Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 27, Ed. 1 Friday, October 7, 1960 Page: 1 of 18
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UNIT
VOL. 18 NO. 27
I
Testing of the infantrymen of
the STRAC Combat Command A
1st Armored Division took four
days. Written and practical ex
aminations covered a score of
subjects in which the infantry
man must be expert to fight and
win on the field of battle.
As a starter expert in
fantrymen must demonstrate
his ability to field strip and
For the first time on record
Fort Hood's outstanding soldiers
of the quarter are from the same
unit— Headquarters Battery 73d
Artillery 1st Armored Division.
Sgt. Alfred E. Sutton and Sp-4
Ronald E. Peters took the hon
FIRST ARRIVAL—Jack Robbins left is greeted by Maj. Daniel
S. McMonagle commander of the reception center.
Expert Infantry Badge
Twenty members of the 6th In[
fantry have won the Expert In-
mtryman Badge by passing a
"series of exacting tests of skill
knowledge and stamina.
The expert infantryman must
demonstrate his understanding of
military courtesy and discipline.
73d Arty Soldiers Sweep
Top Awards For Quarter
ors accomplishing the unprece
dented feat of advancing through
company battalion combat com
mand. division and Fort Hood
competition for the month of July
and then winning against the
June and August winners.
THE ODDS ARE GREAT—Remember these two gents? They
were Fort Hood's soldiers of the month for July. Well Sgt. Alfred
E. Sutton and SP-4 Ronald E. Peters have done it again. For the
first time Fort Hood's soldiers of the quarter are from the same
unit. Sgt. Sutton is top soldier for E-5 and above and Specialist
Peters for E-4 and below. They're both assigned to Hq. Btry
73rd Arty 1st AD. The chances for two men of the same unit
winning this catagory have been estimated at 10000 to 1.
A
Tough
Test 6th Infantry 20
assemble his individual weap
on—rifle carbine pistol—and
a crew-served weapon of his
cluwe. He must qualify as at
least a sharpshooter with his
individual weapon and must
be at least a first class gun
ner with the crew-served
weapon to which he is as
signed.
If he is armed with a rifle
he must be an expert with the
bayonet.
Challenges
He must be able to administer
first aid and he must understand
principles of field1 sanitation and
hygiene.
Other subjects in whi.ch the ex
pert infantryman must be pro
ficient are demolitions mines
and booby traps patrolling map
reading and use of a compass.
The infantryman who rates ex
pert understands military intelli
gence techniques. He can adjust
artillery and mortar fire by tele
phoning or radioing instructions
to the crews of these weapons.
He can handle basic signal com-
The two outstanding soldiers
began preparing for the honor
nearly a year ago.
Both admit it was a tough job
to accomplish.
"We studied field manuals and
newspapers almost nightly" saidi
Sgt. Sutton.
The two men studied both by
themselves and together.
"We drilled each other and
discussed all sorts of Army sub
jects and boned up on current
(events" commented Specialist
Peters.
For these two winning things
isn't new.
Sgt. Sutton has taken Post
S. O. M. once 1st Armored Di
vision twice and Battalion
S. O. M. four times.
Specialist Peters' record is
Post S. 0. M. once 1st Armored
Division and Battalion S. O. M.
three times.
Specialist Peters has been in
service since April of last year
and makes his home in Saeger-
ton Pa. where he was a 'ma
chinist for the McCrosky Tool
Corp before induction. He is also
a graduate of the Leadership
Course at Fort Hood's NCO Acad
emy.
With 16 years service to his
record Sgt. Sutton has made
good use of his spare time work
ing up to two years of college
through USAFI courses. He has
also been active in Army Sports
coaching baseball' and football
teams.
He joined the U. S. Navy at
14 and a year later fought
with the 1st Naval Underwater
& Assault Demolition team (Frog
men) during World War II.
Sgt. Sutton is battalion liaison
sergeant of the 73rd and makes
his home in Longview Texas.
After retirement he intends to
obtain a masters degree in phy
sical education then resume his
long time ambition of coaching
football in high school or col
lege.
PAPER WORK—Robbins watches as SFC Sebek begins preparing
records that will stay with him while in the service.
New Ft. Ilood Reception Center
Processes First Trainee Group
munications. He can throw a hand
grenade where he wants it to go
and he knows how to protect him
self and continue to fight when
chemical biological and radiolog
ical weapons are being used.
In addition to all of this
the infantryman who would
wear the expert badge must
pass the standard Army phys
ical fitness test with a score
of at least 250.
Grading is strict throughout the
test and a score of 70 must be
made on each subject. Failure to
pass any subject disqualifies the
candidate.
Lt. Vernon L. Phillips the in
telligence officer of the 6th In
fantry made the i.jp score among
members of the 6th taking the
test. He later said that the tests
"brought to our attention tha
many fine points that could mean
the difference between victory and
defeat in combat."
thing
doing such a
estimated at one
Odds of
have been
10000.
It was hardly a
they were victorious.
coincidence
Others qualifying for the Ex
pert Infantryman Badge were:
Lts. Barney D. Darby Wil
liam E. Jones Jr. Ross S.
Williams Dorsey L. Baker
(See EIB page
Jumottil Imftwl
Undersecretary Of Army
Makes Brief Visit Here
Undersecretary of the Army
Hugh M. Milton II visited Fort
Hood Monday for a brief infor
mational tour of the post.
The undersecretary and his wife
were welcomed at the Fort Hood
Airfield by Brig. Gen. Robert Q.
Brown commanding general of
Fort Hood in the temporary ab
sence of Maj. Gen. Edward G.
Farrand. Mrs. Farrand was also
in the welcoming party.
Following a luncheon at the
Fort Hood Officers' Open Mess
A Very Busy Summer
Members of the 16th Artillery
—now back less a detachment
—and attached units spent the
summer at Fort Polk La. where
they:
Operated 29 small arms ranges
and two artillery ranges.
Did third echelon ordnance re
pair.
Supervised operation of heavy
engineer construction equipment.
Operated an airstrip for planes
of all sizes—Army Air Force
and civilian.
The 2d Armored Division
artillery battalion had help in
these and many other tasks
front Co. D 124th Ordnance
Bn. also of 2d Armored Di
vision and the 35th Engi
neer Group's 104th Engineer
Co. now inactivated.
Mission ol the 16th at Fort
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FORT HOOD TEXAS FRIDAY OCTOBER 7 1960
The Army's newest reception end U. S. Army Reception Cen-
center processed its first rookie ter 4075 processed 45 young troop-
soldier this week. ers Monday Tuesday and Wednes-
After reeciving the first batch day and assigned them to Bat-
of semi-soldiers over the week-
Three Units
Reach 100%
United Fund
Fort Hood officials reported
this week that United Fund
Drive collections are run
ning slightly ahead of last
year for the same period.
Some $12000 have been col
lected so far with many units
yet to report. This figure is
about $3000 ahead of last
year.
During the first week of
collections the follow
ing units have reported 100
per cent participation in the
fair share plan: the 3rd Army
Postal Unit (Post) the 103rd
Military Police Det. (Post)
and the 502nd Military Police
Co. 2nd Armored Division.
Civilian employes of Fort
Hood are also running a high
percentage of fair share con
tributions officials said.
The drive for the year's
goal of $61000 will continue
through Ncv. 4.
Undersecretary Milton was taken
on a tour of Fort Hood which in
cluded a stop at Post Ordnance
facilities Fiddlers' Green Service
Club and a helicopter view of
firing ranges and family quarters.
Gen. Farrand was not in the
welcoming party due to a pre
vious commitment as Fourth U.S.
Army host for the Joint Civilian
Orientation Conference being held
at Fort Benning Ga. Oct. 2-5.
Undersecretary Milton left for
Washington about 3 p.m.
Polk was to make it possible for
National Guard and Reserve .or
ganizations training at the Lou
siana post to maxe maximum
use of their limited time by re
lieving them of many "house
keeping" and administrative
chores.
First task for the artillerymen
at Fort Polk was to get the post
ready for the Reserve and Na
tional Guard organizations rang
ing from a one-man public infor
mation detachment to the 39th In
fantry Division 1000 strong.
Barracks mess nails and ad-
minstrative buildings were pre
pared for the training units.
Ranges and training areas were
put into top shape and post
exchanges and chapels were
opened.
To operate these facilities
CURLS GOTTA GO—On the first day of processing Robbins
ceives his first Army haircut from Mr. R. Zavala.
3d Arty Named To Receive
Arrivals For Basic Training
tery 3d Artillery 2d Armored Di
vision for basic combat training.
Jack E. Robbins 1213 W. Har
rison St. Harlingen Texas was
the first recruit to be processed.
Monday morning processing be
gan with an orientation explain
ing the privileges and services a
soldier can receive.
Following the talk a cake-
cutting ceremony was held
in the mess hall. A huge
cake commemorating the
opening of the Center was
cut by Ret. Robbins and ev
erybody downed his share.
A battery of tests was next on
the schedule. Arithmetical me
chanical general information and
other tests were administered. On
the basis of the tests recruits are
classified and the Army job is
recommended for them.
Other tests such as the Of
ficer Candidate test motor ve
hicle test and language prfofi-
2d AD Wins
Maintenance
Competition
Company D 124th Ordnance
and Company D 41st Infantry
have won the Fourth Army Com
mander's Maintenance Award for
fiscal year 1960.
Each unit received a plaque
and a trophy from Maj. Gen.
Edward G. Farrand Fort Hood
and 2d Armored Division com
mander in ceremonies last Sat
urday.
The awards went to the two 2d
Armored Division units for "high
est standards of maintenance" for
up or 1 2 4 O an a
tactical (41st Infantry) units at
Fort Hood.
The 124th company commanded
by Capt. Clayton R. Simpson had
a rating of 98.92 and the 41st
commanded by 2d Lt. Barry E.
Hager scored 99.00.
If Done-- 16th Did It At Polh
gunners Honest John crew
men fire direction operators
and radiomen became life
guards motion picture projec
tionists building inspectors
construction supervisors and
firemen and did many other
jobs far removed from the
combat specialties of artil
lerymen.
To prepare for the National
Guardsmen the artillerymen pre
pared more than 300 barracks
for use 100 mess halls and 100
other buildings.
To support the training at Fort
Polk more than 450 vehicles
wheeled and tracked were
moved by the 16th from Fort
Hood to Fort Polk. During the
summer it took almost 200000
gallons of gasoline and 8000 gal
lons of diesel fuel to keep these
ficiency test were given to quali
fied recruits.
The most dreaded part of the
processing came on the first day
also—haircuts. Bushy hair short
hair duck-tails and swept back
sides all disappeared under the
insistent blades of the barber's
clippers. Not only are short hair
cuts traditional the rigors of basic
training make them necessary
trainees quickly discover.
Inteviews with classification ex
perts bf.-gan the second day of
processing. After considering the
likes and dislikes of recruits
judging their test scores and fig
uring in the Army needs these
experts recommend a specialized
Army job.
Clothing valued at over $300
was also given to the re
cruits on the second day.
From shorts to overcoats
they were outfitted with the
traditional Army uniform.
The third day began with shots
and immunizations. These pre
liminary shots are only part of
the total number that each re
cruit will receive before he com
pletes his first eight weeks of
training.
Name tags and marking kits
were next on the agenda. Each
recruit was urged to buy the out
fit although it is not mandatory.
The highlight of the processing
for the new soldiers came when
each man received a partial pay
of $7 to purchase needed toilet
articles and other essentials.
Further orientations and a film
about Military Justice filled the
remainder of the day.
And then—after becoming
official members of the U.S.
Army—the men entered into
the concentrated course de
signed to make thtm into
good soldiers—Basic Combat
Training.
Reception station officials ex
pect to process about 2500 re
cruits a month. Great saving in
money that would be spent for
travel is estimated from induct
ing recruits at the post where
they wall receive basic training.
Permanent personnel authoriza
tion is 13 officers 27 non-com
missioned officers 58 enlisted
men and five civilians.
vehicles and the vehicles of train
ing organizations rolling. The
light aircraft of the 39th Divi
sion used 8000 gallons of fuel.
1960
FORT HOOD
Traffic Toll
Deaths 10
Injuries 90
As Of Friday
Morning Oct. 7
liiill
Although audits are not com
plete the 1960 loss is believed to
be the smallest loss on record.
And with the observation of
Fire Prevention Week Oct. 9-15
he has called on all Fort Hood
personnel to protect the post's
fire record.
He gave unit fire marshals ere
dit for the almost complete elimi
nation of fire hazards from Fort
Hood.
He also commended M-Sgt. A
Iacovelli scout master of Troop
124 for their help in distributing
fire prevention pamphlets to gov
ernment quarters.
Part of the Post Fire Depart
ment's year round fire prevention
program is fire fighting demon
I
Excluding this fuel and ra
tions the transportation section
handled almost 13000 tons of sup
plies shipped by truck rail and
air. Included in this* were almost
800 tons of ammunition of all
types.
The Site Support Quartermaster
Detachment had handled 850000
pounds of perishable food by the
end of August.
The 16th began its summer
task when Battery B its mis
sion in Exercise Big Thrust
completed left Fort Hood
June 2. The rest of the bat
talion moved June 20.
By July 26 the Louisiana post
was ready for the arrival of the
39th Infantry Division. Buildings
also had been readied for smaller
(See 16TH ARTY. Page 9)
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mmm
INITIAL ISSUE]—During the processing period Robbins is given
his initial issue of clothing. The new soldier tries on a shirt to
make sure of proper fit. (U. S. Army Photos by SFC Woods)
Fire Prevention Scores!
Lowest Losses In Decade
The smallest fire loss in 10
years was recorded at Fort Hood
in fiscal year 1960 reports Lt.
Col. W. J. O'Brien post fire mar
shal.
strations for basic training com
panies. The fire department aver
ages about 15 demonstrations a
month.
This year's fire prevention slo
gan is "Stop Fires and Save
Lives."
DA Selects
Ft Hood For
Test Project
The Department of the Army
has selected Fort Hood as one
of 10 installations to participate
in a pilot project to test foreign
language familiarization courses.
The course is expe.cted to meet
a reasonable portion of basic
language needs such as common
courtesy phrases general expres
sions military terms and geo
graphic places.
Persons taking the courses are
given a questionnaire to be com
pleted and forwarded to The Ad
jutant General by January 6 1961.
The questionnaire is to be used
to determine the need interest
and usefulness of the materials.
Language kits have been pro
vided to test the usefulness of
the project. Each kit includes re
cording and booklets in 30 lan
guages.
The courses were developed by
the Office of the Armed Forces
Information and Education De
partment of the Army as a pro
ject of the People-to-People Pro
gram of the Armed Forces. The
project will be handled through
Special Services libraries.
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