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 THE ADJUTANT GENERAL'S MESSAGE 
 
GOVERNOR CARL E. SANDERS 
 
MAJOR GENERAL GEORGE J, HEARN 
 
FELLOW GUARDSMEN: 
Little known and little understood at this time is a new section of our State Department of Defense Military Support for Civil Defense. To explain briefly and simply, because it is a vital element in our defense preparedness, MSCD is military augmentation of civilian defense efforts. 
To accomplish the mission of MSCD, if we are attacked by on aggressor, the State Hq & Hq Det will be mobilized as a State Area Command. Upon call to active federal service, the State Area Command wi II be directed by CG, Third U. S. Army. In turn, the State Area Command will maintain operational control of all units, both active and reserve, assigned an MSCD mission. The State Area Command will be a multi-staff organization consisting of representatives from several branches of service. 
In no way does MSCD replace State Civil Defense. We will supplement or assist State Civil Defense, upon request, with the use of available military troops and equipment not needed for active combat response to the attack. As civil authority and control recovers, the military wi II be withdrawn proportionately. Thus, MSCD may be considered a "reserve" made available to assist Civil Defense. 
MSCD is a responsibility of your Adjutant General and current planning is being accomplished by full time technicians. 
Selected units of the Georgia Army and Air National Guard may become involved in the execution of the MSCD mission. As planning progresses, additional information wi II be furnished all commanders. 
MSCD is a new concept and you should be familiar with its mission. 
 
    
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THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN 
 
Vol. 15 July, Aug 1965 No, 4 
 
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 
ational Guard of Georgia. 
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 firs t airlift of ARNG helicopters took pla ce recently when two choppers were picked up in Wisconsin by a C-97 from Travis Field, This capo bllity of the ANG transports provided a fast and inexpensive method of get 
in g the H-23's to Georgia. 
1L16EI<TY IS IHE ONLY 
TH IN~ YOU CANNOT HAVE UNLESS YOU ARE WILLIN~ TO (;fiVE IT 10 OTHERS." 
... William Allen Whi1'e 
JULyl AUG 1965 
 
COL. FREDERICK (L) ACCEPTS PLAQUE FROM GEN. MERRITT IN RECOGNITION OF HIS DEVOTED SERVICE TO THE GUARD 
 
Sgt Walden Leads Georgians at Perry 
Guardsmen from Louisville, Savannah, Albany, and Adanta, made a good showing at the National Pistol Matches held at Camp Perry, Ohio, in August, 
S/ Sgt. J. P. Walden, Jr. led the six man team as he won the sharp shooter reserve grand aggregat~ with a score of 2541 out of a pos sible 2700. In winning the aggregate which is composed of 15 different matches. He won several first, second, and third place awards. 
All Winners are presented cups or silverware instead of trophies, Sgt. Walden brought home about 16 pieces of silverware and two cups. 
SFC Billy G. Manning of Albany won the grand aggregate in the marksman reserve class, and S/ Sgt. John Smith of Savannah won eighth place in the expert class. 
The Georgia team won one first and second place awards against other National Guard and Reserve teams from throughout the country. 
Although P / Sgt. Donald M. Wal- 
den and S/ Sgt. Jack E. Gaston didn't win any individual matches they fired on the team matches and also fired an 85% or better overall score and will be re-classified as expert shooters 10 the 
N.R.A. S/ Sgt. J. P. Walden, Jr. and 
SFC Manning fired better than a 91 % overall score and will be reclassified as master shooters, 
 
Co I Frederick 
Retires In Macon 
After 26 Years 
Dewitt T. Frederick Jr., well known Maconite, retired from the National Guard Aug 16 after 26 years service in the Army National Guard and the active army. 
In a ceremony at Headquarters 48th Armored Division, Major Gen. Benjamin F. Merritt, commanding general of the 48th Armored Divi sion, announced the retirement promoting Lt. Col. Frederick to Colonel. He was presented with an engraved plaque in recognition of his distinguished service. 
Col. Frederick joined the 12lst Infantry Regiment of the Georgia National Guard in 19:38 when he was 19. He entered active duty with the Regiment in September 1940. ln 1943, he graduated from the In fantry OCS at Fort Benning, and was commissioned. He served in combat in Europe as an Infantry officer with the 29th Infantry Division, and was awarded the Combat Infantry man's Badge. 
Upon returning to Macon at the end of World War I~ Colonel Frederick reaffiliated with the local National Guard serving as company commander of Headquarters Compa ny, 1st Battalion, !21st Infantry. He graduated from the Officers' Advanced Course of The Infantry School in 1951. For the past sever al years, he has held the position of G-2. 
 
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Macon's F/ Sgt Felton C. Edwards 
 
A w arded Ga. Foreign Service Medal 
 
First Sergeant Felton C. Ed wards, Administrative and Supply Technician for Company D, 348th Medical Battalion in Macon, was awarded the State of Georgia Dis tinguished Foreign Service Medal in ceremonies held on 20 July at the unit armory. The medal was presented by Major General Ben.J jamin F. Merritt, Division Com mander, while members of Company D stood in formation. Others present for the presentation included Col. Robert L. Robinson, Battalion Commander; Lt. Col. Robert T. Baird, Jr., Division G- 1; Captain Ronald D. Winslett, Battalion Staff Assistant; Captain Ernest M. Vin cett, Battalion Advisor; and Mrs. Felton C. Edwards. 
The Medal was presented in recogmuon of the award of the Silver Star Medal to Sergeant Ed wards during War II for heroic achievement in connection with operations against the enemy in the Hurtgen Forest in Germany. The citation accompanying the 
 
Silver Star stated in part: " Although badly in need of rest, Sergeant Edwards voluntarily led a group of men over a two-mile route through exceedingly dangerous terrain in order to bring medical supplies to the forward areas. Moving through minefields and under intense enemy mortar and artillery fire, he was successful in his mis sion, and with the supplies brought forward, he established a first aid station. His unswerving devotion to duty and courage reflect great credit on him self, his organization, and the mili tary service." 
First Sergeant Edwards was a member of the 121st Infantry when the National Guard was mobilizedon 16 September 1940 prior to War II and remained with the Medical Company, 121st Infantry throughout operations in Europe. On his return home after the War, he reaffiliated himself with the 121st Infantry Regiment of the 48th Infantry Divi sion, and has served as a full-time technician since 1948. 
 
President Signs 
Military Pay Bill 
The president has signed the bill to give the military an average 8. 5% increase in basic pay and a package of special bonuses for U. S. fighting men in combat zones. Nearly 4.2 million men on active duty, in the Reserves, and on the retired lists will benefit from th e bill which carries a $1.1 billion price tag. 
Final Congressional action came when the House of Representatives agreed, by voice vote, to accep t the Senate version of the pay pro posals. 
Under the measure ' s provisions, enlisted men with more than t wo years' service are granted an 11 % boost in basic pay. An average of 6% increase is slated for all o fficers, and for enlisted men with les s than two years ' service, mo stly draftees. 
Allowances for quarters a nd subsistence are not changed by the bill. 
The bonus package for servic e men in combat zones, to immedi ate ly include Vietnam, grants fr ee mailing privileges and a jump in combat pay from $55 to $65 a mo nth. 
 
First Sergeant Felton C. Edwards receives the Distinguished Foreign Service Medal from Major General Benjamin F. Mer ritt, Commanding General, 48th Armored Division, in ceremonies held in Macon on 20 July. Others looking on include Co lonel Robert L. Robinson, Botta Iion Commander; ,Captain V irgi l R. Byars of Company D, 348th Medical Battalion; and 
and Mrs. Edwards. 
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L/CGEORGE SMI TH PRESENTED DSM IN MACON CEREMO NIE S 
Lt. Col. George E. Smith, com mander of Macon ' s 202nd Communi cations Maintenance Squadron, Ga ANG , has been awarded the Dis tinctive Service Medal, the State's highest award. Cited for his "rapid qualification of personnel" of his command, Col. Smith was further commended for his Unit's expert performance in repairing AF commll' nications equipment. 
He was recently awarded the AF Commendation Medal for his valuable assistance to the Rome Air Materiel Area while providing the "highest type training" to his men in the process of main taining AF equipment. 
Brig. General Paul S. Scone, Asst. A G of Ga. for Air, pr esented the medal to Col. Smith in July ceremonies. 
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Airmen Taylor, Green, Cart. Copeland, Morgan and Day remove a transfer case from a 5-ton wrecker, providing the 
224th with expert motor vehicle maintenance. 
 
224th Crew members at Blue Hill Site tes t equipment in a radio hut: (L to R)" A2/C Charles N. Yawn, SSgt. Robert W. 
Manor and A2/ C Michael T. Rape. 
 
Checking equipment before the arrival of the inspecting group are (L to R) SMSgt. Johnnie J. Jacobs and SMSgt. 
John R. Williamson. 
 
A/2C Thomas F. Kukoly and Lt. Col. William A. Way show General Stone a site on Barden Hill, high in the mountains 
of New England. 
 
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224th Island ers Communicate From along New England Peaks 
 
From Otis AFB to Westover 
 
AFB, radio relay stations were 
 
strung out along picturesque hill 
 
tops of Massachussetts 10-24 July, 
 
as personnel of the 224th Radio 
 
Relay Squadron from St. Simons Is- 
 
land provided communications over 
 
the New England mountains during 
 
their annual summer training. 
 
Lt. Col. William A. Way's air- 
 
men, working with their gaining 
 
command 
 
the 253rd Eastern 
 
Communications Group  placed 
 
antennas high atop the peaks to 
 
establish a series of links in the 
 
relay system providing voice an'd teletype co11_1munications. Two hours after their arrival at the sites, the energetic airmen were in contact with terminal stations. 
Views from the peaks were inspiring as the 224th islanders could look down on Boston Harbor from the Blue Hill site adjacent to the Harvard Weather Observatory. 
Brig. Gen. Paul S. Stone, Asst. AG of Ga for Air, headed a visiting delegation of Hq, Ga ANG officers to Otis AFB and visited some of the sites alcng the chain. 
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37 NEW OFFICERS GRA DUATE FROM 
 
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IN MACON 
Graduating 37 new second lieu tenants, the Georgia Military Institute placed Class No. 4 on display 14 August in Macon to give Georgia's Army ational Guard officer corps a total of 190 graduates in the past four years. 
Lt. Col. Gene L. Hodges, GMI Commandant, spoke proudly of his latest class and called on Major General Benjamin F. Merritt, CG, 48th Armored Division, to deliver the commencement address. 
General Merritt, warmed by the glow of shiney gold bars and illuminating personalities, charged the new officers with responsibility for the future of the Ga ARNG and pridefully reminded them of the heritage they are to uphold and extend through their leadership. 
Sworn in by Brig. Gen. Charlie F. Camp, Asst. AG of Ga. for Army, the graduates received their bars a nd diplomas from their Adjutant General, Maj. Gen. George J. Hearn. Afterward came the exhilirating experience of having their insignia pinned on by proud wives, sweethearts or parents. 
Making the principal address to the new officers at the banquet Saturday night, General Hearn reminded them of the traits of c haractor desirable in good officers ana leaders. He urged them to live a useful life, build on the foundation provided by GMI and have a personal code or faith to live by. Citing such quaLities as Character, Knowledge, Helpfulness and Reason as desirable attributes, he welcomed them into the ranks of the National Guard officer corps. 
The banquet was followed by a dance. Present for the occasion was Miss GMI, Bett'y Kay Fox of Warner Robins. 
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OATH OF ALLEGIANCE IS TAKEN BY GMI GRADUATES GENERAL MERRITT INSPIRES NEW OFFICERS AT COMMENCEMENT 
 
HONOR GRADUATES PROUDLY DISPLAY ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS : L-R, L TS. MILAM, LAWLER, SHERWOOD, WALLIS & LAWSON 
 
The five top graduates and their achievements: Award of the General Hearn Trophy to the "Out standing Graduate of GMI" went to Lt. Samuel R. Lawler Jr. of Griffin; winner of Erickson Trophy as the "Distinguished Graduate of GMI" went to Lt. Charles L. herwood of Columbus; award of the Association of the U. S. Army 
 
Plaque for Leadership went to Lt. George A. Wallis of Elberton ; the Tactical Officers' Trophy for the graduate with outstanding com mand ability was presented to Edward L. Milam Ill of Decatur; and the In structor' s troph y wa s awarded to Lt. William R. L awson of Thomas ville. 
 
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SHINEY GOLD BAR PINNED ON LT. CARMICHAEL BY WIFE 
 
COL. HODGES " PI NS" MISS GM I BETTY KAY FOX 
 
GENERAL HEARN CALLS ON HIS YEARS OF EXPERIENCE TO GUIDE FUTURE GUARD LEADERS IN RIGHT DIRECTION 
MRS, BAYNHAM GIVES AIR GUARD FLYERS THE DISTAFF VIEWPOINT ON FLYING SAFETY. WIFE'S HINTS ON SAFETY ENLIVEN MEETING, 
 
MRS BAYNHAM MAKES 
FLYING SAFETY TALK 
An unusual and somewhat un precedented flying safety meeting took place in Savannah when Mrs. Nancy Baynham, wife of Capt. R. 0, Baynham, took his place on the rostrum as Group flying safety of ficer and proceeded to speak with a great deal of authority to the be wi ldered crewmen of the 165th Air Transport Group. 
The pretty blonde had as her subject "Your Responsibility to '(our Family," and she packed fact onto fact to bring home the point, So well did she put her case, s he was featured in the latest edition of the "MATS Flyer" - a publica tion devoted to flying safety. 
Well prepared for her lengthy discourse on the subject, she list ed innumerable instancies of safe ty violations which could affect the performance of an aircrew member, Among these, complacency, un readiness, the "old days" outlook, the superman myth and the school of "hard knocks" were cited by the vivacious housewife, 
The gist of her talk was the family depends on crew members being safety conscious and coming home from foreign lands in good shape. Her points were well taken, and Mrs. Baynham laid it on the line. Comments from hardened avi ators to fledging flight nurses was unanimous: It was one of the most interesting and inspumg safety talks ever given and did a lot to blot out forever the "devil-may care" attitude that may have ling ered over from the jet jockey days of not so long ago. 
 
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GMI Cadets "Taught, 
Shaped and Molded" 
at Fort Jackson 
by 2nd Lt. Ben F. Williams Graduate, GMI Class 114 
July is a hot month but for over a hundred National Guardsmen from Georgia it is even hotter at the Georgia Military Institute's summer field training site at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, 
The blue-helmeted cadets, seas oned by a year's experience at GMI, go about their business, much as an electronic computer setting up the barracks, trimming the area with platoon signs and markers, freshly scrubbed walk ways and manicuring the grass to perfection, All goes as though every man had a pre-planned job and, in fact, he did. Every senior knew this was his big test, The next fifteen days would determine if he would be wearing the gold bars of a Second Lieutenant in August, 
Sunday morning, activities reached a fever pitch as the junior cadets arrived at camp. Of course, they were welcomed by their Tac tical Officers in the parking lot and each man was given the oppor tunity to demonstrate his talents in doing push-ups. What most of the junior cadets didn't realize was that this wouldn't be the last time they would find the Tactical Offi cers assaulting their midst with their booming voices that tend to indicate that a Tactical Officer couldn't possibly be human, 
Getting the camp organized seems an endless task with inspec tions and more inspections. A cadet makes up his bunk so tight that he is sure that the sheets would split down the middle if it were any tighter. But, after his "Tac Offi cer" inspects it (dumping th-o whole thing in the floor) he manages to make it tighter, The cadets learn quickly that good is not good enough. 
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Army Drill ttl is the ordered training and the young Guardsmen run through the exercises and pre pare for the featured attraction, , , the trotting tour of the drill pad, 
The senior cadets, not to for sake tradition, have recruited a junior to read the menu at each meal so that everyone might not m1ss some delicious treat, Of course, the menu reader has to possess special talents to perform his duty including the "GMI" pro nunciation of certain items, 
The day's training begins after chow with the cadets finding a completely different atmosphere in the classroom, They soon find that GMI instructors are topnotch, qualified, and proficient officers and teachers, It has been said, and rightly so, that GMI has the best instructors to be found at any OCS, 
During classes, the cadets find that sleep is a real problem and many find themselves nodding. The GMI instructors usually keep their atten tion, though. One has a habit of tossing artillery similators into the middle of the class to see the ca dets scramble to escape the jarring bang. 
The senior cadets spend sever al days in the field actually run ning combat problems, Everything is carried out realistically, from each man writing his operations order to the final assault on the objective. 
When the last Saturday inspec tion arrives, many are sure that they have done nothing right during the entire two weeks. 
Getting paid and checking-in equipment follows the last parade of the camp and all of the practice at the Retreat Parades pays off as the cadets pass in review salut the dignitaries who have stopped by the school. Present also is Miss GMI. 
It's over now, The seniors must now await their final grades from the Infantry School and the last roll call for GMI at graduation. With each man leaving the summer field training site, there goes a feeling that he has been taught, shaped and molded into what eventually will be a National Guard Officer by an elite, highly superior, group of officers who make up the staff and faculty of the Georgia Military ln stitute. 
 
3 ARMY GUARDSMEN RETIRE AFTER 20 YRS 
The following Guardsmen have given their farewell salute to the Georgia National Guard. Upon re tirement they received the best wishes of the Ga ARNG for having served "honorably and faithfully for more than 20 years." 
SSGT William R. King, Hq Btry, lst Bn, 214th Arty, retired 26 June after more than 20 years service, A Guardsman since 1936, when he joined Co I, l22nd Inf, SSGT King later served with Btry G, 214th CA (AA) prior to WW II. In May 47 he rejoined the Guard as a member of Hq & Hq Btry, 950th AAA AW Bn in Elberton, Continuing in the unit, SSGT King was a member of Hq Btry, 4th Gun Bn, 214th Arty, prior to its conversion to an Honest John Battalion, Upon retirement, SSGT King was awarded the Georgia National Guard Service Medal with Bronze Boar's Head. 
First Sergeant Harry E. Bohannon, Co A, 2nd Bn, 108 Armor, retired 8 July after more than 20 years ser vice, He entered active service 13 July 40 and served during W\X 11. Discharged 27 Sep 45, he joined the Guard four years later, 13 Sep 49. Serving with Co E, l22nd Inf; Co A, 163d Tk Bn; and Co A, 2nd ~led Tk Bn, lSgt Bohannon completed his service with the Rome Guard unit, 
First Sergeant William D. Warren, a Guardsman since 1938, retired 17 August after more than 20 years service. Serving with Co F, 122nd lnf and Btry F, 179th FA Bn prior to WW II, he entered active duty 24 Feb 41 and became a jumper with the 507th Paratroopers, making two combat jumps in Normandy and the Rhineland. After the War, he return ed to the Guard serving with Btry C, 179th FA Bn, Hq, Co A, & Co B, 878th Engr Avn Bn, Co D, 878th Engr Bn and terminated his service with Co D, 648th Maim Bn in Lawrenceville. 
Courteous, considerate driving is not merely a policy for the other driver. Good motor manners can be a matter of life or death for you as well as for others. 
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CON FE DERATE AND UNION FLAGS UNITED IN PARADE 
 
MUSKETS ROAR IN FITZGERALD AIRPORT BATTLE SCENE 
 
Confederate, Union Troops Re-enact Fitzgerald Battle 
 
The Blue and the Gray fought again in mock battle in a three-day observance of the end of hostilities 100 years ago as cannon bursts signaled the finale of the State's Centennial ceremonies. 
Colorful and realistic, the war scene was enacted at Fitzgerald's airpo rt as hundreds of Union and Confederate clad troops saluted the memory of their causes of a century ago. 
It was July 4, 1965, but it looked amazingly like it might have been 1865 as Rebels (200 strong) 
 
battled the Yanks who came again from the North with a force of 100 -- this time on a mission of friendship and brotherhood. 
Fitzgerald's Guardsmen of Co B, 1st Bn, 121st Infantry, played a major part in the activities July 3-5 as the whole community joined in a concerted effort to commemorate the occasion, Capt. Paul Branch, his officers and men, were responsible for feedin g the visiting troops and other out-of-town guests . More than 2,000 meals were served July 4th, as sleepless cooks Orville 
 
Thompson, Joe T, Fletcher, Bobby Rodgers and John Player were on duty at the armory kitchen from midnight until 7 p.m. Sunday. Borrowing four field kitchens from the Eastman company, Fitzgerald Guardsmen kept the hungry well-fed. 
Confederate troops bivouaced at the armory while the Yanks slept at the athletic field. Overall comraander of troops was Brig. Gen. John K. Williams, III. 
Prior to the airport battle, a parade was held in downtown Fitzgerald. 
 
YANK AND REB SALUTE BEFORE PRES. DAVIS STATUE JULY, AUG 1965 
 
RAGGED CONFEDERATE CORPSMAN FIRES 7 
 
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SMSGT Joe Waldrop shows Col. Copeland and Brig. Gen. Paul S. Stone, Asst. Ag of Ga. far Air, a tape which, when fed into the 129th's radar scopes, simulates an interception mission. In this manner, the radar and operations specialists get valuable training during periods when no actual intercep 
missions are in progress. 
 
"Feeding in" corresponding data as the target simulator tape presents a display an the 129th's acquisition radar scopes, these expert dial twisters ore, 1-r, Capt. Charles Switzer, controller of Jasper, seated; A 1C George Todd a nd 
A2C Jim Milton, bath of Atlanta, 
 
Getting supplies to keep the vital communications of t he 117th AC&W Flight functio.ning ~ur!ng their annual summer training, A1C N. J. Rogers, r~ght, 1s 1ssued equipment by CMSg t S. H. 
Bennett and SSgt W. W. Conaway, 
 
Ready to mark the course of approaching jets or other po tentially hostile aircraft, airmen of the 117th positioned bellind the gi ant plotting glass in the control and reporting cen ter ore, 1-r, A1C, L. C. Gunn Ill, . A 1C J. J. Kelleher Ill and 
A2C J. F. Hill. 
 
Radar Units of ANG Link-up H 
 
In June Training Network 
 
Frighteningly realistic "moulages" or plastic duplicates of ports of the human body simulate wounds and injuries that can be treated by the medical section of th e 129th AC&W Sq. Here, 1-r, A3C John Nesbit, A1C Conley W. Ford and S/Sgt Gene H. Musser, all of Atlanta, v.otch as Asst. AG for Air, Brig. Gen. Paul S. Stone , g ives the text ure a cautious feel while on a v isi t dur ing the 129t h 's s umm e r training 
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Exercise "Home Plate" brought into play Georgia's two ai rcraft control and wa rning s quadron s in Jun e a s the 129 th and 117th stretc h ed the ir relay s ta tions a c ro s s Geor gia from Sava nn ah to Dobbin s AF B to Dotha n Al a. 
The s outh e rn communi cations complex gave th e Ga ANG rad a r units a rare opportunity to train at ho me ba s e , although rel ay s t a tions we re lo cated in Ston e Mountai n, Eatonton, Mill edgevill e, Sanders vill e , Wrightsvill e, Swain s bo ro and Pe mbrok e . 
Intercept ion mi ssion s we re also run as th e 129th track ed B-57 's 
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from Loui svill e and F-84F' s from Birmi ngha m whil e the 117th picked up the supersonic F-1 02 ' s out of Jacksonville. 
It was considerably different from tr aining l as t year in th e desert of Arizon a, but it a ffo rd ed Lt. Col. Creigh ton L. Rhodes, command e r of the 117th, a nd Lt. Col. I verson Cop eland, commande r of the 129th, maximum training during th e 15-day period, 12 26 June. 
Mission of the relay t eam s was to provid e voic e and t el e t yp e communi cation s be tw een th e C RP (~ont rol a nd re porting pos t ) at Dob htns and the CRC (control a nd reponing c enter) at Savannah. 
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Beneath the waves of surging radar antennas, Lt. Col. Creigh ton L. Rhodes, right, shows Brig. General Paul S. Stone, Asst. AG of Ga. for Air, his terminal communications facilities. In t he photo also ore, L- R, CWO H. E. Newham, M/Sgt J. I. T urn e r and Major J. S, Tyler. Gen. Stone was conducting 
an informal visit with the 117th AC&W Flight, 
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Overiooked accidently in the awards layout in last month's magazine was this key presentation of the Adjutant General's Trophy to Sergeant Thomas H. Mincey. Sgt Mincey is supply sergeant for Btry A, 1st Bn, 118t h Arty, Savannah. The trophy, presented by General Hearn, carried with it a citation 
to Capt. Hartridge and his men far the "best supply and administration," reflecting great credit on the unit. 
 
Technical Sergeant James D. Beard, on the left, and Staff Sergeant Alvin Y. Ballard, on the right, display a cak e baked by two Bakers assigned to the 165th Support Squadron Food Service Squadron to mark the second week of Field Training of the 165th Air Transport Group (Heavy) at Travis Field. The delicious cake was baked by S1C l.sser Gottlieb (a baker in civilian life) and A1C Clair A. Hender 
son. 
 
Artilleryman Albert L. Twiggs 
Ret i res, Is Prom oted to Co IoneI 
 
Capt Norm Gillis Retires after 20 
 
Lt. Col. Albert J. Twiggs, veteran artilleryman from Augusta, has retired from the Guard after a long and distinguished record of "honorable and faithful" service to his state and nation. He served a record 13 years as a battalion commander. 
Enlis ting in the Augusta unit 1 Oct 1939 , he served with Btry A, 214th CAC (AA) a year before being inducted into federal service as a 2nd Jieutenant. His active duty was interrupted when an ear infection caused him to be discharged, but he was recalled to active duty within a few months and served with various artillery organizations before discharge from the Army in 1946 a s captain. During hi s active 
ervice he completed several schools and qualified as paratrooper. 
The lecturer at a medical college was exhibiting a diagram and said: "The subj ect here limps because one leg is shorter than the o'her." 
Then he addressed one of his audien ce: "Now, Mr. Smith , w hat would you do in such a case? " 
Smith pondered deep ly, the n answered : "I imagine, sir, I'd limp too." 
Some people think nothing of driving 90 mph. T heir insurance company doesn' t th ink much of it either. 
 
Col. Twiggs was promoted to major 28 May 1947 and named to command Augusta's newly formed 250th AAA Battalion, a position he held up to, including and after service during the Korean Conflict. Upon the reorganization and redesignation of the 250th to the 1st Gun Bn, 214th Arty, he continued his command of the Augusta artillerymen. He was still serving in this capacity in Feb 1962 when he was assigned as Ch of Sec, Hq Btry, l08th Arty Bde (AD). Before retirement 2 June 65, he served as Inspector General of the 48th Armored Division. 
Promoted to the rank of full colonel upon separation from the National Guard, Col. Twiggs carries with him the best wishes of the National Guard of the State of Georgia. 
Insane asy lum intern : ..Doctor. a ma n outside wants to know if we've lost any mal e pat ients: 
"Why?" someone ra n away wi th hi ~ w ife!" 
A bowlegged man moved ~o slowly on the golf links that an irritate d player deliberately shol a ball between his curved legs. 
..Do yo u ca ll that go lf?'' the or- 
fen ded man snapped. ..No,'' was t he reply ... b ut ir~ 
darned good croq uet." 
 
Captain Norman L Gillis, s.-2: Hq 2nd Bn, ll8th Arty, retired 30 June after more than 20 years honorable and faithful service and has been promoted to major. 
Major Gillis, a veteran of WW ll, joined the Guard's Co G, 121st Infantry, in Waycross 4 Dec 46 after two years of active service 1943-45. Assigned to the 15th Air Force, he was wounded in com bat in 1944. He has received the Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, the Purple Heart and ETO Ribbon wi th 5 Battle Stars. 
Commissioned 22 Mar 48, Maj or Gillis served as Plt Leader of Co G, Asst Opn & Tng Off, Hq, 2nd Bn, 12lst lnf; Adj, Hq, 17lst ln f; and was promoted to captain 3 Dec 55. 
His later service included a s signments as S-2, Hq, 2nd How Bn, 118th Arty; Hq Battery co rn mander; and Bn Liaison Offi cer. 
The best wishes of the Georgia Guard have been extended Ma jor Gillis upon his retirement. 
..Ji m, J im. " whispered the w ol n an hoarsely to her sleeping h us band . .. there's a burglar in th e d ress ing room going through .' our poc ke ts! " 
'Oh ,' ' gr umb led J im s leepil y. "w hy don 't yo u two just fi ght il out between yourselves! " 
 
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JULY, AU G 1965 
 
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN 
 
TIME AND MONEY SAVED BY FLriNG 
 
HELICOPTERS IN C97 
The 165th Air Transport Group (H eavy), Georgia Air National Gua rd, located at Travis Field, re cently gave an assist" to the Army Aviation Section of the 648th Maintenance Battalion, Georgia National Guard, by picking up two (2) helicopters from Cheyene, Wy oming and transporting them to Travis Field, which is also the home station of the 648th. 
In performing the mission the !6 5th saved the Army National Guard quite a number of man-hours whi ch would have been necessary had the hellcopters been flown from Wyoming. It would have taken two (2) pilots at least 6 days to fly each of the newly assigned heli copte rs from Wyoming to Savannah. 
This is another example of how the Army and Air Guard Wllits work together in performing their mission. 
Pictured are ground support personnel of the 648th assembling one of the helicopters on its arriv al at Travis Field. 
The 165th is commanded by Colonel William F. Summerell; Co E o f the 648th is commanded by Captain J arne s H. Strickland. 
SSg t V. L. Murray 
Is Honor Graduate 
 
AIR RESERVISTS, AIR GUARDSMEN JOIN FORCES TO ERECT QUONSET HUT FOR NCO'S AT TRAVIS FIELD, 
SAVANNAH 
 
ANG & AFR Build NCO Club at Travis 
 
Air Force Reservists in training at Travis Field recentl y gave a great deal of assistance to Air Guardsmen o f the 165th Air Trans port Group (Heavy) in helping on the construction of a quons et hut which is being erected for use as a Non-Commi ssioned Officers Club. The hut will be used in addition to the pres ent NCO Club building. 
Assis ting the T ravis Field Air 
 
Guardsmen were personnel of the 435th Troop Carrier Wing, from Homestead Air Force Base, Flori da, and from the 908th Troop Carrie~ Group, Brookley Air Force Base, Alabama. 
Personnel of the two units were extremely pleased with the facili ties they were furnished during their two-week training period at Travis Field. 
 
Staff Sergeant Vandy J. Murray, a member of the 165th Support 
quadron, Ga ANG at Travis Field, has graduated from a 6 weeks Crane Shovel Operator Course at the Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri Army Traini ng Center, and has been 
comm ended by Colonel John E. Veatch, Commander of the Training Center on having been selected as the Honor Graduate. 
Sergeant Murray is a veteran of ll years military service and is now assigned to the 165th as Con struction Equipment Operator. He served in the U. S. Army as Combat Engineer from January 1954 until June 1957, and served in Germany. 
He is a native of Espanola, Fla. but no w resides in Aiken, S. C., Where he is an Industrial Arts Teacher at Langley-Bath-Clear 9oater High School in Langley , S. C. 
 
A1C James E. Cranford of Macon's 202nd Comm Maint Sq re cei ve s the Commandant's Award for academic achievement from 202nd commander Lt. Col. George E. Smith. Col. Smith was guest speaker at the graduating class of the AF Logistics Command NCO Prep School at Robins AFB, Ga. Class 65 G heard the ANG officer speak on "The Guardsman's Role Today." Airman Cranford was one of 22 graduates from t~e 
school in July. 
 
JULY, AUG 1965 
 
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 THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN ___________________________________________________________________ 
 
.-opportu11ity to Support Our Troops 
 
The letter below appeared in a recent edition of an Atlanta newspaper. It points up the sad fact that the most vocal and unpatriotic "citizens" of our great Nation are demonstrating their objections to the u~ s. participation in the war in Viet Nam, while there has been very little notice given to the necessity for being there, 
This letter gives each of us the method by which we may individually express our support for our mission in Viet Nam and to give heart to those who are bearing our burden in the steaming jungles where American blood is being shed daily. 
The Editors: We have contracted General William Westmoreland in Viet Nam with an idea to get friendly letters of support and encouragement to our boys in South Viet Nam . General Westmoreland has asked his information officer, Colonel Ben W. Legare, to serve as coordinator for the project in VietNa m. 
We have all heard our boys in Viet Nam say they can take care of the Viet Gong, but the protests and demonstrations in the United States against U. S. policy in Viet Nam is hard to take. First Cavalry (Airmobile ) soldiers boarding ship in Charleston, S. C., told newsmen they would like to hear from the American people so they would know they are right in going to Viet Na m. 
In my opinion, the overwhelming majority of freedom-loving Ameri- 
 
cans support the ef!orts of our men in Viet Nam and this fact should be made known to our boys over there in order to offset the protests and demonstrations . 
The South Columbus Merchants Association started the project to get friendly mail to U. S. servicemen in South Viet Nam but we hav e formed a committee from local civic clubs, veterans organizations, professional groups and others to increase the flow of support mail to Viet Nam. We are urging civic clubs and other organizations to form committees in other cities and promote this project. 
All letters are to be addressed 
to: Viet Nam Mail Call, P. 0. Box 
3104, Columbus, Ga. 31903. The salutation should be: To Our Boys In Viet Nam or To The Men in Vie t Nam, etc. 
They will be handled in such a manner that many men wi ll see the same letters. We know those who have loved ones over there will write but the boys over there want to hear from the American people also. They want to know we are backing them. 
Those boys are fighting for every man, woman, and child in this country. Let's show them we appreciate what they are doing. Please write a friendly letter to Viet Nam Mail Call today and please ask yo ur leaders to write one also. 
PAUL STEWART Project Coordinator U. S. Columbus . 
Good idea. - The Editors. 
 
COL MIKE HENDRIX WITH REGION SS SYS 
Colonel Mike Y. Hendrix, veteran National Guard officer who ha s served in high positions in the State's add Nation's Selective system, has been transferred to the Regional Field Office, SSS, a s Regional Field Officer with Colonel Joel R. Kincaid. Their areas of responsibility cover the seven Southeastern States. 
Colonel Hendrix, a Guardsmen since 1935, served with the 101s t Coast Artillery Battalion. Entering active duty in 1951 with State Headquarters of SS, he served as a di v1s10n chief and was appointed State Director in 195 5. He serv ed in that capacity until Feb 1963 when he was transferred to National Headquarters of SS in Washington, In December of 1963 he became ad jutant general of the system unde r Lt. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey. 
His present duties include liaison between The Director a nd State Directors and responsibility for the training of Guard and Re serve personnel marked for assign ment to the SSS upon general mo bilization. He has two sons in the Guard: Lt. Dale Hendrix and Pvt. Mike Hendrix, Jr. 
 
~utstandin_g NCO and ~irmen awards were presented respec tavely to TSGT Franklan Rowell, at right in left photo, and to A1C Joseph C, Fletcher, at right in right photo by their 
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commanding officer, Lt. Col, William A, Way of the 224th Radio Relay Squadron at St, Simons Island, Presented annual ' ly, the awards d~note excellence in military bearing, per formance, leadershap and potential, The awards were miniature 
Minute Men statues, 
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JULY, AUG 1965 
 
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ANG SERGEANT IS MINISTER 
 
God is the co-pilot of SM/ SGT Otis L. Hansard, crack sergeant of the Georgia ANG, professional air technician, and full time pastor. Here is a full life of service of a man who is nev e r off duty: 
During weekly duty hours, Sgt Hansard is the Administrative Program Technician in the Air Technician Detachment of the 116th ATW. In that capacity he supervises 
 
God. He drives thirty-five miles from his home in Duluth to hold two regular Sunday services each week and one midweek service. 
The Sgt misses his monthly ANG Sunday drills in order to per form hi s duties as pastor, making th t>se drills up in the evenings after regular duty hours during the wee k. 
Sgt. Hansard was asked how he 
 
Early this year, the US Army announced plans to revise its noncommiSsioned officer grade titles and insignia. This would have re quired a chevron change for many noncommissioned officers on 1 September 1965. The directive re quiring the change has been sus pended indefinitely. 
H1tcherson Retires 
 
all payrolls for civilian air technicians employed at Dobbins, AFB. 
He is also the Wing Adminis- 
 
found time to contribute so much to two full time occupations and the re serve training as well. He an- 
 
Major Thomas S, Hutcherson, S.3 of Hq, 3rd Bn, 118th Arty, 
 
trative Sergeant Major and fills 
 
swered that where there was a need, 
 
retired 31 August after more than 
 
that role of his career during the 
 
he takes the time. 
 
20 years honorable and faithful 
 
mon thl y ANG weekend drills. In addition to this full time Air 
National Guard duty , the sergeant is the full time pastor of the Church of God in Dawsonville, Georgia, the 31 year old father of five chil- 
 
He and his wife, Martha Jo, have five children, Keith 10, Mortis 9, Delvie 8, Jane 6 , and Fonda 3. Mrs. Hansard play s the piano for the church, assisting Sgt. Hansard in his ministry. 
 
service and was promoted to lieu tenant colonel. The Brunswick officer served in the Army Air Corps during WW II and as an aerial gunner, receiving the Air Medal w,ith 2 clusters, He joined 
 
dren. Since the beginning of his mili- 
 
Hq & Hq Co, 2nd Bn, 121st Inf, 18 Nov 47. Commissioned 29 May 
 
tary career in the Georgia ANG in 1952, SM/ Sgt Hansard has created a number of opporruni ties for ap- 
 
50, Lt Col Hutcherson had subse quent service with the 144 th Armd lnf Bn as Communications Officer 
 
plying his personal energy and 
 
and Hq Co Cmdr, 
 
skills to military problems and to 
 
Upon redesignation of the 
 
the bettering of his community. 
 
Brunswick units in 1959, Lt Col 
 
Recommendations had been made by EST AF in 1963 for a 116 th Ad- 
 
Hutcherson was commander of Hq Co, llOth Signal Bn, and continued 
 
ministrative School to help Airmen in upgrade training. Sgt Hansard in 
 
to advance as he completed a variety of Army extension courses, 
 
April of 1964 obtained permission to organize such a school. He made all schedules and prepared the curriculum for school. Since then, he has had the tremendous job of ad ministration of this school, lectur ing, preparing tests, and providing instructors. As a result of his efforts , man y airmen have been up graded to higher ranks. 
This industrious sergeant has 
 
Colonel Richard E. Evans, Jr,, Com 
 
manding Officer of the 48th Armored 
 
Division Artillery (left) presents the 
 
"Division 
 
Artillery Commanders 
 
Trophy" to Lt. Col, John E. McGowan, 
 
CO, lst Battalion, 214th Artillery, 
 
Elberton, Georgia, This trophy was 
 
presented to Lt. Col, McGowan for 
 
his Battalion being selected the best 
 
during Annual Fi e ld Training 1965, 
 
Promoted to major 1 May 62, he was assigned as S.3 of the llOth and served as such until 16 April 63 when the battalion was redesig nated Hq, 3rd Bn, 118th Arty, He continued as S.3 up to the time of his retirement, The best wishes of the Georgia National Guard were extended to Lt Col Hutcherson 
He is the holder of a Presiden tial Unit Citation, 
 
not limited his energies and orga 
 
nizational abilities to the military. ince 1957 Sgt Hansard has been an 
 
DON'T DISAPPEAR INTO THIN AIR 
 
evangelist and a member of the Duluth Church of God. He was the Educational Training Director in that church for two years and taught 
 
That 's what will happen if you move, and fail to let us ~now where you 're qoing To insure continued 
delivery of THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN , please use th is co~pon . 
 
Sunday chool ther e for seven years, 
 
five years of which he was the 
 
( C r~dl' .and Nam e) 
 
Sunday chool Superintendent. ln 1963, he was voted the Young 
 
Old 
Adtlre~s: 
 
( MI i t .111ry O rganiutton or Str l'l' t Addrl'SS I 
 
Pyeople Endeavors President of the ear, for all the Churches of God 
of Georgia. 
 
(State) 
 
Sgt Hansard was thus well pre 
 
pared when in March of 1964 he 
 
became the full time pa tor of th e Dawsonville, Georgia, Church of 
 
MAIL TO: 
 
THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN 
 
P. 0. Box 4839, Atlanta, Georgia 
 
JULY, AUG 1965 
 
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 THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN __________________________~--------------------------------------- 
 
16STH MASCOT HONORED BY ANG 
 
The 700 officers and airmen of Savannah's 165th Air Transport Group (Heavy), Georgia Air National Guard, Travis Field, were saddened recently by the death of a faithful mascot "Brownie", a mongrel found wandering around the field when just a puppy 12 years ago, and adopted by the group. 
"Brownie", as he was named, had been mascot of the Air Guardsmen since July 1952 at the time the Guardsmen returned to Savannah after serving iq the Korean Conflict. "Brownie" was "present and accounted for" at formations held by the unit and would sometimes place himself in the middle of the formation area. 
He seemed well aware of the dangers involved around the ai rfield and would stay clear of the ramp as it was off limits even to the unit mascot. Among "Brownie's" closest friends were the Security Guards at Travis Field. He looked 
 
forward to accompanying them as they made their rounds and the Security Guards enjoyed his com pany during the lonesome evenings. He sensed that the Blue pickup trucks were used by the Security Guards and if they were not blue, they would be checked by the Guard and "Brownie". His good care and hearty meals were no problem thanks to the Guardsm en a nd the Group's Snack Bar. 
"Brownie" is a real loss to the Guardsmen as in their friendship of 12 years he becam e part of the unit. A coll ection was made for an appropriate burial but through the kindness and genersousi ty of Mr. Neil Leggett and Mr. Jack Fortune of Leggett Marble and Granite Company, funds were not needed. "Brownie" will have a head stone and is laid to rest in the shadows of the 165th Hangar at Travis Field where he spent most of his time among his Air Guard friends. 
 
T/Sgt Worth Lee 
Gets Law Degree 
Technical Sergeant Sirles Worth Lee, Regular Air Force Advisor to the !16th Air Transport Wing (H), has just completed his course o f study at the Woodrow Wilson School of Law, in Atlanta. Sgt.- Le e, who attended lair school at night while working full time for the Air Force , received his Bachelor of Laws Degree, June 25. 
Sgt. Lee, formerly of Marston, North Carolina, is presently stationed at Dobbins Air Force Base in Marietta. 
The career of this industrious thirty-one year old Tech. Sgt. has consistently been one of combining a libeool and professional education with his regular full time Air Force duties. After attending Hoffman High School in Hoffman, N. C., he completed a tour of duty with the U.S. Army which included action as a combat medic in Korea, in 1952 and 1953. He was wounded and awarded a purple heart, and had further service with the Army in Japan as a First Sergeant of a medical company. 
 
TRAVIS FIELD AIR GUARDSMEN AT FUNERAL OF MASCOT 
 
Common co*urtesy is one of the 
best ways to avoid an accidentso for the sake of a life, perhaps your own, drive courteously. 
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Have you checked your taillights and stop lights lately? A rear-end collision is an expensive and dangerous way to learn that they are out-of-order. 
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Little Tom had just been vaccinated. When the doctor tried to put a bandage over the spot, Tom insisted that 1\e wanted the bandage on the other arm. 
"Why Tom, the bandage should be put on the sore arm so the boys at school won't hit it," the doctor said. 
"Put it on the other arm, Doc," Tom replied. "You don't know those guys." 
 
LIMMER HEADS CAP 
T he Civil Air Patrol nam ed Theodore "Ted" H. Limmer, Jr., Atlanta, as new Commander of the Georgia Wing, CAP. Limme r was promoted to the grade of CAP Colonel and succeeds Gordon W. Curtiss, Jr. , Atlanta printing exec utive who has been asked to serve on CAP's National staff. 
Col Limmer is a South Da ko ta Navy ve teran and Georgia-Lockhe ed Co C-14 1 Engineer Test Pilot wi th more than 11 years volunteer se rvice in Civil Air Patrol. He has flown 64 different models of 40 types of aircraft for more than 5, 700 fl ying hours. 
The Georgia Wing, CAP, has approximately 1000 .members i n 24 units. There are 17 CAP -o wn ed and more than 50 member-owned aircraft, and 300 radio stations, about one-half of these are in vehicles. CAP me mber s train the m selves as pilots, observers , fi rst aid men, operations and ad minis trative assistants, aircraft vehicle and radio technicians, etc. 
JULY, AU G 1965 
 
 ----------------------------------THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN 
 
AIRMEN AnENDING BASIC TRAINING AT LACKLAND AFB 
AB Charles H. Carroll, Jr. AB John S, Jester AB Richard D. Roberson AB James W, Shiddon AB Charles L. Day AB Jerry Henson AB Ronnie F. Hicks AB Thomas M. McFarland AB Edwin F Mathews Jt AB Glen P Bembry J r AB Dennis A Tidwell AB Roger E Greene AB Morris B Hutson AB Timothy J McNamara II AB David F Miller AB William R Ray AB William H Waters AB Joseph E Carter, Jr AB Ronald E Cothran AB Edward I Garland AB Lloyd H Griffin III AB William B Hare J r AB Dudley L Harper AB Albert F Jenkins J r AB James W Moore Jr AB Samuel A Murray AB Clarence V Nalley III AB Edward S Sell III AB John W Young AB Raymond C Zeigler AB Harold D Hughes AB Theodore M Millar AB Michael G Donahoo AB Lowell G Hollums AB Henry M Rosenthal J r AB Charles H Ross Jr AB John L Thompson 
AB James B Young Jr 
FLIGHT ACTIVITY CMDRS 
Army Guard Aviation Techni cians have had a change in their higher echelons. Lt. Col. Jack L. Conrad, Commander of the 148th Aviation Bn, is now designated as Flight Activity Commander for aviation units at Fulton County Airport with additional duty as State Aviation Officer, Previously he was Avn Opns and Tng Officer. 
Capt, James H. Strickland, Commander of Savannah's Co E, 648th Maintenance Bn, is Col. Conrad's COunterpart at Travis Field. As Flight Activity Commander there, he has additional duty as Supervis or of the Army Aviation Maintenance Shop, Warrant Officer Joseph B. Kenedy is foreman of the AAMS. 
JULY, AUG 1965 
 
Appointments 
 
AIR NATIONAL GUARD 
Capt Frank K Berry, 158th ATS Capt Anthony C Perry Jr, 129th AC&W Sq Capt Charles R Miller, 128th ATS 1st Lt James E Barton Jr, 158th ATS 2nd Lt Mary B Harper, 158th Aeromed Evac Flt 2nd Lt Elizabeth M McDonald, 158th Aeromed Evac Fit Capt Charles N Prosch Sr, 128th ATS 
 
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 
 
2nd Lt Edward J Werntz Jr, Hq & Svc Btry, 1st Bn, 118th Arty CWO, W-2 Joseph T Price, Co B, 148th Avn Bn 2nd Lt LaMartine G Hardman III, Co C, 4th Bn, 121st Inf 2nd Lt James E Rodgers, Co E, S60th Engr Bn 2nd Lt John A Scarborough, Co C, 3rd Bn, 108th Armor 2nd Lt Charles L Sherwood, Co D, 560th Engr Bn 2nd Lt Otis Allen Shirley, Jr, 548th Admin Co 2nd Lt Virgil 0 Smith, Co B, 1st Bn, 121st Inf 2nd Lt Carl F Tibbetts Jr, Co C, 4th Bn, 121st Inf 2nd Lt Jefferson P Tye, Co D, 348th Med Bn 2nd Lt George A Wallis, Btry A, 1st Bn, 214th Arty 2nd Lt Benjamin F Williams, 124th PIO Det 2nd Lt William J Bricker, Co A, 4th Bn, 121st Inf 2nd Lt Weyman E Cannington Jr, Co A, 4th Bn, 108th Armor 2nd L t J arne s E Carl ton, 548th Admin Co 2nd Lt Tommy E Carmichael, Co B, 2nd Bn, 12lst Inf 2nd Lt Alfred E Childres, Hq Trp, 1st Sqdn, 748th Cav 2nd Lt Jerry N Corbin, Co C, 4th Bn, 108th Armor 2nd Lt William G Durham, Btry B, 1st Bn, 214th Arty 2nd Lt James B Edenfield, Co A, 148th Avn Bn 2nd Lt Homer A Evans, Co B, 248th Sig Bn 2nd Lt Preston G Exley, Btry C, 1st Bn, 118th Arty 2nd Lt Thomas H Gignilliat Jr, Co C, 2nd Bn, 121st lnf 2nd Lt James M Greene, Trp C, 1st Sqdn, 748th Cav 2nd Lt George C Hagins J r, Co B, 3rd Bn, 121st Inf 2nd Lt Earl J Hamilton Jr, Co B, 560th Engr Bn 2nd Lt Charles B Heard, Co B, 448th Sup & Trans Bn 2nd Lt DavidS Kenemer, Hq & Hq Det, GaARNG 2nd Lt Michael L Kie~hel, Co A, 560th Engr Bn 2nd Lt William R Lawson, Co B, 4th Bn, 108th Armor 2nd Lt William I Logue, Hq & Svc Btry, 1st Bn, 179th Arty 2nd Lt Danford L Luke, Co A, 448th Sup & Trans Bn 2nd Lt Alfonza McCoy, Btry A, 1st Bn, 179th Arty 2nd Lt Ronald L McLendon, Co A, 560th Engr Bn 2nd Lt Edward L Milam III, Hq Trp, 1st Sqdn, 748th Cav 2nd Lt James C Neaves J r, Hq Co, 560th Engr Bn 2nd Lt Harold L Payne, Co B, 4th Bn, 121st Inf 2nd Lt Hansel B Plunkett, Hq Co, 3rd Bn, 108th Armor 2nd Lt Charles B Preston, Hq & Band, 48th Armd Div Spt Comd 2nd Lt Samuel R Lawler, Jr, Hq Trp, 1st Sqdn, 748th Cav 2nd Lt James G Nichols, Hq & Svc Btry, 2nd Bn, 118th Arty 
1st Lt James L Ford, 548th Admin Co 
 
As a driver you have certain rights, but never be so bold as to think your right-of-way is worth a human life. 
Take it any way you want, but a guy was smoking _in a theater, and a firem:m put h1m out. 
 
One reason for staying clear of debt is that it's so discouraging to work for money you've already spent. 
Some men spend fifty dollars on a canary. Others spend twice as much on a lark. 
 
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 THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN---------------------------------- 
 
s~ ~ett4 
 
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AIR NATIONAL GUARD 
 
NAME 
 
GRADE 
 
Colin D Anderson Jr 
 
A3C 
 
James W Grayson 
 
A3C 
 
John M Little 
 
A3C 
 
Richard D Jolly Ben L Patterson Jr 
Joseph T Waldrop Jr Qyde E Harper Cuba D Collinsworth Jr 
 
Capt Maj 
SMSgt MSgt SMSgt 
 
UNIT 
 
COURSE 
 
SCHOOL 
 
158 Aeromed Evac Flt 
158 Aeromed Evac Flt 
128th Aeromed Evac 
129th ACW Sq 158th ATS 129th ACW Sq 129th ACW Sq 116th Spt Sq 
 
Med Precep & Aeromed Evac Tng Med Precep & Aeromed Evac Tng Med Precep & Aeromed Evac Tng Weapons Controller Crs Air Comd & Staff College Maintenance Maintenance NCO Academy 
 
Eglin AFB, Fla 
Eglin AFB, Fl a 
Scott AFB, Ill 
Tyndall AFB, Fla Maxwell AFB, Ala Keesler AFB, Miss Keesler AFB, Miss Orlando AFB, Fla 
 
DATES 
12 wks 
12 wks 
12 wks 
8 wks 44 wks 
5 wks 5 wks 5 wks 
 
NAME 
 
GRADE 
 
Donald K Ream III Johnie R Wendel James H Johnson James E Daniell Ralph S Bowen Quinnon S Walker Edward W Westlake 
 
Capt PSg SP5 1st Lt Capt 2d Lt Maj 
 
- Promotions 
AIR NATIONAL GUARD 
Phillips D Hamilton to Lt Col Frederick N Henderson to Capt Arthur B Wray J r to Maj Joshua H Batchelder to Maj William E Jackson to Maj Harlan J Quamme to Capt Andrea McLain to 1st Lt Elizabeth L Connor to 1st Lt 
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 
John S Cottongim to 1st Lt Claude D Hughes Jr to 1st Lt Robert E Sanders to 1st Lt Earl H Bennett to 1st Lt Charles I Clotfelter to 1st Lt Louis R Alexander to 1st Lt Warren K Burnette to 1st L t Bobby G Glass to 1st Lt Johnny M Wingers to lst Lt Roy W Alwxander to 1st Lt Bobby S Duncan to 1st Lt Floyd King to 1st L t James D Bargeron to 1st Lt Aubrey E Crawford to 1st Lt William F Hobbs Jr to 1st Lt 
J uddy J Johnson to 1st Lt 
Jack W Rountree Jr to 1st Lt Ernest Towner to 1st Lt 
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ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 
 
UNIT 
 
COURSE 
 
SCHOOL 
 
HHC, 48th Armd Div Co A, 148th Avn Bn 
Co A, 148th Avn Bn 
Trp B, 1st Bn, 748 Cav HH&SB 2nd Bn, 118 Arty Co A, 2nd Bn, 121st Inf HHC, 48th Armd Div 
 
Assoc Inf Off Career Crs Sing Eng-Sing Roty Helicp Rep 
WO Rotary Wing Aviator Crs 
Assoc Inf Off Career Crs 
 
Ft Benning, Ga Ft Eustis, Va 
Ft Wolters, Tex 
Ft Benning, Ga 
 
As soc FA Off Career Crs Ft Sill, Okla 
 
Inf Off Basic Crs 
 
Ft Benning, Ga 
 
As soc FA Off Career Crs Ft Sill, Okla 
 
19 wks 19 wks 36 wks 19 wks 19 wks 9 wks 19 wks 
 
William E Moore to 1st Lt Richard 0 Flournoy to 1st Lt Benjamin W Grinstead to 1st Lt Loy T Hutcheson to 1st Lt James A Ridley to 1st Lt George H Weems J r to 1st Lt Aaron N Dickerson to 1st Lt Don E Lanier to lst Lt Charles L Strickland Jr to lst Lt William .\ Daniel to 1st L t Marion L Key to 1st Lt William J Steele to 1st Lt John R Garrett to Capt Joseph R Blandford to Maj Joseph W Johnson to Maj Karl M Jordan to CWO, W-4 Thomas L Beale to 1st Lt Benton J DeVaughn to 1st Lt Prentiss D DuBose to 1st Lt Frank W Lester J r to 1st Lt Lowery E Stripling J r to 1st Lt Marion C Culpepper Jr to 1st Lt James E Wyatt Jr to 1st Lt John R Ham to 1st Lt Robert D Gotsch to 1st Lt Albert J Ruh to 1st Lt Jack Weaver to 1st Lt Richard L Bell to 1st Lt Jack G Long to 1st Lt Harold T Bowling to Capt Roberts A Meadows to Capt George 0 Greene to Capt Ralph W Farr to Maj 
 
Larry W Hall Sr to 1st Lt Wilbur E Johnson to Capt Bobby E Hooker to 1st Lt Byron A Stephens to 1st Lt Lawrence D Hendrix to 1st Lt Mitchell B Sallette to 1st Lt Richard A Carter J r to 1st Lt Charles A Mills to 1st Lt John L Blandford to Capt Eustace T Strickland to Capt Virgil M Causey to 1st Lt Eugene A Henderson to 1st Lt Jimmy Myers to 1st Lt Henry Ereatus B III to 1st Lt Ronald E Grantham to 1st Lt 'Alvie L Dorminy to 1st Lt Lloyd E Dunlap to 1st Lt Marvin D Sniith to 1st Lt William G Howell to 1st Lt Charles R Balkcom to 1st Lt Elliott M Hodges to 1st Lt James D Thigpen to 1st Lt Clyde E Smii:h to 1st Lt Edward E Glisson to Capt StClair L Salvant Jr to Maj John L Blanford to Capt Eustace T Strickland to Capt James S Carter to 1st Lt Thomas R Williams J r to 1st Lt Robert R Fowler III to 1st Lt Michael R Harper to 1st Lt Johnny H Towler to 1st Lt Edwin H Pedrick to Capt 
JULY, AUG 1965 
 
 ENHANCING A $1,500 MINK AND AN EQUALLY LUXURIOuS BLUE SEQUINED DRESS, MISS CAROLYN LEE OF EASTERN AIR LINES STYLISHLY EMBELLISHES THE DECOR OF EASTERN'S FALCON LOUNGE AT THE ATLANTA AIRPORT. PREVAILING ON DAVISON'S FOR THE ATTIRE AND GETTING THE HAI R-DO JUST RIGHT, CAROLYN WENT THROUGH ALL THIS TO SHOW GEORGIA GUARDSMEN THE WAY TO TRAVEL IN STYLE IS BY EASTERN. IF THE WHISPERJET WASN'T QUIET ENOUGH, EAST ERN'S PASSENGERS WOULD BE STUNNED INTO SILENCE BY THE RAVISHING BEAUTY OF MISS LEE. NOW WE KNOW WHAT INSPIRED THEIR SLOGAN, "NUMBER ONE TO THE FUN". PARK THAT TANK AND GROUND THAT C-97, MEN, AND LET'S TRAVEL FIRST CLASS WITH THIS CLASSY LASS. 
 
 N. TIONAL 
GUARD 
 
ca Ac1ui:Jit!:>n 3 Divi9ion 
 
DEFFNDS 
 
Th e ThQ 
 
un1ver3ity of Georgia University of Georgia 
 
Librade 3A'' ';~n" 
 
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Ath~n3, Georgia 
 
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CAMP PERRY, OHIO: The Georgia Notional Guard Pistol Team at Camp Perr"y faced stiff competition from 32 other National Guard teams and hundreds of military, police and civilian teams in the 1965 Notional Pistol Matches, Representing the Georgia NG this year ore, kneeling, left to right, SSgt John F, Smith of Savannah and Sfc Billy G. Manning of Leesburg. Standing, left to right, ore SSgt J, P. Walden, Jr., of Bartow, PSgt Donald M. Walden, Sr,, of Louisville, dnd SSgt Jock E, Gaston of Wadley, AI so on the team, but not 
pictured, is MSgt Solomon W, Sosebee of Decatur, 
Georgia's Notional Guard Rifle Team arrived at Ca mp P e rry in August to compete in the 1965 National Rifle Matc hes, referred to as the "World Series of Shooting," Co mpri s ing t he Georgia NG team this year ore,.~ front row, left to ri ght, 
2d Lt Charles J, Colcock Ill and ~gt Bobby L. Sc hoonover, 
both of Savannah, Standing, left to right, ore lst Lt Ga rlon E. Meeks of Brunswick, Capt Jack D, Cooper, Sr, of Wad ley, 1st Sgt Donald L. Hartl e y of Lou i sv i lle, and Capt Wolter M. 
Lovett of Augusta,