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THE GEORGIA GUARDSmAn
Vol. 2 December, 1952 No. 12

A publication of the Department of Defense, Military Division, State of Georgia. Published in the interest of the Georgio Notionol Guarrl and distributed free to members of the National Guard of Georgia. The Guardsman ust:s AFPS Material.
LT. COL. HOMER FLYNN Managing Director
CAPT. DOUGLAS EMBRY Editor
Publication and Editorial Office 959 E. Confederate Ave., S. E.
Atlonta, Georgia
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Honorable Herman E. Talmadge
Governor of Georgio
Major General Ernest Vandiver
The Adjutant General
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The opinions expressed m The Georgia Guardsman are those of th.: 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.
"You're the first girl I ever kissed," said the sailor, as he shifted gears with his feet.
HERBERT J. YATES
presents
THUNDERBIRDS
A REPUBLIC PICTURE
DECEMBER, 1952

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NATIONAL GUARD WEEK-Governor Talmadge is shown signing the proclamation designating the week of December 4-10 as National Guard Week in Georgia. High light of the week was the southeastern premier showing of THUNDERBIRDS Decem ber 4th ot the Paramount. It is the story of the WW II exploits of the 45th National Guord Division and is the first feature-length movie devoted to the National Guard. Observing the signing are Mr. Edwin H. Brauer, Republic Pictures, and Maj. Gen.
Ernest Vandiver, The Adjutant General.

Baldwin, Kans. (AFPS)-The Women's Society of Christian Service of the First Methodist Church have chosen their community's "meanest person." He stole the sheets from the church nursery cribs.
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San Francisco, Calif. (AFPS)'A daring bandit robbed the police academy of two revolvers, two holsters, and two boxes of am munition. Students of the academy were out learning how to track down criminals at the time.

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Coer D'Alene, Idaho (AFPS)-
0 . W. Cattles t old police he damaged his auto recently when it ran into a herd of cattle.
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Washington, D.C. (AFPS)-The
Internal Revenue Bureau told a group of models recently that their wrinkles are not tax deductible. The girls had asked the bureau if they could make allowances for bodily depreciation, claiming they were subject to "age'' exhaustion.
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Chillicothe, Ohio (AFPS) "Professor" Livingston Mayes handed out cards indicating he could see clearly the troubles of others and could give appropriate advice. Evidently he couldn't see
his own troubles. He was arrested and ordered to leave town.

THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN----------------------------------------------------------------------

Capt. Smith's 202nd Communications Sf!uadron forms for Federal recognition
202nd COMMUNICATIONS SQUADRON ACTIVATED AT COCHRAN FIELD
Historically speaking, Sunday, December 7th, is generally regarded as an infamous day. Not so in 1952! It turned out to be a bright day in the history of the Georgia Air National Guard. The officers and men of the 202nd like to feel that they had something to do with making it so.
Late in the summer of 1%2, the mm1mum requirements for the Military Division, Department of 202nd 's activation. The Adjutant Defense, State of Geocgia, was General assigned his Air Adminisgiven instructions to activate an trative Assistant, Major Harold F. Air Base Squadron at Cochran Kluber to this task. Major Kluber, Field, Macon, with the mission of assisted by the office of Col. recrultmg and obtaining Federal Phillip A. Sykes , Senior Air lnstrucrecognition foc sufficie nt numbers tor for Georgia, ocganized the of officers and airmen to meet 8226th Air Base Squadron at Coch-

ran Field, Macon. On October 3rd, Lt. Eldridge B. Chester was assigned to the unit as C.O. and S/ Sgt. Dennis F. Thompson was obtained from the 14th AF as administrative assistant. Capt. George E. Smith, later to command the 202nd, was assigned by the ll6th Fighter Bomber Wing to the 8226th for duty. Under the le a dership and guidance of these officers and with much help from the offices of the Air lnstructoc and Adjutant General, the 8226th Air Base Squadron grew in two months to a roster of five officers and twenty-six airmen.
On December 7th, Lt. Col. James C. Fletcher, Office of the Inspector General, 14th Air Force, headed a team to inspect administration, facilities, and qualifications of the unit and its personnel. Assisting Col. Fletcher were Major Claude H. Cummins and Capt. Charles A. Meyers, both of the 14th Air Force.
In ceremonies with officers and airmen present, the 202nd was given the mission of preparing itself for the installation and depot u~amcenance of certain types of airground radio and radar equipment and air-ground communications and weather equipment. The unit will be further trained to provide introductocy training for installation and maintenance of certain types of equipment relative to its scope of operations.

Sgt Bartell, Sgt Harris, Col Fletcher, Capt Meyer, Major Cummings, Sgt Thompson go over personnel

Capt Smith check clothing

records with Capt Smith, Col Grizzard, Col Sykes

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DECEMBER, 1952

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"Hey, Mac-we don't lcnoclc off here just because it's five o'cloclc!"
202ND ACTIVATION
Attending the inspection ceremoni.es were. Col. Sykes, Col. James C. Grizzard, Hq, Air National Guard, Major Kluber, Capt. Douglas Embry, Asst. Public Information Officer for Ge<rgia, Capt. William P. Ramsden, Adjutant, ll6th Fighter-Bomber Wing, and Lt. Arthur Patton, Training Officer, ll6th Fighter Bomber Wing.
A special word of praise went to personnel, both military and civilian, of Robins Air Force Base, who have cooperated wholeheartedly in the organization of the unit. The Squadron is fortunate in that it can draw on civilian personnel already trained in a majority of cases. That one fact alone helped tremendously in the ready response and quick organization of the 202nd.
Officers and Airmen of the 202nd include Capt. Smith, Lt. Chester, Lt. Wm. F. Helms, T/Sgt Wm. W. Bartlett, S/Sgts Robert J. Avera, Jewell M. Clarke, Wallace Harris, Ralph L. Higginbotham, Raymond E. Sinclair, IJennis F. Thompson, . LeRoy C. Whitaker, A/lC Lucian T. Day, David K. Foster, James C. Henderson, Wm. A. Horne, Earl C. Hunnicutt, James C. Leslie, Farris M. Maddox, Hubert M. McAllister,
Dallas 0. Parten, A/2C James C.
Amos, Lamar A. Aycock, Harry F. Barnes, Lloyd D. Dyal, Ben H. Grace, Jr., Walter W. Newsome, Jr., and A/Bs Paul H. Connelly, Cecil B. Day, and Grady W. Henderson.
DECEMBER, 1952

New Defense Dept. Directives

Outline Policies for Reservists

Washington (AFPS)-Policies governing transfer, enlistment, and

appointments in Reserve components of the Armed Forces have been outlined in a series of three directives by the Department of Defense.
i.:'he first directive deals with assignment to, and transfer between, Reserve categories, based on Sec-

NG Raises Age Limit
To Hasten Build Up
Washington (AFPS) - Designated National Guard antiaircraft artillery units in 28 states and the District of Columbia have raised enlistment age limits in order to reach peak efficiency in the shortest time.
In these states the original enlistment age has been raised to 44 while the re-enlistment age has been hiked to 55. The new ages apply only to designated nondivisional AAA Guard units.
Limits for original enlistments in remaining AAA and other Guard units remain at 17 through 35, except for veterans.

tion 208 of the Armed Forces Reserve Act of 1952. Assignment to the Ready Reserve, according to the directive, will be governed by the provisions of the act which specifies that:
(1) Each person having a Reserve obligation be placed in the Ready Reserve unless eligible for transfer to the Standby Reserve.
(2) Any member of the Reserve components in an active status on Jan. 1, 1953 may be placed in the Ready Reserve.
(3) All units and members of the National Guard and Air National Guard will be in the Ready Reserve.
(4) All members of Reserve components assigned to organized units which are designated as units in the Ready Reserve, will be in the Ready Reserve.

Member~ of a Reserve component can be transferred to the Standby Reserve upon request, providing they have a total of not less than five years

active or Reserve duty.

(By Armed Forees Press Service)
I'm off of women, they cheat and lie,
They prey on us males till the

The 'second directive in the series sets up policies for transfer of personnel with an obligated period of military service between Reserve components of the Armed

day we die. They tease and torment and
drive us to sinSay, who was that blonde that

Forces. Such transfers, according to the directive, are permitted only upon individual request and when it is mutually agreed upon

just walked in?

by the secretaries of the military

"Yes

sir," *sai*d

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company

services concerned. The third directive establishes

windbag. "There I was, marooned on a desert island, with no food or water. But fortunately I had an insurance policy with me that had enough provisions in it to last until I was rescued."
The airman* to*ok *a sip of coffee
and grimaced. He said to the cook: "You call this coffee? It tastes like kerosene."
"That must be tea," replied the

standards for enlistments and appointments for members of Reserve components under Section 217 of the act.
It specifies that higher physical and mental standards may be set for male personnel enlisting in a grade above the basic enlistment pay grade, or for enlistment in a program leading to a commission.
HOT AIR

cook. "The coffee tastes like tur-

pentine."
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The letter was from a Scotch-

man and read: "If you don't stop writing about Scotchmen being so tight, I'll stop borrowing your

paper."

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"Mama," asked the little girl,

"Do all fairy tales begin with

'Once Upon a Time?'" "No, dear," said Mama. "Some-
times they begin with, 'Honey, I

was delayed at the office.' "

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HOW DOES IT OPERATE?-Pvt. James A. Smith, Company M, 121st Infantry Regiment, explains operation of the Carbine, Calibre .30 to Maj. Gen. Joseph B. Fraser, commanding general of the 48th Infantry Regiment. General Fraser quizzed members of the company on the operation of their individual weapons during his inspection of the company. Looking on are (left to right) Capt. Holden C. West, S-2, 121st; Col . B. F. Merritt, chief of staff, 48th Division; Capt. lvey S. Duggan, commander of Company M; Col. Roy W. Hogan, regimental commander, and General Fraser. (Photo by Lt. Dan Bullard)

SUPPLY JNSPECTION-Maj. Gen. Joseph B. Fraser, commanding general of the 48th Infantry Division, (center) is shown as he inspects the supply room of Company M at Hawkinsville, Georgia during his current tour of many of the companies of the 121st Infantry Regiment. Looking on are Lt. Col. Thomas B. Nesbitt, third battalion commander of the 121st, of which Company M is a member, and, extreme right, SFC Tyre G. Walters, supply sergeant af Company M. (Photo by Lt. Dan Bullard)

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HOW'S THE CHOW?-Maj. Gen. Josep h B. Fraser, commanding general of the 48th Infantry Division, talks with Sgt. Robert L. Coody, first cook of Company M. about his duties during the general's recent inspection of the Hawkinsville, Georgia company of the 121st Infantry Regiment. Company M was one of the many companies of the 48th Division General Fraser plans to visit from now until summer field training. (Photo by Lt. Dan Bullard)
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SAVANNAH'S recent United Community Appeal was given a big "kick off" by the Air Technic ians of the 158th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, Air National Guard, Travis Field, Savannah, Ga. The 48 members of the Ajr Technical Detachment contributed $820.00 toward the success of the drive to raise funds for 42 pub Iic we Ifare agenc ies in one "Big Package". The aiding of community services did hot stop with the giving of dollars. The public-spirited Air Technicians, all of whom are Korean Veterans also turned out en masse to donate blood to the American Red Cross blood center. Shown presenting the United Community Appeal donation are from left to right Capt William C. Crawford, Major Donald H. Smith, 1st Lt Charles F. Woo d, United Community Appeal Representative, M/ Sgt Robert W. Bazemore, and Capt.
Homer V. Hockenberry.
DECEMBER, 1952

HERMAN E. TALMADGE GOVERNOR

J,Exc n.t1i lH ~ t::p a.dntl'lt1 c--:i\1 L~rn ta

WILLIAM H. KIMBROUGH EXECUTIVE SECRETARY

PROCLAMATION

WHEREAS, the Georgia National Guard and the Georgia Air National Guard has performed heroic and courageous service in the defense of our State and Nation throughout the year and preceding years; and

WHEREAS, the Georgia National Guard's Antiaircraft and Air units have recently returned from federal service after some two years of active duty with the armed forces of the United States; and
WHEREAS, the Georgia National Guard is currently building up its strength to again provide its maximum capacity as defender of our soil against foreign aggressors and protection of our people against internal strife and local disasters; and

WHEREAS, the "Thunderbirds", a full length feature picture about the 45th National Guard Division's World War II service, brings into focus the value of our First Line of Defense, giving the people of our State the excellent opportunity to observe the fine organization which exists today and has existed since Oglethorpe landed at Yamacraw Bluff.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, HERMAN E. TALMADGE, Governor of the State of Georgia and Commander in Chief of the Georgia National Guard, by virtue of the authority vested in me as Governor of the State of Georgia, in order that the Georgia National Guard may be properly recognized by the people of our State as their first line of defense, do determine and proclaim the week of December 4th through December lOth as NATIONAL GUARD WEEK.

In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and caused the

2. Seal of the Executive Department to be affixed, this the

day of

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HERMAN E. TALMADGE Governor.

BY THE GOVERNOR:

I am the Guard
Civilian in peace, soldier in war-of security and honor, for three centuries 1 have been the custodian. I am the Guard. I was with Washington in the wilderness, fought
the wily warrior, and watched the dark night bow to the morning.
At Concord's bridge, 1 fired the fateful shot heard 'round the world. I bled on Bunker Hill. My footprints marked the snows at Valley Forge... I pulled a muftled oar on the barge that bridged the icy Delaware. I stood with Washington on the sun-drenched heights of Yorktown. I saw the sword surrendered ... I am the Guard. I pulled the trigger that loosed the long rifle's havoc at New Orleans-these things I know-I was there! The hill at San Juan felt the fury of my charge. The far plains and mountains of the Philippines echoed to my shout ... I am the Guard. The dark forests of the Argonne blazed with my barrage. Chateau Thierry crumbled to my cannonade. Under the arches of victory I marched in legion- [ was there! . . . I am the Guard.
I bowed briefly on grim Corregidor, then saw the light of liberation shine on the faces of my comrades. Through the jungle and on the beaches, I fought the enemy, beat, bat tered and broke him. I raised our banner to the serene air on Okinawa- ! was there! .. I am the Guard.
Soldier in war, civilian in peace .. I am the Guard.
I was at Johnstown, where the raging waters boomed down the valley. I cradled the crying child in my arms and saw the terror leave her eyes.
1 moved through smoke and flame at Texas City. The stricken knew the conifort of my skill.
I dropped the food that fed the starving beast on the frozen fields of the West and through the towering drifts I ploughed to rescue the marooned.
I have faced forward to the tornado, the typhoon, and the horror of the hurricane-these things I know-I .was there! I am the Guard.
I hue brought a more abundant, a fuller, a finer life to our youth.
Wherever a l)trong arm and valiant spirit must defend the nation, in peace or war, wherever a child cries, or a woman weeps in time of disaster, there I stand ... I am the Guard.
For three centuries a soldier in war, a civilian in peaceof security and honor, I am the custodian, now and forever I am the Guard.