The Georgia guardsman [Vol. 5, no. 1 (Jan. 1955)]

Our New
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GOVERNOR ARVIN GRIFFIN

THE

ADJUTANT

GENERAL'S

GOVERNOR MARVIN GRIFFIN

MESSAGE

Fellow Guardsmen:
As we enter the new year of 1955, it is a good time to reflect
on our past accomplishments and our future endeavors.
In 1954 the Georgia Army and Air National Guard plunged over the 10,000 mark in personnel strength, and in that year we embarked
on an armory building program which has and will spread throughou t the communities of our State.
Having come over the rough spots in building up our strength and facilities, we face the new year with bright hopes and confidence in the expanding strength of our National Guard units.
After the fine performance of our Guardsmen in the Inaugural Parade of Governor Marvin Griffin, I am sure the people of our State are cognizant of the importance of Georgia's military forces to the safety and welfare of our citizen~ during war and peace. Under the leadership of our new Commander-in-Chief, Governor Marvin Griffin, the Georgia National Guard will progress in the future as it has in the past, and we will be setting new records and making new milestones
in 1955 as we did in 1954.
In conclusion I want to congratulate and commend the officers and men of the Georgia National Guard who participated in the Inauguration Parade and related activities. Your conduct and military bear1ing wa.s a credit to Georgia and your devotion to duty was inspiring.
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THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN

THE GEORGIA GUARDSmAn

January 1955

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Honorable Marvin Griffin

Governor of Georgia

Major General George J, Hearn
Tho 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 re fleet any official views of the Office of the Adjutant General of Georgia.

OUR COVER ...
The Ina uguration of Marvin Griffin as Governor of Georgia marks a new era of ~og r~s s in the administration of the
org1a Na t ional Guard. Knowing inti~te ly the problems of the Guard as a ,'lfrner Adjutant General, Governor Grifln now holds the reins as our new
Commander-in-Chief.
JANUARY 1955

WHEN VETERANS DAY was observed in Americus, Ga. on :-.i ovember 11, Co C, of the l90th Tk Bn, GaNG, participated in the parade and other activ ities carr ied on by all veteran organizations from that area. Company C furnished the Color Guard for the parade, and members of the unit made up a firing squad which added impressively to the ceremonies. Shown above are members of the firing squad. From left to right: M/ Sgt Gr over C. Deriso, Jr., M/ Sgt W. H. Harris, Jr., SFC Horace Deriso, SFC George McCarty, SFC Ben Shell, SFC Robert Anderson, Cpl Ernest Hogg, Cpl Thea Dale,
Cpl Ralph Beamon.

Rich Source of NG Officers Sifted

For Selection to Infantry, Arty OCS

Specia l Infa ntry and Art ill ery Offic er Ca ndidate Schools to qua lify selected Na tional Guardsm e n for offi cer status wi ll aga in be conducted next summer, the De pa rtme nt of the Army a nnounced in J a nuary .
Open to Na ti ona l Guard non-commissioned officers and warra nt officers of the 48 Sta tes , territ ories and District of Colum bia, th e concen trated 10-week courses will be given at the Infantry School, Fort De nnin g, Georgia, in two classes, ~lay 2 to July 8, and June 13 t o Aug ust 19, respectively, and at the Artillery School, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, June 16 to August 19.
The spec ia l courses were initiated in the summer of 1953 to provide a means for qual ifi ed Gua rd sme n, unable to a ttend lt egul ar Army OCS courses, to meet the high professional requirement necessary for commissioning as a n officer in th e National Guard. Candidates for the training mus t, as a minimum, be high school grad uates or equiva lent.
iVlajor General E dgar C . Er ickson,

Chief of the Na ti ona l Guard Bureau, pointed out th e rigid requirements of the sc hools in adv isin g th e choice of only the most qual ified men for the tra inin g.
"These cours es , " said l-:eneral Erickson, "para lie I th e regular Active Army offi cer cand idate course and are comprehensive in scope. Each ca ndida te mu s t understand th a t he must diligentl y app ly himself to study and must have the proper mo, tiva tion for ri gid officer candidate tramm g in order successfull y to comp lete th e course."
Qualified graduates of the special school s will be gra nted temporary F ederal recogn iti on as second lieut e nants by th e Na ti ona l Guard Bure au on the da te of graduation . They will re turn to th e ir units as commissioned offic ers.
A tota l of 152 Nati ona l Guardsmen we re grad ua ted fr om th e schools las t summer. Attendance quotas provide for 150 candidates t o a tte nd each of the Infa ntry courses a nd 120 at the Artillery course.

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Georgia Guardsmen Stand Guard in Front of Inaugural Platform as Georgians Observe Governor Marvin Griffin Taking Oath of Office as Chief Executive

Marvin Griffin Becomes Georgia~s Chief Executiv

- - - r And New Commander-in-Chief of the Georgia NG January ll, 1955 was a momentous

day in Georgia . On that occasion

Governor Marvin Griffin was ins ta lled

as Georgia's 72nd Governor and for-

mer Adjuta nt General Ernest Vandi-

ve r became Lieutenant Governor.

On a pla tform at the Sta te Capitol

in Atlanta, Governor Griffin and Lt.

Governor Vandiver were sworn into

office. It was a cloud y, bitterly co ld

day, but thousands of people were

on hand to witness the eve nt. ~lore

thousands wa tched the Inaugural

Parade down Peachtree Street as

2500 1Georgia ationa l Guardsmen, with their weapons, ta nks and equip-

ment, displayed their military might.

Th e parade, las tin g two and a

half hours, featured uni ts of the In-

fantry Antiaircraft and Air Compo-

nents of Georgia. Following the

parade, a rece ption was he ld at the

Governor's mansion, a nd finally, to

complete the day's festivities, the

Governor 's Ina ugural Qa ll was held

Governor Griffin and Family with General !-learn on Reviewing Stand

at th e Qiltmore Hote l. Sponsored by

the Old Guard, the ball was jammed Executive of the State.

emonies featuring our new C

with citize ns of Georgia celebrating

On this and the following pages der-in-Chief and his honorary

the inau guration of the new Chief we present the highlights of the cer- cort- the Georgia National Guard.

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JANUARY

----Former AG and 101 sl Bn Commander,

THE GE ORGIA GUARDSI~ A N
Wh il e serving as Lieute nant Governor, he wa s a ct ive in the civic,

Takes Office as Governor of Georgia

,\ the new Commander-in-Chief of the Ge orgia Nationa l Guard, Governor
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.n Griffin has an outstanding record of leaders hip in our State, as former
'i~ant General of Georgia and as ba ttalion commander of the l01st AAA Bn

J.U 1\ orl d War II. His background is of intere st to every citiz e n of our

duartne,g especially to G. eorgia Guardsmen wh o s erved with him during th e Southt Paci fic Campaigns.

"-eo\ native of Bainbridge, Governor her 1944 and served as Adj utant

(jriffin was born in Dec atur County, ~ e ptember 1907. He attended Bain-

Ge neral until 19 March 1947. He was elected Lieutenant Governor of

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commissi oned a Lieutenant m th,e

Officers Rese rve Corps upon grad-

reli gions and s oc ial activities of his c ity , c ounty and state, and continued publishin g his newspaper, the Bainbridge Post-Searchlight.
T he new First Lady of Georgia , Mrs. Marvin Griffi n, is the former Miss Eliz a be th Smi th of Win ches ter, Virginia. The Gr iffins have one son, 18-year-old Samue l Marvin Griffin , Jr.
Govern or Griffin is a Pres byteria n, Mason, Shriner, member of th e Ba inbridge Lions Club, America n Legion, Veterans of F ore ign Wars, Forty a nd Eight, Moos e a nd F ra terna l Orde r of Eagles.

uation. His experi e nc e as an officer began

when he was a ppointed Commandant of Cadets a nd an instructor at Handolph~lacon Academy, Front Royal,

Virginia. Upon his return to Georgia, Governor Griffin was elected to the General As sembly from Decatur

County and s erved in the 1935-36

essions. He served as executive

ecretary t o the Governor in 1940 and in October 1940 resigned his commission as First Lieutenant in the Reserve Corps a nd enlisted as a

fl"ivate in the Georgia National

Guard. Sh ortly th ereafter, he was

commissioned a Captain in the Geor'gia National Guard and entered ac-

tive Federal servic e a t Camp Stew-

art, Georgia, 19 February 1941.
As commander of Battery D, l01st AGun I3attalion, composed of men

from Southwest Georgia, he embarked

from Boston 16 February 1942 enroute to the Southwest Pacific.

There he fought with the battalion in the Ne therlands East Indies, Papuan and New Guinea campaigns.

Ge neral Hearn is sworn in as Adjutant Gene ral of Georgia by Governor Griffin 12 January 1955 at the State Capitol

Earning promotions t o Major then to

GEN. HEARN REAPPOINTED AG Lieutenant Colonel, Governor Griffin
became Commander of the 101st Bat-

tal_ion duri ng the New Guinea camJla gn.
Having served overseas for 31 :hnth~, Governor Griffin returned to
e Un1ted States in August 1944 and ~as ~ppointed Adjutant General of eorg1a. He took office 28 Septem-

Major General George J. Hearn of Monroe, Adjutant General of Ge orgia, has be en reappointed to this post by Governor Marvin Griffin 12 Jan uary 1955. As A djutant General and Director of the State Departme nt of De fe nse , Ge neral Hearn commands the Army and Air National Guard of Georgia and is Direc tor of the Civil Defense Divis ion of the State. He was initially appointed Adjutant Ge neral 21 June 1954 by Governor Herman Talmadge.

JANUARY 1955

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MONROE DRUM AND BUGLE CORPS PASSES IN FRONT OF REVIEWING STAND AT FIVE POINTS

COLONEL ROY NORVELL LEADS 122ND INFANTRY REGIMENT'S 1373 GUARDSMEN IN REVIEW

2500 Georgia Guardsmen Display :Their Military Power

Before 200,000 Georgians in 2 1-2 hour Inaugural Parade

One of the largest parades in Georgia's history ushered in the administra

tion of Governor Marvin Griffin on January ll when some 2500 Georgia Na-

tional Guardsmen with tanks and gu ns displayed their military might along

with 40 bands and l2 historical floats.

The Governor's reviewing party of prevented 18 F -84 Thunderjets from

some 30 people reviewed the spec- flying overhead as Atlanta's Peach

tacular equipment of the 48th Infan- tree Street echoed to the rumble of

try Division, the 108th Antiaircraft 12 tanks, 14 howitzers, 9 AAA guns ,

Artillery Brigade and the ll6th 284 trucks and other vehicles in ad-

Fighter Bomber Wing of Georgia 's clitio n to cascades of music from 37

Army and Air National Guard units sc hool and 3 military bands.

from throughout the State. Braving

Picturesque floats depicting Geor-

bitter cold weather, Guardsmen and gia's progress since its founding by

majorettes alike shivered in unison Oglethorpe featured the second di-

as they passed the reviewing stand vision of the parade. The floats,

at Five Points.

sponsored by the Congressional Dis-

Low ceilings and poor visibility tricts and various organizations,

were entitled: Oglethorpe Landin g in Savannah, Nancy Hart, New South, Land Lottery, Georgia Becomes Empire State, Georgia Enters the Confederacy, Reconstru ction, Vic tory Over Pain, Progress in Agri culture, Progress in Industry, Edu cation and Youth, Georgia Factory of the Blind and the life of Governor Marvin Griffin.
The third division consisted of floats depicting Fulton County, Highway Safety, Griffin for Gri ffi n, Atlanta Transportation and Progress in Poultry. Organizations also par ticipating in this section of the pa rade were the American Le gion 40 and 8, Veterans of Foreign Wars and Auxiliary and the Waycross Covered

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JANUARY 1955

THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN 24 JEEPS OF THE 284 VEHICLES OF THE GA. NG PASS FIVE POINTS AS THOUSANDS WATCH

CHROM IUM-HELMETED COLOR GUARD OF THE 122ND INF

COL. ROY HOGAN LEADS HIS 121ST INF REGT IN REVIEW

Wagon and Mounted Patrol. The Inaugural Parade , sponsored
by the Georgia National Guard and the Inaugural Parade Committee, began at 1:30 p.m. at Peachtree and Baker Streets and proceeded down Peachtree and Whitehall to Trinity where it dispersed.
Reviewin g the parade were Governor and Mrs. Marvin Griffin, Coverand Mrs. Herman Talmadge, Lt. Governor and Mrs . Ernest Vandiver, Adjutant General and Mrs. George J , Hearn, Mr. Sam Griffin, Mr. and Mrs . It A. "Cheney" Griffin, Mr. Carl Griffin, Mr. and Mrs . Bruce Davis, ~r. and l'vlrs. Jack Smith, Mr. BenT.
'Wiggins, Mr. and Mrs . Marvin Moate,
~r. and Mrs. B. D. Murphy, Major
JANUARY 1955

General and Mrs. Joseph B. F raser, Lt. General A. R. Bollin g, Mayor William B. Hartsfield , Reverend James W. Waters, and Mrs. Louise Walker.
Major General Joseph B. F raser, Commanding General of the 48th Infa ntry Division, was Comma nder of Troops .
Marsha ls of the parade . were : T . C. Bra nson, Col. Charlie F . Camp, Lee Carter, Warren T . Cole man, Mack Dodd, Wingate Dykes, Glenn W. E llard, Frank Fling, Col. Homer F l ynn, Sims Garrett, Jr., Wi llis Harde n, Al Henson, George Longino, John Ma loof, McGregor Mayo, B. D. Murphy, Ralph Primm, Raleigh W. Rollins , Harry Shore, Supt. Jeff

Sikes, George Stewart, J, H. Thompson, B. E . Thra sher, Jr., John B. Wa lker a nd Chief Ben Watkin s.
Parade control officers were Lt. Col. Paul E. lnnecken, Lt. Col. Donald E. Mees, Major Earl BoJron, Major Ralph Drown, Major Richard D. Carr, III, Major Paul E. Castleberry, Ma jor J ack L . Conrad, Major Harold F. Kluber, Major Jesse M. lleeves, Capt. Robert W. Kelly, Capt. Be njamin L. Kersey , Capt. George Ro berts and lst Lt. James We lls.
Mi litary bands participa tin g in th e parade were the Third Army Band, 48th Infantry Division Band from Macon, and 530th Air Force Band (A NG) from Dobbins Air Force Base.
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GUNS, TIMBER TRESTLE AND BAILEY BRIDGES SHOWN BY ENGINEERS

48TH SIGNAL COMPA NY DIS PLAYS REALISTIC SCENE OF LINEMEN
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MACHINE GUN CREWS FIRING BLANKS LOUDLY ANNOUt~ CE D 121ST FLOAT
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CU T-AWAY MODELS OF TRU CK, JANUARY 1955

129TH AC&W FLOA T FEATURED OSCILLATING RADAR ANTENNA 7

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COLONEL DAVIS LEADS ELEMENT OF 48TH DIY ARTY 8

lOSMM HOWITZE R OF 118TH FA BN ROLLS BY JANU ARY 19SS

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COL. WILLINGHAM LEADS 190TH TANK BN'S NEW PERSONNE L CARRIERS AND M-48 TANKS

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CO B, 878TH ENGRS, SHOWS EARTH-MOVING EQUIPMENT JAN UAR Y 1955

201ST ORDNANCE DISPLAYS MAMMOUTH TANK CARRIER 9

THE GEOR GIA GUARDSMAN

HQ BTRY, 108TH AAA BRIGADE LEADS ACK-ACK BNS

MIGHTY 90MM GUN OF 250TH AAA BN RAT ES LONG LOOK

530TH AF BAND PRECEEDS 116TH FTR BMR WING
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CAPT. SCHNALL'S 116TH AIR POLICE SQ DISPL AYS FORM

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216TH RCAT DET SHOWS OFF RADIO AIRCRAFT TARGET 10

CEREMONIES END WITH GRAND MARCH AT GOY'S B AI..I..
, JANUARY 1955

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MAJDit GEH. GEDitGE G. FIHCH TAXES CDMMAHD DF 14TH AF

General George G. Finch, veteran Georgia Leader of the Air National

will ta ke over command of the Fourteenth Air Force at Hobins Air

Base, Ga., February 1st, the Air Force has announced.

J Finch previously served 1950, he was named National Guard

Commander for Air Na- AffairsAdvisor to the Special Assis-

Affairs with the nation- tant to the Chief of Staff for Reserve

Continental Air Command at Forces.

Air Force Base. He will

The General was appointed as

Maj. Gen. Charles E. Thorn- President of the Appeal Board at

Jr., present Fourteenth Air Continental Air Command, Mitchell

Commander, who is retiring Air Force Base, N.Y., in February

31st.

1951. He remained in this position

A veteran pilot, General Finch, in until his reassignment as Deputy

organized and commanded the Commander for Air National Guard

complete National Guard Air in the United States- the 54th

Affairs in 1952. General Finch went to the Far

MAJOR GENERAL GEORGE G. FINCH

Wing. This wing included Air East as the Senior Air Force Member

1 Guard units in Georgia,
~Aiabl!tma, Florida, Mississippi, North

of the United Nations Truce Negoti-

Later, up on his return to Cont ine n-

ation Team at Panmunjom, Korea in tal Air Command Hea,dquarters , he

South Carolina and Ten- June 1953 and served in this capac- was awarded the Legion of Merit by

ity at the time of the armistice sign- Ge nera l Mark W. Clark, Far East

General Finch's permanent resi- in g.

Comma nd .

is in Atlanta, Ga. He is a

tdUIIlte of the University of Georgia
lad a member of the Georgia Bar.
General Finch was born April 11, in Dade City, Florida, and be-
fill his career as an enlisted man,
joining the Air Service in 1918.

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Chaplain's Corner

By :\J AJOR HERMAN IIlLEY
950 AAA AW Bn

Jle remained in the l1eserve Corps

lfter World War I, and in 1926, served a First Lieutenant at Selfridge
Field, ~lichigan as Commander, 27th

41J LIVING Jesus Christ once said, "I have come that ye might have life and have it

Pwsuit Squadron, lst Pursuit Group.
Ia 1940 he began his association

more abundantly." The abundant life includes peace of mind, peace of soul, assurance of the ultimate victory of right over wrong, and an awareness of

with the Georgia Air National Guard the great need for God's presence in all areas of life.

Commander of the 128th Observa-

All have one thing in common, whether for good or evi l, and that is LIFE .

tion Squadron. In 1941 he took com- We had nothing to do with our getting into this world. But we have much to do

lllnd of the 74th Reconnaissance in determining how we will live. Life can be meaningful or meaningless,

Ciroup.

moral or immoral, radiant or dull. The answer is with us.

General Finch served during the

Think of life in terms of length. The number of years we live is important.

leeond World War as Assistant Oper- But too many are like Methuselah who lived 969 years. But that is all he did;

ltions Officer of the Middle East's
t i Air Force. His next World War II

he merely existed. Contrast his 969 years with the 33 of Jesus . Then, too, life must have breadth. Broad unde rs tanding, broad sympathies ,

-ignment was with Western Desert breadth of friendships, breadth of apveciation. We should enlarge our know l-

Royal Air Force Headquarters of the edge of the masters in art, literature, governme nt, sports, religion, etc.

Desert Task Air Force .

Not only length and breadth, but depth is als o important in ab undant living.

Later he commanded Bartow Army How about the foundations upon which our lives are built? New Yo rk City has

AirBase, Bartow, Fla., and Thomas- the tallest buildings in the world becaus e it is bui lt on rock. Tokyo has no

Yille Air Base, Thomasville, Ga.
General Finch was appointed Chief of the Air Force Division of the Na-
tional Guard Bureau in Washington,
D.C. in October 1948. In September

high buildings because its foundations are on sand. The fourth dimension is that of height. Someone has aptly said, "Low aim,
not failure, is the greatest crime." We should keep high our banners of idealism. When the outlook is gloomy, we will look up and see God. Length, breadth, depth, and height are all important di me nsions in abundant living.

JANUARY 1955

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I
Military Pay Hike,
Strong Reserve Plan
Pushed &y President
The Pentagon's proposals to Congress for a n increase in service pay and to create a more powerftjl military rese rve have been indors e d by President E ise nh ower. In two messages to th e lawmakers, he said the measures he proposed would give this country the "proper military pos ture" for th e firs t time in peacetime history.
l1e gardin g the pay increase, he proposed increases onl y for men willing to serve a lon ger period df time, saying it is necessary to maintain " th e exper ience rl hard core of a fighting force."
Calling for a selective rise, E:isenhowe r sa id th e re should be ho increase for offic ers in the first three years of their service and none in th e first two years for enli s ted me n.
Major parts of the proposed reserve program were disclosed late last year by the Pentagon . The chief fe a ture is a plan for six months' tra inin g each year of about 100,000 yo ung men who go directly into the reserve .
Speci fica ll y, th e P residen t reco mmended:
l. That the prese nt law be changed ''::;o as t o provide one grou p of fl e servists wh o can be organized into a force maintained in a hi gh degree of readiness to meet immediate mobi li zation requ ireme nts, a nd a second non-organized group with prior service who would be ca lled into military service by a se lective process if the need for their services should deve lop in a ge neral mobilization. "
2. Enactme nt of legis lation under which ph ys ically fit yo un g men between the ages of 17 a nd 19 could vo luntee r for six months' basic training, to be followed by ac tive participation in th e reserves for 9 ~ years.
3. That legis lat ion be passed under which men e nlisting in the Na tional Guard would rece ive basic training in the act ive services. The

A GOOD EXAMPLE of how a unit may plug the Notional Guard and engender interest in the hdmetown organization is illustrated above. Fitzgerald's Company B, 190th Tonk Battalion, entered this float in the "Keep Ben Hill County Green" para de in December. Although it conformed to the theme of the parade, the recruiting motif was dominant. Recruiting posters showing a Guardsman rescuing a little girl from a forest fire were appropr iately used . Th e float was constructed by CWO James H. Morr is of
Co B and M/Sgt Olin C. Wright of Service Center 11. (Photo by Hardy Owens )

administration plan would provide, for the first time, for direct assignment to the Nationa l Guard of men compl ~ ting ac tive service.
4. A ne w law designed to induce participati on in lleserv e trainin g by providin g that men who have served less than two years in re gular forces may be recalled to active duty in order to mainta in or restore their qualifications.
5. E nactment of le gislation to permit the states to raise and maintain organized militia forces which in time of emerge ncy could take over the Nationa l Guard's domestic mission a nd support civil defense activities . The President noted that ex isting law does not permit the states to maintain troops in addition to the Na tiona l Guard.
In addition to these proposals, th e mi litary pay bill would include a n additional increase for hazardous duty, such as for flyin g crews and submarine and parachute duty.
Other cha nges in th e works as this edition of the Guardsman goes to press are measures to equalize bene fits for survivors of military perso nne I a nd an increase in travel pay a llowance from $9 to $12 per day.

Former Div. Surgeon
Is New ANG Colonel
Lt. Col. John T. Mauldin, for mer surgeon of the 48th Infantry Divi sion, has been promoted to full col one! as commander of the Georgia Air National Guard's ll6th Tactic al Hospital.
A Georgia Guardsman since 1940, Colonel Mauld in served as a regi mental s urgeon of the 83rd Infantry Division from February '41 to No vember '45. His division served overseas in the ETO.
Reestablishing his assoctat!On with the Georgia National Guard, he joined the 12 2nd Infantry Re giment 8 May 194 7 and served as regimental surgeon until 1 November 49. There after he transferred to the 48th as division surgeon, serving in this ca pacity until 12 February 51.
Colone l Mauldin has been wi th the Ai r National Guard at Do bbi ns AFB since 20 March 1954.
The newly proposed pay scales may be found in the Army, Navy, Air Force Journal of 22 January.

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