The Georgia guardsman [Vol. 14, no. 2 (Mar.-Apr. 1964)]

THE

ADJUTANT

GENERAL'S

MESSAGE

GOVERNOR CARL E. SANDERS

MAJOR GENERAL GEORGE J. HEARN

My Fellow Guardsmen:
Our Georgia Air National Guard flight crews have embarked on a program that is destined to exact the utmost in their skill and professional judgement. Flying their C-97 Stratofreighters, they .ore airlifting Army and Air Guardsmen to and from their field training sites across the continent. This will ultimately entail the tran~ portation of at least 10,000 such troops by the ll6th Air Transport Wing by the end of the summer, with two other out-of-State squadrons assigned to the Wing participating.
Already they have begun the vast movement of personnel and equipment. Georgia's two AC&W squadrons have been flown to Arizona for "Operation Desert Strike," making our National Guard forces virtually self-sustaining and self-supporting.
The extra effort and extra manning required of the 128th and and 158th Air Transport Squadrons is placing an additional work load on our Air Guard personnel, but they are resolutely proving their worth to the Air Force by performing these missions.
The latter part of this month, I will attend a critique of "Operation Desert Strike" with other members of the General Staff Committee on Reserve Policy. In the evaluation of this vital exercise, I am confident that our capable AC&W squadrons will be warmly praised for their control of aircraft, and the Wing's timely airlift of personnel and equipment will be recognized.
Flying from horizon to horizon across vast seos and continents is getting to be a frequent experience for our Georgia airmen on flight status. They have performed admirably and hove achieved high ratings on recent Operational Readiness Inspections. Flying Safety awards have been added to their accolades, giving Georgians justification for being proud of our global airlift flight crews and support personnel. This high level of performance more clearly defines the Guard as the Nation's First Line of Defense behind the regular establishment.

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Vol. 14 March-April 1964 No. 2

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.

COMEDIAN BOB HOPE INTRODUCES CAPT. HAWKINS AS HIS NAVIGATOR

HONORABLE CARL E. SANDERS GOVERNOR OF GEORGIA
MAJ GEN GEORGE J. HEARN THE ADJUTANT GENERAL
LT. COL. DOUGLAS EMBRY Editor
Publication and Editorial Office P. 0. Box 4839
Atlanta, Georgia 30302
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OUR COVER ...
The global nature of the Ga. Air Guard's transport mission is symbolized here by a bird's eye view of the Earth from the glass-domed control deck of a C-97 Stratofreighter. Drawn by Airman Myles Sheer, Information Specialist of the 116th Air Transport Wing, the cover depicts the worldwide scope of opera lions of the Ga ANG. Besides the regularly scheduled trips to Europe, the Georgia squadrons have recent Iy stretched their routes to include Japan (See stories elsewhere in this edition). And just last month the 128th transport squa dron made its initial t rip to R io de
Janeiro, Braz il.

Capt. Hawkins Welcomes Bob Hope

To Georgia, Presents Him With Wings

The nation's most famous comedian, Bob Hope, has become a fly ing colonel in the Georgia Air Force. In Atlanta March 19th at Rich's department store to autograph his book, "I Owe Russia $1,200," Hope was presented a large decal denoting his new rank by Capt. Herbert C. Haw kins, a Georgia ANG navigator who helped guide Hope and his troup on his tour of the Mediterranean last Christmas.
Capt. Hawkins, representing Governor Sanders, read a letter to Hope from the Chief E xecutive welcoming him to Georgia and issued him his official certificate of "Col onel, Aide de Camp, Governor's Staff". Hope retorted with "I finally got my wings."
Later, in introducing Capt.

Hawkins to the large crowd of spec tators, Hope asked Herb if he'd gotten his "license" yet. Comment ing on the age of the aircraft he flew to the Mediterranean bases entertaining troops, Hope remarked that "The plane was so old, I found Lindbergh's lunch still on the seat."
For the last several years, Hope has been flown on his tours by ANG transport squadrons. Capt. Hawkins also presented Bob with a model of Lockheed aircraft's new Cl41, the MATS future jet transport and which may ultimately be assigned to Air Guard transport squadrons such as the 128th at Dobbins of which Capt. Hawkins is a memb er. Hawkins flew with the Delaware ANG in carrying Hope on his Christmas tour.

Soph: "How did you like Veni ce ? "
Frosh: "Oh, I only stayed a few days. The place was flooded. "

Nat ure is wonderful. A million Years ago she didn't even know we would eventually learn to kate. Yet look at the convenient Place she put our shock absorbers.
MARCH, APRIL 1964

HOPE GETS HIS GEORGIA WINGS FROM GA. AIR NATIONAL GUARDSMAN

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3 More Superiors Awarde d This FY By Fastidious IG's

Three more Ga ARNG units (for a total of 19 this fiscal year) have been awarded Superior ratings on annual federal inspections accord iog to records in the Office of the Adjutant General.
Accomplishing the feat for the second time (the first was in 1959) was Jefferson County's Co B, 5th Bn, 108th Armor . The company, com manded by Capt. Yeoman E. Was den, Jr., recently won the State Small Bore Rifle competition and is presently in contention for the best Supply and Administration Trophy.
Raking in their 9th Superior over the past 15 years was Hq & Hq Det, Ga ARNG. The Atlanta unit, commanded by Major Charles C. Ricketts, made it four in a row to remain as one of the consistently high units in the State. (Since the in spectioo, Capt. W. M. Davis has assumed command.)
Paralleling Hq & Hq Detachment's performance was Capt. Roderick R.
Morrison's 124th Public Information Detachment, recipient of its third straight Superior since activation in 1961.



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Beaming proudly as he gets his new captain's bars pinned on by his wife, farmer lieutenant Dewey Renfroe of Columbus has assumed command of Camp-any D, 560th Engineer Bat talion, Capt. Renfroe is principal of Richards Junior High School, Lt. Col, Charles E, Hamilton, riglit, observes the ceremony prior to his retirement as battalion commander, The
pinning took place April 6.

Augusta's 448th Sup & Trans Bn Gets 6th Consecutive Superior Rating

Hq & Hq Company 448th Supply & Transport Battalion continues its rather unique record of achieve meats during FY 64. The Annual I. G. inspection was conducted on 20 J aouary 1964 by Lt. Col. James E. Morrow of Hq Third U. S. Army. For the sixth consecutive year the rating was superior.
The following narrative was given by Lt. Col. Morrow: "The unit was organized in accordance with TOE and assigned strength. Administrative, supply, training and maintenance records were su perior. The storage and main tenance of equipment were superi or. Prior training had been effective and observed training was presented by competent instructors in a superior manner. All persons contacted were enthusiastic and cooperative and evidenced high morale throughout the unit. Fa cilities were adequate and immac u late in appearance. The Bn. Staff was actively supervising and as sisting subordinate units. All staff officers appeared to be well quali fied for their assignments. A com prehensive Staff Training Program was in effect to further improve in dividual and staff capabilities. Staff was rated superior."

On March 1964 the Annual Audit was conducted by Major Robert H. Hickman of the USP&FO. For the fifth consecutiv.e year the rating was "Superior". The numerical weight was 99%. Narrative of this audit was "The Superior condition of this Unit's property records, security, maintenance and storage as well as the complete lack of losses of any nature is commend able and is indicative of the prop erty..consciousness of unit person nel."
HHC, 448th Supply & Transport was formerly Battery A, 250th AAA Gun Bn, redesignated Battery A, 1st Gun Bn, 214th Arty on 1 Jul 59, reorganized as Company A, 5th MTB, 108th Armor in 1962 and again reorganized to its present designation on 16 April 1963. Commanding the unit presently is Lt. Col. James E. Slaton and Captain John Tinsley, Jr.
For the past several years this unit has received superior ratings in the yearly Maintenance Inspec tions. Other achievements. received by this unit are: Governor's Trophy for Carbine Team in 1959, Best Mess 108th Brigade in 1958 and has been in contention for the Best Orderly and Supply Room Trophy on several occasions.

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LOUISVILLE TEAM SCORES VICTORY

Louisville's Small Bore Rifle Team of Company B, 5th Battalion, I08tb Armor, 48th Armored Division, Jefferson County's National Guard Unit, has won the State National Guard Small Bore Cham pionship and qualified for The Ad jutant General's Trophy b y out shooting Hq & Hq Co, 1st Brigade, 48th Armored Division of Macon in the State Finals by a score of 1346 to 1231. The shoulder-to-shoulder ma tch, which was fired at the National Guard Armory in Sandersville was conducted by Headquarters, 48th Armored Division.
Leading the local Guard team in the final match was 1st Lt Jack D. Cooper with a score of 275 out of a pos sible 300. Following were 1st Sgt Dona ld L. Hartley and PSgt Donald M. Walden with scores of 270, each SP5 J. P. Walden 268, Ca pt Yeoman E. Wasden, Jr, 263, SSgt Jack E. Gaston 246, SFC Walter D. Milburn 24 2, and Pvt La rry B. Cooper 231. Only the top five scores are counted as a team score .
The Adjutant General's Trophy will be presented to the unit by the Adjutant General of Georgia on Governor's Day during summer fi e ld training at Fort Ste wart in June.
The scores of the State winner will be submitted to the National Guard Bureau, Washington, D. C. to determine the National winning team and the winner in the Third Army Area . A trophy will be awarded by the National Guard Bureau to the National winner and medals will be awarded to members of each Army Area winning team.
This is the second time the loc al unit has won the State championship since it entered the competition in 1959, having won in 1%1. It did not compete in 1962 since the company was then part of the llltb Signal Battalion on active duty during the Berlin crisis.

Wandering along the waterfront, the drunk saw three policemen hard at wor k.
"Whashya doin'?" he babbled. "We're looking for a drowned m a n ." "Whashya want one for?"

Louisville's small bore rifle experts smile proudly after winning the state championship. Kneeling, {1-r) are PSgt Donald M. Walden, Capt. Yeoman E. Wasdel),
Jr., 1st Lt Jack D. Cooper, SpS J, P, Walden, Jr, Standing {1-r) are 1st Sgt Donald L. Hartley, SFC Walter D. Milburn, Pvt Larry B. Cooper and S/Sgt Jack E. Gaston,

State Produces Color Movie
0 n 202 nd MT Sq ,

A 15-minute motion picture de picting the mission of Macon's 202nd Communications Maintenance Squadron has been produced by the State Department of Defense.
The film shows a pick up of re pairable communications gear at Rome, N. Y., its delivery back to Macon by ANG C-97 and repair on the workbenches of the 202nd.
The color movie was photo graphed by Lt. Col. Douglas Embry and M/Sgt Edwin H. Friend, both members of Hq, Ga ANG. Scripted by Col. Embry and narrated by a Perry, Georgia, radio announcer, the film shows the way in which the
245 airmen and 15 officers of the squadron contribute 30,000 man hours yearly to the Air Force.
Lt. Col. George E. Smith, 202nd commander, showed the film to be a confefence of AF communications officers in Orlando, and it met with such favorable comment Georgia's Adjutant General approved the adaptation of the film for optical sound. It is now available from the 202nd or the Public Information Office for showing to interested Guard units , civic groups, etc.
General Hearn bas also authorized the production of similar films on the operation of Georgia's two AC&W squadrons and the 48th Armored Division during the next fiscal year.

MAJOR O'DELL J. SCRUGGS Chatham Artillery President
Scruggs Heads
Chatham Artillery
Major O'dell J. Scruggs, popular Savannah Guardsman, was elected to head the Chatham Artillery as President for the ensuing year. Annual election took place at the Savannah Armory 26 February.
Major Scruggs has been the or ganization's Secretary for the past 15 years. Elected to fill the vacan cy created by his new position was Warrant Officer lrby A. Jenkins. The 178tb Anniversary celebration of the organization is Saturday, 2 May 1964.
Major Scruggs is Staff Assist tant (Training), Hq 48th Armd Div Arty, and Assistant S3.

MARCH , APRIL 1964

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Atlanta Artillerymen
Get 4th Post-War
Commander 16 Ma r
The oldest active Guard organization in the Atlanta area got its fourth post-war commander 16 March. Maj. John M. Harmon assumed command of the 1st Battalion, 179th Artillery. The Battalion had been commanded by Lt. Col. Lucius K. Timms who is now assigned to the headquarters staff of the 48th Armored Division Artillery in Savannah.
Present for the change of command ceremonies Monday night were four Guardsmen who were mobilized for federal service with the 179th Artillery in 1941. They were Maj. Harmon, the new commander,
Maj. Robert W. Kelly, Capt. Jessy
C. Bearden and Sgt. Maj. Robert S. Prather. They are still active in the 380-man battalion.
All five of the battalion's batteries received certicicates of "Superior" performance issued by the National Guard Bureau. The awards were earned for performance during combat training during the 1963 summer camp period at Ft. Stewart, Georgia.
M/ Sgt. Gordy L. Spires received a commendation for exceptional performance of duty while on a recent tour of active duty at the U. S. Ordnance Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland.
Major Harmon was recently promoted to lieutenant colonel.
ARNG Reorganization
In c re a s e s S t re n gth
Personnel of National Guard units in 65 Georgia communities have been reshuffled in a reorganization and redesignation ordered by Maj. Gen. George J. Hearn, Adjutant General of Georgia.
The order effective 16 March increases the strength of the 48th Armored Division by approximately 200 men by placing certain elements under a permanent table of orga nization. The division now has a strength of 8,570 men. Gen. Hearn said the 48th had been operating under draft manning levels established for the new type ROAD division.
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COLONEL TIMMS PRESENTS HISTORIC ARTILLERY FLAG TO MAJOR HARMON
COL. TIMMS, CAPT. HERMAN 0, GIST, CONGRATULATE M/SGT SPIRES
LR, CAPT. BRINKLEY, CAPT. WAITS, CAPT. WATWOOD, CAPT, BEARDEN, CAPT. WATK INS, RECEIVE SUPERIOR CERTIFICATES FROM COLONEL TIMMS
MARCH, APRIL 1964

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Career of Gen. MatArthur Ends

On Sunday, 5 April, death claimed
one of the most colorful and highly decorated military leaders in American history at the age of 84-Gen. of the Army Douglas MacArthur.
The son of a Civil War Medal of Honor winner-Maj. Gen. Arthur
MacArthur-Gen. Douglas .MacArthur himself won a Medal of Honor in World War II .
UPON ENTERING West Point, Cadet Douglas MacArthur announced two objectives-to finish at
the head of his class and to end his military career as chief of staff.
In accomplishing the first he racked up a 98.14 per cent average
for four years in all subjects. It was never surpassed. Later he fulfilled the second objective, but his career did not end there.
At 39, he was the youngest officer ever appointed superintendend of the Military Academy. At 45, when he received his second star, he was the youngest major general in the Army- He was only 50 when, true to his prediction, he became chief of staff. Five years later when his military career presumably ended with retirement from this high office, he was summoned to the Philippines to organize the armed forces there. Pres . Manuel Quezon gave him the rank of field marshal.
THERE WERE innumerable stories of his personal courage, hi:s reckless exposure to fire in battle.
If he knew the meaning of fear, or ever considered the possibility of death, he never showed it. He added to his reputation as a soldier as director of the occupation

of Japan following the end of World War II. Here he faced a more complex, more difficult and potentially more dangerous problem than any of the military assignments he ever tackled.
IN WARTIME he was an enemy, but the Japanese will always remember Gen. MacArthur for his postwar years as the American Proconsul whose decisions remolded their lives.
On 2 March Gen. MacArthur entered Walter Reed Hospital in Washington for what was to be the first of three operations in less than a month.
He found disease the final " unconquerable enemy" and -despite a strong fight, finally succumbed to acute kidney and liver failure.
After nearly a week of honors, in New York City, in the rotunda of lhe nation's Capitol and at his final resting place in Norfolk, Va ., the body of Gen. MacArthur was entombed Saturday, 11 April, in the MacArthur Memorial in Norfolk as the nations of the Free World joined the United States in honoring the fallen military hero.

110NL..Y '!HOSE AMERICANS
W140 ARE WI L.L.IN~ -ro DIE
FOR THEil< COLJNT'RY ARE' FIT TO LIVE. 11
... Gen.lJol.lg/qs;tfocArthur

During a trip through Rumania, Soviet Premier Khrushchev was riding in a car with the Romanian Communist Party chief. They noticed the devil running behind them. The police did everything to chase him away. Finally Khrushchev took a small bit of paper, wrote a few lines on it and threw it out of the car.
The devil picked up the note, and after reading it, started running quickly in the opposite direction.
The Red chief asked: "Comrade Khrushchev, what did you write on the note? "'
"Oh!, nothing special," said Khrushchev, "only: 'This road teads to Communism.'"

Duty, Honor, Country-
"The Long Gray line has never failed us. Were you to do so, a million ghosts in olive drab, in brown khaki, in blue and gray would rise from their white crosses thundering these magic words : Duty, Honor, Country"Gen. of the Army Douglas MacArthur, at the U.S. Military Academy, 21 May 1962.
MARCH, APRIL 1964

CHIEF OF STAFF - Gen. MacArthur attained his second objective-being chief of staff-on 2 I November 1930. This did not end his career, w h i c h continued through two more wars.

Former or Retired Guardsman
$3.75
Re1ular Price $6.00
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THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN

Flights To Japan Initiated

By 128th & 158th Air Trans Sqs

The first flight to the Orient has been accomplished by a Georgia Air Transport Squadron. Led by Lt. Col. Glenn H. Herd, squadron commander, the airmen took off from Dobbins AFB 22 Feb and flew to Travis AFB near San Francisco. From there they island hopped from Honolulu to Wake Island to Tachikawa Air Base near Tokyo, Japan for a two-day rest.
The giant C97 transport picked up 8,600 pounds of cargo in Hawaii for military units stationed in Japan. Airlifting supplies for the armed services is one of the primary missions of the Georgia-based 116th Air Transport Wing and Group of which the 128th Squadron is a part. The 128th has been flying missions regularly to Europe since 1961.
The Georgia Squadron in January was officially awarded a C-1 rating, the highest given by MATS (Military Air Transport Service), for achiev ing a high degree of combat readiness. Twelve of its authorized 16 crews are fully qualified according to MATS regulations, ranking the 128th equal to or above similar squadrons in the active Air Force.
Coming back through Honolulu, the Georgia crew was the guest of Colon_el John M. King, veteran Geor gia ANG pilot and former Deputy Wing commander, who heads Lock heed Atrcraft Company's office in Hawaii. The crew returned to Dobbins 1 March.
The nine-day trip covered thousands of miles of ocean routes never flown by the Georgia airmen. Col. Herd indicated that he would schedule at least one trip per quarter to the Pacific area to familiar ize his crews with routes uncle r WEST AF, the Western Transport Air Force division of the Military Air Transport Service.
Other crew members aboard the Georgia aircraft making the initial flight to Japan were as follows:
Capt. Raleigh E. Drennon, III and Capt. William B. Robertson (pilots); Lt. Alan J. Mandel and Lt. Robert W. Hill (navigators); and CMSGT William B. Turner, MSGT Hobart D. Luke, MSGT George F. Murray, MSGT Bobby L. Williams, TSGT Franklin E. Reed and SSGT

Lifting gracefully from its Southeastern coastal base at Travis Field, Savannah, a C-97 of the 158th Air Transport Squadron dipped its wing briefly at the Atlantic Ocean and headed inland to span the North American continent.
This was the start of the second trans-Pacific flight by Georgia Air National Guard crews in as many months. Piloted by Major Phillips D. Hamilton and Kenneth R. Davis, the March 20th flight to Japan was the first for the Savannah squadron. (The Dobbins based 128th squadron made a similar flight 22 Feb.)
Viewing the shores of the At lantic and Pacific in one day was just the first leg of the 16,000 nautical mile journey to the Orient and return.
With stops at Travis Air Force Base (from Travis Field), Hawaii, Wake Island and on to Tachikawa AB, Japan (near Tokyo), the outbound flight took only four days with briefs rests in San Francisco, Honolulu and Wake.
Off-loading their cargo in Japan, the Georgia airmen had a 48-hour respite before loading up for the long journey back home.
Significantly, the crew carried 22.7 tons of cargo on this initial flight.
Making the flight were Majors Hamilton, Davis, Capt. Charles W. Taylor, 1st Lt. William P. Bland, Jr. (pilots); Capt. Thomas E. Gillespie, Capt. Carl C. Poythress, Jr., 1st Lt. Theodore R. Seman (navigators); M/Sgt William L. Forshee, Jr., M/Sgt James L. Bragg, M/Sgt James C. Lynes, T/Sgt Aubrey J. James (flight engineers); A2C DonL. Lastinger (loadmaster). Air Force advisor personnel on board were Lt. Col. James A. Green, 165th AT Gp advisor, and M/Sgts William N. Murton and William H. Williams.
William D. Gill (flight engineers, loadmasters and maintenance technicians).
Air Force Advisor personnel on board with experience flying WESTAF routes were Major Claude E. Register (Pilot Flight Examiner) and Capt. Carvel E. Mahaffey (Chief Navigator).

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AC&W Squadrons
Flown To Operation "Desert Strike"
The Georgia Air National Guard's two aircraft control and warning squadrons are taking part in the U. S. Strike Command's "Operation Desert Strike" this month.
Arizona and Southern California will be the site of the large-scale field exercises featuring Savannah's 117th AC&W Flight and Marietta's 129th AC&W Squadron.
Lt. Col. George J. Patsios takes his 129th airmen to the remote site May 9th for two weeks, and Lt. Col. Creighton L. Rhodes follows a week later, May 16th, with airmen of the 117th.
The maneuvers will involve active Air Force and Army units as well as National Guard organizations from throughout the U. S.
The squadrons will be airlifted to Arizona by Air National Guard C-97's of Marietta's 128th Air Transport Squadron and Savannah's 158th Air Transport Squadron, en hancing the already highly inde pendent capability of the National Guard to operate on its own with minimum support from the active services.
The Georgia squadron will operate in the vicinity of Bouse, Arizona.
"Operation Desert Strike" will be the fourth major operational exercise participated in by the Georgia radar squadrons, both of which have received commendations for their efficiency in setting up and operating tactical aircraft control centers in past years.
MARCH, APRIL 1964

THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN
ORI Reveals 116th Air Trans Gp IS Rea dy

Global airlift flight crews and s upport personnel of the Georgia Air National Guard based at Dobbins Air Force Base, Marietta, ca me through their annual Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI) April 18th with "high-flying colors" as Eastern Transport Air Force inspectors determined that the Guardsmen were performing their worldwide missions with a high degree of competence.
Results of the ORI were outlined in a critique of key personnel April 19th and revealed that the ll6th Air Transport Wing, 116th Air Tra nsport Group, 128th Air Transport Squadron and support squadrons had achieved a highly satis factory rating.
More significantly, the ORI confirmed the March 25th upgrading of the 128th Air Transport Squadron to a C- 1 rating, the highest clas sification of combat readiness awarded by the Military Air Transport Command.
In reviewing the accomplishment s of the Wing and its components at Dobbins AFB, Brig. Gen. Ralph G. Kuhn, Wing Commander from Savannah, expressed his gratitude for the accomplishment of the ANG organizations and specifically praised each individual "on the team" for his part in the achievement of the OR I rating.
Dual honors came to the Group and Transport Squadron when General Kuhn called their commanders forw ard for presentation of 1%3 flying safety plaques. Lt. Col. Cleveland J. Perkins, Group Commander from Atlanta, and Lt. Col. Glenn H. Herd, 128th Squadron commander from Decatur, accepted _the awards for accident-free fly lDg by their commands during the past year.
Maj or General George J . Hearn, Georgia's Adjutant General, called th_e report a highly .:ommendable tnbute to the officers and men of the Georgia Air National Guard.
"These men regularly fly vital
cargo to our Air Force Installatioos in Europe and in the Caribbean area, and recently began flights to Japan and the Pacific area. The s quad ron's first flight to South
MARCH, APRIL 1964

COL ONE L JAMES F. BREWER
Col James F. Brewer Ending Advisor Tour
Colonel James F. Brewer- pop ular and colorful Senior Air Force Advisor to the 116th Air Transport Wing of the Georgia Air National Guard --is winding up a two-year tour of duty at Dobbins Air Force Marietta, and will be assigned to the National Guard Bureau in the Pentagon in July .
During Col. Brewer's tour of duty with the Air Guard units at Dobbins , the 116th Air Transport Group received an exceptionally high rating on its Operational Readiness Inspection and recently was awarded a C-1 operational status, the highest category available from from the Military Air Transport Service. Additionally, the Group and the 128th Air Transport Squadron received MATS Flying Safety Awards for acciden~free flying during 196 3.
Noted for his sense of humor
America took off April 25th with a mission to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
"Authorization to perform these missions reveal the confidence placed in our Georgia Air Guardsmen by the Military Air Transport Service," General Hearn said. "All Georgians should be proud of the record of these citizen airmen who perform these flights voluntarily as part of the Nation's reserve forces."

and tactfulness a s we ll as his pro fe s sional ability, the colonel is a native of ElDorado, Arka nsas, re ceiving his bas ic schooling and junior college there. He has also attended Trinity College , University of Hawaii, Memphis State and Georgia Tech.
The colonel, who is affectionately referred to as "Pappy " b y those who have enjoyed his close assOciation, is a veteran Guardsman, having joined an Arka nsa s Guard's antiaircraft unit in 1936. In 1941, he entered active duty as a staff sergeant and within the year graduated from a Coast Art illery Officer Candidate School.
Shortly thereafter, the energetic colonel entered pilot training, graduating in March, 1943. H"is flying career includes 84 combat missions flying the "hump" in China-BurmaIndia. He was an AT C ferry pilot in 44-45. 7 or the next three years, he flew for MATS over the North Atlantic, and during 1948-49, he participated in the Berlin airlift.
After a four-year stim 'lS a MATS education and training staff officer, he spent another four years in weather reconnaissanc e in the Pacific. Then in 1957 he moved up to Hq, USAF wh ere he served fo r four more years before be coming an ad visor to Tennessee' s 164th Air Transport Group in 1961. In 1962 he reported for duty with the Georgia Wing.
At Bureau Headquarters , Colonel Brewer will become Chief, Plans and Programs Branch, Air Opera tions and Training.
His rows of ribbons denote that he has been awarded the Distin-
guished Flying Cross with 0 /L
cluster, Air Medal with 0/L cluster, USAF Commendation Medal, 2 Presidential Unit citations, "Distin:ctive Unit Badge, Berlin Airlift Device, 3 battle stars, the Tennessee DSM and 6 other decorations .
Colonel Brewer is a command pilot flying C-97 Stratofreighters with Ga ANG pilots. He has logged more than 7,6'iO flying hours during his 28-year military career.
Colonel Brewer is married to the former Sibyl Brasie of Marysville, Ark. They have two daughters: Donna Lynn, 18, and Susan, 15 .
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Macon Volunteers
Light 139 Candles
Capt. James R. Young, Jr. com mander of the Headquarters and Headquarters Company 1st Brigade, 48th Armored Division, recited the history of the Macon Volunteers at their 139th birthday celebration 23 April.
The group was organized as a militia company on April 23, 1825. Thirty-six years later, on April 22, 1861, the Volunteers entered Con federate service as part of the 2nd Battalion of Georgia Infantry.
They fought at Fredericksburg, on the Peninsula, at Chancellors ville and Gettysburg and ended the war with Lee's forces at Appamat tox.
In 1898, the Volunteers entered the federal service for the Spanish American War as a unit of the 1st Georgia Volunteer Infantry. During World War I the Volunteers served as Company B, 15lst machine Gun Battal.;on and won battle laurels at Champagne Marne, AisneMarne, St. Mihiel and in the Meu~e-Argonne Offensive.
On Sept. 16, 1940 the Volun teers, as Headquarters Company, 59th Infantry Brigade, entered federal service under the command of Capt. B. F. Merritt Jr., now Major General Merritt, 48th Division Commander.
The unit fought at Normandy, North em France, in the Rhineland and in Central Europe.
In December 1946 the Volunteers were reformed as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 12lst Infantry, Georgia National Guard, and later received the present designation. The lst Brigade is commanded by Col. Andrew W. McKenna.
SFC Parker Retires
SFC Whilden T. Parker, Btry C, 3rd Bn, 118th Arty, has retired from the Savannah Guard unit after more than 20 years of honorable and faithful service. SFC Parker first joined the 118th 1 May 1939 as a member of Hq Btry. Later he served on active duty and returned to join the 230th Field Artillery Battalion. Later he was a member of the llOth Signal Battalion before returning to the 118th Arty.
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Air Force Official
Describes Future
Aerospace Plane
New York (AFPS) -Air Force Lt. Gen. James Ferguson
has disclosed for the first time some details of the aerospace
plane of the future. General Ferguson, Deputy Chief
of Staff for Research and Development, describes the aerospace plane as "one of our more advanced concepts which will draw upon current component development as well as the success of other experimental programs."
Under this concept a manned space vehicle will take off like any aircraft from a standard B-52 bomber's runway, perform a mission in space and then return for a routine airfield landing.
The atmospheric part of the flight would be powered by ramjet engine using liquid hydrogen as fuel. During this period of flight, air would be collected and the oxygen liquified and stored for later use as a propellant during space flight.
The potential advantages of this concept over presently required rocket booster systems are considerable, the general said.
General Ferguson added that the Air Force is examining the over-all concept and is developing some hardware to demonstrate the technical feasibility of the various components.

COL HICKOX RETIRES AFTER 3 0 YEAR SVC
Lt. Col. Waynard W. Hickox, re cent commander of Hq, 3rd Bn, 118th Arty, Brunswick, has retired after completion of more than 30 years honorable and faithful service. Transferred to the retired list 15 March, Lt. Col. Hickox was pro moted to full coloneL
The Savannah officer first joined the Savannah artillery 6 January 1932 and was commissioned a Lt. in 193 7. He entered active service with the Savannah artillery in 1940. Returning from WW II service, he rejoined the Guard in 1947 as a captain.
Colonel Hickox served as a Staff Assistant for the 230th Field Ar tillery Battalion for many years, later moving up to the Division Ar tillery Staff before assuming com mand of the Brunswick battalion.
Col C. E. Hamilton Retires From Engrs, Kelly Takes Reigns
Major James L. Kelly, executive officer of the 560th Engineer Bat talion, has assumed command of the Columbus Guardsmen upon the retirement of Lt. Col. Charles E. Hamilton. Colonel Hamilton has been promoted to the rank of full co lone 1 and retired effective 1 May after more than 20 years of patriotic service. At first an infantry of ficer, he served on active duty in this capacity before joining the Columbus engineers in 1948.
With only seven percent of the total Federal Civilian employment, the Veterans Administration last year hired 29 percent of the government's handicapped workers. They prove to be efficient, reliable em ployees.
The Veterans Administration will pay $250 or the actual cost of the burial of a deceased veteran, if it is less than that amount. Deceased veterans qualify for this if they (1) separated from wartime service under conditions other than dis honorable: (2) were dis charged from peacetime service because of a dis ability: or (3) were receiving or were eligible to receive disability compensation.
MARCH, APRIL 1964

Valley Echoes Golden Moments

by Capt. Tom Sellers 48th Armd Div P.I.O.
This is reprinted from the Columbus Ledger and is a column by Capt. Sellers who is Assistant Managing Editor of the Ledger besides being Asst. P 10 of the 48th Armored o;,. vision. Relating his experience on 1819 April, Capt. Sellers 1'efers to Chaplain (Lt. Col.) W. A. Sanders, Division chaplain from Macon, and to Lt. Col. James E. Sensenbrenner, commander of Atlanta's 548th Ad
ministration Co,
Arising before dawn on a Sunday morning and moving out to a distant rifle range isn't really a fun thing to do on a weekend.
But even before the sun had climbed above the green North Alabama mountains I suspected this particular Sunday would bring some golden moments.
I had driven to Fort McClellan near Anniston on Saturday to rendezvous with my National Guard company from Atlanta for annual firing of the carbine and .45-caliber pistol.
Next morning we got off to an early crack at the targets with the intention of heading for home as soon as the last shot was squeezed away. But first there was a bountiful breakfast of steak and eggs in a little glade near the range. Then our division chaplain held a chapel service while a choir of happy birds sang from the trees on a nearby hill.
HOW TO KILL
It seemed strange to encounter a spiritual air at a place where men were learning how to kill. Yet the setting of the range made it lovelier than any church I had ever attended. No human architect could have matched the glorious blue canopy that formed a dome above us; no human voices could ~ave sung as sweetly as the birds 10 the dew-wet forest; no artist could have painted a backdrop to eq_ual the grandeur of the mountatns.
MARCH, APRIL 1964

The sun, peering over a ridge, cut through the early-morning mist and as the new flowers greeted the light a scented glow spread across the valley in which we were seat ed.
The chaplain prayed; all heads were bowed, and there was a sweetness in the moment that lin gered after the service had ended. I couldn't help but wonder why more worship isn't conducted in God's church - the splendid out doors - especially in the Spring when He is so close that one can almost reach out and touch His hand amid the violets and dogwood branches, ablaze in white raiment, or hear Him whispering in the per fumed wind.
DUTY, HONOR, COUNTRY
After the chaplain had administered to the spiritual hunger of the citizen soldiers, our commanding officer addressed himself to the moral needs of the group. His topic was the Code of Conduct of the U.S. armed forces. This code had been set forth after the Korean War due to a tendency of some American prisoners of war to cooperate with the enemy, the colonel explained.
The CO used as his text the famous speech of the late General of the Army Douglas MacArthur at West Point in 1962 when Mac Arthur received the Sylvanus Thayer Award for service to the nation.
Here again the beauty of the natural arena buttressed the mes sage of the great military leader on the theme of duty, honor and country. "These three hallowed words," MacArthur had said, "reverently dictate what you want to be, what you will be. They are your rallying point to build courage when courage seems to fail, to regain faith when there seems to be little cause for faith, to create hope when hope becomes forlorn."
The colonel said he wondered how many of the listeners had ever really had to make a sacrifice. He pointed to the debt that Americans owe the hardy pioneers who settled the land - "they fought without hope of pay or reward," he said,

THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN
"and provided their own weapons. Many times their officers paid their troops from their own pockets."
But then the nation grew rich and soft, and when the going got rough, as it did in North Korea and Communist China for the priSJners of war, some of the men just didn't have what it took to resist.
'SMILES OF YESTERDAY'
The CO read the entire MacArthur speech, and in my mind's eye I could see the aging general on the field at West Point as he spoke without notes hh heart - tugging farewell:
"The shadows are lengthening for me. The twilight is here. My days of old have vanished - tone and tints. They have gone glimmering through the dreams of things that were. Their memory is one of wonderous beauty, watered by tears and coaxed and caressed by the smiles of yesterday. I liscen then, but with thirsty ear, for the witching melody of faint bugles blowing reveille, of far drums beating the long roll.
"In my dreams I hear again the crash of guns, the rattle of musketry, the strange mournful mutter of the battlefield. But in the evening of my memory I come back to West Point. Always there echoes and reechoes: Duty, honor, country,"
After the colonel's talk the men formed along the firing line, and soon our own "rattle of musketry" was heard, drowning out the music of the birds. But in each heart, I think, the general's three hallowed words had taken on a new and special meaning.
It was a Sunday morning that we will not soon forget.
3,650 NG TAGS
More than 3,650 Georgia National Guard license tags have been issued to State Guardsmen this year, a thousand more than has been issued in any past year.
This report from Major Virgil McCain, Auditor for the State Department of Defense, indicates the popularity of the new design show ing a tank and transport plane flanking the tag's numerals.
The tank and plane were designed by Major McCain's 16-year old son, Frank, who plans to study art at the University of Georgia.
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Construction site of the 202nd Communication Squadron's new armory at the Macon Municipal Airport shows that work is underway on the $188,000 structure. The Air Guard unit presently is on the base in outdated housing, At right, Lt. Col. George E, Smith, squadron commander, talks over the

job with L. B, Davenport, construction engineer, Lt. J, E,
Ford U. S. Navy representative and Capt. D, L. Colbert, AF Advisor. The new facility wil( contain 18,800 square feet
of floor space,

New NG Heritage
Paintings are Here
Two newly printed National Guard Heritage paintings have been furnished the State by the National Guard Bureau and are available to units requesting them.
The beautifully reproduced color renditions of famous events in the history of the Guard make a picturesque series for framing. The first two were titled "Whites of their Eyes" and "The Mississippi Rifles". "Whites of their Eyes", depicting the battle of Bunker Hill, has been distributed to all units and supplies ar~ exhausted at State level. A few cop ies ace available of "The Mississippi Rifles" shown at Buena Vista, Mexico, and will be issued upon re quest.
The latest two in the series are titled "Lafayette and the National Guard" and "Remember the River Basin", featuring Kentucky riflemen in Canada . These are available in the Public Information Office.
Units which have not yet picked up this latest distribution should make arrangements to do so since mailing them in long tubes has proved unsatisfactory, due to mutilation in the mail.
These attractive paintings, 23 by 28 inches, rmke excellent wall decorations provided they are properly framed. They may also be used as special gifts for presentation to schools, libraries or to government officials for public display in appropriate buildings.
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HOT-AIR
MISSILE TESTINc;. -:: CENTE~
Tommy Roe, popular young Atlanta singer who has two record albums to his credit, is sworn into Atlanta's 179th Artillery in February, He is shown taking oath from Capt. R, D, Wins lett, who came over from the 348th Medical Bn to do the hon ors, Tommy is said to be better known in England than in
the U, S. Last year he was on a tour with the Beatles through
out Great Britain. Roe is also a song writer, having written "Sheila" his most popular song. Tommy is presently pulling
his 6months basic training at Ft. Jackson, S. C. MARCH, APRIL 1964

Promotions ----

AIR NATIONAL GUARD

ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

Charles H. Allen to Lt. Col. Marion H. Barnett, Jr. to Capt. Bobby L Bridges to 1st Lt. Billy M. Jones to Lt. Col. Arthur A. Eddy to Maj. William J. Crowson to Maj. Paul V. Kelley, Jr. to Maj.
Bennie J. Nash to Capt.
James B. Coward to Maj.

James J. Hulsey to Maj. Hazel B. Hatcher to Lt. Col. Oris D. Blackburn to Capt. Ralph N. Russell to 1st Lt. James 0. Collins to Maj. Wyont B. Bean, Jr. to Capt. Jimmy P. Smith, Jr. to Capt. Charles H. Lindsey to Maj. Robert A. Starr to Maj. Alton W. Lawson to Capt. Charles R. Hughes to Capt.

THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN
Robert D. Heeren to Capt. William D. Jordan to Maj. _Bruce F. Hudson to 1st Lt. Julian P. O'Brien co Capt. Lewis C. Varnedoe to Maj. Ernest G. Torrance to Capt. Harold W. Carlisle to Maj. Elton Sumner to Capt. Williard Lee Lewis to Capt. Ernest L Jackson to Maj. Oscar H. Summers, Jr. to Capt. Wayne E. Nations to Capt. Ernest D. Renfroe to Capt. Joho M. Harmon to Lt. Col. Johnson B. DeFoor to Capt. Talmadge A. Phi]Jips to Capt.

Airmen Attending Basic at Lackland AFB

Floyd 0. Eason, Jr. Bobby R. Hubbard William P. Brooks, Jr. Robert W. Routh William E. Bradley, Jr. Herman S. Smith Raymond R. Taylor Timothy E. White Warren A. Sweatt Johnny R. Nesmith Edward D. Scarborough William P. Carpenter James T. Eubanks, Jr. James R. White John N. Lawson John B. Denham James M. Turner, Jr. Walter A. Ball Wildon E. Bazemore Randall C. Howard Donald D. Wood Howard L. Davis Benoy M. Hopkins Lester H. Morgan, Jr. Joseph D. Perkerson Deleon H. Rowland Elliott F. Groover Marion T. Lanier Robert L. Mills Robert C. Deaton, Jr. Joseph A. Guggino Robert T. Houston, Jr. Ronald A. Belcher Samuel H. Hardman Lionel A. Downs John W. James Leon H. Tomlinson Cecil H. Harbison, Jr. James R. Pinkerton William R. Burchette William P. White
Clifford T. Corvette, Jr. Ronald W. Cramer Barney A. Gowen, Jr.
MARCH, APRIL 1964

Eddie M. Stewart Dixon F. Reeves Jerry E. Carter Ronald E. Hopkins Warrington B. Howden James W. Pope, Jr. James G. Sands Richard S. Jones Thomas L. Lane Wayne R. Jones Sewell H. Grissett
Joseph F. Dyer Glendon B. Bowen John C DeLoach Charles R. Scott John D. Gay Craig N. Newton John A. Butler, Jr. Wendell R. Pearson James T. Breeden
Robert W. Smith
Lawrence J. Carpenter Robert E. Falligant, Jr. Thomas M. Hill Larry M. Scarborough Johnny G. Harrison Paul E. Taylor James R. Ellis Travis L. Ellis Edward E. Slaughter Arnold McBride John A. Briley Ronald C. Jones Richard T. Saunders Kenneth F. Wade Ronald 0. Lumpkin John L Doonan Woodrow Nix Frank E. Balcom, Jr. George L. Scott, Jr. Michael F. Ryan John R. Jenkins Cecil C. Martin Robert G. Wilson

Zackary H. Hayes, Jr. Joseph D. Peace Tommy L. Thornton Johnny R. Vinson Burwell B. Clarke Gerald M. Givens Winston H. Anderson
Jesse M. Aycock, Jr. Richard B. McNeely William K. Evans Wilbur R. Morgan Andrew C. Floyd Ronald I. Knight Ronald W. Cramer William H. Bruce, Jr. Bruce A. Briggers Antoine J. Saraf Jerome H. Winfrey Brandon L. Roddenberry Stephen G. Jackson William I. Stipe James W. Waldhour, Jr. Philip C. Ledford Stephen H. Price
Jerry J. Elders Donald H. Wolfe Eldrici~e B. Chester, Jr. Charies T. Otwell Thomas G. Franks Robert M. Kent John K. Ward Louis R. Reed Erin W. Pafford, Jr. Darrell F. Parker David R. Strickland Emory D. Partin Glenn H. Blome Lynn H. Rutherford
Joseph A. Zeigler John R. Wallace Jack P. Jones Edward L. McLamb Donald A. Carver

Gene L. Hodges, Jr. Thomas P. Peacock, III Robert C. Smith Carl F. Jones Jimmy G. Kitchens Thomas A. Younce Roy E. Noggle Douglas P. McCallum Jimmy D. Cobb J oho H. Hunter Douglas S. Barker Miles M. Cope Lawrence L. Benner Boyce W. Wright Gerald D. Knight
Albert J. Long
John P. DeLoach, Jr. Robert B. Hanneman Wilton Morgan, Jr. William F. Parsons Charles A. DeLay Terry 0. Williams Melvin P. Kelley Tony E. Taylor Wilton H. Powell David T. Waller
Hubert H. Hendrix, Jr. Corbin M. Butler, Jr. William H. Cleland Terrell M. Bradford William D. Hickox John T. Pettitt Leon W. Wolfe Robert W. Hutchinson Paul D. Mixon Fred R. Pendley Herschell L. Allen Thomas L. Stidham Andrew D. Shearouse Joseph W. Roland David M. West
James M. Ryan, Jr. Robert B. Jerome, Jr.
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NAME

GRADE

s~ ~ett4
AIR NATIONAL GUARD

UNITS

COURSE

SCHOOL

DATES

Ridley, William E. Scarratt, Harry A, Jr. Dickson, Norris S. Huff, James M. Converse, Larry C.
Thigpen, James D. Bacon, Larry D. Smith, James F. McDonald, Arthur F. Burns, William J.

2d Lt 2d Lt A3C A3C SSgt

128th AT SQ

Under-graduate Navigator Trainingin-Grade, 153138

James Connally AFB, Texas

128th AT SQ

Under-graduate Navigator Training in-Grade, 153138

James Connally AFB, Texas

128th Aeromed Evac Fit

Med Preceptorship & Scott AFB, Ul. Aeromed Evac Trning

128th Aeromed Evac Fit

Med Preceptorship & Scott AFB, Ill. Aeromed Evac Trning

Tng Site Det, Hq GaANG ABR 46130, Munitions Lowry AFB, Col.
Specialist
-- -- ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

49 wks 49 wks 12 wks 12 wks 15 wks

2d Lt 2d Lt 1st Lt SP5 E-5 SP5 E-5

Btry A, 2/118th Arty Btry C, 2/118th Arty HHC, 1st Bde, 48th AD 406th Ord Co. Co E, 648th Maint Bn

FA Off Basic
FA Off Basic Armor Off Basic
Machinist WO Indoctrination Training

Ft. Sill, Okla.

approx. 9 wks

Ft. Sill, Okla.

approx. 9 wks

Ft. Knox, Ky.

approx. 9 wks

Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Mel.
Camp Wolters, Tex.

approx. 15 wks
approx. 34 wks

---Appointments---
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
1st Lt. Edwin H. Pedrick, Co C, 2nd Bn, 121st Inf Capt. John P. MaGuire, CoB, !48th Avn Bn 1st Lt. Harold T. Bowling, Co B, !48th Avn Bn 1st Lt. Robert D. Boyd, Co B, 448th Sup & Trans Bn 1st Lt. James A. Sibley, Jr., Co Bn, !48th Avn Bn 1st Lt.James D. Polson, Hq 648th Maint Bn 1st Lt. Donald E. Griffin, Hq & Svc Btry, 2nd Bn, 118th Arty 1st Lt. Ebb G. Kilpatrick, Jr., Hq Co, 2nd Bde, 48th Armd Div WO, W-1 Clarence L. Rutledge, Hq Co, 2nd Bn, 108th Armor Capt. William L. Roberts, Hq 1st Bn, !21st lnf CWO, W-2 Leonard B. Williams, Co A, !48th Avn Bn Capt. Jordan W. Holland, Jr., Hq Co, 1st Bde, 48th Armd Div lst Lt. David J. White, Co B, 248th Sig Bn
M Lt. James T. Eubanks, Jr., 48th MP Co
1st Lt. John H. Randle, Hq & Co A, 348th Med Bn 2d Lt. William G. Hayden, Hq 348th Med Bn Capt. James B. Gattis, Hq & Co A, 348th Med Bn lst Lt. James W. Elliott, Co C, 4th Bn, I 21st Inf WO, W-1 James H. Sullivan, Hq & Svc Btry, 1st Bn, 118th Arty 1st Lt. Lawrence A. Lucree, Hq 48th Armd Div Arty CWO, W-2 Ottice B. Patterson, Co C, 648th Maine Bn
AIR NATIONAL GUARD
2d Lt. Walter B. Selman, !28th Air Transport Squadron Capt. Elizabeth A. Graham, 128th Aeromedical Evacuation Flt
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MARCH, APRIL 1964

AS IF TH E POOLSIDE AIR WASN'T PU RE EN OUGH , THIS EYE-APPEAL lN G EX P ONENT OF FRESH, CLEAN AI R OP ER ATES A PORT ABLE PU RIFlER AT AN ATLANTA POOL. DU RING T HE POLLEN SEASON, BE AUT IFU L BARBARA BROWN, HOME E C ONOMIST WITH HONEY WE LL E LE CTRONIC CLEANERS, AVO IDS TH E NOSE-TINGLING SEN SATI ON BUT CAUSES A SEN SATI ON HE RSELF AS SHE DISPLAYS HER WA RES BESIDE THE POOL'S EDG E. B AR BARA'S SENSATIONAL MEASUR EMEN TS HAVE BEEN TAP ED AT 37-24-37, GIVING THIS AIRPUR IFI ED BEAUTY THE EDG E O N MOST GIRLS 5' B t " HIGH. GUARDSM EN FEELING THE SNI F FLES CO MING ON, MAY BE IN CLINE D TO CONTACT BARBARA FOR THE CU RE- AND IT'S PORT ABL E! ! !

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Blast of Howitzer Signals Time for Camp

The proiect ile ond flash from one of the 179th Artillery's eight-inch self-propelled howitzers is caught in this oncein a-lifetime photo originally in color, Caught at Ft. Stewart in action by )'OUr editor using a 35mm Exakta camera with set tings of 1/ 1000 sec at F4, the photographer was as surprised as anybody when the color slide revealed the projectile and flash, Lt. Col. Embry has been photographing the firing of artillery pieces, rocket launchers and tanks for 14 years, but this one is the prize of them all, The weapon was manned by

a crew from Atlanta's Btry D, 1st Bn, !79th Arty, Some 8,500 Guardsmen af the 48th Armore d Division will be girding the mselves for this type of realistic training in the week s pre
ceeding Ft. Stewart maneuvers 7 21 June,