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 THE ADJUTANT 
 
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GOVERNOR CARL E. SANDERS My Fellow Guardsmen: 
 
MAJOR GENERAL GEORGE J. HEARN 
 
Undoubtedly the most serious problem facing the Georgia Army National Guard today is that of recruiting and retention of personnel. Our Army strength Statewide has been slowly but steadily declining for more than a year until now we are approximately 350 short of our priority aggregate strength. An anticipated increase in our man ning of the division will place us approximately 500 men short. 
 
Most of our units are doing an adequate job of recruiting, and I am proud to note that some organizations throughout the years have done a consistantly fine job of keeping their strength up. These u nits have kept the State from slipping far below its authorized limit. 
 
Recently at the Adjutants General Conference in Washington I was informed a directive is forthcoming which states in effect that no company or battery will be allowed to exceed its authorized ag gregate strength by more than 10%. This provision is to be imple mented immediately so that this level is attained by each unit by 30 April 1964. This means that some of our units must lose men now on the rolls through attrition or transfer. This is indeed regrettable in view of the efforts made by these organizations to attain top strength. 
 
On the other hand, many of our units are woefully short of their authorized strength and must come up immediately. Failure to do so will leave the State far below its authorized strength on 30 June 1964. 
 
It is imperative that immediate action be taken by commanders to make a concerted effort to bring their strengths in line. Nation wide, the ARNG is still authorized 400,000 men as a limiting figure. No division can exceed its authorized strength, so that any shortages throughout the Nation will be compounded. More detailed information will be disseminated to all units when further clarification is received by this office. 
 
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Vol. 13 Nov-Dec 1963 No.6 
A publication of the Department of Defense, Military Division, State of Georgia. Published in the interest of the Georgia National Guard and distributed free to members . of the National Guard of Georgia. The Guardsman receives AFPS material. 
HONORA BLE CARL E. SANDERS 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 
******************* OUR COVER ... 
Your new 1964 license tags will sport a new look as indicated on the cover, The peach and green tag available to all Georgia Army and Air National Guardsmen will hove the symbols for our major Army and Air components on either side of the numerals, The tonk symbolizes the armor of the 48th Armored Divi sian and the aircraft calls attention to transport mission of the 116t h Air Transport Wing. (See story elsewhere 
in this edition.) 
Desk .. . A wastebasket with drawers. 
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A fat lady stepped on the scales, not knowing they were out of order. The indicator stopped at 75 pounds. 
"Holy smoke," exclaimed a drunk who watched her. "She's 
hollow!"    
A westerner entered the saloon wi th his wife and six-year-old boy and ordered two whiskeys. 
"Ain't Ma drinkin'?" asked the boy. 
NOV, DEC 1963 
 
TRAINER-BOMBER-The T28 , long a workhorse Air Force trainer, ha1 now been fitted with u turboprop engine for a neao role as a fighterbomber for brush fighting. The moclified aircraft, redesignated Y AT2SE, ca11 carry rockets , machi11e gu11s a11cl bombs. 
 
Mercy Mission to Minnesota Bears Infant Heart Patients 
 
Mercy missions have been flown by Georgia Air National Guard flight crews for many years, but the mission they were called on to perform ov 21 was undoubted ly the most delicate in many months. 
Two infants, both with serious heart defects, were put aboard one of the !28th Air Transport Squa dron's C97 Stratofreighters for a life-or-death flight to the Mayo Clinic at Rochester, Minn . 
The children were Lola Ann Allison, 6 months, of Gainesville, who weighed only 5 pounds, and 
Lewis D. Swiney, 9 months, of 
Conyers, who weighed 8 pounds. Suffering from congenital heart trouble, the babies had been at Egles ton Hospital at Emory University. 
When the flic ker of life was s ufficient, the flight was author 
ized by Dr. J. Gordon Barrow of 
Ga. Department of Public Health for treatment and examination at the famed Mayo Clinic. The chil dren were thought to be too small for corrective surgery. 
Leaving Dobbins Air Force Base for the non-stop trip to Rochester, the infants were accom panie<i by their mothers and three staff nurses of the Hospital: 
 
Sandra Crowley, Mary Beth Ball and Beth Garrettson. 
Additionally, the Air Guard provided Lt. Elizabeth L. Conner, a flight nurse with the !28th Aero medical Evacuation Squadron, and Tech Sergeants J. W. Jordan and C. B. Dickerson, medical tech nicians with the aeromed squadron. 
The flight presented an un usual problem for the medics. One of the infants needed oxygen thera py enroute plus an incubator cool ed sufficiently with ice to slow down the child's body processes. 
This was accomplished sue. cessfully by the medical personnel aboard and the children were .:le livered safely to Rochester where ambulances were waiting. 
The flight crew, who gingerly guided their giant aircraft through snow-laden skies, were Lt. Col. Glenn H. H .:rd, Lt. Col. James H. Hulsey, Lt. Col. Claude Kuhn, M /Sg~ Gerald Moon, M/ Sgt Robert D. Hughes and S/ Sgt Clarence Owens. 
The use of the Georgia Air National Guard transport plane was authorized by Governor Carl San ders when it was pointed out that commercial air lir.es could not transport the delicate passengers with their special incubators. 
 
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Engi neers Pr'ai sed 
for Stewart Ta.sk-s 
 
Columbus National Guard engineers have received a pat on the back for making permanent improve ments to Army post facilities at Fort Stewart, Ga., during the past summer encampment. 
In a letter of appreciation from Col. Walter E. Bare, Jr., Fort Stew art commander, to the 48th Armored Division (Georgia Army National Guard), parent unit of Columbus' 560th Engineer Bn., four project s accomplished by the local unit were listed. 
They included the rehabilitation of a 45-foot timber bridge, increas ing capacity from 20 tons to 70 tons so that tanks can cross the span in armor training maneuvers; re location of oneandahalf miles of tank trail, including construction of a 70-ton timber bridge 20 feet long as well as clearing and grading the road and laying down a pipe culvert complete with sand-cement bag rip-rap headwalls; construction of 550 linear feet of toncrete side walk; and construction of six points of a proposed eight-point wash rack for tanks. 
The 560th is commanded by Lt. Col. Charles E. Hamilton. The S-3 (operations and tra1mng officer) is Maj. Raymond E. Grant of Catau la. The 560t h has about 500 men with units in Columbus, LaGrange, Reynolds and Lavonia. 
Lt. Eliz.l. Connor Be,omes Fit. Nurse 
Second Lieutenant Elizabeth L. Connor, assigned to the !28th Aero medical Evacuation Squadron, has graduated from the U. S. Air Forc.e flight nurse course at Brooks Atr Force Base in Texas. 
Lt. Connor was already a graduate nurse who had earned a registered nurse degree at St. Joseph's Infirmary School of Nursing after her gracfuation from Henry Grady High School. 
Her Air Force training gave her special instruction in the duties of a medical attendant on aeromedical evacuation aircraft of the Georgia Air National Guard. 
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In tribute to our late President John F. Kennedy, representatives of military components stationed ot Dobbins Air Force Base plant a tree in his memory Dec 7. Lt. Col. Hiram Honea, 116th Air Transport Wing, represented the Georgia 
Air National Guard. 
 
Kennedy Memorial Services Held 
 
Personnel of the !16th Air Transport Wing assisted Dec 7 in in planting a Magnolia tree at Dobbins Air Force Base to serve as a year-round reminder of the dedicated life and untimely death of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, thirty-fifth president of the United States. 
Participating in this Memorial Tree Planting Ceremony were repre sentatives of civilian personnel and of all military services station ed at Dobbins. A composite flight of the !16th Support Squadron and the 116th Materiel Squadron of the 116th Air Transport Wing, commanded in the ceremonies by 1/ Lt Rickard Hawkins, represented the Georgi a Air Guard in the troop formation. On the speaker's platform for the Geor gia Air Guard was Lt Col Hiram J. Honea, Comptroller of the I 16th Air Transport Wing. 
CMSGT Emmett N. Donald, NCOIC of the 116th Air Transport Wing Administrative section, was chosen to represent the Georgia Air Guard in the actual planting ceremo ny. Sgt Donald was one of four men on the tree planting detail. 
Brig Gen George H. Wilson, Com mander, 44 5th Troop Carrier Wing and Commander, Dobbins AFB, serv ed as Master of Ceremonies. Follow ing the assemblys of troops and pre sentation of the Colors, Chaplain (Major) Robert C. Pooley, Jr., of the 116t h Air Transport Wing gave the opening prayer. General Wilson then 
 
introduced the principal speaker, Brig Gen Wilbur W. Aring, Commander, Third Air Force Reserve Region, Dobbins Air Force Base. General Aring read statements from President Johnson and Secretary of Defense Me amara and gave a brief Dedic atory Address. In his remarks, General Wilson stated that we can pay no better tribute to the memory of our late President than to "carry on" and rededicate ourselves to the con tinuing tasks that lay before us. General Aring cited the Magnolia tree as "a living memorial" and express ed the hope that "as this tree grow and becomes stronger and more beautiful so will our dedication to the ideals and principals for wh ich 
President Kennedy fought so hard". "If as a result of this tragic event 
all of us become a little more toler ant   a little more patriotic  a lit  tle more American   in the word of Lincoln at Gettysburg, 'He will not have died in vain' !'General Aring con 
eluded. Chaplain (Lieutenant Commander) 
Robert E. Osman, Naval Air Sta ti on, offered the dedicatory prayer a ft e r which the National Anthem was 
played by the 530th Air Forc e Band of the Georgia Air National Gua rd led by 1/Lt Russell Moore. 
The benediction, delive red by Chaplain (Captain) Gordon V. Wood of the 445th Troop Carrier Wing, a twentyone gun salute, and the play ing of taps concluded the memor ia l services. 
 
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GMI SHORTENS COURSE TO 12 MO. 
The Georgia Military Institute, beginning with Class No. 4, will shorten its course of instruction from 18 to approximately 12 months. 
In announcing the change, Major General George J. Hearn, State Adjutant General, said the shorter course "should be an incentive for more Guardsmen to apply for train ing as Army National Guard officers." 
Lt. Col. Gene L. Hodges of Forest Park, Commandant of GMI, pointed out that no hours of instruc tion will be lost under the condensed course. The program of instruction will remain eight weekend training assemblies plus an extra weekend orientation and the regular two 15day summer camp periods. 
Cadets will have one weekend training period each month during the training year except June, July, August and December, Col. Hodges revealed. 
The first weekend assembly for Class No. 4 will be 23-24 May 1964 at the Forsyth National Guard Ar mory. This period, Col. Hodges em phasized, is for orientation and organization only. Deadline for applications for this class is 1 May 64. 
t\10NROE OFFICER 
IS ASST. ATT'Y.GEN. 
Captain George J. Hearn III of Monroe has been sworn in as an Assistant Attorney General of Georgia by Governor Sanders. The appointment was effective Dec 18. 
Capt. Hearnt the Senior Tactical Officer of the Georgia Military In stitute and S2, 4th Bn, 121st Inf, will be working with the Attorney General in representing the Govern or and State Departments in legal matters. He has served as an ap peals officer for the Department of Public Health and most recently as an attorney in the Attorney General's office. 
A graduate of the University of Georgia School of Law, Capt. Hearn is a member of the Georgia and American Bar Associations. He received his high school diploma from Georgia Military College. 
 
2 2 Guardsmen Aid Cities 
As Ice & Snow Blanket State 
 
Winding up the year 1963 out in the sub-freezing cold and snow were 22 Georgia National Guardsmen who were called on to supplygenera tors for Ellaville, Roberta, Monte zuma and Buena Vista when power failure in those localities caused water shortages. 
When a sheet of ice and blanket of snow unexpectedly descended on north and central Georgia 31 Decem ber, Guardsmen from the State Maintenance Shop in 1\tlanta, en gineers from the 560th Battalion in Columbus and troops from Thom aston's Co B, 4th Bn, 121st Inf, were called on by State Adjutant General Major General George J  Hearn to assist communities losing power when electric power lines fell under the weight of ice and snow. 
Working with State and local Civil Defense authorities, the Guardsmen performed these missions: 
State Maintenance Shop  sup plied personneI and vehicles to transport doctors and nurses to the DeKalb General Hospital, and trans ported two generators to both Rober ta and Montezuma to assure those communities would have water. 
560th Engineer Bn  transported generators to Ellaville and Buena Vista. 
In Ellavilla, the Guard genera 
 
tor was used to operate lights and city water pumps. Two generators were carried to Buena Vista, one of the hardest-hit towns in the state, but they were inadequate to perform the man-sized task before them. 
Co B, 4th Bn, 121st Inf -trans ported water, using a 400-gallon trailer, to a chicken farmer whose hens had been without water since the day before. Similar deliveries were 
cancelled when power was restored. Atlanta Army Guardsmen from the 
Maintenance Shop performing the e mergency duty from 31 Dec to 2 Jan were Lt Col Ralph Brown, CWO Warren 0. Carroll, CWO James D. Polson, SFC Edward E. Ball, S/Sgt Thomas M. Kite, M/Sgt Jack W. Underwood, S/Sgt Joseph S. Bold ing, Sgt W. L. McCullough, Sgt James R. Bowers, Sp5 Ralph B. Driske 11, Sp5 Roy R. Roby, Sp5 Floyd Pendley, SFC William C. Drake and Sgt Johnny L. Edwards, (The majority of these men are mem bers of 648th Maintenance Battalion.) 
Thomaston Guardsmen called. to duty were First Sgt Andrew F. Eidson, PSG Thomas J. Nelson and SFC William E. Simmons. 
Columbus Guardsmen called to duty in technician status were Capt. 
Ben. Penton, CWO James E. Hale, 
Sgt John Harre 11, Sgt Howard Hardy and Sgt Horace Freeman. 
 
No matter how far chemistry , advances, it will never come up with anything more dangerous than a peroxide blonde. 
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Patient: "This is my first operation and I sure am nervous." 
Doctor: "I know just how you feel-It's my first, too." 
 
Twenty National Guardsmen earned the Medal of Honor, the highest U. S. decoration for valor, during World War 11. Three were from Ohio, three from New York, two each from Massachusetts, Wisconsin, Oklahoma, and Texas, and one each from New Jersey, Indiana, Idaho, Virginia, California and Connecticut. 
 
Looking back on National Guard service in 34 WWll campaigns in eluding seven assault landings, the late Robert P. Patterson, as Secre tary of War, remarked: "The soldiers of the Guard fought in every action in which the Army participated from Bataan to Okinawa. They proved once again the value of the trained citizen-soldier." 
 
The Puerto Rico National Guard lays claim to being the oldest citizen-soldier militia organization in the western hemisphere, Its origins date back to the early 16th Century when Don Juan Ponce de Leon formed a band of Spanish settlers and Indians into a military unit he called the "Boriquen Regiment" on Puerto Rico. 
 
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116 Wing Hauls Most Tonnage 
The Eastern Tran port Air Force (EASTAF) reports in its ews le tter that the 11 6th Air Transport Wing, which includes two Georgia trans port squadrons and another from Delaware, hauled 108 tons of cargo during ovember, more than twice the tonnage hauled to Europe by the 118th a nd 133rd ANG tr an sport wings. 
EASTAF, under which the above ANG wings operate, is part of the Military Air Transport Service. During Nove mber, 78 missions over EA T AF routes were scheduled by the e wings a nd only two were can ce lled. 
Normally, Wing transport crew average hauling 70 ton outbound to Europe each month and 60 ton back to the cates. Bases where this cargo i off-loaded are Madrid, Spain; Chateauroux, France; Frank furt, Germany; and Suffolk, England. 
lY e now have 154 C97' s which the Air Guard un its, in their training, fly to all parts of the world on some 350 missions per year. Each carries a full eigh t-ton load. I personally think th e most remarkable part of this important airlift resource we have in MATS is that these part-time citizen soldiers have, since th e fir st flight in January 1960, flown th ese birds with th e superb accident rate of zero. -- William R. Berk el ey, MATS Assistant for R eserve Affairs, December, 19 63 . 
 
'64 Tags Feature 
Tank, C 9 7 A ire raft 
The fla hy new National Guard auto tags for 1964 call a tte ntion to the armor and tra nsport missions of the Georgia Guard and should be an eye -catching recognition of Geor gia 's Guard components. 
Along with a c olor rendition of 
th e tag, Ma jor General Georg e J. 
Hearn sent the following message to Georgia Guardsman: 
"My office has sec ured the ap proval of the Motor Ve hicle License Unit of the State Revenue Department to change the design of the Nationa l Guard license plate. The new design 
 will certa inly add distinction and prestige to our units throughout the State a nd in my opinion publi cize the Guard more than a ny pres e nt me dia .  
"I want to encourage all eligible members of both th e Army a nd Air Guard to purchase th e se tags fQr 1964 . The only requirement is that the automobile be passenger type and be registered in the na me of the member. These tags cost no more than the regular tag and may be re rained and transferred to another vehicle upon payment of the normal transfer fee . Our Circular o. 4, dated 2 Dece mber 1959, sets forth the procedures for applying for these tag  
"As I have stated, I fee l we have a splendid opportunity to bring out the existence of the Guard in the eyes of the public. "f!i e must remem ber that we thrive on public opinion 
 
ARNG CAMP DATES 
SET FOR 1964 
Georgia's 8, 500-man 48 th Armored Div ision , Georgia Army ational Guard, will undergo its t wo week summer training period at Fort Stewart, Ga. from J une 7 to ]u12 e 21, 1964. 
Some units of the division locat ed at the extr eme north ern and southern sections of th e State may dep art home stations a da y early in order to allow t wo days trav el to th e Southeast Georgia training site. 
Other Army Guard organiz ations s ch edul ed for training in elude Atlanta' s Headquart ers Deta chmen t, a portion of which will be attached to the Division. Other personn el of th e detachment wi ll support th e annual training of th e Georgia Military Institute at Fort Ja ckson, S.C. J uly 12 to 26. During this tim e, Atlanta' s 124th In formatio n Detachment will also train with th e lnsti,. tute. 
Hinesville's 406th Ordnan ce Company will train at Ft . Stewart August 9-23, and Atlanta's Selective Section of th e Georgia Army ational Guard will conduct its ann ual training at Kees ler Air Force Base, Miss., J anuary 11 -25. 
a nd support. ee your c ommander now; he has the application forms and will be happy to process yours . Let's cover the highways with our own Special Distinctive License Plates." 
 
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L ittle did George Washington imagine that one of the pair of cannon which he presented to Savannah's Chatham Artillery would be used in this manner, namely, a scene for a te levision 
show, In this scene, taken during the actuall y filming of a "Route 66" episode, actors Larry Blyden, left, and Glenn Corbett simulate a conside rabl e degree of intoxication. They were whooping it up with the cannon for the third and final 
"Route 66" program recently filmed in Savannah, 
 
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Militia Photo s 
Solicited by PIO 
Earl y photos of Georgia militia units that recall the past activities of present units are solicit ed for possible use in th e Georgia Guardsman magazine. The photos wi ll be used, along with an appropriat e narrative, if th ey are clear and have sufficient contrast for reproduction. Unit s are requested to send an y appropriate photos (20 y ears or olde r) to Public Information Offic e, State Department of Defense, Box 4839, Atlanta 2, Ga. The y will be returned in good shap e as soon as they are reproduc ed. Pl ease include identifying caption information. 
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GA ~NG Navigator Helps Guide Bob Hope Troup - 
 
Flying around the Mediterranean area with one of the world's most famous comedians was the assigned duty and extreme pleasure of a Geor gia Air National Guard navigator  Caption Herbert C. Hawkins, Jr., of Roswell. 
Capt. Hawkins was one of three navigators on two Delaware Air Guard C97 Stratofreightors guiding Bob Hope, a bevy of other stars, and assorted technicians on a 21-day tour of Middle East bases to e nter cain servicemen. 
A partner with his father and brother in a Roswell feed and seed store, Capt. Hawkins "flew the coop'' when offered the chance to go with Hope on his 22nd annual Christmas tour. 
The "dream trip" provided plenty of work for Capt. Hawkins who had to compute the course over most of 15,000 miles traveled during the tour. Hope's troup said it was the "smoothest trip" they had ever been on, since the Guard pilots adhered closely to arrival and departure times. 
In one instance they couldn't land at one Turkish air field, so Hope broadcast the show by the C97's radio to the fogged-in troops below. 
Traveling with such famous personalities as Jerry Colona, Phil Crosby, Les Brown, Tuesday Weld, Anita Bryant, Miss U. S. A., the Earl Twins, Peter Leeds and ] ohn Bubbles, Capt. Hawkins returned Jan 4 to observe that they are a "great group of entertainers." 
Landing at such exotic bases as Istanbul, Ankara, Adana, and Ismir, Turkey; Crete; At hens, Greece; Tripoli; and Naples, Italy, the crews as we 11 as the troup received V .I.P. treatment. They saw most of the shows and became better acquainted with the stars at each stop. 
Capt . Hawkins joined the 128th Air Transport Squadron at Dobbins AFB 22 April 61. A graduate of the navigation school at Ellington AFB, Texas, in 1956, he served on active duty for three years and was in the AF Reserves for another three years before joining the A G. 
The Roswell officer graduated from the University of Georgia in 1955, majoring in poultry and dairy farming. 
NOV, DEC 1963 
 
ANG CREW AT DIYARBAKIR, TURKEY OUTPOST NEAR RUSSIA 
 
LUCKY NAVIGATOR POSES WITH EARL TWINS IN TRIPOLI 
 
VIEWING THE BLUE MOSQUE MOSLEM TEMPLE IN ISTANBUL 
 
TALENT & BEAUTY OF HOPE TROUP ENJOYED BY GEORGIAN 
 
Hope and his troup, with the ex ception of a few technicians, flew to and from the Middle East in an Air Force jet transport but were strictly in the hands of the ANG crews for 10 days. 
 
Capt. Hawkins was on active duty during the adventure-packed tour with Hope. All of which leads to this question: Who says it doesn't pay to be a member of the Air Nat ional Guard? 
 
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Forsyth Guardsmen 
Find Lost Youth 
A Georgia ational Guardsman from Forsyth's Co C, 348th Medical Bn, called out to search for a lost boy, found the 13year-old youth just two hours after the unit was alerted. 
The boy, Charles Flanagan, had failed to return from a hunting trip and was overdue by several hours when Co C Guardsmen were asked to help search at 8 p.m. ovember 5th. 
Two hours later, searching with a group of other Guardsmen, Sgt J. W. Williams of Juliette called the boy when he saw some hunting dogs emerge from a patch of woods. After calling several more rimes, he heard the lost youth returning his call from deep within the woods . 
Other Guardsmen with Sgt. Williams were M/ Sgt Lenton A. Piland, Sp5 Henry Walker and Lt. Charles R. Clotfelter. 
Searchlight Focuses 
On Militia of 1900 
Citizens in the Bainbridge area had a vivid glimpse of their historic National Guard organization recently when two articles appeared in the Bainbridge Post Searchlight in December, recalling the troops of 1900 and their activities. 
The articles by former Governor Marvin Griffin, himself a former Guardsmen and Adjutant General, were illustrated with photographs of past and present activities. 
The photos of the troops in the period 1901 to 1903 were furnished by Dr. Wright Jackson, a former lieutenant of Company I, 4th Geor  gia Infantry. They showed the troops in dress uniform lined up for a parade in 1901 and tent, chow and formation shots of a 1903 summer encampment at the old Fa irgrounds. The stor y recalled that troops in those days had an intense interest 1n ma rks manship. 
The Guardsmen of Co A, 4th Bn, 108th Armor, re ceive d recognition in the second article 12 Dec, again with lavish illusrrarionsfive photos of their summer camp activities in recent years. 
In all the art icles were a great tribute to the Guardsmen of the past and present. 
 
Brigadier General William A. Smith, retired advisor to the 48th Armored Division Artillery, receives the Legion of Merit from Brig, Gen, Charles L. Davis, ass istant division com mander, in ceremonies at Savannah 9 Dec, General Smith was 
cited for his "outstand ing and meritorious service," 
Veteran Advisor, W. A. Smith , 
Retires 1n Sav. as Brig. Gen . 
 
The se01or artillery advisor of the Georgia ational Guard has been honored by the officers of the !18th Anillery for his le ad ersh i p and guidance . 
Brig. Gen. William A. Smith of Savannah, whose re tireme nt became effective 3 1 October, wa la uded at a din ner given in his honor a t th e Waycro s Elks Home re c e ntl y . 
Gen. mith wa promoted under State orders 7 Oct 63. 
Lt . C ol. Jack C. Williams of Va ldosta , battalion comma nder, pres e nte d Gen. Smith a plaqu e signed by 32 officers of the 118th Artiller y . 
He s aid thi s was the unit's means of convey ing its thanks for Gen. Smith's " insp irationa l le ad e rship a nd g uida nce during the transition of the ba ttalion from armored infantry ." 
Gen, mith who began his mi litary career as R a tional Guards  ma n in 1929, r t'Irned to th e Guard 
 
as e nior Artille ry Advisor in 1959. His military service includes 
duty as Air Ope ra tions Officer with th e 15th U. S. Army in Europe in 1944  45 , command e r 7 53rd AA A Bat tal ion in Japan, 1949 1950, Air Defense Liaison Officer, 5th U. S. Air Forc e , Japan and Korea, 195051 a nd artillery instructor, U. S. Mili ta ry Acad e my , 19525 3. 
His awards , decora tions and ci tations include Bronze Star Medal, As ia t ic-Pac ific ampaign Meda l , E uropean -1\fr ic an Middle Eastern Campa ign me dal, Phili ppine Presi  d e ntia l Unit Cita tion a nd Korean 
ervice Meda l. Ge n . Smith is a graduate of the 
Atlanta Law School. He was ad mitted to the practice 
of law in Atlanta in 1934 . Among t hose a tte nd ing th e recent 
dinner he re was Col. R. W. Tonning , 
Jr ., a me mber of t he reserve railroad battalion and a persona l friend of Gen. Smith. 
 
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IG'S REPORT 
4 "SUPERIOR" 
Results of recent federal inspections indicate that four Ga ARNG organizations have been rated " uperior" thus far. 
"Bringing home the bacon" so-to-speak were    48th Armored Division Military Police Company of Atlanta, commanded by Capt. S. L. Salvanr, Jr. 
Hq & Co A, 348th Medical Bat talion of Atlanta, commande-d by Colonel Robert L. Robinson and Lt. Col. Claude E. Bennett. 
Co A, 4th Bn (MO, 12lst Infantry of Canton, commanded by Capt. Marvin Caviness . 
Co C, 4th Bn (M), 12lst Infantry of Gainesville, commanded by Capt. Pratt L. Dunagan. 
HINESVILLE Kl DS HAVE HAPPY YULE 
It was another bright and cheer ful Christmas for hundreds of Hinesville children, thanks to the charity and industry of Guardsmen of the 406th Ordnance Company in coopera tion with the local Jaycees. 
As in years past, the Guardsmen repaired discarded toys and fresh ened them up for delivery to un derprivileged kids in the Hinesville area. 
A hristmas party was held for the youngsters 22 Dec at the Guard armory where a majority of 'the gifts were presented. More were deliver ed Christmas eve. 
It was a joint effort with leading Hinesville merchants, the Salvation Army, Ft. Stewart's fire Department, and civic organizations cooperating in the annual "Toy Lift" . 
"Mrs. Smith," said the doctor, "your husband must have rest and absolute quiet. Here are some tranquilizers - YOU take one every four hours." 
Eskimo recruiters let nothing stop them when the y start out to get their man. An Alaskan ational Guardsman made thre e recruiting trips down the dangerous rapids of the Kuskokwin River in a 22-foot skiff to reach prospects and bring them back to headquarters for physi cal exams. 
NOV, DEC 1963 
 
Highlight of the entertainment at the annual Christmas Party of the State Depart 
ment of Defense was the appearance of Brunswick's Great Pretender s and their hilarious rendit ion of the Colonel Bogey March. One of the "marchers" at right seems to be pleasing a favorite guest of the Department, former Governor Ernest Vandiver, and his host, Major General George J. Hearn. The Dec 20 party adjacent to the NG reservation in Atlanta was held by personnel of the Military D) i;'ion, 
USPFO for Ga. and State Maintenance Shop. 
 
ANG C47 Planes Modified at Travis 
 
Pilots Play Santa For Svc Cadets 
 
Air National Guard C47 planes from all over the nited States are currently being flown into Travis Field for modification. 
The operation involves 51 planes. Maj. Charles E. Miller Jr. of the !65th Air Transport Group is in charge of the local operation. He and other local Guardsmen test the aircraft when the modification is completed. The program is being conducted in cooperation with the Savannah Airport Commission. Savannah was chosen as the site for the program because of weather conditions anq because it has ample facilities at this time of year, Maj. Miller said. The planes are coming from every state except Hawaii on a scheduled basis for strengthening of their wi~ structure. The length of time required to modify each plane averages about six or seven days, Maj. Miller said. Forty-seven employees of LearSiegler luc. of Del City, Okla., are working on the program at Travis Field. This represents a payroll increase in Savannah of $23,000 monthly plus the cost of supplies, according to an Air ational Guard spokesman. The program is expected to be completed in late April. 
 
Pilots of Georgia's Air National Guard have been playing anta. 
Recent flights, at the direction of Gov. Carl Sanders, stopped by the training academies of the Army, Air Force, avy, and Coast Guard and brought Georgia military stu dents home for Christmas. 
The last C97 flight landed De cember 21st. A total of 200 .students were airlifted home. 
After the holidays, the airplanes returned the cadets to the Air Force Academy in Colorado, West Point, Annapolis and the Coast Guard Academy. 
224TH Officers React 
In a recent edition of this maga zine, we printed a story about Sp5 Franklin D. Todd of Hinesville's 406th Ordnance Co, pointing out that he had not missed a drill or en campment or been late in eight years of ational Guard service. This record is now being challenged by Lt Col William A. Way and Lt Claude M. Strickland, Jr. of St. Si moo's 224th Radio Relay Sqdn, Ga A G. They claim over 10 years of such loyal attendance and add that they have completed over 670 hours of ECI Courses. ext? 
 
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 THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
NAME 
 
GRADE 
 
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 
 
UNITS 
 
COURSE 
 
Gilbert William H. Pierce, Charles M. Shiver, William F. Getty, James A., Jr. Calloway, Rufus D, Waters, DeWitt Brinson, Wendell A, Weeks, Charles E. 
 
SP5 SSG E-6 SFC E-6 SSgt E6 SP4 E-4 MSgt E-7 Capt 1st Lt 
 
Co C, 5/10 8 Armor 
 
Armor Comm Chief 
 
Hq Co 4th Bn 108 Armor Gen Sup Supv 
 
Co C, 348th Med Bn 
 
Gen Sup Spec 
 
HHS Btry 1st Bn 118th Arty Btry A, 2d Bn 118th Arty Btry A, 1st Bn, 214th Arty HHSB, 3; l18th Arty 
 
Arty Comm Supv 
Arty Comm Supv 
FA Opns & Intell NCO As soc FA Off Career 
 
48th MP Co 
 
Assoc MP Off Career 
 
AIR NATIONAL GUARD 
 
NAME 
 
GRADE 
 
UNITS 
 
COURSE 
 
Calkins, Stephen C. Quillian, Fletcher B. , III 
 
AB 2d Lt 
 
128th Aeromed Evac Flt 128th AT Sq 
 
Med Preceptorship & Evac Trning Undergraduate Navigator Trning 
 
SCHOOL 
Ft. Knox, Ky Ft. Lee, Va Ft. Lee, Va Ft. Sill, Okla Ft. Sill, Okla Ft. Sill, Okla Ft. Sill, Okla Ft. Gordon, Ga 
SCHOOL 
Scott AFB, Ill James Connally AFB, Tex 
 
DATES 
approx, 8 wks approx, 5 wks approx. 6 wks approx. 15 wks approx. 15 wks approx. 11 wks approx. 18 wks approx. 14 wks 
DATES 
12 wks 
49 wks 
 
----Appointments---- 
 
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 
Lt Col Charles K. Richards, Hq 2nd Bde, 48th Armd Div 1st Lt Robert H. Furcron, Hq 1st Bn, 214th Arty 1st Lt Donald H. Putman, Co D, 648th Maint Bn 1st Lt David P. Aycock, Hq & Svc Btry, 3rd Bn, 118th Arty 
 
AIR NATIONAL GUARD 
2d Lt William E. Ridley, Jr., 128th Air Transport Sq Capt William C. Carmichael, 128th Air Transport Sq 1st Lt Marion H. Barnett, Jr., 128th Air Transport Sq 
 
AIRMEN ATTENDING BASIC 
AT LACKLAND AFB, TEXAS 
AB Carlton D. Burgess, Jr. AB Benjamin F. Noble, III AB George G. Roberts AB Fred H. Taylor AB Albert J. McConkey, Jr. AB Grant M. Frederick AB Wayne T. Sikes AB Scott A. Roberts AB John W. Osteen, III AB Jerry E. Coker AB Ernest T. Patton, Jr. AB Danie 1 B. Blue AB Cecil B. Ballard AB Norris S. Die kson AB James M. Huff AB Robbie L. Godbee AB Jasper H. Highsmith, Jr. AB Anthony J. Rocha AB Daniel E. Davis 
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----Promotions 
 
AIR NATIONAL GUARD 
Robert J. Tidwell to Major Charles F. Howe, Jr. to 1st Lt Jimmie S. Tuttle to Capt. 
   
Hurb: "Had some tough luck in court this morning." 
Kent: "How's that?" Hurb: "I got arrested for kissing a woman and then the judge saw the woman and fined me $10 for being drunk." 
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AB Clarence N. Deal AB Levy G. Youmans AB Phillip N. Coggins AB Irwin A. Siegel AB Alton H. Hopkins AB Julian H. Roberts, Jr. AB Milford A. Dale, Jr. 
 
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 
Bryan H. Howard to Major Ralph A. Harrington to Major John T. Norman to Captain Virgil R. Byars to Captain Lloyd C. MeN ally to Lt Col William R. Brooks to Captain 
 
Doctor: "You have acute ap- 
 
pendicitis." 
 
Chorus girl: "Look Doc, I came 
 
here to be examined, not flat- 
 
tered!" 
 
   
 
The first armor encounters of WWII involving U. S, forces were fought on Luzon in the Philippines in 194142 by the 192d and 194th Tank Battalions composed e11tirely of National Guardsmen from seven different States, 
 
NOV, DEC 1963 
 
 LOOK WHAT HAS EMERGED FROM BEHIND THE BAMBOO CURTAIN! IT WASN'T WHAT WE WERE TOLD TO EXPECT, BUT ITS THE BEST LOOKING PROPAGANDA EMANATING FROM WARNER BROS.' PRODUCTION OF "RIO BRAVO", STARRING JOHN WAYNE, SAID TO HAVE THE BEST LOOKING LEGS IN HOLLYWOOD, ANGIE DICKINSON DISPLAYS THEM APPROPRIATELY ALONG WITH ALL HER OTHER BOUNTIFUL ATTRIBUTES. SHE WEARS THIS COSTUME IN THE MOVIE AS A DANCEHALL GIRL WITH A "CHECKERED PAST". CHECK AND DOUBLE CHECK. 
 
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HEADQ 560 
When the Columbus units of the 560th Engineer Battalion decide to draw attention to their attractive sign in front of the armory, they know just the right technique to guarantee maximum scrutiny. Loftily perched atop the engineers's marker, Lindo Allen lends her personal charms to decorate the scene, The 22-yeor-old beauty weighs in at 112, which goes well with her attractive five-foot, four-and-a-half-inch form. Lindo visited several reserve components in Columbus for a round-up story of reserve activities for the Sunday L edger 
Enquirer Magazine, 
 
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