The Georgia guardsman [Vol. 3, no. 1 (Jan. 1953)]

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CommanJing {ieneral
THIRD ARMY
LIEUTENANT GENERAL ALEXANDER R. BOLLING

THE
ADJUTANT GENERAL'S
MESSAGE
Fellow Guardsmen: The dotes for our Army units of the Georgia Notional Guard
to participate in summer maneuvers hove been announced. The Division will train at Ft. McClellan S-19 July. The 108th Brigade will go to Camp Stewart 14-28 June as will the 201st Ordnance and State Hq & Hq Detac hment. Dates for the 116th Fighter-Bomber Wring's encampment ot Travis Field will be announced after a conference for that purpose is conducted early in February.
It is important that unit commanders make a survey of the.ir personne l beginning this month to determine if any Guardsman antrici-
pates difficulty obtaining release from h.is employer for the purpose of attendi ng camp. Commanders should try every tactful means of indue ing reticent employers to grant leave to their men. At a II times it is advisable to be on good terms with firms hiring our Guardsmen. A courteous relationship will engender more cooperation from these firms in future requests for mi Iita.-y leaves of absence.
However, in dealing with uncooperative employers, it should be mode clear to them of a Guardsman's duty to h.is state and country.
Cases which cannot be handled from company level should be referred
to my office in sufficient time for us to make a final decision and proper disposition of the matter.

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THE GEORGIA GUARDSmAn
Vol. 3 January, 1953 No. 1

A publication of the Department of Defense, Mi Iitary Divis ion, Stat e of Georgia. Published in the interest of the Georgia National Guard and distributed free to members of the ~~a tiona I Guard of Georgia. The Guardsman receives AFPS material. AFPS material appearing herein cannot be reprinted without written permission of Armed Forces Press Service, 641 Washington Street, New York 14, N. Y.
LT. COL. HOMER FLYNN Managi ng Director
CAPT. DOUGLAS EMBRY Editor
Publ ic ation and Ed itoria I Office 959 E. Confederate Ave., S. E.
Atlanta, Georgia
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Hon orab le Herman E . Talmadge
Governor of Georgi a
Major General Ernest Vandiver
The Adjuta nt General
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Th e opinions expressed m The Georgia Guardsman are those of th r:: Staff Writers of the publi cation and members of the Georgia National Guard and do not necessarily reflect any official views of the Adjutant General's Department of Georgia.

THUIIDERBIRDS IN COLUMBUS- Lt Col Ernest W. Higgins, Bn. Commander, 560th Engr (C) Bn, Georgia National Guard, is shown delivering the film "Thunderbirds" to the manager of the Bradley Theater, Mr. Charles Mizell, for recent showing in Columbus. Looking on are 1st Lt Hollis W. Pope, 13n. Adj. & Sl and M/ Sgts Lorell
Roberts and Norman C. Blaxton, Co D. (L to R).
Gen. Riley - Former 54th Wing CG
Receives New AMC Assignment
Brigadier General James L. Riley, former commander of the Georgia Air National Guard's 54th Fighter Wing which was inducted into federal service in October 1950, has been appointed head of the newly created Transportation division within the Directorate of Supply and Services of the Air Materiel Command at Wright-Patterson Air For ce Base, Dayton, Ohio.
General Riley , a former Atlanta attorney, was formerly deputy director of supply and services for AMC . T he 54th ANG Wing was the first to be called to duty in connection with the Korean conflict

.. OUR COVER ...
THE ~ EW Commanding General of the Third Army, Lt. General Alexander R. Ball ing, assumed command at Ft. MacPherson, Georgia, 22 August.
JANUARY, 1953

With this issue we welcome him to our ranks with the hope that his outstanding service will be continued in this area for many years. General 3 olling ' s interesting military history is told on Poge 2.

Brig. Gen. /ames L. Riley
and was the largest Wing in the nation at the time of General Hiley's command .

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{ien. J3olling-.New C{i VhirJ drmg

An outstanding soldier and veteran of the famous French offensives of Boisdes-Nesles, on the night of

World War I has assumed command of the Third Army with Headquarters at July 14, 1918, Lieutenant Bolling

Ft. McPherson, Georgia. He is Lieutenant General Alexander R. Bolling, continually exposed himself to

United States Army, who replaces Lt. Gen. John R. Hodge.

very heavy gas and shell fire by

General Bolling, born in Phila-

going from one platoon to another."

delphia in 1895, was commissioned entered combat on November 18.

He also has been awarded the

2nd Lt of Infantry August 15, 1917, For its outstanding achievements, Distinguished Service Medal with

am was first stationed with the the 84th Division received com- one Oak Leaf Cluster, Legion of

4th Infantry at Gettysburg, Pa. mendations from the commanding Merit, Silver Star, Bronze Star

Going to France in April 1918 with generals of the Army Ground Medal, and Purple Heart. His

the 4th Infantry, he fought in the Forces, the 9th Army, and the foreign decorations include the

Aisne-Marne and Champagne-Marne Seventh, and the XIII Cocps. French Croix de Guerre with Star

Defensives and the Champagne- Following the 84th's return to the and with Palm, the Legion of Honor,

Marne, St. Mihiel and the Argonne United States in the winter of Russian Q-der of the Red Banner

Offensives.

1945, General Bolling was assigned and Order of the Fatherland, the

Returning to the United States to the U.S. Army Forces in Europe Netherlands Order of the Q-ange

in October, 1919, he was assigned as Chief of Special Services with Nassau, the Belgian Croix de

to the 24th Infantry at Columbus, headquarters at Frankfurt, Germany. Guerre with Palm, and the

New Mexico. After brief service

He rettrned to the United States Czechoslovakian War Cross.

with the 22nd Infantry at Governor's in December 1947 to become

Island, New York, in June 1922 Deputy Director of Intelligence of

Signal Co Finances

he was transferred to Ft. McPherson and in September was made post

the Army at Washington, later serving as Deputy Assistant Chief

Basketball Team

and regimental adjutant there.

of Staff for Intelligence on the

To aid finances of their basket-

Successive tours of duty at Central Staff of the Army and as ball team, the 48th Signal Company,

Washington, D.C., Fort Benning, Assistant Chief of Staff, G-2, in October raffled off a television

Ga., Green Cove Springs, Florida, Intelligence, Department of the set. Colonel Charlie F. Camp, the

and Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas, Army. His command of the Third Assistant Adjutant General, guest

followed. In June 1935 he was Army was effective August 22, for the occasion, drew the winning

graduated from the Command and 1952.

number which belonged to the

General Staff School. After almost

General Bolling's galaxy of 48th's Army Instructor, Sgt. Riga.

two years of duty at Schofield medals include the Distinguished SFC Sledge of the wire platoon

Barracks, Hawaii, Gen. Bolling Service Cross, which was awarded was awarded a table model radio

returned to the United States to to him with the following citation:

for selling the largest number of

enter the Army war College at

"While in command of three tickets. The drawing was held

Washington, D.C., from which he widely separated platoons in the Wednesday night 29 October 1952.

was graduated in June 1938. He

was then named assista:nt chief of
NEW 3-ct STAMP HONORS NAT'L GUARD staff for intelligence of the First
Corps Area at Boston, Mass., and

became assistant chief of staff for

personnel of the Army Ground

A TWX from the National Guard Bureau reveals that a new three-cent

Forces at Washington in March 1942. postage stamp is being issued as a tribute to the National Guard. The Post-

As assistant commander of the master General announced that the stamp will recognize the National Guard

8th Infantry Division, he was as the oldest military organization in the United States.

stationed at Camp Young, Calif-

Logically, the stamp will first go on sale in Washington the day after the

fornia, later moving to Camp birthday of the world's most famous Guardsman, George Washington, bom on

Forrest, Tennessee. In November February 22. The January issue of the Bureau Newsletter will carry addition-

of 1943 he joined the 84th Infantry al details and information on the design of the stamp and the ceremonies

Division at Camp Claiborne, and publicity to accompany the issuance of the commemorative stamp.

.

Louisiana, and in June 1944

In answering local queries from the press or philatelic groups the TWX

assumed command of it. In Sep- points out that the stamp honors the Guard also because its citizen soldiers

tember of that year General Bolling serve the nation in war and peace and because of the Guard's vital contribu-

took the &ith to the European tions to the security of the nation in every emergency, particularly in both

Theatre of operations where it World Wars and the Korean action.

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"THUNDER BIRDS, " the great saga of the 45th National Guard Division during World War II , contains these scenes from the power-packed motion picture -the firs t feature length mov ie

about the National Guard. At the left is the Greenhill Company from Oklahoma liberating a town. Right, John Barrymore Jr., Eileen Christy, and John Derek, at an armory dance. (Republic Photos)

Army~s New Mitten
Getting Combat Test
To Determine Value
Washington (AFPS)-A new coldbar mitten developed by the Army QMC will soon be tested in Korean combat, Secretary of the Army Frank Pace Jr., has announced.
Ma de of the same kind .of plastic sponge as coldbar uniforms, it will join the uniform now undergoing extensive field tests in Korea to evaluate the practicability of being made standard issue.
Fifteen hundred pairs of the new coldbar mittens will be shipped to Korea as soon as possible, t he Army said.
The mittens are made in two parts. An insert of plastic sponge moulded in one piece which includes the cuff, and a three-finger insert. The outer covering is a leather palm and water -resistant back made of duck material. Earlier tests in a cold chamber and under field conditions at Mt Washington , N. H., indicated that the n ew ~itten provid es m u ch more protection to the hands in cold weather than the present trigger-finger inserts made of wool.
The coldbar mitten is moulded in a curved shape to fit t he relaxed hand.
JANUARY, 1953

Navy~s Rocl{et
Soars 135 Mi.
At 3~900 mph
Washington (AFPS) - The Navy has fi red a Viking-9 rocket 135 miles into th e a ir, equ aling the altitude record for one-stage rockets set in Aug ust , 1951 by the Navy's Viking-7 r ocket.
The test was m ade at the White Sands, N. M., pr oving grounds where a series of experiments are being conducted in t he hope of developing a single-stage rocket that w ill r ise 200 miles .
The seven-and-a-half ton Viking hi t a top speed of 3,900 mph when its supply of liquid oxygen and ethyl alcoh ol fu el became exha usted.
The Viking-9 carried research instruments to measure sunlight in various regions of the atmosphere. Thirty channels were used to send radio signals to the ground station to record flight characteristics, motor performance, and other scientific data.
Physical r ecover y of some of the instruments was necessary to the su ccess of some of the experiments p erformed. To r ecover t hese instruments, t he nose section of the V -9 w as blown off by explosives detonated by r adio s ignals from the ground. Destroying the streamlining of the rocket in

A REPUBLIC PICTURE
AFR Officers
Get New Plan
For Promotion
Washington (AFPS)-Some Air Force Reserve officers will be able to skip grades in being promoted under a new AF regulation, the Air Force has ann ounced .
AFR 36-38, covering Reserve promotions, gives the authority for "skipping'' grades.
It permits Reserve officers, serving on active duty in a temporary grade tw o or m ore gr ades higher than their Reserve grade, to be promoted to a perm anent Reserve grade equal to their present tempora r y g r a de.
For example, a Reserve lieutenant who has been serving on active duty in a temporary grade of major, can be upped to a Reserve grade of permanent major provided he has sufficient time in grade.
Although fir st actual promotions are not expected until spring, quotas for promotion se l ection s of AF officer s have alr eady go n e to t he field.
this manner allowed air resistance to cushion the section's descent to the ground in a r elatively slow mann er .
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ATLANTA ''THUNDERBIRD'' PREMIER FEATURES PARADE, STAGE AWARDS

A spectacular premier marked the Georgia National Guard's tribute to

Republic Pictures' "Thunderbirds ", the first feature-length motion picture

about the National Guard. The blazing radiance of a 15-million candlepower

searchlight played on the Paramount Theatre Marquee in Atlanta 4 December

and raced among the low-hanging clouds to herald the opening of the stirring

drama of the 45th Thunderbird Division's exploits during World War II.

This southeastern premier had

all the glamour of a Hollywood ing pamphlets and copies of The

opening. It featured stage cere- Georgia Guardsman helped set off

monies and the 48th Division Band the exhibits.

from Macon which led a parade of

The highlights of the evening

200 Guardsmen of the 20lst Ord- came at 2100 when the stage

nance Company and the l22nd ceremonies began. To the tune of

Infantry Regiment. Marching briskly the National Guard March the

from the City Hall up Pryor Street Guardsmen marched in to their

to the Paramount, the Guardsmen reserved seats while the band filed

were impressive in creating a into the orchestra pit and the

military air reminiscent of the officials gathered backstage. On

early 1940's. Capt. Ralph Brown, cue from the band Lt. Col. Homer

20lst Commander and parade Flynn, Public Information Officer

marshal, led the Guardsmen into for the Georgia National Guard,

the theatre four abreast while the addressed the audience and ex-

band, under the direction of CWO plained the purpose of National

Charles E. Steeley, remained Guard Week and its relation to the

outside to play marches for twenty movie "Thunderbirds".

minutes.

The colors of the l22nd Infantry

Highly-polished Guardsmen of Regiment were then presented to

the l22nd stood guard in the lobby Col. Roy Norvell, the l22nd's

of the Paramount as hundreds of Commander. Regal in its splendor,

Atlantans inspected the displays the color Guard glistened with

of National Guard equipment deco- their chromium-plated helmets and

rating the theatre, On the outside rifles. The National Anthem was

the new "sport model" jeep with played as the audience stood before

raised hood brought many admiring the colorful Stars and Bars.

glanc~s from the spectators who

Major General Ernest Vandiver,

also saw radio equipment and a Adjutant General of Georgia, then

small telephone pole used by the read the proclamation by the Gover-

48th Signal Company. An M55 nor setting forth the week of

multiple machine gun, displayed December 4-10 as National Guard

by the 20lst Ordnance Company, Week in Georgia. General Vandiver

added a lethal touch to the exhibit. then pointed out a few advantages

A cutaway model of a J-33 jet of the Guard, its function in war

engine used in the F-80 Shooting and peacetime and the value of

Star featured the displays inside the national recognition of the

the lobby. The engine, an exhibit Guard as created by the showing

of the ll6th Fighter-Bomber Wing of "Thunderbirds".

of the Georgia Air National Guard,

General Vandiver then thanked

was operated electrically to show Mr. Edwin H. Brauer, southeastern

how the compressor blades created representative of Republic Pictures,

the jet's thrust. The Signal Company for his generous cooperation in

also displayed a switchboard and helping promote the premier in

their sending and receiving teletype Atlanta and other valuable services machines, The l22nd had their throughout the state.

mockups of the Carbine and M-1

He also expressed his apprecia-

rifles on display. Posters, recruit- tion to Mr. Sam George, Manager

of the Paramount, for allowing the Georgia National Guard the opportunity to display their equipment and to present Bronze Star Medals to its heroes of the Korean War.
Decoration ceremonies were begun by Capt. William P. Ramsden, Adjutant of the ll6th FighterBomber Wing, who read the citations. Decorated by General Vandiver were Colonel Roy LeCraw, Lt. Col. Daniel W. Boone and lst, Lt. Thomas H. Baker. Colonel LeCraw, a former Mayor of Atlanta, was awarded the Bronze Star for his handling of logistical supplies while Executive Officer of the ll6th Fighter-Bomber Wing in California and Japan. Lt. Col. Boone received the Bronze star for his expert handling of 5th Air Force installations while CO of the 6160th Installations Squadron in Korea. Lt. Baker received the Soldier's Medal for rescuing a pilot from his burning plane and was awarded the Bronze Star for conducting a suecessful fire prevention campaign while a member of the crash rescue service of the 49th Fighter-Bomber Wing in Korea.
After the impressive ceremonies ended, the audience was shown the great saga of the 45th Division and their landings on Sicily, Salerno, Anzio and South France. "Thunderbirds" depicted the story of the Greenhill Company of Oklahoma, from their civilian jobs and armory dance to their initial training at Fort Sill. Authentically handled, the movie is realistic, the pace is fast, the drama is heavy and the humor is light. Atlanta film critics place it on a par with "Battleground" and better than "Breakthrough." National Guard units throughout the state will participate in the showing of the movie when it comes to their local theatres.
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Lt Gov Marvin Griffin

Gen fohn E. Stoddard

Brig Gen Alpha Fowler

Lt Col lack Murr

Lt Col Andrew McKenna

Key Ga Legislators Are Present And Former Guardsmen
In addition to their leadership in the Georgia National Guard, several outstanding Guardsmen have risen to high posts in public service. As true "citizen-soldiers" of their country, these men have divided their time between the military and civil affairs of their state and federal governments. This has been true of Georgians for more than 200 years when the colony founded the first Georgia militia in 1751.
In Georgia's legislature today are several outstanding Guardsmen, both present and past. The list is headed by Lt. Gov. Marvin Griffin, former Adjutant General ar..d a battery commander of the lOlst AAA Bn prior to World War II. Another former Adjutant General was elected to the state senate.
He is John E. Stoddard, originator
of the 214th AAA Group of Washington, Georgia.
JANUARY, 1953

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DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER President
One of the outstanding military leaders in the Allies' defeat of the Axis powers during WWII, Dwight D. Eisenhower was an overwhelming choice for the 34th President of the U.S.
Born in Denison, Tex ., 61 years ago, his youth was filled with achievements both in school work
State representatives elected include Lester G. Lifsey, onetime member of Co G, l22nd Infantry; Henry A. Maudlin, formerly of Co L, l22nd In; Andrew W. McKenna, now a lieutenant colonel in Macon's lst Battalion Hq, l2lst In.
Another former Adjutant General

and athletics. He finished first in the Annapolis entrance exam and second in the West Point exam, but chose the Army because he was a few months over the Naval Academy age requirement.
Upoh 1graduation from ~he U.S. Military Academy at West Point he was commissioned a iieutenant in 1915. Eisenhower began a career marked by a series of assignments at various posts and in a wide range of duties. Aniong them included his graduation from Command and General Staff School, ranking first in a class of 350 officers. By mid-year 1942 he had shown his ability in organization and leadership and had risen to the rank of lieutenant general. As Commanding General of the European Theater, Gen. Eisenhower was in charge of the now-famous landing in Africa and later the giant land, air and sea invasion of Normandy. On May 8, 1945 he signed the unconditional surrender which terminated the war in Europe.
Returning home, he succeeded Gen. Marshall as Chief of Staff. Later he was elected President of Columbia University, a 4it~ ting honor to the soldier-statesman.
His most recent Service post was as Supreme Commander, Allied Powers Europe. A climax of the confidence which his command restored to Europe came in February, 1952 when the North At l anti c Treaty Organi:z;ation unanimously agreed to join in a full - fledged European defense pact under Eisenhower.
is now in the Georgia House of Representatives. He is Alpha Fowler, formerly a colonel in the Georgia Air National Guard's 54th Fighter Wing. Lt. Col. Jack Murr, State Hq & Hq Det, is another outstanding Guardsman serving in our state legislature.
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GEORGIA NATIONAL GUARD GOES ~~ALL 0 ITH ATLANTA'S ~~THUNDERBIRD'' PREMIER

200 Guardsmen parade into Paramount under searchlight OrdnaDCe Guardsmen guard M-55 AAA gun at Paramount

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Guardsmen disp la,W weapons in lobby
Chromium-helmeted f 122nd lnf Color Guard

Col Norvell receives colors of 122nd Infantry Regt
Gen. Vandiver decorates Col. LeCraw, Boone and Baker
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Paramount stage cerem~ "Thunderbird" premier

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AIR PERSONNEL of the 116th Fighter 3 omber Wing participated in the reconstr uction of toys for needy children in the Atla nta and Marietta areas during the pre-Chris t ma s season. From left t o right they ore T/ Sgt Horlen W. Harr ison, M/ Sgt Aaron B. Roberts, M/ Sgt Howard J. Le wallen, A/ B .James H. Edw ar ds, 1st Lt Iverson H. Copeland and S/ Sgt Mi das 0 .

Skelton. Another group at the right displays baskets of food which were donated to needy families during the Thanksgiving season. From left to right they ore T / Sgt Blanton E. Jackson, M/ Sgt Renjomin F. McLemore, M/ Sgt Robert J. Austin, M/ Sgt Charles ,;. Osborn, S/ Sgt Arthur W. Duke, and
1st Lt Iverson H. Copeland.

In World War II, nine National Guard divisions served in Europe and Africa, and nine in the P acific area .

Two-fifths of the divisions in the American Expeditionary F orce in World War I were National Guard divisions.

Guard Invited To See Exhibit Of Com. Dept.

Calhoun Medical Platoon entertained at dinner after visiting Rome Bloodmobile
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The Armed Forces are cooperating with the United States Department of Commerce in presenting a technological exhibit for business men, technicians and technical students over the country, the second showing of which will be in Atlanta, Atlanta Biltmore Hotel, February 11, 12 and 13.
Among the items to be exhibited are fabrics developed for the Air Force, insulated clothing for servicemen, a bullet-proof vest and other products. The initial exhibit was presented in Chicago in November, and the Atlanta showing will be the first in the South and the second in the country. T he National Bureau of St a ndards, Office of Technical Services Patent Office and Government P a tents Board, all of the Commerce Department, are also participating.
All Georgia Guardsmen are invited to attend.
JANUARY, 1953

THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN

!General Vandiver Briefs Ruling CGO Explaines

On Case of Caretaker Employ Retirement Act The Comptroller General's Office

? The following story is a brief of a court ruling Major Gen~ral Ernest
Vamliver, our Adjutant General and formerly a Wmder, Georga, lawyer.

The Decision by the United States Court. of Appe~ls f~ the F~fth Circuit,

ndered on 5 June 1952, and just pubhshed, will, 1f sustamed by the

;:preme Court, have far reaching effects on the National Guard throughout

the Nation. The question before the Court

authorized to fix the working hours

was this: Is a National Guard Unit of caretakers under prescribed

caretaker a state employee, or is limitations.

he a federal employee, under the

In short, the case determines

Federal Tort Claims Act? The Court held that he was a

that the power to pay, to hire, to fire, to prescribe working condi-

federal employee under the Federal tions, etc., are vested by Federal

Tort Claims Act, and that the Statute in the Secretary of the

United States was liable for Army, and this power is merely

damages to an individual who had delegated by the Secretary of the

been struck by a jeep being driven by a Unit Caretaker.
Thereasoning behind the decision of the Court, and in my humble opinion it was completely logical, was this: Under Title 32, U.S. Code Section 42, governing the employment of caretakers, it is. provided that certain funds shall be allotted by the Secretary of the Army for the support of the National

Army to the State Adjutant General, consequently making such Unit caretaker a federal employee.
The decision in this case opens up a scintillating panorama of possibilities. Would not the law apply in the same manner to administrative assistants? Since there has been a judicial determination that caretakers are federal employees, why should not all

Guard, and shall be compensation permanent duty assistants and

of competent help for the care of "materials, animals, armament and

technicians, both of the Army and Air National Guard, be entitled to

equipment of organizations of all kinds," under such regulations as

all the perquisites of federal employees, foremost in all our

the secretary may prescribe.

minds, being, of course, a retire-

The statute fmther provides ment system?

that the Secretary of the Army shall, by regulations, fix the salaries of all caretakers, and shall designate by whom they shall be employed.

It will he extremely interesting to observe the course of this and similar litigation9 and I will keep
you informed of its progress.

National Guard Regulation 75-16, dated 29 December 1947, which was promulgated by the Secretary of the Army, delegates to the

ERNEST VANDIVER The Adjutant General State of Georgia

announces that the first proviso in Section 302(a), Title ITI, Public Law 810, 80th Congress, does not, under certain circumstances, preclude retirement of individuals who served in the Regular components during the last eight years preceding retirement. In substance, the decis ion states that the individual must have at least twenty years of service in the Armed Forces (including the Federally recognized National Guard) and that the last eight years of the service counted toward the twenty years must have been satisfactory service in a Reserve component.
For example, if an individual has over twenty-two years of service, hut during the last eight years he was enlisted for two years in the Regular Army, he still has more than twenty years of service after disregarding the two years of Regular service, and the last eight years so counted are in a Reserve component though not necessarily continuous. The period of Regular service (intervening between the periods of Reserve service aggregating eight years or more) must he ignored or excluded in determining whether the officer has the requisite service to qualify for retirement under Section 302 of the act. If, on the basis, the individual is found to have the requisite twenty years of service, then the Regular service shall he counted in computing the amount of retired pay, based on one point per day for such Regular service. Military Division Bulletin.

several Adjutants General of the States authority to employ, to fix rates of pay, to establish duties, and to discharge caretakers, subject to such instructions as may be issued by the .Chief, National Guard Bureau.
The several Adjutants General are authorized to fix the actual rates of pay within the maximum

lniured Rome Guardsmen Compensated

The National Guard Bureau has approved the favorable recommendation of the Line of Duty Board, which entitles the five injured members of the Rome company to the benefits provided in Public Law 108. It has been

and a half years. The decision in this case clarifies many mooted points, which will speed up future action when members of the National Guard are injured while in training. Credit for the successful conclusion of the matter is due the

rates prescribed, just as they are an uphill fight extending over three Honorable Dean Covington of Rome,

JANUARY, 1953

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TAPS SDUHD FD!t QEHE!tAL BUSH
Georgia's last Confederate veteran, General William J, Bush, has di~d. On November 11, 1952, in Fitzgerald, Georgia, the last s II'vivor of Georgia's historic participation in the War Between the States became a memory. General Bush was l 07 years old.
He was born July 10, 1845, and joined the 14th Regiment of the Geocgia Infantry July 9, 1861. Fitzgerald's Company B, I 90th Tank Battalion, Georgia National Guard, gave him a military funeral with a final gun salute. Flags throughout the state were at half mast, and tlie Stars and Bars of the Confederacy dipped in final tribute.

Col. Philip A. Sykes Heads Regular AF Instructor Group
The new Senior Air Force Instructor of Georgia's recently reactivated Air National Guard units is Colonel Philip: A; Sykes, 36, 2416 Ridgewood Road, N.W.
A veteran of 13 years active Air Force service., Colonel Sykes served in Europe during World War II and has recently returned from an Air Mission assignment in Lima, Peru.
As Air Force Instructor of the newly activated ll6th Fighter Interceptor Wing of the Georgia Air National Guard, he will have under his jurisdiction some 2,391 officers and air men at Dobbins Air Force Base, Marietta; Travis Field, Savannah; and Brunswick, Georgia.
Colonel Sykes is a senior Pilot, having flown both fighter and bomber aircraft for over 2500 hours. He is also a graduate of the Armed Forces Staff College.
Entering .active service in 1939 as a Flying Cadet, Colonel Sykes served as Executivt. Officer of the 98th Combat Wing in England

Colonel Philip A. Sykes
and as Commanding Officer of the 387th Bomber Group in France.
Returning to the United States in November 1945, he served in various commands and in July 1949 became Air Force Advisor to the Chief of Staff of Peruvian Air Force.
Colonel Sykes is holder of the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal with 6 Oak Leaf Clusters , and the French Croix de Guerre with Star.

Fi tz gerald Guardsmen fire a final salute to Georgia's last Confederate veteran, General William /. Bush., Left to right, they are Sgt /ames H. Davis, Cpl Robert W. Sherrill, Cpl Thomas H. Owens, Cpl RodnP.y Harper,

Cpl Marvin Wynn, M/ Sgt Benard Davis, M/ Sgt Hebert Smith. Assisting in the burial ri t!f s at the right are Major Tessie ~eeves,, Lt Carl Findl ey, Lt Wilson Tucker and WO Jim Morris.

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FIRE- FIGHTING GUARDSMEN of the 122nd Infantry Regiment went int o th e he art of the North Georgia mountains to tame a raging forest fire t hat blackened over 60,000 acres of our valua b le t imberland ea rly in November. On the cover of the Nov ember e dition of The Georgia Guardsmen we showed them in a ction. Spa c e and time did not permit us to run these ph otos, tak e n close t o the scene in Ellijay, until this time.

In the left photo members of Calhoun's Medical Platoon are shown unloading their supplies. At the right, Guardsmen of Company G, Canton, establ"ish a firebreak deep in the woods above Ellijay. Below, . members of Company G get briefed on their new chores from Lt. Leonard .W. Allred. Other units of the 122nd called into service during the emergency were Co. H, Dalton, Co. A, Atlanta, and the Medical Company, Atlanta .

AIR GUARD FLIES DEFENSE MISSION
Aircraft of the Ge orgia Air National Guard on December 14 participated in a mis s ion of the Air Defense Command by flyin g over designated courses to test the effectiveness of the Ground Observer Corps.
Guardsmen of the 129th Aircraft Control & Warning Squadron under the command of Capt . W. H. Thomason plotted the positions of the aircraft as they were reported through t he Atlanta F ilter Center. Capt. W. W. Lee, c ontroller of the 12 9th, utilized 10 Guardsmen in tracking and plotting the planes. Radar of the 35th Air Division, also a t Dobbins, was trained on on aircraft .
Capt. Lee , m describing the success fu lnes s of the mission, said that his Guardsmen "looked capable of carrying out their ass igned mission" in the event of a real emerge ncy.
Pilots fl ying t he s pec ial missions
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were briefed by Capt. Glenn Herd, Operations Officer of the 128th Fighter-Bomber Squadron, to fly courses throughout North and Central Georgia, covering over a thousand miles. Those flying m T-6 aircraft were Lt. Wm. A.

Tennant, who flew the northwest course, and Captains Doug las Embry and Merrill Nuss, navigator, who flew a southwest course. Flying northeast in an F-51 H Mustang was Lt. Robert W. Carmicha el.
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Calhoun Medics Donate Blood To Rome RC
Members of the 122nd Infantry, Second Battalion Medical Platoon, of the Calhoun unit of the Georgia National Guard, visited the Rome bloodmobile at 100-percent strength to volunteer blood donations in December.
First Lieut. L. C. Varnedoe was in charge of the Calhoun group which included SFC. Robert A. Lewis, S/Sgt. Donald C. Crump, Sgt. Van V. Greeson, Sgt. T. A. Phillips, Sgt. Joe Mac Roberts, Sgt. Ernest B. Rutledge, Sgt. Willard V. Sloan, Cpl. Charles W. Tally, Pvt. James B. Lackey, Pvt. Edward R. Taylor, Pvt. Joe C. Edens, Pvt. Billy V. Hensley, Pvt. Willie W. King, Pvt. Bobby W. Langly, Pvt. Tommy Mullins, Pvt. Gene Rogers and Pvt. Jimmy Walraven.
Of the 20-odd volunteers, a number had to he turned down because they had not reached their 18th birthdays as required by Red Cross regulations, despite their military status.
PERRY UNIT
COLLECTS TOYS
FOR NEEDY
Perry, Georgia's, Heavy Mortar Company, 121st Infantry, swept through the night of December 15th to gather an estimated $1,000 worth of old toys to he repaired and distributed to needy children during Christmas.
The Guardsmen, officers and enlisted men alike, went from door to door asking for the toys. In two hours they had filled up their vehicles with the playthings and returned to headquarters.
"If we had four hours for the
job, we would have gotten that much more," Sgt. John Barton said. The toys were delivered with boxes prepared under the direction of the Sorosis Club.

(By Armed Forces Press Service)
On a bus the other day, a corporal offered a lady his seat and she fainted. When she was revived, she thanked him-and he fainted.
* * *
Ward Boy: "What's the matter with the Doc today?"
Nurse: "I guess he's just out of patients."
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Two hunters were lost in the woods. "What shall we do?" cried one. "Let's shoot an extra deer," said the other. "The game warden will find us in 10 minutes."
** *
St. Peter couldn't find the new arrival's name on the roster. "How'd you get here?" he asked.
"Flu," he replied.
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People are most happr when they are too busy to be miserable.
PRIVATE STUFF

New Enlistment
Procedures Are
Noted by AFRA
New procedures and requirements pertaining to enlisted personnel enlisting after 1 January 1953 became effective under the Armed Forces Reserve Act of 1952. Section 2 (h) of a Military Division Letter dated 2 January 1953 sets forth the policy for enlistment and administration of the oath and is repeated here for your information and guidance:
(1) All persons, who, on January 1953, are enlisted in the NGUS retain their membership therein but are considered to be enlisted in the Reserve of the Army of the United States in lieu thereof, without change in the periods of their current enlistments.
(a) On and after 1 January 1953, enlisted membership in the National Guard of the United States is acquired by
(1) Enlistment in the federally recognized National Guard of any of the several States, Territories, Puerto Rico, and District of Columbia, and
(2) Enlistment in the Reserve of the Army of the United States in the same grade, unless such individual already has a status as an en I isted member in the Reserve of the Army of the United States.
(b) After it has been determined by authorized officials that the applicant is acceptable for membership in the National Guard, an officer will read to him the enlistment contract and the State and Federal oath contained in ~1GB Form 21a. (This is a new form to be distributed at an early date for aHachment to NGB Form 21). The officer will explain to the applicant the term of service, the Reserve or service obligation he assumes, the possible active duty service and the pay and allowances to which he will be entitled. The officer will then complete the en I istment by administering the above mentioned oaths and requmng the enlisted man to sign both oaths on all four copies of the new supplemerttary enlistment record. The officer wi II then sign the certificate of enlistment on all four copies of the same form.

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On 16 April 1751, the Georgia authorities proceeded to organize and officer the militia of their Colony. On 13 June 1751 the first general muster was held at Sava nnah- one company of Horse, three of Foot.
The uniforms and equipment have changed , but today the 118th Field Artillery Battalion- direct descendant of those preRevolutionary militiamen- carries on in the tradition of those ancient citizens-at-arms who unquestioningly accepted the obligation and privilege of defendin g their own homes against any enemies whatsoever.