Vhe ' {ieorgia . {iuarJJman Oglethorpe lands at Yamacraw Bluff GOVERNOR CARL E. SANDERS THE ADJUTANT GENERAL'S MESSAGE MAJOR GENERAL GEORGE J. HEARN My Fellow Guardsmen: Georgia Military Institute is now accepting applications for Closs Number VI which will hove its initial orientation the weekend of 30 April- 1 May in Forsyth. There remains a shortage of junior officers in the ronks of our Army National Guard and this shortage will increase considerably next year when ROPA losses ore going to be high. There can be very little progress in building our Army Guard forces into effective organizations without an adequate number of junior officers to guide the important training phases to a successful conclusion. Young Guardsmen ore encouraged to apply for this officer training school. There is a great opportunity for bright, alert and energetic Guardsmen to advance into the higher echelons of command. Commanders ore encouraged to screen their ranks for potential officer material. Deadline for applications is 23 April. We hove one of the finest officer candidate schools in the United States in our State. Let's toke a full complement of young cadets to Ft. Jackson 11-25 June for their initial GMI training, and we wi II have a firm foundation upon which to build a more effective National Guard for the defense of our great country. ----------------------------------THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN Vol. 16 Jan, Feb 1966 No. 1 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. HONORABLE CARL E. SANDERS GOVERNOR OF GEORGIA MAJ GEN GEORGE J. HEARN THE ADJUTANT GENERAL LT. COL. DOUGLAS EMBRY Editor Publi cat ion and Editorial Office P. 0. B ox 4839 Atlanta, Georgia 30302 OUR COVER ... Re-enactment of General James Oglethorpe's arrival at Savannah in 1733 to settle the colony of Georgia was held in the historic city 12 Feb. Adding realism to the ceremony, a Spanish vessel was sailed into the harbor with Norris Pindar II as Oglethorpe in the colorful raiment of the British Army of that era. Greeting the ship, Mills B. Lane's Cruz del Sur, was a 19-gun salute by 105mm Howitzers of 1st Bn, 118th Arty, manned by Guardsmen in Chatham Artillery uniforms. More photos and complete story appear elsewhere in this edition. (Photo by Andrew Pine) Year-end strength figures for the Georgia Army and Air National Guard indicated a sharpe increase in per centage of authorized strength for both components: Georgia's Army Guard was 112.3 per cent of its priority aggregate strength and Air Guard components were 108.3 per cent of their combined programmed strength. Lt. Ralph Turner, Hq Ca, 3rd Bn, 121st lnf, presents a $50 reward to the principal of the Statesboro High School for information leading to the arrest ond conviction of a vandal or vandals who have cut down two flag poles which normally bears the American flag in front of the School. The 13 Feb ceremony took place in front of the Statesboro armory where the unit was drilling when they heard of the vanda lism. With the principal and student leaders are Lt. Paul Rushing, Capt. AI Lawson and Cadet Eugene Neville. The Statesboro Guardsmen donated the money in a quick response to the flag pole incidents, Guardsmen Respond to Yandals COL FLYNN'S SON IN VIETNAM ECHOES SOLDIERS' SENTIMENTS The son of Colonel Homer R. Flynn, ANG Training Officer, has replied to demonstrators and critics of the President who protest involvement of our government in Vietnam's fight with the Viet Cong. The young soldier is now in action with the 101st Airborne Division and recently wrote Senator Herman Talmadge. He said, in part, that he and his friends that have died in the Southeast Asia battles, "have been astounded by the lack of patriotism that some of our fellow countrymen display." It was signed Michael Flynn. He forwarded to the senator a Viet Cong document that had a petition on rear which called for draft age men to refuse to fight. It was signed by the Youth Against Ular and Fascism of New York. With the petition was an appeal by the Viet Cong to the American servicemen to demand peace and to be taken home, using the petition and the resultant demonstrations in America as justification for their defeatism. Senator Talmadge brought the matter to the floor of the Senate, read the letter and had the documents placed in the Congressional Record. Guardsmen in Statesboro rared back in indignation and kicked in $50 reward money for information leading to the apprehension and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the chopping down of two flag poles in front of their local High School. Presenting the reward money to school principal and student leaders 13 Feb, Lt. Ralph Turner and other officers and men of Hq Co, 3rd Bn, 121st Inf, issued the following statement (in part): ,.The officials of the local Nat ional Guard unit in Statesboro feel very strongly about such a cowardly act and want to put a stq) to this un-American and unpatriotic act. The National Guard unit would like to show the other 99 percent of the students and citizens of Bulloch Country that they will not stand idly by while our American Flag is being destroyed qr prevented from being raised "Most important of all is that we show our fighting men in Viet Nam that we are not going to le~ this thing happen We wa:nt them to know that we are supporting their efforts 100 percent and will do all that we can here at home to see that these cowardly and disgraceful acts do not happen again in our community." JAN, FEB 1966 THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN______________________________________________________________________ HORACE CLARY RET I RES FROM NG A Guardsmen since 1933, Lieutenant Colonel Horace T. Clary of Rome, was retired as Commanding Officer, 2nd Bn , 108th Armor, 13 March and has been promoted to full colonel. A renowned lawyer and Floyd County solicitor, Colonel Clary has had an unusually active career for a legal officer. A member of Barnes ville's Co B, 121st Infantry in the early and mid thirties, he was among a group known as the "flying squadron" of Guardsmen called out repeated! y to maintain order during the riot-torn textile strikes of that era. Called to active duty in 1938, he worked with the CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) for six months, having received an ORC commission as second lieutenant in July of that year, His WW II service began early in 1942 when he was assigned to Ft. Benning as an instructor, tactical officer, Executive Officer and S-3 of ASTP, an above-average group of service personnel with IQ' s of 136 pi us. Later he served as trail judge advocate at Benning after attending the advanced JAG School. Transferred to Panama, he was part of a Mobile Force and Security Command in charge of power and filtration facilities on the Pacific side of the Canal Zone, serving as S-3 and S-4. Discharged at the end of the war as a major, he joined Co E of the 122nd Infantry at Rome, taking a reduction to captain in order to assume command for the next two years, In 1949, he was again elevated to major, serving nnder Colonel Buford A. lngl e, as a staff officer. In September 1955, he was promoted to lieutenant colonel and assumed command of the North Georgia Battalion with headquarters in Calhoun, The best wishes of the Georgia National Guard were extended to Colonel Clary on the occasion of his retirement, 2 COLONEL HORACE T. CLARY ANG FIGHTERS AT TRAVIS GET CAMOUFLAGE Fifty tactical fighter aircraft of the Air National Guard are being flown into Travis Field for corrosion control treatment and to be painted with camouflage colors. Eventually, all Air National Guard tactical fighter type aircraft will get camouflage colors when it comes time for them to receive routine repainting. The 50 aircraft to be repainted at Travis Field are from the 174th Tactical Fighter Group, of the New York Air National Guard, Syracuse, N. Y., and the 175th Tactical Fighter Group , Maryland ANG , from Baltimore. All 50 aircraft will depart Travis by 30 June 66 with the camouflage paint scheme which is reminescent of aircraft in World War II. Some of the aircraft have already arrived at Travis Field and are being given their "battle dress" by 10 employees of Lear Siegler, Incorporated, from Oklahoma. Minor repairs to the fighters will also be made as required. It is expected that approximately 2 aircraft will be completed each week. Project Officer for the Air National Guard is Lt Colonel Charles E Miller, Jr., of Savannah, The contract for the job was made possible by the Chief, National Guard Bureau, Washington, D. C. and the Adjutant General of Georgia, in At! anta, Air Guard Flies Monthly Missions To South Vietnam The Georgia Air N a tiona] Guard flew six additional missions for the Ai; Force in January to Southeast Asia. It was less than a month after Georgia Air Guard transports re turned from Vietnam after having flown Christmas packages and strategic cargo to U. S. Forces there. Major General George J. Hearn, Adjutant General of Georgia, said he approved the new flights after the Department of Defense authorized the Military Airlift Command (MAC) ot obtain Air National Guard global transports "to assist MAC in decreasing the management port level as pertains to essential cargo required in support of Southeast Asia." The Military Airlift Command's new request was answered promptly by Colonel Charles S. Thompson, Jr., commander of the Georgia Air Guard's 116th Military Airlift Wing at Dobbins Air Force Base, Marietta, Ga. Colonel Thompson said volunteer crews to man the three flights originating from Dobbins were quickly obtained. Three other aircraft of the Ga. ANG departed from Travis Field, Savannah, The first flights from Dobbins and Travis left Wednesday, January 12. These special missions were in addition to the regularly scheduled overseas flights normally flown by the Georgia :\ir Guardsmen. The Georgia airmen fly the Boeing C97 Stratofreighters and normally airlift cargo to and from Europe, the Caribbean !\rea, and often J apan at the average rate of six flights per month per flying group. The Georgia Air Guard flights were part of an armada of 75 Guard transports that airlifted supplies and equipment to Southeast Asia in January. The aircraft also were loaded with freight on the return trip to the United States. JAN, FEB 1966 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - T H E GEORGIA GUARDSMAN An ingenious problem-solver in the person of Senior Master Sergeant Judson Barber has completed a telescoping ramp that fits snugly into the rear cargo access doors of the Air Guard's C97 Stratofreighters so that aeromedical personnel can smoothly glide their patients up into the aicraft without difficulty. What had been a major hindrance to aero-medical evacuation missions in the C97 was eliminated by the the device which permits easy loading of patients without dependence upon facilities at enroute air bases, What had been a cumbersome procedure of loading patients up steep steps or even by forklift, is now a thing of the past, Working with SM/Sgt Barber in development of the ramp were two other airmen of the 116th Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Sqdn at Dobbins Air Force Base: M/Sgt William C. Anderson and T/Sgt George W, Cole. The project began when Colonel Charles S. Thompson, Jr., Commander of the 116th Mil Alft Wg at Dobbins, heard the National Guard Bureau was searching for a suitable ramp for the aeromed mission. He called in SM/Sgt Barber, presented him with the problem - suggesting that it needed to telescope into the aircraft - and told him to figure out the design and to build a prototype. The veteran Air Guard technician and his assistants had a skeletinized version of the ramp built and demonstrated at Hq, MAC, Scott Field, III, within three weeks after he was assigned the project, Adopted by MAC with only minor revisions, the ramp has been a boon to all aeromed units using the C97. A California ANG squadron, with a regularly scheduled aeromed mission to AI aska, picked up the first of seven to be built by the Dobbins airmen. M/Sgt Barber said the Californians were estatic over the ramp which they say will save them many delays at bases where they have had to wait as much as four hours to get patients on and off-loaded. Other ramps have been picked up by ANG units from Arizona, Tennessee and Savannah, Ga. If necessary, the ramp can be JAN, FEB 1966 INSTALLING FIRST AEROMED RAMPWAY FLOOR ONTO C97 CARGO HATCH, SMSGT JUDSON BARBER, LEFT FOREGROUND, MAKES INITIAL TEST MSGT BARBER, THIRD FROM RIGHT, AND CO-WORKERS TEST FIRST RAMP FINISHED RAMP READY FOR EASY LOADING OF AEROMED PATIENTS detached and moved to another C97 within 15 minutes. Cost of the device, using salvaged materials, is estimated at between $1,000 and $1,300. When approved by MAC, the Bureau intends to procure two for each ANG C97 squadron. 3 THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN------------------------------~-------------------------------------- I~ SMSGT ROY A ROBERSON Roy Roberson Sr Retires After 23 Senior Master Sergeant Roy A. Rorerson, Sr., who has contributed 19 of his 23 years of service to the Air Guard technician detachment at Dobbins AFB, retired 2 Jan 66. He was a communications technician. "Uncle John" Roberson, as he is known to his many friends and co-workers, served in the Army Air Force during WW II for three years. His most recent military assignment was with the 116th Military Airlift Group. Born in Doug! as viii e, the personable and hard-working airman was described by Colonel Charles S. Thompson, Base Detachment and Wing Commander of Air Guard components at Dobbins, as "a hig hl y qualified and devoted technician who has contributed immeasurably to the efficiency and capability of the Air Guard throughout the years." He said, "Sergeant Roberson's services and association with us will be greatl y missed; and we wish him only the best in his retirement years ahead." The genial sergeant, who is now 60, a! so served for a short time on active duty during the Korean War with the Air Guard. He first joined the ANG in 1947 a nd began his long tenure as an air technician at that time. S/ MSGT Roberson will be remembered for another good reason by his co-workers. He has a son, Roy junior, who is also an ANG technician at Dobbins, serving in the 129th Tactical Control Flight's motor pool. He resides with his wife and 4 Savannah Guardsmen of the 48th Armd Div Arty collected several hundred dollars for the March of Dimes campaign in January by soliciting funds at busy intersections, Here Sgt. Joseph Word of Btry B, 1st Bn, 118th Arty, gets a donation from Mrs, Carolyn Dyches who just happens to be the attractive wife of CWO Gene Dyches, one of Divorty's administrative technicians. (Photo by CWO H. M. Quinney, Jr.) /< ~ IIF0!2 ~OODN~6S <&AK~~ ... ro r s~~M +1AV~ fi2ACTL!$2~V YOU~ Kt-J~f;j /1 son at 642 Heards Ferry Rd. , Atlanta. The best wishes of the Georgia Hagin Gets MAC School Master Sergeant Ennis E. Hagin, of Savannah, has been selected to attend the Military Airlift Command (MAC) NCO Academy. Sergeant Hagin, a native of Nevilles, Georgia, is assigned to the 165th Support Squadron, as Fire Protection Superintendent. The unit is under the command of Major Aubrey Prosser. Hagin has been a member of the Air Guard since 25 February 1955. He is employed by the Air Guard as Crash/ Fire Rescue Technician. The MAC NCO Academy is held at Orlando AFB, Florida. The 5 weeks course Sergeant Hagin will undertake began 18 February. Graduation is 25 March 1966. The course is designed to develop the leadership, management, and supervisory capability of the senior noncommissioned officer supervisor. National Guard are extended to S/ MSGT Roberson upon the occasion of his retirement. JAN, FEB 1966 -----------------------------------THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN Oglethorpe Arrival Re-enacted 12 Feb Chief Torno Chi Chi looked solemnly out over the bluff as General James Oglethorpe's vessel "Good Ship Anne" sailed up the Savannah River to rendezvous with destiny. The Yamacraw Indians' Chief and Mary Musgrove along with descendants of the Salzburger family heard the roar of the 19-gun salute of the Chatham Artiiiery as Oglethorpe landed to found the Colony of Georgia. It was all part of the re-enactment of the historic occasion Feb 12, when Georgia Day was celebrated in the historic city. Oglethorpe, played by Norris Pindar II, greeted the Chief with these words: "We are pleased to be here. We do not seek ~o dispossess or worry you." Speaking in the Creek dialect through an interpreter, Torno Chi Chi said, "We welcome you and want to live with you in peace." A small Indian boy and Mary and John Musgrove, a half-breed and her white settler husband, accompanied the Chief to greet the English leader. The ship was a Spanish vessel called Cruz de Sur by her owner, banker Mills B. Lane. It was escorted by a colorful flotilla of sail and power boats as a continuous rain pelted the actors and the Iarge group of spectators. Signaling the occasion was Savannah's historic Chatham Artillery with booming blasts from the 105mm Howitzers of the 1st Bn, 118th Artillery, of the National Guard. Other ceremonies heralded the "Georgia Day" observances which was the second annual re-enacement of the landing of Oglethorpe. GA. DAY PHOTOS COURTESY ANDY HICKMAN SAVANNAH NEWS 8: PRESS TOMO CHI CHI, MARY MUGROVE MEET GENERAL OGLETHORPE AT GEORGIA DAY CEREMONIES L/C Lloyd Stanford Retires After 24 Yrs Lt. .::01. Lloyd A. Stanford, veteran Air National Guardsman from Columbus, retired from the ANG 2 Jan 66 after more than 24 years of honorable and faithful service to the Guard. At the time of his discharge, Col. Stanford wjls serving as Vice Commander of the 117i:h Tactical Control Squadron in Savannah, but for many years he was associated with the 116th Fighter-Interceptor/ Air Transport/ Military Airlift Group at Dobbins AFB as Logistics Officer. Upon promotion to lieutenant colonel in June of 65, Col. Stanford's bizarre adventures as a downed airman in Europe during W\\1 II were recounted in the MayJune 1965 edition of the Georgia Guardsmen magazine. The popular officer, who drove half way across the state to attend weekend assemblies for most of his 24 years service, a! so served during the Korean War - logging 65 additional combat missions as navigator. The highly decorated officer has been extended the best wishes of the National Guard of Geor gia upon his retirement. 1966 ANG FIELD TRAINING DATES UNIT DATE LOCATION 116th Mil Alft Wing (all units) Hq Ga ANG Tng Site Det 117th Tac Con Sq 129th Tac Con Flt 202d Comm Maint Sq 224th Radio Relay Sq Year-Round 9 ful- 23 ful 15 May - 29 May 11 fun- 25 fun 11 fun - 25 fun Year-Round 13 Aug - 27 Aug Dobbins AFB & Travis Atlanta Travis Field Tupelo, Miss Sardis, Miss Numerous Locations McEntire ANG Base, SC JAN, FEB 1966 - Promotions ARMY NATIONAL GUARD Randolph W Reeves to Capt William G Mitcham to Capt James D Polson J r to Capt Ronald D Kee to CWO, W- 3 Horace D Dorsey to 1st Lt WiJJ iam G Tarrant to CWO, W-4 David W Adams Jr to Capt James A Au,ld to 1st Lt James F Bennett to Major David J White to Captain John A Mar bert to Captain Donald E Bond to Captain Fred H Ward, Jr to CWO, W-3 Robert G Jobson, J r to Captain Jack W Hill to Major John C McLaurin, Sr. to CWO, W-4 John C Cannon to CWO, W-3 James M Boyer to Captain J arne s A Sibley, J r to Captain Lionel S Dangerfield to Captain Howard C Scarboro, Sr to Major Forrest L McKelvey to Lt Col Walter L McCrary, J r to Major AIR NATIONAL GUARD William M Berry J r to Maj Charles R Dawkins to 1st Lt Jerry L Godwin to Maj Samuel R Fowler Jr to Maj Bruce Beatty to Maj Claude E Marsh Ill to Maj Robert T Horton to 1st Lt George W Adams to CWO, W-' Jerry M Bartenfield to 1s.r Lt Marshall W Cavitt, J r to 1st Lt Robert D Engelhart, Jr to 1st Lt DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE hu released casualty figures showing o'l,335 u.s. military personnel killed in hostile action in the RVN from Jan. 1, 1961, through Feb. 28, 1966. In addition, 601 deaths from other causes were recorded. 5 THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN------------------------------~------------------------------------ L T JOHNNY M. WINGERS EXPLAINS COMMUNICATIONS TO JUDGE LONG, SHERIFF BLOODWORTH, JUDGE BELL, COL MCKENNA AND L T COL ROBERT B. HOWARD MAJOR JAMES M. MCLENDON HOLDS CLASS ON STAFF ESTIMATES IN RUGGED BIBB COUNTY TERRAIN IF YOU CAN SEE HIM, THAT'S L T JAMES SMITH BRIEFING GUARDSMEN AND VISITORS ON CAMOUFLAGE CPX PROBLEMS DISCUSSED BY L T COL HOLDEN C. WEST, MAJJAMESM.MCLENDON, COL ANDREW W. MCKENNA Macon Visitors Observe 1st Brigade's Field Exercises on Weekend Assembly Macon's HHC, First Brigade, commanded by Captain James R. Young, Jr. began their weekend training assemblies in January by moving to the field 16 miles from Macon where the Georgia Timber]and Corporation agreed to Iet the unit conduct training on its Iand. A variety of tactics were practiced at the forward assembly area: Lt. Johnn y M. ingers supervised a communication exercise conducted by the communications platoon. Lt. James F. Smith instructed recruits in cover and con- 6 cealment and the hand grenade. Major James M. McLendon conducted a practical exercise in the taff and Commanders Estimate. Kitchen personnel prepared the meals in the field in a mobile kitchen. Three local civic Ieaders visited the unit while in the woods: Judge of Superior Court Oscar Long, a former member of Co C, 12lst Infantry, remarked that he was surprised and pi eased with the training being received by the ational Guard. He compared dle training of today with the training prior to WW II when he was a mem- ber of the National Guard. Superior Court Judge Hal BeJl, a Marine Corp Officer during WW II, was high in his praise of the meals prepared by the mess personnel. heriff Jimmy Bloodworth, Bibb County Sheriff, stated that it was gratifying to know that such well trained men were available not only in event of ational Emergency but also to implement the local Jaw enforcement forces. On Sunday, Private William G. Jefferson conducted religious services for the unit. JAN, FEB 1966 ----------------------------------------------------------------------THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN President Sig nals New Bond Dr ive, Interest Now 4 .15% On 16 February 1966, the President of the United States announced an increase in the interest on US Savings Bonds from 3. 75 percent to 4.15 percent. This signals the beginning of an intensive effort toward increased participation in this important and rewarding program. Information Officers at all levels are urged to cooperate fully in command Savings Bond campaigns, The President's statement follows: ''I am today announcing an increase in the interest on US Savings Bonds from 3-.3/ 4 percent to 4 . 15 percent. This means that the bonds that you have, and the bonds you buy in the future, will earn you more money. It means a fairer return for those millions of Americans that are already enrolled in the Savings Bond Program. And I hope that it will encourage millions more of you to join. The Savings Bond Program is both prudent and patriotic. It is prudent because it strengthens the security of your own family. It is patriotic because it strengthens the economy of our country, it supports our fighting men in Vietnam who need to be supported at this very hour, and it supports the cause of our freedom eve rywhere in the world. It helps to preserve the buying power of our American dollars. And for all of these reasons, I believe that savings bonds are the most important investment that any American can make. I urge you to invest regularly through the Payroll Savings Plan at your office, your factory, or your bank. Your President, your Vice President, and the Members of the Cabinet are themselves enrolling in such a plan. I am instructing my department and agency heads to immediately begin a campaign so that every employee of the Federal Government can set an example for the rest of the Nation to follow. J AN, F EB 1966 Gen--J L Riley , Former Commander 54th Fighter ~ng, R P-tires From A F MAJ GEN JAMES L. RILEY 48th Div Trains At Stewart 7-21 Aug Georgia's 4Sth Armored Division will conduct its annual fitld training exercises August 7-21, 1966, at Ft. Stewart, Ga. In announcing the training dates, Major General George J. Hearn, said his two Selected Reserve Force (SRF) units will have their summer training June 5-19, a] so at Ft. Stew art. The SRF units of the Guard in Georgia are the 406th Ordnance Company of Atlanta with 203 personnel and the 124th Information Detachment with five Atlantans, Both are high priority organizations selected for intensified training. General Hearn said both are scheduled to be completely trained and equipped by June 30. General Hearn a] so directed that a backlog of 800 Guardsmen awamng initial training undergo special Basic Combat Training at Ft. Stewart July 17-31. This special training .is not a substitute for the required five months of basic training all non-prior service personnel must undergo. Officer candidate training will be conducted by the Georgia Military Instit ute (GMI) at Ft. Jackson, S. C., June 11-25. Some 120 cadets - 45 of them upperclassmen - are seeking Guard commissions. Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment of the Army Guard from Atlanta will split its training between the encampments of GMI and the 48th Division. Brigadier General James L. Riley, one of the original Air Nat ional Guard officers in Georgia, retired from the Air Force 30 No vember and has been promoted to the retired rank of major general after more than 20 years of honor able and faithful service. Major General Riley is a former commander of the Air Guard's 54th Fighter Wing and has been on ac tive federal duty with the Air Force since the Wing was Federa lized for the Korean Conflict 10 October 1950. His most recent assignment was Commander, 4th Air Force Reserve Region, Randolph AFB, Texas, Joining the 128th Observation Squadron at Candler Field, Atlanta, 20 March 1941 as a private, he was ~warded a commission and service pilot wings because of his civilian flying experience, Called to active duty 15 Sep 41, he served at Law son Field, Ga., DeRidder, La., and at Hq, AAF in Washington, D. C. Discharged from active duty as a lieutenant colonel, General Riley rejoined the Air Guard 6 Oct 46 and became the 54th Fighter Wing's Chief of Staff, serving under Brig. Gen. George G. Finch. He became a brigadier general 15 December 49, having assumed command of the Wing 14 Jan 49. Subsequent to his recall to ac tive duty in 1950, he served short tours as a member of the .~NG general officers selection board and with the AF Division of NGB. On active duty, he was ..ttith Conti nental Air Command and Air Materi e) Command. He also served as Commander, Air Reserve Records Center, Denver, Colorado. A graduate of Emory University with PhB and LLB degrees, he also graduated at Harvard with a degree in Business Administration. General and Mrs. Riley now reside at 163 E. 4th St., Sea Island, Georgia, 7 THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN ____________________________~------------------------------------- Ga Selected Reserve Force Units Shaping Up On Weekend Assemblies The 406th Ordnance Company and 124th Public Information Detachment prepare for AFT during drill 56 March 66 with physicals and advanced training . (1) Capt James D. Polson, 406th C 0, issues pay check to Pfc Jimmy Newman for additional SRF drills, (2) ARNG Training Officer, Col Donald E, Mees, presents Army Com mendation Medal to 1st Lt Andrew N, Hammond of 406th far "distinguished and dedicated performance" while on active duty with the 25th Infantry Division, (3) Pvt Herbert M. Kin ney, 124th Clerk, checks personal records of 124th Combat Correspondent, Pfc Richard L, Henderson, (4) Sp5 James W, Mote and Sp4 Alfred R. Mi lien of 348th Med Bn check lab samples for SRF physicals, (5) 1st Lt Burl C, Schubert, 348th dentist, checks teeth of Ssgt Colon M. Haney of the 406th, 8 JAN, FEB 1966 ----------------------------------THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN 10-YR MEDALS AWARDED 22 ARNG GUARDSMEN Ten-year service medals have been earned by 22 Army Guardsmen. Orders dated 14 Jan 66 incicate the following have been credited with a decade of service to the Georgia Guard: Lt Walter R Mays , Jr, Co B, 5/ 108 Armor, Louisville. PSG William B Summerlin, Co A, 148th Avn , Bn, Savannah. Capt Henry W Thompson, Jr, MSGT, Ernest M Brown and MSGT Horace C Browning, all of 548th Admin Co, Atlanta. Captain Tom P Hutcheson, and SP5 Herman E. Bannister, both of HHT, 1/ 748th, Cav. Griffin. 1st Lt Richard L Bell , 2d Lt Roy C Howard, PSG Robert E Camp, SSG Jimmy B Baggett, SSG Thomas W Friddell, SSG Joel W Vaughan, SP5 William B Browning, and SP4 Marvin G Thompson, all of TRP B, l/748th Cav, Douglasville. 1st Lt Albert J Ruh, and PSG Chesley H Sangster, both of Co B, 248th Sig Bn, Marietta. SFC John E. Harrell, Co E, 560th Engr Bn, Col urn bus. 1SG Fort W. Seay, PSG Bernard J Kenemer, PSG Robert Massingill, and PSG Arthur Travillian, all of Co C, 2/ 108th Armor, Dalton. "Christmas Star"_ Brings High Praise To Airlift Crews Nationwide acclaim for Air National Guardsmen participating in ''Operation Christmas Star" has been embellished by extraordinary praise from Major General Winston P. Wilson, Chief of the National Guard Bureau, and by Brig. Gen. I. G. Brown, Asst. Chief NGB for Air. General Wilson said the Christmas airlift "will go down in the annals of Guard history as one of the finest operations in which ANG personnel ever participated." He added: "The Bureau is proud of the superb performance displayed by these men in an operation of voluntary duty A~ long as the Air National Guard continues to attract men of such high caliber, it will remain one of the strongest 'back-up' forces in this nation or the world." General Brown echoed these sentiments and said "the members of all participating units have reflected great credit upon themselves, their organizations and upon the Air Guard as a whole." "THE OLD MAN" IS CONTROLLER Major Hollis C. Hurst, veteran Air Guard officer of the 129th Tactical Control Flight of Marietta, has been featured in the "Jet Scope" - a publication of Tyndall AFB, Fla. Reason for his noteriety is that he was the oldest man taking the Weapons Controller course at the base, and he has been dubbed "The Old Man" by his young constituents. While "The Old Man" is only 4 1, he has seen plenty of servtce , since 1943 as a B29 radio operator with the 20th AF and later as a radar site commander in South Carolina after receiving his commission through ROTC at Georgia Tech. Upon completing the course, he returned to the 129th to serve a~ Weapons Director Staff Officer, or second in command under Lt. Col. Iverson H, Copeland. The 129th, which is one of two flights under Col. Creighton Rhodes' 117th Tac Con Squadron, is among the Air Guard TAC forces now manned at 100 percent of personnel and equipment, and is receiving intensified training, Major Lean M. Blosfield, second from right, swears in his son, Wayne, in 20 December ceremonies at Griffin's Hq, 1st Sq, 748th Cav, Looking on are Capt. Robert 0. Lewis, Staff Adm Asst, and Lt Samuel R. Lawler, Jr., right, Major Biosfield is celebrating his 25th year of service with the Guard, He is executive officer of the 748th, His son has been as- signed to duty with Jackson's Troop A. JAN, FEB 1966 Colonel Andrew W, McKenna, commander of the Guard's ht Brigade, at right receives the Lawyer of the Year Award from Mr. Robert E. Steele, President of the Macon Bar Association. The colonel is a former member of the Georgia Gen eral Assembly and judge of City Court in Macon. Colonel McKenna Is President of the National Guard Association of Georgia and will preside at the forthcoming conference of the association in Macon 10-11 September 1966. 9 THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN----------------------------~-------------------------------------- COLONEL CREIGHTON L. RHODES Creighton Rhodes Promoted to Col One of the Air Guard's veteran officers, Lt. Col. Creighton L. Rhodes of Savannah, has been promoted to full colonel, Colonel Rhodes commands the 117th Tactical Control Squadron and has been directing its operations since 1948 when it was first formed. He has distinguished himself on many occasions by his knowledge of aircraft control and warning techniques. The popular Air Guard officer took his unit into active federal service during the Korean Conflict and served as director of Air Defense for the Northeast Command from January 1951 to September 1952. He returned his unit to State control after this duty and has guided the highly complex radar squadron in a series of exercises in the Carolinas and the Arizona desert in recent years. Last fall the 117th was expanded to include command over two tactical control flights in other cities, Colonel Rhodes is a past president of the National Guard Association of Georgia, Series E Savings Bonds issued under the new 4.15 percent interest will mature to face value in only seven yea r s. Ft. Still, Okla . celebrates its 97th birthday this year . T he sight of the fort was staked out in 1869 by elemen ts of ca valry and infantry under General Philip Sheridan. I 0 Award 2nd MoH for RVN Duty P resident J ohnson presented t he widow of SSgt. Larry S. Pierce, USA, with the Medal of Honor Feb. 24. SSgt. Pierce was awarded the medal posthumously for "indomitable courage, complete disregard for h is own safety and profound concern for his fellow sold iers," in protecting th e members of hi s squad from death or injury by throwing h imself on an exploding mine to shield them. It was the second award of the Medal of Honor for action in the Republic of Vietn a m, the first a warded posthumously. BiLJ...'f PRoor:,, CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR - Staff Sergeant Larry S . Pierce, USA , avas aavartletl the Congressiomtl Medal of Honor postlwmously . SSgt. Pierce dietl avhe n h e threav ltimself on a mine an instmlt before it exploded, saving the lives of his comrades. U.S. Policy In Vietnam U.S. forces in the Republic of Vietnam are there to fulfill a solemn pledge of assistance against Communist aggression. e We will not surrender and we will not retreat. We have learned from bitter experience that appeasement is an invitation to further aggression. We are ready at all times to negotiate a peaceful and honorable settlement. JAN, FEB 1966 ----------------------------------------------------------------------THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN BRIG GENERAL Ell WHITE ACCEPTS CERTIFICATE FROM GEN HEARN BRIG GEN JAMES C. WISE DISPLAYS HONORARY COMMISSION MAJOR GILLETTE TAKES THE OATH AS GATE CITY GUARD COMMANDANT JAN, FEB 1966 Bri g Gen EI i Whit e, Mai John Gillette Are Installed by Gen Geo J. Hearn Highlighted by the installation of officers, the annual Robert E. Lee Birthday Ball , sponsored by the Old Guard Ba ttalion of the Gate City Guard, was held Jan 19th at Ft. ~cPherson' s officers club. Major General Georg e J. He am was guest speaker and installed Brigadier General Eli White as Old Guard Commandant and also swore in Major John Gillette as commandant of the Gate City Guard. Retiring commandant Alton Davis presided over the large gathering of officers and their wives. For his Ieadership of the Centennial Legion, James C. Wi se was presented an honorary commission of brigadier general , after which General Wise paid tribute to his comrades for the honor be stowed upon him. General White was presented with his certificate of commtssion by the Adjutant General. The new commandant of the Old Guard was retired from the National Guard in October with the rank of brigadier general. In his address, General Hearn told the distinguished group of Old Guard members, Gate City Guardsmen and their guests, that "Love of country should be an everyday experience." He challenged them to continue to spread their patriotic endeavors, such as memorializing our honored but fallen servicemen of past campaigns, and urged all Americans to display the loyalty and fidelity expected of all good citizens in time of war. He praised them for their patriotism and said more Americans should "face the challenges that confront us today with the courage and stamia of Lee." The awarding of trophies and organization of the command concluded the formal portion of the program after which the dancing began. 11 THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN---------------------------------------------------------------------- s~ Bett4 NAME Grady C Riner Roy E Staines James C Neaves Jr Charles S Thompson Jack M Newton James C Hunt Robert H Hickman W C Calhoun Louis D Beri Thomas L Latham Park C Davison Jr James L Sewell GRADE SP6 SFC 2d Lt 1st Lt Capt 1st Lt Major 1st Lt 2d Lt SPS SPS Sgt ARMY NATIONAL GUARD UNIT COURSE Co E, 648th Maint Bn Hq Co, 2nd Bn, 121st Inf HHC, 560th Engr Bn Co A, 1st Bn, 108th Armor Co C, 4th Bn, 108th Armor Co A, 2/121st Inf 648th Main Bn Co A, 4/108th Armor Btry A, l/214th Arty 406th Ord Co 406th Ord Co HHC 4/108th Armor Sngl Eng Sngl Rotor Hel Rpr Crs Pers Mgt Spec Crs Engr Off Basic Crs Armor Off Basic Crs Assoc Armor Off Career Crs Inf Off Basic Assist with Spec Proj Armor Off Basic FA Off Basic Ord Supply Crs Small Arms Repair Crs Inf OCS (RC) SCHOOL DATES Ft Eustis, Va 9 wks Ft Benjamin Harrison, Ind Ft Belvoir, Va Ft Knox, Ky 4 wks 9 wks 9 wks Ft Knox, Ky 19 wks Ft Benning, Ga NGB, Pentagon Ft ~ox, Ky Ft Sill, Okla Ord Sch APG Md Ord Sch APG Md Inf Sch, Ft Benning 9 wks 62 days 9 wks 9 wks 10 wks 8 wks 9 wks AIR NATIONAL GUARD NAME Donald R Lawhorne Judith E Carey Mary B Harper Elizabeth M McDonald Patricia H Reardon Allen J Brown William G Goggans Jr Edgar D Clary, Ill Thomas E McCoy Gary B Husley Avery G Fair Anita L Middlebrooks Bemis Locklear GRADE SSgt 2d Lt 2d Lt 2d Lt 2d Lt SSgt Maj A3C TSgt A3C SSgt 2d Lt SSgt UNIT 202d Comm Maint Sq 158th Aeromed Evac Flt 158th Aeromed Evac Flt 158th Aeromed Evac Flt 158th Aeromed Evac Flt !17th Tac Con Sq 158th MAS 158th Aeromed Evac Flt 165th Mil Alft Gp 128th Aeromedical Evac Flt 116th Mil Alft Gp 158th Aeromed Evac Flt !16th Consol Acft Maint Sq COURSE SCHOOL Telphn Switch Equip Rprmn Flt Nurse Course Sheppard AFB, Tex Brooks AFB, Tex Flt Nurse Course Brooks AFB, Tex Flt Nurse Course Brooks AFB, Tex Flt Nurse Course Brooks AFB, Tex Refrigeration Specialist Flying Safety Officer Crs Aeromedical Evac Training Gnd Safety Spec Aeromedical Evac Training Flt Engr Tech Cruise Control Flt Nurse Course Sheppard AFB, Tex Univ of South Calif Eglin AFB, Fla Chanute AFB, Ill Scott, AFB, Ill St Paul Intem'l Ap, St Paul, Minn Brooks AFB, Tex Aircraft Propeller Tech Sheppard AFB, Tex DATES 30 wks 5 wks 5 wks 5 wks 5 wks 18 wks 10 wks 4 wks 10 wks 4 wks 17 wks 5 wks 4 wks Appointments ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 1st Lt Phillip S Hadarits, Co B (GS), 148th Avn Bn Captain Thomas M Allen, Hq Co 3rd Bn, 108th Armor 1st Lt John F Bell, Jr., 406th Ord Co (GS) WO, W-1 Kenneth R Chambliss, Hq Co 2nd Bde, 48th Armd Div 1st Lt James L Crossley, Jr., Btry C, 1st Bn, 179th Arty 1st Lt Andrew N Hammond, 406th Ord Co (GS) Captain Harold G Howton, Hq Det, 148th Avn Bn 2nd Lt Edward C Priest, 406th Ord Co (GS) 2nd Lt Terrance R Brand, Hq Co, 4th Bn (M), 121st Inf AIR NATIONAL GUARD Capt Carson B Burgstiner, 165th USAF Disp Capt Francis P McGinn Jr, 128th Air Transp Sq Capt Michael G Parent, 128th Air Transp Sq Capt Paul R Jones Jr, 158th Air Transp Sq 1st Lt Frederick A Wassem, 158th Air Transp Sq 1st Lt Thomas J Holland, 165th Supply Sqdn 2nd Lt William H Mills, 158th Mlft Sqdn Major Paul A Jarrett, 158th Mlft Sqdn Captain Charles E Plowman, 158th Mlft Sqdn Captain Donald C Schang, 158th Air Transport Sqdn Captain Jack K Wilkinson, 158th Air Transport Sqdn American Defenders of Bataan & Corregidor, Inc., will hold its annual convention May 5-8, 1966, at the Statler-Hilton Hotel in Cleveland, Ohio. 12 The American Red Cross has been providing services to military personnel and their families for 50 years. Using a new concept the Air Force Systems Command, C-130 Hercules crews in the RVN have been able to load 36,000 pounds of cargo in five minutes and unload the same cargo in three minutes. JAN, FEB 1966 AS PART OF YOUR EDITOR'S STRENUOUS EFFORTS TO BRING TO GUAR.OSMEN THE MOST INTRIGUING OF Rl DOLES, WE PRESENT THIS PHOTO AND POSE THIS QUESTION: IS YON BIKINI A,DORNING MARY HUGHES FABRICATED FROM THE HIDE OF A LEOPARD OR TIGER? WE HAVE SPENT CONSIDERABLE TIME PUZZELING OVER THIS DILEMMA AND DECIDED TO QUESTION OUR AVI-D READERS. NOT HAVING SPENT MUCH TIME IN THE BUSHES, OUR KNOWLEDGE OF SUCH WILD LIFE IS EXTREMELY LIMITED. WE JUDGE THAT OUR SUBJECT HAS BEEN SUITABLY TAMED BY AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL PICTURES WHICH REVEALS THAT THIS CREATURE MEASURES 36-22-36. "BRING 'EM BACK ALIVE" FRANK BUCK DID THIS WELL! , . .. ' HATlONA GUARD OEFri~DS "\iERICi\ ..... ..... Ac Ul J ! w: n~ D:v!~!~n Th~ L. :.~rs: ~ of Georg The Un , rsi ty or G orgia Athe n3 , Georgia