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 THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN 
 
THE GEORGIA GUARDSmAn 
 
Vol. 3 
 
Dec. 1953 
 
No. 9 
 
A publication of the Department of Defense, Military Division, State of Georgia. Pub! ished in the interest of the Georgia National Guard and distributed free to members of the ~<otional Guard of Georgia. The Guardsman receives AFPS material. AFPS material appearing herein cannot be reprinted without written per mission of Armed Forces Press Service, 641 Washington Street, New York 14, N.Y. 
LT. COL. HOMER FLY NN Managing Director 
CAPT. DOUGLAS EMBRY Editor 
 
FEDERAL INSPECTION ot Battery A, 179th FA Bn, Atlanta, resulted in a rating of Excellent for the artillery unit. Sgt. John S. Gunter is shown being interviewed by Col. John D. Salmon, Third Army IG, while Lt. Harry C. LeGette and Capt. John D. Harmon, Btry C.O., listen 
anxiously to his answers. 
PLAN 24-HR ALERT FOR AAA 
 
Publication and Editorial Office 959 E. Confederate Ave., S. E. 
Atlanta, Georgia 
 
Plans for 24-hour maintenance of antiaircraft artillery sites to be manned by National Guard units as an important part of the Army's nation-wide plan for defense against aerial attack were outlined Nov 25th by Major General 
 
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Honorable Herman E. Talmad ge 
Governor of Georgia 
Major General Ernest Vandiver 
The Adjutant General 
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The opmions expressed m The Georgia Guardsman are those of t.he Staff Writers of the publication and members of the Georgia National Guard and do not rt.ecessarily reflect an y official views of the Adjutant Ge neral's Department of Georgia. 
 
Edgar C. Erickson, Chief of the National Guard Bureau 
 
The coordinated program calls for National Guard AAA units in 26 states and the District of Columbia to augment Regular Army units in defense against air attack. 
After training at "on site" positions and meeting minimum strength and training qualifications, a portion of the participating units will be assigned operational responsibilities on a permanent basis. In order to meet its 24-hour daily responsibility each such unit will select from its enlisted or officer personnel sufficient permanent duty personnel to man the AAA positions. 
General Erickson explained that the permanent duty personnel will be employed as civilians, not on active duty. They will, of course, retain 
 
their Na,tional Guard status, and will participate regularly in drill sessions with their units. 
In an emergency, the plan call" for all unit members being ordered to active duty by the President to report directly to battle stations from homes or jobs. Thus, the defense of the Nation will be the initial mission of these units. Standard operating procedures would be in effect as mutually agreed upon between the States and the appropriate Army commanders. 
General Erickson also expressed appreciation for the cooperation received from the Military Officials of the 26 States in concurring fully with the integrated Regular Army-National Guard AAA program. These offic- 
 
ials know the battalions which are 
 
OUR COVER ... 
 
involved in the plan and several of 
 
the States have relocated units dur- 
 
ing the past year so that they would 
 
ARMORY CONSTRUCTION is beginning to boom throughout Georgia. On our cover 
 
be closer to the areas to be defended. 
 
this month is a drawing of the new Springfield, Ga., armory which will be the new The battalions invilved are, with a 
 
home of the 48th Division Military Police Company. The old structure is shown at the few exceptions, already organized 
 
upper right. Construction bids on the structure were to be opened 18 December. 
 
and are all non-divisional units. 
 
DECEMBER, 1953 
 
 THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
FIVE AIR NATIONAL GUARD pilots crashed during the the weekend of 5  6 December. Lt. Col. Walter Armistead, left, was killed when his T-33 jet trainer hit the coast east of Savannah as he was making on instrument approach to Travis Field where he was superintendent of the Field Training Site. Four F-84 pilots of the 128th Fi ter Bomber Squadron based 
 
at Dobbins died in stormy weather while attempting on instru- 
 
ment let down. Above, left to right, they were Copt. ldon M. 
 
Jr., Hodge, 
 
1st Lt. Samuel P. Dixon, 1st Lt. Elwood C. Ken t 
 
and 2nd Lt. William A. Tennant. Lost were five of the fines t 
 
pilots in the entir~ Ai r Not ional Guard. The State and Natio n 
 
has suffered a tragic loss. 
 
All Co. I Officers 
Once Company EM 
Company I, l22nd Infantry, GaNG, 
at Louisville, Georgia, is a unique company in the Georgia National Guard with its officers and warrant officer all former enlisted men of the company. 
Captain Joseph S. Blandford was a M/ Sgt in the ETO with the 76th Infantry Division and served as communication chief in division headquarters. Captain Blandford joined Company I as a sergeant and later received a direct commission in the Guard since he was a first three grader in World War II. He has served two years as company commander and was promoted to captain in August 1953. 
Lieutenants Nicholas Dixon, Jessie Jones, Yoeman Wasden, and George Williams received commissions for completion of the ten series, former enlisted service in the Guard and active duty in the U.S. Army. 
Warrant Officer Walter E. Dixon qualified for his commission after prior active service in the U.S. Navy. 
Captain Blandford requires each enlisted man in the company to complete ten series before he is promoted to sergeant. At present there are twenty members enrolled and working on the pre-commission course. If an officer drops out of the Guard, there are enlisted men who are eligible to become officers in the company. 
 
Guard Armories Spring Up In Ga 
Armory construction is on the boom throughout the State, Major Earl Bodron, Armory Project Officer for the State, reports that the single unit armories at Perry and Bainbridge and the two unit armory at Milledgeville are nearing completion. 
Response to the offer by the government to furnish 75% of the cost of construction of local NG armories, providing local governments furnish the remaining 25 %, has been immediate. Already LaGrange has raised sufficient funds and turned it over to State Officials, Major Bodron reports. In addition, he says Washington, Newnan a nl Reidsville are in the process of raising the onequarter payment and many other cities are considering the proposi~ tion seriously. 
In Lyon~, the new unit to be formed there will be housed in the city's new gymnasium, now under construction. A large strong room and ample supply and storage space has been obtained, and an additional office space will be added later, Major Bodron says. The City of Dublin is rehabilitating a structure there for use of their new unit, the 286th Infantry Battalion (Heavy Mortar). 
T he 250th AAA 90MM Gun Bn recruited a total of 41 new and former members during the month of Nov~ 
 
NGA of U.S. N ears 
100% Membe rsh ip 
Only 389 officers of the National Guard out of a total of 34,320 have failed to become members of the National Guard Association of the United States, Major General E. A. Walsh, President of the Association has informed Adjutant General Ernest Vandiver. 
In commenting on the membership report of the association in his letter to General Vandiver, General Walsh said ''I think you will agree with me that it is the finest report which has ever been submitted to the States." 
"It is impressing, indeed, to note that 44 States, including Georgia are now 100%," he continued. "The membership achievement for FY 1954 is indeed amazing, and I am most grateful to the Army and Air National Guard of the State of Ge orgia and the distinguished Adjutant General thereof for the part which they have played in making this great record possible. You and the Guard of Georgia should be very proud of the fact that Georgia stands 100%, with a strength of 952 officers and warrant officers with 952 en rolled. This is indeed a great per formance." 
In closing General Walsh said he wanted to express "to the officers and warrant officers of the Army a nd Air National Guard of Georgia my deep appreciation for their gre at work, not only in the matter of membership, but in the all-out support of their own Association." 
 
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DECEMBER, 1953 
 
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GOVERNOR SIGNS BILL PROVIDING NATIONAL GUARD TAGS Statesmen who pushed legislation observe signing. Left, to right, they are Lt. Col. Jack Murr, Adjiltant General Ernest Vandiver, Brig. Gen Jack Stoddard, 
Lt. Col. Andrew McKenna and Brig. Gen. Alpha Fowler. 
SPECIAL NATIONAL GUARD AUTO TAGS 
 
AUTHORIZED GA GUARDSMEN IN 1955 
 
All members oi the Georgia National Guard will now be entitled to pur- 
 
chase a special National Guard license tag for their automobiles beginning 1 
 
January 1955. The necessary legislation was passed by the Georgia General 
 
Assembly and signed into law by Governor Talmadge on 10 December. 
 
The new tag will bear the words licensing and registering of said 
 
"National Guard" in bold letters. vehicle." 
 
The price of the tags will be the 
 
Should a Guardsman who has been 
 
same as the regular fee collected issued a NG plate be discharged or 
 
for the original licensing and regis- otherwise separated from the Guard, 
 
tering of the private automobile. 
 
his immediate commanding officer 
 
Each year the Adjutant General shall obtain the member's tag and 
 
of Georgia will furnish the Commis- forward it to the State Revenue Com- 
 
sioner of Revenue o. list of the mem- missioner along with the certificate 
 
bers of the Georgia National Guard. of discharge. The commissioner will 
 
This will be the Revenue Depart- then reissue the discharged Guards- 
 
ment's record of members which man a regular cag "at no additional 
 
they will check with the applica- charge." 
 
tions. 
 
H a Guardsman is enlis ted or 
 
Upon transfer of ownership of commissioned after ha~ ing bought 
 
the private vehicle, for which there a regular tag, his commanding offi- 
 
is a National Guard tag, the plates cer will send a certificate of enlist- 
 
shall be removed and the autlvrity 
 
ment and the old tag to the commis- 
 
to use them shall be cancelled. sioner who will issue the new 
 
However, upon application to the Guardsman a NG tag. There will be 
 
commissioner, he shall "reissue no charge for this service. Pending 
 
said plates to the member of the Na- the issuance of new plates, Guards- 
 
tional Guard to whom the same was men or former Guardsmen should get 
 
orig.inally issued, and upon said re- a copy of the correspondence from 
 
issuance the commissioner shall his C.O. for use until the new 
 
collect fees in an amount equal to plates .are issued. 
 
the fees collected for the original 
 
Section 3 of the Act provides that 
 
the revenue commissioner "shall on or before the first day of March in each year, furnish to the sheriff of each county in the State of Georgia an alphabetical arrangement of the list of names, addresses and license tag (numbers) of each person to whom a license tag is issued under the provisions of this Act, and it shall be the duty of the sheriff's of the State to maintain and to keep current such lists for public information and inquiry." 
The State Revenue Commissioner is specifically authorized under Section 4 "to make all rules and regulations necessary to make adequate provision for instances where such vehicles have been transferred or sold. Such tags will be non-transferable." 
Major General Ernest Vandiver, Adjutant General of Georgia, spent much of his time in daily conferences with key members of the House and Senate drafting the bill into its final form. The bill was originally drawn up by Col. James C. Grizzard, President of the National Guard Association, at the unanimous request of the association in September. Among the legislators who aided General Vandiver in getting the bill approved were former Adjutants General Jack Stoddard and Alpha Fowler, and Lt. Col. Jack Murr and Lt. Col. Andrew McKenna. 
Lt. Col. Homer Flynn, State P .1.0., 
also aided in getting the bill before the General Assembly before this session ended. On 10 December, the last day of the session, General Vandiver personally handed the bill to Governor Talmadge for his signature. Thus it became law. 
Much ctedit is due General Vandiver, Col. Grizzard, Col. Flynn and the above legislators for helping enact this valuable legislation for the Georgia National Guard. 
National Guard units throughout the State are furnishing the Post Office Department vehicles for use during the Christmas season. In the Atlanta area the 122nd .Infantry Regiment is furnishing 9 3~-ton trucks. the 179th FA Bn 4 ~-ton and the 201st Ordnance 3 ~-ton and one jeep. 
 
DECEMBER, 195 3 
 
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 THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN 
 
~~suPERIOR" RATINGS WON BY Douglasville Co. 
 
950th MED DET~ CO A, 190th TK 
For the second consecutive year the Medical Detachment, 950th AAA Bn, Monroe, has been awarded a superior rating as a result of its federal inspection. Commanded by Major Samuel J. DeFerese, the unit received commendations from throughout the command and from the office of the 
 
Inspected By CG 
A Command Inspection was given Douglasville's Co D, 122nd Infantry Regt, by Maj. Gen. Joseph B. Fraser in November. On hand for the ceremonies also were Col. Charlie 
 
Adjut&nt General. 
A rating of superior has been ANG to Get Res Nurses 
 
F. Camp, Asst. Adjutant General of Georgia, and other high State and 
 
awarded to Eastman's Co A, 190th Tank Battalion, according to Captain James L. Poston, unit commander, and the unit has been flooded with congratulatory messages from superior officers throughout Georgia. 
The Unit also has received congratulations from Lieutenant General A. R. Bolling, Commanding General of the Third Army. 
 
Six Air Force Reserve Nurses have been authorized to be assigned to the ll6th Medical Group of the Air National Guard at Dobbins 
Publicity concerning the Air Guard Nurses will be available in conjunction with the opening of Republic's "Flight Nurse" 1 January 1954 at the Roxy Theatre. 
 
National Guard officials. General Fraser expressed his 
pleasure at the condition of the facilities maintained by Co. D, Lt. James Sensenbrenner, Company Com- 
mander had his unit keyed up for the event which showed the company had been meticulous in its pre- 
paration. 
 
The rating is the result of the 
 
unit's overall activities during the past year and their armory inspection 
 
THE PRESIDENT SPEAKS 
 
which was held Sept. 22 at their lo- 
 
cal headquarters. 
 
This message this month might well be entitled, to borrow from a current 
 
General Bolling said of Company A: "The inspection revealed excellent organization and administrative and maintenance standards which were essentially superior. Training observed was outstanding and appearance of men in ranks was superior. Unit morale is far above the average. 
"The achievement of such a high standard of proficiency is very gratifying and I am appreciative of the outstanding manner in which person- 
 
movie, "Quo Vadis," or to ask the question of ourselves, "Where are we going?" 
We now find ourselves as officers of the Georgia National Guard with an organization in which all of us are enrolled and contributing to its support. But in the face of this fact, I have the feeling, a~ I know many of you have, that we have not as yet clearly defined the objectives of our organization. Not having done so, we are unable to realize the full value from it that we might. 
I would like to discuss this proposition briefly. The purpose of the National Guard is to promote and help insure the security of our Country. It is now being realized by the powers that be in Washington that the people of the United States are getting more for their defense dollars through the National 
 
. . nel concerned are performing their 
' ' m i S S i O n . 
Other messages came from Adjutant General Ernest Vandiver; Major General J. B. Fraser, Commanding General , 48th Infantry Division; Lt. Col. Wesley D. Cunningham, Battalion Commander; and from Brig. Gen. 
 
Guard than in any other direction. If this is true, and we believe it is, then the National Guard should be supported and expanded in order to lighten the staggering burden on the economy of our country. The importance of the National Guard has been well set forth in the speech of Colonel Philip Sykes contained in the October issue of the Georgia Guardsman. I would recommend to those of you who have not done so, to read it. 
I believe the main objective of our association should be to support with all our strength the mission of the Guard. There are many ways in which we 
 
W. A. Cunningham, Deputy Adjutant General. 
In discussing his unit's great honor, Captain Poston said, "It has taken the cooperation of both the officers and men to attain the high standards credited to us. Without the help and deep interest of each and every one, we could do nothing." 
Serving under Captain Poston are 
 
can do this. We can, right now, get behind the Armory Construction program in our local communities where the Guard is not adequately housed. Funds are available if the local "City Fathers" are prodded into action. There are other ways. 
As your president, I would appreciate hearing from each of you with any ideas you may have as to how we can kmae our association more effective. 
On behalf of the officers and directors of the association, I would like t<l wish for you and yours the Merriest of Christmases and a Happy and Prosper ous New Year. 
 
First Lieutenants Milton Greene, Warrant Officer Wilmer D. Cadwell, 
 
JM.IES C. GRIZZARD 
 
Eugene Glowatch, Wilbur F. Walker; who is the administrative officer of 
 
Colonel, Ga ANG 
 
Second Lieutenants W. D. Harrington the unit, composed of 102 enlisted 
 
President, National Guard 
 
and Alvin W. Whigham; and Chief men. 
 
Association of Georgia 
 
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DECEMBER, 1953 
 
 CHECK THIS DATA TO ASCERTAIN YOUR 
 
RESERVE OBLIGATION 
 
Type Of 
Obligation 
 
Section of 
UMTS (PL 51) 
 
ACCESSIONS 
 
BY 
 
DATE 
 
IF THE INDIVIDUAL HAS ACTIVE DUTY OF 
 
5 Year Reserve 
 
4d(1) 
 
Induction, Enlistment 
or Appointmentin 
Active Service 
 
After 24 June '48 
and Prior to 19 June '51 
 
3 years or more ( 4d (1) ) 21 mon.ths plus 1 year Extension ( 4d (1) ) 33 mdnths or more (SR 140-90-1) No Reserve Obligation 
 
LESS THAN 33 MONTHS 
 
21 Months or More 5 year obligation can he reduced to 3 year" by Voluntary Active Reserve Partiei pation ( 4cl (1) ) 
 
Less than 21 months 5 year obligation can he reduced to 4 years by Voluntary Active RPserve Participation (SR 140-9Q-l) 
 
6 Year Reserve 
 
4d(2) 
 
Enlistment at 
Age 18 for 1 year Active Service 
 
After 24 .Tune '48 
and Prior to 19 June '51 
 
33 Months or More (SR 140-90-1) 
No Reserve Obligation 
 
Less than 33 Months 6 year obligation can be reduced to 4 years by Active Reserve Participation ( 4d (2) ) 
 
8 Year Service 
 
4d(3) 
 
Induction, Enlistment or Appointment Prior to age 26 in Armed Forces, in- 
eluding Reserve Components 
 
After 19 June 1951 
 
Total of 8 Years Active Reserve Service 
 
Some examples of possible combinations: 
 
2 years Active and 
6 years Reserve 
 
6 months Active and 
71)2 years Reserve 
 
4 years Active and 
4 years Reserve 
 
Daily Rate of NG Pay 
 
Daily Rates of Pay of Members of the Reserve Components Cumulative Years of Service 
 
G,.ade 
 
Unde,. 2 
 
Maf Gen ........................ $32.11 
 
Brig Gen ---------------- 26.68 
 
Colonel -------------------------- 19.76 
 
Lt Col ............................ 15.81 
 
Major ------------- 13.34 
 
Captain ------------------- 10.87 
 
1st Lieut ........................ 8.65 
 
2nd Lieut -------------------- 7.41 
 
CWO (W4) ------------- 11.10 
 
CWO (W3) ---------------- 10.09 
 
CWO (W2) ------- 8.83 
 
WOJG (W1) ------------- 7.31 M/Sgt (E7) .., ............. 6.88 
 
Sfc (E6) --------- 5.86 
 
ii: : : : : : : : : : : : Sgt (E5) ------- 4.84 
 
~~~ Cpl 
Pvt 
 
4.08 3.31 
 
Pvt (E2) ---- 2.86 Pvt (E1) --- 2.77 Pvt (E1) --------- 2.60 
 
Oter 2 Oter4 Oter 6 
 
$32.11 $32.11 $32.11 
 
26.68 
 
26.68 
 
26.68 
 
19.76 
 
19.76 
 
19.76 
 
15.81 
 
15.81 
 
15.81 
 
13.34 
 
13.34 
 
13.34 
 
10.87 
 
11.36 
 
11.86 
 
9.14 
 
9.63 
 
10.13 
 
7.90 
 
8.40 
 
8.89 
 
11.10 
 
11.10 
 
11.60 
 
10.09 
 
10.09 
 
10.34 
 
8.83 
 
8.83 
 
8.83 
 
7.31 
 
7.31 
 
7.57 
 
6.88 
 
7.13 
 
7.39 
 
5.86 
 
6.12 
 
6.37 
 
5.10 
 
5.35 
 
5.61 
 
4.33 
 
4.59 
 
4.84 
 
3.57 
 
3.82 
 
4.08 
 
3.12 
 
3.38 
 
3.64 
 
3.03 
 
3.29 
 
3.29 
 
(under 4 months service) 
 
Oter8 
$32.11 26.68 19.76 15.81 13.83 12.35 10.62 9.39 12.11 10.59 9.08 7.82 7.64 6.62 5.86 5.10 4.33 3.90 3.29 
 
Oter 10 
$32.11 26.68 19.76 15.81 14.33 12.84 11.12 9.88 12.61 10.84 9.33 8.07 7.90 6.88 6.12 5.35 4.59 4.16 3.29 
 
Ot'er 12 
$32.11 26.68 19.76 16.30 14.82 13.34 11.61 10.37 13.11 11.10 9.58 8.32 8.15 7.13 6.37 5.61 4.84 4.16 3.29 
 
Ot,er 14 
$32.11 26.68 19.76 16.80 15.31 13.83 12.10 10.87 13.62 11.35 9.84 8.57 8.41 7.39 6.62 5.86 5.10 4.16 3.29 
 
Oter 16 
$32.11 26.68 20.25 17.2') 15.81 14.33 12.10 10.87 14.12 11.60 10.09 8.83 8.66 7.64 6.88 6.12 5.10 4.16 3.29 
 
Ot,er 30 
$33.10 28.65 24.21 20.25 17.78 15.31 12.10 10.87 16.14 13.62 12.11 10.34 10.19 8.66 7.90 6.62 
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