Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, October 30, 1959 Page: 2 of 16
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Published In the Interest ot the military and civilian personnel at i«ort Hood
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G. Schaefer commander of
the 319th M. I. Battalion re-
vr- ceived the plaque for Out-
standing Record—Military Ve-
hides Operations. A Coramen-
in detion Ribbon with Metal
pendant was presented to Lt.
Charles M. Asfahl 185th Ord-
nance Battalion and a Certi-
ficate of Achievement to SFC
Mattie A. Parks of Fort
Hood's WAC Company.
Lieutenant Asfahl was cited for
^serving in an "outstanding man
gier" as S-3 Operations and Train
ing officer of the 185th Ordnance
^Battalion.
The citation said:
& "Lieutenant Asfahl's effective
^organization of the Plans and
^Training Section resulted in a
/superior training program. In
structors were expertly trained
•under his supervision resulting in
Sustained superior instruction be
ing presented each week.
"Four training inspections were
made during this period and the
battalion was rated as superior
'On each occasion."
Sergeant Parks now first
sergeant of the WAC Cool
ie pany received the Certificate
of Achievement for serving in
an "outstadning manner" as
chief clerk Officer Personnel
Section U. S. Army Hospital
2 from October 1954 until Sep-
tember of this year.
Her certificate said in part:
"SFC Parks worked many long
hours in the conversion of offi
cers' pay records to the new pay
system. This was a test unit for
'^Operation Pay.' With short time
Friday by the Temple Sales Circular Company Temple Texas.
I Policies and statements reflected in the news and editorial columns represent
views ot the individual writers and under no circumstances are to be considered
those ot the Department ot the Army. Advertisements in this publication do not
constitute an endorsement by the Department ot Defense of the products or serv
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720th MP Bn. Presented
Post Commanders Safety Award
as*
2® The Post Commanders Safety
A a or he a
-past week went to the 720th MP
^Battalion.
g! Ma]'. Gen. Earle G. Wheeler
•gFort Hood and 2d Armored Divi
sion Commander presented the
*£award to Lt. Col. Ward B. Waits
commander of the 720th MP Bat
talion at Friday's Commanders
^Conference.
^3? General Wheeler presented
j.- three other awards at the
*2 conference. Lt. Col. Robert
and untrained personnel she ac
complished through hard and per
sistent work an outstanding Offi
cer Personnel Section."
Study Began On
Rocket Propelled
Infantrymen
Washington (AFPS —Infantry
men and other gravel agitators
will be highly interested in a new
Army research project designed
to offer individual combat troops
a jet-assist over woods swamps
streams steep hills and other
terrain obstacles.
Toward this end the Army re
cently awarded a $56000 contract
to Aerojet General Corporation
which will study the feasibility of
using small rocket-lift devices to
jet-assist soldiers in short dis
tance movements by a series of
long slides or jumps.
The system analysis will consi
der rocket thrust location num
ber of nozzles flight control
human response and reaction time
and safety problems. Investiga
tion of various propellants and
logistical support aspects are also
involved in the project.
The study is intended to re
view previous developments
in this field which were all pri
vately sponsored determine the
practicability of the individual
jet-assist idea and provide a sound
basis for planning its possible
future use the Army announced.
Irvin A. Beyl Is
Promoted To Major
Irvin A. Beyl supply officer of
Combat Command B 2d Armored
Division was promoted to major
last week.
A native of Wisconsin Maj
Beyl entered the Army in 1941
and received his commission in
1944.
Among his awards and decora
tions are the Silver Star the
Bronze Star with Oak Leaf
Cluster and the Purple Heart.
He his wife Leonita and three
children live in Walker Village.
HIGH FLYING REENLISTMENT—Three members of the 502d
Aviation Company 2d Armored Division participate in a rather
rocky reenlistment ceremony—in a helicopter hovering at about
500 feet above Fort Hood. Administering the oath to Sp-5 Robert
L. Stringer and Sp-5 Jarvis Peel is Capt. Lavon Bagwell Trans
portation Platoon Commander.
Theater No. 1
Army Secretary Addresses
'One Army' Conference
WASHINGTON (ANS) In
message to conferees of the "One
Army" Conference here Secre
tary of the Army Wilber
Brucker said that fundamental
changes of the utmost importance
are occurring which affect the
Army today.
"We may drift along ad just in
to them as circumstances die
tate" he declared "or we can
go out to meet them accelerating
those that benefit and inter
dicting those that impede our
progress toward maximum effec
tiveness for the Army."
"I am confident" the Sec
retary continued "that the
group of leaders assembled
here is the best possible to
begin a campaign to insure
that the more than two mil
lion members of the Army of
the United States become
even more effective in per
forming their vital role in the
defense of the Unit
ed States."
"It is my earnest belief" he
added "that this can be done
without diminution of the time-
honored status of components and
branches indeed I am c.ertain
the results of this Conference will
demonstrate their increasing im
portance and the great promise
to be achieved by the One Army
concept."
Conferees at the meeting in
cluded senior commanders of
the various components of the
Army many of whom had
Youth Activities
(Continued from page 1)
sonnel employed at Fort Hood in
the age group 13 through 19. It
is located in the Community Cen
ter Building 325 and is a spac
ious air conditioned club house
vi a it
dances parties table tennis and
other activities.
All these teenage activities are
supervised by the club host host
ess and chaperone.
Almost any youngster on post
can tell you about his football
baseball or basketball team.
YCAA sponsors athletic leagues
and provides equipment in which
hundreds of boys and- girls from
8 to 18 participate.
The baseball program includes
a Midget League ages 8-10
Freshman League ages 10-12
Sophomore League ages 13-14
Junior League ages 13 15 and
a Senior League ages 16-18. A
player is required to furnish only
his glove and shoes. YCAA fur
nishes all other equipment.
Football leagues are divided
into three age groups with an
average of 13 teams making up
the leagues' action. All coaches
are on a voluntary basis and most
of the games are played on the
YCAA football field. Only equip
ment of the best and safest
quality is used.
Fort Hood sponsors approxi
mately 15 basketball teams for
boys and girls ages 8-18. Most
of the games are played in the
Youth Activities building on the
youngsters' own gym floor.
Other sports activities include
organized bowling leagues and a
Junior Rifle Club.
One of the major summer ac
tivities of YCAA is Camp Moon-
raker. Located approximately 10
miles south of Fort Hood near
Mayberry Park it gives young
sters the chance to live outdoors
under a full day's schedule of
supervised activities. More than
3000 Fort Hood youngsters have
attended summer camp at Camp
Moonraker since 1951.
Another special project of
Youth Activities is the Annual
Children's Christmas Party. The
party includes entertainment ar
rival of Santa Claus and distri
bution of individual gifts for each
child attending. The 1958 Christ
mas Party was held in Theater
No. 1 with more than 1400 chil
dren attending.
The YCCA plays a major role
in shaping the lives of thousands
of young people who have lived
and are now living in the greater
Fort Hood area.
Certainly it is one of the major
functions of this installation.
Margaret Newcomb Presents
BALLET CONCERTO
of Killeen and Fort Hood
2 Performances Only
Tuesday( November 3rd and Wednesday November 4th 8 P. M.
Fort Hood No Admission
heard Mr. Brucker previously
(in an address to National
Guardsmen at San Antonio
Texas) further emphasize the
importance of a "truly unified
Army Force" when he stat
ed that the Active Army the
Army National Guard and
the Army Reserve share a
tremendous responsibility for
the security of the United
States.
"In order to carry out their
vital mission they must work as
one dynamic team" he had said.
"Each member is an indispensa
ble military element of our de
fense. Each plays an essential
"role in an organization which has
but one purpose one mission one
reason for existence to be
poised and ready to meet any
threat to our national security
which might develop any time
anywhere."
Art Week
(Continued From Page 1)
Announcement of most popular
entry.
p.m. Film shorts: "Open
Window" "Rodin" and "Henry
Moore."
9 p.m. Demonstration of
Use of Sculpture Tools and Tech
niques" by S. L. Jeffreys assist
ant craft director.
Wednesday
6 p.m. Exhibit of work Mary
Hardin-Baylor College.
7 p.m. Demonstration of
"Block Printing for Greeting
Cards" by a student at Mary
Hardin-Baylor College.
8 p.m. Film shorts: "Rodin"
and "Henry Moore." Informal
talk on Rodin and Henry Moore
by William B. Stephens member
of the Mary Hardin-Baylor art de
partment.
9 p.m. Demonstration of cop
per enamelling by S. L. Jeffreys.
Thursday
6 p.m. Exhibit of leather
work.
7 p.m. Demonstration of use
of leather tools by craft staff.
8 p.m. Film shorts: "Art of
Leather Carving" "Art of Figure
Carving" and "Beginners Leath-
erwork."
9 p.m. Demonstration of col
oring photographs by craft staff.
Friday
6 p.m. Exhibit work and
items to be offered at auction.
7 p.m. Demonstration of cop
per tooling by craft staff.
8 p.m. Film short: Leath
er."
9 p.m. Fashion Show: "Gar
ments Made of Leather" by Tan
dy Leather Company Waco.
Saturday
1 p.m. Last Chance Exhibit:
Winners of Fort Hood competi
tion Texas artists and gift items
2:30 p.m. Auction of items
for gift giving.
4 p.m. Tea time open house.
7 p.m. Demonstration of
lapidary by craft staff.
8 p.m. Film short: "Leath-
erwork."
10 p.m. Close of Army Arts
and Crafts Week.
DRIVING TIP Don't gamble
in traffic The cars may be
stacked against you.
SOP
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"WE REALIZE YOU'RE THE
RICKY NELSON TYPE... BUT
THE SERVICE LEANS TOWARD
THE COMO~ryGE HAIRCUTF
THE ARMORED SENTINEL FORT HOOD TEXAS
COMMENDATION RIBBON PRESENTATION Maj. Gen.
Earle G. Wheeler 2d Armored Division and Fort Hood Com
mander presents the Commendation Ribbon with Metal Pendant
to Lt. Melvin E. Meister Commanding Officer 502d Adminis
tration Company. He received the award for his duties as execu
tive officer and company commander of Company A 2d Medium
Tank Battalion 37th Armor.
Two 1st Cavalry Sergeants
Awarded Commendation Ribbons
Two sergeants were presented
Commendation Ribbons with Me
tal Pendants during the 1st Caval
ry Combat Command A 1st
Armored Division's battalion re
view which was held last Satur
day.
At the same review a trophy
was presented to the Headquar
ters Company small bore rifle
team for taking top honors in the
battalion's small bore competi
tion.
Receiving commendation rib
bons were M-Sgt. Thomas H.
Rooke of Company C and SFC
John T. Davis of Company A. Lt.
Col. Claire S. Curtis battalion
commander made the presenta
tions.
Sgt. Rooke was cited for his
duties as first sergeant with the
14th Armored Cavalry Regiment
in Bad Kissigen Germany.
A native of San Antonio he
entered the Army in 1942.
He and his wife Lela reside
in Copperas Cove.
Sgt. Davis was cited for his
duties as platoon sergeant with
the 68th Armor 8th Infantry Di
vision in Baumholder Germany.
Sgt. Davis entered the Army in
1950. He is a native of Tennessee.
He and his wife Akiko reside
in Killeen.
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Members of the Headquarters
Company small bore rifle team!
which received a trophy for being
top firers were M-Sgt. Carl E.
Vaughn team coach Sp-4 Wil
liam Paull PFC Gerald P. Ogur-
kis Sgt. Gerald E. Weaver Sgt.
Hugh H. Malone Sp-5 Wayne E.
Armstrong and SFC Allen E.
Reeves. I
Top individual firer was PFC I
Ogurkis who was presented a pair||
of shooting glasses.
Headquarters Company tookll
top honors with 2888 points. Sec-1
ond was Company with 2531
and Company was third with|
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Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, October 30, 1959, newspaper, October 30, 1959; Temple, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth254607/m1/2/: accessed May 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Casey Memorial Library.