and C'Che fAJjula n1 [;Jenera / SxlenJ OOarmesl Qreeliugs o/ ghe ohale o/ Qeorgw . ; 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 * * * Honorable Herman E. Talmadge Governor of Georgio Major General Ernest Vandiver The Adjutant General * * * 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 ( \ 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. ::: 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. * * ::< Coer D'Alene, Idaho (AFPS)- 0 . W. Cattles t old police he damaged his auto recently when it ran into a herd of cattle. * * * 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. * 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 2 DECEMBER, 1952 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 HE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN "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