A Cadet Eyes the Future I THE ADJUTANT GENERAL'S GOVERNOR MARVIN GRIFFIN MESSAGE MAJOR GENERAL GEORGE J. HEARN Fellow Guardsmen: We are begi nning the period in our training .when we wi II put into practice the theorie s learned at our .weekly drills. It will be a period of intensive maneuve rs, requiring diligent application .of the principles of combat stressed throughout the year. As we go to press, Georgia Air National Guardsmen of .the I 16th Fighter Bomber Wing are bending to their annual task at Travis Field, Savannah. Next, the 108th AAA Brtgade will go into action at Camp Stewart 3-17 July. The 190th Tank Battalion .and the armored units of the 48th Infantry Division wi ll also encamp at Stewart 24 July 7 August. The Division encampment at F t. McClellan 14 28 August will complete the cycle of Nationa l Guard maneuvers this year. Coinciding with some of .these camps, fie ld training for personnel of separate units of the ANG will take place in such se para te areas as New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Mississippi .and South Carolina. Considering the fi ne performance of our units at drills this year, and the magnificent effort during Operation Minuteman, it is anticipated that ,aiJ our =Georgia Nationa l Guardsmen will display the same enthusi.osm ,engaging in summer <,_ _ _ _ , _ __ 1 'ltc Hour ADVANCJ: R.~GISTRATIOI\ $2.00 P~R PERSJ!J F::E GJCLOSED $_ _ _ _ FDH - - - PERS::lN( S) -- (Registratio: Jnly) If you live in the Atlanta area or do not desire hotel reserva,1ons, please enclose registration fee and fill in below: lName) --- (Street) (Rank) (City) (Organization) ~TO: Capt. Robert W. Kelly, 179th FA Bn, 935 E. Corederate Ave., S.E., Atlanta, Ga. "As President of the National Guard Association o~ Georgia, I would like to urge each officer to at- tend our annual meeting 'this year in Atlanta. We have prepared an inter- esting agenda and anticipate having o;1e of the finest meetings in our history. The meeting also gives you the opportunity to derive the maxi- mum benefit from your membership..:... by participating in the decisior.s and policies to be advanced and enjoy- ing the entertainment and fellowship associated with our conferences. A distinguished array of State and City officials as well as some of our top military leaders will honor us with their presence. It would behoove all of us to make every effort to have 100% attendance at this important meeting to be held at Atlanta's . Biltmore Hotel lO-ll September.'' ''I Would ]'k Charles C. Davis Colonel t President, NGA of\Ga. ;11 of the 116th I.e to Urge attend th Fighter B offic ti th be ona] !. s y e G e annual aruaI.nrd AA..s1so lllee/lll er ciatIoInngooff Win .. e,_ tot e""l~l~ to ''II fyr. It Will be t anta 10-11 Geor8ie J!articipati. W:lJ Worth Yo SePtero. h usiness f llg In the co d Ur While observin these se n .uct of tb: have n g t e ProcedUr ssions alld u.n.d e.r s ta ne vde rt h ea t t.e n d e d e s tb W' ill osbe wot o lllission of IllJportan etter PoIn]y as 0 Ur stro ce association a:nr d the an to With the and at th ~atteundg I ea of as OUr e are this Y m;mbership havin ears lllf'eting. the e same t' g a good t' Welfare a IllJe contri},. . line Georgia A.. 1r Nn,adt i.oandavJa nGc e m e n t-..otLfg"t-hteo uard. '' Bernard M Colonel Davey i I ! "All Georgia officers of 'the Army a'nd Aii- National Guard have an opp~r tunity to participate in the annual meeting of the National Guard Association of Georgia in Atlanta 10-ll September. The occasion is always one which is thoroughly e:;~joyed by the membership. Through these friendly gatherings of our offi.::ers from th Infantry, AAA, and Air components, a feeling of unity is ei~P,!':nde;ed whidt gives us greater strength and results in greater achivement. The cy;a of /hLnta and of Georgia wi!l be on our associationwhen we meet. City and Statt> nfficials will be with us at our opening session, and I urge ea.::h officer to make every effort to come to Atlanta and make this the biggest meeting in the history of our association." George J. Hearn, Ma)or General The Adjutant General - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - -- ---:---------THE GEORG I A GUARDSMAN THEGE0RGIA .~. GUARDSmA n June, Jul y 1955 No. 4 P .,. ubl ico tion of the De po rtme n t of De fen se, M1 1tor~ o1v ~s1o n, .S.at e f Geor gi a . Pu b l1sh ed on the Inter :s t of the Ge o r g ia No t i on a l Guard d d i s tribu t e d fr ee to membe rs of : 1'4ot io nol Gu a rd of Ge o r gi a . T he GA~oPrSds mb n mat rece ives e ria l ap AFPSmote ri pearing her o e l. in ,. ... cannot be reprinte d w i thout wri tten r~is si on of Armed. Forces Pre ss Servic e, 641 Washington Street, ~ "' Yark 14, N. Y. LT. COL. DO ALD E . MEES Ma naging Direc tor MAJ OR DOUGLAS EMDRY E d i t or SEHCEANT DON GREER !!holographic T echnic ian Pu bl ication and Ed i tori a I Offi ce 95 9 E. Confederate Ave ., S. E . Atlanta, Georgia * * * Honora ble Marv in Ghffin Governor of Georg ia ~la jor Gene ra l Ge brge J. llearn The Adjutant General * * The op m wns expressed in Th e Georgia Guardsman are th ose of the Staff Writers of the publication and membe rs of the Georgia Na- tional Guard and do not necessarily refle ct any official views of the Offic e of the Adjutant General of Georgia. OUR COVER . FUT URE AIR FORCE Cadet Thomas G. Bowen eyes 4 Thunderjets of the Ga. ANG in this striking composite photo by M/ Sgt Neil A. Bates of the Air Technical Det at Dobbins AFB. A/ 2C Bowen is the first airman in the Ga. ANG and Possibly the first Air Guardsman in the notion to qualify for appointment to the new Air Force Academy in Colorado. The complete story appears in this e d i ti o n . GRO UN D BR OK EN FO R WAYCR OSS AR /,; ORY -Ca p ta in Ch arle s Blo unt, commanding officer of Co mpa ny G, 121 s t Infant ry brea k s ground fo r the new $99,000 Armory in Waycross at ce remonies con d u cted on Ma y 2, while sm il ing city and county officials look on. In the pic ture a re (le ft to ri gh t) L t . C o l. Hugh Broo ks , commander o f th e 2 nd Botta Iion, 121 s t Infantry; L t. t; orman Gi II is, Hq , Second Bn; City Manage r C ha rles Dixon; Warrant Offic er James McLeod of C om pany G; C le rk o f Court Erin Johnson; First Sgt. Le m Purd o m of Co mpa ny G; City Commis s ioners V in cent Settle an d John Harrison; Lt. Robe rt Ma tt of Compa ny G; May or Mc Gre go r May o; Lt. R. W. Farr of Company G and Or d inary Martin Ho lt. (Photo by R o ger Williams - Way cross Journal Herald) Operation Minuteman Proved Zeal Of Troops to Ans w er Duty's Call Ev idently the spontaneous reaction of our Georgia Guardsmen to the Operation Minuteman tes t proved one point: Guardsmen put duty to their country a bove persona l considerations. Most noteworthy was the case of Pfc Donnie L. Keith of the 48th Military P olice Company in Springfield. P fc Keith res ides in Savannah and had just taken his wife to the Telfair Hospital to have a baby. Notified of Operation Minuteman a t1925 h ours , he le ft his wife in the delivery r oom and sped to his unit 30 miles away. After the alert was over, he re tur ned to the hospital and dis covered his ch ild, a 7 lb. 14 oz . boy , was born at 1938 hours, while he was enrou te to his armory. We heard of another instance where a Guardsma n, attending his service s ta tion, got the call on the night of the a le rt as he was filling a cus tomers ' car. It was reported tha t he turned the hose over t o the startled custome r with the comment "Ta ke care of the station for me 'til I get back!" Three hours later he re turned. We are still trying to tra ck down the origin of this ep isode. Then we have the case of the de layed action. Three country boys from Homerville, members of Co G, 121st In Regt , Waycross, didn't get the word on Operation Minute man the night of the alert. However , they did hear about it the nex t morning and hastened to Waycross, re portin g to their ar mory at 9. a. m. They were Sgt. Roy E . Strickland, Cp l. William B. Shirley and Pvt Martis S . Harper. Another devoted member of Co G took a bus from Waycross t o Atla nta to join the Army the afternoon of the alert . Arriving in Atla nta, he changed his mind and took the nex t bus back to Way cross. Hearing of the a lert when he fina lly arrived at home at 4 a .m. the next morning, he took a little nap. Then he too got up and char ge d out to h is armory a nd reported he was ready . JUNE , JULY 1955 THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - : : - - - -- - - - - - - - - -- GEORGIA ANG'S first appointee to the Air Force Academy, A/2C Thomas G. Bowen, works at his desk at Dobbins AFB where he is employed with the Air Technical Detachment. At right, he is briefed by Capt. Glenn Herd, l28th Fighter Bomber Squadron, on the T-33 jet trainer. Airman Bowen reports to Lowery AFB 11 July prior to entering the first class in the AF Academy'& history. A~2C Thonn.as Go Bowen Wins A JP>JP>Ji.ninn.enf AF Academy Out of the 6,000 applicants taking the examination for entrance to the Air Force Academy, out of the 300 in the nation who were accepted and out of the 6 allotted to Georgia, one fortunate cadet will be A/2C Thomas G. Bowen pf the Georgia Air National Guard's 116th Food Service Squadron at Dobbins Air Force Base. Notified of his selecti.on while leading his rifle team to an unprecedented victory over infantry and signal teams, Airman Bowen becomes the first Georgia Air National Guardsman to be selected for the newly established Air Force Academy. . Airman Bowen did not get his appointment accidentally by any means. His determination to be in the first class is obvious: In July of '54 he took his first examination as a selectee of Congressman James C. Davis. In February of this year he took the examination again in competition with other Georgia Air National Guardsmen. On 10 March he 'took the Air Force examination. He doesn't know which exam qualified him for the appointment. Emmett O'Donald, Deputy Chief of Staff, USAF, notifying Bowen of his acceptance. The evening the telegram arrived Airman Bowen was engaged in leading his rifle team to victory in the State semi-finals of the small-bore rifle match. The elated parents telephoned the armory to tell their son the good news. However~ Airman Bowen was shooting so well the Guardsman who answered the call didn't relay the message for fear the possible excitement would spoil his deadly aim. After the match was over he called his parents for the good news. His score for the evening was 270 out of a possible 300. It marked the first time the Air Guard had entered the rifle matches, much less gained the finals , where they lost The parents of Airman Bowen re- to the more experienced team of ceived a telegram from Lt. Gen._ Hq & Hq Co, 1st Bn , 12lst lnf Re gt, Macon. Airman Bowen is re gularly em- ployed as an Air Te chnician at Dobbins Air Force Base and pres ' ently lives at 1039 E. Lake Drive, Decatur, Georgia. He joined the Air Guard 10 Feb 54 and graduated from Decatur High School in June 1954. At De catm" High he was adjutant of his ROTC unit. Airman Bowen's future is promisin g. As a member of the or iginal class of the Air Force Academy , he will embark on a career bristling with opportunities. All of us in the Georgia National Guard con gratulate Airman Bowen for his outstanding accomplishment and wish him well in his endeavors. The first class in the history of the United States Air Force Acad emy will ~ommence at Lowery Air Force Base, Colorado,ll July 1955. The late W. C. Fields discus 'sing his relatives: "AU the men were bearded. Come tQ .think of it, so were most of the women." 2 JUNE, JUL Y 1955 ajor Harold F. Kluber. Vacates Post, Capt. Ben Bruce is new Air Adm. Asst. The position of Air Administrative Assistant of the State Department of De- will be vacated by Major Harolp F. Kluber about l July when he leaves Adjutant General's office for civilian pursuits in Savannah. He will be 'n~~cec;ued by Capt. Benjamin H. Bruce, Adjutant, ll6th Maintenance and ly Group. jor Kluber was responsible for ing up the air section within the office when the position was authocized in May of 1952. As the operation of the air section became ll(lfe involved and complex due to dae increase in Air National Guard personnel and authorization of ad- ditional units, personnel of the air 1ection was increased to four, including a personnel officer and two ~ecretaries. Besides coordinating Air National Guard activities with the Adjutant General's office, the air section also administers five ~eparate mits of the Air Guard for- mally processed by the ll6th Fighter Bomber Wing as their higher head- quarters. Entering military service from Rochester, N.Y., 26 June 1942, Ma- MAJOR HAROLD F. KLUBER jor Kluber served as squad leader with the 88th Infantry Divis ion. In November of thatyear he entered the Anti-aircraft Artillery OCS at Camp Davis, N. C., graduating as a Lieu- tenant in January, 1953. Major Kluber served as Executive Officer and Battery Commander of the 491 AAA AW I3n in the ETO un- til March 1946. Later he was as- signed to the 317th FA Bn, serving with this unit until he joined the Air National Guard. His first association with the Air Guard came when he joined the ll7th AC&W Squadron in Savannah 17 May 1948. Appointed Captain in the unit, Major Kluber served until 14 Decem- ber 1950 when his unit was federal- ized during the Korean emergency. He was assigned as Inspector for the CAPT. BEN BRUCE 154th AC&W Gp. When this period of active duty ended 16 May 1952, he Armstrong J unior College in Savan- joined Headquarters, Georgia Air National Guard in Atlanta and was nah and has comp leted courses at Georgia Tech. He is married to the appointed Air Administrative As- former Harriet Morse of Savannah. sistant effective l June. They have three children, Diane, Major Kluber is a graduate of Steve and John. JUNE, JULY 1955 Capt. Bruce is a veteran member of the Air National Guard, having joined the ll6th Fig~ter Group, 54th Fighter Wing at Dobbins AFB 15 Dec 46, serving as Sergeant Major. His military career began when he entered active duty 5 July 53 at Ft. McPherson as clerk-typist in the station hospital. Continuing in the medical branch, he served with the 130th Evacuation Hospital as clerk-typist in the ETO. Later he was assigned to the l7l~t Evacuation Hospital at Ft. Bragg as Personnel Sergeant until his discharge 4 February 46. After his initial tour of duty with the Air Guard, Capt. Bruce progressed rapidly from Sergeant Major to Warrant Officer and was commissioned 5 Sept 50, shortly before going on active duty with the Wing as Personne I Officer during the Korean conflict. His tour of duty included service in Japan from l Aug 51 to l June 52. He was released from AD14 Juneand assigned as Adjutant, ll6th M & S Gp from 10 July 52 until the present. Capt. Bruce is a graduate of Toccoa High School, Perry Business School, Brunswick, and the Atlanta Law School. He has attended the Atlanta Division, U. of Ga., from Jan 53 to present date. He is married to the former Margaret Bullock of Atlanta. They have three children, Danny, Donna and Tommy. 48TH DIY HQ SHOOTS MOVIES Noting that the 560th Engineer Battalion is undertaking the making of a color movie of their activities, 48th Divis ion Headquarters in Macon reports that they have already produced a 10 minute movie of their summer camp activities last year. They plan to "take a lot more film this year" also. WO Leonard C. Grace, unit administrative assistant, is the Division Headquarters' movie maker. 3 THE GEORGIA G U A R D S M A N - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Guardsman Magazine Wins AFPS ('('Certificate of Merit.,., 2nd Time "Readability, News Balance, Makeup" CHANGES IN ARMOR INF DIVISIONS SEEJV' Washington (AFPS)- The existi battalion and the regiment will pro~ ably be eliminated when the Army' Commended by Press Service Chief The Georgia Guardsman magazine has been awarded the Armed Forces Press Service "Certificate of Merit" for the second time for its issues during the first quarter of 1955. A similar certificate was given the magazine. for issues published in April, May and June 1953. Only one award can be gtven in any twelve month period. Greer is the photographic techni- Commendations to the Staff of the cian, responsible for processing the Guardsmen were received from l\lajor pictures and making plates. The General Edgar C. Erickson, Chief of Guardsman is printed by Mr. Ben the National Guard Bureau; Major Ellington on an offset press. Mrs. General Gilman C. Mudgett, Chief of Marie Jones is the magazine's Information and Education; and Rear vari-typist. Miss Jerry Chiles sets Admiral H. 0. Larson, Director of the headlines with Fototype. infantry divisions are re-pac kageda Squads would he larger. The reo~ ganization is expected this summer. The division would fight with three "c omhat commands. " Under each command would he "battle groups," slightly larger than present battalions. The number of groups in each command would depend on the the mission. Maj. Gen. James M. Gavin, Assistant Chief of Staff, G3 of the Army presented this picture at a special Pentagon press conference. The new the AFPS. Admiral Larson said "This recog- nition of achievement is awarded each quarter to outstanding Service publications which are selected for their general attractiveness, conformity with journalistic principles, readability, proper news balance and makeup, on the basis of all issues for the period Please convey the congratulations of the Office of the Arrred Forces Information and education and of the Armed Forces Press Service to the Georgia Guards- The Georgia Guardsman is a publication of the Department of Defense, Military Division, State of Georgia. Material is gathered and edited by Lt. Col. Mees, State Pub lie Information Officer, and Major Embry, Asst. P .1.0. Brigadier General Homer Flynn was Managing Director of The Guardsman for the January 1955 edition which featured coverage of the inauguration activities of Governor Marvin Griffin. division should he more capable of either atomic or conventional war. The reorganized division would not be much smaller than the 17,200 man strength of the present infantry division. But its more and smaller elements would have greater mobility and balance. The armored division, now numbering 14,500 men, might be smaller hut not significantly so. It presents less of a reorganization problem, Gen. Gavin said. man Staff." General Mudgett forwarded the commendation with the citation "Please convey the congratulations of the Office of Information and Ed- ucation to the very capable staff of this excellent publication, the Geor- gia Guards rna n." General Erickson said "This CERTIFICATE OF MERIT award is especially noteworthy since the Georgia Guardsman has previ- ously received similar recognition. According to the records of the Na- tional Guard Bureau, a Department of Defense Certificate of Merit was awarded for the issues of your mag- azine for the months of April - June To the G E 0 R G I A GUARDs If AN for its issues for the months of Jan u a,.- y - lf arch 1 o 'l 'i 1953. .. . In behalf of the National The Armed Forces Preu Service has selected this newspaper for the Department of Defeme Guard Bureau, I wish tocommend the New1paper Award m a positive factor in promoting efficiency, welfare and general morale of staff of the Georgia Guardsman for personnel through its excellence of content, news interest and effectiveness o/ design. achieving this signal honor." The Staff of the Guardsman con- sists of Lt. Col. Donald E. Mees, Managing Director and Major Doug- ,.... - I M J3 H~~ L.PECIALISr SECOND Cl.ASS CORPORAL C:.PECIAL15T' THIRD CLA.5 These ate the non-com and specialist insignia that will be worn when the Army puts into effect its new personnel management system July 1. Below the grade of E-4, there will be no specialist or noncom designations. REAR RANK HONORING THE MEMORY of 4 Georgia Air Notional Guard pi lots of the 128th Fighter Bomber Squdron, the Georgia Insti tute of Technology in Atlanta dedicated a bronze plaque at ceremonies in the Tech Library 28 May. Honored were Capt. ldon M. Hodge, Jr., Lt. Samuel P. Dixon, Jr., L t. William A. Tennant and Lt. Elwood C. Kent all students or alumni of Georgia Tech when they lost their lives 6 December 1953. The close relatives of the pilots attended the ceremonies. Standing beside the plaque which reads : "In Memoriam to these Tech men who gave their lives in the service of their Country," ore fi ve of th e ir fellow fliers. They ore, left to right. Lt. Wynne Daughters, Capt. John Hayes, Major Bill Haines, Lt. Col. Joel Paris and Capt. James D. Eastham. 12 "Did you whistle?'' JUNE, JULY 1955 --------------------------------------------------------------------THE GEORGIA GUAROSMAN CPL CLARK A. HUDSON RECEIVES SOLDIER OF YEAR AWARD; OTHER GUARDSMEN HONORED Cpl Clark A. Hudson Douglasville Unit's "Soldier of Year" Continuing a policy of rewarding the individual efforts of its Guards- lieD, Douglasville's Co D, 122nd lafantry Regiment, Ga. NG , honored ita faithful members with plaques at arecent drill. CorporalClarkA. Hudson received the unit's Soldier of the Year award ..om Lt. Millard F . Grainger, Com- pany Commander, for his personal appearance, drill attendance, re- cruiting a bility and overall perfor- a nce of duty. Seventeen Co D Guardsmen were siven an engraved plaque on which their names were inscribed for hav- ing 100% drill attendance and a tten- dance at summer camp. In the group photo above are, left to right, front row, Sgt Elmer A. Morris, Cpl Perry J, Walton, Sgt Clyde Walker, Sgt Frank M. Hall, SFC Buner H. Lee, lnd SFC Lovie J. Long. Back row Ire Pfc James L . White, Pfc Roy C. Rowland, Col. Harold L. Jackson, Sgt Bobby F. Jackson, Pfc James ft. Daniell,SFC John E . Segars, Sr., Sgt Roy C. Smith and Cpl Clark A. Hudson. Others receiving the plaque ~t not available for the photo were L Sgt Walter House and J. Manley, SFC Sgt Grady Kite. Walter Gen. Ridgeway Warns of Vast Russian Army Washington (AFPS)-Congress has made public testimony from closed hearings last February in which General Matthew B. Ridgeway declared that the Russian Army "is the most powerful land combat force" in the world today. In the hearin gs, held before a House Appropriations SubCommittee, GeneralRidgeWly s a id that the RussianArJPy is "equipped and disposed to undertake a ma jor war with little warning." The Army Chief of Staff also pointed out that many other Communist bloc armies are undergoing extensive modernization programs although their progress is much slower than the Russian Army. General Ridgeway's testimony was given to the 15-man Congressional Appropriations Group in discussions of the Army's budget for the 1956 fiscal year. The four-star general also pointed out that work is progressing in the Army on a surface-to-air guided missile which, if successful, will contribute greatly to the nation's "low altitude defense." He said that work is continuing on a longer range missile that will allow "maximum exploitation of avail- able destructive effect in new and improved warheads ." Secretary of the Army Robert T. Stevens also testified at the hearings and told Congressmen that the Army intends to spend $367 ,000,000 on its research and development program during the 1956 fiscal year. This compares with $353,000,000 spent in fiscal '55 Mr. Stevens declared that the Army must be prepared to fight in any type of war and said that despite atomic weapons "ultimately we must fight on the ground to achieve victory." Sgt. Theodore Kilgore Cops Culinary Ciiation Sergeant Theodore Kilgore, Btry C, 250th AAA Bn, Moultrie, has been -designated as "Honor Student" for his perfor mance of duty in the Cooking Course conducted by Third Army. Having completed the course 25 Feb, Sgt. Kilgore was informed he had received this rating for having achieved a numerical grade above the average for the entire course. He also displayed "to a high high degree, the qualities most desired ina soldier of the U.S. Army." JUNE, JULY 1955 13 THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN ------------------------~---------------------------------------- Civil Air Patrol Cadets Shown 34TH DIV PLANS REUNION Operation of Savannah Squadron The 8th annual reunion of the 34th Infantry Division will be held Se Savannah's Civil Air Patrol squadron took over Travis Field and the 158th Fighter Bomber Squadron, Georgia Air National Guard, on Thursday, 24 Feb- ruary 1955. quarters and the duties of the base The local cadets received special commander. Cadet Levison was also permission and were excused from permitted to attend a staff meeting tember 16th, 17th, and 18th' 1955,ap-t Hotel Paxton, Omaha, Nebraska. F information, ~it.e . the se cretary~ 3A4rgthonInnefaAntrrmyorDy,ivDiseisonMAoisnseos,ciIaotwioa~' school classes for the purpose of which was conducted by Colonel visiting the Air Guard. They were assembled at the high school and brought to base headquarters at Travis Field by an Air Guard bus. The Kelly for the staff officers and unit commanders. The cadets enjoyed a luncheon at the 158th canteen, after which they Major John Mikula1 Is Signal ,Advisor group of 37 cadets was welcomed returned to their sections. Cadet Major John MikuJas, Jr., former by Lieutenant Colonel William H. Levison then went with Major Smith member of the Military Ass istance Kelly, Base Detachment Commander, to hase operations where he met the Advisory ~roup, Japan, has been re- and Major Donald H. Smith, Com- pilots on the Air Defense ''five-min- turned to the St4tes and assigned aa mander of the 158th. In the absence ute alert" and operations persotmel. advisor to the 48th Signal Company of cadet commander Loper, cadet ad- Later the CAP squadron assem- and State Headquarters De tachment. jutant Robert Levison commanded bled in the pilots briefing room Major Mikulas replaces Major ~he CAP squadron. where Captain Phillips D. Hamilton Edgar H. Boren, who was transferred The cadets were assembled into briefed them on the aerial flyover to New F oundland. six groups according to their jobs in and demonstration that he and 1st Having joined the regular army in the squadron. These six groups Lieutenant Edward A. Woodard, Jr. 1936, Major Mikulas served in the were: operations, motor pool, com- would perform for them. After the enlisted ranks in the Signal Corps munications, supply, orderly room, briefing the group assembled around until he Went on extended active and maintenance personnel. An ex- the public address system truck and in 1943. perienced airman from each of the radio truck. A hook-up between During World War II, Major Mikulas these sections of the 158th was the two aucks permitted the group to served with the 3ll8th Signa l Serv- assigned to each group to escort hear the pilots as they called their ice Battalion in Europe. Returning them on a tour of the base facilities. air speeds, altitudes, and next ma- to the States in 1947, he spent four Included in the tour was a briefing of the function of ea~h section by neuvers, from takeoff time to the time they landed. years and nine months at Ft. Monmouth, N. J, before going to Japan. the various section leaders, a visit to the control tower, weather station, ll7th Aircraft Control & Warning Flight area to see radar units in op- eration, and to the permanent field training site facilities. After the tour each group went to their respective secti;:,ns where they actually pitched in and worked. The motor pool cadets dispatched ve- hicles, communications cadets op- erated the equipment in that section, maintenance cadets helped install a jet engine, and admin istrative per- sonnel assigned orderly room per- sonnel. In ea ch section the cadets had the opportunity to work with ex- perienced personne l and actually see how each section of a fighter squad- ron operates . During the vis it Cadet Levison was es corted on a tour of the base to ohserve the overa ll functions of ea ch section. Col one l Kelly briefed him on the operat ions of a base Head- The Civil Air Patrol cadets of Savannah are shown on the ramp at Travis Field beside one of the ISBth Fighter Squadron's F-84 Thunderjets . They were given a tour of the Air National Guard installations and were familiar ized with the operation of a jet fighter squadron. 14 JU~~E. JULY 1955 08th AAA Brig. I-Iqs. Receives Superior Rating It looks like the Headquarters 0 the Georgia National Guard ,e leading the way and setting a sood exa mple for their commands to follow. Last month we reported that State Headquarters Detachment and Hq, 48th Infantry Division had received uperior ratings at their annu;'ll arI/IOry inspec tions. The latest to receive the coveted rating is Headquarters and Head.-ters Battery,108thAAA Brigade, inder. The Brigade is commanded by Major General George J. Hearn, the Adjutant General. Lt. Richard B. Russ ell III commands the Headquarters Battery. The inspection report indicated the unit had made excellent progress eince FY 1954 as evidenced by the increase in enlisted strength and euperior past attendance record: ''Organization was outstanding with experienced, alert and enthusiastic personnel occupying most key pos itions.Administrative records,supply ~ecords and maintenance were 1uperior. "Question ing of the men in ranks ~evealed that past training had been very effective. Training observed was exceptionally well planned and presented, with excellent class participation. Morale was outstanding as indicated by the 100% attendance at drill the night of the inspection and the appearance ofthe personnel. "The Brigade Staff participates in a we ll-planned and progressive staff training program. All members appeared to be experienced and qualified to perform their assigned duties. This unit was well led and administered by capable and efficient personnel." Brigadier General Charlie F. Camp, Assistant Adjutant General f~~' Army,commended General Hearn, his staff and unit personnel for s . achieving the outstanding rating of up e n o r . " J.UNE, JULY 1955 THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN CHATHAM ARTILLERYMEN celebrated their 169th Ann iversary 14 May in Savannah with a dinner and donee that marked another historic milestone in the sago of the 230th FA Bn and 48th Div Arty Hq, modern counterparts of the early colonial organization. Shown ore key personnel of the Chatham Artillery and some of their guests. They ore, left to ri ght, Copt. O'Dell Scruggs, Secretary; Lt. Col. August G. Badenhoop, President; T. J. Turner, 1st Vice President; Copt. George F. Hoffman, receiver of a gold medal for his service to the organization; Col. Charles L. Davis, President, t~otional Guard Association of Georgia; and three members of Atlanta's Gate City Guard: Col. Raymond Spitler, General Fronk Kopf and Copt. R. S. Little. t The Chaplain" Corner 8y IIAJOH HtRMA N IIlLEY 950 tl:U ,1~ Bn IMMORTALITY "If a man die, shall he live again?" This question is more ancient than Job and and yet as modern as today's newspapers. It has ever been on the lips of mankind. We do believe in-life after death. Such a faith has enabled many of our fightin g men to die in triumph in defense of their country. I3y immortality we do not mean merely the survival of personal influe'l.ce or the reabsorption into God. We are concerned with personal immortality, the faith which believes that after death we continue to live as individuals, that we will live in fellowship with God and with one another, that we continue to work for good. All of nature joins at this season of the year .to answer in the affirmative to the question. Picture the verdant grasses, the tree limbs long barren now bursting forth into greenery, flowers blooming, seeds being dropped in the ground to die that they might live. The Philosophers point to immortality on a basis of their theological reasonings. Life at its best is limited. A hereafter is needed to remove the restrictions of the here. The now is incomplete. The beyond will be infinite. Man does not realize his potentialities in this life. Undeserved evils cry out for cosmic justice beyond the , span of our brief existence. Victor Hugo put it this way : "The tomb is not a blind alley but a thoroughfare. It closes on the twilight, opens on the dawn." Christianity points to an empty tomb in declaring that death has lost its sting and the grave no longer is victorious. The resurrection of Jesus Christ affirms life beyond death. "I3ecause I live, Ye shall live also." Christians believe with Paul, "I know in whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep that which I have committed to Him against that day." 15 THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- SELLERS SELLS POPE'S POOP Far be it from us to backtrack, but when a case has merit, we recognize it. In the last edition we composed a little story praising the efforts of the 560th Engr Bn which publishes "The Hot Poop," a monthly informational le tter. Judging from the inside scoop the periodical contained, we guessed that the annonymous editor was Capt. Hollis W. Pope, battalion adjutant. "To err is human" so the y say, and we did. The talented editor is none other than Lt. Thomas J. Sellers, Asst. S-3 and Troop I & E Officer, otherwise employed as Reporter and Assistant City Editor of the Columbus Ledger. President Praises Guard Minutemen National Guard units throughout the nation have received a commendation from President Eisenhower foc the Guard's outstanding performance of duty during Operation Minuteman, the nationwide test alert of the Army and Air National Guard. Transmitted through the Secretary of Defense, the commendation reads: "Reports have indicated that the recent tests of the availability a nd readiness of the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard were outstanding. This practice alert and the response of the units and members of the Guard is deserving of special commendation. The President has authorized me to address such a commendation to all concerned and I would appreciate it if you would bring this commendation to the attention of all units of the Army and Air National Guard." Commendation "The Presiden t of the United States has authorized the Secretary of Defense to commend in his name the Nati onal Guard Bureau, the Governors of the several States, Territories and the District of Colum bia, and the officers and men of the Army and Air National Guard, for a job we ll done during the recent practice alert; Operation Minuteman." It was signed Charles E . Wilson. TANKS FOR THE MEMORY might be the title of this picture of the old M-4 and the new M-47 tank s now appear ing in armor units of the Geor gia National Guar d. Here they are lined up in Fitzgerald at the armory of CoB, 190th Tank Battalion. The ph oto depicts the contrast in th e old and new. The Sherman (M-4) at left weighs 36 ton s and mounts a 7Smm gun, while th e Patton (M- 47) weighs some 49 tons and carr ies the potent 90m m gun . Guard units at Marietta, Bainbridge, Forsyth , Americus an d Eastman also have the M-47. The light M-41 Walker Bulldog tanks are at LaGran ge a nd For- syth. (Photo by Hardy Owens ) t The Chaplain's Corner I~y MAJOR HER ,v!AN IH LEY PRAYER "Lord, teach us to pray." This was the request which the disciples made of Jesus. They were convinced that Jesus knew how to pray. His prayer life is certainly a pattern for us to follow. It was Dr. George A. Buttrick who said, "Prayer is either the primary fact of the religious life or it is the world's wors t delusion." We who have be come disciples of prayer confirm that it is the basic fact of our experience with God. Prayer is practicing the presence of God. It is both talking and listening. It is consecrated work with God. And above all, it is cooperation with God in the daily business of living. Dr. Alexis Carrel, outstanding physician and scie ntist, wrote concerning prayer: "Prayer is the most powerful form of energy that one can generate. Its res ults can be measured in terms of increased buoyancy, greater inte llec tual vigor, moral stamina, and a deeper understanding of human relationshi ps . .. When we pray we link ourselves with the inexhaustible motive power that spins the world." Earnes t prayer releases man's best self. As we commune with God we be come unafraid. Through listening to God we achieve peace of mind. As we pray, we become conscious of the reality of God's presence with us. 16 JUNE, JUL Y 1955 f t ,u;., ;, ~,~,'!.~~.~h: '~~.::M, jM llu