Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 28, Ed. 1 Friday, September 18, 1959 Page: 1 of 18
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United Fund campaigners at
Fort Hood Killeen Base and
Gray Air Force Base end their
first week of a seven week cam
paign tomorrow to raise $60000
for this year's drive.
Fort Hood officials expressed
confidence that the goal is well
within reach of the 24000 civil
ian and military personnel who
make up the greater Fort Hood
community.
T'aj. G«n. Earle G.
Wheeler Fort Hood and 2nd
Armored Division Command
er stated "I consider our
goal of $60000 from our Fort
Hood community for the
United Fund to be a very
modest one. Unquestionably
with our military and civilian
populations at Fort Hood
Killeen Base and Gray Air
VOL. 17 NO. 28
The Society cautions that
not only should these bags be
kept out of reach of small
children but they should not
be used as coverings for pil-
lows or mattresses.
The best thing to do with
these bags is to destroy them
the Society's warning con
cludes.
A letter of congratulations was
received this week from Lt. Gen.
G. S. Meloy Jr. departing Com
manding General Fourth U. S.
Army on the occasion of the 17th
anniversary of the activation of
Fort Hood.
Received by Maj. Gen. Earle
G. Wheeler Fort Hood and 2d
Armored Division Commander
the letter read:
"On behalf of the personnel
of the Fourth United States
Army I extend sincere con
gratulations to all members
of your command on the oc
casion of its anniversary 18
September 1959.
"From its activation as a
Tank Destroyer Center in
1942 Fort Hood has served
as a training center for Arm
ored units and as the home
station of three famous Arm
ored divisions. The thousands
of officers and enlisted men
who have served at this in
stallation have turned in a
glorious combat record
through two major conflicts
and won the undying gratitude
of our Nation. The superior
standards of Fort Hood and
its significant role in strength
ening our national defenses
reflects great credit on the
Fourth United States Army.
"We share in the pride
which all the personnel at
Fort Hood must take in its
truly commendable record of
accomplishments.
"With kind regards."
No special observance is being
planned here to mark the found
ing of the post which was named
Force Base every one's fair
share contribution will put us
over the goal."
Drive officials also stressed
that each budget of the 18 local
participating agencies have been
carefully examined and in every
case there is actual need for
more funds than they will receive
frcm this year's drive.
"Keymen" Selected
Collecting each individual's fair
share lies with a group of select
ed personnel down to squad level
called "keymen." There are three
ways in which to make a donation
to these keymen. In each case
the person making the contribu
tion will get a receipt.
When making a straight cash
donation the receipt will be for
the exact amount oS money con
tributed but if the. individual
Army Aligning Non-Com Jobs
With Skill Level And Grade
WASHINGTON (AFPS)—The Arm? will screen the records of
all NCOs in paygrades E-4 through E-9 to insure their primary
job skills are correctly aligned with skill level and grade.
Those found to be in the wrong skill or MOS will be reclassified
if not properly assigned by Dec. 1 the Army announced in Circular
611-41. This circular implements the new E-8 and E-9 upgrading
system.
The same circular lists 29 skills as under-strengthed in a few
paygrades and said troops improerly assigned should be shifted
if possible.
Along with this list was a group of 35 MOSs which the Army said
were over-strengthed skills.
The under-strengthed MOS (with a few pay grade exceptions)
included: 050 051 053 058 103 111 112 130 133 140 153 154
155 156 171 177 179 223 224 225 226 271 281 293 357 731 712
and 724.
The over-strengthed MOS list (also with a few pay grade excep-
"Kons) included: 151 152 191 192 313 332 443 452 464 518 524
542 551 553 555 562 624 634 635 643 671 714 717 719 721 762
764 768 811 931 941 951 952 962 and 982.
Plastic Bags
Danger To Kids
The plastic bags .. used by
laundries and dry cleaners
to protect their customers'
clean clothes can be danger
ous in the hands of small
children.
The Society of the Plastics
Industry Inc. warns that
these bags can cause suffo
cation if brought into con
tact with children's faces.
Quick Action Of Cadre Sergeant
Averts Death In Grenade Pit
The Fort Hood NCO Academy
recently graduated one of the
largest classes in its eight-year
history through increased atten
dance of Fourth U. S. Army Re
servists and National Guardsmen.
Sixty-five men from four states
completed the leadership course
at the end of August. The num
ber is 15 higher than ever be
fore due to an enlarged quota
for Texas units.
Texas recently requested the
new quota allowing the state to
send a total of 37 men to each
class. Oklahoma can send seven
Arkansas and Louisiana six each
and New Mexico five.
Reservists and Guardsmen have
shared a large slice of the Acad
emy's leadership teachings since
early 1958 when special courses
General Meloy Sends Congratulations
On Fort Hood's 17th Anniversary
for John Bell Hood famed Con
federate General of the Civil
War.
The Army selected the Central
Texas location in 1941 because of
its climate rolling terrain Oc
casional wooded areas and its
caliche soil which will support
heavy vehicles at all times of the
year.
720th MPs
Receive Superior
Rating In AGI
The 720th Military Police Bat-
tablion Fort Hood received a
superior rating in their Annual
General Inspection conducted re
cently.
Last year only three companies
—no entire battalions —achieved
superior ratings in General In
spections.
The inspection included person
nel records security and intelli
gence operations and traiining
supply mess operations unit ac
tivities records mangement re
creational facilities and general
appearance.
Lt. Col. Ward B. Waits 720th
commander since June 1958 com
mended the members of the unit
for their performance in making
this award possible.
Being a STRAC unit made this
award especially hard to obtain
as the operational mission and
STRAC readiness requirements
added to the obstacles to be over
come.
wishes to make an anonymous
donation in a sealed envelope
the keyman can only give him a
receipt for the envelope itself and
not the amount of money in
volved.
A person may use any type
of envelope he chooses to
make his contribution or he
may use an envelope which
his keyman will make avail
able to him. If he desires to
write his name on the outside
of the envelope he may do so
or he may keep his donation
strictly confidential.
The. third method of contribut
ing is by pledging a contribution.
In this case an individual would
fill out a pledge card provided
to him by his keyman then he
could complete his fair share pay
ments in two installments.
SGT H. PETROFF
NCO Academy Graduates
Large Class Of 65 Men
for them were first regularly
scheduled.
Their normal representation at
the Academy is 70 per cycle. Us
ual number of active duty stu
dents is 65 per cycle mostly men
from Fort Hood units.
The Academy starts a new class
every five weeks. Its two-week
course for Guardsmen-Reservists
begins the third week of the
course for active duty men al
lowing all students to graduate
together.
Maj. Norman M. Bakke the
Academy's assistant command
ant said the two-week course
is simply a condensed version of
the regular one. He said any Re
serve or National Gaurd unit in
Fourth Army can send men to the
Academy for leadership training.
Construction started in early
1942 and it was reached in 1944
when 6000 officers and 75000 en
listed men were here.
During the war a second can
tonment area known as North
Fort Hood was constructed. Fol
lowing the end of the war most of
these buildings were sold.
The remaining buildings as
well as tent sites and training fa
cilities are now used by the Tex
as and Oklahoma National Guards
and Reserve Units from Texas
and adjoining States for summer
training.
On April 15 1950 South Camp
Hood was named a permanent
at on an re at
Hood.
Since being named aperma-
nent installation work has
commenced on a building pro
gram to replace the wooden
barracks and buildings with
permanent structures of brick
and stucco.
When the government acquired
the Camp Hood Military Reserva
tion in 1941 its 157000 acres were
considered adequate. But after the
war it was found that new and
more powerful tank weapons
would require land for safe driv
ing.
program for acquiring addi
tional land ultimately set at 50-
OOOacres was developed by the
Department of the Army and ap
proved by Congress. Purchase
was completed by the District En
gineer in 1954. Today the reserva
tion contains over 207000 acres
more than 320 square miles.
Fund officials also pointed out
that a contributor may specify
one particular agency to be the
recipient of his entire donation
by writing the name of the agency
on the envelope or pledge card
he uses or he may give with
no specification to any particu
lar agency.
"A Fair Share"
"Where does my 5air share
go Why am I giving it?"
These are probably some of the
questions you've been asking
yourself about this year's United
F.Jid Drive.
A total of 18 local agencies
are the recipients of funds
from this year's $60000 drive.
Much of the money is used
in charity and civic activities.
A large portion of it bene
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Trainee's Grenade
Fails To Clear Wall
Two Fort Hood men are alive
and uninjured because an NCO
thought—and acted—quickly.
Sgt. Howard Petroff 35th Ar
mor Weapons Committeeman
saved himself and a Company A
trainee from death or serious in-
The trainee was in one of the
pits to throw a grenade Sergeant
PetroSf standing beside him to
guard against accidents.
When the trainee threw the
grenade it failed to clear the
chest-high parapet of the pit.
The grenade bounced back at
them from the top of the pit and
Sergeant Petroff hit it in mid-air
with his hand sending it four feet
beyond the pit where it immed
iately exploded.
Shrapnel sailed over them but
neither man was injured.
Sergeant Petroff said the gren
ade exploded even before the two
could fall all the way to the
ground. Lt. Edward Young of
35th Armor safety officer on the
range at the time said that by
the time he saw the incident the
two men were lying down jn the
protective pit Sergeant Petroff
acting as a shield.
Sergeant Petroff has been at
Fort Hood and on the 35th Armor
Weapons Committee since last
February. Sept. 10 was his fourth
time in the grenade pits with
trainees.
He is a native of Brownsville
Pa. His wife Delores and their
two children make their home in
Temple.
Ft. Hood Men
Attend Executive
Meet At Ft. Sill
Two Fort Hood men are cur
rently attending the personnel
management training conference
for executives at Fort Sill Okla.
They are Lt. Col. Charles D.
Allen assistant chief of staff per
sonnel and administration 2d Ar
mored Division and Mr. Olen W.
Dellis of the comptroller section.
The conference opened Wednes
day and will end next Friday.
The two men are among 45
Army officers civilians from
Army installations and a few re
presentatives of other 'federal
agencies and private industry at
tending the conference.
While at the conference spon
sored by the Army's Southwest
Regional Training Center the
conference will hear prominent
speakers from universities gov
ernment and industry. They will
also participate in work groups
case discussions and individual
study.
Fund Campaign Gets
FORT HOOD TEXAS FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 18 1959 -—10 Pages
jury from a rebounding grenade
Sept. 10.
The incident occurred during
regular grenade training at the
range north of the cantonment
fits the Individual soldier in
USO activities aid from the
Red Cross Traveler's Aid
etc.
One of the 18 agencies the
American Red Cross is asking
$13000 from this year's drive.
Last year alone the Red Cross
spent $58000 on grants loans and
aid to the servicemen at Fort
Hood. Many people do not realize
the vast field of work inclusive in
the Red Cross program. Besides
their disaster relief work they
provide contact and assistance to
the serviceman and keep in touch
with his home community. Last
year 1335 persons were served
by the Fort Hood Chapter.
The Red Cross handles "report
ing" which is to supplement
information not furnished in an
Independently purchased liabi
lity insurance is the auto owner's
surest means of protecting him
self against judgments that could
result in his financial ruin.
And how does liability insurance
do this?
Mimimum liability policies spe-
Hood Accidents
Automobile Week 1959
Fatalities 0 17
Injuries 2 80
Accidents 6 173
Training
Fatalities 0 2
Injuries 7 215
Others
Fatalities 0 2
Injuries 4 222
67th Armor Honored During Unit
Organization Day Ceremonies
The 67th Armor will continue
to set' the pace in the 2d Armor
ed Division in maintenance com
munications and gunmen accord
ing to Col. James F. Hollings-
worth Deputy Commander Com
bat Command A 1st Armored Di
vision.
Speaking at the units Organiza
tion Day ceremonies. Col. Hol-
lingsworth who served with the
67th during World War II praised
the u- for the outstanding record
it had set in the Division. He
commented:
"The 67th led the way in bring
ing grand and glorious fame to
the 2d Armored Division. I am
sure it will continue to lead the
way in years to come."
Col. Hollingsworth briefly re
lated the adventures of the 67th
Armor during World War II and
the part played by the Youngs
Jones and Smiths in bringing vic
tory.
He concluded his short speech
by praising the non-commission-
ed officers' and soldiers who he
said are "the backbone of any
organization. He added:
"These men will accept respon
sibilities and then see that it is
done."
application by a serviceman for
a hardship discharge or compas
sionate transfer. Over 4000 such
reports were made during the fis
cal year 1959. They helped over
6000 military personnel secure
emergency leaves at Fort Hood
last year.
Another Red Cross program
worthy of note is their extensive
safety program on this installa
tion. This includes water safety
first aid and home nursing.
A blood donation program
which materially supplies the
blood needs of the Fort Hood Sta
tion Hospital is still another of
their many annual activities.
Last year personnel at Fort
Hood realized a 4 to 1 dividend
in their investment in the Red
Cross. Would you call this a bad
business venture?
COMMANDERS AWARD FOR CMI—Brig. Gen. Robert Q. Brown
Commanding General Headquarters Division Artillery 2nd
Armored Division presents the Installation Commander's
Award for obtaining the highest overall rating during the an
nual Commander's Maintenance Inspections to Lt. Col. John H.
Merriam Commanding Officer 67th Armor. The presentation
was made at the 67th's Organizational Day held last week.
Be Sure Insurance
Automobile financing often car
ries with it the seemingly ad
vantageous one monthly premium
payment which includes insur
ance on the car.
Often drivers jeopardize their
financial well-being by assuming
that this insurance lumped with
the monthly car payment is ade
quate protection.
However this insurance rarely
covers claims against the insured
by other drivers. It covers his
own auto should he be involved
in an accident but leaves him
vulnerable to law suits with all
their accompanying costs should
he be involved in a mishap that
damages the property or person
of another.
cify limits of $5000 personal in
jury to another $10000 personal
injury in any one accident and
$5000 property damage.
If the driver is sued by an ac
cident victim and found liable
the insurance company will pay
the claim up to the limits of the
policy.
The insurance company also
pays all investigative and legal
expenses in connection with the
accident in which its insured is
found liable. It hires trained ad
justers who investigate the ac
cident and try to negotiate a
reasonable settlement.
If the case cannot be settled
the insurance company retains
and pays an attorney to repre
sent itself and its insured against
whom the claim has been filed.
Without insurance the defendant
would have to hire his own law
yer and pay his fee.
ITiis is an important considera
tion for the insured could be sued
as a result of an accident in
which he was not at fault and
even though he won the case the
attorney's fees would be much
more than the premium on an
insurance policy.
$8MS %ssf
*'*m
Also present at the organiza
tional day ceremonies held last
week was Brig. Gen. Robert Q.
Brown Commanding General
Headquarters Division Artillery
2d Armored Division.
Gen. Brown represented Maj.
Gen. Earle G. Wheeler Fort
Hood and 2d Armored Division
Commander in presenting the In
stallation Commander's Award to
the 67th for obtaining the high
est overall rating during the an
nual Commander's Maintenance
Inspection's for Fiscal Year 1959.
The award was presnted to Col.
John H. Merriam battalion com
mander.
In presenting the award Gen
Brown said that the 67th Armor
had received no unsatisfacotory
ratings in any categories during
the inspections.
He praised the men for the
fine work they had done. He also
(See 67TH ARMOR Page 2)
THE FIRST OF
Another receiving agency of
this year's fund drive is the
Fort Hood Youth and Com
munity Activities Association.
This program serves children
from 6-18 and presently has
about 1500 active members.
It sponsors boy and girl
scouts on Post operates a
large athletic program in
cluding little league baseball
midget football junior base-
ba teenage swimming and
bowling. The YCAA also spon
sors dances and parties for
children and teenagers. Self-
sustaining schools nurseries
and summer camps are other
facilities sponsored by this
organization.
The goal for Youth Activities
is $20000. It depends solely upon
The United Fund Drive and its
own little fund raising projects
throughout the year for its op
erating budget. The varied pro
grams for youngsters in the Fort
Hood Youth and Community Ac
tivities Association helps build bet
ter citizens for tomorrow.
All of us at one time or anoth
er have actually seen or heard
of the charitable work done by
the Salvation Army. Their goal
this year is $2000. Donations re
ceived by them provide food
clothing and lodging to the needy.
In case of national or local disas
ter the Salvation Army provides
needed provisions to the helpless
and needy.
Money given to the needy by
the Salvation Army is never a
loan it is always an out and
out grant. The local Service Unit
in Killeen helps both military tnd
civilian personnel in this area.
A soldier who began his mili
tary career as a battery officer
of the 12th Field Artillery at Fort
Sam Houston Texas returned to
the same post Sept. 16 to assume
command of the Fourth U. S.
Army.
He is Lieutenant General Ed
ward T. Williams who served as
General Patton's artillery officer
throughout the campaigns in West
ern. Europe until the end of hos
tilities in World War II.
General Williams who
wears the Distinguished Serv
ice Medal among other decor
ations has served as Deputy"
Commanding General U. S.
Continental Army Command
Fort Monroe Va. for the past
three years.
Formal military honors to in
clude a 15-gun salute and re
view of troops will be accorded
General Williams upon his arrival
in the Fourth Army quadrangle
at 8:30 a. m. to assume com
mand.
A native of Detroit Mich. and
a 1920 graduate of the U. S.
Military Academy General Wil
liams has been assigned in what
is now the Fourth Army area on
six previous occasions.
He was first assigned to
Fort Sam Houston upon grad
uation in August 1921 from
the Field Artillery School at
Fort Knox Ky. He remained
as a battery officer with the
12th Field Artillery until June
1923 when he was transfer
red to Schofield Barracks
Hawaii for duty with the
13th Field Artillery'
He returned to the United States
in March 1926 and three months
later was assigned to the 6th
Field Artillery at Fort Hoyle Md.
where he served successively as
aide-de-camp to Brigadier Gen
eral H. G. Leanard plans and
I E I I
$60000—Col.
Lend a hand to
troubled
families
GIVE THE UNITED WAY.
Gen. Williams New
Fourth Army Chief
training officer and battery com- Field Artillery School as an in-
mander.
In August 1930 he began a
five-year tour of duty as as
sistant professor of military
science and tactics at Ohio State
University Columbus Ohio. He
was assigned to the 83rd Field
Artillery at Fort Benning ga.
Lt. General
Edward T. Williams
in June 1935 and commanded
"B" Battery which while under
his command was awarded the
Knox Trophy by the Chief of
Field Artillery emblematic of the
best battery in the U. S. Army.
Upon graduation from the
Command and General Staff.
College Fort Leavenworth
Kan- in June 1939 he was
assigned to Fort Sill Okla.
as an instructor and secre
tary of the Field Artillery
School*
From April to October 1941 he
was on detached service as a
military observer with the Britsh
in the Middle East during the
Libyan and Syrian campaigns
after which he returned to the
William R. Prince Deputy Post Commander makes the first con
tribution to the United Fund for more than his "fair share." Receiving the check with a smile
is Col. D. W. McRell Post Finance and Accounting Officer and Chairman of the United Fund at
Fort Hood. Chipping in with the Drive's second fair share contribution is Pvt. Robert L. Horan
of the Information Office. Jiminy Cricket official conscience for this year's Drive gives an eye
of approval to the proceedings. Personnel in the greater Fort Hood area will be making similar
fair share contributions during the remaining six weeks of the drive.
structor and director of the De
partment of Tactics. In February
1943 he became artillery officer
of the Corps at Sherman Tex.
General Williams was appoint
ed artillery officer of the Third
Army at Fort Sam Houston in
May 1943. The following January
he moved with that organiza
tion to the European theater.
Soon after his return to the
United States in October
1945 he was appointed assist
ant chief of staff G-l of the
Fourth Army at Fort Sam
Houston. In May 1946 he be
came deputy chief of staff of
the Fourth Army
General Williams was reassign
ed to Europe in February 1948
as chief of the First Infantry
Division. In April 1950 he was
named deputy chief of staff for
operations of the European Com
mand with station at Heidelberg
Germany. He was appointed chief
of staff of U. S. Army Europe
in May 1952 and promoted to
the grade of major general on
July 5 1952. General Williams
was appointed deputy command
ing general of the Third Army
on Oct. 2 1953.
General Williams assumed com
mand of The Artillery Center
Fort Sill on July 9 1954. In
November 1955 he received or
ders for an assignment to Head
quarters Continental Army Com
mand and on March 1 1956 be
came its deputy commandng gen
eral. He was promoted to lieuten
ant general in 1956.
General Williams' artillery
command support helped stop
te Ardennes counter-offensive
during World War II and won
him the Distinguished Serv
ice Medal. He also holds the
Legion of Merit Bronze Star
Medal French Croix de Guer-
re-with Palm and Legion of
Honor Belgian Croix de Guer
re with Palm and Russian
Order of the Fatherland.
General Williams and his wife
Mary-Moore have two daughters
Mary Lynne a student at Mary
Washington College Va. and Bev
erly Angell married to T. A.
Gunn and residing in Albuquer
que N. M.
Unit Breaks
Own BCP Test
Record--Again
The 2d Armored Division's high
est score in the Basic Combat
Proficiency Test has been broken
—by the same company which
had set the previous score.
In May Company D 1st Med
ium Tank Battalion 66th Armor
2d Armored Division set a record
high in the test with an 87.3 aver
age. On Sept. 2 the company
broke their own record with an
average of 89.7.
In addition to having the overall
company high the company also
set two other records.
Pvt. Harold N. Cable achieved
the highest individual score ever
recorded on the test 97.5. Five
other trainees also received a
superior rating.
1st Lt. Marvin G. O'Connell
is Commanding Officer.
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