. Jackson during this time as support for GMI. 2 PLUMB ING UP THEIR PLA TOON IDENTIFICATION SIGN ARE SE NIO R CADE TS R. G. TURNER, STATESBORO, AND L. W. BEDINGFI ELD, SWAINSBORO, BOTH MEMBERS OF CLASS NO.2. MAY, JUN E 1963 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - T H E GEORGIA GUARDSMAN CADETS JAMES C. SNOW, MILLEDGEVILLE, AND JAMES M. ROBERSON, MACON, GET MAP READING TIPS FROM CAPT, HERBERT MUELLER, ADVISOR FOR THE 560TH ENGR BN SENIOR CADET J.D. TOOTLE OF GLENNVILLE IS "ADVISED" BY LT. J. B. HARRISON, TACTICAL OFFICER FROM DALTON JESUP AMONG NG UNITS SALUTING AFD The Georgia Guard's participation in Armed Forces week - stunted somewhat by the ARNG reorganiza tion 16 April - was highlighted by the firepower demonstration of Jesup's Co B, 2nd Bn, 118th Ar tillery, at Fort Stewart. With repeated volleys of fire from their 105mm selfpropelled Howit zers, the battery "softened" a tar get area for tank-infantry teams to move in and take the objective. The tank and infantry units were Stewart based Regular Army organizations which combined with the nearby Guard battery to put on the May 18th demonstration for visitors. Among the AFD events scheduled by Guard units were church atten ance in uniform and notification of civic clubs by Griffin's Co B, 348th Med Bn; Open House by Forsyth's HHC, 2nd Bde, and Co C, 348th Med Bn; Open House and small equipment display in front ot the Monroe City Hall by HHC, 4th Bn, 12lst lnf; a luncheon at Reynolds Kawanis Club by CoB, 560th Engr Bn; unit Opeo House and special radio program on AFD by WCHK saluting Canton's Co A, 4th Bn, 121st In; Parade in Savannah featuring an ANG float, 48th Div Arty units; Static display and flyby of C 97 Stratofreighters by the ANG's 128th Air Tran.sport Squadron at the DobbinsLockheed Air Show; and Open House at Way cross Armory by HHS Btry, 2nd Bn, 118th Arty. pat-on- --the-back CADETS DAVID GUNN OF TUCKER AND DAVID HELMS OF COLUMBUS LOCATE A POINT ON THE LAND NAVIGATION COURSE AT FT. JACKSON MAY, JUNE 1963 'Sif<, DON-'T YOUIHINK rr'6 .ABOUT liME 6EI<~EANI IWI LFORD It. Leah W. Stallings, com mander of Tifton's Co B, 2nd Bat talion, 121st Infantry, presided at the colorful ceremonies. Senator (Sgt) Robert A. Rowan introduced .the Governor. The Guard's new Commander-in-Chief, who was making his first address on National Guard matters since taking office in January, praised Capt. Wolff for his contribution to the community and for keeping his unit up to such a high state of readiness during the five years of his command. The genial former commander organized the company with only 14 men and had increased its strength to an aggregate of 85 by the end of the first year. Thereafter, the unit stayed at full strength. Capt. Wolff had taken over the unit after ac cepting a reduction from major in the Army Reserve. As owner of a dry goods store, he maintained excellent community relations, resulting in a high degree of local cooperation. He was credited, too, with the enthusi asm and drive which brought about the building of the $108,000 Tifton Armory. Major General George J. Hearn, State Adjutant General, presented the armory keys to Capt. Stallings, him with its safe-keeping and main 6 GOV. SANDERS INSPECTS HONOR GUARD OF CO. BAT ARMORY DED ICAT ION tenance. He also thanked the wives, mothers and sweethearts of the unit's Guardsmen for the sacrifices they make each year as their men go off for two weeks of rigorous training. Capt. Wolff addressed the large Tift County audience, thanking the local citizens for all their assistance and praising his former Guards men for their loyalty and support. As a climax to the program, Governor Sanders unveiled a plaque dedicating the attractive new armory to Captain Wolff. Sfc Sharpe Re ti re s SFC William F. Sharpe of Re ids ville's Btry A, 2nd Bn, 118th Any, retired 1 July after serving honor ably and faithfully for more than ~0 years in the Georgia Guard and 10 federal se.rvice during WW II. With a variety of branch assign ments. b.e hind him, such as engineer, anuau craft, engineer again and mos t re cently as artillery, SFC harpe carries with him the best wishe s of the National Guard of Georgia upon his retirement. MAy , JUNE 1963 -----------------------------------------------------------------------THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN 6 NG Dl VIS I 0 NS RATED PRI 0 RI TY Following is a current list of the six High Priority Reserve Compo nent Divisions: 26th Inf Div Massachusetts 28th Inf Div Pennsylvania 30th Inf Div orth Carolina 42nd Inf Div ew York 50th Armd Div New Jersey 30th Armd Div Tennessee At the present time the six di- visions designated as high priority are drawn from the Army National Guard. These divisions make up th e major tactical element of the six balanced division forces. In addition to the divisions, these division forces consist of a number of nondivisional units drawn both from the Army Reserve and from the Army National Guard. About 77 per cent of the person nel strength of the Army Reserve is in nondivisional units which are in hig h priority status; in the Army National Guard, approximately 58 per cent of the personnel strength is in units, including the six di visions, which are in high priority status. Once a unit is designated a high priority unit it must maintain high standards of operational readiness in order to remain in that status. The unit's maintenance of the::se high standards is evaluated semi annually by the United States Con tinen tal Army Command. Two other Reserve Component divisions, both from the Army Nat- ional Guard, the 38th Infantry Di- vision of Indiana and the 47th In fantry Division of Minnesota, are authorized an advanced readiness status sufficient to enable them to perform certain special missions. The towns people were sadly gazing at their flooded homes from the hills after the dam broke, they noticed a straw hat float do wnstream about 50 fe et, then float up stream about 50 feet, and so back and forth against the current, one person said "that' s funny, I wonder what makes that hat float back and forth?" ..\ youth spoke up and said, "I ain't certain, but I heard grand pappy say last night, come hell or high water, he was going to mow the lawn today." MAY, JUNE 1963 Attired in a uniform of the Chatham Artillery, circa 1870.1880, Mayor Malcolm Maclean of Savannah swabs out one of the Washington Cannons on Savannah's famous Bay Street in preparation for the Chatham Artillery's !77th Anniversary celebration. Looking on is Colonel Richard E. Evans, Jr. Commander of 48th Armored Division Artillery. FATHER-SON ACT Major Thomas M. Daniels, Jr., veteran Savannah National Guard Officer recently recruited his son, Thomas M. Ill, for enlistment in one of Savannah's Artillery units. Brigadier General Charles L Davis, Assistant Division Commander, promptly administered the Oath. Young Tommy, a Savannah High senior, will serve six months basic training upon graduation ond then return to school to complete his ed ucation. He plans to compete for the Chatham Artillery's Armstrong College scholarship. Four are awarded annually to Guardsmen of the historic organization. 7 THE GEORG/A GUARDSMAN ___________________________________________________________________ Job Security Based On Request for Leave National guardsmen who have to be absent from their jobs in order to perform their annual traini~g duty have certain obligations 1f they want their job rights protected, according to a U. S. Department of Labor official. Harvey Driscoll, regional director of the Department's Bureau of Veterans Reemployment Rights, said that guardsmen and reservists must re quest leave of absence in order . to have the reemployment protecuon afforded by federal law for military duty. " iEmployers are obligated to grant leave of absence to guar?~men and reservists for annual mdttary training purposes. "The law now prohibits employ ers from requiring their employees to take the vacations at the same time annual military training is scheduled ." Driscol continued. He said that employees are en entitled to reemployment with such seniority, status, pay and vacation as they would have had if they had not been absent for training pur pos e s. U.S.SAVINGS BONDS WON'T BUY FREEDOM, BUT THEY ARE SOUND INSURANCE A6AINST LOSING IT .'/ CWO Sloan Elected Pres, Ga. Jaycees The National Guard's Robert A. Sloan, chief warrant officer and administrative assistant with Hq, 1st Bn, 100th Armor, in Milledge ville, lias been elected President of the Georgia Junior Chamber of Commerce . CWO Sloan, 34, received the nod in close voting after the fourth ballot. Noting his achieve ment, Major General B. F. Merritt, 48th Armored Division commander, wrote Sloan: "This is indeed a high honor, and it is another ex ample of the quality of the individuals associated with the Georgia National Guard. I offer my congrat ulations and best wishes, and I'm sure that the Georgia JayCees will have a successful year under your able leadership." The c1v1c organization is presently launching a "sweeping attack" on mental retardation as part of its two-year battle to pro mote legislation in this mental health field. SGT BAXTER CITED M/ Sgt James T. Baxter, Jr. , of Griffin' s Hq and Hq Trp, lst Sq, 748th Cavalry, was recentl y awarded the Tennessee National Guard Commendation Ribbon, Sergeant Baxter was cited for his cooperation from 1948 through 1962 in securing a bivouac site adjacent to the Griffin armory. He was further praised for his cooperation with elements of Tennessee's 30th Division by arrang ing services for the convoys from Griffin vendors. Little John Fired At Ft. Stewart A Little J obn rocket roared off its launcher June 4 on Ft. Stewart's Anzio Range and in seconds exploded in the impact area more than five miles away. Within five minutes a second missile was fired and burst in almost the same spot as the first. This was the first days' firing in a series of tests to be conducted at Fort Stewart to improve the accuracy of the rocket. Little John, which is notable as a highly mobile lightweight wea pon, packs a nuclear punch or c an carry a sizeable c onventional war head as in these test firings. It is driven by a solid propellant a nd bas a ballistic trajectory like artillery rather than being guided. On hand to witness the firing were Lt. Gen. Joseph B. Fraser (Ga NG, Ret.), Col. A. W. Tyson, post commander, and Mayor Fred Mingledorff of Hinesville. The Little J obu is the eventual replacement for the Honest J obn, a larger rocket now operational with the Army and author-ized for Ge or gia's 48th Armored Division when when the rockets become available. Elberton's 1st Bn (Honest John), 214th Artillery, is scheduled to receive the potent weapon. When the combat divisions of the National Guard conform to the new ROAD organization it will be the fourth major shake up of the division structure since WII'I. From the old "s quare" division the "triangular'' di vision came into being for 11'11'11, follo we d by the "p entamic" division after Korea, The new ROAD division provides for an extreme ly flexible and highly mobile combat force. The 48th Armored Division of Georgia is probably the first Army Guard major combat force to "g et on the ROAD." 8 MAY , JUH E 1963 Miss Janis Moody, 18-yearold student at Georgia State College, was named Miss Georgia Military Institute by the Cadets of Class No . 2 in colorful ceremonies at the Forsyth armory in May. The brown-haired, brown-eyed beauty is the sister of graduating Cadet James L. Moody and me asures 36 2235 ~. Standing only 5'1" and weighing 104 lbs., Janis did a mo nologue as her talent and otherwise measured up to the queenly re quirements. Nobody knows but the judges just how close the voting was, but the competition was fierce . Anyone of the other contestants could easily have been a winner in any beauty contes t. They were Cindy Suttles of Elberton, Carolyn Kenan of States boro, Myra Stratford of Griffin and Ginger Alexander of Savannah. GMI Commandant Gene L. Hodges presented Miss Moody with the coveted crown and trophy. Col. Hodges also presented the five con tes tants with charm bracelets. Capt. George J. Hearn, III, senior GMI tac tical officer, was in charge of the beauty pageant. MISS GMI, JANIS MOODY, BEAMS HAPPILY WITH MISSES ALEXANDER, KENAN, SUTTLES AND STRATFORD. DRESSED IN THEIR TALENT COSTUMES AND FLANKED BY COL. HODGES AND CAPT. HEARN AREbLR, CAROLYN KENAN, CINDY SUTTLES, MYRNA STRAT FOR , JANIS MOODY AND GINGER ALEXANDER. Acquisitions Division The University of Georgia Libraries The University of Georgia Athens, Georgia ~ 't~-r UG K'E:MEMB~I< -n:1Ai, !F W~ 6UFFE;;R lAMEl-Y A L..AWL.EGG ,AI-rACK URJN OUR L.IBE'ffl, WE' ~NCOUr<.AG~ /I , .AND lNVOJ..VE' 01He;l26 IN OUI< DOOM. II ...... fJAMUEI- APAM6 ~ 'WE N NEVEl< BE CE'RTAIN OF OUR COURAGE UNTI 1... WE HAVE FACE'D DANGER/1 ... La Roche,Coucou/q' KEEP FREEDOM RINGING ~WJfA~~~ o-F ~ 1Y* ~ ~' fi GH!. .. - 11A ~ooo AMERICAN ~ ~rpe LOOKS UPTO NOBODY; L..OOKS DOWN ON NOBODY; L..OOKS 5TI