The Georgia guardsman [Vol. 4, no. 3 (Mar. 1954)]

THE
ADJUTANT GENERAL'S
MESSAGE
Fellow Guardsmen:
Since the time for our annual summer camps is approaching, I am encourage-d by the new signs of intensive recruiting. As of 28 February, .the Army and Air National Guard of Georgia totaled 9,320 officers' and men.
With .our Georgia un!ts once again bristling with renewed vigor and strength, our encampments this year promise to be most successful.
Our Air National Guard celebrates its 13th Anniversary 11 April at Dobbins Air. Force Base. In recogn,ition of our rejuvenated air arm, I wish to commend Colonel B. M. Davey, Commander of the 116th Fighter Bomber Wing; and the commanders of all the separate and wing units, as well as' their officers and men, for their outstanding progress.
Employers of a II Guardsmen should be informed of our summer camp dates in order to arrange for the release of men for this training. By June we should have 10,000 officers and men, giving us a formidable array of power during our summer maneuvers.

THE GEORGIA GUARDSmAn
Vol. 4 March 1954 No.3

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CAPT. DOUGLAS EMBRY Editor
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Honorable Herman E. Talmadge
GovP.rnor of Georgi a

Major General Ernest Vandiver
The Adjutant General

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The opmwns 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.

OUR COVER ..
AS TRIBUTE to the many radio stations throughout Georgia which have contributed many hours of public service time

JUST PARTICIPATING in the Armistice Day parade in Valdosta wasn't enough for the enterprising commander of Co E, 121st Infantry Regiment. As a reward for having the best float in the parade, Captain Jack C. Williams, second from right, is shown receiving a cash award from First Sergeant Randall C. Clements, representing Amer-
ican Legion Post No. 13, sponsors of the parade in Valdosta. Other members of the
company who took part in the project are, left to right, top, Sgt. Fred M. (or Tommy C.)
Todd, Cpl. Donald R. Sellars, Cpl. James C. Hambrick and Cpl. Melvin C. Lastinger. Bottom, left to right, are Cpl. Henry C. Jones, Private Owen B. Hughes and Cpl.
Murrell J. Nitschke.

First Helicopter for Georgia NG

Delivered for Assembly at Bragg

The first H-13 Helicopter for the Georgia National Guard has been delivered to Ft. Bragg for assembly, Lt. . James H. Strickland, Divarty Aviation Officer, announced. It will be given acceptance tests there and assigned to the 48th Division soon. Units that are authorized aviation and are located in First, Second and Third Army areas are getting model H-13 helicopters, manufactured by Bell Aircraft. Units of the other three Army areas are getting H-23s, manufactured by the Hiller Helicopter Company, according to Major General Edgar C. Erickson, Chief of the National Guard Bureau.
The versatile ''choppers" are used for training National Guard personnel in photography, ambulance service, and other .missions. They
for the benefit of the Georgia National Guard, the National Guard Bureau Is awarding this Distinctive Service Plaque. Units benefiting from the station's programing are making arrangements for the presentations.

will also be available for local emergency use by the Guard. When local disaster or emergency strikes, the National Guard stands ready to use its personnel and equipment in support of assistance op~rations.
Approximately 88 helicopters will be delivered to Guard units during the next 12 months, with an eventual total of 272 scheduled at this time.
Other types of aircraft assigned the Army National Guard include the. multi-passenger L-20 ''Beaver," the L-19 "Bird Dog" and the L-23 ''Twin Bonanza.''
Vacancies exist in Army units of the National Guard for approximately 700 Army aviators or Army aviator trainees. Those eligible to apply include former pilot officers of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard and qualified civilians .with or without flying experience.
Interested candidates should communicate with the Office of the Adjutant General.

MARCH, 1954

THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN

Brig. Gen. Winston P. Wilson-

New Chief, AF Division, NGB

On the recommendation of President Eisenhower, Arkansas native son Win-

ston Peabody Wilson has been confirmed by the United States Senate to the

rank of Brigadier General in the Air National Guard of the United States.

General Wilson began his military in the Pacific in Hollandia, New

career back in 1929 by enlisting as Guinea and Leyte, Philippine Is-

an airplane mechanic in the l54th Observation Squadron of the Arkan-

hinds, in Tokio and in Manila until July, 1~6. He became a lieutenant

sas National Guard. Today he is colonel in 1945.

Chief of the National Guard Bureau's

,In 1946, following his separation

Air Force Division with offices . in "frbm active duty, he rejoined the

the Pentagon, Washington, D.C. He Ai-kansas National Guard and served

supervises the nationwide operations of the Jet equipped Air National

with the State organization until o~dered to active duty with the Na-

Guard with its network of 27 wings of more than 500 Air Units and 87

tional Guard Bureau in September 1950.

Brig. Gen. Winston P. Wilson

tactical interceptor, bomber and reconnaissance squadrons, strategically located throughout the 48 States, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and Alaska.
General Wilson was born in Arka-
delphia, Arkansas, the son of Mr.
and Mrs. W. P. Wilson, on November 11, 1911. He was commissioned a second lieutenant and rated a Junior Aircraft Observer in 1940 after completing a nine-month Cadet Observer Training Course offered by the l54th Observation Squadron.
The General is a graduate of Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas. Two years after graduation, in 1936, he won a CAA pilot's license. He acquired the coveted CAA commercial pilot's license in 1940.
He was ordered to active duty with the 154th Squadron in September, 1940 and was promoted to first

General Wilson was promoted to full colopel in May, 1951, and named Actihg Chief of the Air Force Division in July, 1953, following the illness of Major General Earl T. Ricks, of llot Springs, Arkansas, then Chief of the Air Force Division. He was named Chief of the Air Force Division on January 21, 1954, fdllowing the prem ture death of G~neral Ricks.
Grn'rral Wilson haJ approximately 3,000 hours of military flying time. lle is rated as a Senior Pilot. He wears the Philippines Liberation Ribbon with Bronze Star, AsiaticPacific Theater Ribbon with two Bronze Stars, The American Defense Ribbon with Bronze Star and the Japanese Occupation Ribbon.

Gen Finch Decorated
The Legion of Merit has be en presentedtoMajorGeneral George G. Finch, former commander of the 54th FighterWingof the Ge orgia Air Guard, in recent cerem onies at Mitchell Air Force Base , New York.
General Finch, now Deputy for Air National Guard Affiars of the Con tine ntal Air Comma g_d, received the award for "outstanding service" while assigned a s principal Air Force advisor to the U. N. Command Armistic e Delegation during the Korean negotiations.

48th Div Hq Makes Clean Sweep

lieutenant, Air Corps, AUS, on September 21, 1941. .
After Pearl Harbor, he moved with

Headquarters Company of the 48th Infantry Division has made a clean

this year. They are Privates Melvin L. Handley and Frank E. Sims.
M/ Sgt Walter E. Carswe 11, Jr. has

the l54th Squadron to Eglin Field, sweep of the Bascom S. Stevens been promoted to Second Lieutena nt

Florida, and flew on anti-submarine family in Macon. On ll January Pri- of the Adjutants General Corps, and

patrols as an aircraft observer until February, 1942. He was rated as a

vate Charles E. Stevens be came the third and last memb~r of the family

M/ Sgt John T. Tyson has been mad e Warrant aficer.

pilot in May, 1943. Included in his to join, the unit.

To fill the vacancies created by

wartime duties were assignments as

Sgt. Bascom S. Stevens, Jr., en- the above officer promotions, Ser-

Chief of the Tactical Reconnais- listed in June of 1950 and Cpl. geants First Class Ulysses Byrd

sance Branch, Army Air Forces; and James W. Stevens joined in July of and Earl M. Lancaster have bee n

as Commanding Officer of the 16th 1952-proving that patriotism runs made Master Sergeants. Sergeants

Photo Squadron, assigned to photo- high and regular in this Stevens Bruce M. Frede rick, James H.

graphic mapping and charting missions in South America, Alaska and

clan. Two other new members have

Wright, Jr. and Lloyd A. Kirkland were promoted to Sergea~ts F irst

continental United States. He. served been added to the rolls of Hq Co Class.

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MARCH , 19 54

THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN

Air Show to Mark Ga. ANG's 13th Anniversary

By Lt. Reese Cleghorn

Georgia Air National Guardsmen will celebrate their thirteenth anniversary

~mi1l1eA-apnri-l,homuarrkjiengt

a change of pace chases in 19?4.

from

slow submarine patrols in Flying two of the F -84s

1941 will

to be

The ll6th Fighter Bomber Wmg Capts. Cuthbert A. (Bill) Patillo and

will sponsor an exhibit.ion at Dobbins
Air Force Base, Manet~, from 10

Charles C. (Buck) Patillo of Atlanta. It will be their first hometown stand

A.M. until 4 P.M., featurmg an array in acrobatic flying. The Patillos,

of the country's fastest and dead- who were members of the Air Nation-

lieet air power. High point of the al Guard at Dobbins before the old

show will be a performance by the 54th Fighter Wing was acthfated,

'Thunderbirds, widely acclaimed jet have been doing exhibition flying for

acrobatic team that include's Atlan- foQr years. With the Thunderbirds

ta's Pattillo twins, former Georgia and with another team, the Skybla-

Guardsmen. They will fly at 3 P.M.

zers, the twins have performed be-

There will be no charge for the fore about 10,000,000 people.

show, and ground as well as air

The Thunderbirds have been called

Guardsmen are invited to attend with "America's unofficial ambassadors

their families.

of the air," and their job is to sell

Besides the F-84 Thunderjets the country and the world on the

ed by the ll6th, the show will in- prowess of American pilots and the

elude a B-47 Stratojet bomber like possibilities of the F -84.

those being built at Marietta's Lock-

The performance involves tight

heed plant and an F-86 Sabre Jet formations-with wingtips sometimes

interceptor.

overlapping-as the jets hurtle

Radar equipment and jet engines through rolls, chandelles, lmmelmans

also will be displayed, and all Air and other maneuvers at more than

National Guard facilities .at Dobbins 500 miles an hour. Climax of the

wlll be open for inspection by the show is the "bomb burst," when the

visitors.

aircraft climb straight up, then split

This will be the first big open off in four directions, roll, and hur-

house sponsored by the ll6th since tle straight down. They come out of

most of the ANG personnel returned their dives close to the ground and

from active duty in mid-1952. During sweep over the show area, leaving

1953 the wing almost doubled in size most spectators in a backwash of

and was equipped with jets. Many of wind.

the pilots, having flown jets in com-

Besides the Patillos, team mem-

bat during the Korean War, already hers include Maj. Richard C. Cat-

were ready to be checked out in the ledge of Memphis, Tenn., who flies

new F-84s.

the lead position, and the "slot

The wing previously had been man" in the rear, Capt. Robert S.

equipped principally with F-51s, and McCormick of Oshkosh, Wis. Ist.

the transition to jets quickened by Lt. A. D. Brown of Dyersburg, Tenn.,

flying time in T-33 jet trainers acts as a "spare" and sometimes

which were delivered to the Guard at fills in for one of the others.

aboutthe same time the F-84s came.

In celebrating its thirteenth anni-

When the Thunderbird acrobatic versary, the Air National Guard of

team takes to the air, Georgians will Georgia will be looking back to May,

have a chance to see a performance 1941, when the 128th Observation

that has been watched by about ~,000,000 people in this country and

Squadron was formed at Atlanta's Municipal Airport.

n Latin America. The team, based

The old l28th was called into fed-

at Luke Air Force Base in Arizona, eral service in September, 1941, and

recently returned from a 15,00()-mile served at Lawson Field, Columbus,

tonr.

and later at New Orleans, La. The

squadron was equipped with ()-47, ()-48 and 0-49 aircraft and performed reconnaissance and submarine patrols.
After the end of World War II, the l2Bth Fighter Squadron was formed at Dobbins, being organized officially on 20 August 1946. With the addition of supporting units at Dobbins and at Savannah the 18th Air National Guard unit was organized on 10 December 1946.
On 10 October 1950, the 54th Fighter Wing Headquarters and its tactical and supporting units were called into federal service. The remaining units, consisting of the 154th Aircraft Control and Warning Group Headquarters and four subordinate squadrons, along with two signal and communications squadrons, were inducted into the Air Force on 8 January 1951.
Units of Georgia's ANG served in California, Louisiana, Florida, North Africa, and Japan during the months that followed. In December, 1951, three squadrons moved into Korea to participate in missions against the communists.
Most of the personnel having returned to Georgia, the ll6th FighterInterceptor Wing was reorganized at Dobbins on 10 July 1952. Other units in the state were formed soon after that.
Many success stories trace their beginnings back to the old observation squadron at the Municipal Airport. Two in particular stand out. Major George Finch, commander of the squadron, went on to become Major General George Finch, deputy for Air National Guard affairs with the Continental Air Command. Pvt. Bernard M. Davey went on to become Colonel Bernard M. Davey, commander of the ll6th at Dobbins.
The ll6th today includes others who were members of the original squadron and who remember the days when Air National Guardsmen were wearing old World War I metal helmets and trying . to fly slower-to look for lurking submarines-instead of faster-to out-maneuver communist interceptors.

MARCH, 1954

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THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN

Gen. Walsh, Skeptical of "New Look," Defends NG, Cites Impending Dangers

The address of Major General Ellard A. Walsh, President of the National

Guard Association of the United States, to the annual conference of the Ad-

jutants General Association of the United States, touched on such vital is-

sues affecting our National Guard that The Georgia Guardsman is reprinting

pertinent excerpts from tie lengthy speech. On 22 February 1954 in Santa Fe,

New Mexico, General Walsh gave a brief history of the early militia and its

modern counterpart, the National Guard. He outlined the current problems that

face our Guard and spoke frankly about the grave impact formative legislation

may have on the existence of our military reserves.

Citing fact after fact substanciating obvious need for the Guard's existence, General Walsh warned that the ''Federalization issue may once again be resurrected in connection with the so-called "New Look." lle said, "You will hear a great deal about this 'New Look,' and you may rest assured that just about everybody, except the Army and Air National Guard and other reserve components, will have a voice concerning this 'New Look' and what to do about it."
"In view of the many reports, allegations and innuendoes, it would not be at all surprising if there would be a repitition of the 194,7-48 situation relative to the Federalization of the Army and Air National Guard when we were told we would take it and like it. Well, as you will recall, we did not like it and we did not take it. It would be regrettable and a wanton waste of time if we have to go through all that again, but if there are those who think they can in any way change the historic status of our corps, they were never more mistaken in their lives and, as I stated at Doston on the

and shattered the myth that there is a shortage of manpower for the Civilian Components and the establishment ~f a system of national security training." However, General Walsh said everybody would not accept the conclusions and recommendations of the Commission without some reservation.
Stating that developments of the past several months "clearly indicate that events of considerable magnitude pertaining to military policy are in the making," General Walsh predicted "certain groups and individuals occupying high places at the seat of the Government have reached the conclusion that the time has come for a radical realignment or reorganization of our reserve forces, including the Army and Air National Guard. We of the National Guard can expect real trouble preserving the historic status of
our corps. "
Walsh deplored the statements from certain sources which stress the weaknesses of the reserve components of the Armed Forces but which do not exclude the National Guard when these weaknesses are "manifestly

night of January 16, if they want war not applicable" to us. He cited fig-

then let the war start now."

ures showing the Guard's participa-

With clear-cut references to the at- tion in the Mexican War in which

titude of the Assistant Secretary of 119,000 Guardsmen were mobilized.

Defense for manpower and personnel, Then on August 5, 1917 the Guard

General Walsh gave the Adjutants was again called and 18 infantry com-

General an ins ide look at the apparent bat divisions were formed.

thinking of the heads of the military Outlining the history of the devel-

in Washington. On the other hand, he opment of Guard strength in progres-

spoke out firmly in support of the He- sive stages, Gen. Walsh said the Act

port of National Security Training of June 4, 1920 provided the National

Commission and the Appley Commit- Guard would have an ultimate strength

tee and congratulated them on the of 464,000, but economy policies of

"masterly manner in which it (the the administration of that day held

Commission) has marshalled its facts the Guard to a strength of 190,000. It

Maj. Gen. Ellard A. Walsh
was not until 1937, he said, that Congress authorized the Guard to attain a strength of 210,531 over a fiveyear period. The developments of 194,0 prompted Congress to authorize recrmtmg to a peace-strength of 300,000, which the Guard promptly did.
During the closing phases of WW II, Walsh said the Chief of Staff of the Army appointed a General Staff Committee, composed of Regular, Guard and Reserve Officers, to determine policies affecting the NG and ORC in the post-war era. They prepared a Troop Dasis for the NG fixing the army and air strength at 682,796 which proved just as "unrealistic as the Act of June 4, 1920." ''Over the years," he said, "Congress has proved they will support only approximately 50% of the enlisted strength provided in the Troop l3asis."
Coming up to date, Walsh said "On February 2, 1950 the Army National Guard had organized and Federally recognized 4,436 units with an aggregate strength of 348,196, or 56.1% of the authorized aggregate troop strength, but approximately 100% of the strength authorized by Congress. Similarly the ANG had 488 units with a strength of 43,494, or 75% of the authorized aggregate troop strength, but 87.9% of the strength authorized by Congress. On that date, "the aggregate strength of the Army and

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MARCH, 1954

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

Gen. Fox Comments on New Role,

Hannah Denies NG "Torn Down"

'd with other National Guard leaders throughout the nation, Brig. Gen.

ha1r1emsgwaRr.neFdohxi,s

President, Adjutants General Association of the United fellow AG's of the grave implications of speeches made by

hateZsista nt Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Personnel. Speaking
~de2~~~t'eoGftheetnheAeraslsoFGcoAixatoeiofcnhU'os.eSad.n,tnhauenadlsecndoteninmvoeeunnntticsoendofincMeSraatj.anitGnaeFnin.ef,EerNleleanwrcdeMsAe.oxWficDoal,rs.hF,eHbParrnuenasarihy-

which would reduce the Guard to solely a home defense role.

llowever, in a speech before the

~snoocaihatdioennieldatethr atinthtihse

week, was his

Dr.
in-

tention. Hannah said "it is not true"

that the Department of Defense wan ts to tear down the National

Guard. Also speaking out for the main-

General Fox also revealed that to date 46 States are enrolled 100% in the NGA and ''our total membership is well over 99% of all the officers and warrant officers of the Army and Air National Guard."
He said pledges for the National

tenance of the National Guard's

prese nt role was Army Chief of

taff, Gen. Matthew B. Ridgeway,

who also spoke to the officers urging

"a united front against any effort to

relegate the National Guard to a

tate Guard s tatus "

Guard Association Buil~ing Fund totaled $94,000 as of 11 January 1954. The contribution of the Adjutants General Association was $5,200 and plans were to make additional contributions annually. "It is our plan to construct an attractive building for the permanent home of our National Guard Association and to establish a trust fund for its maintenance in perpetuity."
General Fox also had words of praise for General Walsh, observing "l believe it is safe to say that if it had not been for the National Guard Association under the able leadership of General Walsh, we would not today have the National Guard, or at least, it would have been relegated to a State Guard status."

Air ational Guard was 391,690, or 98.1% of the strength of 399,500 authorized by Congress for that fiscal
ear. "
''The foregoing," he said, "was a remarkable organizational performance and was made all the more remarkable whe n it is considered that time, energy, planni ng a nd cost involved were borne by the States, Territories, and the Distric t of Columbia with literally no assistance from t he Federal Government." Thus after two world wars, start ing with literally nothing, the NG brought into being, in record breaking time, a mighty military force, with a total strength of 391,690 in 5 ,811 un its. No other component has ever remotely approached this record, even though supported by the Federal Governme nt.
Indicating that the Secretary of Defense has endeavored to curtail the tren~tth of the NG by "more than 30% " by 11;etting the Guard to surrender all claims of the enlistment of those persons in the 17 to 18~ age cate~ory General Walsh emphasized that n spite of these and other circum-

THE GEORGIA DELEGATION to the 1954 Adjutants General conference in Sante Fe, New Mexico, is shown prior to toke off at Dobbins AFB 21 February. Major General Ernest Vondi ver, right, Adjutant General of Georgia, led the offi cia Is which included, left to right, Colonel Charlie F. Camp, Asst. Adjutant General, Colonel Charles S. Thompson, USP & DO for Go., Lt. Col . Homer Flynn, Guard P.I.O., and Brig. Gen. George J. Hearn, Commondi ng General 108th AAA Bri go de, Col. Bernard M. Dovey, 116th Fighter Bomber Wing Commander, also mode the trip but was unavailable for
the photo.

stances "the National Guard demonstrates its ability to organize and maintain units in being, which is the acid test of any reserve organizationr"
Currently, Walsh told the AG's, the Army NG, as of 31 December 1953, had a total of 276,647 and the Air NG had an aggregate of 40,311.
"Assuming that Congress will authorize for the future an aggregate strength of 350,000 for Army National Guard, the Army and Air National Guard will then have an aggregate of 435,000. And bear in mind, this is a res erve in being, not merely on paper or in the minds of those occupying an ivory tower. This then, Gentlemen, is the organizational record of the National Guard over a period of thirty-three years, and a truly magnificent record it is."

Thus General Walsh spoke out firmly and emphatically for the National Guard, urging that now is the time for our State and U.S. Associations to band together in support of our beliefs a nd make them known to Congress in order that our Nation's First Line of Defense is not punctured with adverse decisions from our top military leaders and misinformed members of congress.
This address by General Walsh was one of the most inspiring messages we have heard concerning the status of our National Guard, and the Staff of the Georgia Guardsman magazine is sure that General Walsh's stimulating thoughts will mold us into a more compact organization that we might stifle the efforts of those who would strip us of our heritage and fighting efficiency.

MARCH, 1954

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THE GEORGIA GUARDStAA,,__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

Winder Boy Found by Guard

The haunting memory of a 13-year-old Barrow County boy was revealed in

the dramatic search for young Lucius Williams by two units of the Georgia

National Guard 18-19 January.

SA Advisor Reports Upon a request by Sheriff Delmar
Smith, Governor Herman Talmadge

was notified of the missing boy who had wandered from his farm home

At the present time 397 of the 752 officers of the Georgia Army

Monday at 7 a.m. The Governor immediately contacted Colonel Charlie F. Camp, Asst. Adjutant General,

National Guard are actively pursuing study through the Army Extension Course Program. This is indeed a

when General Vandiver could not commendable figure. As a matter of

be reached. Col. Camp then called to duty Winder's l08th AAA Brigade Headquarters & Headquarters Company and Company L, l22nd Infantry Regiment of Gainesville.
The "searchers" under the command of Major Paul lnnecken, Brigade Adjutant, and lst Lt. Richard U. Russell, Ill, arrived at the scene at lO :55 p.m. together with many civilians. One hour later the Gainesville unit, led by lst Lt. Edward E. West, arrived and camped on one side of the Mulberry River, across from the Winder unit.
A small boat was secured, and searchlights were used to scan the river and its banks. An unidentified colored woman had seen some footprints on the river bank and heard distant rifle shots shortly before sundown.
The boy, who had never gone hunting alone, had carried his new gun, which was a Christmas present from his family, and his dog. The guardsmen set up a field kitchen and began serving coffee and sandwiches to the searchers.
Fanning out over a large area, the two units probed into Jackson County in the vicinity of the former Williams residence. There, at 2 a.m. and four miles from home, he was found.
The child was located within 100 yards of where, two years ago,
Lucius was playing with a small cousin who suffocated in an old cave on the farm. It was reported

contrast, however, only 377 enlisted members out of a total of 6,544 are currently engaged in extension course study. Of the total of 22 certificates of completion received 16 February 1954, 8 enlisted members made superior ratings, 10 rated excellent, while 4 received the rating of satisfactory.
The successful completion of Army Extension Courses open many avenues for advancement not only to the newly joined enlisted man, but the dder noncommissioned and commissioned officers. The opportunities offered through the medium of this program are so numerous that space here does not permit enumeration. However, a few such opportunities should be mentioned.
The new man who has just "joinup" is in a strange world entirely different from anything encountered in civilian life, and learning is slow if class room instruction is the sole source of information. Also many new men hesitate to ask questions,
preferring to wait for the answers to come in the normal course of instruction.
Others are not satisfied with this slow process and realize early that through participating in the Army Extension Program they quickly pJace themselves on a par with the older members. This leads to faster promotions and increased privileges and benefits that otherwise might not have been achieved.

that the boy has seemed to have a

Major lnnecken, who coordinated

morbid attitude since the accident, the searching parties under the di-

and it was believed to be a coinci- rection of Brigadier General George

dence that he was found close to Hearn, Commanding General of the

that area of tragedy.

l08th Brigade, praised the coopera-

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ARMY UNITS NEED PILOTS
As a result of the expansion of Army Aviation, eligible National Guard officers; not on active duty, may make immediate application fer Army flight training. The Army now operates 2,500 aircraft, which are
assigned to Infantry, Artillery, Ar.
mor, Signal Corps, Corps of Engi neers, Medical Service Corps and Transportation Corps units.
Vacancies exist at the present time in the following units of the 48th Division, Georgia National Guard: Hq Co, 48th Div; 48th Sig Co; Hq 560th Eng Bn; Hq, l2lst lnf Regt; Hq, l22nd lnf Regt; Hq, ll8th FA Bn; Hq, !79th FA Bn; and Hq, 230th FA Bn. Commissioned Offi. cers of the Georgia National Guard who meet the requirements as listed below may apply for Army Aviator Training.
Eligible officers must hold a grade not higher than first lieutenant and be less than 30 years old. Dur ing flight training, officers receive incentive pay for aerial flights as authorized by regulations, and the payments continue as long as they are on flight status.
Training is given in two phases. The first, consisting of 17 weeks basic flight instruction, is conduc ted by the Air Force at Gary Air Force Base, San Marcos, Texas; the second, consisting of 12 weeks tactical flight training, is conducted by the Army Aviation School at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Upon completion, officers are designated Army Avia tors and are entitled to wear Army Aviator's Wings.
National Guard officers not on active dyty will submit applications through channe Is to the Chief, Na tional Guard Bureau, Washington 25,
D. C.
tion of Sheriff Smith, his deputy, the State Highway Patrol, the men in his unit and the people in the co!Tl" munity who had helped bring the search to a quick conclusion.
MARCH, 195-f

THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN

Armory Approvals

Closely Scrutinized

By Govt. Agencies

Lucky is the National Guard outfit

tsheantsehaosf

an armory, the term,

in the accepted and not J.USt the

use of the town hall basement, or a

lodge room, or a barn. .

.

~lore and more armones are bemg

built throughout the United States,

omeentirelyat State expense, some,

:t last, under the cooperative Fed-

eral-State construction program

authorized in 1950. It's quite an achievement-more

than most Guardsmen realize-to see

an armory actually being built under

the latter program, for it has clam-

bered over many an obstacle. Once the State has cinched the

necessary land and submitted the

plans and cost estimates, the project

has to survive: 1. Approval by the National Guard

Uureau. 2. Review by the General Staff

Review Group, Army Budget Advis-

ory Committee, Army Comptroller,

Office of the Secretary of Defense

Budget Hearings, Comptroller of the Secretary of Defense, the Reserve Forces Facilities Commi~tee of the

Reserve Forces Policy Board of the

Office of the Secretary of Defense,

The Bureau of the Budget, the U.S.

Senate, and U.S. House of Representatives.

The Bureau of the Uudget, fur-

thermore, gets two cracks at the

project; first, when it is submitted

for inclusion in the budget; second

(assuming it has survived all the

other hurdles and has been provided

for in an Appropriation Act), when it

comes time for the funds actually to

be released-even though Congress

already has said it's okay.

\1ost anyone along the line can

throw a monkey wrench into the ma~hinery while the project is wending

Its devious way through the maze.

And, if anything happens during this

tortuous course, to change the cost

or scope, back it goes to the end of the line to start over again.

MARCH, 1954

4 ARMORY BIDS OPENED IN MARCH
Bids have been opened on four of the new National Guard armories to be constructed in Reidsville, LaGrange, Washington and Winder. It is anticipated construction will begin in approximately one month.
The armories at Bainbridge, Perry, Milledgeville and Springfield are nearing completion.
It is anticipated bids will be opened on the Americus and Cedartown armories soon, according to Major Earl Bodron, State Armory Project Officer.
190th Tank Bn
To Go to Stewart
Tanks manned by National Guardsmen of the 190th Tank Battalion will roar across the plains of Camp Stewart this summer instead of Ft. McClellan, where they were originally scheduled to manuever with the remainder of the 48th Infantry Division.
The 190th, commanded by Lt. Col. Wesley D. Willingham of Forsyth, will train at Camp Stewart 15 through 29 August. Georgia Guard units involved are tank companies located at Forsyth, Eatonton, Eastman, Fitzgerald and Americus.
It is anticipated that Camp Stewart will become a training site for tank units in this area because of its large ranges which will absorb the salvos of the new and more powerful 76 and 90mm guns in the M41 and !Vl47 tanks. Delivery of the M41 Walker Bulldog tanks has begun, and it is expected that the M47 Patton tanks will be delivered in the near future. The 190th is presently equipped with M4 Sherman tanks with the 75mm Gun.
A man who loved to play golf married a woman who loved to go to auction sales. Both talked in their sleep: One night the husband hollered: "Fore!" The wife shouted: "Four twenty-five!"

Adjutants General
Get Ike's Letter
President Eisenhower sent a personal greeting to Brig. Gen. Charles R. Fox, President, Adjutants General Association of the United States, on the occasion of the association's annual conference in Santa Fe, New Mexico in February.
lie wrote: "/ salute the record of our National Guard. In two World Wars, it has contributed more than a third of a million men for the defense of the country, and in times of disaster at home,. the organization has frequently distinguished itself through its quick and efficient action.
"By helping to maintain a strong National Guard, the American people contribute to the country's security without suffering the burdens which would result from the maintenance of a standing force of equivalent numbers.
"May this Conference prove a successful and satisfying experience for all who participate in it."
Ga. Guardsman
Tries Rescue
A Korean War Veteran and Mess
Stewart for Hq Btry, 101st AAA Bn, risked his life and was badly burned recently trying to save a fellow worker from a fire aboard a ship at the Savannah docks.
Sgt. Samuel A. Allen, with burns on his armsand legs and eyes singed, fought his way through flames and into a compartment that trapped a fellow worker at the Savannah Machine and Foundry Co. Set off by the expl.osion of an acetylene tank, the fire burned the clothes off his companion and caused fatal burns.
Sgt. Allen's courageous daring in braving the flames to try saving his co-worker reflects great credit upon his character. Capt. Alexander Wright, CO of Hq Btry, writes that the Guardsmen in his unit are "very proud" of Sgt. Allen, and to that statement all Guardsmen might say "Amen."

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THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN

"Malady" Grips
Capt. Carter's
Cedartown Unit
One of the latest infantry units suffering from a desirable malady known as "growing pains," is . Co F, 122nd Infantry Regiment, Cedartown.
Officiating at the mushrooming swearing-in ceremonies is Capt. James J. Carter, Company Commander. Thirty-eight new men have enlisted since the unit returned from summer camp last year, and it looks like Co F will go to Ft. McClellan in 1954 with approximately 100% T. 0. strength if presentrecruit.in~ continues its rapid pace.
Those listed as becoming members since camp are Jimmy W. Austin, James B. Brown, Charles H. Brown, Winfred C. Brown, Clarence B. Barrett, Clark H. Bussey, Robert J.. Dates, Robert L. Broom, Jr., Thomas H. Elliott, Richard B. Hutcheson, Clifford P. Holbert, R. B. Hulsey, William A. lvie, Bruce H. Jolly, John R. Kirkpatrick, Lige C. Landrum, Houston S. Mobbs, James H. Moore, Curtis L. Milam , Larry L. McKibben, James E. McWhorter, James E. Ollis, James D .Pruitt, Paul A. Ritch, James S. Reeves, Howell W. Ramsey, William M. Shaw, Norman L. Shaw, Robert D. Shiftlett, Aaron Sanford, Donald E. Smith, Edward Tanner, Clinton P. Tanner, Roy F. Tant, Royce N. Vinson, Jerry L. Venable, Tommy L. Witcher and Larry E. Woods.
Promoted to SFC 's were Charles T. Carter, Virgil R. Chandler, Jr., Benjamin C. Ferguson, Fay C. Garmon, Carl S. Roberson and John N. Teat.
Promoted to Sergeant were James E. Brown, James E. Glaze, Curtis E. Hammonds, Allen L. Miller, Robert L. Pyles, Doyle L. Ritch and Burnell Wilkes. New Corporals were listed as Chester P. Gorman, Herman R. Irwin, Charles 0. Isham, James E. Moore, Bobby G. Shuman and Kenneth W. Strickland, SFC Jim W. Cooper reenlisted for 3 years on 1 February 1954.
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CAPT. JAMES J. CARTER'S Co F, 122nd In{ Regt, Cedartown, is rapidly building up to full authorized strength. Here Capt. Carter, left, swears in the IOOth man, Houston S. Mobbs. Since the photo was taken, the unit has in
creased by ll more men for a total of Ill.

t The
Chaplain's Corner

By
HERMAN IHLEY Chaplain
950th AAA Gun Bn

AFTER DEATH - WHAT?
It was Easter 1945 and our first morning on the island of Basilan in
the Philippines. The worship service was conducted among co conut trees with the enemy not too far away.
Officers and men were brought face to face with the great truths of
Easter-the immortality of the soul, eternal life through faith in ] esus Christ, victory over death, the continuity of life, the merging into our manifest destiny, the removal of the sting of death, fellowship w itA God.
From this resurrection experience the officers and men went about their duties with an assurance which they had not felt before. T hey knew that in Christ 'There is no death.' In Him we live forevermo re .
At this season of the year, all who are affiliated with the Ge orgia National Guard should dedicate themselves to the great affirma tions of the Easter when the Master arose from the dead. Death is not anni
hilation. It is entering a door into a larger and more complete life.
"Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In !Ill Father's house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come agaill. and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also."
MARCH, 195~

LET'S FILL UP THE RANKS! RECRUIT YOUR BUDDIES TODAY!
Let's Go To Summer Camp With Every Unit Up To
FULL STRENGTH
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