The Georgia guardsman [Vol. 4, no. 5 (May, June 1954)]

LDEST ACTIVE A. GUARDSMAN
RETIRES
ergeant First Class EARLY T. GRANT &SvcCo, 190th Tk Bn

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ADJUTANT GENERAL'S
MESSAGE
Fellow Guardsmen:
For almost six years I have served you as Adjutant General of Georgia. In some respects they have b-een turbulent years, including the Korean emergency and two reorganizational periods in 1946 and 1952. However, they have been years of unprecedented progress.
For the flirst time in history, we have more than 10,000 officers and men in our Army and Air National Guard. We are embarking upon the greatest armory building program in the history of our State and I hope that, with the start we have made, it will only be a short period of time until every unit in the State has adequate armory facilities.
The cooperation that every National Guardsman in the State has given me will remai n a cherished 'memory for the rest of my life.
In the very near future, I intend to resign as Adjutant General of Georgia. I hope that you will give my successor the same fine cooperation that you have always given me.
My wish for the National Guard is that you will always be as fine as you are today and that you wi II continue with the great progress that we have made in the last few years.
Georgia Guardsmen are the finest in the land. Best wishes always and may God be with you.

-THE GEORGIA

GUARDSffiRO

-Vol. 4

May, June 1954 No. 5

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TORNADO DAMAGED STORE IN MACON PROTECTED BY GUARDSMEN SFC fohn Farrugia and Pvt Frank Sims guq,rd the merchandise
MACON GUARDSMEN RESPOND TO TORNADO DISASTER CALL1

Six units of the Georgia National Guard were called to State duty 13 March

Publication and Edi tori a I Office 959 E. Confederate Ave., S. E. Atlanta, Georgia

when Macon was ravaged by a powerful tornado which uprooted trees and blew down 400 houses and stores in an eight-mile path of destruction which left 6 persons dead and nineteen hospitalized.

One of the first officers to get to



the armory, Lt. Col. Andrew W. Mc-
Troops Vote 2-1 Kenna was placed in charge of the
troops ana rapidly dispatched the

Honorable Herman E. Talmadge
Governor of Georgia

arriving Guardsmen to the strick~ n areas of the city. Those units alerted were 48th Division Headquarters,

To Abandon OD

Major General Ernest Vandiver
The Adjutant General

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.
OUR COVER ...

Regimental and lst Battalion Headquarters of the 12lst Infantry Regt. and companies of C, D and Service Company.
Remaining on duty for 2 or 3 days, the 295 Guardsmen earned the respect of the City of Macon by their many hours of painstaking duty setting up road blocks, guarding damaged stores from potential looters and otherwise a8sisting in the clean up operations.
Thus another laurel was added to the crown of the historic Gray Bonnets who only a year ago answered the call at nearby \Varner Robins where another disastrous tornado struck.

Washington (AFPS)-The preliminary results of the Army's survey for possible adoption of a new uniform for officers and enlisted men have been announced.
According to these results there is a strong indication that the troops would like to do away with the OD uniform. The vote on the latter was approximately two-to-one and was not confined to any grade, officer or enlisted.
In the survey forms sent to all major commands last January three uniforms were listed to select from. They were: the gray green, the green and pink (shade

AFTER 30 YEARS of loyal National Guard service, SFC Early T. Grant of Forsyth ;:'Ired 26 April 1954. His disti nguished military career was terminated with Hq & SFCCo, 190th Tank Battalion, ~Jnd stands as a challenge to other Georgia Guardsmen.
Grant's service record is recounted elsewhere in this issue.

51-54, officer ~reen blouse and pink trousers) and olive-drab (shade 33, winter series, present OD uniform).

MAY, JUNE 1954

THE GEORGIA G U A R D S M A N - - - - - - - - - - - - - - _ _ : _ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
tic" by his commanding officer, Cap. tain Perry T. Wynne, SFC Grant's many years of devoted service stand as a patriotic symbol of his loyalty to his country, his State and his community.
Such devoted service is worthy of the greatest respect and a farewell salute from all Georgia Guardsmen.
We wish him well in whatever pursuits he chooses to follow in the future. He is presently a rural mail carrier for the United States Post Office.

SFC EARLY T. GRANT RECEIVES HONORABLE DISCHARGE Capt. Per.ry T. Wy nne, C.O., presents retirement papers

SFC EARLY T. GRANT, AT 59,

RETIRES AS 1ST LIEUTENANT

A distinguished career of patriotic military service in the Georgia National

Guard has come to a successful conclusion. On 26 April 1954 Sergeant First

Class Early T. Grant stood in his last Guard formation and received his final

discharge after a long and memorable military career. He was retired as a

First Lieutenant.

The colorful Guards.nan of For- 252 PW Escort Co. and served with

syth's Hq & Svc Company 190th Tank Bn, will be sorely missed by his fellow Guardsmen who respected the quiet and efficient way in which he

this unit until20 June 1919. Sgt Grant reenlisted in Co. K, 23
Infantry, 2nd Div. for a period of one year. He returned to Brest, France

discharged his duty as Bn supply and sailed for New York 23 July

sergeant. From the Mexican Border War of

1919. Discharged 19 June 1920 at Camp Travis, Texas, he joined Co.

1916 to the trenches of France dur- A, 121st Infantry, Ga. N.G., Jackson,

ing World War I, he participated in Georgia, when that company was re-

historic battles.

organized after WW I. When the 30th

Sgt. Grant enlisted in Co. M, 2nd Tank Co. was organized in Forsyth,

Georgia Infantry 27 May 1916. Called Georgia, in August 1924, Sgt Grant

into Active Service 20 June 1916, joined this company with the rank of

he served on Mexican Border 22 Oc- 2nd Lt. He then served one year

tober 1916-23 May 1917. Mter ser- with 30th Div. Hq. Co., Griffin, Ga.

ving three months on guard duty in (1935). Reenlisting in 30th Tank

the Florida Keys, he was transferred Company, Forsyth, Georgia in 1935,

to Camp Wheeler, Macon, Georgia, he served with this company until

23 July 1917, Transferring to New 1940 when it was called to active

York, N.Y., he sailed for overseas duty.

on 30 September 1918 and landed at

When Forsyth's Hq & Svc Com-

Brest, France 15 October 1918. He pany was reorganized in July 1947,

was assigned to 12lst Infantry Regt. SFC Grant reenlisted and served

as Sgt. and transferred to Le Mans, faithfully until his retirement at the

France when the 31st Div. was dis- age of 59.

banlled. Later he was assigned to

Described as "always enthusias-

NGB Approves
More Armories
For Georgia NG
Five more National Guard armor ies have been tentatively approved for Georgia in addition to the II now under construction and the IO previously announced.
Those cities which may receive the latest authorization for armories were listed by Major Earl Bodron, State Armory Project Officer, as Thomasville, Monroe, Hawkinsville, Waynesboro and Cordele.
The 10 other potential recipients of National Guard armories were re vealed in April as being Albany, Elberton, Swainsboro, Dawson, Dnug las, Statesboro, f ackson, Waycross, Griffin and Dublin.
Mr. Malvern B. Pennock, armory inspector for the National Guard Bu reau, was in Georgia recently with Major Bodron and inspe'cted the armories now near completion at Milledgeville and Perry. Major Bodron revenled that the Bureau has now given final approval on the construction of these two armories and have turned them over to the State for occupancy. No firm arrangements have been made for the dedication of these structures; however, it is believed the Guardsmen will move into their new buildings in June. Mr. Pennock and Major Bodron also made progress inspections of the armories at Reidsville and Springfield with the architect, Wilford Gregson.

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MAY, JUNE 1954

TilE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN

ARMED FORCES DAY CELEBRATION IN DOUGLAS FEATURES NATIONAL GUARD POWER

AFD in Douglas was celebrated by Coffee County as a climax to their centennial. Guest speaker was Adjutant General Ernest Vandiver, who also reviewed the Guardsmen of Douglas' Co B, 560th J;ngr Bn, shown parading at left, and tanks of Co B, l90th Tank Bn. Fitzgerald, at

right. The Guardsmen from Douglas and Fitzgerald set up displays and gave demonstrations of their fire-power during the week of I0-15 May. General Vandiver is shown in the insert. The Guardsmen were praised for their cooperation with Army and Air Force recruiters.

General Vandiver Cites Guard Progress It Douglas, Georgia, Armed Forces Day

"The Georgia National Guard has made history recently by a surge in man-

power bringing its personnel strength over 10,000," revealed Major General

Ernest Vandiver, Adjutant General of Georgia, in an Armed Forces Day ad-

dress in Douglas, Georgia, Saturday 15 May.

Speaking before a large crowd of war beyond the expectations of our

Coffee Countians celebrating their military leaders. He said the 816

cr.ntennial and observing Armed For- million dollars spent on the Guard

ces Day, General Vandiver praised between World War II and the Korean

tbe community for supporting a Na- War did not go down the drain, but

tional Guard unit which he described provided the powerful force of 27 In-

as being able to set up an auxiliary fantry Divisions, 20 regimental com-

water system in the event the normal bat teams, and hundJ:eds of non-

water supply becomes contaminated divisional units, plus the Air National

or cut off for some reason. The unit, Guard with over 500 units strategi-

Company B, 560th Engineers, was cally placed in every State and

listed as a great asset to the city of Territory.

Douglas and Coffee County in the

Challenging the youth of Douglas

event of an emergency, since it had and Coffee County to preserve the

the men and equipment to erect freedom for which our gallant veter-

bridges, clear roadways and perform ans died, General Vandiver dedica-

other important tasks incident to a ted a granite memorial to the heroes

local or national emergency.

of World Wars I and II, erected on the

General Vandiver also spoke of the courthouse square by the Lions

historic traditions of the National Club.

Guard and enumerated instances

Speaking on the theme of prepared-

where the National Guard has provi- ness, General Vandiver said we

ded the manpower and equipment for must be prepared both on the of-

fense and the defense. "The price of peace is high, but the price of defeat is higher-much higher," he said.
General Vandiver warned that the next war will bring intercontinental warfare with the atomic bomb and reiterated our determination to be prepared on the home front by cooperating with civil defense agencies and by building more powerful armed services.
6 Division Officers
Attend C&GS School
Six National Guard officers of the 48th Infantry Division completed a refresher course at the Command and General Staff School at Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas on 22 May. They are Brig. Gen. Patrick E. Seawright, CG, 48th Division Artillery, Savannah; Col. Benjamin F. Merritt, Chief of Staff, Macon; Lt. Col. Richard E. Evans, Jr., Lt. Col. Emory C. Smith, Lt. Col. Walter G. Ashmore, and Major Robert T. Baird, Jr.

MAY, JUNE 1954

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THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN

M/SGT MORGAN BRIEFS AIR GUA RDSMEN IN MIAMI

T-6 AND C-47 A1' PORT -AU-PRINCE, HAITI

L to R, Colman, Boyl.es, Suder, Ramsden, Davey, Weller, Georgians greeted by soldier and salad bowl hucksters

Reeves

GEORGIA AIRCRAFT ISLAND-HOP ACROSS

CARIBBEAN TO TRANSFER ANG T-6 320

Natives of the Caribbean Islands of Cuba, Haiti, Domimcan Republic and

Puerto Rico glanced up recently to see a strange formation of aircraft tra-

versing their countries.

Thorough overseas briefing was

The unfamiliar sight, a formation given passengers and cre.w members

of a C-47 and T-6, constituted one in Miami by ..-egular Air Force per-

of the few flighteo of Georgia Air sonnel The briefing included infor-

National Guard aircraft outside the mation on what countries should be

United States. Not s ince 1950 had notifie d of the flight, radio station

any of our aircraft made such a trip, frequencies, and explanations of sur-

the purpose of which was to lend the vival equipment to be used in case

the T-6 to the Puerto Rican Air Na- an emergency landing on the water

tional Guard.

had to be made.

Piloted by Major Philip E. Col-

The Puerto Rican Air National

man, Hq 116th Fighter Bomber Wing, Guard unit based at San Juan is

the T-6 kept pace with the "Georgia pre.sently equipped with F-47 Thun-

Peach" flown by Col. B. M. Davey, derbolt fighter planes. Since their

Wing Commander, and Major Tom T-6's were not in operation, they

Weller, Group Operations Officer,

had requested one be furnished them

Flying his small plane over such for use in giving their pilots .instru-

great expanses of water did not ment checks. The NGB authorized

phase Major Colman, a veteran of the the 116th Wing to make the delivery

Korean conflict who is credited with of T 6 50-1320. The flight took

shooting down three Mig-15's. The place 14-19 April. The return trip in

jovial major did admit that 'as the "Georgia Peach" was direct

usual " the T-6 engine went into from San Juan to Miami, then to Dob-

"automatic rough" whenever his bins .AFB .

plane got out over the deep blue

Navigators for the trip were Ma-

ocean.

jors Bill Ramsden, Wing Adjutant,

Landings were made at Guantana- and John Suder, Group Adjutant.

mo Bay, Cuba, Port -au-Prince, Hai- Also making the trip were Capt.

ti, and San Juan; Puerto Rico. Douglas Embry, Public lnfQfmation

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T-6NEARS PUERTO RICAN COAST Major Colman at controls o{Georgia
Air Guard plane
Officer, and M/Sgt. ~d Friend , photographer, both members of Hq, Georgia Air National Guard; Capt. Woodrow W. Reeves, Hq Co, ls t Bn,
l22nd Infantry Regiment; M/Sgt Bill
Turner, crew chief, and T / Sgt Clar ence R. Boyles, radio operator .
Capt Oliver at Belvoir
Capt. Clinton P. Oliver, command ing officer of Co C, 560th Engr Bn, Reidsville, is attending the basic course for engineering officers at Ft. Belvoir, Va., and is scheduled to return to his unit around 10 J uly.
MAY, JUNE 1954

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IADIO STATIONS RECEIVE AWARDS
Award of the Nation~l Guard Bu'" Meritorious Servtce Plaque to
rGeau ia Radic Statt.oos contn'butm. g tu.enoergon the air to the National Guard over the last two or three years were
de throu5hout the State last month. JllllMany of the presentat1.0ns were
h~tographed and recorded while
pther awards were made with less
~anfare, but nevettheless with sin-
cerity. Photos on this page depict three
of the representations . WAGA in Atlanta received their
bronze-embossed plaque from lst Lt. Walter Kidd, Commanding Officer of the 20lst Ordnance Company. Lt. Kidd is shown in the top photo presenting the plaque to Mr. Don C. , aylor, program directvr, while Mr. GlenJackson, station manager, looks on. WAGA-TV has also contributed valuable time to the Army and Air
ational Guard by showing slides and film strips picturing Guard ac-
tivities. In the center photo lst Lt. Leon
M. Blosfield, Commanding Officer of Hq Co, 48th Infantry Division in Griffin, presents WKEU in Griffin with the plaque. It is being received by Mr. A. W. Marshall, Jr., station
manager. Mr. Johnny Smolka, center,
is the program director of WKEU. The pre sentation was tape recorded and prese nted on the hometown news program.
Capt. Sidney S. Dell, Commanding
Officer of 48th Reconnaissance Company, LaGrange, is shown in the lower photo presenting the Bureau plaque to Mr. John Boggess, program director of station WLAG in LaGrange. WLAG has been running regular National Guard programs for the last three years and in addition has give n free time for talks by the unit commander to the citizen!'! of LaGrange concerning his National Guard unit and its advantages.
Other National Guard units receiving plaques for presentation to their local radio stations should lllake the awards soon.

MAY, JUNE 1954

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THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN

Savannah ANG Sponsors Show

The nation's air detense seemed a little more secure to thousands of persons who viewed the open house show of Savannah's Air National Guard at Travis Field 25 April.
Between 15,000 and 20,000 people were on hand to see 28 different kinds of aircraft take part in the air show sponsored by the 158th Fighter Bomber Squadron and the ll7th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, Ga. Air National Guard.
Jet bombers, fighters and trainers, along with conventional aircraft, entertained the crowd with every possible air maneuver.
The show was pegged "Operation Opportunity" by Lt. Col. William H. Kelly, base commander. Col. Kelly explained that the purpose of the show was to acquaint young men of Savannah with the opportunities open to them in the Air National Guard.
Most spectacular was a demonstration of a spe.cially-equipped F84, a jet night and all-weather fighter plane, piloted by Major Donald H. Smith. The fightt:r, equipped with a radar nose so that the plane can locate an enemy plane and shoot it down without the pilot ever actually seeing the victim, has what airmen call ail "after burner."
The after burner collects fuel not being used by the main turbines which can be ignited in a sudden hurst, creating an added force that enables the jet to climb 10 to 20,000 feet in a matter of seconds.
Capt. Phillips Hamilton particularly thrilled the spectators with plunges, rolls, loops and other daring maneuvers at an altitude that allowed the onlookers to get a close view of what was going on.
The show in main, however, was put on by civilian pilots and members of the Air National Guard, who, in addition to their civilian jobs, are required to put in as many flight hours as a pilot on active duty in the Air Force, and who stand at readiness in the event their country should need them.

l16th Fighter Bomber Wing of the GeorRIa Wing of the Georgia Air National Guard at Dobbins Air Force Base, Marietta, on April resulted in the attendance of some 50,000 people. Celebrating the 13th year their existence, the Airmen showed the c itizens of the surrounding area they are pared for any e ventuality. Demonstrations of their air power, equipment, disp lay s personnel marked the occasion. The Air Force Thunderbird jet acrobatic tea m the crowd with their precision flying. F-84's of the 128th F ighter Squadron, led Col. Joel B. Paris, are shown flying over Dobbins in a mass flight of Air Gu ard
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AN INVENTION by M/ Sgt Russell Tarpley, left, is saving the 116th Fighter Wing at Dobbins AFB, Marietta, many hours of labor in servicing their airc ra ft. device, which is being operated by M/Sgt Tarpley, saves 1% hours on serv ici ng shimmy damper on th e nose wheel of the F-84, can be used to bleed brake s a nd the brake system and rese rvo ir and can be used to bleed the engine air shut-o ff on the T-33. Able to pump up to 3000 pounds of pressure, it was made from a - - ~ftrn F-51 h ydraulic ha nd pump, a T-6 hand pump handle and a%'' flexible line. Sgt popular crew chi e f of the GaANG, says the NGB has approved the device dissemi nated the information on the invention to all ANG Wings and the Air
Command.

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MAY, JU NE 1954

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CAPT. OUZTS SWEARS IN GUARDSMEN

IG INSPECTS ENLISTMENT RECORDS

38 Sandersville men receive oath 21 April in old school Sgt Dixon, Lt McNally, Capt Ouzts, Col ]ones, Mayor

building

Carr, Col Camp

R. Channell, C. Rhodes, Sgts B.
S1ndersvi lie Gets Co B 286th lnf Bn Boyd, L. McDonald, Cpls W. H. Gilbert, G. Ivy, D. Lord, J. Zagar,

Sandersville, Georgia, now boasts a unit of the Georgia National Guard for the first time in 50 years. On 21 April Company B of the 286th Infantry Bat-

Pfc's C. Davis, D. Lindsey, and 1. J . Waters.
Privates L. Cook, L. Everett, J.

talion (Heavy Mortar) was organized under the command of Capt. Wilmot B. Franklin, S. Franklin, E. Jackson,

Ouzts, formerly with Hq, 3rd Bn, 122nd In Regt, Milledgeville.

J. McCoy, N. Lang, M. Rogers, J.

Thirty-eight enlisted men joined quarters during the first year.

Pulliam, F. Brown, W. Jordan, R.

Company B the night of its activa-

First Lt. Lloyd C. McNally is Lindsey, J. Kitchens, V. McNeely,

tion and federal recognition, becorn- Executive Officer of the new unit. C. Meeks, G. Meeks, J. M. Meeks,

iag charter members of the unit.

Those Guardsmen enlisting on the J. Shurling, F. Tyson, F. Smith, J.

The first National Guard unit in night of activation were listed as Waller, J. Wells, C. Wright and T.

that area was formed nearly a centwy ago and was known as the

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aahington Rifles. However, this llllit was disbanded some 50 years -so, but it is anticipated that the

Guard men Called Out To Drag

Rivers

aew unit will take the same name

Two emergency calls to State duty

aa its predecessor.

were issued by Governor Herman Tal- ced to abandon their operations when

On hand for the initial inspection madge the week of 10 May when 20 the high water made the river unsafe

was Lt. Col. John T. Jones, Third Guardsmen of the 122nd Infantry Reg- for dragging.

Army IG, and Col. Charlie F. Camp, iment in Atlanta were called upon to

The folloWing Guardsmen of the

Aast. Adjutant General of Georgia. drag Lake Burton and the Oconee 122nd participated in the search:

Capt. Ouzts and Mayor Torn Carr River for victims of drowning.

CWO James C. Waddell, M/ Sgt Will-

welcomed the officials to Sanders-

Lt. Col. Emmett Plunkett, Hq, iam D. Hale, SFC Roger W. East, Sgt

ville and showed them around the GaNG, rigged up the drag lines and Louie L. Haney, Cpl. Harold L. Ol-

Guard company's quarters in the old prepared for dynamite blasting if it lis, Cpl. Walter J. Knight, Cpl. Roy

school building.

became necessary. In charge of the L. Garner, Pfc Charles E. Garner,

The unit is being sponsored by troops was Major Jack L. Conrad, Pfc J. A. West, Pfc Dan J. Coffee,

the cities of Sandersville and Ten-
~ille. The Rotary Clubs of both cit-

Adjutant, 122nd Infantry Regiment, who reported that his men braved

Pfc Larry D. Seligman, Pfc Bobby R. English, Pfc James N. Langley,

tea, Washington County Commission- cold, wet weather and dangerously Pfc Lawrence W. McDonald, Jr., Pfc

era and the Veterans of Foreign ~ These municipalities and or-

high waters in their efforts to find the victims.

Roy M. Strickland, Pvt Buddy Everette, Pvt Roy C. Garrett and Pvt

881llzations will provide funds for

However, the Guardsmen were for- William C. Ingram.

MAY, JUNE 1954

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

COVINGTON GUARD
HELPS SICK BOY
A nine-year-old Covington, Georgia, boy is able to heiu the voices of his schoolmates and teacher for the first time since he was injured in an accident several weeks ago.
Through the cooperation of Covington's Heavy Mortar Company, little Emmett Guy Loyd is able to converse w;th his classmates through the use of a two-way communication system installed by the Guardsmen in the class and bed room of the small patient.
Emmett's teacher, l'vlrs. George B. Hutchinson, said this "electronic miracle" may enable him to be promo~ed to the fourth grade with the other students.
First Lieuttnant Oliver A. Morgan, C.O. of the Heavy Mortar Company of the 122nd Infantry Regiment, stated that the men of his unit learned of Emmett Guy's plight, and, after consulting with officials of the Southern Bell Telephone Company and Bob Taber, manager of radio station WGFS, as well a,; George B. Hutchinson, principal of the Covington Jr. High School, the Guardsmen decided to install the inter-communication system for the boy's benefit.
Mr. and l\1rs. Loyd expressed their deep appreciation to the Guardsmen and those assisting them in making this opportunity possible for Emmett Guy.

30th Div. Reunion
The "Old Hickory" or 30th Infantry Division will hold its annual reunion at Savannah, Georgia, on the lst, 2nd, and 3rd of July 1954 commemorating the Tenth Anniversary of the landing on Omaha Beach, ;'-j"ormandy, France.
During World War II the Division, for its tenacity and endurance, earned for itself the reputation of being the "Work Horse of the Western Front" and "Roosevelt's SS Troop-
ers."
The Division, although originally composed of National Guard Units from Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee, its personnel came from the 48 states before "D" Day Normandy.
The Division Artillery Headquarters Battery, the ll8th and 230th Field Artillery Battalions will be hosts to the reunion.
The president, Colonel William C. Sconyers, has planned entertainment and activities for all. There will be a boat ride, dinner, dance and other recreation.
Reservations may be made either at the reunion headquarters, DeSoto Hotel, or single accommodations at the Savannah Volunteer Guards' Armory nearby. Inquiries should he mailed to Post Office Box 1919, Savannah, Georgia.
Cpl. Tredway Receives

Mortarmen Increase
An intensive recruiting effort by members of Heavy Mortar Company, 122nd Infantry Regiment, has brought 21 new members into the unit since January 1, 1954.
First Lt. Oliver A. Morgan, Company Corr.mandtr, credits this surge of enlistments to a keen competition between members of each of the thre~ mortar platoons and the headquarters platoon.
Lt. Morgan expects to go to Summer Camp with well over 100 EM, if present recruiting continues. The newest members are Grady W. Pike and Joel R. Bowman.

Appt. To West Point
Cpl. Bobby Tredway, a member of 3rd Battalion Headquarters, 122nd Infantry Regiment, Georgia National Guard, Milledgeville, has received an appointment to the United States Military Academy.
Cpl. Tredway, who has made an outstanding record in the Guard, won the appointment by competitive examination and will report to the academy July lst. A graduate of GMC, he is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Steve Thornton.
The National Guard receives a limited number of appointments under a system of competitive examinations, and Cpl. Tredway's grades

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SVC BTRY 179TH FA.
WINS IKE TROPHy
The Eisenhower Trophy for 1953 has been won by Atlanta's Service Battery, 1 79th Field Artillery Bat. talion, Ga. NG, commanded by Capt, Franklin B. 13lack.
Awarded to the best Kationat Guard unit in each State that meaa.
ures up to the high criteria set up
by the National Guard Bureau i, Washington, the Eisenhower Trophy
was based on such qualifications a.
maintenance of 50% authorized en. listed strength throughout the year, & 70% officer strength, 90% atten. dance at armory drills and field training. Utilizing this criteria, only nine units remained in the running.
A hoard of officers composed of Major General Ernest Vandiver, Ad. jutant General of Georgia, MajCI GeneralJoseph B. Fraser, Command. ing General, 48th Infantry Division, and Col. Robert Williams, Seni11 Army Advisor, then selected Service Battery from among the nine final contestants.
Those units reaching the finals
hes ides Service Battery were: Hq 48th Infantry Division, Macon; Hq
Co, 48th Infantry Division, Griffin;
Co A, l21st Infantry, Macon; Hq Co
2nd Battalion, 12lst Infantry, Bruns wick; Hq Co, 2nd Battalion, l22nd Infantry, Calhoun; Co C, I 90th Tank Battalion, Americus; Medical De tachment, 190th Tank Battalion, F<l' syth; and Battery B, ~50th Antiaircraft Battalion, Monroe.
On the basis of weapons qualifi cations, performance index and armory drill training, Service Battery edged out the remaining units and will receive the coveted trophy at field training June 19th at Ft. Me Clellan, Ala.
were superior to a large group of applicants.
Col. James D. Teague, comman der of the 3rd battalion, said the appointment of Cpl. Tredway was a distinct honor. He advised other young men aspiring to go to West Point would have this opportunity through affiliation with the National Guard.
MAY, JUNE 195A

48th Division Signalmen Blast Catoosa Targets

IIHG PHONE CALLS is not oil the Guardsmen of the 48th
Signal Company do on maneuvers. These photos by Sgt. Wm. R. aters reveal that they are also crack marksmen with the 50
celibre machine gun and a rocket launcher. Th is action took place at Catoosa range the weekend of 27-28 March. Shown at

left are, left to right, SFC Wm. H. Cathcart, M/Sgt Wm. Bake1, Capt. Wm. Slaughter, 1st Sgt R. H. Hardegree and Sgt Clement Tatum. The impact of a phosphorous explosion catches the
eye of the signalmen on the right.

GATE CITY GUARD CELEBRATES 99TH ANNIVERSARY

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1~ATE CITY GUARD of Atlanta, cel.ebrating its 99th year, ~ a~nual ball at Legion Post 72 in Atlanta on 23 April. uctus K. Timms, Commander, is shown in the left photo 9 a white fusilier from Major General Ernest Vandiver, f .Gen eral of Georgia, who was guest speaker. The foulllier was awarded to the Gate City Guard by .the Gov
r their patriotic service and historical achievements. In

the photo at right, grouped around one of the cannon given to the Chatham Artillery by George Washington are, left to right, Capt. an d Mrs. James S. Shell, Macon Volunteers; Major and Mrs. Timms; Lt. Col. August G. Badenhoop, Chatham Artillery; Mrs. Wyont Bean; and Col. and Mrs. Warren T. Coleman, Com
mandant of the Old Guard Battalion.

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