The Georgia guardsman [Vol. 3, no. 2 (Feb. 1953)]

CommanJing {ieneral
14TH Allt FDltCE
MAJOR GENERAL CHARLES E. THOMAS

TllE
ADJUTANT GENERAL'S
MESSAGE
Fellow Guardsmen: This message is a happy one for me. For the first time in
the history of the Nationai Guard of Georgia, every Officer and Warrant Officer in our State is a member of both the National Guard Association of Georgia and the National Guard Association of the United States.
To achieve one hundred percent membership required a great deal of work by, not only the Commanders, but the Junior Officers of the National Guard of Georgia. I commend you on this splendid performance of what I deem a very high duty.
The record of the National Guard Association of the United States, in achieving for the National Guard of this nation many deserving rights and privileges, is unmatched by any other similar group. The men who corr.pose the leadership of the National Guard Association are men of the highest ability and integrity, and the least the States can do is to cooperate and work toward the goal which we have just reached in Georgia.
Thank you again for this splendid accomplishment.

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THE GEORGIA GURROSffiRn
Vol. 3 February, 1953 No. 2

A publication of the Department of Defense, Military Division, State of Georgia. PubIished in the interest of the Georgia National Guard and distributed free to members of the t-ea 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, Hew York 14, N. Y.

LT. COL. HOMER FLYNN
Managing Director
CAPT. DOUGLAS EMBRY
Editor
Publication and Editorial Office 959 E. Confederate Ave., S. E.
Atlanta, Georgia
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Honorable Herman E. Talmadge
Governor of Georgia
Major General Ernest Vandiver
The Adjutant General
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The opinions expressed tn The Georgia Guardsman are those of the Staff Writers of the publication and members of the Georgia National Guard and do not necessarily refle ct any official views of the Adjutant General's Department of Georgia.
OUR COVER ...
MAJOR GENERAL CHARLES E. THOMAS, Commanding General of the 14th Air Force, is featured on our cover this month. Story on page 2.
FEBRUARY, 1953

DURING RECENT ceremon ies held at Headquarters Company, 121st Infantry, Major General Joseph B. Fraser, commanding general of the 48th Infantry Divis ion, awarded medals to five Grey Bonnets. These five men tallied the highest scores in the 1952 National Rifle Association Small Bore Tournament to rank the Georgia National Guard fifth in the nation. Being congratulated by General Fraser ore : (left to right) Moster Sergeants Russell Leverett, C. W. Kite and Harold Carlisle, First Sergeant Dan Thurston and SFC. Frank Watts. All are members of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 121st. (Photo by Lt. Dan Bullard)

Second NSLI Rebate:
VA Announces Dividend

On Service Insurance

Washington (AFPS)-Another dividend will be paid in

1953 to servicemen holding National Service Life Insurance

policies, the Veterans Administration has announced.

The first payments will be made in February to approxi-

mately 5,000,000 eligible veterans,0

including personnel now on ac-

tive duty.

policy.

The size of the individual pay- The method of payment will be

ments for most policy holders the same as in 1952 unless the

will be t he same as in 1952, w h en policy holder informs th e VA to

an average of $60 was paid .

the contrary. In this instance 'he

To be eligible, the policy should notify the VA office to holder must have paid pre- which he pays premium.

miums for any three or more

Applications for the 1953

months between the anniver- dividend must include your full

sary date of his policy in 1952 name, mailing address, policy

and the same date in 1953.

number, serial number and

P ersonnel who are eligible for the new dividend, but did not apply for the '52' di vidend will have

date of birth. All applications must be signed in the policy holders' own handwriting.

to apply to VA Headquarters, The 1953 dividend is the sec

Washing ton , D. C. H owever, pol- ond r egular one on NSLI policies

icy holders w ho applied for the ~the first was paid this year and

'52 dividend will receive the '53 totaled $180,000,000. Two sp ecia

dividend automatically. P ay- dividends also have been paid

ments will be m a de 30 to 40 days The four tota l nearly $4, 000,000,-

after the a nni versary date of the 000 .

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* * MAJOR GENERAL CHARLES E. ** THOMAS COMMANDS 14th AF
Many interesting years of service to his country have brought Major Air Transport Wing in Tokyo. His

General Charles E. Thomas sincere respect throughout his 35 years of last assignment before assuming

military duty. As Commanding General, 14th Air Force, Warner Robins Air command of the 14th AF was as

Force Base, Georgia, General Thomas has seen and participated in the Inspector General of Continental

growth of military aviation from the ground up.

Air Command at Mitchell Air Force

Having assumed command of the Air Depot, he was appointed Base, N.Y.

14th Air Force in October, 1950, assistant post operations officer

General Thomas' list of decora-

General Thomas has engendered at Maxwell Field, Alabama, taking tions includes the Legion of Merit

the respect of the Air National over that position in July 1933.

with Oak Leaf Cluster.

Guard of Georgia with his willing

A series of schools followed.

cooperation and excellent ad- Beginning in 1934 he completed

ministration. An Atlantan by birth, General
Thomas has served previously in Georgia as Commanding General of Warner Robins Air Service Command in 1943 and in 19H was in command of the Southeastern Air Depot at Wellston, Georgia.
Now holding the rating of Command Pilot, General Thomas became a flying cadet 11 October 1917 at the School of Military Aeronautics, University of Texas, and entered flying training at Camp Dick, Texas, April, 1918. He graduated 24 August and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Air Reserve.
After attending a flying instructor's school at Brooks Field, Texas, he became a flying instructor

the following: Army Industrial College, Washington, D.C.; Air Corps Tactical School, Maxwell Field, Alabama (becoming an instructor); and Chemical Warfare School, Edgewood Arsenal, Maryland.
Returning to his former post at Maxwell Field, he was later assigned to the Provisional Air Corps Maintenance Command, Patterson Field, Ohio, going from there to the Southeastern Air Depot at Wellston, Georgia. It was in January 1943 that he was named to command the Air Depot at Robins Field and there commanded the 4005th AAA Base Unit until April 19<1.4.
Now a Brigadier General, General Thomas in May 19'1.4 became deputy

All WWII PW Claims
Must Be in By Apr. 9
Washington (AFPS) -With the April 9, 1953 deadline for filing prisoner - of - war claims less than three months away, the War Claims Commission urges all WWII ex-prisoners of-war who have not yet filed for this compensation to do so promptly.
Public Law 303 provides a maximum compensation of $1.50 a day for each day such veterans were held as prisoners-of-war in any theater during WWII and were subject to violations of the Geneva Convention.
Claims must be made on WCC Form 611 and filed with the War Claims Commission, Washington 25, D.C. Survivors of deceased American prisoners of war are also eligible for the claim and should file on WCC Form 660.

at Love and Ellington Fields, also chief of staff of the 21st Bomber

in Texas. In June 1919 he began a course in aeronautical engineering at Kelly Field. Completing this he served successively at Park Field,

Command in the South Pacific and in October of that year was appointed deputy commander for operations of the AAF in the Pacific

Cpl Polson Gets Ord Sch Honors

Tennessee, and Wilbur Wright Ocean Area. In April 1945 he was

Depot, Ohio. He was appointed a commanding general of the island HIGH HONORS WON BY CORPO-

seoond lieutenant in the Air Service of le Shima, off the northern tip RAL POLSON. The Commandant of

of the Regular Army 1 July 1920 of Okinawa.

the Automotive Fuel and Electrical

and promoted to first lieutenant.

Returning to the United States, System Repair Course, Ordnance

From 1922 to 1926 General he was in October assigned to School has written a splendid

Thomas was based at Fairfield Air Wright Field, Ohio, and in December commendation to Corporal James

Intermediate Depot as Adjutant became Commanding General, P. Polson, NG 2479'1.423, 201st'

and Supply Officer, and in May Brookley Field, Alabama. As Chief Ord. MM Company. Georgia National

1926 went to Camp Nichols, Philli- of the Aviation Advisory Group to Guard. Corporal Polson stood

pine Islands, as Personnel Adjutant. Nationalist China, he was m first in his class with a scholastic

After serving at this station until Nanking advising on the organiza- rating of Superior. Above average

December 1928, he returned to the tion of the Chinese Nationalist ability and keen interest are neces-

U.S. for assignment to the Rockwell Air Force. His was the last military sary to achieve such a position.

(Calif) Air Depot as chief inspector mission to leave that area before His work reflects credit upon him-

for the Engineering Department.

the Communist forces swept through. self and his organization. Con-

After serving over three years Staying in the Pacific Theatre, he gratulations, Corporal Polson.-

as supply officer of the San Antonio became Commanding General, 1503rq Military Division Bulletin.

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FEBRUARY, 1953

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CUB SCOUTS in little blue uniforms took over the Notional Gua rd units in Atlanta recently and were shown our weapons and equipment. Conducted on a tour of the reservat ion were 12 members of Den 6, Pock 165. Here General Vandiver shows some "sergeants" tl,e function of o .50 calibre machine gun. The group, escorted by Mrs. B lanch '. leatherford and Mr. Phil Gage, included Billy ~.'.arkley, Jim Rust, ':hristopher NicGio u gh lin, Terry Walsh, Bob Hardcastl e, Albert M. Ashk outi, Stephen
Weatherfor d, Carling Dink ier Ill, Potr ick Locke, Jr., Jackie Dwyer and John Goge.
MAJCR GENERA L EAR L T. RICKS, Chief of the ~lotiono I Guard Burea u for Air, inspected the facilities of the 116th Fighter-Somber Win g at Dobbins AFB last month to observe the progress of the new Air Noti9nal Guard Wing. General R icks, left, was accompanied on the tour by Lt. Col. I. G. Brown, second from right, Colonel Bernard M. Do vey, right, commander of the ll6th, stands at the right: Colonel Seymore Thompson, U.S.P. & D.O. for Georgia, stands ne xt to Gen. Ricks.
Colonel Philip A. Sykes, center, Senior Air Instructor, was also on hand to greet
the visitors. FEB RUA RY, 1953

Lt. George H. STTUJll
Lt. Small- New
Vandiver Aide
First Lieutenant George H. Small, Jr., 24, has been appointed aide to Ma jor General Ernest Vandiver, Adjutant General of Georgia.
Having worked his way up through the ranks in the Georgia Air National Guard, Lt. Small rose from private in the 54th Fighter Wing in 1946 to his present rank of first lieutenant in June 1952. He was one of the first airmen to be enlisted in the 54th Wing with no prioc service. His initial assignment was with the 216th Air Service Group at Dobbins Air Force Base.
In December 1950, Lt. Small was inducted into federal service with the 154th Aircraft Control and Warning Group, having received his commission in September. Going into pilot training in August 1951, Lt. Small graduated from Craig Field, Alabama, in September 1952 as one of the last class of conventional fighter pilots m the nation.
Lt. Small is a member of the 128th Fighter Bomber Squadron at Dobbins flying F-51 H Mustangs. Lt. Small also flies General Vandiver on official trips in the "Georgia Peach," C-47 aircraft assigned to the Adjutant General.
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THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN_
Air National Guard Camp Dates Set at Travis 26 July- 9 August

Georgia's Air National Guard units will have their summer maneuvers at Travis Field, Savannah, 26 July- 9 August 1953. This was decided at a conference in Savannah 6, 7 and 8 February by officials of the 116th FighterBomber Wing commanded by Colonel Bernard M. Davey.
The meeting was presided over by Col. F. E. Sullivan, deputy for operations, 14th Air Froce. Major General George Finch, former Chief of the National Guard Bureau for Air and original organizer of the Georgia Air National Guard, attended the meeting. General Finch is now deputy for Air National Guard affairs, Continental Air Command.
Major General Earl T. Ricks, Chief of the Air Force division of the National Guard Bureau, and Major General Ernest Vandiver, Adjutant General of Georgia, also attended the conference whie h laid plans for the field training of the ll6th Wing at Travis Field.
The Georgia Air units include squadrons from Brunswick and Macon as well as headquarters and auxiliary units at Dobbins and Travis. The permanent field training detachment at Travis is commanded by Lt. Col. Walter M. Armistead.
Major William H. Kelly, base detachment commander at Travis, said that other Air Guard units throughout the southeast will train there during the summer. Travis Field is one of the permanent training sites established by the Air National Guard to enable our citizen-airmen to receive 15 days active duty where all logistical supplies are permanently located.
Other officials of the Georgia Air National Guard who attended the conference were Colonel James C. Grizzard, executive officer of the State Air Staff, Col. Davey, Col. Philip A. Sykes, Senior Air Instructor, Lt. Col. Marion C. Clonts, CO, 116th Maintenance &
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Camp JOBth Ex. Oil.
Lt. Col. Sanders Camp, former Executive Officer of the 214th AAA Group, Georgia National Guard, has been elevated to Executive Officer of the 1 08th AAA Brigade with headquarters m Winder.
Col. Camp is editor of Monroe's Walton Tribune.
Davey Now Colonel
Lt. Col. Bernard M. Davey, commanding officer of the 116th Fighter Bomber Wing, Georgia Air National Guard, has been promoted to Colonel.
Colonel Davey is a veteran of eleven years with the Georgia Air National Guard, having joined the 128th Observation Squadron as a
private in 1941. During World War 11,
he served with the 8th Air Force, flying B-17's. He is holder of the Air Medal with three Clusters, ETO ribbon with four battle stars, American Defense and Pre-Pearl Harbor Ribbon.
Colonel Davey was released from active duty with the Air Force and became Chief of Staff of the 54th Fighter Wing of the Georgia Air National Guard until that headquarters was called into federal service in October 1950. After a tour of duty with the Air Materiel Command in Washington, D.C., Colonel Davey returned to take command of the ll6th on 10 July 1952 when the first of 19 new Air National Guard units were activated at Dobbins AFB, Marietta, and Travis Field, Savannah.
Supply Gp, Lt. Col. William Wrigley, CO, ll6th Air Base Gp, Col. Charles S. Thompson, U.S.P. & D.O. for Georgia, and Lt. Col. Joel B. Paris, CO, 128th Fighter Squadron.

Army Chief of Staff
Writes to Governor
Commending Guard
Governor Talmadge has received a letter from the Army Chief of Staff, General J. Lawton Collins, commending the units of the Georgia National Guard who were called into federal service since June 1950.
The letter reads as follows:
Dear Governor Talmadge: "As we in the Army face the
challenges of a new year, I feel that it is particularly appropriate to pay tribute to our splendid National Guard for the very real contribution it has made to the growing security of our nation since the outbreak of communist aggression in Korea. I want to take this opportunity, especially, to express my heartfelt gratitude to the many fine units of the National ,Guard of Georgia which have been called into active military service since June, 1950. Their response has been magnificent, and I am confident that when the complete story of their heroic accomplishments is known to all, another brilliant chapter in the history of our National Guard will have been written.
"It is fundamental to our American way of life to depend upon our citizen-soldiers in time of peril, and the men and women of the United States Army will always be proud to serve side by side with the National Guard. I would indeed be appreciative therefore, if you would convey to the Guardsmen of your great State our mast sincere thanks and warmest admiration."
Sincerely yours,
/s/ ]. Lawton Collins
Governor Talmadge, in answering General Collins, remarked that the people of Georgia also are proud of their Georgia National Guard and its citizen soldiers.
FEGRUARY, 1953

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Brunswick Guard Units Net 25Recruits in15-Day Drive

Twenty-five new members have been enlisted in the two Brunswick

National Guard units in their recent recruiting drive.

How was it done? Just read on!

By working closely with the Mayor, local merchants, the local press and

radio, and the Ritz Theatre, Hq Co, 2nd Bn, and Co H, l2lst Infantry, con-

ducted an intensive recruiting campaign in connection with the Mayor's

proclamation of "National Guard Week" an'd the showing of the movie

"Thunderbirds". The proclamation kicked off the campaign on January 5th,

the movie was shown on the 9th and lOth, and the drive closed on January

20th with 25 new recruits in those fifteen days. I A good publicity stunt resulted

in some excellent newspaper and the campaign was covered on local

magazine coverage in connection broadcasts. Newspaper advertising

with the opening of "Thunderbirds". included two full-page and many

When it developed that a shortage one-fourth page ads. Mayor A. T.

of the film was going to force Harrison of Brunswick proclaimed

postponement of the opening at the the week of 5 January 1953 as

Ritz, Mr. Edwin H. Brauer, South- "Salute to National Guard Week."

eastern representative of Republic In cooperation with Mrs. Alma W.

Pictures, and Lt. Col. Homer Flynn, King and Mr. B. F. McCullough, a

State P.I.O., (who were attending recruiting booth was set up in the

a special showing of the movie at lobby of the Ritz Theatre. On the

Savannah January 9th) arranged to days that "Thunderbirds" was

have the film flown to Brunswick shown a large and impressive

by an aircraft of the Air National display of National Guard equipment

Guard at Travis Field.

was set up in front of the theatre.

Lt. Col. Walter M. Armistead The advertising program was

and Capt. Phillip Coleman, both of sponsored by merchants of the

the ll6th Fighter-Bomber Wing, city who cooperated whole-heartedly

lew the reels of film to Malcolm- in the campaign.

McKinnon Field on St. Simons

Capt Blanton and Capt Whittle,

Island. There they were met by in stating that the campaign was

Guard leaders of the community, an outstanding success, revealed

the manager of the Ritz, a photog- that 25 new members were enlisted

rapher and the Chief of Police.
The film was given a police escort

in the drive. They reported that the strength of the Brunswick units

into town, and the picture on this was now higher than it had been

page, taken at the airport, has in the past two years. it was evident

appeared in a national publication, the campaign could not have been

"Boxoffice."

a success without the full coopera-

The recruiting campaign as tion of the local newspaper and

staged by Captains Edgar D. Blan- radio stations, the Hitz Theatre,

ton and William A. Whittle, Jr., the merchants of the city and all

included an intensive advertising members of the two Brunswick units

program on the radio and in the who worked so hard for its success.

newspaper. A special broadcast Each week since the drive started,

was made from the studio of Radio the units have gained at least

Station WMOG by local Guard five or six new members. It is

0icers giving the history of the expected that benefits will continue

Brunswick Guard units and citing to he derived from the intensive

many benefits derived by member- campaign at least until this year's

ship in the Guard. The progress of field training.

fEBRUMY, 1953

Col Elliott Watkins
(U.S. Army Photo)
Colonel Watkins, Former NG Instr, SAl Ga Mil Dist
Colonel Elliott Watkins, a former Army Instructor with the Georgia National Guard, is now Senior Army Instructor of the Georgia Military District in Atlanta. Originally from Boston, Georgia, Col. Watkins was graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., November l, 1918.
Following his graduation he served in France and in Germany with the U.S. Army of Occupation. His post-war assignments include troop and school assignments as an infantryman and tank specialist. From 1935 to 1939 he was professor of military science and tactics at the Valley Forge Military Academy in Pennsylvania.
During World War II, Colonel Watkins served as a member of the staff and faculty at the Infantry School at Fort Benning; later with Headquarters XIII Corps at Camp Pickett, Virginia, and the R~place ment Training Center at Camp Gordon, Georgia. He later went to the Far East.
From 1947 to 1949 he was an Army Instructor for the Georgia National Guard. Following this tour he returned to the Far East to become commandant of the command's specialist schools at Eta Jima from 1949 to 1952. For this assignment he was awarded the Legion of Merit.
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Washington, Ga., AAA Conference Yields Camp Plan

The second Triple A Commanders Conference of the year, held in Washington, Georgia, February 8th, was devoted to plans for field training at Camp Stewart.
Brigadier General George J. He arn, Commanding General of the l08th AAA Brigade of the Georgia National Guard, welcomed the Guard officers representing every unit in the brigade. Participating in the meeting was Colonel Th omas H. Pope and other officers of the 228th AAA Group of the S. Carolina National Guard, which comes under the command of General Hearn's Brigade at field training exercises.

The dates for the AAA encampment will be from 14 June to 28 June l%3 at Camp Stewart,

Lt Col Camp presides over Washington, Georgia, conference as Major lnne cke n re cords proceedings

Georgia. Governor's Day ceremonies

will be held on Saturday 20 June purposes of field trammg. Other

beneficial m coordinating the

according to the proposed plans.

harmonious decisions between the activities necessary for the

An agreement was reached at S. Carolina and Georgia units

satisfact(>ry completion of summer

the meeting to merge the 214th and resulted in a highly successful manP.l!Vers.

228th RCat Detachments for the conferenc e that should prove to be

The conference was marked by

its orderly procedures and swift

but thorough pace. Lt. Col. Sanders

Camp, Executive Officer, l08th

AAA Brigade, presided over th e

meeting and presented the officers

with a schematic diagram of the

proposed activities to take place at

Camp Stewart. This excellent

schematic, prepared by brigade

headquarters, depicted the require-

ments of Third Army regulations .

In the open forum, which followe d

the discussion of each question ,

General Hearn emphasized the

recruit training phase of summer

camp and asked each commander

to put only their best-qualified

officers in charge of this training.

Colonel L. E. Jacoby, Senior

Army Instructor, attended the

meeting with Major Edgar H. Boren ,

Army Signal Advisor. Co lonel Jac k

G. Johnson, Commanding Office r

of the 214th AAA Gp, represente d

AAA Field Training Plans mapped by Lt Col Camp, Col Johnson, Colon el Jacoby, Col Pope and General Hearn

his Group in outlining plans for the maneuvers. Major Ross Jerguson represented the U.S.P. & D.O.

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FEBRUARY, 1953

THE NATIONAL

THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN
IN PEACE .{

WATCH FOR OUR NATIONAL GUARD STAMP

Dalton Guardsman
Commissioned Lieut
Appearing before a Third Army Examining Board in Atlanta Tuesday, February 10, Sgt Thomas J, Plott of the Dalton National Guard unit was commissioned a Second Lieutenant of Infantry. The new officer was assigned to duty with Company H, l22nd Infantry in Dalton, and will command the 81 mm Mortar Platoon, it was revealed by Co H headquarters.
Lieutenant Plott embarked upon his military career in January 1947 when he enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard, and reported for training at Mayport, Florida. During his service in the Coast Guard, Plott rose to the grade of EN 3, and served in the Pacific area, including Japan. He was discharged in January 1950, and enlisted in the Dalton National Guard unit in June 1952 with the
FEBRUARY, 1953

Lt. Thomas !. Plott
grade of Corpora l. E nr ollin g in the Army Extension
Course, Series 10, Plott began the necessary technical preparation toward earning a commission, and was promoted to the grade of Sergeant prior to attending summer

encampment with Company H. His unit assignment was in the capacity of Reconnaissance Sergeant. Upon completion of the 10 Series, with an overall rating of "excellent", and upon meeting other criteria regarding physical and mental qualifications, Sgt Plott was ordered before the examining board for the purpose of determining his fitness to hold a commission.
In civilian life Lt. Plott is employed by the L. A. Lee Company of Dalton.
With the addition of Lt. Plott, all commissioned vacancies in the Dalton National Guard unit are filled. Other officers assigned to Company H include Capt. W. R. Slate, Company Commander, Lt. Merlie Stansell, executive officer, and platoon leaders Lt. James P. Robinson, and Lt. John T. Cornelison. Warrant Officer Donald D. McArthur is assigned as Unit Administrator.
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Welcoming the National Guard aircraft bearing the "Thunderbirds" film to Brunswick were, l eft to right, back row, Sgt C. T. Hires, Glynn County Police Department; Lt Col Wa lter M. Armistead and
Vandiver Named "Man of Year" By State Jaycees
Major General Ernest Vandiver, our Adjutant General, has been named one of the five Young Men of the Year in Georgia for 1952 by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and has been presented the Distinguished Service Award by the Georgia Junior Chamber at its annual meeting.
Sponsored by the DeKalb Jaycees , General Vandiver also turned out to be guest speaker for the occasion on February l at Radium Springs near Albany when the originally scheduled speaker's plane was unable to land at Albany due to bad weather. He spoke on Civil Defense, being well qualified as head of the State Civil Defense
effort. He was introduced by Mr.
Roscoe Lowery of the DeKalb Jaycees.
Others winning the DSA were Julius B. Dodd, Jr., Executive Vice President, Rome Bank and Trust Company; Jimmy Irvin, Display Decorator, Rosenberg
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Capt Phillip Coleman, Air Guard pilots; Maj Carl H. Griffin, RA Ins tructor, 2nd Bn, 12 lst; and Mr. B. F. McCrtllough, Manager of the Ritz Theatre . Front, left to right, are WO Thomas C. Champion,

Jr., Co H Adm Asst; Sgt Elton F.
Hinson, Hq Co Adm Asst; SFC Durwood B. Mills, Hq Co caretaker; and SFC George C. Bruce, Co H caretaker. On the right is shown the National Guard equipment on
dis play in front of the theatre.

L toR. Julius B. Dodd, Jimm y Irvin, General Vandive r, William R. Killian, Travis Rhodes.

Brothers Department Store, Albany; William R. Killian, Brunsw ick Recorder and Attorney; a nd Travis Rhodes, Textile Designer, Cabin Craft Corporation, Dalton.

Salesman : "Are you loo king for somethin g in men's clothing, si-r?'
Red faced gent1eman: "Certainly not. I'm looking for something in women's clothing-my wife, who p romised to meet here an hour ago ."
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Cedartown Guarcl Unit at Crash Scene
Aicls Local Ollicers
Captain James Carter's Co F, }22nd Infantry Regiment, went into action recently when a Navy training plane crashed at Cedartown 27 January killing its pilot. As Capt. Carter was driving toward Cedartown, he noticed the plane falling. As reported by the Cedartown Standard, he "rushed to the scene and began mobilizing key personnel of the National Guard."
Approximately 30 Guardsmen answered the summons of Capt. Carter and assisted the city officers in clearing the debris, fighting the fire, and handling the traffic problem. Capt. Carter's quick thinking in this emergency reflects great credit upon our Georgia National Guard and, as an example bestows high regard upon our local units when they respond to similar situations.
Res. Meclal Acloptecl

Division Staff
Offered Course
A refresher course in terrain and staff planning at the Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, for commanders and other key officers of National Guard divisions was announced this month by Major General Raymond H. Fleming, chief, National Guard Bureau.
Arranged by the Guard Bureau, in cooperation with Army Field Forces, the course will last from May ll to 16, 1953.
The course is open to Guard division commanders, assistant division commanders, chief of staff, division artillery commanders, and division general staff officers.
The Guard has 25 Infantry divisions. Of the more than 5000 federally recognized Army Guard units, approximately 1700 units and some 130,000 officers and men were ordered to active duty during the current emergency, including eight infantry divisions.

Polish Up!-Vandiver
Trophy Winners
To be Designated
Spruce up those supply and orderly rooms, troops; and polish up on that marksmanship- the Vandiver Trophy winners are about to be selected.
As in the past years, Geaeral Vandiver will donate two silver cups to the units possessing the neatest supply and orderly rooms and the unit having the best score in the small bore rifle competition.
The commanding officer of each regiment, battalion or separate unit will select the wmner in his organization, and report the name to Military Division headquarters prior to 21 February. A representative of this headquarters will inspect the named units during the month of March. There will be no prior announcement of the date of inspection.
General Vandiver will award the trophies during appropriate ceremonies at summer camp.

The Department of Defense has revealed that a new medal honoring service in the reserves has been designated as the Armed Forces Reserve Medal. Although the department has previously announced that the medal will not be available until after the end of hostilities in Korea, arrangements are being made to distribute the ribbon.
Both officer and enlisted personnel are eligible for this award, provided they have 10 years of honorable and satisfactory service in one or more of the Reserve components of the Armed Forces.
Service that cannot be credited toward determining eligibility includes that in the honorary reserve and honorary retired reserve, in a regular component of the Armed Forces, or for which the Naval Heserve Medal, Organized Marine Corps Reserve Medal or the Marine Corps Reserve Ribbon has been or may be awarded.

"Watch the recoil!"

AF Has Called 187,000
New York, N. Y. (AFPS)-The Air Force has called 187,000 Air Reservists and Air National Guardsmen to active service since the start of the Korean conflict, says Lt. Gen. Leon W. Johnson, CG of the Continental Air Command. Gen Johnson predicted that by July 1 the active Air Force will be a "completely volunteer" organization of 1,000,0'00 men.

The Public Information Office has distributed 10,000 bumper stickers for use by our Georgia Army and Air National Guard units. In bold red letters on a white background and measuring 4" x 17.5", the sticker stands out and draws the eye to it when placed on the rear bumper of your automobile.
The stickers read JOIN THE GEORGIA NATIONAL GUARD. We believe this method of bringing the National Guard before the public will be effective if all our Guardsmen possessing cars place these self-sticking cards on their bumpers.
If any unit has failed to receive any of these stickers, they should write 48th Division headquarters requesting them. AAA units should request them from the P./.0. in Atlanta.

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Capt Barney P . Casteel Lt fames L. Collins Capt David]. Mather Capt fohn F. Thompson Capt Wi lliam Manke

Last Accounts of Air Guard Pilots Reveal Their Courage and Daring
The loss of the Air National Guard's most valued personnel, its fi ghter pilots, is always the greatest tragedy to befall a unit. To many ordinary citizens in this country today the conflict in Korea is a remote, only slightly disturbing battle. To us in the Guard it is grim, tragic and painful to hear of our deceased comrades who only a short time ago gathered with us in the pilot's ready room or operations preparing for routine trail'lin g flights.

As we remember training tragedies of the past and the loss of Lieutenants Goodrum and Martin, and Captains Klausman and Womack, we now reflect upon the recent deaths of:
Captain Barney P. Cas tee 1Atlan ta. Former engineering officer of the 128th Fighter Squadron at Dobbins AFB, he flew F-84's as a member of the 136th FighterBomber Wing, based in Korea . His last mission was one of armed reconnaissance in the area north of Pyongyang. The mission was performed under adverse weather conditions. While strafing enemy vehicles, his plane was hit by ground fire. Capt. Casteel was seen to pull up and bail out but was unable to free himse If from the seat of the plane.
Lt. James L. Collins -Atlanta. Also a former pilot of the 128th, Lt. Collins was a member of the 49th Fighter-Bomber Wing based in Korea at the time he was reported missing. His F-80 was shot down while he was flying a dive-bomb mission against supply routes in northern Korea. Lt. Collins was observed attempting to get out of his aircraft but was unsuccessful.
Capt. David J. Mather - Atlanta. Another former member of the 128th, he was assigned to the ll6th

Fighter-Bomber Wing based in northern Japan. He was on temporary duty with the 136th Fighter-Bomber Wing at the time he was shot down. Capt. Mather's F-84 was hit while he was conducting an armed reconnaissance mission following a dive bombing of enemy supply lines. He was seen to crash in the Sairwon area of northern Korea. He was listed as missing in action and later was considered as having heen killed in action.
t::apt. John F. Thompson- Atlanta. Another pilot of the 54th Fighter Wing at Dobbins, he was killed in action on his 75th mission in Korea. He had volunteered for combat duty and was assigned to the 18th Fighter-Bomber Wing. After expending his ammunition on an armed reconnaissance mission, he fl ew at low level on the return trip in an effort to locate new targets. While at this low a ltitude, his F -51 was apparently hit by enemy ground fire. It was seen to hit the ground and explode. He was listed as killed in action. Following one of his missions, Capt. Thompson was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for his part in disrupting the withdrawal of approximately 3000 enemy troops. He lead his fli ght in a strafing attack estimated to have killed 75 or more of the enemy.

Lt. Will C. White - Savannah. Another member of the 158th Fighter Squadron of the Georgia Air National Guard's 54th Fighter Wing, Lt. White was shot down by enemy ground fire wh ile fl ying in his F-80 over North Korea in June, 1951. No other details were available to this office .
Capt. William wlanke- Atlan ta. A former fli ght leader of the l28th Fighter Squadron, Capt. Manke s tayed with th e squadron when called into federal service. After a tour of 'duty with the 128th at Alexandria, La., during whi ch time he s urvived a bailout from his F-84, he was assigned to a squadron in Europe . He was killed in an automobile accident m France last Fall.
NEW WALKIE TALKIE developed for the Signal sections is shown here for the first time. Known as the AN / PRC-8 (-9 & -10), the set is more compact, Iighter and has a greater range thon previous models. The 48th Signa l Company is authorized 13 of these new sets and will requisition them for
use during summer camp.

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FEBRUARY, 1953

THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN

PROMOTION POLICIES FOR ARMY & AIR NATIONAL GUARD OFFICERS EXPLAINED

Promotion criteria for officers of the Army and Air National Guard may now be explained under new but separate regulations regarding these two

branches of the service.

Army Regulation 135-155, Section
m effective 1 January 1953, states
in' paragraph 29(b) the "Prerequi-
sites to Federal recognition in a
higher grade in the National Guard
of the United States include but
are not limited to the following: l. The candidate for Federal
recognition is required to be in an
active status. 2. The candidate for Federal
recognition is required to have

of the United States, and a. In an active status. b. Assigned to a position vacancy
in the applicable T /0, T /D, or
other Manning Document which authorizes a higher grade than that in which presently federally recognized. An Officer who holds Federal recognition as a second lieutenant may if otherwise qualified, be federally recognized as a first lieutenant in the same vacancy.

completed at least the following

c. Complete the following

minimum years service for promotion minimum years of promotion service

purposes in grade. Tolst Lt 3 years as 2nd Lt.

in grade, equivalent grade or higher grade:

s~~ U,up'U#e
'R~, tJeetttleed
Wearing of the summer uniform will be mandatory for all members of the Georgia National Guard during the period 1 May 1953 to 15 September 1953 according to a Third Army announcement appearing in the Military Division Bulletin. Units south of Macon have the option of wearing the summer uniform from 1 April to 1 October 1953. An optional period will exist also from 15 March to 30 April 1953 for all members of the Georgia National Guard.

Captain 2 years as 1st Lt.
Major 4 years as Captain.
Lt Col 4 years as Major.
Colonel 3 years as Lt Col.
As an exception to the above, an officer in grade of second lieutenant or first lieutenant who has served creditably in a position vacancy of captain for 12 months may be considered for Federal recognition in the next highest grade. An officer may be promoted only once under this exception.
3. Prior to Federal recognition, the candidate is required to hold an appointment in the National Guard of a State, Territory, or the District of Columbia in the grade for which he has been recommended for Federal recognition.
For officers of the Air National Guard, the following Air National Guard Regulation applies: (ANGR 36-04, par 5, eff 1 Jan 53)
Eligibility Requirements: In order to establish eligibility for Federal recognition of an Air National Guard promotion and in order to qualify for promotion to the . same grade as a Reserve of the Air Force an officer must be a member of the Air National Guard

FROM

TO

2nd Lieutenant 1st Lieutenant Captain Major Lt Colonel

1st Lieutenant Captain Major Lt Colonel Colonel

Effective until
30 April 1953
3 years 4 years 5 years 5 years 4 years

Effective 1 May 1953
3 years 4 years 6 years 6 years 4 years

d. Recommended for Federal recognition and promotion as a Reserve of the Air Force by immediate commanding officer and approved by the adjutant general of the State.
e. Promoted in the Air National Guard of the State.
Salesman: "Why, this machine will do half your work."
Sgt.: "Good. I'll take two of them."

A wolf is a guy who's devoted the best leers of his life to women.
* * *
Pilot: 'Makes me mad when I'm told I haven't enough altitude."
Co-pilot: "Makes me soar, too."

FEBRUARY, 1953

Jl

THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN-------------------------------------------------------------------

New NG Regulations Aid,

Ease Officer Procurement

Washington (AFPS)-Changes have been made in the National

<$>-----=======--__:___ Guard officer procurement setup to facilitate the flow of junior o:fficers
to Guard units, the Department of the Army revealed recently. Enlisted men and warrant offi-

cers of the NG will be permit-

ted to train for commissions in the Guard EM May Request

Army's Officer Candidate Schools and will not be required to re-

Active Duty-Keep Grades

main in the active military service upon graduation, the DA announced.
Under the new setup, Guards-

Under a new plan announced recently by Maj. Gem. Raymond H. Fleming, Chief, National Guard Bureau, enlisted men of

men officer candidates will be processed for training in the same manner as active Army personnel. The difference is that the Guardsmen must be at

the Guard may voluntarily enter active duty in their current NG grades and retain their seniority.
EMs, including men subject to early induction, may volunteer for

least 20~ and not more than 27

24 months' active duty with the

years, four months old, at the

approval of the State Adjutant

time of enrollment.

General.

When graduated, the Guards-

Previously, Guardsmen being in-

man will return to his unit and ducted were discharged from the

the position held open for him as NG and processed in the same

a second lieutenant. He will be a manner as selectees undergoing

federally-recognized officer of his basic training,

state's NG.

,Eligibility consists of:

Certain qualified Guardsmen

1. Having attained current

may also obtain commissions by

status prior to receipt of induc-

other means.

tion notice.

The Army's 10-series, a home

2. Having a minimum of 24

study course, is open to all

months' remaining in current

Guardsmen. Requirements for

NG enlistment at the time of

appointment after completing

reporting for active duty.

the course include:

(To meet this latter require-

1. Must be between 21 and 28. 2. Have at least one year of total service in the active Armed Forces or the Guard. 3. Be a high school graduate or

ment, NG officials will allow the volunteer to extend his current enlistment or receive a discharge and immediately enlist for three years with the NG.)

equivalent.

General Fleming said that the

4. Be recommended by an ex- new policy should act as an incen-

amining board.

tive to men subject to future in-

Guardsmen may attend state duction-to enlist in the NG.

operated OCS. All states are au-

He added that Guardsmen who

thorized to operate such schools. volunteer for active duty under

OCS's are currently maintained in the new program will enter ac-

California, Massachusetts, New tive service with advantages and

York, and South Carolina.

rank earned by duty in the Na-

In addition, civilians and enlisted men in the following categories may qualify for a National Guard commission:
1. Former officers of the Armed

tional Guard. They will be eligible to attend all regular military schools and training courses in military specialties of their choice. (AFPS)

Forces with a minimum of six

months active and honorable fed-

eral service. 2. WO's and EM's of the upper

* *
Lt. (blowing his top): "Who

three grades now in the Guard put those crummy-looking flowers

who have not attained their 28th birthday and have at least six months active duty in these grades.
3. Former WO's and EM's up to 28 years of age with at least one year of active duty with the Armed Forces and who hold a degree from a recognized college or university.

on the general's desk?" Cpl.: "The general, Sir." Lt.: "Pretty, ain't they?"
* * *
He arrived home at three in the morning and his wife was quite angry. "So," she said, "you finally realized there's no place like

4. Graduates of accredited sen-

home?"

ior division ROTC units.

"I don't know about that," he

5. Clergymen, doctors and den~ists without prior military serv-

answered. "But it's the only place open this time of night."

Ice.

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(By Armed Forces Press Service)

"Tell me, soldier, what do they call a man who refuses to fight?"
"A bachelor."

* * *
The reason a dog has so many friends is that his tail wags instead of his tongue.

* * *

"Would you advise me to marry

will a sensible or a beautiful girl?"

"I'm afraid you

never be

able to marry either."

"Why?"

"Well, a beautiful girl could do

better and a sensible girl would

know better."

Minister: "Ah, good morning,
Mrs. Brown. I see you are taking a tramp about the country."
Mrs. Brown: "A tramp indeed! I'll have you know this is my husband."
* * *
A young husband pacing the floor with a howling baby: "Isn't it about time to take him back to the doctor for a thousand mile check-up?"
* * *
Tourist: "What's the speed limit through here?"
Native: ,"We don't have any. You city folks can't go through here fast enough to suit us."

PRIVATE STUFF

FEBRUARY, 1953

201ST ORDNANCE COMPANY -- GEORGIA'S CONTENDER FOR 3RD-A TRAINING TROPHY

The 20lst Ordnance Company, commanded by Captain Ralph Brown, having received the highest score, is the Georgia candidate for the Third Army National Guard Training Trophy for the calender year 1952. The 201st received 87.80 points out of a possible
100.00.
The nearest competitor was
Hq & Hq Co, 48th Infantry Division,
with 85.61 points. In third place was Svc Btry, 179th FA Bn.
The following is a breakdown on the grading factors of the 201st:

Captain Ralph Brown

No. Points

a. Total strength compared to authorized strength: b. Average attendance during armory training: c. Field training attendance: d. Firing proficiency with individual weapons: e. MOS qualifications: f. Annual armory inspections: g. Annual field inspections: h. Instructional methods:

7.65 17.89 19.81 8.16 4.39 10.00 15.00 4.90

TOTAL 87.80

Colonel L. E. Jacoby, Senior Army Instructor, in a letter to The Adjutant General, inclosed the following list of scores of the highest units within each battalion cr equivalent grouping of special troops of the Georgia National Guard as determined by Third Army inspection teams: '(Scores for the returning AAA units were not obtained since inspections revealed that organizational conditions prevented qualification.)

DIVISIONAL UNITS -48th INFANTRY DIVISION

Hq & Hq Co, 48th Inf Div Svc Btry, 179th FA Bn Co C, l90th Tank Bn Tank Co, l22nd Infantry Hq & Hq Co, 2nd Bn, l2lst lnf Hq & Hq Co, 2nd Bn, l22nd lnf Hq & Hq Btry, 48th Div Arty
Co K, l22nd lnf
CoD, l22nd lnf Co A, l2lst lnf Hq & Hq Co, 3rd Bn, l2lst Inf Svc Btry, 230th FA Bn Btry B, ll8th FA Bn Hq & Hq Co, l2lst Inf Co C, 560th Engineer (C) Bn

Macon Atlanta Americus Marietta Brunswick Calhoun Savannah Thomaston Douglasville Jackson Albany Savannah Savannah Macon Reidsville

No. Points
84.61 83.47 82.40 81.40 80.90 78.80 78.45 78.20 77.46 77.30 76.58 76.50 74.40 74.00 68.60

NON-DIVISIONAL UNITS

20lst Ordnance Co (direct support) Btry B, %0th AAA AW Bn Hq & Hq Btry, 214th AAA Gp

Atlanta Monroe Washington

87.80 81.23 76.26

THE NATIONAL GUAR

KEEP
YOUR GUARD
UP
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Top military training Honor and prestige Educational opportunities
N ew skills A dvancement and promotion T raining in your home town Increased income O pportunities for a commission N ew friends A ppointment to West Point Leadership development
Good sportsmanship Unit of your choice A nnual summer camp Retirement benefits Defense of home and country