The Georgia guardsman [Vol. 23, no. 3 (May-June 1973)]

lbe Anng Guard belongs.
be gou b
to those l\lho prepare for it. tare ot the tu arc
clong in the Guard.

A Message from Mai . Gen. Joel B. Paris,lll
My Fell ow Guardsmen: Our Nation's need for o strong National Guard and R eserves brings on o need for new and
better equipment for our units. R ecently the Georgia Army Guard's inventory has expanded to include the new "Gamma Go at'~ on all-terrain vehicle. The Georgia Air Guard also has received th e first three of its 18 F-100D Supersabre fighter aircraft. Although not in current production, the ta c t ical fighter is new to the Georgia Guard ond is still o highly effective aircraft.
Ne w equipment is arriving to replace that which is out-dated and worn out. These new vehicles, aircraft, and weapons will enable us to increase our efficiency in performing our expanding role in defending the United States.
When you are talking to prospective recruits, or ;ust discussing the Guard with your friends, don't forget to mention the great responsibility placed on us by the Defense Department. We in the Guard accept this challenge and ore proud to have this vital role in the defense of our country.
151ST AVIATIO N BATTALION IN FUND RAISING ROLE-- The men of Winder's 151st Aviation Battalion have been busy this spring participating in s everal fund raising activities. (Left) Sp6 Larry Wilburn helps out wi th the Easter Seals drive in Ap ril. ( Right) Capt. James R . Howard, Hq Company commander, pres~nts a check in May to Mrs. Pat Hardigree, a teacher at the Winder-Barrow Mental Retardation Center. which is hous ed in the Ri chard B. Russell Armory in Winder. The 950 dollars raised by the unit came from donations with a chance to win a boat, motor and trailer rig.
F-!OO'S ARRIVE AT DOBBINS-- Th e !28th T actical Fighter Squadron received its first three F -100 Supersobres on J un e 7 . Th e air craft were flown in from Arizona by pilots of the Arizona Ai r National Guard. T he !28th has been training in T-33's si nce December. (l eft) Lt. Col. Ben L . Patterson, Bo se Detachment Commander at Dobbins greets one of the Arizon a pilot s in the cockpit of hi s F-100 . ( Right) Commanders of the Air Guard un i ts at Dob bins talk with Copt. Jim F iorelli (i n fl igh t suit) . T he other men ore (1-r) Lt. Col. Tom Saffold, I 28th Squadron Com mander; Lt. Col. Bill Berry, ! 16th Fight er Group Commander; and Brig. Gen . B illy M. Jones, I 16th Toe Fighter Wing Comman der.

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Vhe {ieorgia {iuarJ3man
May - June 1973

Mrs. Wagner is swom in by Gen. Paris.
First Female Enlists
In Ga. Army Guard
The all-male enlisted ranks of the Georgia Army 'ational Guard opened May 17 to welcome the first female member in the State's history.
Mr . Gail Wagner of Lithonia, whose husband is al o a member of the Guard, was sworn-in by Major General Joel B. Paris, III, Adjutant General of Georgia, at 10 a.m. in his office on East Confederate A~enue , .E., Atlanta.
Mr . Wagner, 21, ha been married to p5 Robert D. Wagner for two and one-half years. They have no children . p5 Wagner and Gail live on Panola Road in Lithonia. He is a member of Atlanta's I66th Light Maintenance ompany and she will become a clerk in Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, Georgia Army ational Guard in Atlanta after her basic training at Ft. Me lellan, Alabama.
A ked about her enlistment and future training, Gail remarked, "Ac tuall y, they are hoping more women will join up so that we can all start basic training together." he added that her husband was "lukewarm" to the idea, "I guess I did it mostly out of curiosity, the challenge of being first at something. "
Mr . Wagner , an employee of Ellmans, will serve a three-year initial enlist!llent. he graduated from Lithonia High chool in 1969 and attended Georgia
uthern College. Her hu band is a 1970 graduate of eorgia Tech with a degree in electrical engineering and is employed by Fong's, Inc., the Ferrari dealer in Atlanta.
An uncle of Mrs. Wagner's is a first- ergeant in the Florida ational Guard. Sp5 Wagn e r' s father , ~he late Lieutenant Colonel Lewis D. Wagner, retired in 1961 from the Georgia Army Guard and once commanded the 1 9th Field Artillery Battalion in Atlanta.
MAY- JUNE 1973

HONORABLE JIMMY CARTER
GOVERNOR OF GEORGI A
MAl GEN JOEL B. PARIS, Ill
THE ADJUTANT GENERAL
COL DCJU(;LAS EMBRY (GANG, RET!
INFORMATION OFFICER
CAPT RUFUS R. BARBER, JR.
EDITOR
OUR COVER
A collage af Guard recruiting 51nd information brochures forms the cover of this issue of the GUARDSMAN. Increased emphasis on recruiting and retention has recently brought into the Ga. Army Guard its first female en Iistee. The first black female enlistee was also recently sworn into the Ga. Air Guard at Savannah. To kel!p Guardsmen in the Guard, new incentives have been instituted or are under study. Recently, Guardsmen were allowed full PX privileges during drills crod a re-enlistment bonus is presently being looked into by the DOD. The Nation's Governors' Conference recently endorsed an array of proposed new Federal enlistment/ re-enlistment incentives and suggested that the States consider various state- IeveI supplementary inducements such as educational assistance and tax rel i ef. In a portion of the Governors' policy statement, the Governors reaffirmed their "strong belief in the National Guard system as providing the most effective, economical and appropriate method of providing emergency military support to both the States and Nation.
A publication of the Department of Defense, Mil i tary Di visi on, State of Georgi a. Pub Ii shed in the interest of the Georgia National Guard and distributed free to members of the National Guard of Georgia. The "Guardsman uses AFPS material.

Capt. Clarence Hooker, officer-in-charge of the operation,
gives dir ections o ve r the PA system while Sp4 William A.
Sikes of Atlanta watches the "sharpshooters" progress.

A young s cout gets help from Sp4 Mike King of AtIonto.

''Ready on the right! Ready on the left! Commence

firing! ", shouted Capt. Clarence Hooker of the 11 Oth

Young Riflemen Receive

Maintenance Battalion. "Can we shoot at the coke cans instead?" a vo1ce

cried out.

Training From Guardsmen ' o, just the paper targets," replied another llOth Guardsman . "Aw, gee! He got to fire more times than I did? "

whined another of the group.

''Young ma n. please, don't point that weapon in my

face. Try to cock it while pointing toward the target. "

Capt. Hooker said while arching his back to avoid a

The Guardsman sup ervised 25 shooters and 25 loaders at
th e B- B rifle range.

misdirected mu zzle . The scene of this dialogue was a B-B rifle range
at the Bert Adams Boy Scout R eservation near Coving-

ton on Saturday, May 5. Four teen men of the Georgi a

Army Guard's llOth Maintenance Battalion in Atlanta

gave instruction in rifle safety and supervised the

rifle range for more than a thousand Boy Scouts

gathered for a local 'Camporee ".

Working closely with Scout leaders, the Guardsmen

set up an official B-B Rifle range with weapons ,

targets and safety handbooks furnish ed by th e Daisy-

Heddon Manufacturing Company. The Guardsmen also furni shed t wo water trailer

at two points on the reservation to satisfy the thirsts

of the hard-working Scouts.

The llOth, commanded by Lt. Col. Charlie

Ricketts , performs many communi ty action projects

each year. Their activities range from taking ex-

ceptional children to see the "Circu " to projects

s uch as this one at Covington.

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THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN

MP's Help Charity "Walk"

Forty military policemen and

several other Georgia Army

Guardsmen aided the Decatur

Kiwanis Club during the club's

annual DeKalb County Walk for

Mankind. In the "Walk", individ-

uals travel a prescribed route and

are paid money by their sponsors

for each mile walked. The money

then goes to Project Concern, an

international

medical I dental

relief program. The MP' s from the I 90th MP

Company 1n Atlanta worked at

various intersections and major

cro sing point$ on the walk

route. The MP's not only con-

trolled vehicle and pedestrian

traffic, but they also chatted with

th e walkers and encouraged them

to make it the entire distance. Mr. Ron Francisco of the

DeKalb chool System and member

of the Decatur Kiwanis praised

the work of the MP's . He said

that the coordinators in the ''Walk"

were very pleased with the professionalism shown by the Guards-

men and also the easy manner in

which they conducted their oper-

ations. ''I believe those of us who

helped coordinate the ''Walk" felt

a real sense of partnership with

the Guardsmen, and I believe we

have a greater understanding of

the Guard mission," Mr. Francisco

remarked . Mr. Francisco also

pointed out the tremendous co-

operation and help from CWO

James 0 . Yance y of the 170th MP Battalion. Mr. Yance y even drove

the ''Walk" route the wee!c before

to ascertain where the MP ' s would

be needed most.

The water carriers, provided

by the Army Gua rd , mov ing from

place to place on the route certainly made the going a little

bit easier for the walkers.

MAY JUNE 1973

MSgt. Tom O'Kelly, 122nd Support Center in Decatur, supervises the "watering" area for the thirsty travelers.
PFC D.avid Russell halts the traffic to let three determined ''walkers" cross at a busy intersection. The three girls are Margie Fox and Linda Colquit of Atlanta, and Diane Mass of Decatur.
Certificate of Commendation
Would you like to show appreciation to some individual who has helped the Georgia ational Guard in some outstanding way? 'Vell , now you have the chance. There has been established in the Georgia Guard The Adjutant General's Certificate of Commendation. The Certificate may be awarded to civilians , Guardsmen or to organizations. The support and assistance rendered to the Georgia National Guard by civilians , in industry and in private life cannot be overlooked. There are numerous examples of doctors, lawyers, ministers , local officials, news media and their personnel, and ma ny civic, rel igious and business organizations which provide valuable assistance to the Georgia Guard.
In a case where a Guardsman's oucstanding acts or services do not meet the requirements for decorations, commanders may award the Certificate. This also includes outstanding performa nce in the field of recruiting and retention.
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Students Ge t Dobbins Tour

Twelve students from Newnan High School's aerospace class and their teac her , Mr . Gerald Griffies, toured the Georgia Air National Guard facility at Dobbi!_ls AF B 10 Marietta on March 17,
1973. They were the guests of Lt.
Col. William M. Berry, Jr. , Commander, 116th Tactical Fighter Group , Ga ANG, who lives in Ne wnan . As an unexpected surpr ise, the s t ude nts met Apollo
omma nd er Col. Davi d R . Scott when he stopped at Dobbins for re fue ling.
The high points of the tour began with an inspection .of a T33 je t trainer and a pilot's briefing. The Air ational Guard at Dobbins has just converted from C-124 Globemaster transports to F-100 jet fighters.
Of particular interest to the students was the flight simulator. Several students were individually afforded an opportunity to sit in the mock cockpit and fly by instruments. Their course was simultaneously charted as they took off and flew around Atlanta.
After lunch in the mess hall, they were briefed by personnel of the Communica tions Squadron on navigation and flight control. lex t they climbed up th e seven s tory flight control tower to wat ch landings and take-offs.
They watched Commander cott land without anyone knowing \\ho he was until h d pl ane d tn his ellow Apollo flight suit.
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Newn an students talk to Apol lo Command e r, Col. Dav id R. Sco tt at Dobbins.

"M I "
Lt . Col. George E. Sm tth found himse lf quite busy re cently during the monthl y -ommanders call of the Air Guard' s 202d Electronics Installation Squadron.
ol. Smith, ommander of the Middle Georg ia unit, presented more than 90 service ribbons an d me dals to me mbers of his unit representing more th an 500 years of servt e .
The maj ority of the awards was the Air Reserve Forces Jeritor ious ~e rvi ce Ribbon. ' eventy-t ro personnel <ece ived tha t ribbon in the in formal ceremonies .
Eighteen personne I received the Georgia ational Guard Se rvice Medal for completion of ten year service .
T hree indi idua l s were cited for twenty years service. Receiving the App urtenance (Bronze Boar's Head) to the Georgia Na tional Guard Servi ce Medal we re C ISGT Dennis . T hompson , MSGT Wa llace Harris, and MSGT L ewi E. Seaton.
In presenting the awards to the 202 men , Col. mith commented that lo nge vity ribbo ns were the ribbo ns tha r he liked mo t o awa rd . "Th ese a ward , representing more than 500 years of ni ( e, in ciicate that thu,e me constd e r the Air Guard as a long te m a s o iation," he said.

MACON'S
202ND
"Money"
The taxpayers of Warner Robins, Georgia and Houston County have reason to thank the men of the 202nd Electronics Insta ll a tion Squadron, GaA G. According to Mr. Claude Lewi , Director of Recreation of th e city of Warner Robins , the unit has performed work which would have cost $40 ,000 .
Mr. L ewis cited the uni ts accomplis hments in a recent news release from the C ity of Wa rner Robins . Accomplishments by the 202nd includ ed work at the Johnny Hill Baseball Park where the men re loca ted several light poles , installed 66 new lights, relandscaped the e ntire park, installed new trans formers , and ins talled new wiring. At othe r recr eation fa cilities, the unit insta lled thre e n w bac ks tops, built a nd dona ted a meta l scorekeepers s tand , built and ins ta lled a baseball and footba ll s core board , and wired a nd installed a sound system . The unit has a lso perform ed wo rk for oth e r organiza ti on included th e ma n ufac turing a nd installation of a th irty- foot flagpole.
TH E GEORGI A GUARDSMAN

Engineers Work On Animal Shelter

(Top, Center, Bottom photos) Three Companies of the 560th teor down the buildings at Ft. Benning and remove the salvageable materials.

The 560th Engineer Battalion of the Georgia Ar my National Guard is assisting the Columbus, Ga. Metropolitan Animal Shelter in establishing a new shelter in the Columbus area.
T he materials to begin construction for the new building were donated by Ft. Dnnning , however, they were in the form of three old concrete block buildings. Members of Headquarters Company, Company A and Company C of the 560th demolished the three buildings and hauled the salvageable materials to the construction site .
These units are aiso assisting 10 work at the s ite before the actua l s tart of construction.
Commander of the 560th 1s Major Ben Penton. The three company commanders who are assisting in the project are Capt. Fred M. Clinkscales, 1st Lt. Raymond E . Grant , II, and lst Lt. James C. eaves, Jr. Project officer is Lt. Donald E . Taylor.

SCOUTS AT DOBBINS - On Sunday, May 20, 1973, II Boy Scouts from Troops 15, 9 and 18 of Cartersville visited the 116th Tactical Hospital at Dobbins Air Farce Base to undergo medical examinations in preparation for the Boy Scout Natio nal Jamboree at Ma rone State Park , Pennsylvani a, July 19 through August 13. While at Dobbins, they toured the I 16th Tactical Fighter Group facilities of the Geo rgia Air National Guard, dose! y looking over a T-33 Thunderbi ra and the F- 100 Super Sabre Flight Simulator. Several of the boys have attended previous national Scouting events and seven attended the Philmont Scout Ran ch in New Mexico lost year. Their Scout Masters ore Air Guardsman MSgt Ho wa rd M. Howell, and former Army Guardsman W. E. Atkin s.

MAY- JUNE 1973

5

"HIKE-BIKE" PROGRAM AIDED BY GUARDSMEN

More .than 300 persons participated in the Baldwin County ''Hike-Bike" in Milledgeville early in May and two Guardsmen from that city's Support Company, 1/ 121 Infantry, did their part to make it a success.
Staff Sergeant William R. Snow, Milledgeville, and Specialist 4 Charles Linch, Eatonton, drove two 2~ ton trucks to pick up stragglers in the "Hike-Bike" contest. The partiCipants, mostly youths , either walked or rode bicycles over a prescribed course to help raise money for the local Association for Retarded Children. The travelers were sponsored by various individuals and organizations and were "paid" a certain amount of money for each mile covered.
The Guardsmen also set up a ''Lister" bag to s upply water for thirsty participants.
Over 9,000 dollars was expected to be collected from the sponsors and donated to the Association.
S~gt. Snow picks up another load of ''those that didn't quite make it."

The hikers and bikers enjoy the refreshments offered by the cool water provided by the Guardsmen.
R. O. T.C. DAY AT COMPANY ''8 " - AI Sharp, student at
Cedartown Comprehensive High School is shown trying out the AN/ PRC-77 radio during R.O.T.C. Day that is conducted as on annual event by Company " B", I st Bn, IOBth Armor, Cedartown, Georgi a. The Unit Commander, Copt. Richard 0. Flournoy, Invited more than 40 cadets to visit with them for tonk rides, inspection of facilities, classroom instructions, and to enjoy some 11good ole Army Notional Guard chow''. The program was well received by all attending and resulted in th e enlistment of the first block soldier for the local unit. Memb ers from the unit who participated were: Copt. Richard 0. Flournoy, lst Lt. William G. Camp , 2nd Lt. Chari es K. Ri chords, PSgt Chari es E. Blythe, SFC James B. Bridges, PSgt James E. Sorrells, SSgt Will iam H. Baxter, SSgt Duane 0 . Davidson, SSgt Raymond L. Jolly, SSgt Roy 0. McFall , SSgt Paul M. Robinson, SP6 Charles A. Zebeou, Sgt Michael E. Blythe, Sgt John H. Pilgrim, Sgt Samuel L. Tote, SPS Meredith W. Cooper, SPS Jacky L. Kirk, SP 4 Jerry W. Woods, P FC Andy C. Brown, and P FC Frankie L. Woods.

FLIG1'!T NURSE AWARD - Captain Anis M. Show, formerly of the !16th Aeronied Evacuation Flight, Georgi a Air Guard, was selected os the Outstanding Air Notional Guard Flight Nurse for 1972. Copt. Show, who mode many flights aboard the Air Guard's transport aircraft, joined the Air Guard in 1966.
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Family Day For 1-214

"Family Day", an outing sp_onsored by the 1st Battalion 214th Artillery of Elberton, was held on May 5, 1973 at Ft. Gordon, Georgia. The get-together was for the families of Guards men in the Battalion and it was held during a regular assembly. Thirty families attended. They were shown artillery firing and

they took a tour of the Headquarters Battery to see a fire direction center in operation. The evening meal was prepared by each battery mess section and the families ate just exactly what Dad eats at the mess. The outing was such a success, that it is now scheduled as an annual affair.
TH E GEORGIA GUARDSMAN

Two Guard BG ' s Retire

Brigadier General Homer R.

Flynn of Atlanta, former Assistant

Adjutant General for the Georgia

Air ational Guard, was awarded

the tate Distinctive Service

Medal at his retirement cere-

monies at the Savannah Municipal

Airport, Saturday morning, May

26, 1973 and promoted to major

general. General Flynn was presented

the Distinctive Service Medal,

the State's highest award for his 27 years of "meritorious service" by Major General Joel B . Paris , III, Adjutant General of Georgia.

Brigadier General Flynn receives the Georgi a Distinctive Service Medal from Maj. Gen. Pori s.

General Flynn was cited for being

instrumental in ''reorganizing and

activating new elements of the

Georgia ational Guard after

WW II."

While serving as Information

Officer, prior to his appointment

as Assi tant Adjutant General in

1955, General Flynn was further

cited for displaying "an innovative

and resourceful talent that gen-

erated a max1mum of favorable

publicity for the Air National

Guard ." The well known and popular

BG McKenn:J

Guardsman was credited with

spawning ''programs and policies

He currently is associated

that have contributed significantly with a real es tate firm in Atlanta

to the operational readiness of the and resides with his wife, Dorothy,

A1r ational Guard" while serving at 2159 McKinley Road , North-

10 recent years as Deputy Chief west, Atlanta. They have two

of staff.

sons, one of whom is a lieutenant

General Flynn served as 10 the Georgia Army ational

A si tant Adjutant General _from Guard .

January 1955 to January 1963,

dunng the period of the greatest expansion of Georgia Air National Guard fc>cilities at Savannah ~lunicipal Airport. General Flynn
erved during WW II as a military police officer and joined the ational Guard as a captain in October ] 946.

He served four terms in the Georgia Genera l Assembly from 1952-1960 and is a member of the American, Georgia and Macon Bar Associations. He is also a past President of the Iational Guard Association of Georgia.

Brigadier General Andrew W.H . McKenna of Macon retired May 6 from the Georgia Army National Guard after more than 35 years service to the State and
ation. Gen. McKenna, former Commander of the 122nd Support Center (Rear Area Operations) in Decatur, was appointed to the state rank of Major General upon retirement and was awarded the Georgia Commendation Medal.
Gen. McKenna 1s a senior partner in the law firm of Melton , McKenna and House, Attorneysat-Law in Macon.
He began his military ~areer upon enlistment in the !21st Infantry , Georgia National Guard, on June 5, 1936. He served in all enlisted positions up to platoon sergeant.
He entered active Federal service with Company C, 121 st Infantry on September 16, 1940 and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in June, 194 1.
{Jpon release from active duty m 1946, he began reorganizing his former ational Guard Company and assisted in reorganizing others.
In 1962, Gen . McKenna was promoted to Colonel and commanded the First Brigade, 48th Armored Division, Georgia Army
ational Guard. After the reorganization of
the Georgia Army Guard in 1968, he became commander of the Georgia Emergency Operations Headquarters in Decatur.
Among the decorations and awards that Gen. McKenna holds are the Silver Star, Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster and the Georgia Distinctive Service Medal.

MAY JUNE 1973

7

Retirement Ceremonies Held For Air Guard Officers

After the ceremonies, the four retirees discuss "old times." They ore {1-r) Generals Manry and Dun con, Col. Embry and Gen. Petit.
PROMOTIONS
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD AIR NATIONAL GUARD

BG

BG

WEST, Holden C.

JONES, Billy M.

COL

L T COL

WHEELER, Peter

STRICKLAND, Claude M.

LTC

CAPT

BENNETT, James F. LOVETT, James C. , Jr.
MAJ
POLSON, James D., Jr. SHAVER, Fred W., Jr.
CPT
HARTLEY, George M. JAMISON, James H. JUNG , Raymond R. R EYNOL OS, Doni el D.
ILT
MORRIS, Michael F. SIMPSON, William G., Jr.
CW2
COOPER, Gory D. HATTAWAY, Donald F. TOLLE, Fronci sM., Jr.
WOI
EVANS, Eli M., Jr. GARRISON, Mack L. MORGAN, Gerold L.

GEORGE, Ri chord L.
1ST L T
KILPATRICK, Nancy C. SOWELL, Clifford B.
W-3
PRINCE, Harry R., Jr.
RETIREMENTS
CAMP, Charlie F., LTG FLYNN, Hamer R. , MG MARSHALL, Clifton E., COL TARRANT, William G., W-4 AUSTIN, Robert J., CMSgt SMITH, Troy A., CMSgt MELL, Charles E., Ill, MSgt MOSLEY, Amos N., MSgt FRIEND, Edwin H., MSgt FREEMAN, Fronk W., ISgt SNELLGROVE, Ernest W., P Sgt WILSON, Clyde W., SFC WRIGHT, Mickey C., SSgt WARD, William A., SSgt MORGAN, Bennie E., Sgt

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Four senior Air National Guard officers were honored at retirement ceremonies recently at Dobbins , AFB in Marietta.
Major General Joel B. Paris, Ill , Adjutant General of Georgia, presented certificates to Brigadier Generals (ret.) James W. Petit , Jr.; L yman C. Duncan; William F. Manry; and Colonel (ret.) Douglas Embry.
General Petit, who served in WWII and during the Korean Conflict, was the Deputy Commander for Materiel in the 116th Military Airlift Wing and mos t recently served on the Logistics Staff at State Headquarters.
Gen . Duncan , a B-17 pilot during WWII , was the Staff Personnel Officer at State Headquarters .
Gen. Manr y, a l so called to act~ve duty during the Korean crisis after serving in WWII, was an Administrative Sta ff Officer at State Headquarters.
At the ceremonies , Col. Embry, Information Officer for Headquarters GaANG , was awarded the Georgia Distinctive Service Medal by Gen. Paris. Serving more than 29 years in the military service, Col. Embry began his career flyin g the P-51 'Mustang " during WWil. He was rated a Command Pilot , fl yi ng C-97's and C -1 24' s. Col. Embry is the Information Officer for the State Department of Defense.
DISTINGUISHED STUDENT AWARD - Copt. Johnny M. Wingers, Communications Officer for the 1st Battalion !21st Infantry, is presented the Distinguished Student Aword of 1972 from the Macon U. S. Army Reserve School. Making the presentation is Maj. Gen. AI bert Jones, Commander of the 81 st Army Reserve Command. Copt. Wingers is enrolled in the Command and General Stoff Course. With Copt. Wingers ore (1-r) Lt. Col. James M. Mclendon, Battalion Commander; Copt. Wingers; Br ig. Gen. A. W. McK enno, Commander of the 122nd Support Center; Col. Joseph C. Genon e, Commandan t Macon USAR School and Gen. Jones.
THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN

Jones To BG
olone l Billy M. ] ones , Commander of the 11 6 th Tactical Fighter Group, has received federal recognition of hi s promotion co brigadier ge neral.
General Jones is a Command Pilot with over 10,000 hours flying time a nd has bee n qualifi ed in over 40 differem military a ircrafc. He is a graduate of the Air Unive rsity quadron Officers chool , and th e Indus tri a l Coll ege of the Armed Forces. In the Georgia Air Gua rd , he se rv ed in the Judge Advocate Gene ra ls Department, quadron Operations Officer, Assi ta m Wing Di rec tor of Operations, and Wing Vice
ommander prior to his present a!>sign me nr.
Ge n. Jones, a memb er of the Georgia Bar a gradua t e of the l 'ni\"ersity of Georgia La w
chool and Georgia ta t e Univ erity. He was e mplo ye d by Loc kheed Aircraft Corpora tion as a te t pilot for 12 year , fl ying the C-130 , C- 14 1 a nd C-5 . He has bu~iness and farming interest s 10 yhester a nd Alban y.

158TH ENLISTS FIRST BLACK WAF
Miss Sharon G Benjam in tokes her oath as she is sworn in on June 7 by Copt. B. A. Mitchell as o member of the ISBth Military Airlift Squadron, Georg ia Air Notional Guard, Savannah. Upon completion of basic training she will return to her unit at Savannah for assignment as on Air Operations Specialist. Sharon is the first block female to enlist in the Air Notional Guard or Army Notional Guard in the State of Georgia. She was recruited by SSgt Clayton P Knight, Southeast Georgia Air Notional Guard Recru iter (Left) and ossi sted by SSgt Joe L Grant (Right). Sharon is o graduate of Sol Johnson High School , Savannah. She has been attending Armstrong State College taking courses to become o registered nurse. She plans to return to Armstrong upon completion of basic training. Sharon resides with her parents, Mr and Mrs Isaac Benjamin, 1218 Augusto Ave, Savannah , Georgia.

"=~

r,

r

very well what the

recruiti nl! pos ters say, but I

WILL XOT be referred to as

".\Ion ie ur !'"

MISS GMI 1973 CROWNED
Morg i e Dole Fortenberry, Cl orkston, is the new Miss GMI for 1973. Here Miss Fortenberry tries on some GMI headgear after her performance at the Miss GMI Pag eant at the Notional Guard Armory in Milledgeville on May 19 . The Cadets of Closs 12 of the Georgia Military Institute provided entertainment as well as sponsoring and orgono zong the pageant. The other contestants were Ellen Groce Burke, Waycross, LaMonte Green , Augusto, and Peggy Burn sed, Claxton.

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190TH MP'S: ONE MORE TIME IN ATHENS
Once more Mother Nature unleashed her power in Georgia this year wh en tornadoes touched down in Athens on May 28. As a res ult of the heavy damage to businesses and home s , MP's from th e 190th MP Company in Atlanta were called in to patrol the hard-hit areas. This was the second time this year that MP's from the 190th were summoned to Athens. The MP' s provided traffic control and patrolled areas at night to de ter looting and vandalism. The MP's provided welcome relief for the Athens and Clarke County police forces.