Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 28, 1954 Page: 2 of 12
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Page Two
Receives Prizes
LT. RICHARD E. CAVAZOS
First Winner Named
In PM Quiz Contest
SFC Aldon T. Wise of A Co
634th Armored Infantry Battalion
has been declared the winner in
the first of a series of weekly
preventive maintenance quiz con
tests.
Sergeant Wise was presented a
$5 cash award and a one-day pass
as a reward for his prize-winning
entry Tuesday by Col. W. Cole Jr.
commander of Combat Command
"B."
Honorable mention went to PFC
John A. Thorns of Headquarters
Company 504th Signal Battalion.
Entries in the second of the
contests are now being judged.
Entry blanks for the third contest
in the weekly series may be found
in today's issue of the Armored
Sentinel.
Each separate contest consists of
25 questions of the multiple choice
and true-false variety and an essay
of 25 words or less on the impor
tance of preventive maintenance.
All entries in the quiz contest
should be sent to the Judging Com
mittee in care of the Public In
formation Office Building 2225.
Entries may be hand-carried
mailed or submitted through unit
Public Information Officers who
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will forward them to the judging
committee.
The weekly quiz contest is the
latest of several incentive pro
grams that offer rewards to Fort
Hood and 1st Armored Division
personnel who demonstrate out
standing knowledge and practice
of preventive maintenance pro
cedures.
Others are the monthly "Driver
of the Month" and "Crew of the
Month" awards.
Hometown News Stories
Filed By Army Center
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In addition the center also put
out 102700 pictures of you 15400
plastic engravings with your pic
ture on them and 3800 tape re
cordings you made for your home-
folks.
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KILLEEN
BELT0N
Colorful Texas Hero
Comes Back Home
By BRUCE ROCHE
One of Texas' most colorful SOTS
is home.
Lt. Richard E. Cavazos who was
reared ori the state's fabulous King
Ranch has been assigned to the
1st Armored Division after a tour
of duty in Korea. During his 12-
month tour he earned three of the
nation's top awards the Distin
guished Service Cross Silver Star
and the Bronze Star with Device
for Valor.
It seems a habit for the Cava
zos family to distinguish them
selves. Lieutenant Cavazos' father
is foreman of King Ranch his
younger brother Bobby an out
standing football player for Texas
Tech made the Little All-America
football team and guided the Red
Raiders to a crushing defeat of
Auburn last New Year's Day in
the Gator Bowl. His older broth
er Larry is just completing work
toward a Doctor of Philosophy De
gree from Iowa State University.
Even so perhaps the most out
standing of the family is Lieuten
ant Cavazos himself.
He grew up on King Ranch
where a youngster's life on the big
place says Lieutenant Cavazos is
"like any other kid living on a
farm."
He went to high school in Kings-
ville which is swallowed by the
900000 acre ranch and played foot
ball there. For college training he
chose Texas Tech in Lubbock. The
husky five-foot eleven-inch 190-
pound lieutenant played football
for Tech two years his gridiron
career coming to an end in a 1950
gamein which he broke a leg.
An outstanding participant in
Tech's ROTC program Lieutenant
Cavazos received a Regular Army
commission when he graduated in
June 1951.
His first assignment with the
Army was the four-month Infantry
Officers Course at Fort Benning.
He remained at Benning upon com
pletion of the course and was on
the staff of the Officers Candidate
S he re at
through airborne training making
several parachute jumps in the
process.
Lieutenant Cavazos married his
college sweetheart Caroline Greek
in May 1952 after she was gradu
ated from Texas Tech. Six months
later he was assigned to the 3rd
Infantry Division in Korea.
A platoon leader when he arrived
in his company he assumed com
mand of the company in May 1953.
On February 25 1953 he earned
the Silver Star. His company was
attacked by an enemy force but
repulsed the assault. By the light
of a flare Lieutenant Cavazos saw
a wounded enemy soldier lying to
the front of his position. He ob
tained permission to get the sol-
dier and then went forward to cap
ture the prisoner. His route led
through intense enemy mortar and
small arms fire.
Enemy soldiers were extremely
valuable for intelligence purposes
according to Lieuatenant Cavazos
but were rarely captured alive.
He received the Bronze Star
medal with for Valor for person
ally restoring communications be
tween his company and an outpost
near enemy lines. The action
which occurred on May 16 1953
took place under constant enemy
fire.
The need which earned him the
Distinguished Service Cross the
nation's second highest award for
heroism came during an attack
the night of June 14-15 1953 on a
hill in North Korea.
Mission of his company was to
destroy personnel and installations
on the hill. His group entered en
emy trenches under his personal
leadership. He killed several Chi
nese with hand grenades and small
arms fire.
When ordered to withdraw Lieu
tenant Cavazos remained behind
on the enemy outpost to search
for missing men. He found five
who had been wounded and per
sonally evacuated each to safety.
He escorted others to friendly
lines and returned again to the
outpost. Only when he had assured
himself that none of his men were
still on the hill did he return to
his own lines and allow himself to
be treated for wounds.
In November Lieutenant Cava
zos returned to the United States.
After a leave he repor*~i to the
1st Armored Division tere he
has been assigned to "B" Company
of the Division's 25th Armored In
fantry Battalion.
He and his wife who waited for
him at her parents' home in
Gainesville live now in Killeen.
Lieutenant Cavazos says he was
a "rabid" Texan before going over
seas and is still proud of his home
state but "when you get over
there any of the 48 are good."
Texas and the United States
mean a lot to someone in combat
he explains. "You think a lot
about them. You suddenly realize
what a precious thing you're miss
ing."
In regard to sports Lieutenant
Cavazos likes any type. Hunting
and fishing are his real hobbies.
He and his wife own two full-
blooded collies.
Is he then fond of animals?
"Sure am." A chuckle from the
lieutenant. "I've got to like them
my wife does."
Hood-Sent Clothes
Arrive In Korea9
Given To Needy
Another box of clothing con
tributed by military and civilian
personnel of Fort Hood and the
1st Armored Division has been
is to
widows and orphans of South
Korean soldiers it was learned
this week with receipt of a let
ter of appreciation from Chap
lain Fred J. Jewell.
The Chaplain is on duty with
the United Nations Partisan In
fantry in Korea another desig
nation of the unit being 8240th
Army Unit. In his letter he
stressed the need of warm cloth
ing for the hapless children of
the war-ravaged country and
said "a large percent of the
clothing goes to one orphanage
where we have 75 children with
no income for clothing except
contributions like yours. The
rest of the clothing is distributed
to widows of Korean soldiers."
Previously six boxes erf cloth
ing and footwear which was sent
from this installation were re
ceived and distributed by Chap
lain Jewell.
TOMECEK
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PO#TVAC De/fLER.j
Miss Esther Walsh Adviser of
the Service Club Branch and
Special Service Division arrived
yesterday from the Department of
the Army. Visiting with her is
Miss Helen Fry Fourth Army
Staff Librarian and Service Club
Director.
The two guests will consult
with Maj. Blair C. Minthorn and
Capt. L. A. Munnerlyn Division
and Post Special Service Officers.
Also Miss Walsh will render as
sistance pertaining to matters con
cerning to Service Club Program
TEMPLE
Join
TAKE^
WHAT'LL YOU HAVE? In a demonstration put on last week here by a Fourth Army Uniform Sur
vey Team some 565 post and division officers and enlisted men were asked to indicate their choice of
the three uniforms shown above as part of an Army-wide survey to determine what changes if any
will be made in the uniform. Soldier models were (left) Sgt. Charles Cagle (OD shade S3) Pvt. William
G. Burnett (grey-green) and Spl. Charles Wade (pink slacks and green blouse). (U.S. Army Photo
by Finkel)
Miss Esther Walsh Arrives For Talks
with Miss Arlene Zukas Special I
A dinner will be held in their
honor Thursday night with spec
ial service officials attending.
The two women are expected to
leave Saturday.
Attention members of the NCO
Academy! Have you visited your
Academic Branch Library located
on Academic Drive?
MONEY TO LOAN
ON ANYTHING OF VALUE AT
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January 2 to 31
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It Pays To Buy A Used
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We have often pointed out to you that a new car dealer like
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A spring-hinged clothespin will
hold paper bags together neatly in
a
Service Director.
In the mean whil Miss Fry will
inspect the Clubs and survey the
libraries.
kitchen cupboard.
National Guard
Staff Group Hen
For Conference
Commanders and staff officers
from three Texas National Guard
units attended a one-day confer
ence on summer training at Fort
Hood on Monday.
They were greeted by Maj. Gen.
William S. Biddle commander of
Fort Hood and the 1st Armored
Division who emphasized that the
services of his staff would be
made available during the train
ing period.
Present for the conference were
Maj. Gen. Carl L. Phinney com
mander of the 36th Infantry Di
vision Maj. Gen. Albert S. John
son commander of the 49th Arm
ored Division and Lt. Col. Rich
ard Meirus executive officer of
the 112th Armored Cavalry Regi
ment.
Also attending the meeting
were representatives of Head
quarters Fourth Army and the
Texas National Guard Advisor
Group.
Discussions of plans for the
training camps were led by Col.
James L. Beynon director of
training Col. Edwin L. Tucker
director of supply and Col. Robert
L. Thompson director of person
nel.
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Continuing Thru Sat. Feb. 6th
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Broken Sizes. Reg.
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Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 28, 1954, newspaper, January 28, 1954; Temple, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth254367/m1/2/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Casey Memorial Library.