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COLO EL CHARLES S. THOMPSON, JR. 
USP & FO for Georgia 
USP&FO OCCUPIES NEW ATLANTA QUARTERS 
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 -THE 
 
ADJUTANT 
 
GENERAL'S 
 
GOVERNOR MARVII'ol GRIFFIN 
 
MESSAGE 
 
MAJOR GENERAL GEORGE J. HEARN 
 
Fellow Guardsmen: 
Thanks to the coordinated efforts of all our Georgia Army and Air National Guardsmen, "Operation Minuteman" was an outstanding success. 
Considering that this was the first time that a nationwide alert has been held by a reserve component of the armed services, the National Guard made a great showing. True, some improvements could have been made. Therein lies the value of our practice alert. We had to find out how effective our mobilization plans were. I am happy to say that the fine results exceeded our expectations. 
Each officer and enlisted man is to be commended for his enthusiasm in carrying out his mission. The people of our State and nation became instantly aware of the potent force we mobilized in such a short period of time. 
I would like to urge each unit commander to thank those responsible for helping them in their community. Certainly, we are grateful for the cooperation extended by radio, television and newspapers as well as the police departments and other organizations which contributed to the smooth functioning of "Operation Minuteman.' ' 
The outstanding performance of the Georgia National Guard has come to the attention of the nation. I emphasize to all, my pride in being your Adjutant General. 
 
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 THE GEORGIA GUARDSmAn 
Mar, Apr, l\1ay 1955 No. 3 
 
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LT. COL. DONALD E. MEES Managing Director 
CAPT. DOUGLAS EMBRY Editor 
SERGEANT DON GREER Photographic Technician 
 
Publication and Editorial Office 
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Honorable Marvin Griffin 
 
Governor af Georgia 
 
Major General George J, Hearn 
The Adjutant Genera I 
 
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The opmwns expressed in The 
 
Georgia Guards man are those of 
the Staff Write rs of the publication And members of the Georgia Na- 
 
tional Guard and do not neces sarily 
 
reflect any official views of the 
 
Office of the Adjutant General of 
 
Georgia. 
 
OUR COVER ... 
NEW USP&FO Headquarters for Geor- 
gia is now locuted at the Na tional Guard Reservation in Atlanta. Col . Charles S. Thompson, Jr., head of the Federa I 1t~ency, is responsible for $200 million 111 Nationa l Guard property. Complete llory on the USP&FO Operation appears 
in this edition. 
AlAR, APR, MAY '55 
 
EVERYWHERE, U. S. A. -More than 5,600 Army and Air National Guard units, located in 2,400 communitie s in the United States, Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico train to serve in any emergency in peace or war. The scenes in the above composite photo show some of the varied activities of the National Guard. Top left, Guardsmen model uniforms depictin g the Guard's 300 years of service to the Nation. The soldiers in white are Esk im o National Guardsmen, members of the Alaska Scout Battalion.Other Guardsmen are shown pitching tents in bivouac during summer training. From top center, an Air National Guard jet fighter is made ready for takeoff and an anti-aircraft artillery gun tracts target. Below is a typical National Guard armory. Top right, Gua rdsmen are c alled on to assist in flood areas. In the ranks of some of the crack active Army un its are Guardsmen who attend Army and Air Force servi ce schools. Be- 
low right, mechanics work on an Army National Guard a ircraft. 
 
ANG ALERT PILOTS FLY 8,000 HOURS, 
 
MAKE 6,000 INTERCEPTS IN S MONTHS 
 
More than "2700 scra mbles, 6000 intercepts and 8000 hours of flying have been accomplished by the Air Nationa l Guard augmentation forces'' in the five mon ths they ha ve been in operation with the Air Defe nse Command. 
In a recent le tter to Adjutant Gen- 
eral George J. Hearn, l3rig. Gen. 
Winston P . Wilson, Chief, AF Division, NGB, revealed that the ANG alert program bolsterin g our nation's defenses agains t a sudden air attack is progressing smoothly. 
General Wilson said that this flying, which utilizes pilots of the ANG performin g Ground Contro l Interce pt missions with the Air Defe nse Command, serves a three-fo ld purpose: "it contributes greatly to the de fense of the nation; it provides an a bundance of valuable fly ing training for Air National Guard pe rsonnel; 
 
and assists the Air Defense Command in the proficiency training of Direction Center personnel. " 
He said, "We at the Burea u look upon this program as one of our greatest opportunities in proving the position of the Air Natio nal Guard in its role as an economical and practical force in bein g. We have immediately available a reserv oir of experience that is one of the nation's greatest assets ." 
General Wilson recommended that each Air Guard pilot ge t some experience performing these vital missions, and requested General Hearn express his personal appreciation to a ll personnel for a job well done "through their performance of duty and the development and maintenance of the smooth rela tionship that exists between the Air National Guard and their mobilization command." 
 
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24 Years Faithful Service Earns Retirement for M-Sgt Roy Cherry 
 
M/Sgt Roy Vinson Cherry has retired from Company L, 121st Infantry Regi- 
 
ment in Albany, after completing more than 24 years faithful service to his 
 
State and Nation. 
 
M/Sgt Cherry, in addition to his Guard and Regular Service, has been 
 
"'~tJt P(J(Jp" 7ett4 
 
employed by the U.S. Post Office Department in Albany for more than 18 years. Only last fall another long time employee of the Postal Dept, i\1/Sgt William D. East, retired from Co A 122nd Inf Dept. Sgt. Cher- 
 
~tt 560t!lt E~tt~~t4 
11/~ did 11/ktt 
The versatile 560th Engineer Bat- 
 
ry began his military career by en- talion in Columbus is now publishing 
 
listing in the Army on 27 June 1916, 
 
a memeographed information letter, 
 
serving continuously until 17 Sep- 
 
unblushingly called "The Hot Poop." 
 
tember 1922. Re-enlisting Jn 4 September 1924, he continued his Army 
 
We do not know, but we suspect that the anonymous editor of this 
 
Career until his discharge on 3 Sep- 
 
sterling journalistic effort is 1 each, 
 
tember 1927. lie immediately enlisted in the Georgia National Guard on 5 September 1927 and was dis- 
 
Pope, Hollis W., Capt. CE. Hegardless of who is responsible for this epochal epistle, we believe that he 
 
charged after one three year enlist- 
 
or they are to be congratulated and 
 
ment on 4 September 1930. M/Sgt 
 
commended (fooled you, didn't I) for 
 
Cherry remained a civilia 1 for sev- 
 
corraling the news bits from around 
 
eral years before enlisting in Com- 
 
their battalion and publishing it in 
 
pany H 121st Infantry Regiment on 
 
such a readable form. 
 
27 April 1936, and served until his 
 
The items are brief and sometimes 
 
unit was Federalized on 15 Septem- 
 
personal. The edition of 21 March 
 
ber 1940. 
 
gave detailed information of what 
 
On 8 August 1942 he again felt 
 
each company was doing to spur re- 
 
the urge to serve his country in a 
 
cruiting-- the Georgia Guardsman 
 
greater capacity, and enlisted in the 
 
should be sofortunate as to get such 
 
U.S. Marine Corps until his dis- 
 
good information from the field. In 
 
charge on 18 October 1942. 
 
the same letter were items relating 
 
M/SgtCherry enlisted in Company 
 
to range firing, sick call, special or- 
 
L upon its re-activation on 25 No- ders,,visiting dignitaries and sugges- 
 
vember 1946 and was discharged on tions on wearing the uniform. 
 
10March 1947. He again eulisted on 
 
The most interesting item con- 
 
9 February 1948 and served contin- 
 
cerned a proposed color movie of the 
 
uously until his retirement on 8 Feb- 
 
battalion's activities. To be photo- 
 
ruary 1955. 
 
graphed by WO William D.l3arrington, 
 
M/Sgt Cherry served as a Cook in 
 
a color photographer in civilian life, 
 
Company L during most of the last 
 
the movie is tentatively entitled 
 
years of his Guard Career. 
 
"Alert." Scenes of the 560th will be 
 
As a tribute to his long, valuable 
 
made during range firing, river cross- 
 
and untiring service, :\1/Sgt Cherry 
 
ing and summer camp exercises. 
 
was guest of honor at a company 
 
It is hoped that other units will 
 
barbecue on 17 March 1955. 
 
get a few clues from "The Hot 
 
The Officers and !\len of Company Poop," or from the mention of it 
 
L and his many other friends of the 
 
here, and publish a similar letter giv- 
 
Georgia National Guard extend their 
 
ing local activities some publicity 
 
best wishes to ~1/Sgt Cherry and his 
 
within your command. If other units 
 
family in all their future endeavors. 
 
are already producing a similar pub- 
 
:\1/Sgt Cherry becomes eligible for 
 
lication, we hope you will put the 
 
his well-earned retirement pay ef- 
 
Public Information Office on your 
 
fective 9 August 1955. 
 
mailing list. 
 
Ga. Guard Assn To Meet in Atlant~ 
JO-JJ September 
 
With the appoint1uent of the C m.ittee on Arrangements, Col. CharO!tn- 
Davis, President, has started ~8 ball rolling for the Annual ~leef e 
 
of o f 
 
GTehoergm.1\.ational 
 
Guard 
 
.\ssociat:nogn 
 
Appointed to this committee are 
Lt. Col. Wyont Dean, Chairman; lt: 
 
Cols. Mees, 
 
James Edward 
 
H. J. 
 
Allison, !\lackey; 
 
JrMaDjo~ 
 
Lewis D. Wagner, William P. Rams. 
 
den, Carll3eard, Lucious K. Timms 
w.' Capts Lloyd C. Johnson, Edward 
 
Westlake, Hobert W. Kelly, Douglas 
Embry; Lt Herman 0. Gist and W/O Edward 0. Woodie. 
 
This can certainly be the finest 
 
meeting in our history if we all work 
 
together and start now to develop 
 
some enthusiasm. 
 
AF Colonel Predicts 
HigherCombatCeiling 
Within 10 to 20 Years 
Baltimore (AFPS)-Combat altitudes may increase to 100,000 feet and above within the next 10 to 20 years. 
This belief was made public here by Col. W. A. Hotmann, Chief, Tactical Systems Div., Air Research and Devel.opment Command, at a recent luncheon. 
He also said speeds will increase to "five times the speed of sound and better." 
The colonel's predictions were based upon his "confidence that American technology will provide the metals, devices and imagination." 
Pointing out that titanium is of the utmost importance for use in the manufacture of aircraft, Col. Hotmann revealed there is a new alloy known as "three percent manganese complex." It has an optimum strength of approximately 200,000 pounds per square inch after heat treatment. 
 
Movies: Thafs television without a bar. 
'I suppose you've been in the Navy so long you're accustomed to sea legs'?" 
"Honest ladv I wasn't even looking." '  ' 
 
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MAR, APR, MAY '5! 
 
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Headquarters, 48th Infantry Division, reported that observed trammg was conducted in an outstandin g man- 
 
State Headquarters Del Rate "Superior" 
 
ner." "The achievement of this high 
 
Units Get Commendations From Gen's Bolling, Hearn 
 
standard of profic iency is very gratifying, and I am appreciat ive of the outstanding ma nner in which all personnel a re accomplishing their mis- 
 
sion," Genera l Bolling sa id. 
 
Headquarters 48th Infantry Di- 
yjsion, Maeon, has receive d a "Su'or" rating on the 1955 Annual 
 
For the second straight year, Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment of the Georgia Nationa l 
 
Adding his endorsement to the 
commendation of Genera l Bolling, 
Major Genera l George J, Hearn, the 
 
::ory In spection, the only unit of Guard, has made a "Superior" rating Adjutant Gene ral, wrote to Col. 
 
dae Uivision to receive the coveted on their annual federal inspection. 
 
Mees "You, your officers and men 
 
~Sting thus far ~his yea~ . The in spectiOn, which was held 
 
Commanded by Lt. Col. Donald E. Mees, the unit was inspected by 
 
are each to be highly comme nded on the achieveme nt of this hi ghest ra t- 
 
Gil 18 January 1955, was conducted Third Army inspectors 18-24 Janu- ing. Please convey my sin cere a p- 
 
by Lt. Col. Robert 13. Murchis on of ary. "The inspection revealed ample preciation to each individual for his 
 
Headquarters Third Army. 
 
evidence of outstandingly success- outstanding performance of duty." 
 
There were no irregularities or ful performance in prac t ically all 
 
The State Headquarters is divided 
 
deficiencies listed on th e report. ccordin g to the inspecting officer, 
 
phases and activities," wrote Lt. General A. R. Bolling, Third Army 
 
into three sections: National Guard Section, composed of 17 Off's, 1 WO 
 
the "unit has made considerable Commander, in a letter of commen- and 17 men; the Selective Service 
 
progress a nd is maintainil}g superior dation. 
 
Section, with 15 Off's a nd 4 WO's; 
 
tandards. The improvements and 
 
General Bolling further said "The and the Concentration Site Detach- 
 
!'ogress of this unit are attributable attitude and appearance of personnel ment at Camp Stewart with 1 Off, 1 
 
to superior leadership , enthusiasm and the high average of attendance WP and 12 men-for a total of 33 of- 
 
and professional qualifications. An- during the past year evide nced a ficers, 6 Warra nt Officers a nd 29 
 
wers to questions, by men in ranks, high state of morale. Also, it was enlisted men . 
 
indicated that past training had 
 
been very effective . Administrative 
 
and supply records were superior. 
 
ttitude and appearance of person- 
 
nel, high average of attendance dur- 
 
ing the past year and assigned 
 
trength evidenced a high state of 
 
IIKI'a le " 
 
The unit also received a commen- 
 
dation from Lt. Gen. A. R. Bolling, 
 
the Third - Army Commander, upon 
 
rece iving the Superior rating. Gen- 
 
eral Bolling's commendation inclu- 
 
ded the remark: "The achievement 
 
of this high standard of proficiency 
 
is very gratifying and I am apprec ia- 
 
tive of the outstanding manner in 
 
which all personnel are accomplish- 
 
ing their mission." 
 
The unit is the Headquarters of 
 
Major General J. B. Fraser, the Di- 
 
vision Commander. The Division 
Staff is under the capable leadership 
of Col. Be njamin F . Merritt , the Ch ief of Staff . 
First Lieutenant Louis B. White is the Commanding Officer of the headquarters  personnel, and M/ Sgt Cec il C. Dorough is the First Sergeant. 
 
ARMED FORCES DAY throughout the nation will be held 21 May this year. Here in Georgia Governor Marvin Griffin signs the AFD proclamation while officials of the local military components in Atlanta look on. They are, left to right, Brig. Gen. Charl ie F. Camp, Asst. Adjutant General of Georgia; Col. Leon A. Brock, Ga. Mi litary District; Commander Frank J. Hi II, Ga. Tech Naval R.O. T.C.; Major Wyatt Gay, Do~ bins Air Force Base; Commander Richard F. Buckley, Atlan ta Naval Air Station; and Col. John F. Hough, 6th Marine Reserve and Recruiting District. National Guard, Res erve and regu lor components wi II participate in mi Iitary a cti vi ties throughout armed forces week demonstrating their equipment, displaying weapons and conducting 
reviews and parades. 
 
MAR, APR , MAY '55 
 
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 THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN----------------------~------------------------------------- 
 
COL. CHARLES S. THOMPSON'S OFFICE PERSONNEL AT THEIR NEW LOCATION 
 
United States Property and Fiscal Office Moves 
 
Million-Dollar Operation to Atlanta NG Reservation 
 
How would you like to bead a Georgia organization which has approxi- sake of brevity, the office may be 
 
mately $6 to $8 million to run on each year in addition to having some $200 broken down into five main divis ions, 
 
million in equipment on band? 
 
as follows: Supply Div ision, headed 
 
This monumental task belongs to one Colonel Charles S. Thompson, Jr . , by Lt. E. D. Underwood, Jr., Supply 
 
United States Property and Fiscal Officer for Georgia. 
 
Officer; Civilian Personnel Division 
 
Realizing that most of our Guards- 
 
under Major Jessie M. Reeves , Su- 
 
men are only vaguely familiar with National Defense Act changing pervisor; Audit and Inventory, beaded 
 
the USP&FO due to its unique Fed- "Disbursing" to "Fiscal" became by Capt. Tally J. McMillan, Field 
 
eral-State status a nd the scope of effec tive. 
 
Auditor and Inspector; Air Supply, 
 
its operation, we are taking the opportunity of explaining in detail its 
 
The office force of the USP&FO consists of 51 employees. For the 
 
he!lded by Mr. Paul G. Blaloc k; and 
a Fiscal Division, beaded by Lt. 
 
function on the occasion of the movement of its offi~e from Dobbins 
 
Air Force Base to new quarters at 
 
the National Guard Reservation in 
 
Atlanta. 
 
The mission of this busy office 
 
(sometimes affectionately called 
 
"Piddle and Fiddle") is to receipt 
 
and account for all Federal funds 
 
and property belonging to the United 
 
States in posess ion of the State and 
 
for making such returns and reports 
 
as may he required. 
 
All employees of the USP&FO ex- 
 
cept Col. Thompson, who is on ex- 
 
tended active duty, are civilian 
 
employees in the same manner and 
 
under similar provisions as Unit 
 
employees. 
 
Col. T hompson was appointed SOME OF THE USP&FO Staff get some pointers from Col. Thompson, seated, 
 
United States Property and Disbur- shortly after moving into their new office building. They are, s"tanding, left 
 
sing Officer on 27 June 1947 and to right, Mr. Paul Blalock, Capt. T. ]. MacMillan, Lt. Dick Underwood, Major 
 
reappointed 6 July 1954 when the 
 
]essie M. Reeves and Capt. George Roberts. 
 
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MAR, APR, MAY '55 
 
 THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN 
 
UTENANTS UNDERW OOD, Sheldon and Hadaway eieck the fund commitment board. At right, Lt. Unde r.,ood's Supply Division handles requisitions. Pictured e Mr. Joyce Bland, Lt. Calvin Carroll, Mrs. Mattie 
hite, Mrs. Blanch Andrews, Mrs. Carolina Katzenstein, 
 
Sgt. Allen Faulkner, Mrs. Julia Embry, Mrs . Charlotte Clonts, Miss Barbara Thorpe, Mrs. Edna White, Sgt. Buford Sneed, Miss Clarice Flynn, Mrs . Linda Hancock, Lt. 
Bill Davis and Mrs. Rita Abernathy. 
 
Talmadge E. Hadaway, Budge t and Fiscal Officer. 
Lt. Underwood's Supp ly Division is engaged in maintaining ace auntable rec ords of all Federal property on hand in the State for use of Army National Guard Units . Approxima tely 20,000 stock records, one for ea ch item, are maintained together with a copy of all Unit property records. This Div ision has three main functions which are (l) Requis itioning from Army Depots and mainta ining adequate stock levels to furnish necessary supplies and equipment to Army National Guard Units, (2) Operating a warehouse for the re ceipt and issuance of such supp lies and equipment including ac tua l deliveries to and from National Guard Units, and (3) Maintaining proper ace ounting procedure s and records for those items. Twenty-eight employees are presently engaged in these supp ly activities, furnishing supplies a nd equipment pertaining to all tech nical serv ices, i.e., Ordnance, Quarterlllaster, Signal, Chemical , Medica l , Engineer and Transportation Corps. 
The functions of the Civilian PerBonne! Divis ion is to administer the civilian personnel program for Army and Air National Guard Units, pres ently including some 600 civilian employees. Semi-monthly pay rolls are prepared, civilian personnel or- 
MAR, APR, MAY '55 
 
ders issued, checks distributed. and other allied leave and administrative functions are performed . Major Reeves' Division also has the responsibility for making field visits to assist Unit civilian employees , and for reviewing and mainta ining current job descriptions. 
The Audit and Inventory Division is responsible for effecting the annual audit and inventories of National Guard property accounts of eac h Army Unit, as well as effecting special inventories for changes of Unit Commanders. This audit requirement also extends to the ac counts of Regular Army Advisors, the State Maintenance S_hop, USP&FO Warehouse and all other Federal property accounts. 
The Air Supply Division under Mr. Blalock maintains accountab le records of items of Federal property in use by Air National Guard Units. An Air property warehouse is not maintained by the USP&FO inasmuch as supplies and equipment for Air National Guard Units are received by Air National Guard Base Supply Officers at Dobbins Air Force Base a nd Travis Field, Savannah, Georgia, direct from Air Force Depots. Surveillance of the property accounts of the Air National Guard Base Supply Officers, is maintained by this Division. 
 
The Fiscal Division has three main sections: 
(l) A Finance Section under Lt. R. C. Sheldon which ma inta ins bookkeeping records for all Federal funds allotted to the State of Georgia for use of Army and Air National Guard Units. 
(2) A Trans portation Section headed by Mr. G. E. Standard which issues and controls Government Bills of Lading for the movement of equipment, Transportation Requests for the travel of National Guard personnel in a military status and th!!. issuance of trave l orders for civilian employees. 
(3) A Purchasing and Contracting Section which prepares and executes purchase orders for the local procurement of certain supplies and equipment in accorda nce with prescribed Procurement Regulations . This Section headed by Lt. M. H. Ada ir also prepares and administers construction contracts for all non-armory construction supported entirely by Federal funds. 
Other rna jor activities established in accordance with State Department of Defense policies and procedures include a Maintenance Divis ion, headed by Lt. Colonel Emmett L. Plunkett, State Maintenance Officer; a Service Contract Division, headed 
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 FISCAL , P URCHASING & CONTRACTING Divisions are important sections of the USP&FO. At left the Fis cal Divis ion is made up of Lt. Sheldon, Mrs. Shirley Cantrell and Mrs. Franc es C. Terry, right. Personnel of 
 
the P &C Division are, left to right, Mis s Edna fonea Miss Patricia Barnes, WO Alfre d Smith, Mis s Ann GrOC:. 
ver and Lt. MalcolmAdair, section head. 
 
by Ma jor Earl Bodron, Serv ice Contract Officer; an Air F ie ld Training Site, headed by Captain Albert S. Ellington, Jr., Field Tra ining Site Supervisor; and an Army C oncentration Site, ~e aded by Lt. H. J. Haddle, Concentration Site Supervis or. 
The Maintenance Divis ion IS charged with the responsibility for maintenance of all equipment utilized by Army NG Units. This operation constitutes a State Ma intenance Shop, he a ded by Maj or Ralph Brown; an Aircraft Ma intenance Section, headed by Lt. Ja mes H. Strickland, Jr., and 13 Service Centers throughout the State which pe rform organiizationa l maintena nc e for automotive and tank vehicles a ssigne d to Army National Guard Units. The Maintenance Division has approximately 150 civilia n e mployee s. 
The Service Contract Division provides recurring maintenance to buildings and fac iiities of the ationa ! Guard . These Service Contra cts, which include utility costs, are supported by 75% Federal and 
25 % State funds with the exception of c ontra cts for the Air Field Trainin g Site a nd the Concentration Site which are s upporte d 100% by Federal funds. Th is activ ity includes six Army Contrac ts with an annual Fede ra l expenditure of $50 ,000.00 and five Air a ti onal Guard Service Contracts a pproxima ting an expen- 
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diture of $135,000.00 In Federal funds per year. 
The Air Na tiona l Guard Field Training Site at Trav is Field, Savannah was established in 1952. Sufficient supplies and equipment are maintained by this installation on a year-round basis to facilitate the training of Air Units. Approximately 18 civ ilia n employees under the supervision of Capt. A. S. Ellington are engaged in administrative and logistical supp ort of this activity. Some nine th ousand National Guardsmen use this Site for annual Summer Field Tra inin g. It is being used also for curre nt wee k-e nd gunnery exercises fo r Air Guard pe rsonnel. This site is one of nine either presently established or to be established in the e nt ire continental United States for the tra ining of Air National Guardsmen. 
The Concentrat ion Site a t Ca mp Stewart stores and maintains items of antiaircraft and a rmored eq uipment for Army National Guard Units within the Third Army Area who attend field training at Camp Stewart, Georgia. This Site, originally utilized only for the storage of a ntiaircraft equipment, was e nla rged in 1954 to include armored equipment in v iew of the change in training pla ns, requiring certain National Guard Units in the Third Army Area to a ttend field training at Camp Stewart. Pres - 
 
ent plans indicate some 13 0 tanb and allied equipment will eventually be availa ble at Camp Stewart r~ issue to Nationa l Guard Tank Units. Lt. Haddle 's Site also handles additional items of antiairc raft artillery equipment during the summer months to provide sufficient quantities r~ all units of the Southeastern States that train a t Ca mp Stewart. 
These va ried activities are administra tive ly coordinated by Captail George W. Robe rts , Adminis trative Assistant to the USP&FO. In the a bsence of the USP&F O, the Administrative Assistant is auth orizedto 
certify payrolls , sign Purchase <X- 
ders, and otherw ise perform the of ficial administrative dutie s. Durins the presence of the USP&FO, however, he is the only individua l who 
may certify . to the expenditure of 
Federal funds a nd validate F ederal property transaction. The United States Property a nd Fis cal Officer is concerned with a ll phases of the logis tica l support for Army a nd Air National Guard Units and pers onnel, and in his capacity as U.S. Property and Fiscal Officer , is a C ontracting Officer, in addit ion to h is normal property and fiscal activities. 
In view of the a bove , we be lieve you agre e it is some what of a mis nomer to re fer to th e USP&FO as the "Piddle & Fidd le ." 
MAR, APR, MA Y '55 
 
 ~------------------------------- THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN 
 
eAIR SUPPL Y DIVISION and the Transportation Section responsible respectively for the supplies for the Air 
ational Gwrd and for handling transportation requests. 
At left Mr. Paul G. Blalock is shown with Mrs . Margaret 
 
McHan, seated, and Mrs. Martha Underwood of the Air Supply Section. The Transportation Section, at right, is composed of Mr. Edward Standard and Mrs . Avis Duenas. 
 
SERVICE CONTRACT DIVISION and Warehouse Sections of the USP&FO are two vital functions of Col. Thompon's domain. At left Major Earl Bodron's Service Contract personnel check some armory plans. They are, left to right, Mrs. Betty ]o Griffin, Mrs. Inez Bruce, Mr. 
~arle Missing, Draftsman, Major Earl Bodron, and Major 
dgar Scott, Administrative Assistant. Major Bodron's office handles the armory building program in Georgia. At 
ilAR, AP R, MAY '55 
 
right, Lt. Charles C. Ricketts, Wareho use Supervisor, is shown with pers onnel of his section. They are SFC ]ames Dempsey, Pvt. ]ames Carter, Carl Swafford, Marion S. Faulkner, Leon Hatt, Cpl. Tom Cowart, William Poole ana Victor E. Turner. A more complete story of the Warehouse, Maintenance and Audit Sections will appear 
in the next edition of The Guards man. 
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 THE GEORGIA GUAR DSMAN 
OPERATION MINUTEM A 
 
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TS GA. G UAR DS MEN 
 
88% Army, 80% Air Personnel of Ga.NG Responded to Alert 
 
By placing 318,172 men in uniform in a matter of two hours, the Na tiona l Guard took advantage of the opportunity given by "Operation Minute man" to prove its immense capabilities. This figure represents 82% of the truops taking part in the exercise. Four States did not participate. 
The State Dept. of Defense is well pleased with the manner in which Georgia units carried out the operation. Our attendance was very close to the National average, and it is felt that the smoothness with which the duty assignments were carried out could hardly have been improved upon. Many high sources have been lavish with praise of the National Guard for its splendid showing. 
The pictures shown on these pages will give s orne idea of the varied activities during the alert. One of the most effective pieces of information work was produced when the Elberton units halted traffic long enough to hand out prepared sheets explaining the ope ration. 
Brig. Gen. W. P. Wilson, Air National Guard Chief, stated that he was well pleased with the ANG showing, but did not release statistics, they being considered Classified. However, he did say that "hundreds" of aircraft were airborne in a short period of time. Before the end of the first hour, Georgia had 24 jets in the air. 
The PIO feels that an outstanding job was done at the local level in obtaining favorable publicity for the Guard and has received reams of press clippings to prove the point. 
Never before have the people of our State been so aware of the National Guard. 
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AG RECEIVES CALLS ON ALERT PROGRESS -Maj. Gen. George J. Hearn gets first hand reports fro m switchboard operator at Nationa l GZUJ,rd headquarters. Cpl Brannon Pinion, State Hq Det, learned how to handle calls in event of emer- 
gency. 
 
ELBERTON GUARDSMEN SET 
Mrs. June Christian is s toppel Mize, Walter Bagwell and Pfc 
and Co A, 950th AAA Bn, 
 
COVINGTON MORTARMEN PROTECT IMPORTANT POWER /NSTALL AT/0 Lt. Johnnie H. Steel and members of Heavy Mortar Co, l22nd In{ Regt, guard Georgia Power Station in Covington as other platoons set up protective cor- 
dons around water works and radio stations . 
MAR, APR, MAY ' 55 
 
GUARDIANS OF A ROMAN BRIDGE TAKE POSTS AT INTERSECTION 
GZUJ,rdsmen of Co E, l22nd In{ Regt, protect and control traffic on a major 
thoroughfare in Rome during Operation Minuteman. In the 57mm recoi lless rifle sqZUJ,d are, l-r, Cpl Charles R. Williams, SFC Bobby G. Early, Sgt Wi ll- 
iam C. Payne. Pfc William Morrow and M/Sgt Nick Sunrich. 
 
RACING TO ll/S THUNDERJET, Lt. Arthur Manning, flight leader of Savannah's l58th Fighter Bomber Squadron, prepares to take-off on the night of Operation Minuteman after being briefed by Col. Ralph G. Kuhn, right, 
liiAR, APR, MAY '55 
 
Commander of the ll6th Fighter Bomber Group of the Georgia Air National Guard. Other pilots of the l58th are shown being given their instructions by Col. Kuhn at 
Travis Field. (Photos by ANG and WTOC-TV) 
9 
 
 THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN 
' . ' . - ~ t ~9J  
' ..,.J 
 
A TLANTA UNITS OF THE l22ND INFANTRY REGIMENT CHECK PL ANS AND STATION GUAR DSME N 
 
Lt. Col. Edward !. Mackey, Regimental Executive Officer, and Lt. lack Dodson, Svc Company, coordinate movement of troops to strategic points. At right, Pvt 
 
Harry / . Ivester and SFC Thomas H. Dingler, Co 8, 122 In{, patrol Atlanta's business dis trict. 
 
SAVANNAH ARTILLERYMEN of the 48th Division Artillery turned out in force on the night of Operation Minuteman and took up positions guarding vital bridges, intersections and utilities. At left Cpl. Colan F. Martin of the 230th FA Bn, protects .Savannah gas lines. At 
 
right, the Bay Street viaduct is under the heavy guns of Cpl. lack C. Ko lpatrick, Sgt. Davis L. Perry, Cpl. fohn L. Stewart and Cpl. Carl M. Ne lson, of Btry A , ll8th FA 
Bn. {Photos by WO Quinney and WTOC-TV) 
 
BRUNSWICK GUA RDSMEN of Co H, 12lst lnf Regt, mbn a radio and machine gun at point on Hwy 17. They are, left to right, Pfc Jasper Herndon, Cpl. Ellis Braddock, Pfc /ames Latham and Sgt Earle Harmon, /r. Photo made by Ca pt. John Brewer whose Hq Co had 89% on duty 45 
minutes after call. 
10 
 
MINUTEME N of the 560th Engineers in Columbus set up a guard post at the Weste rn Union office to protect this 
vital communication link. Pvt. !ames E. Spivey, left, and 
Pvt. Lester H. Johns on guard the doorway as other Guardsmen of Col. Higgins battalion were deployed to pre-planned positions. {Columbus L edger-Enquirer Photo) 
MAR, APR, MA Y ' 55 
 
 THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN 
 
ATLANTA'S l79TH FIELD ARTILLERY BN, GUARDS CITY WATER WORKS WITH RECOILLESS RIFLE 
 
Patrolling the area surrounding the power plant were Cpl illiam 1-/. McCord, Pfc John Jackson, P v t Junior Collett 
,.JPvt Charles Phillips. Key intersection at Water Works 
 
Everett Millican, Jr., Pfc Charles Bridges, Sgt Warren Boylan, Sgt Homer Brookshire, Pvt Charles Beasley and 
Pvt Gerald Woodbury. 
 
IIHJS manned by l-r, Pvt Franklin Ballentine, Pvt G. 
 
AYCROSS GUARDSMEN of Co G, l2lst Inf Regt, check 01/er their rifles prior to going on sentry duty as M/Sgt llortin and Capt. Charles Blount, back to camera, inspect &Iemen. The Waycross ,unit set up posts at the city water 
wries, and airport during Operation Minuteman. Lt. Col. 
 
Hugh B. Brooks, 2nd Bn Commander who lives in Waycross, received the alert call at 6:38p.m., just 8 minutes after the operation began. (Photo by Roger Williams- 
Waycross Journal-Herald) 
 
P~t 'William H. Cheek, M/ Sgt Glenn P. Rhodes of 48th 
&gnat Co, and Cpl. Claude Brooks, 420th Sig Radar Det, 
eontact Winder, Macon, Savannah to notify units and get 
 
FROM GUARD UNITS, OTHERS STRING WIRE 
hourly reports. At right, SFC Fred Crawford, Pvt Lalonnie Laird, Pvt Jimmy Evans, Cpl James Tingley, lst Lt. Hoyt Redd and M/Sgt John Jacobs ready the wire drums. 
 
liAR, APR, MAY '55 
 
11 
 
 THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN 
 
Blaxton Clan Boasts Four Engineers did not leave the action. In Company A he 's a se rgeant r 
 
By Lieutenant Thomas ]. Sellers, Jr. 
COLUMBUS, Ga.- Four brothers belong to Able Company, 560th Engineer Battalion, Georgia National Guard in Columbus. They are, in chronological 
 
class and communications NCO Ira 
 
James Blaxton, a corporai 
 
011 tool-room keeper, joined the ~ 
 
not long after reaching birthday last year. 
 
his 
 
17It 
 
order, Norman, Ray, Clifford and James Blaxton. 
 
First Sergeants in Company A 
 
Ray also captured third place in a 
 
have been known to turn gray trying 48th Division contest, performing 
 
to figure out which Blaxton should against men from all parts of Georgia 
 
go where, when, and do what. 
 
and Florida. 
 
Thirty-yearold Norman, the oldest 
 
Ray weighs 230 pounds, stands 
 
a nd a master sergeant, touched off nearly six-feet four-inches tall. 
 
Ray in civilian life is emplo d 
by the experimental department}'eaf 
Lummus Cotton Gin Company aJIII 
Clifford is a textile weaver at 'swift 
Manufacturing Company. James is 
student at Jordan High School ~ 
Columbus. 
 
the enlistment spree in 1949. He "He's as hard as a brick," says 
 
The boys are sons of Mr. and~ 
 
joined the 560th, a unit of the 48th Infa ntry Division, when it was an 
 
Norman admiringly. "I used to throw him around, but I wouldn't touch him 
 
T. C. Blaxton, 4908 14th Ave nne Norman and Ray are marrie d and eac~ 
 
infant outfit here. 
 
now. He's an expert on jujitsu." 
 
has two children. 
 
He liked the National Guard so 
 
Third member of the brothers to go 
 
Incidentally, there are four Blax. 
 
well that he took a job as civilian NationalGuard was Clifford Blaxton, ton sisters, too. If the National 
 
a dministrative technician for Com- 24. During the Korean War Clifford Guard were accepting girls , "they'd 
 
pany A. His job is tomake out pay- fought as platoon sergeant in a ROK probably come down and join." 
 
rolls, look after the supply room, vehicles and engineering equipment, 
 
division. In one engagement he was nicked in the head with shrapnel but 
 
That's the opinion of M/Sgt '0~ man Blaxton, the red-hot re cruiter. 
 
plus doing the numerous other chores 
 
c onnected with administering a mil- 
 
itary company. 
 
Norman also was named to head 
 
the unit recruiting drive, and from all 
 
indica tions the campaign started at 
 
home . One by one the brothers Blax- 
 
ton came into the orderly room and 
 
signed on the dotted line. 
 
A veteran of World War II, M/Sgt 
 
Blaxton worked as a clerk in General 
 
Eisenhower's supreme headquarters 
 
in Europe. He reca lls that Ike was 
 
the only general he ever saw who 
 
had his own cow. "Sergeants, no 
 
less," says Norman, "milked that 
 
cow. " 
 
What did the enlisted men think of 
 
the man who was to become Presi- 
 
dent of the United States and war- 
 
t ime Commander-in-Chief of the 
 
National Guard? 
 
"He was a wonderful soldier," 
 
said Norman; " we all admired him." 
 
Sfc Ray Blax ton, 27, a platoon 
 
sergea nt, learned how to soldier at 
 
the rugged Camp Gordon leadership 
 
school during a tw o-year h itch with 
 
the regulars. 
 
His skill in the rna nual of arms 
 
and close -order drill was such that 
 
last year a t s ummer ca mp at Fort 
 
McCle llan, Ala. he won a battalion 
 
trophy as best-drilled sold ier of the THE BLAXTON'S OF CO A, 560TH ENGINEERS, SPRUCE UP FOR DRILL 
 
560th Engineers. 
 
Norman, Clifford and Ray, standing left to right, and lames with rifle 
 
12 
 
MAR, AP R, MAY '55 
 
 TO THE RESCUE of a 6-year-old polio patient, the ACTING AS HOSTS AND ESCORTS for a delegation of NATO 
 
. . .gia Air National Guard dis patched a plane of the !16th (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) representatives visiting 
 
pJghter Bomber Wing to the Atlanta Naval Air Station February Macon, Georgia, 12-13 February, this contingent of Georgia 
 
l5 to pick up the young victim and take him to the Vanderbilt National Guardsmen headed by Col. B. F. Merritt, Chief of 
 
flospital in Nashville, Tenn. The day of the emergency flight Staff of the 48th Infantry Division and Mayor of Macon, poses 
 
... also the sixth birthday of little James F. Poteat. Piloted beside one of the aircraft th,at flew the delegates to Macon 
 
., Captains Glenn Herd and Charles Allen, the aircraft also from Atlanta. The Guardsmen are members of the Aviation Sec- 
 
.-rled the patient's mother, a doctor and nurse. Newspaper tion of Hq, 48th lnf Div. Pictured left to right are Capt. Rae E. 
 
d television cameramen record the event above. Governor Preston, 1st Lt. Bryan H. Howard, Mr. Luis Esconde (Mayor of 
 
&rlffln authorized the flight after an appeal by the polio foun- of Macon, France), Col. Merritt, 1st Lt. Samuel E. Dennard, Mr. 
 
dation. 
 
Gerrard Fay of London (deputy editor of the Manchester Guard- 
 
:- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ina), Cpl. Carrol E. Avera, Sgt Karl W. Wey, Mr. Roland Dissler 
 
ANG Pilots Practice Gunnery (Sup-Prefect of Mascara, Algeria), M/ Sgt John W. Donald, Pfc James D. McMurray, Pfc Leonard E. Avera and 2nd Lt. George 
 
In Weekend Missions Off Coast 
 
W. Willis, Ill. 
 
Jet fighter pilots of Georgia's highly-mobile Air National Guard squadrons 
 
ed at Dobbins Air Force Base have begun a series of gunnery missions 
 
the coast of Savannah. 
 
Firing on towed panel targets at 20,000 feet, 50 miles out in the Atlantic, 
 
19 F-84 Thunderjet pilots from the Atlanta area sharpened their eyes and en- 
 
..nced their scores 19 March using Travis Field as a temporary base. 
 
Loading their armament crews into 
 
C-47 aircraft from Dobbins and Conpree, S.C., the l28th Fighter Bom- 
ller Squadron took a minimum of 
Maintenance personnel to their operating base and quickly loaded the jets with .50 calibre ammunition. 
 
as the flight leader instructs the members of his flight on the emergency procedures. He tells the pilots that helicopters and crash boats are standing by, monitoring their 
 
emergency radio channel, alert for any signal of distress. 
These dare-devil Atlanta pilots hurtle their jets over Georgia at near the speed of sound and speak in jetage terms of Mach l (pronounced "mock one"- the speed of sound at any given altitude). Even though they may be found in any corner of the country during the weekend, on Monday morning you can find them working at their respective jobs. 
 
The tip of the ammunition is painted with different colors to distinguish 
the hits scored by the various pilots 
ia the gunnery flight. After the mis- 
aions, the tow plane drops the rid- 
iled target on the field, a ground 
crew rushes it to the eager pilots 
who scan the target and mark their ICore. 
 
Commanded by Lt. Col. Joel B. Paris, the squadron has been practicing these missions every other trfeekend in preparation for summer lllaneuvers to be heldat Travis Field 12-26 June. 
 
The briefing of the pilots prepar~tory to going on their initial mission 18 conducted in the pilots' ready room. The hum of activity subsides 
 
let Pilots of the l28th Fighter Bomber Squadron and the 8128th Replacement Training Squadron pose at Travis Field after completion of their gunnery 
missions. Included in the photo are the armament officer and .adjutant. 
 
MAR, APR, MAY '55 
 
13 
 
 THE GEORGIA G U A R D S M A N - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
 
3,071 Discharges in '54 Show Need 
 
For Constant Recruiting in Georgia 
 
Approximately one out of every three Georgia Guardsmen in our Army units will have to be replaced this year if last year's statistics are any criteria. 
During 1954, 2, 772 personnel were dischargedforvarious reasons. II owever, during the same period the components of the Air \ational Guard discharged only 299. For Army and Air the total was 3,071. 
These statistics would be discouraging if it were not for the fact that enlistments and re-enlistments during 1954 amounted to ~,285 in the army component while the air showed a net gain that boosted them well over 80% of their authorized strength. 
llowever, the sobering conclusion is that our units must keep recruiting constantly to offset the high rate of turnover in personnel. Our year-end strength objective for 30 June 1955 is for 8,641-a scheduled increase of 400 over the reported army strength of 30 June 54. The necessity for the current recruiting drive is apparent when it is noted 
 
that as ot 28 February our army strength increased by only 37 Guardsmen. In order to meet our current quota, therefore, we must increase our net personnel by 363. 
To give our units an idea how the statistics look on a statewide basis we submit the following data on discharges: 
 
AIDIY- 1954 
 
Discharged to Army Discharged to AF Discharged to :'-lavy Discharged to ~I. C. Discharged to CSCG Extended AD Hepeated Absences 
All others 
 
340 303 139 
72 ll 126 393 
1388 
 
2772 ANG- 1954 
 
Discharged to AF - 73 
 
Discharged to Navy- 15 
 
Discharged to Army- 29 
 
Discharged tc M.C.- 6 
 
ETS 
 
69 
 
All others 
 
107 
 
299 
 
Ga's Best is Co K,122 In 3A Competitioa 
 
tnty Capt. Jeff Slade's Lpson C 
unit of the Georgia \ational 
 
attained the competition 
 
hi for 
 
gthheesTt hisrcdorAerminlia\tr~de 
 
tw. na l The 
 
Guard Tram m g Guardsmen of 
 
(l uring Co K, 
 
1y9~"~ ~a. 
 
Infantry Regiment, rac~ed up 92 OO t1po0o7iwnthtisn.AtAhSAeouBTthhni,rCdhaardAorlaminysdc.oa'srreeaBotfcroy<mJ6.010 
 
tition. 
 
pe. 
 
C.o K receive.d letters cf commen- 
 
da J. 
 
tiHoenafrrno,m~iAajdoJrutGanetnGereanlerJaol sGeepohr ~ 
 
Fraser, Col. Hoy E. \orvell and Lt. 
 
Col. James D. Teague. 
 
' 
 
The Thomaston Guards men's showing resulted in the following com- 
 
ment from General Hearn: "Although you were not selected as the winner in the Third Army area, this office 
 
wishes to commend you, your offi 
 
cers and men for attaining the high- 
 
est rating in our State. Please con- 
 
vey my personal commendations and appreciation to each individual of 
 
your unit for attaining this high 
 
state of efficiency." 
 
lvey Leads Recruiting 
Sgt George N. Ivey, Co I3, 286th Inf I3n, (Heavy Mortar) of Sandersville is the leading recruiter in this stage of the Statewide campaign with 8 recruits to his credit. Sgt Ivey actually had obtained 13 but the first 5 showed up too early and were enlisted on 28 March. Those 5, of course, didn't count. The enlistments were obtained as a result of talks at Sandersville schools by Sgt Ivey. 
Holding down second place at the end of the first month is Pfc James G. Fuller, Btry I3, 250th AAA I3n, Augusta, with 7 recruits. In third position with 6 recruits is Pvt Huston C. Sansome, Jr., Hq & Svc Co, 560th Engrs, Columbus. 
As we go to press, 105 recruits have been obtained according to the 34 cards received by the Public Information Office. 
Get on the winner's wagon and hustle your buddies to the armory. Take advantage now of the prestige of the National Guard as a result of Operation Minuteman. You'll find recruiting your friends easier than you think. They' 11 thank you for bringing them in once they are full-fledged Georgia National Guardsmen. 
 
t The 
Chaplain's Corner 
 
li. 
111]01\ /JU!l/1 \ /1/U. l 
9.) n .I I I Iii !! n 
 
ALIBIS 
Many people will not accept their share of responsibility in life. If the X -ray machine could reveal our innermost thoughts and actions, we would be brought face to face with our retreats from reality by means of manufactured alibis. 
Jesus, in giving the parable of the great supper, warned against giving alibis. A wonderful meal had been prepared. But those invited began to make excuses. One had purchased some land. Another had bought five yoke o! oxen. A third had recently married. 
Today we frequently hear excuses given for failures to achieve. So often these conceal rather than reveal the truth. Our alibis blame exterior circum stances rather than inner motives. We discover that the weak are those who alibi and not the strong. 
The power which f esus Christ puts into our lives enables us to stop feeling 
sorry for ourselves. We will forget our so-called limitations and handicaps. As we press forward in life we will gladly share whatever responsibilities become ours. It is thus that life will become radiantly meaningful. 
 
14 
 
MAR, APR, MAY '55 
 
 ~-------------------------------TH E GEORGIA GUARDSMAN 
AVDlD STAMPEDE ~D!H QUICK, MEH" 
Camp Sunsh ine 
II & Mrs. Braithwaite B ackus , 
B~ld Buzzard K. idge, 
JIDUntainvi II e, R. f.O. 2 
 
,t.m well. Hope you are . Te ll Brother 
Wolt and Brother Elm e r the Army beats 
working fo r Old Ma n Minch a mil e. Tell 
thllfl to joi n up quick before maybe all 
theplaces are filled. 
1 was restless at first, because you 
tot to stay in bed till nearly 6 A.M. but elll getting so I like to sleep late. Tell f , & E. all you do before breakfast is IIWDOth your cat and shine some things10 hogs ta slop, feed to pitch, mash to l x, wood ta split, fire to lay. Practically nothing. You got to shave, but it Is not bod in warm water. 
Breakfast is strong on trimmings like 
fwult juice, cereal, eqqs, bacon, etc. , 
llut kind of weak on chops, potatoes, lleef, ham steak, fr ied eqqplant, pie and ..,lor food. But tell W. & E. you can 1lways sit between two city bays that ll w on coffee. Their food plus yours holds you ti II noon, when you get fed. 
It's no wonder these city boys can't walk much. We go on "route marches," which, the sergeant says, are long walks to harden us. If he thinks so, it lsnotmy place to tell him different. A " route mar ch " is abou t as fa r a s to ou r 110llbox at home . Then the city guys all 11t sore feet and we ride back in trucks . The country i s nice, but i s awful flat. 
The Sergeant is like a schoolteacher. He nags some. The Captain is like the school board. Colonels and Generals lust ride around and frown. They don ' t llother you none. 
The next will ki ll W. & E. with laugh Ing. I keep getting medals for shooting, I don't know why. The bull's-eye is liar as big as a chipmunk and don't IIOve. And it ain't shooting at you, like '  Higsett bays at home. All you got to do is l ie there all co mfortabl e and hit It, You don't e ven load your ov: n cartll dges. Th e y c orne in boxes. 
Be sure and tell W. & E. to hurry and 
loi n before other fellows get onto this lltup and come stampeding in. 
Your loving son, 
(Pfc) Zeb 
~S. : Speaking of shoo t ing, enclosed is 
00 for barn roof and me. s teeth . The city boy s shoot craps, but not ve ry lOad. 
z. 
( By C. P. Do nne/, Jr.) 
liAR, AP R, MAy '5 5 
 
Ce lebrating their ZOO% strength, personnel and guests of 48th Div is ion Headand the Medical Detachment wait for the food and festivitie s. In the top insert are, left to right, Colonel and Mrs. B. F. Me rritt, Lt. Co l. and Mrs. John 
Hancock, Lt. Col. and Mrs. Cecil Kelly and Lt. and Mrs . Louis White . 
 
Headquarters & Med Det, 48th Div, 
 
Celebrate 100% Strength at Feast 
 
Proud personnel of Headquarters 48th Infantry Division, and the Medical Detachment-becoming full strength for the first time in the history of the unit-celebrated the occasion recently with a banquet and evening of entertainment in Macon. Utilizing the facilities of th e Jefferson Davis Room of the !Anier Hotel, the men and their wives or dates, consumed de lie ious fried chicken suppers, and followed that by an evening of special entertainment. 
A prophecy, composed by WOJG Leonard C. Grace, administrative assistant, was read to the gathering. In the form of a story, the prophecy indicated changes to Macon and personnel of Division Headquarters, after 10 years had e lapse d. 
The Dixie Land Minstrels provided the entertainment. The minstrel show, with Lieutenant Louis 13. White, the Detachment Commander, as interlocuter, kept the guests smiling, with hilarious jokes and humorous stories. Some beautiful 
 
singing was also inc luded. 
New enlistees in the Headquarters are Privates James W. Bes t, Thoma s L. Beale, Harry L. Colbert, Jr., Robert 0. Garrett, Jimmy L. Guthrie, Paul R . Hende rson, Frank T. Matthews, Jr., Charles E . McCuen , a nd George W. Pike . 
First Lieutenant J ohn T . Minor, III, having recently ended his tour of active duty as a lega l officer in the Army, has been assigned to the division staff as a n ass ista nt judge advocate. 
"Father says he's glad to hear you're a poet." 
"I'm glad. Is he a lover of p oetry ?" 
"No. But the last boy friend of mine he worked over was a w r es t l e r ." 
Three Communist workers were sent to a Red prison. The first, reporting five minutes late for work, was convicted of absenteeism . The second, reporting fi ve minutes early, was arrested for espionage. The third, who arrived on the dot, was arrested for buying a Western watch. 
 
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 THE GEORGIA G U A R D S M A N - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
 
Posthumous Honors Bestowed ANG Pilots 
By City of Savannah in Naming of Streets 
The City of Savannah has honored the memory of eight former Air National Guard pilots of the 158th Fighter Bomber Squadron by naming streets at Travis Field for them. The eight officers died in the service of their country while flying combat and training missions. 
Recognizing the valor of these airmen, the Savannah Airport Commission in cooperation with Lt. Col. William II. Kelly, Base Detachment Commander at Travis, named the following streets in their honor. 
Armistead Avenue- Lt. Col. Walter Armistead Barfield Circle- Lt. Marvin D. Barfield Brushwood Avenue -Lt. Col. Earl C. Brushwood Mikel A venue- Lt. Louie A. ~likel 
Nicholson Drive -~lajor Hubert L. Nicholson 
Oelschig Drive-Captain Carl II. Oelschig, Jr. 
Thompson !load -Lt. Henry 0. Thompson, Jr. 
White Avenue-Lt. Will C. White Announcement of the naming of the streets was made by Frank 1\1. LeHardy, airport manager, on behalf of the airport commission of which Gen. R. H. Mayer is chairman. The appreciation of the families of the honored pilots were expressed to ~lr. Lellardy by Colonel Kelly. Colonel Armistead was a native of Atlanta. A veteran of WW II and the Korean conflict, he had logged more than 3,000 hours flying time in his career. He died 5 December 1953 when his T-33 jet trainer crashed on Wassaw Island as he was making a landing approach to Travis Field in hazardous weather. lie was a member of llq, Ga. ANG. Lt. Barfield, a native of Louisville, Ga., joined the 158th Fighter Squadron at Travis in February, 1948. Jle was killed the following September when ort an instrument weather mission in his F-4 7 Thunderbolt. lie was a veteran of WW II and was employed as a chemist with the Union Bag and Paper Co. Lt. Col. Brushwood, a Savannahian, was also a veteran of WW II and the Korean conflict. A holder of the Silver Star for his exploits during the war, he was credited with shooting down 8Yz enemy aircraft. lie was the first commanding officer of the 158th Fighter Squadron which he helped organize in 1946. l!e died while flying a F-80 near his active duty station, Nellis Air Force Base, in Janumy of 1954. Lt. ~like!, also of Savannah, joined the 158th in 1948. A veteran of WW II, he was credited with 39 combat missions in B25's with the 5th Air Force in the Philippines. He was taking part in the production of the movie "Fighter Squadron" in ~lichigan when his F-47 went into a spin. He successfully bailed out, but his parachute drifted out over Lake Huron and he was drowned, before he could be saved. Major Nicholson was assigned as an air force instructor to the 158th in 1952. A veteran jet pilot, he compiled a total of 216 combat missions during World War li and the Korean conflict. lle had compiled over 2800 hours flying time, 500 of which were in jets, when his F-84. "flamed out" near Travis Field and crashed as he was attempting an emergency landing. Capt. Oelschig, a Savannah florist, was one of the five original members of the 1S8th upon its initial activation in October 1946. Inducted into federal service with the 158th in October 1950, he was participating in the fighter operations over Korea in 1951. While attacking an enemy position1 his plane was observed to be bit by anti-aircraft fire. He was listed as missing in action and was presumed dead in 1954. Lt. Thompson came to Savannah from Augusta and attended Savannah schools. As a member of the 158th in 19ct8, he was participating in aerial gunnery exercises with other members of the squadron when he had his fatal 
 
Capt. H. F. Minne~ 
 
New 20Jst Ad-visor 
 
Captain Harold F. ~Iinney f Army advisor to the \liss' is0s1''lner. 
 
National veteran, 
 
Guard and recent has been assigned 
 
aKs oIPrePd1I.1 
 
visor to the 201st Ordnance C a 
 
pany, effective 21 \larch. 
 
om. 
 
Capt: \Iinney replaces Capt. Frank D., \\m~, ,who wa~. tr.ansferred to JlJS\IAG, lJangkok, lhadand. 
 
. Ilavi~g jo~ned ~he Ore.gon i\ational 
 
Guard m 1906, Capt. ~hnney served 
 
aensteare<Gluaradcstmi.vaen 
 
until .19<~0 when he service with th 
 
coast artillery. In 1942 he receive~ 
 
his commission in Ordnance. 
 
During WW II, Capt. ~Iinney served 
 
with the First Army Ordnance in 
 
Europe. Heturning to the States in 
 
1915, he spent one year at the Ab- 
 
erdeen Proving Grounds in \laryland. 
 
The next two years, he served in 
 
Alaska. 
 
Capt. \Iinney reported to the Far 
 
I<-:ast in October 1953 and served 16 
 
months in Korea. Upon, his return 
 
from Alaska, he served three years 
 
and three months with the Missis 
 
sippi National Guard and another 
 
year at \lt. Ranier Ordnance Depot, 
 
Tacoma, Washington. 
 
accident. After making several pass es on the target, he was observed going into a spin at 2,500 feet, after which the plane crashed and was totally demolished. 
Lt. White, a native of Selma, Ala., came to Savannah as an airport traf fie controller with the CAA. He joined the 1.58th in 1949. \\hen the unit was called into active duty in 1950, he was transferred to California and subsequently began flying combat missions over Korea in F-80's. In June of 1951 he was performing a low-level strafing mission when his aircraft was hit by enemy ground fire with fatal results. 
It is a fine tribute to the heroism of our former Air Gm!rd pilots in Sa vannah rhat their rnemorv should be honorerl by their chosen ~itv in such 
a fitting g~sture. All who k;ew these 
valiant officers are grateful to Sa vannah for honoring them with street names as a lasting tribute. 
 
16 
 
MAR, APR, MAY '5 5 
 
 lfEW JIRMED FORCES PAY SCALES, Et=t=EC'T\11E l ~ tat. 
 
Pay Under Grade 2 
0-8 $963.30 0-7 800.28 0-6 592.80 0-5 474.24 0-4 400.14 0-3 326.04 C-2 259.36 0-1 222.30 
 
W-4 
W-3 W-2 W-1 
 
$332.90 302.64 264.82 219.42 
 
E-7 
E-6 E-5 E-4 E-3 E-2 E-1 E-1 
 
$206.39 175.81 145.24 
122.30 99.37 85.80 83.20 78.00 
 
Over 2 
$963.30 800.28 592.80 474.24 400.14 326.04 274.18 237.12 
$354.90 323.70 280.80 251.20 
$222.30 187.20 163.80 140.40 117.00 101.40 98.80 
 
Over 3 
$1,021.80 850.20 631.80 507.00 429.00 351.00 335.40 296.40 
$354.90 323.70 280.80 251.20 
$222.30 187.20 163.80 140.40 117.00 101.40 Q8.80 
 
Over 4 
$1,021.80 850.20 631.80 507.00 429.00 374.40 335.40 296.40 
$354.90 323.70 :2.80.80 251.20 
$230.10 195.00 183.30 159.90 132.60 109.20 106.60 
 
Over 6 
$1,021.80 850.20 631.80 507.00 429.00 405.60 351.00 312.00 
$370.50 331.50 288.60 266.30 
$23'7.90 214.50 191.10 167.70 140.40 11'7.00 106.60 
 
YEARS OF SERVICE 
 
Over 
 
Over 
 
Over 
 
Over 
 
8 
 
10 
 
12 
 
14 
 
COMMISSIONED OFFICERS 
 
$1,021.80 850.20 
631.80 507.00 452.40 421.20 
366.60 327.60 
 
$1,021.80 850.20 
631.80 507.00 483.60 436.80 382.20 343.20 
 
$1,021.80 850.20 
631.80 530.40 499.20 452.40 
397.80 358.80 
 
$1.021.80 850.20 631.80 561.60 514.80 
468.00 413.40 374.40 
 
WARRANT OFFICERS 
 
$386.10 339.30 304.20 286.30 
 
$401.70 347.10 319.80 294.10 
 
$421.20 
358.80 335.40 
305.30 
 
$452.40 374.40 350.00 313.60 
 
$253.50 222.30 202.80 179.40 148.20 124.80 106.60 
 
ENLISTED 
 
$261.30 234.00 
210.60 187.20 156.00 132.60 
106.60 
 
$273.00 241.80 218.40 195.00 159.90 132.60 
106.60 
 
$280.80 249.60 226.20 202.80 163.80 132.60 
106.60 
 
Over 16 
$1,021.80 850.20 655.20 577.20 530.40 483.60 413.40 374.40 
$468.00 382.20 357.80 321.40 
$288.60 257.40 234.00 210.60 163.80 132.60 106.60 
 
Over 18 
$1,021.80 850.20 717.60 608.40 561.60 499.20 413.40 374.40 
$483.60 405.60 373.40 337.00 
$304.20 273.00 241.80 218.40 163.80 132.60 106.60 
 
Over 22 
$1,021.80 850.20 748.80 639.60 577.20 514.80 413.40 374.40 
$499.20 428.00 389.00 352.60 
$319.80 288.60 257.50 218.40 163.80 132.60 106.60 
 
Over 26 
$1,021.80 904.80 780.00 670.80 592.80 514.80 H340 374.40 
$514.80 443.60 404.60 368.20 
$335.40 288.60 257.50 218.40 163.80 132.60 106.60 
 
Over 30 
$1,076.40 967.20 811.20 670.80 592.80 514.80 413.40 374.40 
$530.4{) 459.20 420.20 368.20 
$335.40 288.60 257.50 218.40 163.80 132.60 106.60 
 
 Under 4 months. 
 
PLAN NOW TO ATTEND THE 
1955 ANNUAL MEETING 
AIationa! {iuarJ o/JJociation o/ {ieorgia 
 
BILTMORE HOTEL , ATLANTA I GA. 
 
10-11 SEPTEMBER, 1955 
 
 :c:::; NATIONAL 
 
.... GUARO 
DEFENDS 
A.'d f SI~A 
 
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Ac qu isiti ons Divi3i~n The Univ e rsity of Geor gia Libraries The University of Georg ia Athens, Geor gia 
Alert Guardsmen Respond to Operation Minutem an 
 
OPERATING HE LICOPTERS AND BULLDOZERS was all in the night's wor k far Georgia National Guardsmen during Operation Min!Jteman activities . Lt. James Strickland, while actually shown taking off at Trav is Field in Savannah, seems to be hovering over Guardsmen of Co B, 878th Engineer Aviation Battalion in Atlanta. Lt. Strickland was on a surveillance 
 
miss ion for the 48th Div is ion Arti l le ry. The aviat ion e ngin eers load ed w i th plenty of h e avy equ ipm ent and "k now h ow ," s tood by with their powerful gradi ng equipmen t, ready to rush to ony sector of the ci ty needing their s e rvices. At right are Copt. Robert 0. Warr e n, Company Commander, WO F rank Far ris, Lt. 
Steve 0. Carroll and F irs t Sgt John R. Ra iner.