The guardsman [Vol. 2, no. 1 (Jan. 1952)]

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THE ADJUTANT GENERAL'S MESSAGE
Fellow Guardsmen:
By the time this message reaches you, you will be well into the
new year. It is well for each of us to stop and take stock of our units
and the men who make it up. Guardsmen from the companies, batteries and detachments should, as never before, put their shoulders to the wheel and concentrate on the big job of recruiting.
In the last edition of The Guardsman, you read a proclamation signed by the Commander-in-Chief, Governor Herman Talmadge, pointing out the provisions of Public Law 51. This is a good tool for recruiting, and I urge each unit commander to use it.
The present strength of the National Guard of Georgia is 4,612 enlisted personnel and 607 Officers. By these figures you can see that an expansion in recruiting is very much needed and I again want to urge each unit commander to put in effect an extensive recruiting campaign.
At the close of 1951, we had a membership of 578 in the National Guard Association c>f the United States, and I wish to express my appreciation for the fine showing of each organization. During the recent National Guard Association meeting held in Washington, D. C., Georgia was highly praised for the outstanding gain in membership. This is a step toward our rightful position of 100%. My hearty thanks for your contribution toward this goa I.

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THE
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Vol. 2 January, 1952 No.1

A publication of the Department of Defense, Military Oi vis ion, State of Georgi a. PubIi shed in the interest of the Georgia National Guard and distributed free to members of the National Guard of Georgia.

LT. COL. HOMER FLYNN Managing Director
CAPT. DOUGLAS EMBRY Editor
Publication and Editorial Office 935 E. Confederate Ave., S.E. Atlanta, Georgia
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Honorable Herman E. Talmadge
Governor of Georgia
Major General Ernest Vandiver
The Adjutant General

FIRST LIEUTENANT Ben Eubanks, left, and Captain Dick Hutcheson, former members of the 216th Air Service Group of the Georgia Air Notional Guard met aga in in Korea where they ore flying as bombardier navigators in the famed Grim Reaper Squadron. Flying in B-26's against the "Damyankee" North Koreans the two Georgia airmen hove together racked yp 110 night strafing and bombing miss ions. Ranging nightly from the bottle lines to the Yalu river these lone night flying airc raft hove ravished Communist rolling stock and troop concentrations. Lt. Eubanks has been awarded the D.F.C. and Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters while Copt. Hutche son, a veteran of B29 raids against Japan, holds the D.F.C. and one Oak Leaf Cluster and the Air Medal with four Oak Leaf Clusters.
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The opinions expressed in THE GUARDSMAN are those of the Staff Writers of the publication and members of the Georgia National Guard and do not necessarily reflect any official views of the Adjutant General's Department of Georgia.
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"/ watched them tearing a building down, A gang of men in a busy town.
Wi th a ho-heave-ho and lusty yell They swung a beam, and the sidewall fell.
I asked the foreman: ' Are these men skilled, And the men you'd hire i f you had to build?'
He gave a laugh and said: 'No, indeed! lust common labor is all/ need.
I can easily wre ck in a day or two What builders have taken years to do.'
And I thought to myse lf as I went my way, Which of these roles have I tried to play?
Am I shaping my deeds to a well-made plan, Patiently doing the best I can?
Or, am I a wrecker, who walks the town Content with the labor of tearing down?"

KEEPING OPERATIONAL VEHICLES of an lnf. ntry Regiment in the field is no small job as these Guardsmen of Service Company, 122nd Infantry Regt. will agree. Deep in the woods above Ft. McClellan, Ala., where they underwent summer training thi-s year, these Atlantans are shown with some of the equipment they use to keep their vehicles rolling. Lt. Y. M. Anderson, Company Motor Officer, supervises while Cpl. Eidson (in truck) hands M/ Sgt Charles C. Sims a wrench to be used on the grease con operated by Sgt. Harry A. Satterwhite. SFC Floyd R. Bonner, standing
right, observes the procedure.

Units desiring the new movie "Your National Guard" for recrmtmg purposes can obtain copies in 16mm and 35mm size by writing the Public Information Office, 935 E. Confederate Ave., S.E., Atlanta, Georgia.

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Chaplain's Corner
First in a series of articles by Chaplain lhley and other Chaplains of the Georgia National Guard.
This is the holiest season of the year--Christmas. In these days our thoughts return to Bethlehem. It was here some nineteen hundred al}d fifty years ago that a Babe was born--He who would be the "Dayspring from on high," who would bring God to mankind.
When we go to Bethlehem, we become conscious of our loss of the Star which shone for the Wise Men. There is a story which tells of their losing the Star when they thought only of themselves in relation to the blessings which they would receive from the Christ Child. But when they began to think of what others would receive, they rediscovered the Star.
In our world, so mad with materialism and shot through and through with paganism, we have lost the star of righteousness, the star of peace, and the star of faith. At this Christmas season let us once again seek to have these stars shine in our lives by letting the Christ come into our lives. May ours not be the experience of the Innkeeper, "There was no room in the inn." Rather m>Iy we say, "Come into our hearts, Lord Jesus, therE: is room for thee."
It is thus that the stars will shine, and thus bring hope and meaningfulness in the days which are ahead.
WHAT CAN I GIVE HIM? What can I give Him,
Poor as I am? If I were a shepherd,
I would give Him a lamb, If I were a Wise Man,
I would do my part, But what I can I give Him,
Give my heart.
C. G. Rossetti
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By HERMAN IHLEY
Chaplain 950th AAA Gun Bn
Chaplain Herman /hley
MONROE GUARD DONATES BLOOD
Monroe's generous Guardsmen of Btry B, 950th AAA Gun Bn, answered an urgent call by the Red Cross for blood donors recently. The entire unit responded to the call when the Red Cross Mobile unit rolled into town and set up their equipment in the armory. Capt. Glenn L. Hawkins, Btry Commander, has commended his unit for their fine spirit and generous contribution.
Are you having any news? The Guardsman is anxious to print the facts and figures of any new development in your unit. Let's start the New Year off right with a wellrounded story of your unit's activities. Write direct to The Guardsman, 935 E. Confederate Ave. S.E., Atlanta, Georgia. Individual accomplishments, honors and inspection results along with recreational news should be publicized.

DALTON UNIT
PROMOTION
A special order from Headquarters, l22nd Infantry, National Guard, in Atlanta announced the promotion of Sergeant First Class C. H. (Hugh) Gross, well known Daltonian, to the grade of Master Sergeant, effective December l.
Sgt. Gross Q,as been a member of the Dalton National Guard unit since it's original formation in Dalton in the latter part of 1947, and has been promoted through the ranks since his enlistment. A veteran of World War II, Sgt. Gross has served most recently as a platoon sergeant in the 75 mm Recoilless Rifle platoon of Company H, the local Heavy Weapons Company. Upon his promotion to Master Sergeant, he has been reassigned as First Sergeant of Company H, according to an announcement from Company Headquarters.
Sgt. Eugene G. Rogers has been appointed in the acting capacity of platoon sergeant, filling the vacancy left by Gross.
Sgt. Donald D. McArthur was promoted to the grade of Sergeant First Class by authority of the same order. McArthur, also an original cadreman of the local Guard unit, has been assigned for the past year as Mess Steward and will continue in that capacity.
Other promotions announced on Company Order include Pvt Worth D. Larkin and Pvt Owen L. Thomason to the grade of Private First Class.
Sgt. Arvil C. Center, who recently re-enlisted after serving for four years, will attend the Heavy Weapons NCO Leaders' Course at Fort Benning. Other Guardsmen recently re-enlisting for three years include Cpl. William F. Smith and Cpl. Frederick D. Goodman. PFC William II. Reed has been transferred from inactive to ~J.ctive status. Newly enlisted Guardsmen include Pvts Franklin D. Callahan, Joe B. Cochran, Clinton E. Cole, Wayne A. Garrett, Mack A. Stinnett, and Arnold T. Welch.

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Gen. Hutchison Retires As C.G. 48th Division
Georgia will furnish the Commanding General of the 48th Infantry Division, Georgia-Florida National Guard, effective 1 l'v1arch, 1952 upon the retirement of Major General Joseph C. Hutchison of Sanford, Florida, it was announced 1 January 1952 by Major General Ernest Vandiver, the Adjutant General of Georgia.
General Hutchison assumed command of the 48th in February 1951 upon the retirement of Lt. General Henry D. Russell of Macon. Command of the 48th changes from state to state upon the retirement of each Commander. The 48th Division was reorganized after World War II by General Russell.
At present, approximately twothirds of the 48th Division is made up of Georgia National Guard units numbering some 5,000 Guardsmen.
A successor to General Hutchison will be announced at a later date, General Vandiver disclosed.

HAVING SPENT HIS VACATION on active duty for two weeks with the Georgia National Guard, M/ Sgt. Frank Farr is, 377 Pinecrest Rd. N, E., Atlanta, here tunes up his loud speaker set up on the Ft. McClellan firing line. Sgt. Farris is communications chief of the Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 122nd Infantry Regiment. The loud speaker is set up to give instructions to the men on the firing line.

OBSERVING THE CONSTRUCTION of a permanent wooden bridge by the 560th Engineer Combat Battalion, Georgia National Guard, at summer camp is Colonel Charlie F . Camp, left, Asst. Adjutant General, State of Georgia. Lt. Col. Ernest W. Higg ins, right, C.O. of the 560th, watches his Guardsmen use on air hammer to drive the huge nails into the giant timbers. The 560th, with headquarters in Columbus, has as its main function to provide adequate bridges for the 48th Division's heavy vehicles and to purify water for their use when lhe occasion demands.

Col. Charles M. Ford Deputy C.O. at Shaw
Colonel Charles M. Ford Jr., former Commanding Officer of the ll6th Air Service Group of the Georgia Air National Guard's 54th Fighter Wing, has been named Deputy Wing Commander of the 163rd TAC Reconnaissance Wing, Shaw Air Force 13ase, Sumpter, S.C. Col. Ford first joined the National Guard in July 1924 when he enlisted in the 122nd Infantry Regt.

Daughter: "Mom, what kind of a husband would you advise me to get?"
Mother: "You just get a single ma n and leave the husbands alone."
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The new teacher said : "I want yo u all to be so quiet you can hear a pin drop."
There was complete quiet for a f ew second s, then a voice from the r ea r broke the silence: " Let 'er drop!"
PFC (read ing) : "What's a Chinese urn?"
Post Librarian: "That depends on how long he works."

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JUST FOLLOW THE ARROW to the Captain James R. Atwater armory, home of the famous Upson Guards of Thomaston, Georgia. The present National Guardsmen in Thomaston are part oJ a tradition which has been running intermittantly in Upson County for close to 90 years.

THE THOMASTON ARMORY was recently dedicated in honor of Captain James R. Atwater, the man responsible for reviving the Thomaston unit following the War Between The States. Captain Atwater is now o retired banker, but still one of the best boosters of the Upson Guards.

HISTORIC UPSON GUARDS DEDICATE CAPTAIN JAMES R. ATWATER ARMORY

Sgt. Jeff Davis Guardsman Feature Writer
If your unit has a good feature story, military history, or any interesting highlights which you think worthy of feature publication, write Sgt. I eff Davis, News Editor, WSFT Thomaston, Georgia. Perhaps in the near future, Sgt. Davis can assist you in a feature article for The Guardsman.

THOMASTON ..The historic Upson Guards of Thomaston's Company

"K", 122nd Infantry officially dedicated their new building as the Captain

James R. Atwater Armory during ceremonies held on December 21st. The

dedication ceremonies took place at the annual Christmas party and Military

Ball of the Thomaston Infantry Company.

Captain Atwater, for whom the building was named, was among the Guardsmen and their distinguished guests at the dedication ceremonies. The fonner commander of
the Upson County Militia around

Captain Atwater is now an elderly retired banker, however, he's active, and can be found on his favorite street corner most any hour 'while the sun shines. It was Captain Atwater who was responsible

the turn of the century added brief for the revival of the Upson County

remarks following the official Militia in the days following the

dedication.

the War Between The States. When

Captain Henry C. Hill, in ad- the federal occupation of the south

dressing the Guardsmen and guests at the ceremonies said "Captain

ended, and the counties were permitted to reorganize their county

Atwater is one of the most lustrous militia's, Captain Atwater reorgan-

military figures in the history of our ized the Upson Guards. This

county. In the minds of the military militia was an infantry company,

men of our county, he rates second made up of the sons of the men who

only to General John B. Gordon, fought under the same name, during

the Upson County soldier who the civil conflict. At that time

served as General Robert E. Lee's there were no state or federal funds

assistant during the War Between to sustain a military unit, such as

The States."

the Upson Guards. Often times

Captain Atwater himself furnished the finances for summer encampments, food, and supplies.
In those days, the Upson Guards had no place to drill, so Captain Atwater provided the second floor of a prominent Thomaston building for drill purposes. One night each week, (when the members of the company were not busy in the fields) the company would meet for drill and instruction purposes. Once or twice a month, the Upson Guards would present a formal dance, which in those days was the most looked-forward-to event lD the county.
Captain Atwater recalls that in state competition, the Upson Guards were never defeated in field training, maneuvers, or inspection. He admits that some of the militia units in the second Georgia regiment provided plenty of compet ition; however, none ever captured the militar y honors from the crack Upson countians.
Following several years of actively leading the Upson Guards, Capt. Atwater was placed on th e Honorary Military Staff of the State of Georgia, and soon attained the rank of colonel. It was he, with th e

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CAPT . JAMES R. ATWATER is shown the strongroom in Co K's armory by Capt. He nry C . Hill , Co K Commande r. Going over the Garand wi th a practiced eye, Capt. Atwater was i mpre sse d with t he fo rmi dabl e array of weapons at the Upson Guards di s po s al as c o ntrasted with the ri f le s he trai ned w i th during the old days.

CAPT. AND MRS. ATWATER stand to receive the ovation given them upon naming Co K's new armory in his honor. The spry Captain said it was one of the rare occasions in which he was completely surprised by such an honor. The sign dedicating the armory to him was up a month before Capt. Atwater lalew anything a bout it. Upon finding out about the honor, he volunteered to give the company an annual Christmas party.

assistance of U. S. Army Engineers, who layed off the first United States National Guard Encampment area in Georgia-that site being the old National Guard site at Chickamauga. Following the readiness of the grounds, Captain Atwater, (who was then State Quartermaster) signed the order which officially opened the first National Guard encampment. That s ummer Guard units from Georgia , North and South Carolina, and Ala bama trained at the site, in whic h the Upson military figure was so prominent in securing.
Afte r being retired as a colonel in the State Military Staff, Captain Atwater finally retired from active banking, but never retired from supporting his "Upson Guards."
The present Upson Guards, officially known as Company "K", 122nd Infantry, are commanded by Captain Henry C. Hill, and were federa lly recognized as a National Guard uni t in 1947.
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R EMI N ISCING OF CAMP in days gone by, Capt. James R. Atwater, in whose honor the Ups on Guards named their armory in Thomaston, thumbs through photos of previ ou s encampments of Co K, 122nd lnf. Explaining the photos are, left to right, Sgt. Jeff Davis , Capt. Henry C. Hill and Lt. Henry P. Chatfield, platoon leader of the weapons platoon.
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ELBERTON'S ANNUAL MIL/TAR}
Gay Guardsmen Dine & Dance

THE LEADOUT af the Military Ball at Elberton climaxed a gay evening of revelry and entertainment by the Georgia Guardsmen and their guests who attended the annual affair 14 December. The brightly decorated armory reflected the glitter of the uniforms and colorful dresses as the Guardsmen pranced and danced to the rhythm of Blue Barron's orchestra.

The glitter of uniforms and evening dresses, blending with melodious dance music, spotlighted the annual Military Ball of Elberton's Headquarters Battery a~d "A" Battery of the 950th Anti Aircraft Gun Battalion, Georgia National Guard. The Ball this year was held on December 14 at the Elberton Armory and ' featured Blue Barron and his orchestra.
Starting the evening off right with a buffet supper, the Guardsmen and their ladies danced and intermissioned until the wee hours in the brightly decorated armory where the Christmas atmosphere permeated the scene.
Lt. Col. John Wallis, Commander of the 950th, crowned the Queen of the Military Ba 11. She was Miss Rolline Bowdoin. The attendance was estimated at approximately 400.
The pictures and cutlines tell the story - one of the most outstanding Military Balls ever held by a unit of the Georgia N~tional Guard.

BUFFET SUPPER was served to guardsmen and their guests before the Elberton unit's Military Ball 14 December. Shown in line are Pvt. Maurice Hammond and Miss Carolyn Rucker being served by Cpl. Steve McLahen, and S/ Sgt. Herschel Brown, first cook of Hq Btry, 950th AAA Gun Bn.
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ARMORY PLAQUE dedicating Elberton's armory is being scrutini:red here by Pvt. Eugene Maxwell and S/ Sgt. Hollis L. Winn during intermission at the Mi Iitary Ba II.
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BALL HAS YULETIDE FLAVOR

DANCING TO THE RHYTHM of Blue Barron's music ore Pvt. Curtis Bond and Miss Martha Dewberry. Pvt. Bond gets his agile dance-floor technique from his experience on Elberton High School's Blue Devils football team.

QUEEN OF THE BALL, Miss Rolline Bowdoin, is crowned by Lt. Col. John Wallace, Commanding Officer of the 950th AAA Gun Bn, in ceremonies at Elberton's annual Military Ball 14 December. Crowning ceremonies took place during intermission before a large gathering of Georgia Guardsmen and their guests.

M/ SGT. A. B. CLEVELAND quizzes Blue Barron about his orchestral accomplishments at the Military Ball where he and his band were featured. The dance was broadcast over WSGC, Elberton's rad io station, for half an hour. Sgt. Cleveland was chairman of the Mi litary Ball Committee.
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WARRIORS OF THE GRIDIRON became warriors of the National Guard when they were recruited by Capt. George Gaines' Hq Btry, 950th AAA Bn. These husky Guardsmen are former members of Elberton's Blue De vi Is high school team. In the huddle are: (front, left to right) Cpl. Howard Bagwell, Capt. Goines and Pvt. Frank Griffith; (back row) Pvt. Jimmy Bond, Cpl. Jimmy Williams, Cpl. Bobby Thompson, Pvt. Chandler Barton and Pvt. Norris Goss.
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A MASSIVE TANK highlighted the exhibit placed before the Grand Theater in Fitzgerald 22-23 November when Co B, 190th Medium Tank Bn, pu~ up some recruiting material to tie in with the movie "The Tanks Are Coming." The exhibits engendered interest in the movie and in the National Guard units at the same time.

A DECORATIVE EXHIBIT was prepared and presented by
Co B, 190th Medium Tank Bn of Fitzgerald, to heighten interest in the recruiting campaign and to highlight the showing of "The Tanks Are Coming," a saga of the Third Armored (Spearhead) Division's fighting record in Europe during World War II. (Photo by Hardy Owens)

CO. B~ I90th TK RECRUITS AT TANK MOVIE

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GOING OVER firing tactics at the Tank Range at Ft. McClellan, Alabama, where the 190th Tank Battalion of the Georgia National Guard was on two weeks active duty last summer these Eatonton Guardsmen show Lt. Colonel W. D. Willingham, second from left, h;w they score their firing. Lt. Sam D. McLeroy, right, gives the pointers, while left to right: Sgt. John J. Bartlett, Colonel Willingham, Cpl. Grady C. Roberts and Pvt. Choice Wall look on.
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Recruiting was spurred in Fitzgerald by a tank and small arms exhibit placed at the Martin theater by Co B, l90th Medium Tank Bn, for use during a recruiting campa ign tied in with the showing of the movie "The Tanks Are Coming," 22-23 November 1951. A recruiting booth was set up and much literature regarding the Na tiona l Guard was passed out. Interest was very high and it was expected that the enlistment would help in bringing the unit up to its full authoriz ed s trength.
The cooperation of Mr. Ge orge Slaughter, manager of the Grand , was outstanding. He invited th e entire Company to attend the sh owing of this movie. On 22 November the unit attended in full uniform.
Heaviest interest in the exhibit seemed to center around the caliber .50 machine gun, with the 3.5" Bazooka a close second. Further exhibits and parades are s cheduled by the Company in the near future.
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GEN. MacARTHUR ENDORSES

ROLE OF CITIZEN SOLDIER

Reprinted below is an article which appeared in a recent issue of Time Magazine which contained excerpts from an article in the January American Legion Magazine bylined by General Douglas MacArthur. Critics of the General will be enlightened by his urging a bigger role for the citizen soldier (as distinguished from the professional) in the U. S. Army:
"The tendency has existed-as it still exists-to regard (the citizen soldier) as an auxiliary rather than the main pillar supporting our national military strength," writes MacArthur. "Only in rare instances have his views been sought or considered in the shaping of high policy governing the conduct of war or plans to secure the peace." MacArthur finds civilian control of the military especially important in the light of the present enormous peacetime buildup of the armed forces.
"All this, while intended and designed to strengthen freedom's defense," he says, "carries within itself the very germs of freedom's destruction. For it etches the pattern to a military state which, historically under the control of professional military thinking, in constant search for means toward efficiency, has found in freedom possibly its greatest single impediment To avoid this historic

pitfall it is essential that civilian control over the citizen army be extended and intensified. Particularly is this true in the administration of the program of Universal
Military Training, if the youth of our land is to avoid being corrupted into a legion of subserviency to the so-called military mind
"Extension of civilian control calls for a realistic appreciation of the potential in professional competence which the cttlzen soldier can bring It calls for the elimination of arbitrary restrictions upon the advance of the citizen soldier in the ranks of military leadership It calls
for a much broadened opportunity for the professional preparation of the citizen soldier to permit his integration into the higher staff duties and planning designed to avert war if possible, to prosecute it to early victory if not
"It is essential that the traditional role of the Army in these distressing times he carefully preserved-that it not be used as an instrument of tyranny or oppression -a form of pretorian guard-by those seeking to strengthen and entrench political power-hut that it be used instead as a force of free men dedicated to its sworn purpose of 'defending the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic.' "

Recruit:

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have

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row escape on bivouac. I saw some-

thing floating through the tent, so

I stabbed it with a bayonet. Later,

I found it was my own shirt."

Corporal: "What was close about

that?"

Recruit: "Suppose I hadn't taken

it off that night?"

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Old-timer: "How much do I owe

you for curing my deafness?"

Doc: "Ten dollars."

OT: "Twenty dollars, eh ?"

Doc: "No, thirty dollars!"

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'Twas in a restaurant they sat,

Romeo and Juliet.

He had no money to pay the debt,

so Rome-owed what Juli-ett.

Your Anned Forces Are Short
300,000 Pints of Blood a Month
CALL YOUR RED CROSS
T'ODAY!

Openings For Pilots
Announced by Guard
Major General Earl T. Ricks, Chief of the National Guard Bureau's Air Force Division, announced today that flying training leading to second lieutenant pilot commissions in the Air National Guard, 1s still open to eligible young men.
A drive for pilot trainees was announced by the Air National Guard on September 21.
The Air National Guardsmen will take their training in the pilot training schools of the United States Air Force. Upon graduation they will be earmarked for eventual return to Air Guard flying units.
Young men wishing to earn their pilot's wings and commissions as second lieutenants should apply in person or by letter to the Office of the State Adjutant General in their respective states.
Recruiting for the pilot training will take place in all States, the District of Columbia, Peurto Rico and Hawaii.
Men can be enlisted in the Air National Guard for the specific purpose of applying for aviatioL cadet training. They must be between the age of 20 and 26%, with twoyears college credit, and meet physical and other USAF requirements for for aviation cadet rraining.
It is estimated that during 1952, 1953 and 1954, Air National Guard fighter and bomber squadrons scheduled to return from active duty with the USAF will have vacancies for at least 1,584 lieutenant pilots. This is at the rate of 20 pilots for each fighter squadron and 12 for each bomber squadron.
"How did you get your husband to quit staying late at the NCO Club?"
"When he came in late I called out, 'Is that you, Jack?'"
"How did that stop him?" "His name is BilL"
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"What kind of dress did Betty wear to the party last night?"
"I don't remember-! think it was checked."
"Boy, that must have been some party."

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VANDIVER ANNOUNCES MILITARY HQ
MOVEMENT

BUSHELS OF FOOD were given to needy families in the Atlanta area during the Christmas season by members af Btry B, 179th Field Artillery Bn, Georgia National Guard. Repeating the generous contribution as they have in past years, this Santa Claus battery has warmed the hearts of many Atlantans. Holding aloft some of the
ingredients are SFC Robert J. Facette, left, and F/ Sgt. ldas Summers.

Military Headquarters of the Department of Defense will move shortly to the Confederate Park area in Atlanta where a newly constructed build ing iS' being readied. The move , General Vandiver announced, will reduce the costly operation of the wide ly-separated branches of t he Mil itary Uivision. Col. Thompson's U.S.P. & D.O., now at Dob-
bins air Force Base, ma y eventually move to the National Guard reservation on Confederate' Avenue, making the administration of Headquarters agencies more com;enient and efficient. The exact date when Headquarters will move to its new loca tion will be a nnounced at a later date.

COVINGTON, GEORGIA'S Heavy Mortar Compan y of the Georgia National Guard di st ingu is he c! itself in camp at Ft. McClellan, Ala. during its two weeks act ive duty summer training. Not only did they ex cel on the firing line but also in the line of cul inary art. The truth is that th is un it's mess sergeant, SFC Wi lliam Mcleroy, center, won the highest award and highest honors in the mess management class at Ft. Benning, Ga. He was in competition with other me s s presonnel throughout the United States. He and Sgt. George Gober, left, watch Pfc . Jimmie Edwards roll some biscuits in their company kitchen.
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A FULL-SIZED CUT-AWAY of the 2Y2 ton Army truck is shown here being scrutinized
by the motor section of the 48th Signal Company at the Confederate Avenue armory in Atlanta. Obtained from the Conley Ordnance Depot by the 179th FA Bn, the model offers excellent views of the gears and differential mechanisms, allowing the Guardsmen an easy understanding of the principle of gear rat ios involved in driving ond winch operations. Studying, left to ri9:>t, are Sgt. Charles R. Hindman, Sgt. Henry G. Leggett, Cpl. Hugh D. Ross, Pvt. James M. McElroy , Pvt. Carl 0. Vogelgesang and WOJ G Wi II iam B. Herring.
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H9 His Excellenc!f, the GOVERNOR
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formed for the defense of the State, and for repelling every hostile invasion thereof, to take rank as such from.-f-Ul.SI:.............- .....
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things thereunto belonging; and we do strictly charge and require all officers and privates under your command to be obedient to

your orders as such officer.

And you are to observe and follow such orders and directions, from time to time, as you shall receive from the Governor and Commander-In-Chief of this State, or any other of yow superior officers, 'in pursuance of the trusts reposed in you.

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ADVANCE MACHINE gunners of Company "I", 122nd Infantry Regiment, Louisville, prepare to open up on "aggressor forces" at Ft. McOella'n, Ala., where the unit WO!i on two weeks active duty training with the Georgia National Guard last summer. First
Lt. J. F. Slade, Thomaston, looks far the position of the "enemy" so Cpl. Edward
Wiggins and Pfc. Bobby Gaston, bath of Louisville, can begin raking the target area.
CLEANING UP the potent 155mm Howitzers is a very necessary jab after the lethal weapons have been returned from the firing line for a thoroug h check-up. Here Guardsmen of Btry. B, F9th Field Artillery Bn, start wiping away the dust while their battalion C.O., Lt. . CoL Wyant Bean, left, observes. Others in the photo are SFC. Edgar Morgan, Sgt. Sam Causey, F/ Sgt. Douglas Harrison and (kneeling) Pfc. Joe Meeks. 12

Col. Dixon M. Allison
COL. D.M. ALLISON TAKES WING TO ETO
The second Air Force unit assigned to duty in France since World War II is commanded by the former Senior Air Force Instructor of the 54th Fighter Wing, Georgia Air National Guard, formerly based at Dobbins Air Force Base, Marietta, Ga. He is Col. Dixon M. Allison of East Point, now commanding the ll7th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing stationed at Lawson Air Force Base, Columbus, Ga.
The unit, which is composed of several former Air Guardsmen from Georgia, is equipped with RB-26 Douglas Invaders and RF-80 Shooting Star jet fighters. Gen. Hoyt Vandenberg, Air Force Chiel of Staff, announced the ll7th will leave shortly for duty with Gen. Eisenlower's NATO units. He did not reveal its French base.
Col. Allison earned distinction in World War II as a member of the Air Staff of the Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in Europe. He flew 73 combat missions in Europe and holds the Distinguished Flying Cross with clusters, the Bronjle Star, the Order of the British Empire, the French Legion of Honor and the Croix de Guerre.
Classification NCO: "How could you have been an airplane mechanic. in a burlesque show?"
Recruit: "I was in charge of all the take-offs!"
JANUARY, 1952

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