The Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 23, 1953 Page: 2 of 8
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Hard Work
The common misconception is
that MP's spend most of their
time checking soldier's passes or
patrolling cities and trains. This
however is only a minor phase of
their mission. Their primary du
ties are to render assistance fur
nish information maintain order
dix-ect traffic and provide security
giving emphasis to their motto
"Of The Troops And For The
Troops."
It is in war zones however that
MP's meet their real test. Under
the five duties above come many
and complex problems in a com
bat zone.
They must direct vital traffic
moving to and from fighting fronts
keep roads cleared round up strag
glers handle hordes of civilian
refugees take chai'ge of search
classify secure custody and move
prisoners provide security for
command posts and cooperate
with military government in re
establishing civil police systems
and law and order in occupied
areas.
Drama and courage typify the
carrying out of these and myriad
other duties.
For example MP's of the Sev
enth Infantry Division in Korea
kept traffic moving over a supply
route junction near Heartbreak
Ridge on a 24 hour schedule un
der Red mortar and artillery fire
virtually all the time.
From December 1951 to Feb
ruary 1952 a narrow one way
road was manned by MP's station
ed at either end to control supply
trucks moving to and from troops
pleasant drive
28 Miles West On
Highway 190!
Shopping!
All Standard Brands Carried in Shopi
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ALL
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ate 16 weeks later as a fully trained combat-ready Armored-Infantry fighting team.
MP Duty Soft
Not In Combat
SEOUL Quick change artistry
might well be added to the im
pressive list of accomplishments
credited to the Army's Military
Police.
The MP's transition from spit-
and polish state side duties to
rugged action in battle areas is a
little known part of their valu
able functions.
of the 31st and 32nd Regiments.
These troops in number equiva
lent to one and a half battalions
could be supplied only by passing
through this defile which was in
full view of a Red observation post
on Hill 656.
The perilous dash covered ap
proximately seven tenths of a
mile. Trucks and jeeps kept 200
yards apart and never more than
three-or four were let through at
one time. Everything required to
maintain the isolated troops was
brought in by this means. The ve
hides didn't return empty either
Wounded personnel were evacuat
ed in jeeps and empty brass shell
cases were returned in trucks to
salvage dumps.
The MP 'traffic cops" maintain
ed their perilous defile in bitterly
cold weather with temperatures
dropping to 25 degrees below zero
Besides the '"jaywalking" by Red
mortars and 76 millimeter artil
lery the defile occasionally was
under small arms rifle fire.
Group From AAA
Will Train ORC
PIO Fifty four handpicked
men from the 1st ADs 2nd AAA
arrived at Fort Sill last Monday
where they will help train 2400 Re
serve Officer Training Corps Ca
dets.
The unit under the command
of Lt. Raymond Smoyer went as
Btry of the 2nd AAA.
The four officers of the organi
zation will instruct the cadets and
enlisted men will act as assistant
instructors and firing crews. They
will give the cadets the anti air
craft artillery portion of their in
struction.
In addition the battery will put
on a firing demonstration. The
group from Hood will remain at
Fort Sill until July 30.
Whether it's cold or hot it's always pleasant for service men at
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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
178 Years
WITH THE STEPPED-UP rotation policies in Korea bringing about the need for a greatly increased flow of qualified replacements to the Far East Command the 1st AD was ordered into a training division
New CO Named
For 2nd AAA
PIO Lt. Col. Robert Van Horn
is the new commanding officer of
the 2nd AAA.
From New Braunfels Tex. Col
onel Van Horn recently completed
a nine month artillery advanced
officers course at Fort Sill Okla.
Colonel Van Horn spent three
years at the Grafenwohr Germany
Military Sub Post as training and
plans officer of the training area
before attending classes at Fort
Sill.
After entering the Army in June
1941 as a second lieutenant Col
onel Van Horn served in the ar
tillery through World War II.
Fourteen Army Chaplains sta
tioned at Fort Hood as well as
the thousands of others scattered
around the world will take a few
moments off next Wednesday
July 27 to commemorate the 178th
ORC Training
In Fighting
Fires At Hood
PIO Techniques of fighting
petroleum fires are being studied
by the 808th Engineer Pipeline
Company United States Army Re
serve of Tulsa now in summer
training here.
Men of the company actually
get an opportunity to battle the
flames as pits of crude oil and
gasoline are ignited causing in
tense heat and sending billowing
clouds of black smoke skyward.
Several different types of fire
extinguishers are used by the men
who under combat conditions
would handle great quantities of
gasoline and oil and must be pre
pared to meet an emergency caus
ed by the outbreak of fire.
Soda ash and water extinguish
ers are being used for wood and
paper blazes carbon dioxide and
a on a or id a re
gainst electrical fires. Experi
ments in the use of these fire-
fighting methods are being carried
on under the supervision of the
Fort Hood Fire Department.
In combat the mission of an
Engineer Pipeline Company such
the Tulsa unit would be to land
an enemy beachhead and con
struct a pipeline to supply Ameri
can troops with aviation gasoline
regular gasoline and diesel oil.
Each unit of this type would have
responsibility of designing lay
out constructing and operat-
120 miles of pipeline.
the
ing
ing
In becoming familiar with the
various types of extinguishers
men of the 808th are concentrat-
on the foam type which is
used for most petroleum blazes.
This piece of equipment emits a
white foam caused by a mixture
a chemically active powder and
water which creeps along the
surface of the blazing liquid and
snuffs out the fire by eliminating
the oxygen necessary for combus
tion.
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The Oklahomans who conclude
their encampment here on July
25th have been training with other
engineer and quartermaster units
from New Mexico Arkansas Lou
isiana and Texas for the past two
weeks.
Need a home
apartment.
REAL KST\TK FIRMS
HANDLING SUCH PRO
PERTY.
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YELLOW PAGES
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Mf'LL
178 Years
THE ARMORED SENTINEL
Army Medics To
Celebrate Birth
The 178th anniversary of the
Army Medical Service will be cele
bra ted next Monday July 27th by
the 90000 proud and skilled phy
sicians nux*ses medical special
ists and enlisted men who have
helped to build the strongest and
healthiest fighting force in history.
Organized by Congress in 1775
Army Chaplincy
Has Anniversary
anniversary of the Army Chaplain
cy.
Organized almost a year before
the Declaration of Independence
was signed Congress passed the
act which marked the first official
recognition of the Army Chaplain
cy.
Years before this act was pass
ed as early as 1757 chaplains had
been .active in the militias of the
various colonies. In the year 1758
Gen. George Washington establish
ed the chaplaincy in the Virginia
Militia with one of the first chap
lains being Rev. John Steele one
time pastor of the First Presby
terian Church of Carlisle Pennsyl
vania. Many Clergyman also an
swered the call for volunteers for
the chaplaincy during the Revolu
tionary War.
The first regular army chaplain
was Rev. John Hurt an Episco
palian of Virginia. He was appoint
ed by the President March 4 1791.
These men with the shining cros
ses on their lapels have many
varied duties to perform and with
a ratio of only one chaplain to
every 1200 men their schedule
carries them around the clock.
Besides conducting services in
the many chapels located here at
Fort Hood the Army Chaplains
conduct Bible School hold "Char
acter Guidance" sessions make
regular visits to the post hospital
and conduct special services for
the troops in the field.
This anniversary marks the
birthday of an organization which
has helped to win many battles
and save many lives both in Ko
rea and in other wars. Without
regard for their own lives the
Army Chaplains appear constantly
"up front" to encourage the men
or in the hospitals to comfort the
wounded. A proud unit with a dis
tinguished record is the Army
Chaplaincy.
Early American operators of
brine wells often suffered severe
losses when petroleum seepages
got into their wells and ruined
the brine.
at the request of Gen. George
Washington a tiny band of doctors
and assistants laid the cornerstone
for a foundation that has grown
into the largest military medical
service in existance.
Whether these members are in
a combat unit or not they are
dedicated to conserve America's
fighting strength by restoring the
health of the individual soldier
and these AAA medics fulfill their
task by following the armed for
ces from Pusan to Puerto Rico
and from Trieste to Alaska.
Lavish celebrations will not
undertaken by the majority of
"medics" for these doctors den-
tise administrators and nurses will
be too busy with surgery X-rays
and research to do anything but
take a passing note of the anni
versary.
However Colonel Milford Ku-
bin Post Hospital commander has
announced that a small celebra
tion in honor of the occassion will
take place on the 27th of July
for the officers and nurses in the
staff conference room from 3 p.
m. to 4 p. m. with the staff and
their guests urged to attend.
The enlisted personnel will also
have a party in one of the detach
ed buildings form 5:30 p. m. to
7:30 p. m. as well as certain
parts of the hospital remaining
open for the benefit of any guests
who may wish to "inspect" the
facilities.
The Army Medical Service has
proved its importance to the army
by the outstanding success of their
efforts in Korea. .and elsewhere
in their scope of duty.
Fewer men die once treated
than believed possible due to mod
ern medicine. And these same
men are returning to duty faster
than ever before in the history
of warfare.
Although the tactical battlelines
may have been established in Ko
rea the "medics" fight is never
ending for there are no truce talks
with disease and the host of un
seen enemies ever present in a
war.
Strides in the prevention of dis
ease were tremendous during the
past year with great progress be
ing made in both treatment and
rehabilition giving the Army Med
ical Service one more pat on the
back and providing good news for
America's fighting man.
Are you a soldier with a sense
of humor? Then you'll enjoy car
toon books featuring Army life.
There's NO KIDDIN' by Bairns-
father HERE WE GO AGAIN by
Partch and of course BILL MAUL-
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IV
Scottish Rite
Gives Fish Fry
At Ranch House
The Central Texas Scottish Rite
Club will hold its Annual Fish
Fry at Pilot Knob Ranch House
on Friday evening July 24th. This
event will commence at 8 p. m.
Searcy Lee Johnson of Dallas
will be the principal guest speak
er while music will be furnished
by the Scottish Rite Male Chorus
and selections from the Scottish
Rite Troubadours. The Trouba
dours feature Howard Wolff Ma
rion Toole Bob Gorham^ Conrad
Fath and Glenn Cater. All are
from Austin.
Following the dinner at 8:30
Mack Hoover President of Scot
tish Rite Club will begin the night
with a Welcoming Address. Master
of Ceremonies Will Sutton 32 De
gree KCCH will then introduce
the Pastor of the First Methodist
Church of Killeen Rev. W. M.
Greenwaldt who presents the in
vocation of the evening.
The audience will participate in
the "Star Spangled Banner" at
which time recognition of the grand
officers will be made. A second
welcome address will be made by
Maj Gen L. L. Doan former com
manding general of Fort Hood and
the 1st AD.
Selections and music will follow
by the chorus and the Troubadours.
A third address by Col. J. A. Pe-
traborg president of the Sojour
ners Club Number 208 will follow.
Speaker for the evening will be
Searcy Lee Johnson of Dallas.
Followed by a selection from the
chorus and the Closing Prayer of
C. R. Clements of Killeen.
The Fall reunions will be held
at the Austin Consistory on Octo
ber 19 to 22 and at the Dallas
Consistory on November 2 to 5.
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PIO Acquisition of the land
needed for the expansion of Fort
Hood will get underway immediat
ely according to a joint announce
ment made by Maj. Gen. L. L.
Doan former commanding general
and Col H. R. Hallock District
Engineer of the Fort Worth Dis
trict Corps of Engineers.
Army Engineers who will handle
the purchase of the land for the
expanding Central Texas post to
day received a directive to pro
ceed with the acquisition recently
authorized by the Senate Armed
Services sub committee.
The land which will be acquired
in the earliest phase of acquisition
will be the area needed to provide
a usable range necessary to train
Fort Hood troops in the use of
long range guns. The major por
tion of this area is located between
the existing boundary of Fort Hood
and the Belton Reservoir now un
der construction near there.
Land owners whose land will be
acquired in the earliest phases of
Brief Cases
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Thursday July 23 1953
the land acquisition will receive
an official notification from the
Fort Worth District of the Corps
of Engineers in the immediate fu
ture it was also announced.
A booklet containing questions
and answers concerning the pur
chase of real estate by the gov-
erment will accompany this no
tification. In order to facilitate this
land acquisition program the Fort
Worth District office of the Army
Engineers has established a real
estate project office at Fort Hood
which is staffed with experienced
real estate personnel.
Corps of Engineers negotiators
are expected to contact shortly the
land owners in the area of initial
acquisition and every effort will
be made to arrive at an early
settlement.
Those who are especially desir
ous of early settlement with the
government will be given an op
portunity to do so and payment
will be made as promptly as pos
sible.
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The Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 28, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 23, 1953, newspaper, July 23, 1953; Temple, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth254341/m1/2/: accessed March 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Casey Memorial Library.