The Georgia guardsman [Vol. 4, no. 1 (Jan. 1954)]

Lt Col W.V. Crowley
Battalion Commander
NEW GEORGIA GUARDSMEN TAKE OATH
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Fellow Guardsmen:
T~e energy and zeal with which the newest unit of our Georgia National Guard was formed has emphasized again the spirit of the volunteer.
In Dublin where Hq & Hq Co, 286th Infantry Battalion (Heavy
Mortar), was activated and received its federal recognition 11 January, five officers and thirty-one enlisted men were sworn into the Georgia National Guard. As can be seen in the photo on the front cover, prospective enlistees lined the walls of the Legion Post waiting for their papers to be processed.
Some thirty more Guardsmen were set to be sworn into the 286th on 18 January according to Capt. Beverly Hayes, officer administrative assistant. Lt. Col. Crowley, battalion commander, and his Staff are to be ~ongratulated on the excellent preparation for their initial inspection by having such a large number of men in ranks. These young men were carefully screened and represent the cream of Dublin youth according to all reports. The parents of these young men are to be congratulated also for their foresight in allowing their sons to take this important step in fulfilling their military obligation.
The officers and some of the new men worked many hours on their own time preparing the legion facilities for inspection. That their efforts were highly successful is reflected in the excellent report rendered by the Third Army Inspector.
The fine start our new battalion has is indicative of newer and greater strides forward for our Georgia National Guard and represents the quality of leadership which will carry us through any eventuality with confidence and victory.

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THE GEORGIA GUARDSmAn

Vol. 4

Jan. 1954

No. 1

A publication of the Department of Defense, Military Division, State of Georgia. Published in the interest of the Georgia National Guard and distributed free to members of the National Guard of Georgia. The Guardsman recei ves AFPS material. AFPS l'l'aterial appeari ng herein cannot be reprinted without written permission of Armed Forces Press Service, 641 Washington Street, New York 14, N. Y.
LT. COL. HOMER FLYNN Managing Director

A. THANKSGIVING DANCE sponsored by Service Company, 122nd lnf Regt of Atlanta, tumed out to bea Thanksgiving treat for some needy families in this area. Guardsmen of the unit and their guests brought food from their own kitchens to the dance, provi ding enough groceries for several families. Capt. Jack Armstrong, second fro"'l right, front row, commands the unit which did not forget their fellow man during their
lively celebration of Thanksgiving.

CAPT. DOUGLAS EMBRY Editor

ANG Pilot Leads ~~skyblazers''

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 in The Georgia Guardsman are those of the Staff Writers of the publication and members of the Georgia National Guard and do not necessarily reflect any official views of the Office of the Adjutant General of Georgia.

The Skyblazers, jet acrobatic team of the 48th Fighter-Bomber Wing, is now led by Capt. William N. "Heels Beels" Dillard, former pilot of the 128th Fighter Squadron at Dobbins AFB.
"Heels Beels," one of the Air Guard's best pilots and impromptu comedian, has led the formation of four F -84 Republic Thunderje ts all over Europe for the last three months, putting on Air Shows throughout France, England, and Germany.
Further proof of the high quality of Georgia's Air Guard pilots is the fact that the Skyblazer team of 1952 had two former Georgians of the 128th as wingmen. They were twins Buck and Bill Patillo.
ThP. Skyblazers are stationed .at Chaumont, France, and fly their exhibitions of loops, rolls, chandells, and lmmelmans on their off-duty hours. They are regular tactical pilots, picked for their superb aerial skill and interest in flying.

OUR COVER .. .

NEWLY ENLISTED GUARDSMEN of the 286th Infantry Battalion (Heavy Mortar) fill the Legion Home in Dublin where they were sworn into the unit the night of activation, January 11th. Other prospective enlistees line the walls waiting for their papers to be processed. Capt. Beverly Hayes, battalion adjutant, Is giving them the
oath. Other photos and a story concerning the 286th are elsewhere In this Is s u e.

Acting as good will ambassadors for America's airpower, the Skyblazers were recently presented with gold medals by the mayor of Pau, France, for their exhibition in the interest of airpower education.
Capt. Dillard has 1,000 hours in Thunderjets. Other members of his team are Capt. Robert S. Fitzgerald, Lt. John H. Bennett, and Lt. Walter M~ Meyers.
Air Guard Camp
Dates Set for '54
Air National Guard Field Training dates have been set for the 116th Fighter Bomber Wing and Headquarters, Georgia Air National Guard. The 1954 encampment will take place 11-25 July at Travis Field, Savannah. Plans for encampment of the other separate units of the GANG have not been arranged to this date.
As previously announced, the 48th Infantry division will train at Ft. McClellan 13-27 June, and the IOBth AAA Brigade will maneuver 25 July to 8 August at Camp Stew- art, as will the 20lst Ordnance Company and State Headquarters Detachment.

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ALASEAKS' TltAIKIKD SUFFEltS LACE

Vandiver, Finch Named to NGA

DF ICY AltCTIC BLIZZAltn'S WltATH Committees

Does your unit have difficulty in participating in parades due to lack of

snow for dog-team travel?

Did you know that there are Guardsmen who cannot bivouac because ice on

the river is too thin to allow the troops to cross?

Have you had trouble attending summer camp because of diptheria threats

and similar difficulties?

Armory. Using a loudspeaker provi-

These hazards actually exist for ded by Rev. Earl Shay of the Mora-

some of our fellow Guardsmen - be- vian mission, the men drilled to

lieve it or not. H you doubt your music, a new experience to most of

editor; I refer you to page 2 of the them." (The next day} "The school

November 1953 edition of the ALAS- turned out to see the parade; (also}

KA GUARDSMAN. A careful study the townspeople, and several visi-

of the paper revealed a rather cas- tors who had come from outlying

ual reference to the above dilemmas. villages (came} for the parade,

To prove that we never had it so despite lack of snow for dogteam

good, I quote a few excerpts from travel."

this interesting publication edited

This information may serve as an

by Lachlan MacDonald:

added inducement to those Georgia

"More than 350 men converged on Guardsmen, who are alergic to the

Camp Denali during the weekend of icy blast of the frigid arctic wind,

Our two most prominent Georgia Air National Guardsmen have been named byMajorGeneral E. A. Walsh, Association President, to important committees of the National Guard Association of the United States. Major General Ernest Vandiver, Adjutant General of our State, has again been appointed to the Legislative committee.
Major General George G. Finch, presently on active duty with the Continental Air Command as National Guard Advisor, has been selected for a two-year term on the Finance Committee, which will also function as a board of trustees of the Association's newly created Building Fund. Gen. Finch is also on the Air Advisory Committee.

November 15 as the First Scout Bat- and who may regard our warm en-

talion went into two weeks of active duty training. They represented

campments with trepidation.

Army to Ascertain

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Uniform Preference scores of villages from Pt Barrow
to Kotzebue Sound and the Seward

LOGISTICAL COURSE

Peninsula. Participating in the air- OPEN TO OFFICERS

lift were Air Force C-124's, a C-47,

A uniform preference survey will

and a chartered C-46 Alaska Air-

A new course designed to acquaint be conducted this month at Army

lines plane. They operated from National Guard officers with logisti- installations in the United States,

Barrow, Nome, Kotzebue and Una- cal problems and procedures will be Europe and the Far East, the De-

laklett, where troops had been as- offered in the Third Army Area in partment of the Army has announced.

sembled by bush planes of the 1954, according to an announcement

Participating in the survey, which

Northern Consolidated Airlines and released at Third Army Headquarters. is in conjunction with a continuing

We in-Alaska Airlines."

Requiring two years to complete, study of the Army uniform program,

"On December 5 and 6 the the course consists of approximately will be officers, noncommissioned

Second Scout Battalion will travel 60 hours of extension work each officers, certain personnel of the

by airlift to Camp Denali. Due to year, followed by a resident instruc- lower enlisted grades of the active

last year's diptheria threat and tion period of 75 hours. The resident Army and members of the civilian

other difficulties many of the men portion of the course will be conduc- components in the United States.

of this battalion have never atten- ted at Ft. Benning, Ga., from Feb.

Individuals will be asked whether

ded an encampment."

21 to March 7, 1954.

a change in the present Army uni-

"On 10 Nov men of the Napas-

Included in the instruction will be form is desired and-, if so, to indi-

kiak and Napakiak units came to organization, equipment and tactical cate their recommendations. They

Bethel (for an Armistice Day pa- employment of corps and armies in may, if they wish, submit ideas for

rade}. Ice on the river was too thin combat; administrative, intelli- a new uniform.

to allow units at Akiak, Kwethluk gence and logistical support of those

As a part of the survey, models

and Akiakchak to attend, although combat groups; and the organization will display the gray-green uniform,

this had been planned. Those who and function of this communication which was given recent serviceabil-

di'd arrive were issued two-man and logistical support.

ity tests by infantry troops in the

mountain tents and rations, and

Instructors for the resident phase Washington, D.C. area; the familiar

~amped on a vacant lot opposite the will be Reserve and National Guard pink and green officer uniform, and

Armory. They had brought their officers who have attended the Com- the present olive drab winter service

rifles, mess gear and sleeping bags. mand and General Staff College, Ft. uniform, consisting of the Eisen-

Meals were heated and eaten in the Leavenworth, Kansas.

hower jacket and matching trousers.

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THE LAST FEDERAL inspection of Hq & Hq Det, GaNG, by Cal. John D. Salmon, Third Army IG , took place Wednesday, 13 January. He is scheduled to retire this year. His years of service to the Army and past associations with the Guard were in evidence as he meticulously inspected the facilities and interrogated the troops. Here Col. Salmon, flanked by First Sergeant Carlos Aiken, Lt. Col . Don Me es, Major Dick Carr, and

M/ Sgt Robert Neal, questions SFC Henry ~ill iams, Jr. In the photo at right, Selective Service officers received their inspection from Col. James Davis, second from right. They are,
I to r, Lt. Col. Mike Y. Hendrix, Lt. Col. James Presley, Lt.
Col. Bill Hatcher, Lt. Col. Jack Murr, Col. Ralph Moor, Col. Ben T. Huiet, Commander, Col. Davis and Lt. Col. David
Rogers.

COL WILL'IAMS, SEN. ARMY A.DVISOR, REPORTS

A belated but sincere congratulations are in order for Capt Ernest H. Dond and the personnel ~f Hq & Hq Co, 3d Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment of Albany, as the results of their persistent and continuous recruiting campaign. On 26 October 1953 the company reached full strength in enlisted men. T his gave the company the honor of becoming the first 'in the regiment to reach full strength. This goal was achieved by concentrated effort of all personnel of the company. Captain Bond stated that he gave full credit to the men of the company, that they were the people who brought in the recruits.
The latest in equipment is continuing to flow into the hamls of the Georgia National Guard. At summer camp last year the biggest change was noted in vehicles. They were all new before camp. This year will see new tanKs in. the 4'8th Recon Company and the recon platoon of the tank battalion, new 40 mm gun s for the 950th AAA AW Battalion, new radar sets for the AAA -Cun Battalions and many 9the r items.
The new tanks are the T-41,

Walker Bulldog, named after the late General Walton Walker. Battle tested and proven in Korea, this tank embodies the latest development in armored vehicle. It is a fast tank, highly maneuverable and packing a heavy wallop in its high velocity 76 mm gun. An especially desirable feature from the tanker standpoint in that the tank commander can control and fire the guns from the commander's position.
The new or probably I should say modified 40 l)lm guns are s'omewhat of a transition piece to the 75 mm Skysweeper. The 40 mm gun itself is the same as has been used in the past, the difference being in the method of fire control. The new gun is equipped with an on carriage computing type sight which elimi- nates the separate director with all its inherent trouble. With the gun's

greater flexibility, increased accuracy and increased volume of fire can be obtained.
Our heavy AAA Battalions are being trained now in the use of long range radar sets to supplement those already in use. This set, the ANTPSI-1D (official nomeclature) is simple to operate but looks like an electronics scientist nightmare. It is essentially an acquisition set designed to assist the gun laying radars to get on the target. Along the same line are balloon-borne weather stations which transmit the weather condition in the upper atmosphere to their monitor set while their position is being recorded by radar.
Of interest to the penny arcade enthusiasts are some AA 50 cal MG trainers resembling a 50 cal ground mounted MG, they ~hoot plastic pellets at small planes accompanied_ by the sound of explosive gun fire and diving planes. In order to help training in firing by tracer control, they shoot ultraviolet pellets visible in the dark.
It will be interesting to see how much this new equipment will improve training this coming summer.

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117th AC&W Flt
Has Annual Ball
The ll7th AC & WFlight held its annual party December 5, 1953, at the General Ogle thorpe Hotel near Savannah. A delicious smorgasbord was served to all members of the unit and the ir guests from 7 to 9 P.M.
Dancing followed the dinner in the Crystal Room with music furnished by the Dixie Gamecocks. Several attractive door prizes were awarded during the evening, and one of the highlights on the program was a jitterbug contest. Many entrants took part in this contest, and A/ 1C Johnny Lambertson and his partner won firs t prize in a close decision over the runners-up, S/ Sgt. Richard Dotson and his date. The winner of the contest was decided by the applause of the audience judged by Capt. Craig A. Palmer, Capt. Warren H. Hathaway and S/ Sgt. Joseph R. Sullivan.
Lt. Col. Creighton L. Rhodes, ll7th Commander, announced that S/ Sgt. Carl L. Britt was the winner of the recruiting contest which ended that night. S/Sgt. Britt recruited 12 members and walked away wit~ the top prize of $30. A/ 3C Jack Cowan finished second with 8 recruits and received $15. S/ Sgt. Richard A. Dotson took third prize of $5 for his 5 recruits. Forty-four recruits were enlisted in this drive.

GUARDSMEN DONATED many pints of their blood to the Red Cross mobile blood bank at the Atlanta Armory early in December. Members of the 122nd Infantry Regi ment's Headquarters, Hq Co 1st Bn, Co's A, Band Svc Co contributed to the bank. Guardsmen identifiable in the photo ore M/Sgt Waynne E. Nations, front table, Hug, A. Briscoe, second table, and Carl E. Franklin, far right, M/ Sgt Nations is from Co
A and Briscoe and Franklin ore members of Hq Co, 1st battalion.

Many a man has made a monkey out of himself by grabbing
the wrong limb.

"How many soldiers work in
your office?"
__ "About half of th,_em."

Army Refresher Course
Offered NG, Reserves
Washington (AFPS )-The Army will offer special two-week tefres her courses to selected National Guard and Reserve officers during the first six months of 1954.
About 1200 company and field grade officers will take the courses a t Ft. Benning, Ga., Ft. Knox. K y., Ft. Bliss, Tex., and Ft. Sill, Okla. They will start late in February and end about the middle of June.
The program is intended to keep the professional readiness of civilian component combat leaders at a high level.
"Women don't interest me. I prefer the company of my fellow. m e n ."
"I'm broke, too ."
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AIRMEN OF THE 116th Fighter Bomber Wing's Air Technical Detachment distributed toys and groceries to many families in the Dobbins AF B area where the Guardsmen have been collecting and repa iri ng broken toys. M!Sgt Judson Barber and M/Sgt Au stin, righ t, o re shown making a contribution to the Bales family. Mr. Bales is a vete r-
an whose health has kept him from properly ma intaining his family.
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LT COL SANDERS CAMP PRESIDES AT AAA CONF.

108 AAA BRIGADE CONDUCTS

5-STATE PRE-CAMP MEETING

Cocking their administrative guns, National Guard antiaircraft commanders

from five southeastern States met in Monroe, Sunday, 17 January, to plan

their field trainin g at Camp Stewart 25 July to 8 August.

Under the direction of Brig. Gen.

George J, Hearn, Commanding Gen-

Twenty-nine Guardsmen attended

eral, l08th AAA Brigade, Georgia the conference from Georgia. They

National Guard, 54 officers from were, besides General Hearn, Colo-

Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama, nel Charlie F. Camp, Asst. State

Mississippi, and Tennessee worked Adjutant General, Lt. Col. Sanders

out details of their annual encamp- Camp, Brigade Executive Officer

ment. This meeting was unpre- from Monroe, Major Ralph Brown,

cedented in that it was the first 20lst Ordnance Co, Capt. Douglas

such conference involving five Embry, Asst. P. I. 0., and Lt. E. D.

states to be conducted in the U.S.

Underwood, Jr., representing U.S.P.

As part of a national pattern to & D.O. for Ge orgia.

defend continental United States

Representing the 214th AAA Group

against aerial attack, the l08th from Washington were Col. Jack G.

Brigade, with headquarters in Win- Johnson, Thomson, and Majors Clar-

der, Georgia, will supervise the ence and Erskin Wickersham, Wash-

trainin g of antiaircraft units in the ington.

other four states while at Camp

Major Paul lnnecken, Brigade

Stewart. The Brigade and supporting Adjutant from Winder, Major Harry

units are equipped with 90mm guns, M. Carpenter, Jr., l08th Communica-

40rnm Bofors, and M-55 multiple ma- tions Officer fr om Augusta, and

chine guns .

Capt. Jack Sauls, Commander, l78th

General Hearn, in civilian life a Operations Detachment, Savannah

Monroe hardware merchant, is a for- attended .

mer State commander of the American

F rom Augusta's 250th AAA Bn

Legion and former Mayor of Monroe. came Lt. Col. Albert J, Twiggs, Ma-

He said his headquarters, Hq Btry, jor William L. Brittian, Jr., Major

l08th, was one of two units in the James E. Slaton, and Lt. Barney H.

Third Army area selected to undergo Noble s .

tests to qualify it for classification

The contingent from the lOlst Bn

as a security force.

included Lt. Col. Bothwell A. John-

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son, Major Gene L. Hodges, Major Edwin F. Herrington, and Lt. Carroll L. Herrington, all from Statesboro.
The 950th was represented by Lt. Col. John Wallis, Major George M. Johnson, Major John H. Bailey, and Lt. John F. Sherrifs, all of Elberton.
Col. Robert L. Williams, Senior Army Advisor, led a formidable group of his Regular Army advisors. They included Col. James B. McCumber, Lt. Col. Fred N. Walker, Major Mitchell V. Klepacz, and Major Fred L. Gerig.
W. 0. Herbert L. Ridgeway, Jr.,
Winder, recorded the conference dialogue.
It was revealed at the meeting that a new R-Cat controller will he utilized this summer to permit firing on the ,elusive target at a greater range. The controller, known as the T-33, will enable operators to control the R-Cat at a much higher altitude than heretofore possible.
General Hearn stressed that emphasis this year will he on firing on the range. Classes and administrative projects will he kept to a minimum, hut a recruit school will he held the first week of camp.
Swimming pools will be requested on certain days for the exclusive use of National Guard personnel, and busses will he available over the weekend to take Guardsmen to Savannah Beach.
Saturday, 31July, has been designated to he Governor's Day at Camp Stewart. At that time Governor Talmadge will make his annual visit with the Guardsmen and will inspect them in ranks in their battery areas.
"We oil chipped in!"
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l04th NG Unit Formed

286th INFANTRY BN -HMACTIVATED IN DUBLIN

A firm foundation has been laid for the development of our newest unit of

the Georgia National Guard. On January 11th Hq & Hq Co, 286th Infantry

Battalion (Heavy Mortar) of Dublin became the l04.th Army National Guard

unit to be activated in Georgia since WWII.

The battalion is under the com-

l!land of Lt. Col. William Crowley

A week before activation of the

ofDubl-in and Atlanta. Other officers unit, Col. Charl ie F. Camp, Asst.

in the unit are Capt. Beverly Hayes, State Adjutant General, arrive d in

Adjutant, Capt. W. B. Garr, lst Lt. Dublin with s eve ral members of his

Charles Beaird, Hq Co Commander, Staff and three officers from the

and Capt. Charles Stroberg.

48th Infantry Div ision fr om Macon.

Dublin's American Legion Post Tables were set up at the Legion

17, commanded by Murray Chappel, and typewriters were humming while

sponsored the bringing of the 286th recruits applied for enlistment in

to Dublin and furnished space nec- the mortar battalion . Ass isting in

essary for orderly and class rooms. the processing of the enlistment

Local contributions raised sufficient papers were Lt. Col. Homer Flynn,

funds to build a supply and strong Na tional Guard Public Information

room onto the back of the Legion Officer, Capt. Douglas Embry, Asst.

Home. Prior to activation, many of P.I.O., and CWO J oseph G. Strange

the officers and Guardsmen from the of the Adjutant General 's Office .

community contributed many hours Major Robert T . Baird , Adjutant,

of their spare time constructing the 48th Infantry Div, Major Lewis M.

necessary facilities.

Millican, Army Advisor, and WO

Leonard Gra ce, Hq Co Adjutant, of Macon he lped process the new Guardsmen.
Recruits continued to pour into their headquarters the week prior to ac tivation until more than 70 had made applic ation. Working day and ni ght, officers of the battalion were able to process completely approximately 40 Guardsmen. Physicals were given by Capt. George M. Lane, Commander of the l90th Tank Battalion's Medical Detachment in Eastman.
Lt. Col. John T. Jones, Third Army Inspector, observed the facilities of the 286th at the L egion Home , checked the enlistment records and spoke to the men in ranks after the y were sworn into the Guard by Capt. Hayes. Col. Jones, a native Georgian and graduate of Georgia Tech, was lavish in his prais e of the unit after his inspection. He described their showing as ''outstanding" and urged the men to take advantage of the opportunities now afforded them in the National Guard.
Col. Camp also addressed the new enlistees. Their talks were carried over radio station WMLT in Dublin Tuesday as they were tape-recorded

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FIRST APPLICAN T IS FIRST SERGEA N T; DUBLIN TEAM ENLISTS

First Se rgeant Chandler Beas ley, a Marine veteran, was the first applicant to have his papers proces se d. Here Major Robert T. Baird, 48th Div Adjutant, ty pes up his records as Capt. Beve rly Hayes and Col. Charlie F. Camp look on. At right, members of the Dublin High Foot-

ball team are s hown with Murray Chappe l, legion commander, prior to their enlistment. They are, left to right, Trac y Adams, Bruce Donnegan (did not enlist), Bucky
Tarpley, Benny Branch and Charlie Bradshaw.

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the night of the initial inspection. In his address Col. Camp addressed the parents who had give.n their consent for enlistment of their sons. He assured them they had made a wise step in the right direction and had contributed to the advancement of the individual, the State and the
nation. On hand to welcome Col. Jones
and Col. Camp were Mayor Felton Pierce and two members of the City
Council, Mr. E. J. Hudson and Mr.
W. H. Hobbs. Accompanying Col. Jones on the
inspection were Col. Robert L. Williams , Senior Army Advisor for the Georgia National Guard and M/ Sgt George H. Agness.
Thirty-one enlisted men were sworn into the 286th, becoming "charter members." They were SFC Chandler M. Beasley, Sgt David S. Brandon, Cpls Samuel L. McAlexander, William R. Robertson and George
J. Tellman. Enlisting in the grade of private
were William T. Adams, Bernard P. Barfoot, Raymond M. Blizzard, Charles J. Bradshaw, Benny Branch, Wilson W. Bush, Jr., Robert E. Cochran, Franklin D. Cook, Palmer E.

COLONELS INSPECT FACILITIES FOR ACTTVATTON OF 286 BATTALION
Col. Charlie F. Camp, Col. Robert L. Williams, Lt. Col. fohn T. Iones, Lt. Col. William V. Crowley.

Couey, Marvin E. Dean, Max Dominey, Owen L. Farmer, Clarence H. Giddens, Roy H. Holland, Delmar R. Kight, Charles L. Kimbell, Johnnie L. Lowery, Billy Payne, Burts V.

Register, Charles W. Russell, Arthur M. Shephard, James S. Tarpley, Charles S. Tomlinson, Benjamin T. Warren, Jr., Gerald K. Webb and Joe S. Ware.

DUBLIN OFFICIALS VISIT NEW UNIT; COLONEL CAMP ADDRESSES GUARDSMEN

Mayor /. Felton Pierce of Dublin, left, was on hand the afternoon of the activation of the 286th with two of his councilmen to observe the federal recognition of the Dublin battalion. Others in the group are, left to right, Capt. Beverly llayes , Capt. Charles Stroberg, Mr. E. /.

Hudson, Lt. Col. William V. Crowley, 1st Lt. Charles Beaird and Mr. W. Horace Hobbs. At right, Col. Charlie F. Camp, Asst Adjutant General, tells the new enlistees and the lis tening audience of Dublin's WMLT radio station the advantages of being a member of the Guard.

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WHEN PFC BOBBY COLLINS enlisted i n Company C, 560th Engineer Battalion, Reidsville, Ga., and was ass igned the job of Company Clerk, his commanding officer tol d him to "do everyth ing in duplicate ." In the photograph above PFC Collins shows liv ing proof that he can carry out instructions. Shown with Bobby and his wife, Marie, are twin s Charles andCarmen born recently in a Reidsville hospital. At right WO Vandon L.

Sm ith, Company C, Adm. Asst. , c ongr atu lates Cp l. Grady C . Waters , Company C cook, for his part in the Re d Cross blood d rive. Corporal Wate rs rece ntly ga v e his eleventh pint of blood to the Red Cross. Warrant Off ice r Smith has given e ight pints. Ma ny other members of the Re ids ville company have rallied to the Re d Cross call for blood and given generously. (Ph ofos by
Sgt. R. V. Ed enfield)

Service School
WASHINGTON-National Guardsmen who attended service schools as long as 30 days during the period Oct. 1, 1949 to Dec. 31, 1952 will get the word soon on how to collect for leave accrued during the courses .
A Comptroller General's decision recently declared Guardsmen eligible for such pay. In the past the Army had denied the claims.
The National Guard Dureau said a letter telling eligible men how to fil e should be in the hands of adjuta nts general by next week at the latest.
Until July 1, 1952, Guardsmen attending the service schools for 30 days or more got no leave credit, even though it was granted Army Reservists and Regulars under similar circumstances.
A provision of the Armed Forces Reserve Act corrected the situation effective July 1, 1952, but claims for leave accrued at schools before that date still were denied.
The reason given was that Guardsmen were on state-not federal-orders, and thus weren't eligible to leave benefits prescribed in the Armed Forces Leave Act of 1946,
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Leave Granted MACON SQUA DRON

as amended.

RECR UITS 9 BASICS

Maj. Roughsedge asked t he Comptroller General of the U.S. to approve payment for leave credit accrued by Roughse~ at the School of Organization, National Guard Bureau, during Oct. 1, 1949 to April 30, 1950.
The Comptroller General honored the claim-and thereby set a precedent for payment of all similar claims previously denied.
The ruling decreed that Rough-

Nine new basic recruits have been enlisted in Ma jor George Smith's 202nd Communications Squadron at Cochran F ie ld, Macon Signing up with the Air Guard unit were Recruits Grady He nderson, Johnny H. Powell, George A. Williams. Rufus Jackson, Willtam Cramer, William H. Sm ith, Wade T. White, Claude Brown and F . E . Dillard.

sedge-and, in effect, other Guardsmen who'll benefit-could claim the ..
credit under the Career .Compi~~a~. ~'
tion Act of 1949. That act provides that all members
of the services, when in full -time training, training duty with pay or

Groom: "Who spilled mustard on this waffle?"
Bride: " Oh, honey, h ow could you? This is a lemon pie."
"What brought you here?" "Two policemen." "Drunk, I suppose." "Yes sir, both of them."

other full-time duty, are entitled to the regular pay for their grades and servtce.
More important: ''. Any fulltime training, training duty with pay,

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or other full-time duty performed by members of the Nat ional Guard of the United States shall be deemed to be active duty in the ser-

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vice of the Un ited States." The Army Times

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RADAR GUARDSMEN of the 129th Aircraft Control & Warni11g Sqdn proudly display their new sign outside their quarters ot Dobbins AFB, Marietta. Drawn by M!Sgt Bradford C. Driggers, second from right, the sign considerably enhances the orea of the airmen. Others in the photo ore, left to right, T/Sgt Roy A. Roberson, M/Sgt Robert J. Jackson, Driggers ond M/ Sgt William C. Garner. (Photo by 1st Lt Iverson
H. Copeland)

Dry Tank Landing

New Transcontinental Mark Set by ANG Col. in F-86F

New York (AFPS)-WWII Eagle Squadron ace Col. Willard

W. Millikan of the Air National Guard set a new transcontinental

speed record flying a fully armed F-86F Sabrejet from Los Angeles

to New York in four hours, eight minutes and five seconds Jan. 2,

1954.

Col. Millikan's record-shattering flight, which knocked four

minutes 55 second~ off the exi~t- w1th 850 gallons of fuel and a full

mg mark, ended ~n a dramatic, load of guns and ammunition. He

dead-engme landmg at New dropped his empty wing tanks

York's Idlewild Airport.

over the desert took on 801 more

Over Pennsylvania Col. Millikan radioed Floyd Bennett Field that he would be in "in five minutes, and I have only four minutes supply of fuel." Seconds after he zoomed over the Floyd Bennett finish lineat 5000 feet-his fuel tanks ran dry and he glided down steeply to Idlewild. He had intended to land at Mitchel AFB near Hempstead, N. Y. The flight was made as the opening event in the Air National Guard recruiting drive which seeks to harvest 11,000 officers and EM by Apr. 1.
. Col. Millikan left Los Angeles m his plane "The Minuteman"

gallons of fuel' at Omaha. When his second set of wing tanks ran dry, he dropped them over a gunnery range on the Lake Michigan shore.
His fuel flow meter stopped operating over Grand Canyon and for the rest of the flight Col. Millikan had to guess at his rate of fuel consumption. He was also hindered by headwinds two-thirds of the way.
The unofficial average speed for the 2,454 miles was 615 mph.
Col. Millikan flew a Spitfire with the British RAF until 1942 when he transferred to the 8th
Air Force with the other members of the Eagle Squadron. He

JANUARY, 1954

NG Combat Readiness Gets 'Shot In Arm' From Surgeon Gen.
Washington (AFPS) -Equipment for 18 additional hospital umts has been made available by the Surgeon General o.f the Army as part of a planned medical expansion program designed to increase the combat readiness of the National Guard.
Eventually the program calls for each of the NG's 25 infantry and two armored divisions to be supporoted iby fully equipped evacuation hospitals. In WWII and during the Korean War, NG divisions obtained their hospital units after they were ordered into Federal service.
According to Maj. Gen. Edgar C. Erickson, Chief of the NG Bureau, this is the first time that Reserve component units have been equipped in peacetime with mobile hospitals prepared for action in any emergency.
Col. Willard W. Millikan
shot down 15 German aircraft, was forced to bail out over German territory in 1944 and escaped from his POW camp a month before V-E Day.
He commands the 113th Fighter-Bomber Wing of the District of Columbia Air National Guard.
By his record-shattering flight Col. Millikan believes that he accomplished two objectives. He showed how quickly standard planes could be transferred in emergencies. "I also wanted to show what 'week-end warriors' can do," he said.
Three days later Col. Millikan flew his l<'..,86F Sabrejet from New York to Washington in 24 minutes setting a new unofficial speed mark between the two cities. He traveled the 210 miles at an average speed of about 525 mph.
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mode an informal visit to the Georgia Air National Guard's 224th Radio Relay Squadron located on St. Simons Island near Brunsw ick December 6th. Secretory Talbott was shown around the unit

area, located at McKinnon Field, by Major William A. Way, 224th Commander. The Air Force Secretary is shown observing airmen .of the 224th operate a radio while Major Way stands at
right.

Col Lane is 14th AF Dep for NG Affairs
A veteran member of the Georgia Air National Guard has returned to Georgia after 'a four-year active duty tour with Headquarters USAF and assumed the' post of Deputy for National Guard Affairs for the 14th Air Force at Robins Air Force Base~ Georgia.
Colonel Orren H. Lane, who has called Atlanta his home since 1918, began his distinguished Air Guard career as Engineering Officer of the old 128th Observation Squadron, based at the Atlanta Municipal Airport, ana later became the base detachment commander. He served overseas with the 46th Troop Carrier Wing of the 13th Air Force.
Upon his return to civilian status, Col. Lane became the first post WW II commander of the 128th Fighter Squadron at Dobbins AFB. Then followed appointments as commander of t}ie ll6th Fighter ~roup and 216th Air Service Group. In 1949 he was . Base Detachment Commanaer at Dobbins. A six-months tour of duty with the National Guard Bureau followed in September 1949. From there he started his four-year tour with Hq, USAF as Special Assistant
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TRAVIS ANG UNITS HOLD DANCE, . NET
FORTY RECRUITS

Col. Orren H. Lane
for Reserve Forces. For a yea!" and a half he was in the office of the Director of Operations of the USAF.
Col. Lane is a graduate of the Command and General Staff School ( 1943), Air Comm & Gen Staff Sch (1948) and the Air War College (1951).
His tour as Deputy for National Guard Affairs began at Robins AFB 17 November 1953. As advisor to the 14th Air Force on , National . Guard matters, Col. Lane's goal is to "do all I can for the National Guard within the 14th Air Force Command.''
Col. Lane, as a veteran pilot, has accumulated over 2500 hours flying time.

Johnny Long and his orchestra paid a visit to Savannah on December 9th and was sponsored by the 158th Fighter Bomber Squadron and the ll7th Aircraft Control & Warning Flight in an "Operation Recruit" show and dance. The entertainment was presented at the ORC armory located at the State Port Area.
The dance was attended by members of the two air guard organizations, their guests , honor guests, and a number of young people from the high schools in Savannah. Also attending the dance were a number of business associates from the Savannah area.
The ' Air Guard units staging the show and dance are commanded by Lt. Col. Creighton L.
Rhodes, ll7th AC&W Flt, and Major Donald H. Smith, 1S8th Fighter Bomber Squadron.
The Commanders of the tw.o Guard units have reported that as of 15 December, "operation Recruit'' has netted more than 40 recruits.

JANUARY, 1954

----------------------------------~---------------------------THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN
Division Hq Recruits 33 During Campdign By Buddy System

Thirty-three new men have qeen
~lisDteidvisinionHeaanddquathrteersM4e8dtihcallnfDane--
tachment, during an intens ive recruiting campaign presently being conducted. Most of these new men have been enlisted since summer field training, and most of them are in the 17-18~ age group. The Division Headquarters Detachment under the command of 1st Lt. Louis B. White, and the Medical Detachment under the command of Captain
William W. Orr, have rapidly in-
creased their ranks through the "buddy system"; i.e., each man recruiting his buddy. The Medics now boast 100% strength, with only a few vacancies remaining in Division
Headquarters. A Korean Veteran, SFC John Far-
rugia, and a World War ll Navy Veteran, Cpl Kennis W. Tucker, are among the enlistees .
Other enlistees are Privates Bobby S. Byrd (son of .me of the Chief Clerks in the Detachment), Willie J. Campbell, Charles W. Freeman, Albert P. Holton, Jr., James R. Jiles, James H. Jones, Joe H. Prince, Clarence C. Rhodes, James E. Ridley, Wilbur E. Roach, Jr., Kenneth A. Roberts, Thomas M. Sanders, William E. Thames, James E. Walker, William L. Cone, and Charles G. Stroud, Jr. Enlisting in time to go to Camp were Privates Benjamin J. Amerson, Roy T. Baker, Jr., William
H. Farrell, Alexander B. Lee, Ill,
Collis J. Roach, Jr., Robert G. Giddens, John W. Adams, Virgil M. Causey, and Charles E. Peacock.
The night of 21 December, Division Headquarters enlisted six additional new men. They are George F. Couch, Roger C. Gregory, Howard A. Losson, Lucius A. O'Neal, John J. Shaheen III, and William G. Smith.
Lt. White states that recruiting awards of $5 .00 for each man accepted has been a great booster m
JANUARY, 1954

GUARDSMEN JOIN FORCES WITH LEGION FOR CHRISTMAS CHARITY
Volunteer Guardsmen are l tor, Pfc lames E. White, Cpl lames W. Holcomb, Pfc Harold L. Ollis, Pfc Charles B. Smith, Cpl George R. Eubanks and M/Sgt Wayne E. Nations. Counting proceeds are Capt. ]ohnson and Mr. Melton.
(Photo by Henry Chambers}

lnfantrymen Sell Le gion Paper

To Aid Children's Christmas

Guardsmen from Atlanta's and Decatur's Co A, 122nd Infantry Regt, became benefactors of many underprivileged children the morning of Sunday, 6 December. Members of the unit volunteered to help Legion Post 66 sell a Christmas edition of their newspaper.
Revenue collected by the unit amounted to more than $800.00 and proceeds of the sale helped needy children in DeKalb County have a happy Christmas. Ira B. Melton in a letter of thanks to Capt. Loyd C. Johnson, Co A Commander, said "The funds raised by this effort not only assist at Christmas time but enable this Post to help those in need during the year with clothing, shoes, groceries and other necessities."

SGT. TOOTLE DIES
SFC Jerry P. Tootle, 23, Company C, 560th E ngineer Battalion, Reidsville, died at his home near Reidsville December 18th. SFC Tootle was killed by the propeller on his privately owned aircraft while starting the airplane.
Sgt. Tootle was a charter member of Co. C, having enlisted as a private when the company was federally rec ognized on 10 November 1948. During his five-year career in the National Guard, Sgt. Tootle had been a truck driver, tractor operator, and at the time of his death was Motor Sergeant of the Reids ville company. Burial was on December 20th near Reidsville.

the campaign. M/ Sgt. Cecil C. Dorough, the Detachment First Sergeant, said morale is very high, and attendance percentage of enlisted men has averaged about 95% for the pa~t 12 months.

Two men in the unit, M/ Sgt Walter E. Carswell, Jr., and M/ Sgt John T. Tyson, have successfully completed the 10-series Army Extension Courses and are being processed for commissions.
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THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN

Gen. Ricks Succumbs
Maj. Gen. Earl T. Ricks, 45, deputy chief of the National Guard Bureau and former mayor of Hot Springs, Ark., died in Walter Reed Hospital January 4th.
Ricks had been ill for several months, following removal of a cancerous growth on one leg. The malignancy later spread.
He was a native of West Point, Miss., and former Arkansas Adjutant General.
He is survived by his widow and four children.
A World War II aviator, Gen. Ricks, as deputy commander of the Southwest Pacific Wing of the Air Transport Command, carried the Japanese surrender party from the island of le Shima to Manila to receive the surrender terms.
Mter his discharge in 1945, Gen. Ricks joined a group of veterans in a cleanup election campaign in Hot Springs and was elected mayor. Another of the group, Sidney McMath, was elected county prosecutor. In 1948 McMath was elected governor of Arkansas and named Ricks his adjutant general.
In 1%0, Gen. Ricks, then a brigadier general, was named deputy chief of the National Guard Bureau and chief of the Air Force division of the bureau. He became a major general in 1951.
3A Commends Katz
THffiD ARMY HEADQUARTERS, Ft. McPherson, Ga., Nov.30 --The interest which Edward Katz, 25 E~elyn Way, N.W., has manifested in the Army's procurement program has resulted in his receiving a letter of appreciation from Col. George Patrick Welch, Chief, Public Information Division, Department of the Army.
In his letter to Mr. Katz, Col. Welch said:
''Since the active support of responsible members of the community is essential to the success of military recruiting activities, it is encouraging to know we can count on

FIRST SABREJETS DEUVERED TO AIR NATJONAL GUARD
The United States Air Force has started delivering F -86 Sabrejets to the Air National Guard, Major General Earl T. Ricks, Deputy Chief, National Guard Bureau, announced.
First deliveries of the factoryoverhauled Sabrejets went to the 186th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, Great Falls, Montana, and 190th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, Boise, Idaho.
The planes are part of the varied equipment currently being delivered by the Air Force to units throughout the country under the jet-plane conversion program of the Air National Guard.
More than 200 jet fighters and jet trainer planes, F-80s, F-84s, and T-33s, have already been delivered to approximately 25 Air National Guard Fighter-Interceptor and Fighter-Bomber Squadron.
Of the Air Guard's 87 tactical squadrou.. , 60 squadrons are ~che duled to be partially jet-equipped by the end of the current fiscal year, June 30, 1954.
The National Guard plans to devote 25 million dollars this year to the preparation of facilities for jet planes.
Twenty-two wings, or 00 percent of the Air Guard were called to active military duty duri~g the Korean war. All of these wings are now back home and the ANG IS in a three-year rebuilding program.
Present plans call for a 27wing Air Guard of approximately 70,000 officers and men and more than 2,000 combat-type aircraft by June 30, 1955.
your generous assistance. Your efforts in this cause in the past have been of value to the Regular and Reserve components of the military establishment.
"We want you to know that your patriotic services in assisting the recruiting personnel stationed in Atlanta are warmly appreciated and demonstrate a fine sense of the re-

History of Savannah

Guards is Recounted

The Savannah Press of 26 April

1894 had an interesting account of

the oldest infantry company in the
State Militia. "On May 1, 1802 r

the Savannah Volunteer Guards '
paraded for the first time. From that 1

date its history extends without a [;

break until the present moment. [

Today it is celebrating its 92nd Anniversary, and at the same time

[~

paying its tribute to the memory of i

those gallant members who laid

down their lives on the field of

battle, or who passed through

war's fiery ordeals to cross over

the river in later times of peace."

There were four companies

commanded by Lieut-Col. William

Garrard. The first Captain was Dr.

John Cummings, one of the leading

merchants of Savannah, president

of the branch bank of the United

States and first president of the

Hibernian Society. On 21 May 1802

the Volunteer Guards were part of

the escort of Vice-President Aaron

Burr on the occasion of his visit

to Savanp.ah. On 8 May 1819 the

Guards took part in the reception

and parade in honor of President

James Monroe, then visiting the city.

Six years later, when LaFayette

visited Savannah, thev with other

local military units, .received the

distinguished visitor with military

honors. With the outbreak of the

Civil War, Governor Brown ordered

Colonel A. R. Lawton to seize

Fort Pulaski. The Guards, fifty-

strong, under Captain Screven,

participated in the capture of the

Fort. From the outbreak of the

Civil War until Appomattox the

Guards served with credit and

distinction.

sponsibilities of citizenship and public service."
Mr. Katz has assisted the local Army and the Air Force recruiting station to procure personnel for regular and reserve duty.
Mr. Katz is Commander of the Georgia State Guard Association and holds the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in that organization.

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JANUARY, 1954

TIREMENT POLICY for GUARDSMEN

YOUR MONTHLY RETIREMENT PAY AS A TYPICAL RETIRING GUARDSMAN

Rank or
Grade

With 5 yra. W ith 5 yrs.

ru; active duty active duty W ith 20 yra. W ith 30yrs.

N&. G1.5 utyt

& 25l,rs. N. G . dutyt N. G. utyt

N . G . dutyt

Colonel Lt. Col. Major
cwo-w4
M/ Sgt. SFC Sgt.

$129.43 111.37 102 .34 89.13 55.89 49.68 45.02

$185.32 155.06 136.15 123.57 78.03 66.33 60.47

$66.40 57.14 52.50 45.73 28.67 25.49 23.10

-$113.43 94.91 83 .34 75.64 47.76 40.60 37.01

Figures are not shown for officers below the rank of Major or enlisted men below the grade of Sergeant since (after the twenty years of service required for retirement pay) most Guard officers will have attained the rank of major and most enlisted men will have reached the rank of sergeant or higher.
tComputations for National Guard duty are based on each Guardsman's having earned 75 points per year. (60 points for
belonging to the Guard and for armory dr:ill attendance plus
15 points for attendance at 15 days summer field training.)

WHAT YOU WOULD HAVE TO PUT INTO THE BANK (AT 2% INTEREST) TO GET A LIKE MONTHLY INCOME

Monthly Income

Savina:a Required

I Monthly
Income

Savina: Required

$25

$15,000

$100

$60,000

50

30,000

125

75,000

75

45,000

150

90,000

WHAT YOU WOULD HAVE TO PAY IN LIFE INSURANCE PREMIUMS
TO GET A LIKE MONTHLY INCOME

Monthly Income

Insurance Required

Annual Premium

Monthly Premium

$ 25
so
75 100 125 150

$ 4,000 8,000 12,000 16,000 20,000 24,000

$ 224.00 448.00
672.00
896.00
1,120.00 1,344.00

$ 19.88 39.76 59.64 79.52 99.40 119.28

*The above figures are based on a policy on which payments
Would be made for twenty years and which would pay the !llllOunts indicated for life beginning at age 60. The monthly mcome may be more or less than that indicated in the table ~nding upon interest rates, amount of dividends, age of msuree at time insurance was written. etc.

HOW TO FIGURE YOUR RETIREMENT PAY

IF YOU ARE A NATIONAL GUARDSMAN

Tables I, II, & III below may be used to compute your monthly retirement pay for any possible combination of

active duty in any service and National Guard duty.

To compute your monthly retirement pay: 1. Determine the percent of pay for the number of years

you have served on active duty (Table I).

:1. Determine the percent of pay for the number of years you have served on National Guard duty (Table II).
3. Add the figures obtained from Tables I and II and mul-

tiply by the basic pay for appropriate rank or grade

(Table III).

EXAMPLE: Master sergeant with 5 years active duty

service and 15 years National Guard service:

5 years active duty (Table I) 15 years N. G . duty (Table II)

12.5% 7.81%

Basic Pay (Table Ill) $275.18

total 20.31%

Monthly Retirement Pay ($275.18 x 20.31 % ) =$55.88

TABLE I

ACTIVE DUTY

Years Se~ovfi ce

Percent of
Base Pay

Percent

Years of

of Service

Base Pay

- -- --

1 2.5 16 40.

2 5. 17 42.5

3 7.5 18 45.

4 10. 19 47.5
5 12.5 20 so.

6 15. 21 52 .5

7 17.5 22 55.

8 20. 23 57.5

9 22.5 24 60.

10 25. 25 62 .5

11 27.5 26 65.

12 30. 27 67.5

13 32.5 28 70.

14 35. 29 72.5

15 37.5 30 75.

TABLE II

GUARD DUTY*

Years of

Percent of
Base

!service Pay

Percent

Years of

of Service

Base Pay

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1 .52 16 8.33

2 1.04 17 8.85

3 1.56 18 9.37

4 2.08 19 9.90

5 2.60 20 10.42

6 3.12 21 10.94

7 3.65 22 11.46

8 4.17 23 11.98

9 4.69 24 12.50

10 5.21 25 13.02

11 5.73 26 13.54

12 6.25 27 14.06

13 6.77 28 14.58

14 7.29 29 15.10

15 7.81 30 15.62

*The percentaa:e lia;urea in Table II are baaed on each Guardsman' earnina; 75 pointa per year.
TABLE III

OFFICERS

ENLISTED MEN

Rank

Basic Pay* (18 to 22
yrs. service)

Grade

Army

Air

Basic Pay* (18 to 22
yra. service)

Colonel

$637.26

Lt. Colonel 548.34

Major

503.88

Captain

444.60

M/ Sgt M/Sgt $275.18

SFC T / Sgt 244.61

Sgt

S/ Sgt 221.68

Cpl Sgt

198.74

Grade

WARRANT OFFICERS

Baaic Pay* (18 to 22
yrs. service)

Grade

Basic Pay*
(18 to 22 yrs. service)

WOJG

$279.95

CWO-W2 317.77

CWO-W3 $363.17 CWO-W4 438.83

*The baa1c pay fia;urea for oerV1ce of mor e than twe10ty-two years aerv1ce will be a;reater. Exact lia;urea may be obtained from any local National Guard unit.
Flcurea arrived at by ualnc the tablea may be a few centa leas than would actually be paid by the finance officer who baaea hla fiurea on a m.ore detailed ~~nt computation.

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THE backbone of today's Army National
Guard is its 25 infantry divisions and 2 armored divisions. There is also a wide range of other types of units, including 20 regimental combat t eams, and 43 anti-aircraft artillery groups. You may find in your homet own some of the combat support units such as Field Artillery, Armored Cavalry, E n gineers, Quartermaster, Signal Corps, Military Police, and Transportation units.
Whatever the Army National Guard outfit, you'll find that most of its officers and many of the non-commissioned officers are men who have gotten their soldiering experience the hard way-in World War II and Korea. These veterans from your own town are back in the National Guard to help give you the leadership and training that carried our armies t o victory- training t hat will help you "Keep Your Guard U p !"

THE modern nationwide structure of the
National Guard of today is a far cry from the first feder recognized air unit of 1916-the 1st Aero Company of New York National Guard. Records established by Guard units in time of peace, in World W ar II and du: the crisis in Korea, are mile posts in the history of one of nation's outstanding military organizations.
More than 500 air units, molded int o 27 wings, strategically located throughout the United States and territories, bolstering the strength of the regular Un1 States Air Force. In addition to light bom bardment 1 fighter squadrons, equipped with conventional and jet t aircraft , are the many supporting units such as commun tion outfits, photo reconnaissance squadrons, weather W: aviation engineer battalions, aircraft control and warr squadrons and other highly technical organizations.