The Georgia guardsman [Vol. 22, no. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1972)]

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~bjutant ~eneral's JNessage

My Fellow Guardsmen:
The Secretary of Defense has called on Georgia's Third B rigade to participate, along with 18 other states , in a special Mobilization R eadiness T est to be conducted ove r the next IS months.
This requires additional sac ri fi ces by our Guardsmen and their fam ilies .
Our men are accepting this additional challenge with a commendable attitude and "Gung Ho" s pirit. Morale has been high, even though they have been making frequ ent weekend trips to Fart Stewart.
l would like to expres my appreciation and pride for the professional manner in which eac h Guardsman of the Third Brigade has accepted this new responsibility. They are making an exce ptionally demanding sacrifice worthy of the admiration of all their fellow Guardsmen.

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THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN

VOL 22 JAN- MAR 1972 NO 1

A publication of the Department of D~tfense, Military Division, State of G~torgia. Published in the interest of the Georgia National Guard and distributed free to members of the Notional Guard of Georgia, The Guardsman uses AFP S material.

HONORABLE JIMMY CARTER GOVERNOR OF GEORGIA
MAJ GEN JOEL B. PARIS, Ill THE ADJUTANT GENERAL
LT COL DOUGLAS EMBRY INFORMATION OFFICER
RUFUS R. BARBER, JR . L T , USNR EDITOR

SGT. AKINS RECEIVES THE AIRMAN'S MEDAL AND CONGRATULATIONS FROM COL. SUMMERELL.
guardsman risks life
Sgt Akins Receives Airman's Medal

OUR COVER . . .
The pilot of this GoARNG UH-1 " Huey" corefull y and ski II fully ap'fOaches a landing area. (Upper right) LTC Jack Conrad, CO ISist Aviation In, and LTC Bob Sprayberry, new Stote Aviation Officer, look over a lleWi y acquired OH-58 helicopter. A!Witions of aircraft like these two -.1 others ore rapidly expanding the ARNG'a arsenal. The Go. Guard has a
.. of five factory-new OH-58' s , h a tatol of 13 outhori zed. The
I04cruises at 120 knots and costs ,000. The maximum authorized
er of five UH- I's has already reached. The "Huey" can carry
lluch heovo er payload than the '58 It cruises at 90 knots. The ''Huey'' 8 $2'",000. In addition to helo's are 18 OV- 1 "Mohawks" as~
....:: ~he GaARNG with a total of
rozed for the two aviation companies.
MAR 1972

The coveted Airman's Medal was presented to Sergeant C<trl 0 . Akins of Savannah's 165th Support Squadron for his heroism and quick action during a refueling operation last year. The presentation was made on 9 January 1972 by Colonel William F . Summerell, then Commander of the 165th Military Airlift Group , Ga ANG .
On 14 January 1971, Sgt. Akins and a fuels technician were attempting to fill a refueling unit with aviation fuel. Because of a malfunction, a spark was created when the fill nozzle was inserted in the truck' s manhole. Fumes in the tank ignited, sending flames through the manhole. Sgt. Akins warned his companion, laid down the spout and replaced the manhole cover which extinguished the

flames. Meanwhile, fuel from the fill
spout had ignited. Sgt. Akins covered the spout with his hand and snuffed our the flames.
The Airman's Medal is awarded for heroism that involves the voluntary risk of life under conditions other than those of conflict with an opposing armed force and it ranks above the Bronze Star Medal.
Sgt. Akins has been a Georgia Guardsman since 28 February 1966 and he is the firs t member
ot' the 165th MAG to receiv e a n
Air Force decoration since the unit was organized in 1946.
He resides ;,ith his wife , Linda, and son , Carl Jr. , at Route 5, Statesboro. His parents are Mr . and Mrs. John L. Akins also of Statesboro.

ARNG 's 151st Avn Bn Excels During "Brave Shield I "

EXAMINING THE RESULTS OF ONE OF THE MISSIONS OF AN OV-1 ARE BRIG. GEN. HEALY, ASST. DIV. COMMANDER FOR SUPPORT OF THE 82D AIRBORNE (LEFT); MAJOR GEORGE RAHN, FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, ARMY AVN SUPPORT FACILITY, WINDER (CENTER); AND LT. COL. ROBERT L. SPRAYBERRY, OIC AND ALSO A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AT THE ARMY AVIATION FLIGHT
ACTIVITY, ATLANTA.
PFC STEPHENS NAMED

On very short notice, volunteers from the 158th and

159th Surveillance Companies of the 151st Aviatioa

Battalion, were called in to participate in Operatioa

Brave Shield I at Travis Field, Savannah and Ft

Stewart 21 January through 24 January.



Brave Shield I was an exercise designed to tes t tht

readiness of Army Guard units and other active forces

units to deploy and operate in remote locations .

Upon request from the National Guard Bureau

Guardsmen and equipment were transported to the F ield

Training Site at Travis Field from the Fulton County

Airport Aviation Armory and the Winder Support F acil

ity.

OV-1 Mohawk aircraft and crews of the 158th and

159th flew simulated missions utilizing their sophis

ticated radar and infra red equipment. At several points

during the operation, weather became a critical fa ctor

and on one occasion, the Army Guard aircraft we re able

to remain airborn and continue their mission a fter

active forces had cancelled their operations.

The ARFORS Commander, Brigadier General Mic hael

D. Healy, expressed surprise and delight that the

Guardsmen had continued to perform under the adverse

weather conditions while others had stopped their

missions.

HONOR GRADUATE

PFC James T. Stephens, a member of the 75th Engineer Detachment GaARNG at Ft. Stewart, has been named Honor Graduate and received the Outstanding Trainee Award during REP Training in his initial tour of active duty with the Army.
Stephens also received letters of commendation from his brigade commander and battalion commander at Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri, for having the highest academic standing in his class. He was also specially commended for setting such high personal standards for himself.
A native of Swainsboro, Stephens graduated from Swainsboro High School in 1970 and attended Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College in Tifton prior to entering active duty.
He is active in civic and youth affairs and was State president of the Future Farmers of America in 1969 and 1970. Stephens is also campaigning for National president of the F .F .A.
1n welcoming PFC Stephens back to his Guard unit, Colonel Earl Bodron, Commander of the 75th, expressed appreciation for his outstanding performance.
The 75th Engr. Det. provides logistical site support for National Guard units in training at Ft. Stewart.
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S p ray b e r ry New
State Avn Officer
Lt. Col. Robert L. Spray berry, Flight Instructor at the Army Aviation Flight Activity at th e Fulton County Airport, has been appointed State Army Avi ation Officer. He has been a Guardsm an since 7 February 1949 wh en he joined Hq 179th FA GaARN G in Atlanta. He was commissioned in 1952 while serving with the 179 th
FA Bn.
THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN

Colonel James E. Preston, Jr., has been assigned as Commanding Officer, 3rd Brigad e, 30th Infantry Division (Mech) GaARNG. His military career spans fro m his en I i stment in the Notional Guar d in 1935, through WW II , to his pre sent position. He was forme rly Person nel Staff Officer, Alt e rn ate Command Hq, Ga ARNG .
In 1970 , Co l. Preston was awa rded the Dist inguished Service Me dal for hi s duty with the I 78th MP Bn.
Col. Preston has been affiliated wi th several business concerns in Middle Georgia and is a retired Civil Service emp loy ee.
Col. J ack L. Conrad, Commanding Officer of the ISist Avn Bn, briefs Mr. Fra nk Gosset, Aircraft Instructor at the Sout h Georgia Technical and Vocatio nal Schoo l, on one of the two H23B h elicopters given the school by the Geo rgia Army Nat ional Guard. Two other H23B's were also given to the Atlanta Area T echnical School . The helo's will be used for instruction in Airfram e and Powerpl ant construction. The ai rcraft are functional and equip-
ped wi th all the accessori es.
JAN - MAR 1972

3rd Bde Readiness To Be
Tested Next 18 Months
More than 3,500 Georgia Army National Gua rd sme n are being called on for s pecial duty as part of an ISstate Test and Evaluation Program.
Major General Joel B. Paris III , .Adjutant General of Georgia, said "the program will test a new concept of Reserve Components' Mobi lization Readiness."
The readiness tests will require Guardsmen to spend additional time away from their employment and families. Governor Jimmy Carter has requested the cooperation of all State Department heads , and other employers of these Guardsmen, in releasing Georgia's citizen-soldiers from work to go to Fort St ewart where the exercises will be conducted periodically during the next 18 months .
Guardsmen involved are members of the T hird Brigade, 30th Infantry Divi s ion, commanded by Colone l James E. Preston, Jr. of Macon.
While key offic ers and enlisted men have been on extra duty for several weeks, the firs t massive test involving a ll 3.500 Guardsmen of the Brigade takes place at Fort Stewart 7-9 April 1972 .
" T he purpose of the program," Ge neral Paris said, "is to increase the value and readine ss of the Army National Guard by testing ways to reduce Reserve Component Post-mobilization training and deployment time .''
Seventeen other s tates will be tes ting this concept and two others:
(1) Use of Reserve Component Units to round out Active Army Divi s ions and (2) us e of Reserve Component Units to a ugment Active Army Divisions .
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guard's defense role increa~es
Reserve Forces Must Be

Combat Ready

Laird

(Condensed from AF Times)
The Air National Guard and the Air Force Reserve will be beefed up substantially and play a much more important role in the nation's overall Defense picture, according to Defense Secretary Melvin Laird in a recent Air Force Times article. He also declared that Reserve Forces units of all the services will become truly combat-ready.
Laird said that he has a series of new personnel benefits lined up to attract people to the Reserve Forces, but added that he would "phase them in" only as needed.
Military pay received considerable attention as Laird elaborated on the many pay raises in recent years. When the next pay raise gees in to effect, basic military pay will have been raised 125 per cent since FY-1964, he said.
Personnel strength in all Reserve Forces has slumped recently, but Laird hopes recent pay raises and intensified recruitment will reverse the trend. If not, the Defense Department head said he will ask Congress this spring for authority to give reserves enlistment bonuses. If the bonus does not attract sufficient manpower, he may ask Congress to give Reservists the Servicemen's Group Life Insurance that active duty members enjoy.
Laird said that DOD may endorse proposals to improve Guard and Reserve retirement programs. One plan would allow retirement at age 55, rather than the current age 60, for Reservists with 25 years creditable service.
Another step Laird is considering would let members with at least 20 years of Reserve service elect, at age 50, a lump sum payment or a reduced annuity. But, according to the AF Times article, there was no indication the Secretary plans action on these retirement changes this year.
Laird noted that Defense officials for years have talJ.<:ed about "achieving a true combat-ready status" for the Reserve Forces, but they have only "scratched the surface" in using the Guard and Reserves in strategy planning.
The new FY-1973 Defense budget boosts Guard and Reserve funding by 600 million dollars, and during that year the two components will receive more equipment than in any single year in our history, Laird stated.
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Incentive and
Morale Flights
Take Guardsmen It
El Paso and Vegas
A program to airlift Army and Air Guard personnel on ANG training flights has recently been instituted'. These incentive and morale'' flights are set up to encourage Guardsmen to re-enlist in the National Guard and to generate an increased feeling of pride in belonging to the Guard.
Destinati9ns of flights are selected on the basis of passenger appeal, seasonal interest, resort attractions, and within the limits of a maximum 12-hour flight radius.
Each of Georgia's two military airlift groups will schedule one incentive-training flight per quar ter.
The first flight left Dobbins AFB, Marietta, ~n 10 March with 14 passengers aboard. The flight was bound for El Paso, Texas. The C-124 aircraft also made an intermediate stop in Savannah to pick up additional passengers. The flight returned the following Sun day.
According to Maj. Mike Chapman, Recruiting and Retention Officer, GaARNG, the first flight was ve~y successful considering the short notice given on the announcement of the flight.
In the planning stage now are flights to Las Vegas, Nevada on 21 April and 25' June. With the interest generated by the first flight, these two upcoming excursions may prove to be a "stand ing room only" situation.
THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN

Bob Hope introduces then Capt. Hawkins as his Navigator in Atlanta in 1964. As navigator, Maj. Hawkins helped guide Hope and his troup on a Christmas tour of the Mediterranean.

nne Sand ler

Recei ves
Commendation
Mrs. Anne Sandler, Personnel Assistant in the Technician Personnel Office Hq GaARNG, received a commendation certificate recently from the Departments of the Army and Air Force for her work as National Guard Technician.
She is the first woman technician in the GaARNG to receive this award. The commendation reads, " ...in recognition of Special Achieveme nt as a ational Guard Technician.''
The award was a result of a recommendation by Col. Paul lnnecken, Technician Personnel Officer, for an in-grade quality pay increase. After local and national boards examined Mrs. Sandler's qualifications and achievements, she not only received the increase but also the award.
Mrs . Sandler said that she was very proud of the certificate and that she hoped it would be an incentive to other female technicians in the GaARNG.

Major Herbert C. Hawkins, Jr., a member of the 128th Military Airlift Squadron GaANG, died 19 March 1n Roswell.
Major Hawkins was the first qualified navigator in the GaANG when it converted to its transport mission in 1961. He was a Senior Navigator and also a Flight Examiner Navigator and the Asst. Chief Navigator in his unit. His awards include the Georgia National Guard Service Medal, Presidential Unit Citation, Viet Nam Service Medal, Air Force Longevity Medal and the Armed Forces Reserve Medal.
A native of Cumming, Ga., Maj. Hawkins was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the USAF in 1955 and joined the ANG in 1961. While on active duty he flew aboard KC-97 tankers.
Maj. Hawkins was owner and operator of a farm supply company in Roswell.
Major General Francis S. Greenlief, former Army National Guard director, became the new Chief of the National Guard Bureau in September. He succeeded Major General Winston P. Wilson who retired. The new Chief served in Europe during World War II. He wears the Silver Star, Croix de Guerre, Combat Infantry Badge and Purple Heart with three Oak Leaf Clusters. The General was replaced as Army Guard Director by Major General LaVern E. Weber, former
Oklahoma Adjutant General.

JAN - MAR 1972

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CW4 ENGLISH (RT. CTR.) REC EIVES THE COMMENDATION LETTE R FROM LT. COL. HICKMA N (RT . ). LO OK I NG ON ARE MRS. AV I S DUENAS AN D SGT.
RONAL D EDWAR DS OF THE STAT E MAINTENANCE OF FICE .
CW4 English Receives Commendation
A letter of commendation was given recently to CW4 Jessie C. English, Organizational Maintenance Officer GaARNG, by Lt. Col. Robert H. Hickman, State Maintenance Officer.
Mr. English has the overall responsibility of seeing that all of t he more than 3400 pieces of equipment are calibrated during the calibration cycle. To further aid in this task, he also helped in setting up a calibration shop in the Combined Maintenance Support Shop. The equipment tested ranged from multimeters and micrometers to radar oscilloscopes.
A twenty-four year veteran of the GaARNG, Mr. Eng li sh is t he Technical Advisor to all of the State's OMS shops.

(Top) Students enter the huge C- 124 after b ei ng informed of flight p ro cedures. ( Bottom) With seat belt s buck I ed, th e Cadets awa i t take- off.

116th HOSTS CADETS

~~ -A.<"~ ,, I'D I.IICE A 105lEAT Sl~ SA~ OF S.A.L."TeD PEANUTS .' "
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Cartoon by Mike Smith in the Fort Bragg, N.C. The Bat Sheet, 30lst ASA Bn (Airborne).

Sixty-one s tud e nt s from the Georg i a 32 nd Air Force Junior ROTC Gro up at Fores t P a rk Senior High School boarded one of t he 11 6th MAG ' s C- 1 24 a ircraft for an hour l ong orientation flig ht around Atlanta. After the fligh t , t he s tu de nt s viewed a film on t he Air National Guard and received a briefing from Col. Gle nn H. He rd, Com mander of the 116th. Assisting in t he orientation was Lt. Col. V. A. Owens, Deput y Commanda nt of the Fores t Park AF ]ROTC unit.
TH E GEORGIA GUARDSM AN

Members and guests register far the conference and ore
informed of the various activities offered during the twoday meeting.

In the Saturday afternoon session, members Ii sten attentively to the witty remarks of Gen. Hershey.

Talmadge, Carter & Hershey Highlight

24th Annual NGA Conference

More than 500 officers were pre s ent in the Macon

Hilton a s Col. Ben Kersey convened the 24th Annual

Conference of the ational Guard Assoc iation of Geor-

gia 25 March. Highlighting the confere nc e were ad-

dresses by Sen. Herman Talmadge, Gov . Jimmy Carter,

Ge n. Lewis B. Hershey. Maj. Gen. Francis S. Green-

lief, Maj. Gen. Joel B. Paris, III, and Maj. Gen. Hal

D. Mc Cown.

During the evening banquet attended by some 750

Guardsmen a nd guests , Georgia's senior Senator ,

IIerman Talmadge, spoke in grave terms of America's

defense picture. He said, "The deterioration of the

military has been taking place too long."

The Senator added that he hoped the U.S. had

learned its lesson fr om Viet Nam and will stop trying

to be the world' s "banker, Santa Claus and policeman!"

"If we do have t o get invol ved in a conflict to pro-

tect our own interes t s," he continued, "I hope we wiii

fight to win ."

(Continued on Next Page)

Sen. Talmadge addresses the gathering at the evening ban-
quet. Seated to his right is Col. Ben Kersey, President of the ~GA of Go .

~MI sta ff and graduates check i n at a sp eci ol regi strotion
sk manned by Pat Wares. Capt. Billy Steele is signing in and behind him is !Lt. Will iam Watts.
JAN - MAR 1972

The !16th Army Bond provided entertainment in the lobby of the Macon Hi Iton on Saturday. Directing the band is
CWO Morvin Miller.
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Maj . Gen. Greenlief greets Governor Corte r and hi s w ife, Ro s ol ynn.

Members of the I 16th Army Bond g i ve it th e ir best in pla yi ng so me of the mode rn sounds for th e ev en ing banquet on
Saturday.

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(Above) Gen. Hershey relates one of his many humorou s stor ies to Go ve rnor and Mrs. Corte r a nd to Maj . Gen . a nd
Mr s. Por i s aft e r the Saturday aft e rnoon meeting . (Belo w) Ge n. Paris tells members of his e xpec tatio ns and
goals for the Ga. ARNG and ANG .
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SPEAKERS EMPHASIZE
GUARD READINESS
(Co nference continu e d )
Gov. Cart e r , Ge n. He rs hey a nd Ge n. Gree nl i ef spoke a t the Saturday afternoon session of t he conference. T he Gove rnor expressed his continued a nd incre as ing s upport o f the National Guard of Georgia. He said he would "elimina te to the highest degree" a ny political influe nces on decisions concerning the Guard.
In his presentation to th e conference, Gen. Hershey, P res. Nixon' s special advisor on manpower and former head of t he U.S. Se l ective Service, said "You could never have e nough profess ional soldiers to defend this c ountry . " T he 78-year-old mi litary ve t eran added , however , tha t he was a n optimist and he believes that Ame ri ca wi ll solve its problems.
The Chief of the National Guard Bureau, Gen. Gre enlief , said , " T he Army a nd Air National Gua rd are ide nt ifi ed in cont inge ncy p l ans to meet the world-wide threat. We a r e de p e nde d on t o meet req ui rement s neve r be fore as ked of our reserve forces."
Ge n. Paris a nd Ge n. McCown a ddr essed the confere nce a t the Sunday session. " I want to see the Na tiona l Guard agai n become t he ce nte r of community ac ti vi t ies," said the Adjutant General. Foc using oo th e Gua rd's ma nnin g leve l s, he added, " At the prese nt time we a re in good s hape, but we mus t not relax and yo u peopl e mus t continue to recruit."
Gen. McCown, Deputy CG Reserve Forces 3rd U .S. Ar my, said "One of t he most crucial things we are hav i ng to do is to drasticall y reduce the size of our ac ti ve forces a nd t urn more attention to t he Nationa l Gua rd and R eserves. With the phase-down in Viet Na ro , we ca n no longer afford the large active fo rce s we once had . Yet at t he same time we mus t be prepared to ex pa nd rapidly to me et our committment s."
TH E GEORGIA GUARDSMAN

With th e lively sound of the !16th Army Ban d, couples danced an into the small hours of the morning.

Wives gather for a luncheon while. the men attend committee meetings.

BUS IN ESS FOR GUARDSMEN .. ENT ER TAINMENT FOR EVERYONE

orne activi tie s took place before the conference convened. A senior officers' conference with a briefing by Gen. Paris was held on Friday and on Saturday morning a Technicians meeting was called.
For Saturday evening's entertainment, a reception and banquet were held to highlight the social activi ties . ~!embers of Decatur's 116th Army Band, directed by
WO Marvin K. Miller, played for an hour prior to the convention and later until the wee hours of Sunday morning while members and guests listened and danced to their lively sound. A Barbershop Quartet was also on hand to sing old favorites and received much applause for their smooth style and vocal expertise.
There were plenty of activities for the wives during the conference. A tour of Macon's historical sites was scheduled on Saturday with other informal gatherings he ld throug hout the two-day conference.
On Sunday morning, committee chairmen s ubmitted their reports. The Legislative committee reported that a bill to allow income from National Guard sources to be exempt from State tax had not been acted upon by the General Assembly and a bill that would give free license tags to Guardsmen never materialized.
Resolutions to increase the Secretary-treasurer's pay and to set Atlanta as the site of the' next conference were adopted.
Three additional directors were nominated for appointment in accordance with a change in the by-laws. Another change in the by-laws also made it possible for Col. Ben Kersey to retain the gave l as President until the next annual conference in 1973.
JAN - MAR 1972

(Above) Far the ladies, a tour of the scenic and historical sites of Macon was orgoni zed for Saturday afternoon.
(Below) After a delicious meal, members and guests listen to the words of Georgia's senior Senator, Hermon Talmadge.
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Year-Round Recreation A rea Available
complete outdoor facilities

Would you like a place where you could go boating, camping picnic ki ng water skiing or just lie in the sun or shade? If your answer is yes, t he~

maybe you ought to try the Georgia National Guard's Minuteman Recre.

ation Area at Lake Allatoona. Any Georgia Guardsman, his famil y or

employees of the NG are eligible to use the facilities.
Membership in the recreation area is $10 per year and the fa cili ty is

open year round. The camping area has electricity and water a vailable

and the cost there is one dollar a day.

The recreation area has a clubhouse , b eac h and swimming area, boat

dock, bath house and concrete picnic tables.

The Adjutant General, Maj. Gen. Paris, is anxious to see thos e eligible

take advantage of the facilities .

Those interested in obtaining membership may contact Lt. Col. Charles

D . Simpson, C hief of Maintenance, GaANG, Dobbins AFB, Mari e tta
30060; or Maj. William L. Sawyer, Asst. Technician Personnel O ffi ce r

959 E. Confederate Ave., Atlanta 30316.

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ARNG Summer Training Schedule

DATES

UNIT

STATION

10 Jun- 24 Jun

265th Engr Gp w/attached units; 122d Spt Ctr; 116th Army Band; !18th Arty Gp w/ attached unit s

Ft. Stewart, Georgia

11 Jun- 25 Jun

HHD (-) GaARNG; !38th Med Ft. Stewart,

Co; 75th Engr Det; 124th

Georgia

PI Det; 1148th Trans Co;

170th MP Bn w/ attached

unit s; 176th MP Bn

w/ attached units; 166th

Lt Equip Maint Co

25 Jun- 9 Jul !80th Sig Co

Ft. Gordon, Georgia

1 Jul - 15 Jul Co A 1st Bn 12 1st Infantr y

1 Jul - 16 Jul

1st Bn 108th Armor; (2 jul) 3d Bde 30th Inf Di v (M) w/ atta c h e d units minus the following unit s: 1st Bn 108th Armor, Co A 1st Bn 121st Inf, Trp C 1st Sqdn 196th Cav

Ft. Stewart, Georgia
Ft. Stewart, Georgia

5 Aug - 19 Aug 158th Avn Co (SA) Trp C 1st Sqdn 196 Cav

Travis Field, Savannah Ft. Bragg, N. C.

6 Aug - 20 Aug GMI

Georgia Military College, Mill edgeville

12 Aug - 26 Aug Alt Cmd Sec, HHD, GaARNG; Travis Field,

HHC 151st Avn Bn

Savannah

1140th Trans Co

Hunt e r Arm y Airfi eld,

Savannah

13 Aug - 27 Aug HHD llOth Maint Bn; 164th Hv Equip Maint Co; 165th (Hv Mtn Sup Co; 277th Maint Co

Ft. Ste wart, Georgia

19 Aug - 2 Sep 15 9th Avn Co (SA)

Travis Field, Savannah

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The Mi nut em on Recreation Area is on ideal place to enjoy the outdoors with
your family and friends.
Patrons at on outing at the recreation oreo find cool, comfort obi e surroundings beneath the bea utif ul pine trees.
THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN

BG P erkins congratulate s Colonel Summ erell aft er pres enti ng him with
the DSM of Go.
COL. SUMMERELL RETIRES
Ret ireme nt c eremonies for Col. Willia m F. Summe re ll we r e he ld in Marc h in Savann a h. His retirement ended a milit ary career which began with his e nlis tment in the Army Re serve in 194 0 . He was promoted to Brig. General upon re tirement.
During these ceremonies, Gen. ummere ll , was presented the Georgia Distinctive Se rvic e Medal
by Brig. Gen. C l eve land J. Perkins,
Assistant AG for Air . He was cited for exceptionally meritorious ac hiev ement in the performance of outs tanding service to the GaA G as Commander of the 165th Military Airlift Group from 7 Ma y 1963 to 5 February 1972 .
Gen. S umme r e ll was a fi g hte r pi lot in E urope during WW II . He served in the GaANG from February 1947 to March 1948 and from Sept em be r 195 3 to his retirement date .
Special guests for the ce remonie s included BG Perkins, repres e nting the AG of Ga; BG Charle s S . Thompson, C hie f of Staff ; BG Homer R. F l ynn , Dep . Chief of Staff; Col. Les Goebel, Dep . for ANG Affairs for 21st Air Force ; and many of Ge n. Summe rell' s frie nds a nd fa mil y.
Ge n. Summerell is an Agency Mana ger for the Prudential Ins urance Company in Savannah.
JAN - MAR 1972

PROMOTIONS

ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
LT COLONEL
COOK, James M. RAINER, John R. Jr. MAJOR

AIR NATIONAL GUARD
COLONEL
PETIT, James W. Jr. DUNCAN , Lyman C. J r. LT COLONEL

BEASLEY, Walter G. DUNAWAY, James L. HAGIN , James D. RAY, Dudley C. YOUNG , James R. Jr.
CAPTAIN
AVERILL, George E. BEDINGFIELD, Larry W. BONE, Norman F. BRICKER, William J . CANDLER, JohnS. Jr. EVANS, Evonder D. GREEN, Earnest HICKS, Kirby L. LAWLER, Samuel R. Jr. LLOYD, Carl E. PITTS, Robert L. RAY , Derrell W. RIGGS, Richard F. SHEFFIELD, Simon J. Jr. TYSON, Clelland A. WALLIS, George A.
I ST Ll EUT EN ANT
DANIELL, John A. DODSON, Donald R. DUNN, John S. GIRARDIN, Louis E. LEATHERS, Robert T. MATHIS, Jul ius E. SKILES, Raymond W.
CW4
SMITH, George W. SUMMERS, ldos SUMNER, Joseph R.
CW2
BACON , Thomas H.
HANP

JONES, Will iam B. DOT SON, Al bertS. MO ZLEY, Thoma s H.
DOOLEY, Jam e s A. RICHARDS, Kenn eth L. MANDEL, Alan J. FINISON , George W. HORNER, Morv in E.
CAPTAIN
CHADWICK, Nancy E. LONG, Beodie F. NEWBOURNE, Thomas W.
1ST LIEUTENANT
HENDERSON, Devaul L. Jr. NIX, Franklin R. PALMER, Jesse C. Ill RICHMOND, James E. SCOTT, Walker W. Jr. SCHULLER, Alb e rt F. Jr. SLOAN, Henry C. II WITCHER, Robert P. BELSON, Murvole 0 . Jr. HIGGINS, Corey T. HOLT, Lake B. Ill WALL, Ben B. DUAY, Gory M.
CW4
KING, Sanders J. Jr. (All the promot io ns listed hove received Federal recognition.)
GM I Deadlin e
Applicat ions for a dmiss ion to the Ge orgia Mili t a ry In s titute ' s class n umber 12 mus t be s ubmitted prior to 15 May 1972. Informa t ion on entrance re qui re me nt s a nd pr e paration of a pplications is cont ai ned lll GaP AM 3 51- 6 da t ed 1 May 1970.
The applications must be sent to the CommandaQt , Georg i a Milit ary Ins titute (OCS), P~ s t Office Box D , Milledgeville, Georgia 3 1061.
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The 30th Infantry Divi sion Associa-

tion, Veterans of World War I and U

will hold their 26th annual reunio

and convention at the Marriott Hotet

Philadelphia, P a., 11-13 July 197i

For additional information and reser.

vations, write to Col. Saul Sol ow

(ret.), Sec-Treas., 30th Inf antry Divi.

sion Assoc., 42 P arkway Drive

Syosset, N. Y. 11791.

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Awards presentations made at Ft. McPherson with Sp4 ManIey (right), P FC Powell (r. center), Mr. Jack Spald ing and Lt. Gen. Connor present. (1st Sgt
Bolding not pictured)

Cf're~entea
tt .qJourna L , o4chieuement
o4wara
Six Reserve Forces soldiers were each given the annual ATLANTA JOURNAL Army Achievement Award at a rec e nt ceremony at Patton Hall, Hq , Third U.S. Army, Ft. McPherson, Ga. Three of the recipients are Georgia Army National Guardsmen.
The presentation of the medallions was made by Mr . Jack Spalding, the editor of the ATLANTA JOURNAL. Lt. Gen . Albert 0. Connor, Third U.S. Army commanding general, then offered his congratulations.
Instituted in 1964, the awards are pres e nted each year to enlisted members of the 8lst Army Reserve Comma nd and ARNG units in Georgia who are nominated by their unit commanders as having demonstrated the highest qualities of leadership among individuals in their grade categories.
The three Army Guardsmen rec e iving the awards were 1st Sgt. Joseph S. Bolding, I 66th Light Maintenance Company, Atlanta; Sp4 E dwin Manley, Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 176th Military Police Battalion, Forsyth ; and PFC Lester M. Powell , Service Battalion, 214th Artillery, Washington.
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Col. Samuel T. Deloach, (rt.), repr&senting the Adjutant General of Ga., receives the certifi cote from L t. Col. Edmund J. Kennedy, U.S . Army Infantry School, Chief, ROTC Affairs.
GMI Lauded Fo r
Academic Excellenc e
The U.S. Army Infantry School awards a Certificate of Acade mic Exce llence annually to the Na tional Guard State Officer Candi date School in each CONUS Ar my Area which excells in the prese n tation of those military s ub jects prepared and furnished by the Infantry School in support of t he OCS program.
Georgia Military Institute, Geor gia' s State Officer Candidate School has been notified that it has captured the Award in Third U.S. Army Area for the school year 1970-71 with an academic ave rage of 88.68%.
THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN

LTC Hamilton New t6Sth M AG Cmdr

The command of the !65th Military Airlift Group, Georgia Air
ational Guard was transferred hom Colonel William F. Summerell to Lt. Colonel Phillips D. Hamilton at ceremonies in Savannah on
6 February.
Colonel Hamilton IS a native Georgian a nd attended Savannah High Sc hool and Armstrong State College . He is a veteran of World far 11, serving in the Navy in the
orth Atlantic, Africa, and the Mediterranean. He applied for Flight Training and graduated as a pilot from the Navy Flight Sc hool.
One of the original members of tbe Georgia Air National Guard, Colonel Hamilton joined the organization in October 1946 . He was recalled to active duty in 1950 and flew combat missions over North Korea. During this tour he was stationed at George AFB, California, later at Misawa AB, Japan and at Taegu AB, Korea. He also served as USAF Advisor to the Sixteenth Corps, U.S. Army, while stationed in Korea.
After his return from active duty in 1953, he won the 116th Fighter Wing Tactical Pilot Award for the years 1953, 1954, 1955 . He holds the added distinction of being the first Georgia Air Guardsman to fly a jet fighter (June 1948) and he is also one of the original member s of the Savannah Air Guard Unit (1946).
Colonel Hamilton holds the USAF rating of Command Pilot and has over 10,000 flying hours in military aircraft and 8,000 fl ying hours in civilian aircraft . He is also president of Coastal Airservice, Inc.
JAN - MAR 1972

BG C. J. Perkins, Jr., Asst. AG for Air, (left), Lt. Col. Phillips D. Hamilton, (center), and BG (Ret.) (then Col.) William F. Summerell, Commander !65th MAG, display the trophy presented by Maj. Gen. Roland Y. Campbell, Com-
mander of the 21st Air Force.
165th MAG Wins Air Reserve Forces Award
Savannah's I 65 th Military Airlift Group, Ga ANG, has won the Twenty-First Air Force Air Reserve Forces Award for Operational Excellence. This award is presented by the 21st AF each year to the unit which dis plays the highest degree of readiness , progression and achievement.
The I 65fh, which is based at the Savannah Municipal Airport, was selected as the recipient of this award on the bas is of the annual Operational Readiness Inspection conducted in December 1971. The group passed the ins pection with one of the highest ratings ever awarded to an Air Reserve Forces unit or an active Air Force unit.
The award is a trophy donated by Brig. Gen. Daniel DeBrier , USAF Reserve (Ret.). It IS a large silver bowl on a black lacquered base.
First organized as a fighter unit in October, 1946, the ! 65 th Military Airlift Group is now equipped with C-124 Globemaster aircraft and airlifts cargo and pas sengers to all parts of the globe. It has been performing these missions since 1962, when it converted from the fighter mission.

Prese nt for the Change of Command ceremonies were Brigadier General Cleveland J. Perkins, Assistant Adjutant General of Georgia for Air; Brigadier Ge neral Homer R . Flynn, Deputy Chief of Staff for Air; Major General Charles S. Thompson, Jr., Commander, 11 6th Military Airlift Wing; and other members of the State Staff.

Lt. Col. Phillips D. Hamilton
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Col. Moor RetiresFormer Selective Service CO

CSM Pitts and his wife, Zelda, display the trophy given him by fellow Guardsmen. The inscription reads: ''In recognition of thirty-six years of outstanding service in Georgia Ar;,y National Guard from officers and men of 2nd Battalion
M-121 st Infantry.''
CSM PITTS RETIRES
AFTER 36 YEARS SERVICE
The Georgia Army National Guard's Command Sergeant Major Cecil B. Pitts, a life-long resident of Albany, retired from the Guard in February, 1972 after 36 years of service.
CSM Pitts was a member of the Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 121st Infantry in Albany, and orginally joined the hometown unit February 8, 1928.
He and his wife, Zelda, have four sons. Three are members of the Georgia National Guard and the fourth is an Air Force veteran.
CSM Pitts has been employed by the U.S. Postal Service in Albany since April, 1940 .
A surprise party honoring him for his service to the Guard was held for this long -time Guardsman on 28 January 1972 in Albany. Many of his form er company and . battalion commanders were there to salute his service to the Guard.
He was presented a trophy from his fellow Guardsmen f~r service to his unit , the Georgia National G uard, and h~s country.
In a letter to CSM Pitts, Major Gen . Joel B. Paris, III, the Adjutant General, told him, "Your untiring , selfless efforts over the years are a tribute to your character. You are an inspiration to all of the untold number of men you have persuaded to enlist."
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Colonel Ralph C. Moor, fo rmer Commander of the Selecti ve Service section, Hq and Hq Det. GaARNG , was transferred to the State retired list effective 31 January 1972. He is the Deput} Director, State Merit Sys tem, Personnel Administration.
He began his military service in 1940 and during WW IT he was with Gen. Douglas MacArthur's Headquarters.
Between 1948 and 1951, Gen. Moor was Dean of South Georgia Co lleg e and Professor of Econolfl ics. He has also been secretary to Senators Walter F. George ani Richard B. Russell. From Mal 1954 to Jun e 1955, he was tht Director of th e Selecti ve Servict System of Georgia.
Before being appo inted Dep. Director of the Stat e Merit Systt"" he was Executive Secretary, Statt Merit System and secretary to tht Chancellor, University Sys tem 0 Georgia.
Gen Moor is a graduate of Geor gia Tech, Geo rgia State Colle_ and George Washington Univer 1 where he rflceiv ed his t\l.A. " Government with a major irz Publ Personnel Administration.
THE GEORGI A GUARD

Petit and Duncan Pin On Eagles

Colonel Petit, a native of avannah, first went into the military service in 1942 , joining the Army Air Corps . After graduating from Cadet Training School , Class 44 B, he was assigned to the training c ommand in Hondo, Texas where he fl e w student navigators over the country in C-4 7' s a nd T-7' s. J ust before the end of World War II, C olonel Petit fl ew the B- 24 Liberator bomb er.
Aft er the war, the Georgia Institut e of Technology offered Petit a football sc holarship. He accepted, and distinguis hed himelf as a member of the outstanding T ec h teams of the lat e 1940's. In 1946 as a halfback , he battled t. Mar y 's of California in the Oil Bowl (now the Bluebonn e t Bowl ) and in 1947 fought Kansas in the Orange Bowl. The Tech teams won both.
In 19 50, Petit was recalled to active duty at the outbreak of the Korean War, assigned to the 128th Fighter Interceptor Squadron and ent to Alexandria AFB, Louisiana . Shortly thereaft er he was transferred to T oule Rosier, Franc e , flying administrative flights for the Personnel Services ection. After another tour of duty in Germany, Petit was released from active service .
He re turned to the Georgia Air Guard i n 1953, served in various command pos1t1on s, and most re cently was the Deputy Commander for Materiel in the 116th Military Airlift Wing at Dobbins before accept ing the s taff position at rate Headquarters.
Colonel Petit's civilian employme nt is with Akers Motor Lines , Inc. a s a regional sale s manager.
He a nd hi s wife, Joyce , have five children, and reside on ArchWood Drive in Atlanta.
JAN - MAR 1972

Two veteran Air National Guard officers ass igned to State Headquarters

have received Senate confirmation of federal recognition and have been

promoted to the rank of Colonel, effective September 30, 1971. The two

new colonels, James W. Petit and Lyman C. Duncan, have given nearl y

thirty years service to the St ate and Nation. Colonel Petit is currently

serving on the Logistics Staff at State Headquarters; Colonel Duncan is

Staff Personnel Officer.

Colonel Duncan, an Atlantan,

attended Boys High School there

and went on to further his educa-

tion at the University of Georgia

where he received a B. A. degree

in Business Adminis tration . Later

he earned a Masters degree in

Industrial Management from Geor-

gia Tech.

Colone l Duncan first went into

service as a fl yi ng cadet , joining

in 1943. During World War II, he

was a B-17 combat pilot , flying 51

missions from Italy . Upon his

return to Atlanta he joined the Air

Force Reserve.

In January, 1951, Col. Duncan

joined the Georgia Air Guard's

Col. Lyman C. Duncan

154th Aircraft Control and Warning Group which was activated for the

Korean War and sent to Sewart

AFB, Tenn. While stationed at

Sewart, Duncan served as Director

of Personnel and Administration.

Released from active duty , June,

1952, Colonel Duncan returned to

Dobbins as Personnel Services

Officer for the Air Base Group,

one of many commands in which

his ex..,erience a nd abilities were

of vital use in the Air Guard.

During s ubsequent years he served

as Group Personnel Officer , Wing

Air Inspector, Statistical Services

Officer, Wing Management Analysis

Officer, Wing Comptroller, and

Wing Director of P e rsonnel before

his transfer in September, 1971 to

Sta te Headquarters in Atlanta.

There he is assigned aS Staff

Col. James W. Petit

Personnel Officer. Colonel Duncan and his wife,

June, have three children . They make their home on Hartland Drive

in Decatur.

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RETIREMENTS

NAME

ORGANIZATION

RETIRED RANK

IRWIN, CLARENCE B. , JR. MOOR, RALPH C. COLEMAN, SHEFTALL B. PURDY, ANTHONY B. BROWN , JULIAN T., JR.
DARDEN, GEORGE W. FORSTER, FRED D. GIST, HERMAN 0 . ROGERS, EU GENE G. BLANDFORD, JOSEPH R. WAY , RAMSEY T . WATKINS, JOSEPH R. HALL , HOWARD M. SPARKS, RALPH T. DASHER , LAWTON C. SNEED, ROBERT A. SHU MAN , CHARLES M. BLACKBURN , GEORGE W.

HQ & HQ DET , GA ARNG HQ & HQ DET , GA ARNG 158TH MAS 165TH CONS. AMS HQ , 1ST BN 214TH ARTY
HQ , 3D BDE 30TH INF HQ , 170TH MP BN HQ, 170TH MP BN HQ , 1ST BN 108TH AR HQ, 878TH ENGR BN HQ, 1ST BN (M} 121ST INF HQ, 170TH MP BN HQ, 1ST BN (M) 121ST INF HQ , 2D BN 214TH ARTY HQ & HQ DET, GA ARNG HQ & CO A (- ) 110TH MAl NT BN 164TH HV EQUIP MAINT CO HHB , 2D BN 214TH ART Y

BAXTER, JAMES T . ROBERSON , HOUSTON F . JO HNSON , J AMES H. DEFOO R , OT T O L . RAINES, GARRIS T . CRADDOCK, SCOT T C. KI R K PAT RI C K ; JEFF A . V I NSO N , GE O RG E T . BLAYLOCK , DON A LD M. DE RRISO, JESSIE L . HALL, MARION B. COLE , ST EVE C. SNO W, CH AR LES R. CA RTER , CHA R L ES T. SCHNEIDER, ADAM C. MUSIC , SANER E. BARBE!E , CORDIA A. APP LE, WILLIAM C. FOSK EY , MELV IN THOM PSO N , GU Y

TRP C (-) 1ST SQDN 196TH CAV 122ND SPT CTR (RAO) SV C B T RY 1ST FA BN 230T H ARTY HH C (PAR T ) 1ST BN 108TH ARMOR CO B (- DET 1) 2D BN (M) 121ST IN F CO B 1ST BN 108TH ARMOR CO B 1ST BN 108T H ARMOR DE T 1 HHC 1ST BN (M) 121ST INF CO A 1ST BN 108 T H ARMOR CO A(-) 878TH ENGR BN SVC B T RY 1ST BN 214TH ARTY 182N D MP CO CO A 1ST BN 108T H ARMOR CO B 1ST BN 108T H ARMOR CO B 1ST BN 108TH ARMOR HB 1ST FA BN 230TH ARTY HHC , 3D BDE 30TH I NF DIV (M) TRP C (-) 1ST SQDN 196TH CAV HH C, 3D BDE 30TH I NF DIV (M) CO 0 (-) 878TH ENGR BN

BG BG COL COL COL
COL COL LTC LTC L TC MAJ MAJ MAJ MAJ CW4 CW3 CW2 CW2
MSG MSG MSG 1SG 1SG PSG PSG PSG PSG PSG SFC SFC SSG SSG SSG SSG SP6 SP6 SP5 SP5

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Col. lrwi n Retires
After more than 30 ye ars s ervi ce Co lonel Clarence B. Irwin, Jr. , has retired from the Army National Guard and was promoted to bri ga. dier general (retired). He Com. manded the 265th Engineer Group in Atlanta until last July.
He was born in Durham,. N. C. and educated at Richmond Acad. emy, Augusta and The Citadel, Charl eston, S. C.
Gen. Irwin began his military service at Fort Jackson, S. C. in 1941 with the 34th lnf. R eg. , 8th ln f. Div. He served as com pany commander in Guadal canal, New Georgia and Philippine Camp aigns with the 27th lnf. Reg.
His awards and decorations include the Bronze Star, P urple Heart and Combat Infantry B adge.
Gen. Irwin, his wife, Florrie, and th eir four daughters l i ve on Ranier Falls Drive in northeast Atlanta.
BG Mc K en n a Re t u r n s
to Decatur Comman d
Brigadier General Andrew W. H. McKenna has been tra nsferred to Decatur as Commanding Gene ral of the 122nd S~pport Ce nter (Rear Area Ops). He was formerl y CG, Alternat~ Command Section , Hq and Hq Det, GaARNG.
The AG and State Director of C i vii Defense, MG Paris, made arrang e me nts through the office of CD Regi on Ill and the General Services Admi n i strotion for the acquisition of an NO H- 13K (Bell 47G) helicopter for De Kalb County CD. Declared excess p ro p erty from U.S. Customs Service in Mi a mi , the helicopter is on loan from the U.S. government. On 20 March the he li copt er was flown from Miami to DeK a lbPeachtree Airport in a GaANG C- 124 Globemaster of the 116th MA G. f rom Dobbins, AFB . (Far left) MG P aris and other officials inspect th e aircraft after delivery. (Left} Cl ark Harrison, De Kalb County Comm i ssi oner, accepts custody 'from Gen. P ori
THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN

Lovely LYNN BORDEN is co-starred in the "nature-strikes-back" terror-drama, FROGS, starring Ray Milland. Contrary to popular belief, the supporting cast for this movie (numbering in the thousands) was not recruited from the area around Ft. Stewart. However, it would be nice to came upon Miss Borden in the wilderness
whi Ie at Summer Camp.

DE PARTMENT OF THE ARMY OFFICE OF T HE ADJUTANT GENERAL P. 0. BOX 4839 ATLANTA, GEORGI A 30302
OFF ICI AL BUSINESS

POSTAGE AND F EES PA ID DEPARTMENT OF T HE A RMY

Pay Grade
0 -8 0 -7 0 -6 0 -5 0 -4 0 -3 0 -2 0-1
0 -3 0 -2 0 -1
W -4 W -3 W -2 W -1
E-9 E-8 E-7 E-6 E-5 E-4 E-3 E-2 E- 1

NEW MILITARY PAY RATES (FOR ONE UTA) Effective 1 Jan. 1972

2 or
less
60.57 50.32 37.30 29 .83 25 .16 23 .38 20.38 17 .69

Over
2
62.39 53.76 41 .00 35.05 30 .61 26 .13 22 .26 18 .42

Over 3
63 .88
43 .67 37 .45 32 .68 27 .92 26 .74 22 .26

Over
4
30.91 27 .63

Over
6
56.15
33 .26 32 .38 28 .21

Over
8

Over
10

Over
12

OFFICERS

68.64

59.42

71 .87

34.75 33.55

38 .61 37 .11 35 .35

40 .66 39 .21 37 .11

Over
14
62.39 45.15 43 .38 41 .00 38 .02

Over
16
74.85 68 .64 52.29 46 .63 42 .78

Over
18
78 .11 73 .35 5 4 .9 6 49 .31 43 .97

Over
20
81 .10 56 .15 50 .79

Over
22
8 4 .3 7 59 .42 52 .58

Over
26
6 4 .44

OFFICERS WITH MORE THAN 4 YEARS' ENLISTED SERVICE

30.91 27 .63 22 .26

32.38 28.21 23.77

33.55 29.10 24.66

35.35 30.61 25 .54

37 .11 31 .80 26 .44

38 .61 32.68 27 .63

23 .81 21 .65 18 .95 15 .79

25 .54 23 .48 20 .50 18.12

26 .13 23 .77 21 .10 19 .62

WARRANT OFFICERS

27 .32 24.06 22.26 20.50

28.52 25 .82 23 .48 21 .39

29 .70 27 .32 24.37 22 .26

31 .80 28 .21 25 .25 23.17

33 .26 29 .10 26.13 24.06

3 4 .4 5 29 .98 27 .04 24.95

35 .35 30.91 27 .92 25 .82

36.53 32 .09 28 .81 26 .74

37 .74 33 .26 29 .98

4 0 .66 3 4 .4 5

15 .85 13 .68 12 .02 11 .56 11 .12 10.69 '
9 .60'

17 .10 14.93 13 .08 12 .20 11 .73

17 .73 15.55 13.71 12 .91 12.19

18 .35 16.19 14.31 13 .92 12 .67

18.99 16 .81 15.25 14.47

ENLISTED

22 .70 19.59 17 .42 15.87

27 .05 23 .33 20 .21 18 .05 16.50

27 .67 23 .95 20 .85 18.99 17 .10

28.30 24.58 21 .79 19.59 17.42

28 .94 25 .21 22 .40 20 .21

29 .58 25 .81 23 .02 20 .53

30 .16 26 .45 23 .33

31 .76 28 .00 24 .89

3 4 .8 4 3 1.12 28 .00