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Washington (AFPS) Army
promotion quotas for the month
of August dropped 1315 under
July's figures. Grade E-4 will car
ry the entire burden with a total
reduction of 1576 authorizations.
Increases in quotas were grant
ed for grades E-5 through E-7
however while the E-9 quota of
40 promotions duplicated that of
July. The total temporary promo
tion quota for August will be 16-
510.
MOS-wise there were no ad
ditions to the frozen list in
E-9 with one specialty 671
being deleted front the un
authorized list. Grade E-8
added MOS 333 to the freeze
while thawing 073674 676843
and 941. Four specialties were
added to the E-7 freeze.
They were 141674 762 and
966 while 313 764 and 774
were deleted.
E-6 promotions are again au
thorized in MOSs 053 and 112
with MOS 113 411 and 714 being
placed on the frozen list. Grade
E-5 authorizations had three
changes with MOS 225 added to
the freeze and MOSs 464 and 951
deleted from the unauthorized
list.
ANNIVERSARY CAKE—M-Sgt. Ironsides and M-Sgt. Deuce hack rather generous slices out of a
cake commemorating the dual anniversary of the 1st and 2d Armored Divisions July 15. The
divisions are 20 years old.
49 th Armored Div. Summer
Training Starts Next Week
First elements of the Lone Star [will be training of units rather
Division will arrive at Fort Hood than concentration on the indivi-
Sunday for 15 days of summerdual soldier's skills.
"We expect much training will
be accomplished toward our goal
of being battle ready if neces
sary" General Thompson said.
aining.
Some 10000 members of the
49th Armored Division Texas Na
tional Guard will move into
North Fort Hood to begin what
primarily will be unit training
Maj. Gen. John L. Thompson
Jr. division commander this
week said this year's objective
Promotion
Quotas Lower
In August
General Thompson will be
leading the division's training
here for the first time in his
capacity as division comman
der. The commander last year
was Maj. Gen. Clayton P.
Kerr.
The 49th is composed of 106
units stationed in 74 major towns
throughout Texas.
The units will spend at least a
week in the field facing realistic
problems.
A highlight of the 13th summer
training camp will be the Gov
ernor's Day Mounted Review of
the division July 3.
The same day Miss Sharron
Tipton of Pasadena will be
crowned "Miss 49th Armored Di
vision."
Last year some 1.500 per
sons viewed the Governor's
Day review a mechanized
parade of 1000 wheeled and
2d AD 720th MP Bn.
Win June Re-Up Plaques
The 2d Armored Division and
720th Military Police Battalion
won Fort Hood's Reenlistment
plaques for June.
The 2d Armored Division won
the Fort Hood Reenlistment
Plaque while the 720th was
awarded the Non-Divisional Unit
Reenlistment Plaque.
Maj. Gen. Edward G. Farrand
2d Armored Division and Fort
Hood Commander was presented
the Fort Hood plaque at the Com
manders Conference last Friday.
Col. Frank F. Carr Deputy Post
Commander made the presenta
tion.
The Division won for obtaining
NEW CCC COMMANDER—Col. William A. Burke assumes
command
of Combat Command C 2d Armored Division as Col.
Claire S. Curtis former commander pins on the commanders
green tabs and crests at ceremonies last Wednesday. (U.S.
Army Photo by Pvt. Friedman)
1st 2d Armored Divisions
Observe 20th Anniversary
armored vehicles and thous
ands of citizen soldiers.
The 90 minute parade has
been a highlight of the 49th's en
campment at North Fort since
1947.
During last year's first week of
training the Guardsmen spent
most of their hours on the rifle
carbine and pistol ranges. From
the division commander to the
rawest recruit they qualified or
shot for familiarization.
Unit tactics were stressed in
the bivouac training grind as the
49th was graded under the eyes
of active Army inspectors from
Fort Hood.
41st Inf. Unit
Hits 100% In
Fund Drive
Members of Company C. 41st
Infantry 2d Armored Division
this week contributed $60.72 to
ward the relief of Chilean disaster
victims. The money represents a
100 per cent effort by the men.
a 35.40 percentage figure in reen-
listments for June.
The 1st Armored Division
(CCA) had 26.56 percent Fort
Hood units 29.35 percent and Non-
Divisional Units 23.89 percent.
Lt. Col. Harold K. Reynolds
commander of the 720th was pre
sented the Non-Divisional Unit
plaque for obtaining a 66.67 per
cent reenlistment figure.
General Farrand presented the
plaque to Col. Reynolds at the
Commander's Conference.
In the other non-divisional unit
competition the 35th Engineer
Group had a 30.77 percent figure
the 53d Signal battalion 00.00
percent the 2d Ordnance Group
12.00 percent Special Troops
24.44 and U. S. Army Hospital
00.00 percent.
85th Evac.
Added To Hood
STRAC Units
Fort Hood's 85th Evacuation
Hospital has been added to the
Strategic Army Corps units sta
tioned at the post.
Assignment to the Army's "fire
brigade" means that the 85th
must be ready to pack up and
move on very short notice and
will be called upon to practice
the procedure.
Beyond this hospital comman
der Maj. Daniel F. Lazicki this
week saw no great change in the
unit's continuing mission of train
ing technicians and specialists for
service wherever duty may send
them.
The 85th a semi-mobile hospital
has been at Fort Hood since 1959.
The nation's first two armored
divisions are celebrating their 20th
birthday at Fort Hood this week
end.
The 1st and 2d Armored Divi
sions were both organized July
15 1940 as the answer to the
Nazi "Blitzkrieg" in Europe. To
day they're still leaders of the
Army's mobile armored forces.
Members of Combat Command
A the only 1st Armored Division
unit remaining in active service
have scheduled a double observ-
and for Friday the Division's
birth and their commander's re
tirement.
More than 450 noncommis
sioned officers and their wives
and guests will honor Brig.
Gen. Franklin F. Wing Jr.
with a dinner at the NCO
Club. The general will retire
July 31 after more than 30
years' service.
The anniversary of the 2d Ar
mored Division will be recog
nized in central Texas by a spe
cial 30-minute program scheduled
to be telecast by six stations.
The program is based on the
history and present mission of
the Division.
At Fort Hood tours of the Di
vision Museum will be conducted
today through Sunday an a pa
rade and ceremony is slated for
Saturday morning.
Families and guests will be in
vited to join military personnel
for anniversary meals n. troop
messes.
DOD Revises
House Goods
Moving Policy
Washington (AFPS) A new
directive stating Defense Depart
ment policy governing the trans
portation of household goods of
both military and civilian em
ployees has been announced by
Secretary of Defense Thomas S.
Gates.
The new directive while effec
tive July 1 1960 will be imple
mented at shipping activities of
the military services on Dec. 1
1960.
The DOD said that during the
interim period the present regu
lations of the military services
will remain in effect.
In hisannouncement Secre
tary Gates stated that after
thorough review of the prob
lem associated with the house
hold goods movement pro
gram- he is convinced the
new policies are fair to DOD
personnel and their families
and are fair to the transpor
tation industry.
The revised policy has as its
basic objectives:
1) The assurance of high quality
moving services for DOD person
nel and their families at the low
est overall cost to the govern
ment
2) Equitable treatment of all
carriers engaged in the transpor
tation of their household goods
who can conform to high quality
standards of service and are com
petitive on an overall basis
3) Assignment of responsibility
to the Secretary of the Army as
the Single Manager for Traffic
Management for transportation
and traffic management aspects
of the household goods movement
program of the DOD. The Mili
tary Traffic Management Agency
will implement the new DOD di
rective.
I960
FORT HOOD
Traffic Toll
Deaths 8
Injuries 71
As of Thursday
Morning July 14
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FORT HOOD TEXAS FRIDAY JULY 151960
Special Telecast Parade
Ceremonies Highlight Events
Units whose Organization Days
are in July will celebrate their
events on the afternoon of the
Division's anniversary.
Saturday's review at Sa-
dowski Field will begin at 8
2d AD Story
On CenTex
TV Tomorrow
"The 2d Armored Division
Story" a live and filmed tribute
to officers and men. of the Divi
sion on its 20th Anniversary will
be seen on two TV stations July
16.
KCEN-TV channel 6 Temple
will feature the show at 3:30
p.m. and KWTX-TV channel 10
Waco immediately after the base
ball game.
Featured in the half-hour show
will be SFC William Fraley of
Company A 37th Armor. Sgt.
Fraley Division soldier- of- the-
year in 1959 was selected to re
present "Hell on Wheels" cadre
men.
The film shows what an aver
age day is like for both trainees
and cadre. The film was made
during the last few months at
Fort Hood.
"Flashback?" .and "memory"
scenes are used to illustrate the
importance of the Division's cur
rent training mission. Examples
are shown from Sgt. Fraley's ex
perience and the 2d Armored's
own history.
A live narration and expla
nation will be given by an
nouncers from the radio and tele
vision branch of the Fort Hood
Information office while the film
is being shown.
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NEW LOCATION The map
shows Fort Hood's temporary
commissary to be open August
1 until November 1 when a $25-
000 rehabilitation of the main
commissary will be completed.
The temporary commissary is
located near the main one but
south of highway 190 between
West and East Oval Drives.
Give Accidents A Holiday
1959
FORT HOOD
Traffic Toll
Deaths 14
Injuries 62
Total Traffic Deaths
And Injuries Last
Year At This Time
a.m. Maj. Gen. Edward G.
Farrand Fort Hood and 2d
Armored Division com
mander will be reviewing of
ficer and Brig. Gen. Robert
Q. Brown Division Artillery
commander will be com
mander of troops.
Units to participate will in
clude 41st Infantry 51st Infantry
67th Armor 37th Armor 66th Ar
mor 17th Engineer Battalion 15th
Cavalry 35th Armor 58th Infan-
ry 3d Artillery 14th Artillery
78th Artillery 2d Quartermaster
Battalion 48th Medical Battalion
124th Ordnance Battalion 142d
Signal Battalion plus a provision
al battalion composed of the Di
vision Headquarters Company
502d Administration Company
and 502d Aviation Company.
Music will be furnished by the
combined Division and 266th
Army bands. Trophies and awards
will be presented at the review.
Combat Command A of 1st Ar
mored is planning no major
events beyond the NCO dinner.
Some 1400 ROTC cadets are
scheduled to view the command's
training activities on the anni
versary.
Journalism
Course Starts
Next Week
Three college credit hours will
be awarded to graduates of a
group study USAFI journalism
course beginning July 19 at the
Fort Hood Information Office.
The course is open to all mili
tary personnel and will be taught
by three officer members of the
combined Fort Hood and 2d Ar
mored Division information staffs
all possessing degrees in journal
ism. Instructors are Capt. David
Engel Lt. Michael Peringer and
Lt. Leslie Mullins.
The course textbook will be
Modern News Reporting by Carl
Warren. Much of the course will
be devoted1 to "laboratory" or
practical application of newswrit-
ing principles. Scheduled over a
13-week period the class will
meet each Tuesday and Thursday
evenings from 7 to 9 p.m. in
building 60.
Persons interested in enrolling
for the course or inquiring further
are asked to telephone 4-4215 or
3-4124.
NCO Celebrates
With 2d AD On
Anniversary
An NCO of Company B 67th
Armor will celebrate with the
2d Armored Division its 20th An
niversary this Saturday.
Sergeant Huston E. Boyd an
original member of the 2d Ar
mored Division says that he feels
the anniversary of the 2d AD is
his own. He joined the 1st Bat
talion 66th Tank Regiment in
June 1940 when the unit was
being formed at Fort Benning
Ga. and was ti'ained with the
unit. He served as a tank com
mander in North Africa and re
members well the history making
campaigns from Port Lyauty to
Tunisia.
Sgt. Boyd was awarded the Sil
ver Star for his actions during
the landing at Port Lyauty in
November of 1942.
CAVALRYMAN The proud
cavalryman is identified as
Charles Hastier member of the
1st Cavalry. The photograph
was taken by a Washington
D.C. firm probably in the late
19th Century and presently be
longs to 1st Cavalry Combat
Command A 1st Armored Divi
sion. A helmet like the one
shown is on display in a 1st
Cavalry museum case.
Hood Civilian Employees
Get Gash For Suggestions
Twenty-two Fort Hood civilian
employes recently pocketed more
than $300 for their suggestions to
improve methods of doing work
and to improve working condi
tions.
The Incentive Awards commit
tee this week announced that
adopted suggestions have earned
$10 each for four Post Signal
employes. They are Fay H. Oliv
er Emory L. Jones and Clyde
G. Hardcastle all of Killeen and
Vernon D. Dunlop of Andice.
Anne B. Williford of Post
Ordnance and Killeen collect
ed $10 each for two suggest
ions and Ha Lee Newsome
of the same office also of
Killeen submitted a sugges
tion that earned her $30.
Mary H. Kendrick of Oakalla
who works in Purchasing and
Contracting was awarded $20.
Six Post Transportation employ
es collected $75 of the incentive
awards money. Oza M. Chafin
and Norma J. Gray both of
Gatesville collected $10 each as
did Etha M. Covington and Rich
ard T. Roberts of Lampasas. The
suggestion of Jerome F. Schwert-
ner of Killeen earned a $25 dollar
check and Billy C. Haydon of
Temple was presented $10.
Two awards of $10 each were
won by Albert Apel Jr. of Gates
ville and Elmo R. Ledger of
Florence won $10. Both men are
Post Quartermaster employes.
Billie D. Peterson of Fi
nance and Accounting earned
$10 with a suggestion and
Alecia F. Duke of Civilian
Personnel $20. Both make
their homes in Killeen.
The biggest check in the last
group of awards went to Oswald
M. Richter of Copperas Cove. The
Post Engineer employe collected
$35. Kenneth M. Hallmark of
Lampasas also a Post Engineer
employe was awarded $10.
Consolidated Property's Floy E.
Stroud of Belton collected $10 and
Sammie J. Sparks Killeen and
Mary J. McDowell Copperas
Cove both of Post Comptroller
teamed up on a suggestion and
divided $10 for their effort.
Hood Officer's
Suggestion On
M48 Accepted
Production supervisors of the
M-48 tank this week sent word
they are going to use the sug
gestion of a Fort Hood officer in
future tank manufacture.
Maj. Clayton M. Taylor main
tenance officer of the 67th Armor
2d Armored Division recently
recommended a heavier guage
metal to be used in one area of
the tank.
He found that the tube permit
ting vertical movement of the
commander's platform frequently
breaks at the top and bottom
adjusting holes. Welding seemed
ineffective.
Major Taylor submitted a re
port to the chief of Army ord
an re in a
metal be used in the adjusting
post.
Monday he received a letter
from the Army Ordnance-Tank-
Automotive Command in Detroit
recommending the use of heavier
guage meta1 in repairing the
tanks and stating that future M-
48's will have the heavier metal.
The 1960 Joint Annual Fund
Campaign of Army Emergency
Relief and Army Relief Society
will progress until September 9
toward a goal of $18200.55.
The goal is about $450 less than
last year's but the amount as
last year represents 15 per cent
of total money loaned and given
in outright grants to military
members and their dependents in
1959 at Fort Hood.
The AER is the Army's way
of insuring that soldiers and their
families may receive financial as-
sstance whenever faced with an
emergency beyond their ability to
handle alone.
An early step in this year's
campaign will be a meeting
of the AER-ARS fund cam
paign committee next Tues
day in the AG Conference
Room. The nine Fort Hood-
Killeen Base committee mem
bers will discuss general plans
for the conduct of the cam
paign.
A recent Fort Hood circular
outlining the campaign said each
unit down to the platoon or sep
arate detachment level is to des
ignate at least one officer or
warrant officer to handle collec
tions.
A briefing for the collectors and
unit representatives and publicity
personnel is scheduled for 1:30
p.m. July 20 im building 101.
The briefing will be conducted
by the president of the campaign
committee Col. Edwin M. Con-
nell post adjutant general.
Other committee members and
the units they represent are:
Maj. David E. Barnett Jr.
Headquarters 2d Armored Di
vision Maj. William J. Sulli
van Headquarters special
Troops Maj. William E. Mc-
master Killeen Base Capt.
William R. Schneider Head
quarters Combat Command A
1st Armored Division Capt.
Frank Eutemark Headquar
36 Pages in Two Sections
AER Fund
Drive Slated
At Ft. Hood
The annual fund drive to help
the Army "take care of its own"
will begin at Fort Hood and Kil
leen Base July 25.
ters Fort Hood Lt. John
Cummings Jr. Headquarters
720th Military Police Battal
ion Lt. William Evans Head*
quarters 35th Engineer Group
and Lt. Kirk C. Waite Head
quarters 2d Armored Division.
The AER was originally au
thorized by the Secretary of War
in February 1942.
The AER operates chiefly
through its many sections estab
lished at installations and com
mands in the United States and
in about 20 overseas areas—from
Thailand to Greenland.
Aid by AER is not charity in
the ordinary sense because the
funds are largely contributed by
members of the Army. Financial
assistance is rendered on a per
sonal and fraternal basis.
Assistance is usually given in
the form of a loan without inter
an re pa a in
amounts small enough so as to
not cause hardship.
If repayment of' a loan
would cause undue hardship
then assistance is given as an
outright grant. Aid to needy
dependents of deceased Army
personnel is almost invariably
a grant.
Here are some of the general
reasons for loans or grants made
at Fort Hood and Killeen Base
in 1959:
—Privation of dependents.
Medical dental and hos
pital expenses.
Nonreceipt of pay allot
ments or allowances.
Rent initial payment or
to prevent eviction.
Loss of personal funds.
Funeral expenses.
A total of $121337 went to 1139
soldiers and their families. Of this
figure $4870 was in the form of
grants.
The Army Relief Society which
also figures in the upcoming cam
paign is closely affiliated with
AER through agreements that are
renewed every three years. The
Society was founded in 1900 spe
cifically for the purpose of assist
ing needy widows and orphans of
Regular Army personnel.
Gen. Far rand's Letter
On AER Campaign
Maj. Gen. Edward G. Farrand Fort Hood and 2d Armored
Division commander has issued the following letter concerning
the Campaign for Army Emergency Relief and Army Relief Society.
1. The Joint Annual Fund Campaign for Army Emergency
Relief and the Army Relief Society will be conducted at Fort
Hood during the period 25 July to 9 September 1960. Our goal
at Fort Hood for this campaign is $18200.55 which represents 15
per cent of the $121337.00 which was loaned or given in out
right grants to Fort Hood and Killeen Base military personnel
during 1959.
2. This campaign which by regulation is conducted seperately
from all other fund-rasing campaigns is vitally important if
we are to live up to our premise: "The Army takes care of its
own." All contributions to this campaign are used exclusively
for the benefit of military personnel and their dependents.
3. Regardless of how large or small the individual contributions
100 per cent voluntary participation by military personnel is our
goal. Each member of the command is urged to make as generous
a contribution as he can. I desire that all commanders take
an active interest in this campaign and support it fully.
4. Seperate instructions for the conduct of the campaign will
be issued.
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CHANGE OF COMMAND—Col. James L. Kaiser assumes com
mand of Combat Command B 2d Armored Division from Col.
William L. Wells as Major Frank J. McNeese S-3 CCB pins
on the commanders' green tabs and division crests at change
of command ceremonies recently. (U.S. Army Photo by Sp-S
Belew.)
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