The Georgia guardsman [Vol. 25, no. 3 (May-June 1975)]

THE SECRETARY IS A FIREFIGHTER -- Deborah Anne Lynch is a secretary with the Savannah Fire Department. She is also a firefighter w1th the 165th Tactical Airlift Group at Savannah. Deborah is the first woman ever to be a firefighter with the unit. Prior to joining the National Guard, she was a member of the Coast Guard Reserve. Her position with the firefighting team at Travis Field is hanc/ linemen. Her duty each morning during training is to check the crash vehicle. Later she assists in washing the different vehicles anc/ equipment usee/ by the firefighters.
129TH HAS FIRST FEMALE TELEPHONE REPAIRMAN - Kathie Griffith, of Chamblee, tries her hanc/ at climbing a telephone pole after being sworn in as a member of the 129th Tactical Control Squadron at Kennesaw. Kathie, now an Airman Basic, is a 1975 graduate of Peachtree High School in Chamblee. After attending six weeks basic training, she will go to Shepp arc/ AFB, Texas for eighteen anc/ a half weeks of schooling to become a Telephone Equipment Installer Repairman.
BUNKER HILL - J"Ut4E 11, 1'115
PEter the +hird Brit-i3h attacP. the American
militia men dePendinq Breeds Hill Pinal~
or had -to fall ~. The~ had simpl~ run out
ammunition- Ths encourrl"er was a taste oF
Thin'ts to c..ome. The Briti.&h would win man'1 m?re battles, bu-4- the cost ~d be
hicth W m the end the~ could not wan ~ war. ~~,~,....

A MESSAGE FROM MAJ. GEN. BILLY M. JONES

My Fellow Guardsmen:

I would Iike to bring to your attention several projects which I believe are very beneficial to the Georgia National Guard.

Underway at this time is a revitalization of our

Speakers' Bureau. Unlike our previous speakers'

program, this one is of a clecentral izecl nature in that

each major command will have its own bureau. Avail-

able to each will be a slide presentation with a script

oriented toward the command's mission. Within the slide presentation, however, will be a small portion devotee/ to the overall organization of the Georgia National Guard, both Army ancl Air. With your support, this localizecl Speakers' Bureau can assist immensely by enhancing the image of the National Guard by presenting informative programs to CIVIC groups, veterans organizations, etc. in each community.
Another program of a very worthwhile nature is the aclclition of The National Guard Heritage Gallery to the National Guard Memorial in Washington, D.C .

all of you to consider contributing a moe/est amount to this project so you will have a part in establishing this Guard museum.
Finally, we have a project that will directly benefit Georgia Guard personnel ancl your families: a vacation weekend in Atlanta with an Atlanta Braves Baseball game ancl a clay at Six Flags over Georgia. The package includes reclucecl rates at the ball game, Six Flags ancl Atlanta Marriott Hotel. Further details are explained on the back cover of this magazine.

This Gallery, built with money donatee/ by Guardsmen

By supporting our Speakers' Bureau, contributing

ancl Guarclswomen from every State, will show the to the Heritage Gallery construction, ancl taking

history ancl traditions so proudly helcl by the National advantage of the vacation package, you can become

Guard. As one of the 13 original colonies, Georgia more intimately involved with National Guard activities

ancl its Guard personnel have a proud heritage. I urge at national, state ancl community levels.

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Vke (ieorgia (iuarJJman

May - June 1975
HONORABLE GEORGE BUSBEE GOVERNOR OF GEORGIA
MAJ GEN BILLY M. JONES
THE ADJUTANT GENERAL COL DOUGLAS EMBRY (GANG, RET)
INFORMATION OFFICER CAPT RUFUS R. BARBER, JR.
EDITOR

OUR COVER The rains fell on many Guard units during the May training assemblies. This Guardsman from Waynesboro's Battery C, 1st Battal ion, 214th Artillery carries this 105-pound projectile to the waiting crew of the 155 millimeter self-propelled howitzer. The month of May was designated by First Army as a special month for concentrated training by Army Guard units.
The GEORGIA GUARDSMAN is a publication of the State of Georgia, Deportment of Defense, Military Division. It is published in the interest of the Georgia National Guard and distributed free to all members of F'l!derolly-recognized units of the Georgia Army and Air ~at i onal Guard. The GUARDSMAN \j_ses Armed Forces Press Se;vice, Army News Features, Army News Photo Features and the National Guard A!;sociation of the United States Press Sevice.

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AIR FORCE OUTSTANDING UNIT AWARD GOES TO 116TH TAC FIGHTER WING

Achieving "full combat readiness 1n m1mmum time with a perfect safety record" is the _kind of performance that gaye the Georgia Air Guard's 116th Tactical Fighter Wing the Uni ted States Air Force Outstanding Unit Award in May.
More than 800 men from the Wing and its component units stood in formation at the Air National Guard Hangar at Dobbins AFB on May 17 while the award streamer was tied to the unit flag by Major General Jack Bellamy, Vice Commander, 9th Air Force .
The award , highest in peacetime and second only to the Presidential Unit Citation for combat operations , is the first of its type to be awarded the Air Guard Unit at Dobbins.
The Wing and its former Tactical Fighter Group were cited for exceptionally outstanding achievement from July 1973 through ovember 1974 . During this period, the unit converted to F1 OOD Super Sabre from a transport mission. Maj. Gen. Billy M. Jones, Adjutant General of Georgia, was the Commander of the 116th during this period.
Col. William M. Berry , newly named Wing Commander, accepted the award on behalf of the men of the 116th.
Governor George Busbee was also pr_e$ent to offer his congratulations to the men of the 116th and to make awards to several of the members of the Wing.

Gov. Busbee presents some individual awards.
Col. Berry and Maj. Gen. Bellomy hold the award streamer attached to the unit flag. Lt. Col. Tom Norman, 116th Combat Support Squadron commander looks on, Members of the 116th Weapons Security Flight provided the color guard for the ceremonies.

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THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN

Col. Patterson Appointed Asst. AG, Air

Colonel Ben L. Patterson of Marietta has been appointed Assistant Adjutant General of Georgia for the Air ational Guard by Governor George Busbee and will be promoted to brigadier general.
The 46-year-old Air Guard officer has been serving as Base Detachment Commander and Director of Operations of the 116th Tactical Fighter Wing at Dobbins Air Force Base.
olonel Patterson holds a J.D. degree in law from the niversity of Georgia. He is a graduate of the Air Command and Staff College (1966) and holds an M.S .P .A . degree from George Washington University.
He is holder of the Distinguished Flying Cross and other medals for service during the Korean Conflict. He is a command pilot and has been an Air National Guard pilot since 1955.
Colonel Patterson will assist General Jones in supervising and directing the 3,000 personnel of the Georgia Air ational Guard.
Colonel Patterson was born 10 Millen, Georgia . He attended Waycross High School and orth Georgia College prior to entering the University of Georgia and the Air Force pilot program.
Upon completion of his active duty tour in 1954 , which included flying 100 combat missions over Korea, he continued his education at the niversity of Georgia, graduating from the Lumpkin School of Law in 1957. He was admitted to the Bar in 1956 and practiced law in Waycross until 1959. He then

became a flying instructor with the Georgia Air ational Guard in Savannah. Colonel Patterson is Vice President of the ational Guard Association of Georgia . He is married
to the former Bette Young of Waycross . They have three children and reside at 100 Fox Hills Circle in Marietta.

BERRY NEW WING COMMANDER

Colonel William M. Berry , Jr. of Newnan has been selected to command the Georgia Air ational Guard' 116th Tactical Fighter Wing at Dobbins Air Force Base , Marietta , Ga.
In making the selection General Jones, The Adjutant General, said the 42-year-old officer has been serving as the Wing's Vice Commander.
Colonel Berry's civilian occupation is Air Carrier
Operations Inspector with the Federal Aviation Administration in Atlanta. His military career began with commissioning from the Reserve Officer Training Corps in 1954. Later he attended Air Force pilot training and served on active duty as a jet pilot until 1959 when he became a member of the avannah Air Guard's 158th Fighter Interceptor quadron.
From 1962 to 1972, Colonel Berry flew Georgia Air ational Guard C97 and Cl24 global transport aircraft. His military assignments included duty as

Flying afety Officer, Operation Officer, Standardization Officer and ommand Post Officer. During this period, he became an aircraft commander and command pilot.

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Two Guardsmen from Rome's Co. A, 1st Battal ion, IOBth Armor persevere during the rain as they await their turn to move the ir M-48 tonk out onto the "loser range" near Catoosa, Go.
THE GOAL: SIXTEEN HOURS OF MISSION ESSENTIAL TRAINING FOR MAY

During DeKolb County's Walk for Mank ind fund ro1s1ng campaign, the !90th MP Company gave a helping hand. Here on MP talks to a rain-soaked and tired participant.

SIXTEEN HOURS OF MISSION ESSENTIAL TRAINING WAS THE GOAL OF ALL ARMY GUARD UNITS IN THE FIRST ARMY AREA DURING THE GUARD UNITS' MAY TRAINING ASSEMBLY. THE FIRST ARMY COMMANDER, LT. GEN. KALERGIS, URGED ALL UNITS TO SCHEDULE 4 DRILL PERIODS WITH TRAINING THAT WOULD DIRECTLY EFFECT THE UNIT'S MOBILIZATION AND READINESS. THE PICTURES ON THESE TWO PAGES SHOW GEORGIA ARMY GUARD UNITS FROM THE NORTH GEORGIA AREA AS THEY PERFORMED THEIR MAY TRAINING. MUCH OF
IT WAS ACCOMPLISHED IN SPITE OF SOME VERY RAINY CONDITIONS. (Photos by l24th Public Information Detachment.)

Other member of the !90th MP's helped deliver tired, weary and wet walkers to the finish line while other Guardsmen d irected troffi c.

A Guardsmen from Etberton' s Headquarter s Battery, 1st Battal ion, 214th Art illery plots rounds during a firi ng exercise.

A member of artillery crew heads for the tents during a downpour on the range at Ft. Gordon, Go.

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THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN

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202nd El Sqdn Gets Achievement Award

The 202nd Electronics Installation Squadron, GaANG, at Lewis B. Wilson Airport in Macon was recently named winner of both the Air Force Communications Ser.ice (AFCS) and Southern Communicat-ions Area (SCA) 1974 Air ational Guard/ Air Fotce Reserve nit Achievement Awards.
The mission of the 202 nd is to engineer , install, remove a nd perform maintenance on , ground communications-electronic-meteorological facilities.
Brigadier General W.C. Brana,n , SCA commander, noted in nominating the unit for the AFCS honor, that it had "displayed exceptional initiative and abilities in nearly every weighted a re a considered for receipt of this award. They represent the Air National Gua rd in the state of Georgia in a n absolute ly superior manner."
Major George W. Finison , 202nd commander , ~ccepted both awards from Colon e l Theron L. Jenne , SCA vice commander. Also receiving awards were ~fSgt. Curtis E . Adams and TSgt. David P. Loveless , who ~ere honored for outstanding service as SCA Advisors .

Major George W. F inison, right, 202nd commander, accepts the Air Fo rce Communi cations Service, Air Notional Guard Electronics Installation Unit Award from Colonel Jenne, Southern Commun icat ions Area vice commander.

MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT FOR SENIOR COMMANDERS -- Georgia Army Guard senior commanders and staff receive instruction on equipment and maintenance management at Ft. Stewart. The classes, presented in April by the Maintenance Assistance and Instruction Team from Readiness Group Atlanta, covered samples of nearly every type of equipment in the Georgia Army Guard. The commanders and their staff were given tips on Preventive Maintenance Programs, Readiness Reporting and Maintenance Management Techniques. (U.S. Army photograph)
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NEW SMO -- Lieutenant Colonel Barney H. Nobles has been selected by Major General Billy M. Jones, Adjutant General of Georgia, to be the Georgia Army National Guard State Maintenance Officer.
Colonel Nobles is a native of Augusta but has lived in Decatur for the past 10 years. He recently moved to Conyers. His most recent assignment was
as staff administrator for the Guard's 722nd Support
Center in Decatur. With a career spanning 28 years, Colonel Nobles
has served in several State-level positions, including Military Support Plans Officer, Logistics Officer and Technician Personnel Officer.
He is married to the former May Crocker of Augusta. They have three children: Richard, 24 Russell, 15, and Bill, 9.
THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN

THE BLACK HERITAGE IN THE MILITARY
by CPT. Paul Sinor

Austin Dabney was wounded at the Battle of Battle Creek and left for dead. He was retrieved from the battlefield by a fellow member of Col. Elijah Clark's Corp and nursed back to health. Once he regained his health he was rewarded for his participation with 112 acres of land in Walton County and was given something more precious to him than his life or land. Austin Dabney was given his freedom. In 1779 when the Americans were fighting the British, Austin Dabney was a slave in Georgia. He was to become the first known Black man to fight in the Georgia Militia.
During the years after the United States gained their independence, there were thousands of Blacks still in bondage in the Nation. This did not deter them from taking up arms in defense of their land and even their masters.
In the War of 1812 and the Mexican War there were Blacks in the Militia service from Georgia. They usually served as musicians and body servants for their masters as they followed them into combat.
As strange as it may seem, there were actually Blacks who fought for the Confederacy during the Civil War. There are many theories as to why these men fought for the South, but the fact remains that many did and they served the cause for which they fought in an exemplary manner.
As in wars past, most were musicians and body servants, however there are records of Blacks serving in the Confederate ~avy and Marine Corps, the two most elite of all Southern forces. The Black men in these two branches of service were combatants just as their white counterparts.
After the war, many Blacks saw the military serv1ce as a new and exciting way of life. As the nation moved West the Blacks in the military moved
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with it. Many freed slaves from Georgia joined the U.S. Army and distinguished themselves 1n the settling of the West.
During Reconstruction days in the South, many Blacks who had served in the Northern Army were given prominent positions in the National Guard or Militia of various Southern states. The Adjutant General of the state of South Carolina was at one time a ~egro.
This period also saw Blacks who had fought with the South assist their old comrades of Grey. The most notable of these was Bill Yopp, a former slave and body servant during the war.
After the war he was to farm as a free man. Whatever food he had left over from his farm was given to the families in the area, many of whom were Confederate \'eterans he had served with. He later began to collect money for the Confederate \'eterans Home in Atlanta. In 1920 he was given a gold watch and a home for life at the Confederate \' eterans Home. Upon his death in 1936 he was given full military funeral with the United Confederate \'eterans, dressed in full uniforms acting as honorary pallbearers. A firing squad from Fort ~lc Pherson attended the funeral. A bugler sounded taps as he was buried 1n the Confederate Cemetery in Marietta. Bill Yopp is the only Black to have received this honor.
Today the Black man is serving in the military service in every branch and from every state.
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48th Brigade Is 'Roundout' For 24th Division

The Geor.gia Army Guard ' s 48th Infantry Brigade ts now a "roundout" unit of the newly formed US Army's 24th Infantry Division at Ft. Stewart. The announcement of the roundout came in April from Governor George Busbee. The effective date of the new association was May 1.
Governor Busbee said that the roundout means that the Guard brigade will provide approximately one-third of the division's manpower and equipment if the division is required to mobilize and deploy .
The 48th Brigade is commanded by Colonel Raymond E. Grant of Cataula and is presently over 100 percent of its authorized strength. Upon becoming affiliated with the division, the Georgia brigade was authorized an additional 329 personnel to bring it up to full manning level of 4428.
The Governor said this will a lso mean the Brigade will be furnished more modern equipment and a higher priority in meeting training objectives.
Major General Billy M. Jones, State Adjutant General, said the brigade already is in a high state of operational readiness. Command, control and supervision of the brigade will remain within the Georgia ational Guard chain of command under the authority of the Governor as Commander-in-Chief of Georgia 's Guard forces.
Secretary of the Army Howard "Bo" Callaway said the purpose of the affiliation concept is to fulfill One Army Policy, give sense of purpose to the Reserve forces and to organize the number of divisions the Army needs while remaining within manpower ceilings.
The commander of the 24th Infantry Division at Fort Stewart, BG Donald E. Rosenblum, indicated that he was happy to have the 48th Brigade join with his lst Brigade, being formed at Fort Stewart, and the I 97th loft ntry Brigade at Fort Benning, scheduled to be assigned to the 24th Division later this year.
The Fort Stewart Information Officer said that $52 million has already been approved for expansion
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of facilities at Fort Stewart to accommodate the divisio~. Captain Frank Dahmer said if the $4 1 million requested for next year is approved, Fort
tewart will'be the most modern in the Army. Elements of the 48th Brigade include: Brigade
headquarters in Macon; an engineer company in Dougla and Jesup; split elements of Troop E, 348th Cavalry, located in Griffin and ewnan; the I 48th
upport Battalion with companies in Forsyth, Macon, Hartwell, Toccoa and Lavonia.
First Battalion, 230th Field Artillery, headquartered in Waycross with batteries in Brunswick, Reidsville, Baxley and Savannah.
First Battalion, 108th Armor, headquartered in Calhoun with companies in Douglasville, Rome, Cedartown and Dalton.
First Battalion, 12lst Infantry , with headquarters in Dublin and companies in Milledgeville, Canton, Gainesville, Thomaston, Perry, Eastman and Hawkinsville.
Second Battalion, I 21st Infantry, with headquarters in Albany and companies in Americus, Valdosta, Quitman, Fitzgerald, Cordele, Tifton !lnd Moultrie.
THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN

Th ese two models from Sunken Garc/ens1 Florida pose with recreational and work equipment to remind us all to take it easy in hot weather. Whether playing baseball or working the garden it's good to take a breather once in awhile when those summertime temperatures soar.
MINUTEMAN REPLICA DISPLAYED -- At the recent awards ceremony at the 116th T ac Fighter Wing at Dobbins, Maj. Bill Ric/ley put on display a replica of the Minuteman statue which will be usee/ in the July 4th Parade in Atlanta. Standing in front of the replica are Maj. Ric/ley, his wife, Betty, and son, Steve. The basis for the replica is a mannequin donatee/ by Zachary Clothing. SSgt. William L. Kemp fashioned the clothing from an ole/ Air Force uniform. MSgt. George Cole made the stand and attached the figure. Mr. James R. Coker, service contract employee, carved and constructed the musket and plow in perfect detail. Maj. Ric/ley reworked the mannequin, assembled the parts and finished the entire statue in bronze/ike finish.

4',000 copies/ $767