The Georgia guardsman [Vol. 8, no. 2 (Mar., Apr. 1958)]

March-April 1968

THE

ADJUTANT

GENERAL'S

MESSAGE

GOVERNOR MARVIN GRIFFIN

MAJOR GENERAL CHARLIE F. CAMP

Fellow Guardsmen:
The splendid response of each of you to my recent messages, letters and publications concerning the proposed destruction of the Guard 1s most gratifying. Your response bore fruit in that prominent citizens of practically all Guard communities carried protests, along with yours, to the Halls of Congress. Practically all states have taken similar action thereby uniting our efforts.
The reaction of Congress has already appeared in a strongly-worded resolution before House Armed Forces Sub-committee No. 1 on 4 March, a copy of which was sent each unit. This resolution recommended that the strength of the Army Guard be maintained at 400,000, that the Department of the Army proceed with the development of plans for a revised troop basis with the advice and assistance of the Army National Guard Committee, and that, prior to implementation, these plans would be approved by the respective Governors.
It was my fervent hope that I would be able to report to you in this edition that we were victorious in the battle for the survival of our National Guard. Such is not the case, however. The Department of Defense, through the Department of the Army, is continuing its determined efforts to reduce our strength and number of units. This would ultimately destroy the Guard and its capability to perform its mission. Apparently ignoring the recommendations of the resolution cited above, the Department of the Arm y is determined to implement its original plan as conceived and submitted last fall without further study, or advice and assistance from the National Guard.
As late as 28 March, the Secretary of the Army requested the support of our Governor in implementing the Reserve Components Reorganization Plan. The plan as it stands, calls for an overall loss of 1857 units out of our present 5489 in the Army Guard. This loss exceeds the 30% previously estimated. This plan was not acceptable when first submitted last fall and is not FlCCeptable now. It is apparent that the Department of Defense is determined that Congress shall not stand in its way.
I urge each of you to "rekindle the flame" at community level. We haven't won the Battle. We must continue our fight NOW and until we are victorious. I am confident we are not ready now, nor will we be in the future, to yield to a dictatorial central power our rights as soverign people.

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THE GEORGIA GUARDSMAN

Vol. 8 Mar, Apr 1958 No.2
A publication of the Department of Defense, Military Division, State of Georgia. Published in the interest of the Georgia National Guard and distributed free to members of the National Guard of Georgia. The Guardsman receives AFPS material.

MAJOR DOUGLAS EMBRY Editor
LT. ROBERT H. SPRAYBERRY Art Editor
SERGEANT DON GREER Photograph ic Technic ian
MISS GERALDINE CHILES Editorial Secretary
MR . BEN L. ELLINGTON Printing Supervisor
MRS. PATRICIA L. BRYANT Vari-typist

Publication and Editorial Office

959 E. Confederate Ave., S. E .

Atlanta 2, Georgia







Honorable Marvin Griffin Governor of Georgia

Major General Charlie F. Camp The Adjutant General







The opinions expressed in the Geor
-..ti~ GtUZrdsman are those of the Staff nters of the publication and mem-
bers of the Georgia National Guard
0 not necessarily re fleet any official. views of the Office of the
A.ti7rdant General of Georgia.

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ONE OF THE ARNG'S M-48 TANKS AS IT PAUSED IN ATLANTA ENROUTE TO FT. STEWART

Newer M-48 Tanks Replacing M-47's;

256 'Iron Monsters' Authorized Ga.ARNG

Freshly reconditioned M-48 tanks are streaming out of the Alabama hills to replace the Georgia National Guard's M-47 armor.
The late model medium tan k will be used by Georgia Guardsmen at summer camp this year. Fort Stewart ranges will be bulging with 207 of the iron monsters.
Delivery of one to each letter company of a tank battalion will be completed by 15 May so tankers might become familiar with the M-48' s characteristics before camp time. In all, a total of 256 M-48' s will be assigned to Georgia units when deliveries are completed from the Anniston Ordnance Depot.
The main differences between the M-47 and M-48?
The M-48 has an elliptical hull and turret to provide maximum ballistic protection against antitank projectiles. It has improved ammuni tion storage and a more efficient fire control system which increases fire

power, accuracy and speed of engaging targets.
The newer tank has a crew of only four, compared with five for the M-47. It weighs 5,000 pounds less than the M-47. It mounts a 90mm gun, plus .50 and .30 caliber machine guns.
JO Units "Superior"
Superior units of the Georgia National Guard, based on the 195758 annual federal inspections, are as follows: Hq & Hq Btry, 108th AAA Brigade Btry A, 950th AAA Bn (75mm) Btry C, 250th AAA Gun Bn Btry C, lOlst AAA Gun Bn Btry D, lOlst AAA Gun Bn Med Det, lOlst AAA Gun Bn Hq & Hq Co, Combat Command B Hq & Hq Co, Combat Command C Co A, 162nd Tank Battalion Co A, 171st Armd In{ Bn

Our Cover ..
Georg ia's proudest trophies of the Revolutionary Wor, the Chatham Artillery's two cannon presented to the historic National Guard organization by George Washington , now are prominently displayed in the City of Savannah. Given to the City by the Chatham Artillery on Muster Day, 22 February 58, the cannon had been the proud possession of the Savannah artillerymen since
Washington's visit in 1791. (Photo courtesy Savannah Morning News)

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discovered the body of the 60year-

Guardsmen Respond to Four

old man 29 March on the northernmost tip of Wassaw Island near

State Emergency Summonses Savannah. Recovery of the body was a joint operation of the National

Emergency missions have been performed by several Georgia National Guard organizations and t'ndividuals recently on both a volunteer and call-out basis. Responding to these emergencies, Guardsmen searched by air and ground for victims of air crashes and drowning accidents.
Here are the highlights of those missions:
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Two fishermen drowned in the Chattachoochee River near Carrollton late in March. One body was recovered within one week after the accident; the other has not been found. National Guardsmen from Newnan and Douglasville participated in the search. Capt. Estep's Co B, 48th Recon Bn fran Newnan searched for five days by motor boat

Guard, Coast Guard auxiliary and the Navy.
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The crash of a light plane bearing a father and his two daughters near Jeffersonville brought Guardsmen from Dublin to the scene with am bulances and rescue apparatus. How. ever, the plane, which apparently ran out of fuel before it could make a landing at Macon, was demolished and all aboard perished.
The twin-engined Piper Apac he was the object of an intense land-air search for approximately 24 hours before it was found by a Negro tenant

and dingy without success. They covered 10 miles of the river each day from dawn to dark. The pneumatic raft is an issue item of the recon company.
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Newnan Guardsmen search Chattahoochee for drowned fishermen.
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Major Henry J. Chandler, flying at low altitude in an L-19 of the Army

farmer 31 March. Colonel William V. Crowley, commander of the 160tb Tank Battalion, directed 25 Guardsmen to the scene. The four- wheel drive National Guard ambulance could get no closer than 100 yards

Army and Air National Guardsmen National Guard, spotted the second to the site of the crash because of

teamed up on a search mission Thurs- body of two Negro fishermen missing the swampy terrain, and the victims

day, 27 February 1958, when word since 31 January. Major Chandler, had to be carried from the wreckage

was received at Travis Field that an Aeron~a airplane had been forced

a pilot of the 48th Armored Division,

to the ambulance.

down on Pelican Island, near Savan-

nah Beach, Georgia.

Upo~ receiving the notification,

First Lieutenant James H. Strickland,

of the 48th armored division air sec-

tion, and S/ Sgt Randolph Nail, medic

of the 158th Fighter Interceptor

Squadron, took off from Travis Field

in the air section's helicopter in an

attempt to locate the downed aircraft.

Arriving over Pelican Island, they

spotted the words "In need of help,

SOS" written in the sand. Upon landing they discovered that the aircraft, which had been slightly damaged, was abandoned, and the occupants had been picked up by a boat which was in the area.
Investigation revealed that the occupants of the airplane had not been injured. The plane was property of the Strategic Air Command Aero Club of Hunter Air Force Base.

The "Outstanding NCO" in Hq & Hq Co, Combat Command B, Macon, is congratuated after a series of inspections revealed that his tank section led all others in his headquarters. Selection of the winner, Sergeant J. D. Green, was based on the section achieving the highest score in performance, military bearing, initiative, and Espirit de Corps. Sgt. Green's tankers hod a rating of 99.7%, based on the criteria of the inspections. As a reward, Sgt. Green was presented a gold wrist watch, appropriately engraved. Congratulating Sgt. Green ore, 1-r, Col. Samuel G. Eddy, 3rd Army inspector, Col. Roy W. Hogan, CC B commander, and Copt. Robert L. Stevens ,
Jr., Hq Co commander.

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MARCH, APRIL 195l

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116th Wing Changing to Air Defense;

165th Ftr Gp to be Activated at Sav.

WO DAVID P. RIDGEWAY
wo DAVID RIDGEWAY
YMOY IN BUTTS CO.
Warrant Offticer David P. Ridgeway, Administrative Assistant . for the Georgia National Guard's Hq, 48th Recon Bn, Jackson, has been named "Young Man of the Year" in Butts County by the Junior Chamber of Commerce.
Recipient of an appropriately inscribed bronze plaque, WO Ridgeway recei ved the honor for his worthy civic endeavors which consisted of the follo wt.ing: Sunday School Superintendant of the Towaliga Baptist Church, Vice-president of the Butts County Red Cross Chapter and chairman of its program, treasurer of the Towaliga Community ImproveClub, president of the Butts County Jaycees and secretary of the fourth district Jaycees and, in his youth, was a Master 4-H'er. He has personally contributed over 3 gallons of blood and arranged for many others.
While WO Ridgeway was accomplishing all of the above, he was far from neglecting his National Guard duties. He was among those awarded the State's highest decoration , the Distinctive Service Medal, for his contributions to the Guard in 195 4. Decoraded in 1955, he was cited for his many extra hours of work devoted to the Guard and his community.
Joining Company A, 121st In Regt, in Jackson in 1947 as a private, he rapidly advanced to the point .here he was appointed administrative assistant to the unit in 1949. Upon the organization's cmversion to armor, WO Ridgeway became the recon battalion 's as sistan t for the headquarters.

Reorganization of the Georgia Air National Guard's 116th Fighter Inter-

ceptor Wing to an Air Defense Wing moved a step closer 8 April 58 when

authorization came from the NGB to activate the following organizations in

Savannah at Travis Field:

Hq, 165th Fighter Group (Air Def)

F-86 Sabre Jets are scheduled to

165th Consolidated Acft Maint be delivered to the Marietta and

Sq

Savannah squadrons beginning in

165th Air Base Squadron

July or August. They will replace

165th USAF Dispensary

the F-84F Thunderstreaks now

The above units will be in addi-

flown by Ga ANG pilots. The 128th

tion to the 158th Fighter Interceptor

at Dobbins is slated to receive 25

Squadron which retains its present designation.

F-86D's; the 158th will get 25 F-86L's.

The changes in Savannah become

Strength-wise, Savannah units

effective 10 July 58.

will be authorized an additional 35

The letter of authorization from

officers, 4 warrant officers anJ

Maj. Gen. Winston P. Wilson, Chief,

284 airmen - an increase to an

Air Force Div, NGB, to the Adju-

aggregate 84 officers, 7 warrant

tant General said "Authority to

officers and 703 airmen.

change from Fighter Interceptor to

Similar authorizations, with the

Air Defense for the 116th Wing

exclusion of Wing Headquarters, is

umis at Marietta is being held until

anticipated at Dobbins when their

a decision on the organizational

conversion is announced.

structure is received from Hq, USAF.

Savannah's fighter squadron, air

It is anticipated that sufficient base squadron, consolidated main-

information will be available to

tenance squadron and dispensary

furnish authorization changes by 1 will be assigned to the 165th Figh-

July 58.''

ter Group for command, training and

In keeping with the conversion to logistical control. The Group will

an Air Defense Wing, radar-equipped be assigned to the 116th Wing.

Governor Marvin Griffin signed the Armed Forces Day proclamation in his office 27 March and the signing was witnessed by representatives of the armed forces parti cipating in exercises to be held throughout Georgia d ~ring the week of May 10 18, 1958. Most of the activity - open house, parades, displays - will take place on Saturday May 17th. In the group are, 1-r, Chief Boatswain Mate John E. Klingensmith,
Coast Guard; Col. Robert E. Dawson, Air Force; Cmdr. Nelson E. Harris and Capt. Roland E. Stieler, Navy; Col. John W. Stevens, Marines; Col. Elwood H. Spackman, Army; and Lt. Col. Donald E. Mees, National Guard. Captain Stieler is State project
officer for Armed Forces Day in Georgia.

ARCH, APRIL 1958

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THEGEORGIAGUARDSMAN __________________________~-----------------------------------------

Adjutants General Elect Gen Camp


Air Guard Offi,ers

To Executive Committee Position To Get ROPA Boost

Maj. Gen. Heber L. Edwards, North

Georgia's Adjutant General has Dakota, secretary-treasurer.

Twelve Georgia Air National

been honored by being elected to

The convention was highlighted Guard officers will be promoted to

the Executive Committee of the

by the adjutants general opposition field grade rank in Fiscal Year

Adjutants General Association of the United States.

to a plan that would reduce the Army National Guard by 40,000. The

1959, according to a list pubqshed in the Air Force Times 19 Ap ril

Major General Charlie F. Camp officers heard speeches by high edition.

was elected to the important post officials in the Department of De-

The officers are part of 21,000

at the annual convention of the association held April 14-16 in Phoenix, Arizona. Other new members of the committee are Maj. Gen.

fense, including Secretary of the Army Brucker.
The secretary restated the Army's intention to "modernize our whole

AF reserve officers who will be
upped throughout the U.S. to lieu-
tenant colonel, major and captain under ROPA. Both active duty and

Joseph E. Nelson, Minn., and Maj.

Army, including the National Guard," non-active duty personnel were

Gen. John McGreevy, Rhode Island.

but he failed to say where the axe included in the list. Names of those

Major General Maxwell E. Rich of will fall. A reduction in troop to be promoted to captain were not

Utah was elected president. Others

basis for the reserve components is published.

elected were Maj. Gen. James F.

slated to eliminate 10 divisions,

Georgia ANG officers listed:

Cantwell, N. J ., vice president; and

four reserve and six National Guard. To Lt. Colonel -

Major John M. King

Major Thomas L. Weller

Major George W. Reed

To Major Capt. Glenn H. Herd Capt. A. S. Ellington Capt. James W. Petit Capt. George W. Patsios Capt. John Shaw Capt. Cleveland J . Perkins Capt. Ben B. Williams Capt. Lloyd Stanford Capt. Ed S. Smith

All promotions are effective during the fiscal year starting July 1, as officers complete required m grade time, the article stated.

Show ing his fellow Dublin Guardsmen the big stock of silver dollars hereceived far performing emergency state active duty at the Cochran tornado site Is M/ Sgt Vernon L . DeLoach. Lined up behind him in the February payroll are SFC Jack W. Brantley , SFC Wilson W. Bush, SFC Cecil Passmore and SFC Billy W. Payne. Copt. Willard R. Bussell, right, commander of the Hq Co, 160th Tank Bn, doled out the dollars in their most impressive form to let the merch.on t s of Dublin know from what source their tills are filled. M/ Sgt Don Hattawa y, left, st uffed a hat with more than 100 silver dollars for the Museu-
lor Dystrophy cause.

Th~ ne w National Guard armory in Nctwnan is becoming firmly fixed as a community assembly hall for public service organizations in that city. Meetings of the Girl Scouts,
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Junior Welfare League and Boy Scouts keep the National Guard in the public eye wh en the armory is not otherwise in use during training assemblies.

MARCH, APRIL 1958

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Representing the Georgia Air Guard's 158th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, this attractive high school senior was entered in the contest for "Miss Savannah of 1958. '' The beauty is Miss Judy Teets, 18, who measures 36-22-36. The 120-lb blonde, blueeyed girl has also volunteered to represent the squadron at social functions throughout the year. Oh, yes! The prop for this photo happens to be one of the 158th's jet fighters.
WAYNESBORO REPEATS SUPERIOR RATINGS
Waynesboro's National Guard Unit has again captured a "Superior Rating" as a result of the annual Third Army Inspector General's Inspection 3 March 58.
Capt. Paul S. Stone, commanding officer of Btry D, lOlst AAA Gun Bn, said his unit won their third cons ecutive Superior by the fine individual effort put forth by all the Guardsmen in his unit.
The official report said: "Oral examination of personnel reveals that prior training has been extremely effective, Instruction observed was effectively presented from well-prepared lesson plan s and in a ma nner that maintained s tudent interest. Classroom facilities and classroom training aids were superior. Outstanding morale was evidenced throughout the inspection by the appearance , attitude and high attendance record of personnel and by the enthusiastic response to all questions asked."
MARCH, APRIL 1958

What promises to be the missile-age support plane for the military, replacing in time the ancient, conventional workhorses of the Air Force, is this sleek Lockheed entry - the JetStar. Cruising peacefully over the California mountains during Air Force testing, the JetStar is a utility transport which can and has traveled at more than 630 miles an hour at altitudes up to 45,000 feet. The powerful jet engines are mounted on the aft fuselage, giving the JetStar crew and passengers a smooth, quiet ride in a pressurized cabin. This one and another are now aloft. One of them has arrived at Marietta's Lockheed plant where the other JetStars will be built. Recently this one flew from Edwards AFB, Calif., to Dobbins AFB in a record 3 hours 29 minutes. Lockheed officials claim it can do the work of three prop-driven aircraft now performing similar military missions. It is the only jet of its type now in the air, having set production records from drawing board to
flight line.
New gold leaves were pinned on Maj. Manchester C. Paget, Jr. of Headquarters, 48th Armored Division in a very official manner. Here Br igadier General Benjamin F. Merritt, Assistant Division Commander, and Lt. Col. Julius L. Gholson, Inspector General of the 48th Armored Division are shown as they placed the new insignia on Major Paget on March 17th. General Merritt is Mayor and Col. Gholson is Mayor Pro-tem of Macon. Major Paget is the Assistant G-2 of the 48th Armored Division. He qualified for promotion to Major by completing the Extension Courses of The U.S. Army Armor School. He holds the degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Master of Educa-
tion, and is Commandant of Cadets at Gordon Military College in Barnesville. 5

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1- Two famous cannon, captured b~\o e Washington at Yorktown and presented by the General to the Ch'\nrg tillery in 1791, were placed on

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public display in Savannah. The Pre .Ar as made on Muster Day by Lt.

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Col. R. E. Evans, S3 of. the 48th A. d Division Artillery and presodent of historic organization. Accepting 0~ half of the city were Mayor W. Lee

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Mingledorff and W. G. Morrell and I Bell of the Park and Tree Com-

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tanks when families and other visito...., wepre welcomed to open house activi-

ties at at the

the maintenance shop in A.tl Atlanta NG reservation whe~

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3_ 'sses

Tank crews got a good workout on the M-41 were held with a

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public audien.ce. Here tankers of Co Command C spring to their positions

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at the command of SFC Newman W. R nson, right, while scouts of troop 325

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look on, 4- Milledgeville girl scouta ~ 200 other citizens visited Hq & Svc

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Co, 161st Tank Bn, to see the power-

ful armor equipment. Here M/ Sgt

James M. Moore shows so me of the

girls haw an M-47 operates. 5- Cal-

houn Guardsmen had a big day, kick-

ed off by full-page ads in the Times.

A former commander of the l,ocal

unit from 1928 to 1939, Capt. Bernard

Franklin, was a special guest of

Hq & s~v Co, 163rd Tank Bn, and

rode tht. lead .tank in Calhoun's Mus-

ter Day parade. F / Sgt Carl A. Shugart

sold ads for the full-page story of

the Guard. (, ... Americus citizens saw

this sharp .:olor guord of Hq & Scv

Co, 190th Tank Bn, lead a parade

down the main thoroughfare. Ob-

livious of the pretty majorettes of

Americus High School in the back-

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ground are, 1-r, Pfc Jimmy L. Jordan, Sp3 Ralph D. Stewart, Pvt J. R. Tucker, Pfc Gene A. Wicker and PFC
Matthew M. Murray Ill.

Georgia National Guard units throughout the State brought out their biggest

uns February 22nd and fired their heaviest salvos in the direction of the

ublic. Their aim was excellent, and the citizens of Georgia were bombarde~

ith a deluge of parades, open house displays, window exhibits and training

emonstrations.

and its mission during our 1958 Mus-

These events were widely ac- ter Day ceremonies:
flaimed by new spaper, radio and * Regular training drills and class-

elevision media as some 10,000 es, stepped up in pace and interest

ieorgia Guardsmen celebrated Mus- to appeal to visitors, were held on

er Day in honor of George Washing- the Atlanta NG reservation. Under

on's birthday.

the general supervision of Col. Ed-

It was the second time Georgia had ward J. Mackey, units of Combat

>articipated in the event. The first Command C, 122nd Armd Inf Bn,

>fficial Muster Day was held here in 201st Ordnance Co, 48th Armd Div

l956. Georgia skipped the 195 7 event MP's, 48 th Armd Div Sig Co and

n anticipation of having to make re- 179th Armd FA Bn set up displays

iuctions in strength.

in the armory, held specialized train-

This year, although there was no ing and placed armor and other equip-

:oncerted effort to obtain new mem- ment at Decatur and Campbellton

>ers, Georgia Guardsmen let the cit- Plaza.

.zens in their comm mity know they * Guardsmen from Calhoun held a

:vere still 1n business -- and in a big parade and set up an equipment dis-

:vay .

play in the city park.

Here's a lineup of events that * Full-page coverage of the National

:ailed attention to the National Guard Guard was given by a newspaper in

LaGrange and generous spot announcements were contributed by
local stations; however, the planned open house had to be canceled be-
cause of the critical gas shortage
caused by unseasonably cold weather.
* Alerted before dawn, Newnan
Guardsmen were notified at 0515 hours, and 45 minutes later 90% of
them were present for duty. A sched-
uled drill, community barbecue and
open house followed.
* A similar alert was held by Co C
in Griffin, followed by a drill assem-
bl y. Griffin's Surgical Hospital unit held an open house and set up medical displays.
* Jackson held a four-hour drill pe-
riod and open house.
* Over 200 citizens, including 30
Girl Scouts, toured the armory in Milledgeville during open house cere-
monies.
* Americus Guardsmen participated
1n an Industrial Day parade 14 Feb

using armor equipment and unit personnel, led by 190th color guard and Americus High School Band. Displays of equipment in the armory attracted hundreds of spectators as a result of Mayor Bowen's MD proclamation and personal appearence to inspect the Americus Guardsmen. "Jill Cory Show" was shown on a Columbus TV station .twice a day during week preceding Master Day and an open house was held at the armory to give impetus to the day in Columbus.
Two-way radio net was established in Forsyth in connection with open house and downtown display, giving approximately 250 visitors opportunity to observe modern communications equipment. Field kitchen, command and pup tents were erected outside armory, weapons and telephone displays set up inside. Camilla's medical detachment had
an extensive array of coverage of

their act1v1t1es in the Camilla and Pelham press. An ambulance and first aid station was set up on the Court House square to attract the citizens.
* Augusta's celebration, kicked off
the previous week by an editorial, effectively received the focus
of public attention through the means of radio and TV announcements, including the "Make Ready" film, and tie-in with the special "Monitor" broadcasts. A billboard placed in front of the Bon Air Hotel, invitations of local officials and guided tours of the new armory and gun park, highlighted the open house held on Sunday, 23 Feb.
* In Waycross, Guardsmen of the
171st distributed reading matter to
local High Schools, arranged for spot announcements on radio and write-ups in the newspaper and climaxed their open house activities with a George 'Washington Day dance.

* Sparked by a radio interview and
ample coverage of MD events in the local press, Milledgeville Guardsmen held an open house and displayed armor and other organic equipment. A special display featured an arrangement of historical data on the
Baldwin County Militia, including ' newspaper clippings and other documents dating back to 1810. The most appropriate ceremony, one that only the historic Chatham Artillery could arrange, took place in Savannah. The two ancient cannon given to the Chatham Artillery by General George Washington in 1791 were presented to the City of Savannah in appropriate ceremonies 22 Feb 58. Mayor Mingledorff accepted the historic relics and had them placed on the north side of Bay Street, east of the City Hall. Lt. Col. Richard Evans president of the Chatham Artillery, made the official presentation.

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Famous Fourteenth Air Force uflying Tigers"

Commanded by Maior Gen. John W. Persons

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"VOLUNTEERS" is a word which characterizes the famed Fourteenth Air

General Persons attended Starke -;.

Force today as it has in the past. In the days of its infancy in China, the University School and Lanier High i

Fourteenth was for med from a nucleus of "Flying Tigers" who had been in School in Montgomery, Alabama, from::"'

General Claire Chennault's American VOLUNTEER Group. Today the 1911 to 191 4, graduated from the ...

Fourteenth, which recently increased its scope, has the job of supervising Gulf Coast Military Academy,

training for approximately 72,000 VOLUNTEERS, Air Guardsmen and Air Reservists , including Georgia's 116th Fighter Interceptor Wing.

Gulfport, Mississippi, in 19 15, and attended Alabama Polytechnic

The Fourteenth is now under the

Institute for two years.

command of Major General John W.

Prior to his assignment as Four-

From March, 191 7, to January ,' '

Persons, a native of Alabama, and teenth Air Force Commander, Gen- 1919, he served as a Second Lieu- ;

he has among the key officers of his eral Pers ms served as Commander tenant with the Royal Flying Corps .

staff two men who have occupied of the 3 51 Oth Combat Crew Training He then returned to Montgomery

places of prominence in the Georgia Wing at Randolph Air Force Base, where he was a cotton broker and

Air National Guard and wh.ose names Texas.

later manager of the Pan American

are familiar to many Guardsmen

General Persons, whose interest Petroleum Corporation.

throughout the State. They are in flying dates back to his first

General Persons was commission-

Colonel A. E. Garoni, Fourteenth sight of a Wright Brothers biplane ed in the Ai r Reserve October 31 ,

Air Force Chief of Staff, and Colonel at the Montgomery County Fair- 1927, and assigned to ac tive duty '

Joel B. Paris III, rhe Fourteenth's Assistant for National Guard Affairs.
Guardsmen and Reservists can be

grounds in his early boyhood, has tallied more than 9, 700 flying hours in aircraft ranging from the fabric

in July, 1928. He received his Regular commission as a second lieutenant of Air Corps on May 2,

proud of the fact that the y are con- and wire creations of World War I to 1929, and entered the Air Corps

nected with the Fourteenth. It is the sleek jets and versatile helicopters. Primary Flying School at Kelly

only Air Force activated in combat

during World War Two, and General

Chennault's Tigers racked up an

impressive score against the Imperial

Japanese Air Force, streaking their

battered P-40' s into the skies over

China and striking terror into the

1 hearts of the Japanese pilots. This

, is the heritage of VOLUNTEER

serv1ce which still embodies all

activities of the Fourteenth.

Throughout its history the

"Flying Tiger" Air Force has had

a distinctly southern flavor. Five of

its seven commanders have been

southerners and three of these have

been Georgians. General Persons

took over the spot vacated by Major

Gene ral George G. Finch, veteran

Georgia Air National Guardsman,

1 who retired last year.

As the Fourteenth Commander,

General Pers ms has the responsi-

' bility for supervising the trainin g of

' the Air National Guard and Air

Force Reserve in 22 eastern states, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbis. The Fourteenth's area includes 72 ,000 Air Reservis ts and

Discussing Georg ia A ir Notional Guard affairs with Major General Joh n W. Persons, Fourteenth Air Force Commander, are two 14th staff members who are former members of the Georgi a Air Notional Guard. Col. Joel B. Paris Ill, left, is the 14th's assistant for National Guard affairs and

Guardsmen now in training.

Cal. Aida E. Garoni is the 14th's chief of staff.

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MARCH , APRIL 1958

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1953, General Persons was designated Deputy Director of Personnel Procurement aqd Training in the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel.
General Persons became Fourteenth Air Force Commander August 1, 1957, succeeding General Finch.
He has been awarded the Legion of Merit with one Oak Leaf Cluster and is rated a command pilot, combat observer and aircraft observer.

field, Texas. He was rated a pilot June 21, 1930.' and . assigned as Operations Offtcer wtth the 22nd Observation Squadron at Maxwell
Field, Alabama. In 1932 , he went to the Philippine
Islands, where he served until February 1935.
Among his assignments in subsequent years General Persons was an Engineering Officer at Bolling Field,
D.C., a fl ying instructor at the
Air Corps Advanced Flying School at Kelly Field, commander of the 54th Bomb Squadron at Maxwell Field, and Director of Training at the Air Corps Advanced Flying
chool at Moody Field, Georgia. He was commander of Marianna Army Air Field, Florida, commander of Tyndall Field, Florida, Director of Gunnery for the Far East Air Forces, and commander of Atsugi Army Air Field in Japan.
Later assignments included tours of duty as chief of" the Flying Safety ervice at Langley Field, Vi~ginia, Inspector General for the First Region, with station at Langley, and Director of Field Inspection, with duty station at Kelly Air Force Base, Texas .
In October 1952, General Persons assumed command of the 39th Air Depot Wing at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Anchorage, Ala~ka. He became Commander . of the Alaska Air Force Depot the following April, and a month later was named deputy comma nder of the Alaskan Air command. Transferred to Air . Force Headquarters, Washington, D. C., in July

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Colonel A. E. Garoni, the Four-

teenth's Chief of Staff, was one of

pioneers in the development of the

Georgia Air National Guard, enlist-

ing in the old 128th Observation

Squadron, then located at Candler

Field, in 1941. The 128th was the

fore.runner of the present-day 116th

FighterInterceptor Wing. In April

1942, Colonel Garoni entered Officers

Candidate School, graduating as a

Second Lieutenant in July of that

y ear. He went overseas shortly after-

wards, seeing duty in Africa, Sicily,

and Italy with the Seventh and Fifth

Armies. He was with General George

Patton's forces during the amphibi-

ous assault landings in Sicily and

was awarded the "Arrowhead" and

fivEe mbeartgtilneg

stars. from

World

War

II

as

a

Major in 1946, Colonel Garoni re-

turned to civilian life, affiliated with Radio Station WROM in Marietta, Georgia, and renewed his affiliation with the Georgia Air National Guard, serving as Director of Personnel of

the 54th Fighter-Bomber Wing which later became the first Air National Guard Wing called into service in 1950. He was recalled to active duty in 1950 with the outbreak of hostilities in Korea and went to Japan in 1951 as a Lieutenant Colonel with the 116th Fighter-Bomber Wing which had been reorganized from the 54th. He was promoted to Colonel during a four yeai: tour of duty in the Far East . which included three years with the

Joint Staff of the Far East and United Nations Commands.
Returning to the States in 195 5, Colonel Garoni received his present assignment as Fourteenth Air Force

Chief of Staff. His decorations in-

elude the Legion of Merit, the Commendation Ribbon with Oak Leaf Cluster, United Nations Service Medal, Korean Service Medal , and the Distinguished Military Service Medal (Ulchi) which was awarded him by the Republic of Korea.
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Colonel Joel B. Paris III, the Fourteenth's Assistant for National Guard Affairs, first joined the Georgia Air National Guard in 1946 and has been a member since that time. During the Korean conflict he was Operations Officer of the 154th Aircraft Control and Warning Squad,on, a former Georgia Air National Guard organization which operated out of Sewart Air Force Base, Tennessee. Prior to his recall as Assistant for National Guard Affairs at Headquarters, Fourteenth, Colonel Paris was Base Detachment Commander of the Air National Guard installations at Dobbins Air Force Base, Georgia, and Wing Executive Officer of the ANG 116th Fighter-Interceptor Wing.
A World War II ace, he was credited with shooting down nine Japanese aircraft while probably damaging six more. He flew 165 combat missions in the South Pacific theater. Col. Paris holds the Silver Star.
The founder of the Georgia Air National Guard, retired Lieutenant General George G. Finch~ .left, is shown with the present commander of the Fourteenth Air Force, Maj. Gen. ' John W. Persons, during a conference in New York last year. General Finch was promoted to the 3-star rank effective wi _th his retirement 31
July 57.

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Adjusting an Osciloscope used in testing the Skysweeper's radar components, CWO Dan Lambert and Guardsmen of the 379th Ordance detachment tune up their apparatus in a mobile test shop. M/ Sgt Henry C. Driskell and Sp2 William H. Oetjen

(with Lambert in the left photo) watch the operation. A radar synchronizer and test panel may also be seen in the photo. At right, Sp1 Arleigh Black, Sp2 George Vaughn and Sp2 Williarn Perry work on amplifiers and synchronizer deck assemblies in
the shop truck.

379th Ord. Det. Keeps 75-mm Skysweepers Firing

Georgians interested in learning a highly technical and vitally important skill may well investigate the opporrun,ity afforded by membership in the Georgia National Guard's newest National Guard organization the 379th Ordnance Detachment.
You don't have to be a college graduate to join this outfit, but it would undoubtedly help. Organized and activated. 28 April 1957, the year-old detachment - 6 men strong has already received a commendation for performing its mission: Supporting the 75mm Skysweeper batteries in the field.
IronicalJy, the 379th, which is commanded by CWO Dan S. Lambert, got the commendation from the Lt. Col. Joh~ Wallis' 950th AAA Battalion in Elberton for excellence of service last yeat at Ft. Stewart before they had received their test equipment, Having been activated only two months, the 379th calibrated and repaired the intricate radar tracking devices using only the tools
at hand "'ith no specialized test equipment_' to do the job.
Now, h~wever, the unit has one of only 63 mobile test shop sets in the ennrre, Army. Equipped to perform third and fourth echelon maintenance, the Guardsmen have the capability to keep the delicate Skysweepers in fighting trim. The 75's can track

a supersonic target from horizon to horizon in six seconds, and it requires a technician of the highest caliber to doctor the weapon when it gets out of adjustment.
CWO Lambert says vacancies exist for persons who are interested in learning this fascinating trade. Courses are offered at Aberdeen, Md., and Ft. Monmouth, N.J. , for

those who have no prior training. High rates await those who qualify for integra ted fire control MOS' s, the commander revealed. The 379th performs field maintenance on radar, computers and power control systems.
The detachment is located at the National Guard Maintenance Shop in Atlanta where additional information may be obtained.

JOO Division Officers
In Opn Lucky Charlie
More than 100 staff officers of the 48th Armored Divtision from Georgia and Florida participated in the Third Army command post exercise "Lucky Charlie'' held recently at Fort Gordon, Georgia.
Major General Maxwell C. Snyder, division commander, said they were part of 2,300 Guard, Reserve and Active Army officers conducting the map problem. The tra1rung exercise was a continuation of last year's operation "Lucky Bravo."
Latest airborne techniques were stressed and atomic and electronic warfare principles were employed in the solutions. ln addition, problems of combat intelligence, military government functions and logistical support operations were explore d.

Guardsmen Included
In New Pay Raise
National Guard, Reserve and Regular military service personnel will be treated exactly alike under the new pay bill recently passed by the House of Representatives and presently under scrutiny by the Senate. The Pentag m, reports the Army, Navy, Air Force Journal, had proposed that the new pay scales would not apply to Reservists called to active duty for periods of l e ss than 30 days. This provision was eliminated by the Kilday subcommit tee. Now, Guardsmen and Reservists on two weeks active duty traini ng will receive the same higher rates which apply 50 their contemporaries in the Regular ranks. Presumably, the new rates also apply to the Guards's 48 annual training as s em blies.

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Citations of Merit have been awarded Georgia National Guard units and individuals by the Muscular Dystrophy Association as the result of the Guard's solicitation of funds far the charitable cause. Leading the Guard organizations was Canton's Co C, 163rd Tank Battalion, which brought in more contributions than any ather company-size unit in the state. Presentation of the citations were photographed in Canton and Albany as indicated in the fallowing photos: 1- Mr. Mike Goldwire, executive secretary of the MD Assn. in Georgi a, presents Lt. Marvin B. Caviness, Co C's MD project officer, with the unit award in ceremonies in Canton 27 March. 2- Capt. Leonard W. Allred, Co C commander, shows

his unit tank trainer to, 1-r, Gene Mikell, publicity chairman of WCHK; Alton Cole and Marion T. Pope, Jr., Canton business leaders who also contributed to the MD drive; Bob Peterson, WCH K; and Mike Goldwire. 3- Ceremonies in Albany show, 1-r, Lt. W. P. Mangum, Jr., who accepted the citation for Hq, 121st Armd lnf Bn; Albany's Mayor Bill McAfee, who made the presentations; Lt. Col. Harvey J. Cohen, battalion com mander who received a personal ci tation; and Copt. David Vining, who accepted for Co B, 121 st Armd lnf Bn. Capt. Robert F. Truitt, march chairman, was unavailable for the picture, but he also received a ci tation for his successful campaign in Albany.

Canton, Macon Stations Commended

Two Georgia radio stations have received Certificates of Commenda tion from the Department of Defense, State of Georgi a, for contributions to National Guard organizations in their area.
Stations commended were WCHK in Canton and WBML in Macon. Letters of commendation, signed by Major General Charlie F. Camp, The Adjutant General, accompanied the certificates.
WCHK's commendation reads as follows:
WCH K has consistently devoted generous portions of its public service time to the National Guard, serving to enhance the morale of the Guardsmen of Company C and, more important, solidifying public confidence in the ability of the
ational Guard to carry out its mission successfully.
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By providing the citizens of Canton and Cherokee County with spot announcements, news releases and interviews concerning the activities of the Georgia National Guard, WCHK has energetically kept the public informed concerning the nation's first-line reserve force, These helpful broadcasts have re sulted in Captain Leonard W. Allred's Company obtaining the largest amount of funds for Muscular Dystrophy during the 1957 drive of any company-size unit in the State.
The cooperation WCHK has extinded to the National Guard is indicative of the highest standards of public service and is a credit to the broadcasting industry.
WBML's commendation reads: During the past two years, radio station WBML, Macon, Georgia, has contributed many hours of public

service broadcast time to the Georgia National Guard. Specifically, this station has given outstanding cooperation to Hq, Hq, & Svc Company, 162nd Tank Battalion, 48th Armored Division, Georgia National Guard, Cochran Field, Macon, Georgia.
The constant efforts of Mr. Robert F. Saggessee of radio station WBML have greatly aided National Guard units in Macon and the surrounding area. The keen interest of station WBML in the National Guard program and other public service efforts is a credit to the broadcasting industry.
Mr. George L. Patton, Manager of radio station WBML, and Mr. Saggessee are hereby commended for their attention to this nation's first-line reserve force, creating a public awareness of the National Guard's mission and contributing immeasurably to the high esteem in which this component is held by the citizens of the Macon and Bibb County.
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71 Trainees Sign Up
With J22ncl lnl Sn
An impressive number of 6-month trainees have been obtained by companies of the Georgia National Guard's 122nd Armored Infantry Battalion according to a recent report from that headquarters.
With Hq & Svc, A and B companies located in Atlanta, C in Gainesville and D in Douglasville, the battalion has 36 Guardsmen who have completed their training within recent months.
In addition, the battalion has 13 presently off at basic and 22 more awaiting entry into the training.
Members of the Atlanta units who have completed their training are Wayne L. Hulgan, Jerry L. Glass, Eugene J. Rainwater, Hoyt R. Samples, Eugene M. Terry, Lee J. Kilgore, Douglas F. Ledbetter, Ralph L. McCoy, Joseph H. Phillips, Alvin J. Jones, Joel E. Taylor, John S. Rogers, Donald B. Reagin and Jerry C. Hankins.
Gainesville had the following graduates: Bobby W. Cash, James D. Cole, Harold D. Ferguson, Edgar R. Shaw, Raymond J~ Sutton, Richard J. Miller, William D. Sorrells, James V. Tipton and Roger H. Waldrep.
Douglasville boasted these 13 graduates: Raymond A. Anderson, Jimmy B. Baggett, Allen A. Blackstock, Earl E. Blair, Martin F. DeFoor, Hugh D. Fuller, Jack P. Head, Carious H. Jones, Bobby E. Lowery, James E. Reed, Tommie J. Smith, Limon L. Ward and Oscar L. West.
Engineers of the 878th Engineer Construction Battalion, Ga NG, will have their annual summer encamp ment at the Air National Guard's permanent training site at Travis Field, Savannah, 17 31 Aug 58.
The Centennial Legion of Historic Military Commands of the 13 original states has voiced its opposition to the proposed cuts in the Army National Guard. The Legion passed a resolution, forwarded it to the U.S. Senate, and it was printed in the Congressional Record 18 Mar 58.
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IN MEMORIAM
Fighter for the National Guard,
General Walter A. Harris Dies
General Wolter Alexander Harris, 82-yeor-old veteran of Notional Guard Service on the Mexican Border and during World War I, died in Macon 15 March 58. Active until recently in the practice of low, General Harris was once acclaimed as Macon's "First Citizen." The gifted general was on attorney, poet, historian, archaeologist, educator, civic leader and military expert. He was the son of former Governor Nathaniel Edwin Harris.
In 1896, he joined the 3rd Georgia Volunteers as a private. He served in Cuba during the Spanish American War and rose to the rank of captain. He commanded the Notional Cuord on the Mexican border during 1916 and 1917. Later, he commanded the 31st Division in Europe in WW 1. General Harris returned to the States where he commanded the 174th Infantry Brigade and the 87th Division. He retired in 1919 as a major general.
General 'Harris was on astute judge of military trends and was among the first to vehemently defend the Notional Guard from federal encroachment. As a Georgian of many talents and accomplishments, he will always be remembered as a staunch and dedicated Guardsmen who fought his way up through the ronks during the crises at the turn of the century and remained a gallant fighter for the Notional Guard even after his retirement. He was the first stot.e commander of the American Legion and was one of the original incorporators of the notional organization.

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Chaplain's Corner

Chaplain (Ma;or) Ralph C. Shea Division Artillery
48th Armored Division

John 8:32. "Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, 'If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free!" King James Version
The New Revised Standard Version uses the word "will" in place of "shall." Either word revolves around the necessity of believing in Jesus' word ancl continuing st.eadfost as His followers. Our main difficulty today is that we are not seriously try ing to be His unswerving disciples. Such an attitude would interfere with our sensual pleasure. So we pay lip service to the truth and blandly and gayly eat, drink and make merry.
The attitude is "We may as well enjoy life. No use to be a goody-goody." How blind con an apparently intelligent person be? A habit, a thought or on attitude which breaks or drains on individual is so useless. Decency, genuine honesty, virtue, sobriety, etc., they molce and enrichen on individual.
Altogether too many people hove their names on church rolls while their hearts and minds belong to sinful ways and anything else but to noble principles and pure attitudes. How tragic it is that so few see the impossible situation. One cannot serve God and the devil at the same. time. Our pathetic attempts to keep both fooled have resulted only in l{loking fools of ourselves.
Our strongest defense does not lie in having a superior ICBM or a bigger and better space satelite. Our strongest and surest defense is in a superior way of think ing and acting.
Soldiers of the Cross should not desert any more than members of the armed forceS How terribly sod it is that we do not realize that desertion from God means spiritual death which is a for worse condition than physical death can possibly be.

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Spring and dogwood blossoms go well together according to the poets. To embelish that idea and go an important step further, a pretty girl has been added to the scene to appeal to the more discriminating tastes of all Georgia Guardsmen. The girl is Miss Martha Peek, an 18-year-old beauty from Rockmart. Presently she is employed with the fortunate troops who administer the affairs of Hq, Georgia Air National Guard. Her dimensions ore unknown but obvious. As you might expect, she was a drum majorette in high school. The tree is located less than a stone's throw from Miss Peek's office -for those treasure hunters who are
in trees.


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An Engineer's N IGHTMARE?

If you don't know exactly what this Rube Goldberg contraption is, you probably have plenty of company. As a clue we might tell you it costs more than a $1.00 a pound: $66,689.00. It is 45 ft. long, 13.8 ft. high and 10 ft . wide. Give up? This monstrosity has been identified as a Stone Crusher, capable of crushing, screening and washing SO to 60 tons of rock on hour. It is part of the equipment

authorized the 878th Engineor Construction Battalion , Ga HG. Here Lt. Col. Earl Bodron, battalion commander, and Mr. Ed Standard, USP&FO Trar. sportation Officer, lo ok wonderingly at the machine when it first arrive d in Atlanta. Members of the 878th's Hq & Svc Co will le a rn to operate the mighty deisel-powered crusher which wa
authorized to provide rock for runway constructio n .