The Georgia guardsman [Vol. 18, no. 1 (Jan.-Apr. 1968)]

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GOVERNOR LESTER G. MADDOX

THE ADJUTANT GENERAL'S MESSAGE

MAJOR GENERAL GEORGE J, HEARN

My Fellow Guardsmen:
The dedication and resourcefulness of the officers and men of the Georgia Army National Guard during the past few months has been most commendable. Faced with the complexities of administrative, organizational and training changes at all levels of command, our Army Guardsmen have accepted the yoke of responsibility thrust upon them and have achieved a high state of operational readiness in a minimum of time.
Coupled with this monumental requirement has come the additional burden of girding for the possibility of controlling civil disturbances. Training for this vital mission, in the service of the State, has been equally arduous but no less important than the federal obligation we all have taken for granted throughout the years.
Now that summer field training approaches, we find that this challenge gives us the opportunity to once again show the citizens of our great State that we are prepared to meet all of our responsibilities with vigor and dispatch.
The fidelity with which all of these major tasks have been accepted and undertaken in the interest of a law-abiding and harmonious society has been most heartening to me and your commanderin-chief, who has expressed to me his pride in the job you are doing for your State and Nation.

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A publication of the Department of Defense, Military Division, State of Georgia. Published in the interest of the Georgia National Guard and distributed free to members of the National Guard of Georgia. The Guardsman uses AFPS material.

HONORABLE LESTER G. MADDOX GOVERNOR OF GEORGI A
MAJ GEN GEORGE J. HEARN THE ADJUTANT GENERAL
L T COL DOUGLAS EMBRY Editor
Publication and Editorial Office P. 0. Box 4839
Atlanta, Georgia 3030 2
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Grissom AFB Named To Honor Astronaut
WASHINGTON (AFPS) Bunker Hill Air Force Base, Ind., officially became Grissom AFB May 12, honoring the memory of the late Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Virgil I. Grissom, one of the original seven U.S. astronauts.
Grissom, a native of Mitchell, Ind., was killed Jan. 27, 1967, at Cape Kennedy, Fla., along with two fellow astronauts, Air Force Lt. Col. Edward H. White and Navy Lt. Cdr. Roger B. Chaffee, in a flash spacecraft fire during launch pad tests of the J\polloSaturn 204.
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Recent additions to the !16th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, Ga ANG, at Dobbins AFB, Marietta, Ga. include these two nurses in civilian dress. With veteran Capt Jane Akers, right, of Atlanta, who was one of the first two flight nurses in Georgia, are 1st Lt Adrienne Ames, Ieft, and ht Lt Margaret Maxwell. Lt Maxwell is a Registered Nurse assigned to the Recovery Room at Talmadge Memorial Hospital in Augusta. She is a native of Tal botton and attended Mercer University and Augu sta College. Lt Ames is a Dekalb County Public Health Nurse Supervisor. She attended high school in Washington, D. C. and the University of Virginia at Charlottesville. The !16th is looking for more prospects among the State's registered nurses who are interested in the adventurous Iife of a flight nurse.
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Dr. Bill Dodd

116th Comm Fit

Retires after 27yrs

Wins Award

Dr. William A. Dodd has retired from the Georgia National Guard after 27 years "honorable and faithful" service and has been promoted to Colonel, Medical Corp. Colonel Dodd is the former Brigade Surgeon of 3rd Brigade, 30th
Mechanized Infantry Division. His retirement was effective March 4, 1968. He has been a Guardsman since July 20, 1938 when he joined 121st Infantry Band in Macon.
He was commissioned in May 1948 while serving as Commanding Officer, Medical Company, 121st Infan try. His decorations include Pearl Harbor Volunteer Defense Ribbon, American Theater Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, and Distinguished Service Medal. Colonel Dodd has been succeeded by Captain Thomas Allen, who former-
ly served as Medical Platoon
Leader, 2d Battalion, 121st Mechanized Infantry.

A Dobbins-based Air National Guard flight has been named to receive the highest award for excellence in the Eastern Communications Regiori, Reserve Forces, topping 47 other units in the region.
The award was made Tuesday, March 19, to the 116th Communications Flight, 116th Military Airlift Group, Georgia Air National Guard, during the Commanders' Conference, Eastern Communications Region, at McCoy Air Force Base, Florida. Capt. Herman K. Massey of the Georgia unit accepted the award in the absence of Maj. Marcus L. Winchester, the commander of the 116th Communications Flight.
The competition for the award began for the 48 Eastern Region units on July 1, 1967 . All of the participants were either Air National Guard or Air Force Reserve units.

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Reorganized and Re-trained Army Guardsmen Gird for Summer Training After Winter of Intensive Drills

Getting some of the kinks ironed out on their first drill assembly weekend, members of Hq Co, Georgia Emergency Operation Headquarters in Decatur "smoke it over" in the February sun: 1-r, Lt Richard F. Riggs , Ex Of.f; SFC Thomas W. O'Kelly, Unit AST; 1st Sgt Gerald .K. Tyler; CWO Marvin K. Miller, Band master, !16th Army Band; and Capt Wyant B. Bean, Jr., Co
Comdr.

The S-1 Section of the new 26Sth Engineer Group, headed by Major John Rainer, seated, contains three members of the former 548th Admin Co. Except for Capt Jack Dodson, left, who was with the Supt Cmnd Hq and now is Engineer Equipment Officer, theother548th veterans are Major Rainer, Sp5 Jim Hearn, center,
and Sergeant Major T. T. Woodward.

For Georgia's Army Guardsmen it has been a fast and furious pace since the first of January when reorganization of all Georgia Army National Guard components started a series of intensive training and administrative activities.
Some commanders and other key officers and non-coms were so busy they may have thought they were on active duty. Besides getting organized into new components and, in mo st instances, training on new equipment, Guardsmen in Army green were shortly reminded of their State oaths and their responsibility to keep the peace at home.
Major General George J. Hearn well into his second decade as the State's capable Adjutant General told reporters that the long-awaited reorganization of Guard components
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was a compromise with the plans heretofore proposed and said Georgia "came out of it as well as we could, although I hated to give up the 48 th Armored Division."
Authorized strength actually increased, General Hearn revealed, wi th a previously au thorized 7,613 officers and men was stepped up to 9,13 2. However, the number of units was reduced from 97 to 65 . Due to the fact units were reduced, many officers became excess . These experienced officers were not eliminated, but are allowed to stay for a maximum of three years or until they can be absorbed into units as TO positions are vacated through normal attrition of assigned officers.
A freeze on enlistments of prior service men did not help ease the clamor for the newly created vacancies, as the National Guard

Bureau clamped the lid on tight so the nationwide ARNG strength could be leveled off at the congressionally mandated strength of 400,000 by 30 June 68.
Key points pointed out by the Adjutant General were tha t no armories in the State would be vacated due to loss of the 32 units. High strength companies would share personnel with other communities creating a number of "split organizations" between nearby towns. Placing of units was made wherever possible on the basis of keeping retraining to a m1n1mum, General Hearn explained. Other factors considered in the placement of the new units were "the ability of the community to support them, geographical location of units to facilitate command supervision, armories and facilities for outdoor training."
JAN APR 1968

One of the new SRF Units, the !90th MP Co of Atlanta, got these three members of the deactivated 48th MP Company, including its company commander, Capt Eustice T. Strickland, right, now !90th C. 0. With him are lst Lt James T. Eubanks, center, Ex Off, and lst Sgt Donald E. Harris, left. All were
very much on the scene in the Atlanta area in a standby status
during the April alert oF Go ARNG forces for the possibility of civil disturbances.

Loaded with two first sergeants and an SRF mission, the !77th Engineer Company of Atl9nta is commanded by Captain Michael E. Sims (with glasses) who was a former member of the old 878th Engr Bn. Making sure all their "shootin' irons" are ready for the firing line are, 1-r, FSGT Henry E. Kimbel, FSGT Garner B. Williams, Capt Sims and SpS Dean Buntyn. Kimbel and Buntyn were former members of the !79th Arty and Williams was with
the 406th Ord Co.

A major command of the new

Georgia now is the Georgia Emer-

Georgia prior to 1963 when the

Georgia Army National Guard structure is the 3rd Brigade, 30th Infantry Division (Mechanized), with headquarters in North Caro-

gency Operation Headquarters in Decatur. The Georgia _ EOH is commanded by the State's newest general officer, Brigadier General

48th Armored Division was assign ed to the State. The 265th also includes the familiar 560th Engineer Battalion and has a combined

lina. Brigadier General Roy W.

Andrew W. McKenna of Macon, and

authorized strength of 1,827.

Hogan is Assistant Division Com-

is authorized 1,797 officers and

,The 118th Artillery Group of

mander of the 30th Division and Colonel Holden C. West of Macon is Brigade Commander. The Brigade is au.thorized 3,511 officers and men and is hea'dquartered in Macon.

men. The Ga EOH includes a band,
medical, transportation and signal
companies, the llOth Maintenance Battalion and two military poli~e

Savannah is commanded by Colonel Richard E. Evans, Jr. and has two battalions of artillery, both retaining the 214th designation.

The 3rd Brigade has two 121st

battalions .

The 151st Aviation battalion is

Infantry battalions, 1st Bn, 108th

The 265th Engineer Group of

located in Winder and is under the

Ar mor , and 1st Bn , 230th Arty,

Atlanta made its debut under the

command of Major Bry~e L Spray-

plus an assortment of engineer,

command of Colonel Clarence B.

berry. It consists of two aviation

medical and maintenanc e compan-

Irwin and brought with it a familiar

companies and a transportation

ies and a cavalry troop.

battalion

the 878th Engineer

company with a combined strength

Another major command 1n

Battalion which was lo~ated rn

of 823-

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Members of the Signal Center Platoo n of the . IBOth Sig Co, with Hq in Covington, check the maintenance status of their 3/ 4-ton vehi cles in Decatur. They are, 1-r, Pfc Joseph E. Lunceford; ILt Jack Weaver, platoon leader; SFC Danny Harden; and 2Lt
Marshall Kennemer.
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Among those keeping things humming at Go EOH are three veteran members of the old 248th Signal Bn. Checking a duty roster are, 1- r, Sergeant Major Robert E . Mosley, MSGT Harold A. Hand (formerly of the Div Supt Comd). Sp4 R. David Sale and
PFC Ed North.
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Georgia Guardsmen on Standby Alert As Civil Disturbances Loomed

In view of the nationwide civil unrest during the first weekend in April, Major General George J. Hearn, Georgia's Adjutant General, conducted an exercise involving more than two thousand Army Guardsmen.
Testing plans worked out by Brigadier General Andrew W. McKenna's Emergency Operation Headquarters in Decatur, General Hearn directed a movement to the Atlanta area on 9 April of a multifaceted force of Guardsmen highly trained to quell outbreaks of violence in the streets.
The remainder of the State's Army National Guard personnel reported to their local armories for unit-type training.
The Georgia Air National Guard
played an active part in the exercise, flying a battalion of 121 st Infantrymen to Dobbins AFB from the south Georgia communities of Valdosta and Albany.
The Air Guardsmen, under the supervision of Brig Gen Charles S. Thompson, Jr., Commander, 116th Military Airlift Wing, also had

other responsibilities, Four Cl24' s of the 128th MAS and one from the 158th MAS were dispatched to Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, for special assignments during the nationwide crisis.
Wing Info Section Teams With Ga EOH
The telephone call that any National Guardsman is subject to receive, but seldom expects, in April alerted the five-man Information Office of the 116th Military Airlift Wing, Georgia Air National Guard. During the night of Monday, 8 April, Captain Earl T. Leonard, Jr., Information Officer of the 116th Military Airlift Wing, notified his section that they were to report to the DeKalb County Armory, the Georgia Emergency Operation Headquarters.
On arriving at the armory at 0900 on 9 April, the Air Guard Information Section was assigned to Major Lewis C. Varnedoe, Information Officer, Georgia EOH. Major Varnedo e briefed the combined

The old barracks bog was dusted off a little early for this Guardsman in Decatur who reported for two days of
standby duty in April.
information sections of the Georgia National Guard, Army and Air, on th eir mission with the EOH, which was to establish an lnformatitm Clearance Center.
In the event of civil disorder, the Information Clearance Center would control and coordinate the activities of news media repre sentatives and others who would require authorization to enter restricted areas.

General Hearn and Third Army officials arrive at Go EOH in Decatur by helicopter to review Brig Gen Andrew McKenna's pl'ons. In the group ore, 1-r, foreground, Maj Gen H. A. Twitchell, Deputy Cmdr, Third Army; Col Howell B. Thompso n, Sr. Army Advisor; Gen McKenna; Gen Hearn; Col S. L. Underdown, ARNG Advisor for Reserve Forces; and Col Ed Slaton, Ch ief of Staff,
Go EOH.

Sergeant Major Jerrold F. Bader, foreground, and Major Joseph E. Brown, of the Go EOH in Decatur, check vehicles for readiness during the standby alert of National Guard forces 8-10 April .

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Former Colonel Charles S. Thompson, Jr., Commander, 116th Military Airlift Wing, has been promoted tci the rank of brigadier general. Federal recognition was granted 2 November 1967 and Senate Confirmation 31 Jan 68.
General Thompson's military career began in May of 1941 upon his enlistment in the 128th Observation Squadron, Georgia's first Air National Guard unit formed at Atlanta's Candler Field. In August of 1941 he was commissioned a
second lieutenant and awarded pilot's wings. During World War II General Thompson flew anti-submarine patrol missions in the Gulf of Mexico and South America. He was subsequently assigned as Commander of the Slst Bomb Squadron, flying B-25's in the ChinaBurma-India Theater of Operations. He later commanded the 12th Bomb Group.
After World War II, General Thompson commanded the 116th Fighter Group, Georgia Air National Guard, and later accepted an active duty appointment as USPFO for Georgia in July of 1947. This office performed all logistic support for Army and Air Guardsmen in the State. He served in this capacity until September 196 3, at which time he was released from active

duty to assume the position of Base Detachment Commander of Air Guard units located at Dobbins Air Force Base at Marietta, Georgia. His military assignment was and is Commander of the 116th Military Airiift Wing.
In the past five years, General Thompson has flown C-97 and C-124 aircraft of the Ga ANG on global missions, including flights into Vietnam.
During his colorful career, General Thompson has flown 21 types of aircraft and has logged over 5,000 hours flying time. He is holder of the Distinguished Flying Cross with Oak Leaf Cluster, Air Medal with four Oak Leaf Clusters, Army Commendation Ribbon, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal, Air Force Longevity Service Award Ribbon with four Oak Leaf Clusters, National Defense Service Medal, American Defense Service Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, Army of Occupation Medal (Germany), Vietnam Service Medal, and the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal.
General Thompson attended elementary and high school 1n

"CABIN DOOR" CPX TESTS T/F PLANS

The Georgia National Guard's Atlanta civil-disturbance plan was. put through a vigorous "debugging" 20 - 21 April during Command Post Exercise Cabin Door.
Trouble in the form of simulated looting, rioting, sniping and arson broke out in at least seven areas of the Georgia capital city; at 0900 Saturday 20 April, Operation Thunderbird was triggered by order of Governor Lester Maddox and Maj. Gen. George J. Hearn, State Adjutant General.
Thunderbird - code name for the Atlanta civil-disturbance plan brought battle-ready Guardsmen barreling into pre-selected assembly points at Chastain Memorial, and South Bend Parks.
Under overall command of Brig. Gen. Andrew W. McKenna, com-
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mander of Georgia Emergency Operation Headquarters, the State's three task forces were committed to riot areas. Col. Clarence B. Irwin and his Task Force North operated from Chastain Park ; Col. Holden C. West's Task Force Southwest established a base at South Bend Park; and Col. Richard E. Evans Jr.'s Task Force Southeast moved from Memorial Park into hard-hit residential and commercial districts.
The mission of CPX Cabin Door was listed officially as:
A test of civil disturbance plans for Atlanta.
Provide a vehicle for training commanders and staffs in staff coordination, procedures and techniques of military decision ma king 1n civil disturbance operations.

BRIG GEN CHARLES S. THOMPSON, JR .
Atlanta. He attended Georgia Tech and is a graduate of Air Command and Staff School, Maxwell AFB, Alabama.
General Thompson is Past President Air Force Association, North Georgia Chapter; and is presently serving as President, Georgia National Guard Association.
General Thompson is married to the former Myra Gilmore. They reside in Marietta, Georgia with their three sons and two daughters.
MAJ Jessie Jones Retire~
Jessie W. Jones , Sr. has retired from the Georgia National Guard -after 23 yeari "honorable and faithful" service and has been promoted to Major. Major Jones is the former Company Commander of Co B, 448th Sup & Trans Bn. His retirement was effective 15 March. He has been a Guardsman since February 1949 when he joined Co I, 122nd Inf Regt in Louisville.
He was commissioned in 1953 while serving with Co I, 122nd In Regt. He served overseas in 1945 and 1946 in Philippines Islands and Japan. His decorations include Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Ribbon with 1 Bronze Star, Good Conduct Medal, Philippine Liberation Ribbon, Meritorious Unit Award, WW II Victory Ribbo n, Army of Occupation Ribbon (] apan) .
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Finalists

Patricia "Patsy" Bray of Griffin has been named "Miss Georgia Military Institute" by the Cadets of the Georgia National Guard Officer Candidate School in Forsyth. A student at West Georgia College, she was among five finalists chosen by the 17 cadets who will become Guard officers after completing their training in August.
The Miss Georgia Military Institute Pageant was held at the Forsyth National Guard Armory Saturday night, 18 May.
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Blonde and hazel-eyed Patricia "Patsy" Bray of Griffin is a pert 36-22 36 beauty who is attending West Georgia College. Weighing in
at 125 pounds, she is 5 ft. 6 inches of pulchritude whose talent is modem dancing. Ten years ago she appeared with a turkey on the front page of the Macon News. She and her family were also featured in the Atlanta Journal magazine at about the same age. Later she was elected treasurer of her senior class at Griffin High, and was the 1964 Homecoming Queen, 1st runner up in the "Miss Chieftan" beauty contest and recently was voted 1st runner up in the NMiss West Georgia College" contest. Obviously no "turkey" in Georgia is as popular as Patsy Bray. She is sponsored by Cadet James W. Truett.

Tall and talented with graygreen eyes and dark brown hair, Atlanta's Susan Hosch is a graduate of the University of Georgia's School of Journalism and features 3524 36 measurements. Five feet 11 inches and weighing 124 pounds, this beauty is interested in dancing, speech and sports, but likes the the guitar best of all. Now 22 years young, Gail is recorder of the Yaarab Shrine Temple and has traveled extensively in the U. S. and Canada. She is a national title holder, having been selected as Sweetheart of her Alpha Psi Sorority. She is a Miss Tall Atlanta and runner up in the Miss Tall No rth Georgia and winner of the swimsuit title. Numerous other titles have come to this Ski-Hi artist. Susan is sponsored by Cadet Robert T. Leathers.
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A 21-year-old senior at the University of Georgia, Bonnie Huff i s an Atlantan with blue eyes and brown hair. Sbe likes the guitar, singing and measures 35-24-35, complimenting her 117 pounds and height of 5 ft. 3 inches. She attended Morgan County High School and played the tenor sax, but twirling was her major interest. She 111as a Homecoming Queen, voted "best looking" and won other honors. She continued her high scholastic standing at Georgia and participated in a wide variety of activities. She majored in French and has made the Dean's list. Bonnie is secretary for two engineers with the Georgia Power Company but hopes to teach French this fall. She is sponsored by Cadet Robert L. Leathers.
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Dee Brannen is a blonde, blueeyed Macon beauty who attends Wesleyan College. She has a 34-24-35 figure to go wi th her 111 pounds and height of 5 ft. 6 inches. She plays the piano and guitar and lik es to swim and dance ballet. She is majoring in voice at Wesleyan after. spending her first year at Indiana Univ. She attended Stratford High School and was named Outstanding Senior, received several scholastic honors and was editor of the literary magazine. She is interested in musical and th eatrical productions and folk singing. She has appeared in the Macon Little Theater productions of South Pacific and Oklahoma and was one of the five finalists in the Miss Macon pag eant. Dee is sponsored by Cadet James IV. Shirah, Jr.

For a girl who works for the Georgia railroad, Gail Martin is a curvy-tracked 18-year-old freshman at Augusta College. She measures 36-25-37, figures she used to become 1st runner up in the Miss North Augusta contest and winner of the swimsuit title. With brown hair and green eyes and weighing
130 pounds, she stands 5 ft. 9 inches and lists her talents as dancing (mo dern jazz and ballet), the piano and plays a little basketball. Originally classing herself as a tom-boy, she says she reluctantly entered the world of youn g girlhood to later find that she liked being feminine. After becoming a Hom ecoming sponsor, candidate for the French Mardi gras Queen and Fun Town Vice Mayor, she fully arrived at young womanhood. .Gail is sponsored by Cadet Mittry H. Taylor.
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"Andy" McKenna Becomes Newest GaNG Brig General

COL ALBERT "SLADE" ELLINGTON Training Site Detachment Commander
" SI a de" EII i ng ton
Elevated to Col
Albert S. Ellington, ]r. has been promoted to Colonel. The Sava nnah officer is Supervisor of the Training Site Detachment, Headquarters, Ga ANG .
Colonel Ellington firs t joined the Guard's 116th Supply Squadron in ]an 1952. He served on federal ac tive duty from Feb 1943 to Feb 1946 during which time he was an Aviation Cadet and Chief Clerk, Transportation Office, Sheppard Field, Texas; a nd from Aug 1950 to Jun 1952 he was on duty in Fort Eustis , Va. and with the Eigh th U. S. Army in Korea.
Colonel Ellington saw overseas service from Dec 1950 to May 1952 a s S-4, 425 th Transpo rtation Traffic Regulating Group, Eighth U. S. Army in Korea. The 425th was the firs t Army Re s erve Group call d up in U. S. At the time ( 1950) , he a s empl oyed in Atlanta as Regional Tra ffic Representative, Southeast Greyhound Corporation.
Colonel Ellington has been awarded the following decorations : Georgia National Guard Service
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Medal , NGB Certificate of Appreciation , Army Comm endation Medal, Army Meritorious Unit Citati on with Oak Leaf Cluster, Presidential Uni t Citation , Good Conduc t Medal, American Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Korean Service Medal with 9 battle stars, AF Longevity Service Award Ribbon, Armed Forces Reserve Medal , Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon , Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation with Oak Leaf Cluster, Uni ted Nations Servi ce Medal.
Col onel Ellington attended Decatu~ Boys ' High, Decatur , Ga. ; James Milligan University, Decatur, Ill.; and Armstrong State College, Savannah. He has attended the Logistic Management Course Air Force In stitute of Technology; Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va. ; Warfa re Systems School and T he Air Uni versi ty , Maxwell AFB, Ala.
Colonel Ellington's detachment furnished all l ogis ti cal support for
first ANG Institute of Technology. In addition to providing base
support for ANG squadrons having their training at Savannah' s Municipal Airport , his s ites fu rnished fa cili ties and provided suppl y support for camouflage painting and IRAN of Air Guard aircraft
SFC Moses Long Retires
SFC Moses E. Long has retired from th e Georgia Nati on a l Guard after 20 years "honorable and faithful" service.
SFC Long is the former Company Supply Sg t o f HHC & Band, 48th Armd DISCOM , Decatur. He has al so served with the 102nd Signal Depot. His retirement was effective 1 December 1967. He has been a Guardsman since 2 December 1947 when he joined Hq & Hq Co, 1st Bn l22d In in Atla nta. The best wishes of the Georgia National Guard were extended to Sgt Long on the occas ion of his re tiremen t.

BRIG GEN ANDREW W. McKENNA
The brilliant career of Colonel Andrew W. McKenna was accelerated April 8 when he was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General in the Georgia Army National Guard.
The dynamic Macon officer, a World War II vete ra n and holder of th e coveted Silver Star, was named to the high rank by Governor Lester Maddox.
General McKenna commands the Georgia Emergency Operations Headquarters in Decatur. National Guard force s under his command are composed of approximately 1700 officers and men .
In civilian l ife General McKenna 1s a partner in Melton , McKenna and House, Attorneys at Law, Macon.
Born in Macon, Geo rgi a, 21 Jun e 1918, General McKenna a tt ended Lanier Senior High School in Macon and earned hi s LLB Degree from the Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer Univ er sity in 1949.
General McKenna enlisted as a privat e in th e 121st Infantry, Ga ARNG, on 5 June 1936 and served in all enli sted positions through platoon sergeant. He entered active federal service with Company C, 121 st In fan try, on 16 September 1940, and was commi ssioned a second lieutenan t on 22 June 1941 and assigned as Executive Officer, Company I, 121st Infantry. Later he commanded Company M, 330th Infantry, 83rd Infantry Di vision, serving in the European Theater of Operations .
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BG Charles L. Davis Retires, After 35 Yrs.; Veteran Artilleryman Promoted to MG

The distinguished career of Brigadier General Charles L. Davis as a Savannah National Guard officer came to a close April 7 with his re tirement from the Guard after mor e than 35 years service. General Davis' retirement and promotion to the retired rank of major general was announced by Major General George J. Hearn.
The veteran Savannah artillery offic er had been prominent in the affairs of the National Guard of Georgia since WW II when he returned from active duty to help reorganize and activate Savannah artillery units.
Major General Davis served for 10 y ears as brigadier general of the line, first as commanding general of the 48th Division Artillery from October 19 57 to April 1963 when he became Assistant Division Commander, 48th Armored Division. He served in this capacity until 1 De cember 1967 when he became Division Commander, relieving the retiring Major General Benjamin F . Me rritt. This service terminated one month later, when the Division was inactivated 31 Dec 1967. General Davis was then assigned to Hq & Hq Detachment, Ga ARNG, until retirement.

General Davis graduated from the Command and General Staff College in 1952. He had 10 refresher courses at the college in subsequent years. He is past president of the National Guard Association of Georgia, Chatham Artillery, Coastal Empire Chapter Association of U. S. Army, and past Commander of Savannah Chapter, Military Order of the World Wars. General Davis has been decorated twice for valor, receiving the Legion of Merit and Bronze Star Medal for World War II service , having fought in the AsiaticPacific-Theater during the Liberation of the Philippines.
General Davis first joined the
National Guard 18 July 1929. He was commissioned Second Lieutenant , Field Artillery, 10 June 1935 , and entered active federal service 16 September 1940 with the Savannah artillery units.
General Davis served as S3, 77 th Division Artillery, during the Division's combat operations in the Southwest and Central Pacific areas during World War II.
General Davis was born in Wadley, Georgia 8 March 1913, and graduated from Swainsboro High School. He is married to the former

COL Carter Martin Retires after 24 yrs

After over twenty years of "honorable and faithful" National Guard
s ervice, Carter E. Martin has retired from the Georgia National Guard, and has been promoted to the rank of Colonel.
Colonel Martin organized Company A of the 190th Tank Battalion in Eastman in 1948. He took the largest group of guardsmen to camp of any other company in the 48th Division that year. He was the first man to have ever deeded a piece of property to the state of Georgia for National Guard buildmgs .
After commanding the Eastman
company for two years , he wa s assigned to the state staff where he s erved in the Selective Service section. He was promoted to major

in 1950 and lieutenant colonel in 1954.
Colonel Martin enlisted in the armed forces in January 1942 and received his commission as second lieutenant in September 1942.
After a tour of duty at Fort Eustis, Virginia, he was assigned to Fort Stewart as umpire for army maneuvers which were being conducted in Tennessee from Septem-
ber to February 1944. He was then assigned to the 565th AAA Battalion as supply officer and served overseas with this unit participating in the battles of Luxenburg, The Rhine, and Southern Germany.
Aft er hi s discharge , he returned to Eastman where he is presently a County Agent. He has served as past president of County Agents,

MAJ GEN CHARLES L. DAVIS
Miss Elizabeth Jane Hollomon of Swainsboro. They have one son, Captain Charles L. Davis, Jr., a regular Army officer who is a graduate of The Citadel.
GA. EOH Plans
OK'ed by Chief,NGI
The Chief of the National Guard Bureau said he was quite impressed with the Georgia National Guard's civil disturbance plans.
Major General Winston P. Wilson expressed his satisfaction following a review of the plans with Major General George J. Hearn, Georgia Adjutant General and his key staff officers.
A detailed briefing on the State's plans was held at the DeKalb County Armory by staff officers of Georgia Emergency Operation Headquarters .
General Wilson, who was accompanied by several members of his staff from the Pentagon , reported that the plans were quite inclusive in detail and indicated to him that the Georgia National Guard, in coordination with other State and local agencies involved, were well prepared to handle any emergency situation that might develop in the State, be it civil disturbance or natural disaster.

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Aubrey Prosser

Ben L. Patterson
Ben L. Patterson has been promoted to Lieutenant Colonel. The Savannah officer is Deputy Commander, Operations, 16Sth Military Airlift Group.
Colonel Patterson first joined the Guard in 1955 serving as Squadron Operations Officer of the 158th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron and later as Squadron Commander of the 158th Military Airlift Squadron.
Colonel Patterson saw active duty during the Korean Conflict as an ATC instructor.
Colonel Patterson received the DFC, Air Medal, Korean Service Medal, United Nations Service Medal, Korean Presidential Unit Citation, United Nations Expeditionary Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal and the Georgia Guard Service Medal.
He is a graduate of Waycross High School and received an LLB degree from the University of Georgia and the degree of MSP A from George Washington University. Colonel Patterson is a graduate of the Air Command Staff College.
Robert H. Mair, Jr.
Robert H. Mair, Jr. has been promoted to lieutenant colonel. This Decatur officer is Commander, 116th Aeromed Evacuation Squadron, Marietta.
Colonel Mair first joined the Guard in June 1948 as a member of the 1llth USAF Disp, Pa. ANG, and later joined the Ga. ANG in June of 1956.
Colonel Mair was MSO in the Philippines during WW II, and participated in the Luzon, Palawan and Leyte Campaigns. Activated with the Pa. ANG for the Korean Conflict in 1951, he served as Ex Off, 92nd USAF Hospital at Fairchild AFB, Alaska.
Colonel Mair has received the American Campaign Ribbon, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Ribbon, Good
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Conduct Medal, WW II Victory Medal Philippine Independence Ribbon, National Defense Service Medal, Unit Citation, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, and the NG Ten Year Service Medal.
Colonel Mair' s son, Robert H., III, is an A/1C with the 116th CAMRON Squadron at Dobbins AFB.
James McDonnold
James R. McDonnold has been promoted to lieutenant colonel. This officer from East Point is Comptroller, Hq, 116th Mil Airlift Wg, Marietta.
Colonel McDonnold first joined the Guard in March 1947 as a member of the 216th Air Service Group, 54th Ftr Wg, as a Finance and Accounting Training Officer.
He served in Misawa, Japan as Finance & Accounting Officer during the Korean War. He saw service during WW II in Italy 1944-1945.
Colonel McDonnold has received the AF Longevity Service Award, AF Reserve Medal, United Nations Medal, Air Medal ( 3 Oak Leaf Clusters), Unit Citation, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African Middle Eastern Medal (with 6 stars), WW II Victory Medal, Korean Service Medal and the Ga NG Service Medal.
He graduated from Richardson High, College Park and received his BBA degree at Georgia State College. He attended Finance Officer service school in St. Louis, Mo.
In civilian life Colonel McDonnold is Vice President, East Point Lions Club, Past President, ADM Systems Assn and is a member of Federal Executives Assn. of Atlanta.
FrankL. Dotson
Frank Lewis Dotson has been promoted to lieutenant colonel. This Savannah officer is a member of the 117th Tac Con Sq to which he was originally assigned in 1948.
Colonel Dotson received his

Aubrey Prosser has been promoted to Lieutenant Colonel. The Charleston, S. C. officer is Commander, 16Sth Support Squadron, Georgia ANG, in Savannah.
Colonel Prosser first joined the Guard in March 1947, later serving as chief maintenance officer with the 16Sth CAMRON from 1955 to 1965-
He was on federal active duty from 1944 to 1946 with U. S. Navy as Firefighting [nstructor and from 1950 to 1952 with the U. S. Air Force as a Crash Rescue Officer for the 116th Wing in Korea.
Colonel Prosser served in the European Theater during WW II receiving two battle stars and also saw service in the Pacific Theater. He holds the WW II Victory Medal, South Korean Defense Medal and American Defense Medal. He has received the Georgia Service Ribbon with boars head.
He is a graduate of Marvin Pittman High School in Statesboro.
In civilian life Col. Prosser is Fire Chief of the U. S. Naval Base in Charleston, S. C.
commission in November 1950, and was called to active duty with the 117th TAC Con Sq in Jan 1951 and returned to ANG status 1n May 1952.
From September 1944 to June 1946, Colonel Dotson, saw active duty in Europe with the 9th Inf Div as Personnel Sgt. Major, and from January 1951 to May 1952 he served in the USAF as personnel officer.
He holds the National Defense Service Medal, American Campaign Medal, Good Conduct Medal, European-Asiatic-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal, and the Ga NG Service Medal.
He attended Commercial High School, Savannah; Armstrong State College; Personnel Officer Classification School; and OJT Trainer Orientation Course.
Colonel Dotson has two brothers in the 117th Tac Con Sq, Major Albert S. Dotson, Jr. and Captain Richard A. Dotson.
JAN- APR 1968

Col Silva is New Senior AF Advisor

The new Senior Air Force advisor to the Ga ANG is Colonel John J. Silva, assigned to the 116th Military Airlift Wing at Dobbins
AFB. With long experience in the air
transport field, Col Silva came to Georgia in January from McGuire AFB, N. J. where he was Asst Deputy Chief, Operations, Hq 21st Air Force .
Origi nally from Rhode Island, Col Silva is a graduate of Providence College and entered flying training in 1940, training at Albany Ga.'s primary flight school. He won hi s wings and was commissioned at Maxwell Field, Ala. in August
1941. He was discharged after three
months as an instructor at Maxwell and became a pilot with Pan American Africa Ltd. and assisted in opening air routes through Africa

and India. Recalled to active duty in Sep of 1942 and promoted to captain, he continued flying throughout Africa and India. In 1943 he returned to the states to fly B24's, B17's, B25's and other aircraft with the 7th Ferrying Group, Great Falls, Mont.
In 1944, he returned to Accra, Gold Coast, Africa and later to Karachi, India as Chief Pilot with the Central African Division, making flights to Calcutta and Chabua.
His other assignments have been many and varied, most notable of which are as follows: Operations Officer, 1st MATS Gp, Stockton,
Calif. J ul 45 - J un 46; Chief Flight Operations, Combined Airlift Task Force, Berlin Airlift, Jul 48 to Apr 49, .being responsible for control of airlift flow to and from Berlin; Chief of MATS Transport Control Ce nter , Jun 50 to Jan

LTC Walter B. Elliott Retires

As Colonel After 38 Yrs Svc

LTC Walter B. Elliott, Jr., a Georgia Guardsman since 19 30, has retired with the rank of full colonel. Colonel Elliott, originally commiss ioned during WW II as an infantry officer, has served in armor, signal and chemical branches. His assignments in recent years have been as division chemi-

cal officer and division G-5. Colonel Elliott was a member of Hq & Hq Det, Ga ARNG, at the time of his retirement.
The best wishes of the Georgia National Guard were extended to this faithful officer for his 38 years of valuable service to his State and Nation.

COLONEL JOHN J. SILVA Senior Air Force Advisor
53, establishing MATS worldwide control system. Later tours of duty were with the Western Transport Air Force, Hq USEUCOM in France and as Inspector General, Hq 21st AF.
SFC Arrington Retires
SFC Dennis F. Arrington has retired from the Georgia National Guard after 25 years ''honorable and faithful" service. He is the former Motor Sergeant of Btry A, 1st Bn, 118th Arty. His retirement was effective 25 January 1968. He has been a Guardsman since 11 Sep 40 and after WW II rejoined Hq Btry, 48th Armd Div Arty .

When the historic I79th Artillery was deactivated as c result of the reorgcni zction of the Go ARNG I Jon 68, its colors end streamers were presented to the State Deportment of Defense for safekeeping. In memorable ceremonies at the Atlanta Army Depot, Lt Col John Hermon, right, former commander of the famed battalion, officially turned over the flog to Colonel

Clarence B. Irwin, new commander of the 265th Engineer Group, who represented the State. On hand for the occasion were five of the !79th's former commanders: (1-r) Brig Gen Fronk A. Kopf, Col Richerd C. Endi colt, Brig Gen Wyont B. Been, Colonel Lewis 0. Wegner, end Lt Col Hermon. The betteIion's trophies end plaques it has won throughout its many years of superior performance were placed in custody of former 179th artillerymen.

JAN- APR 1968

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Mark Waters was a chain smoker. wonder who'll get his oHice?
Mark kept hearing the same thing everyone does about lung cancer but kept on smoking cigarettes. Probably thought: "been smoking all my life ... won't help to stop."
No matter how long you've smoked, the risk of lung cancer decreases when you stop, provided cancer or emphysema have not developed.
Next time you reach for a cigarette, think of your officeand your home.
american cancer society
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12 Officers, 8 EM's Retire

ORGANIZATION

RETIRED RANK

NEVILLE, William J.
JONES, Jessie W. MERCER, Leo C. RHODES, DeSaussure CARTER, John R. GWIN, Thomas J. MOSS, James P. MARTIN, Carter E. WADE, Robert L., Jr. DAVIS, Frank C. HARBER, Walt H. DODD, William A.

Hq 2d Bn 214th Arty Hq 1st Bn 214th Arty Hq 2d Bn 121st lnf 1148th Trans Co Hq 878th Engr Bn Hq 878th Engr Bn HC, 3d Bn 108th Armor Co C (-) 1st Bn 12lst lnf HHC (-) 1st Bn 108th Armor Hq 1st Bn 108th Armor HC 4th Bn 121st Inf Hq 3d Bde 30th lnf Div

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LONG, Moses E. CASTELLAW, Henry G.
SIMS, James H. ARRINGTON, Dennis F. BUSH, George I. STANFIELD, Linwood H. DAVIS, Joe W. FOWLER, Charlie N.

HHC & Band 48th Armd Discom Trp A 1st Sq 748th Cav Co C 560th Engr Bn HH&SB 1st Bn. l18th Arty Co B 2d Bn 121st lnf Trp C (-) 1st Sq 196th Cav Co A (Part) 1st Bn 121st lnf HHB 1st Bn 214th Arty

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ARNG & ANG TRAINING DATES
Field Training dates and locations for both components of the Georgia National Guard during 1968 are as follows:
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
3rd Brigade, 30th Infantry Division-- 9-23 fun, Ft. Stewart Georgia Emergency Operation Hq -- 30 fun- 14 Jul, Ft. Stewart 118 th Artillery Group & 265th Engineer Group-- 21 Jul- 4 Aug, Ft. Stewart
Elements of Hq & Hq Det, Ga ARNG will train at Ft. Stewart during the encampment of the Ga EOH. The artillery and engineer groups will be attached to the bulk of the detachment 21 Jul - 4 Aug for support and command supervision
AIR NATIONAL GUARD
224th Mobile Comm Sq -- 13-27 Jul, Otis AFB, Mass. 129th Tac Con Flt -- 13 jut- 10 Aug, Camp Grayling, Mich. 117th Tac Con Sq -- 13 Jul - 10 Aug, Volk Field & Camp McCoy, Wis.
The Tac Con units will have personnel operating radar and communications for "Guard Strike II" operations during the four-week period, however the airmen will train in two- week shifts.
The llz;f., }filitary Airlift Wing and its flying groups will continue to have annual training under the year-around plan at home station. The 202nd GEE/A :-,q also has teams on duty for two weeks at locations from Cape Kennedy to Vandenberg AF2 Calif. throughout the year.
JAN- APR 1968

AN F104 OF THE PUERTO RICO ANG'S SQUADRON AT SAN JUAN MAKES A POTENT PROP FOR THIS PICTURE, PARTICULARLY WHEN THE SUPERSONIC JET IS ADORNED WITH MISS GLADYS NUNEZ FROM WKAQ-TV DISCOTEQUE IN THE CARIBBEAN RESORT CITY. THE F104'S HAVE RECENTLY REPLACED THE PUERTO RICO AIR GLIARD'S F86'S AND POSE A POWERFUL DETERRENT TO AGGRESSION FROM SOUTHEAST OF THE USA. ON THE OTHER HAND, MISS NUNEZ POSES A POWERFUL ATTRACTION WITH HER 34-22- 36 STATISTICS. WE DON'T HAVE THE DIMENSIONS OF THE F104. CAN YOU FORGIVE US?

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