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VOL. 1 No. 40
Former Editor
Of Hood Paper
Back On Staff
A repatriated prisoner of war
who was released by the Commu
nists last August 31 in the prisoner
exchange has returned to duty at
this Post as a member of the
Public Information staff after 34
months behind the Korean "Iron
Curtain" in a POW camp.
He is Sgt. Howard E. Bost-
wick of Corsicana Tex. who head
ed the staff of the Fort Hood week
ly newspaper before going to the
Far- East in the spring of 1950.
With the start of the hostilities in
Korea Sergeant Bostwick was as
signed to the 1st Cavalry Division
ere he became a squad leader
the 8th Cavalry Regiment.
He was serving with this unit
when taken captive on November
1 1950 when the first units of the
Chinese Red army entered the con
flict on the side of the North Ko
reans.
Sergeant. Bostwick's wife and two
children who resided in Corsican-
na during his imprisonment have
now moved to nearby Killeen.
where they will live during his
duty at this Post.
5283 Residents
Of 'Bowie9 Area
Hear EOT) Team
PIO A two week course of
instruction in action to be taken
when and if unexploded ammuni
tion is discovered has been com
pleted in the schools of Brown
County and the city of Brownwood
by a team of Fort Hood demo
lition experts.
Capt. Robert F. Sill commanding
officer 47th Explosive Ordnance
Disposal Squad who gave the in
struction aided by M-Sgt. William
Mercer 551st Explosive Ordnance
reported that a total of 5.283 resi
dents of the area heard the talks
on safety measures to be followed
in disposing of explosives.
They viewed a safety film and
display of ammunition similar
the type which has caused death
id injury among children
jrown County in recent months.
Fifteen schools were visited by
the team during the two week
'period and five evening demonstra
tions and talks were given to Par
ent Teacher organizations. Cap
tain Sill cautioned his listeners
against attempting to remove un
exploded ammunition which is fre
quently discovered on the old
Camp Bowie ranges.
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NO* FATALITIES
THREE MEMBERS of the Women's Army Corps attending the
Fourth Army WAC XCO Leadership School at Fort Hood study
the course schedule. Left to right are Cpl. Nollie Willis WAC
Detachment 4000 ASU Fort Sam Houston Sgt. Ver Neil Waggon-
W er WAC Battery 4050th ASU P'ort Sill Sfc. Edna Adrian WAC
Detachment 4005 ASU Fort Hood. (US Army Photo by Russell)
WACs Hold First
Leadership School
Twenty two members of the
Womens Army Corps representing
thr^e Fourth Army installations in
cluding Fort Hood's 4005th ASU
WAC Detachment will conclude
their first five day Leadership
School here tomorrow.
Eight: members of the Womens
Army Corps stationed at Fort Hood
six from Fort Sam Houston and
eight from Fort Sill will discuss
matters ranging from the philoso
phy of command to passes and
leaves.
The classes guided by Maj. Ruth
Reece course director and new
Texas Military District PIO and
Lt. Col. Anne E. Sweeney Fourth
Army WAC Staff Advisor will be
informal and of the discussion
type.
Monday morning General Farr-
and welcomed the members of the
class.
The WACS spent most of Mon
day discussing the philosophy of
command. The analysis of solu
tions to recurrent problems was
jscussed Tuesday night. Topics
ere military justice and disci
pline.
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THE AUTOMOBILE WAS A TOTAL LOSS but two Fort Hood
privates Paul R. Right the driver and Arthur D. Davis managed
to live through the wreck which occurred on Farm Road 116
near Copperas Cove. The first view shows the automobile as it
ended its roll and the second is a view from tht front after it
had been righted.
Weekend Mishaps
Injure Nine Men
Nine Fort Hood soldiers were in- the vehicle approximately 40 feet
jured during the past weekend in |from where it came to rest after
three separate one car accidents burning over several times. Privale
that completely demolished the ve-J Wright stayed in the car after it
hides involved. |landed on its top. The conditions
The most serious accident hap- of both men are now improving
pened on a curve at a point six *0 *'ie station hospital.
miles Northwest of Copperas Cove The second accident of the week-
on Farm Road 116 when Pvt. Paul lend occurred on the Taylor Cope-
R. Wright driving a 1950 Chevrolet! land highway when a 1950 Chevro
failed to negotiate a curve
and
let: operated by Pvt. Ronnie
crashed through a creek bridge White Hq. Co. 47th AMB struck
Private Wright received onlyia barricade where road construe-
I on as be in do
minor injuries while Pvt. Arthur
D. Davis owner and passenger Private White and his passenger
suffered serious injuries about the!^3^ Billy M. Lowe also of Hq
chest and head. Both men are ICo-
4m
AMB'
members of A Btry 91st AFA. jaccident and were admitted to the
Private Davis was thrown from! Stiombeig Hospital in Taylot foi
medical attention. Both men were
transferred to the Fort Hood hos
pital Sunday.
Wednesday subjects ranged wid
ely from company formations to
job attitudes and family problems.
Thursday members of the class
discussed five subjects including
organization and management of
the day room and the Army edu
cation and school program and
will listen to four guest speakers.
Thursday night the WACs will
discuss community relations and
participation in public ceremonies
and meetings.
Friday they will study types of
discharges and will conclude the
course at 4 p. m.
The Leadership School is the
Fourth Army's first experiment
with the idea and one of the first
such schools in the Army.
A second session of the school
will begin Monday October 19 and
continue through October 23. A new
group of students will participate.
Attending the first session from
Fort Hood are SFC Edna Adrian
and SFC Mary E. Camp Sergeants
Irene C. Cribbs Beverly J. Rail-
ey Eileen Shaw and Muriel I. Wh
Cpl. Bernice Langston and PFC
Cornelia A. Haller
The third accident of the week
end as reported to Fort Hood safe
ty officials also involved a Chevro
let and resulted in injury to five
Fort Hood personnel all members
of Btry 68th AFA Bn.
The 1953 model driven by SFC
Donald L. Lantis failed to round
a curve at a point: Zh'2 miles South
of Killeen on Farm Road 440 the
same spot that has seen three pre
vious major automobile accidents
this month involving Hood mili
tary personnel.
Injuries in addition to those of
Sergeant Lantis were reported by
Sgt. Loi^enzo D. DeBose Sgt.
Thomas H. Lee PFC Dock J.
Crunk and M-Sgt. Carl Allen.
While safety officials here at
Hood were pleased that none uf
the three accidents resulted in
depth they were quite concerned
with the weekend rash of acci
dents.
Chaplain Hataway
Arrives At Hood
PIO Chaplain (1st Lt.) Harry
R. Hataway recently arrived at
Fort Hood after completing a tour
of duty in the Far East has
been assigned to Headquarters Re
serve Command.
During World War II Chaplain
Hataway served as an enlisted man
with the 70th Infantry division in
Europe. He entered active duty as
a chaplain in April 1952 and since
that time he has served with the
37th Division Camp Polk Louisi
ana and the 45th Infantry Division
in Korea.
He completed his seminary at
Phillips University Enid Okla. at
the end of World War II.
Rank Changes Not Final
WASHINGTON (AFPS) An
Army spokesman has cautioned
that certain features of the new
NCO-Specialist plan are not yet
final.
Although the plan as released
to AFPS the week of Oct. 4 calls
for senior specialist's and special
ists first to third class the final
regulation may possibly specify
different specialist ranks.
Likewise the percentage com
parison of 3VCOs and specialists
within each pay grade as now in
dicated may be changed. The
regulation is expected to be in
the hands of G1 by Oct. 15 for
staffing.
Time Change
Starts Monday
Here On Post
FORT HOOD TEXAS THURSDAY OCT 15 1953
Effective Monday October 19
1953 troops of Fort Hood will oper
ate on a minimum 48 hour train
ing week of five and one-half days.
Subject to budget limitations and
approval by headquarters neces
sary civilian personnel will be em
ployed beyond the 40 hour week
schedule to meet operational re
quirements.
by Chiefs of special and technical
post staff sections in order to stag
ger the incoming and outgoing traf
fic load.
A schedule will be published by
the commanding officer of North
Fort Hood generally in accordance
with this schedule varied if neces
sary to fit the local conditions.
Schedule
First Call 0620 Reveille 0630 As
sembly 0640 Mess Call 0700 Sun
day and holidays 0800 Sick Call
0730 Sunday and holidays 0900
Drill Call 0800 Church Call 0800
0900 1000 1100 Recall 1200 Mess
Call 1205. Sunday and holidays
1200 Drill Call 1300 Guard Mount
1600 Recall 1700 Retreat 1730
Mess Call 1735 Tattoo 2245 Taps
2300.
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lniured
in lhe
Alspach Named
Honor Grad At
BAMC Course
Private Thomas A. Alspach Com
pany B 47th Medical Battalion
Fort Hood was chosen Honor Grad-
iate of Class 25 of the Medical
Aidman Advanced course grad
uating September 25 1953 at Brooke
Army Medical Center Fort Sam
Houston.
A commendation from Brigadier
General James P. Cooney com
mandant stated Alspach earned
the respect and admiration of all
through his tireless effort in at
taining the highest academic av
erage best soldierly appearance
and military beai'ing. His attitude
conduct and cooperation with the
instructors cadre and other stu
dents reflect the highest traditions
of the service.
In another commendation addres
sed to Alspach from Brig. Gen.
Edward G. Farrand he states "I
have noted with pleasure your gra
duation as an honor student from
the Medical Field School. I know
such an attainment has been earn
ed by hard work and intelligent
application.
I am sure that the same drive
and enthusiasm which you display
ed while in attendance at the Med
ical Field School will characterize
your future performance of duty."
2 Classes Finish
At NCO Academv
Co Of 317th Tk
Keeps Top Place
PIO—Company of the 317th Tank Battalion remained the largest
per capita contributor to the '53 Fort Hood Chest Drive as the second
week of the campaign closed last week.
The company has donated an average of $13.23 per man placing it
ahead of Company A of the 509th Tank Battalion which has an aver-
fage per capita contribution of
mf
Graduation day at the NCO Aca
demy saw two classes receiving
diplomas.
Lt. Col. Donald P. Boyer Assist
ant Commandant of the NCO Aca
demy addressed and presented
diplomas to 19 graduating students
of the Track Mechanics Class No.
16.
Honor Graduates were Pvt. Don
W. Brinn H&S Co. 702nd AIB
with an average of 93 and Pvt.
Benito Vialpando A Co. 702nd
AIB with an average of 91.
The other graduation was the
Unit Supply Class Nr. 17 in which
Maj. Lee Moore of the 1st QM
Bn addressed and presented dip
lomas to 32 graduating students.
Top Honors went to Pvt. Paul
R. Lawson A Co. 702nd AIB with
an average of 93.6. In second place
was Pvt. Joe C. Daniel Co..
47th Armd Med Bn. with an av
erage of 92.9.
age per capita
$10.80.
The two companies are running
first and second in category "A"
of the fund drive which consists
of military units with a strength
of between one and 100 men.
Prizes of television sets will be
awarded to the leaders in each
of the four categories at the con
clusion of the drive.
Present per capita donation fig
ures are based on unit strength
figures for the month of August.
However when the final tally is
made the average donation will
be based on the average present
for duty strength of the unit lor
the month of October.
Units which have had a marked
change in strength since August
may compute their own average
donation figures if they wish to
obtain a more realistic picture of
where they stand in comparison
Military personnel will be utiliz
ed in activities employing both civ
ilian arid military personnel to op
erate on Saturdays.
-„jito other units at Fort Hood ac-
The schedule may be varied .
Tr„
cording to Col. Lawrence W. Var-
ner chairman of the drive.
In category "B" consisting of
units of between 101 and 150 men
the leader is Service Battery of
the 91st Armored Field Artillery
Battalion with an average dona
tion of $5.80. Second is Headquar
ters Company of the 47th Armored
Medical Battalion.
The leader in category "C"
which includes units with a
strength of between 151 and 200
men is Battery of the 2nd Anti
Aircraft Artillery Battalion with
an average donation of $3.50. Com
pany of the 702nd Armored In
fantry Battalion with an average
contribution of $2.70 is second.
Headquarters Company of the
1st Armored division leads the
largest group category "D" con
sisting of units with 201 men and
over with an average contribution
of $2.80. Headquarters and Ser
vice Company of the 25th Armor
ed Infantry Battalion is second
averaging $2.30 per man.
In the civilian sections Civilian
Personnel leads category "A" with
an average donation of $4.94. Sec
ond is Comptroller and Finance
with a $1.64 average. This cate
gory includes sections with from
one to 50 employes.
In category "B" sections with
between 51 and 150 employes the
Headquarters and Miscellaneous
section leads with a $1.75 average
while Transportation and Motor
Pool is second averaging $1.06.
Ordnance and Chemical leads
category "C" sections with 151
employes and over with an aver
age donation of 94 cents. Second
is Post Exchange averaging 83
cents.
Fire Prevention
Receives Stress
From Department
PIO Fort. Hood's fire depart
ment is taking an active part in
impressing upon soldiers and civi
lians alike that a great percent
age of fires are preventable as .it
marks Fire Prevention Week this
week.
The department under Chief A.^
J. McGuirt is staging demonstra
tions in the use of extinguishers
and is giving a series of short talks
on fire prevention to units of Fort
Hood and the 1st Armored Divi
sion.
It is also distributing several
hundred circulars and posters in
addition to conducting rigid inspec
tions of buildings for fire hazards.
"Let's make every week Fire
Prevention Week" Chief McGuirt
stated as he urged all units and
organizations to carry on with the
building inspections throughout the
year.
White Replaces Wallesch
PIO Lt. Col. Lyman G. White
who recently returned to this coun
try from duty in Europe has
been named post director of intelli
gence at Fort Hood.
He succeeds Capt. Hubert G.
Wallesch who has taken over du
ties as post information and edu
cation officer.
Colonel White lives in Panama
City Fla. and Captain Wallesch
is a resident of Mount Clemens
Mich.
Imtiml
Chest Fund Officials Reveal
Leaders In Unit Competition
•m
NON-COMBATANTS
PIO For "Non combatants"
the Army's Chaplains Corps has
won an impressive number of the
nation's top combat decorations.
At Fort Hood records show that
one third of the Chaplains now as
signed to the .1st Armored Division
have served a tour of duty in Ko
The deadline for the Preventa
tive Maintenance Essay Contest is
fast approaching as the post wide
contest closes at midnight Monday
Oct. 19. All essays must be in the
hands of the unit TI&E officer on
that date and in the hands of Di
vision TI&E officer prior to 1500
hours Oct. 22.
This essay contest is open to all
enlisted personnel stationed a
Fort Hood and the subject matter
of the essay may cover overall pre-
Tour Of Austin
To Be Feature
Of GI Pal Day
Throughout the country on Nov
ember 12 the USO Clubs of Ameri
ca are honoring the soldiers of
the many military installations by
a G. I. Pal Day. In Texas the
USO has stated that 48 members
selected by their unit commanders
will represent Fort Hood at a Din
ner and social program in Austin.
Upon arrival at Austin a- tour
of the University of Texas the
State Capitol and the city will be
made. Transportation will be fur
nished by the Army to and from
Austin. On Thursday November
12 personnel that has been select
ed to go will be free from all
duties.
The Post service club's Direr'
or will contact each unit comman
der requesting approximately four
men from their unit to represent
a different state of the Union. For
example the 25th AIB will allow
men from Texas Oklahoma anil
Louisiana to attend while the 2nd
AAA will give a man from Maine
New York and Virginia.
It has not been decided if per
sonnel will go in uniform or civilian
dress. Also a time must be set
and preparations made for trans
portation.
Gen. Clarke Heads
Corps Gronp
PIO Lt. Gen. Bruce C. Clarke
former commander of Fort Hood
and the 1st Armored Division has
been named commanding general
of the United States Corps Group
in Korea it was learned here this
week.
General Clarke commanded the
1st Armored from the time the unit
was reactivated in the Spring of
1951 until he was reassigned as
commander of I Corps in Korea
last April. He headed this unit un
til his recent change of station.
CHEST DRIVE DISPLAYS vary as the different battalions CC "A" and CC "B" try to out-do each
other in an effort to be the highest contributor in the 1953 Fort Hood Chest Drive. Featured above
in the compose pictures are unit chest charts from CC "B" CC "A" 4005th ASU Enlisted Detach"
ment 141st Signal Co. and the 81st Recoil Bn. The little man with the long rope represents the
25th AIB. (U.S. Army Photo by Russell)
Chaplain Corps' Combat Record
Includes Many Top Decorations
rea. Five of the 1st Armored Ko
rean veteran chaplains have been
decorated and all conducted them
selves commendably under com
bat conditions.
1
PM Essay Contest Nearing
Monday's Midnight Deadline
On an Army wide scale figures
recently released by the Chief of
Chaplains Corps showed a total
ventive maintenance as applied to
supplies equipment and material
of all services in general or it
may be written to cover a specific
item or a specific class of sup
plies equipment or material.
Essays should be in conformity
with standard practices instruc
tions and manuals on the subject
but expressed by the author in the
light of his experiences methods
or ideas.
Clarity of expression is desirable
and essays should be as neat and
well composed as possible but
practicality of ideas and applica
bility of procedures will be the
determining factor in the selection
of winning entries. In other words
you don't have to be a journalist
to win as long as you have some
good ideas and thoughts.
The length of the essays may
vary from a 200 word minimum
to a 300 word maximum and should
be written on—8" lO1^" paper
They do not have to be typed but
if written they should be legible
and in ink.
Name grade service number and
organization of person submitting
the entry must appear at the
top of each sheet and only one
entry may be submitted by each
contestant.
Persons submitting the essay se
lected for first place will receive
fifteen dollars in cash and be giv
en a three day pass while the
second place winner will receive
ten dollars in cash and a two-day
pass. Third place winner gets five
dollars and a one day pass.
Judges for the contest will be
the Post Ordnance Officer Divi
sion Quartermaster Post TI&E Of
ficer and Division TI&E Officer.
Decision of the judges will be final.
PIO ARMOR national maga
zine of the United States Armor
Association has published an ar
ticle in it's October issue entitled.
"The Waco Disaster" by Lt. Coljl
William L. Starnes Jr.
The article relates the part play
ed by the 16th Armored Engineer
Battalion of the 1st Armored Divi
sion in rescue operations in the
Central Texas city following the
tornado tragedy of May 11.
Col. Starnes now commanding
officer of the Combat Engineer De
tachment of the United States Mili
tary Academy at West Point from
which he graduated in 1943 com
manded the 16th when the violent
tornado struck.
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of 377 decorations and awards have
been given 308 Chaplains for their
service in the Korean action.
The casualty list was mute efi-
dence that on the battle front where
"spiritual comfort" is needed
the most it cost the most. Six
Chaplains were killed in action
two are still missing and 21 were
wounded in action.
Three Chaplains were killed when
their units were overrun by the
enemy. One religious advisor was
killed when h.e. stayed .behind with
wounded troops. Three Chaplains
died while they were imprisoned
by the enemy.
A total of 33 decorations given
only for "extraordinary heroism or
gallantry against an armed enemy
have been awarded to men of the
Chaplains Corps.
Two men won the nation's sec
ond highest award for valor the
"Distinguished Service Cross" and
31 others received the third highest
"Silver Star.".
Four Chaplains won the "Sol
diers Medal" for outstanding hero
ism "Not involving actual conflict
jwith an armed enemy." The Pur
ple Heart given for wounds receiv
ed in battle went to 27 men conduct
ing religious services or "making
the rounds" of the troops in the
line on religious visits.
For men classified by the Army
as "Non combatants" Korean
Chaplains have a record that might
be envied by first class fighting
me.
Large Attendance
Cites Church Day
PIO Approximately one thous
and officers and men of the 1st Ar
mored Division and Fort Hood
were on hand Sunday morning for
the annual observance of Church
Day at Fort Hood in the main Post
theater.
Guest speaker for the combined
Protestant services was Col. Jam
es C. Bean Fourth Army Chap
lain who spoke on the subject
"Foundation Stones of the Church."
The 1st Armored Division Male
Chorus sang Fred Waring's arran
gement of 'Battle Hymn of the
Republic" and "God So Loved the
World."
Among those present were Gen
eral and Mrs. Farrand and high
ranking command and staff offi
cers.
Armor Magazine
Relates Storm Aid
The 16th along with neighboring
airmen and National Guardsmen
was instrumental in life saving op
erations during the four days fol-
owing the disaster.
"If an ill wind can blow some
good it is believed that in addi
tion to cementing public relations
those who participated left with a
feeling of a 'job well done' and we
really learned something useful in
the event of a future emergency
whether in war or peace" Col
onel Starnes said in the piece.
Colonel Starnes and the 16th En
gineer Battalion were given Let
ters of Appreciation by the city of
Waco after their return to Fort
Hood.
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