Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 60, Ed. 1 Friday, November 1, 1963 Page: 3 of 14
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Friday November 1 1963
Transportation experts figur
ing angles down to and includ
ing the time lost from 2d Ar
mored Division's headquarters
^at Fort Hood to Texas airbases
made the first hectic hours of
Exercise Big Lift a study in
clockwork.
Speaking to newsmen Col.
Phillip I. Klein III Corps
For instance in figuring
how long it would take com
mercial buses to get from
Fort Hood to Bergstrom and
Connally Air Force bases the
transportation section had to
find out whether there would
be any football games ro
deos fairs or other public
events which might cause
traffic congestion on any of
the roads. In addition any
clearances that the Texas
Highway Department gave for
oversize equipment were
checked.
It was also necessary to find
out about road repairs or any
other work which might make a
change in the split-second sched
ule of men and vehicles.
Traffic flow at various hours
during the day at the air bases
where troops were taken was
also checked in order to figure
the best routing into the bases.
"Our last recon trip to the
bases was made at 10 a.m. the
day the airlift started" the col
onel pointed out.
Just to make sure that vehi
cles were at their specific
places at the appointed times
check points were set up along
the routes with observers re
porting by 720th MP Bn. and
State police radio when the
units passed.
Alternate routes were worked
out in case of emergency and
stand-by vehicles were ready in
case of breakdowns.
Both primary and alternate
routes were marked.
"The traffic had to go pro
perly in accordance with the
designated flaw pattern. It
was designed so that^
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GENERAL DRUCE DRIVE
Clock Watching Keynote
To Successful Big Lift
couldn't go otherwise" Col.
Klein explained.
Seventy commercial buses
had to be directed by the cen
ters making sure they were at
the proper place at Fort Hood
at the right time left at the
correct time and arrived at the
various air bases— Connally
Bergstrom and Gray Army Air-
trans-
portation officer who directed
traffic for the big airlift said
"You can figure on losing 11
minutes because of traffic sig
nals between here and Bergs
trom Air Force Base."
Colonel Klein speaking dur
ing the first hours of Big Lift
the largest transoceanic airlift
|0f troops in history said every
angle was figured in advance.
l^-when they were sched-
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However the Joint Movement
Control Center which directed
the Big Lift traffic was not re
stricted to buses. It coordinat
ed with MATS aircraft arrivals
to assure the steady flow of
troops to unloading bases.
Vehicles and aircraft had to
"marry up" at each air base
so there were no delays idling
either men or equipment.
In order to insure good
timing Col. Klein's office had
"hot line" contact with all
the air bases involved in Tex
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Force Base at Wichita Falls
where support troops from
Fort Sill departed as part of'
Big Lift.
a
tions were kept with other
weather reporting stations in
the United States to determine
what type conditions the Air
Force planes would find at on
load points.
A big flow status board at
one end of the control room kept
up-to-the-minute data on what
time each unit left Fort Hood
when it left the air base and
its estimated time of arrival in
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Europe. As each unit left a fig
ure section was flipped showing
how many troops were on their
way until the nearly 16000 fig
ure was reached.
With all the activity at the
control center (24 men were
on duty at all times) prob
ably the calmest was Colonel
Klein. "When you have done
this as many times as I
have it's relatively easy"
the colonel said.
Oh his desk nearby were
copies of the schedules for the
units and airplanes—14 mineo-
graphed sheets of statistics.
"It took about eight days to
draw up the movement plan.
When the Air Force tells you
how many planes you have and
you find out how many vehicles
you have to move the given num
ber of troops planning becomes
simpler" he added.
Most would take exception.
Observers felt it must be the
hardest job in the whole Big
Lift operation.
Colonel Klein's confidence
came from the fact that he
planned the moves for the
5th Infantry from Colorado to
Swift Strike II in 1962 move
ment of the 5th Infantry back
to Colorado and Exercise
Long Thrust in Europe in
1960.
Late Thursday afternoon (Kil-
leen time) the three big clocks
on the wall of the III Corps
Movement Control Center
(Fort Hood time Zulu time and
Rhine-Main time) were closely
monitored for times which would
signal completion of the airlift
phase of Big Lift.
But Col. Klein barely had
time to issue a sigh of relief.
A new assignment awaited: re
in he iv is on to
Hood. This time the time will
not be so precise but the effi
ciency must be as great.
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Top Hood Units
Receive Awards
From Gen. Dunn
Quarterly awards were pre
sented by Lt. Gen. Thomas W
Dunn III Corps and Fort Hood
commander Monday Oct. 28.
M-Sgt. Erwin O. Jung Hq.
and Hq. Co. 501st S&T Bn.
1st Armored Division received
the Soldier of the Quarter
award.
In addition to receiving a $50
saving bond from Central Post
Fund a dinner at the Kyle Ho
tel in Temple and atrophy from
Military Affairs Committee of
Killeeri Jung also received a
Certificate of Achievement.
Co. B 1st Bn. 46th Infantry
1st AD received the tactical com
pany-size award and Co. A
319th MI Bn. received the
award for a support company-
size unit.
The installation commander's
award (battalion size) went to
1st Bn. 78th Artillery 2d AD
for a tactical organization and
185th Ordnance Bn. 1st Logis
tical Command for the best sup
port organization.
The 1963 safety award went
to 2d AD for division-size units
Hq. Co. USAG Troops for post
units and Director of Supply re
ceived the award for technical
services.
Safety awards for the first
quarter of fiscal year 1964 went
to 1st AD for division-size units
1st Logistical Command for HI
Corps units and 319th MI Bn.
received the award for best post
unit safety record.
The awards were presented
during the commanders confer
ence and statistical briefing.
CHUCKLE
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your cows in a pasture."
Milkman: "Yes Madam of
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PIRMASENS Germany —Two
friends one a German business
man and the other a 2d Ar
or iv is on so re
united with the help of the Exer
cise Big Lift after a two-year
separation.
Werner Feiner a prosperous
businessman last week walked
into the Big Lift press center
and asked "I've been reading
about the American division
here from Fort Hood Texas
and I have a good friend who
is a member of the 'Big Lift'
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LET THEM EAT CAKE Maj. Gen. Edwin H. Burba 2d Armored Division commander
wields a bayonet to cut a mammoth cake awaiting the first contingent of Big Lift troops.
Looking on is Sgt. Elmer Riddle who baked the huge tank-shaped cake and Sgt. Maj. Silas
Copeland 2d AD sergeant major.
2d AD German Friends Meet Again
and wonder if it is at all pos
sible that he may come to Pir-
masens?"
Feiner said he and his friend
Sp-4 Roy D. Allison of the 17th
Engineer Bn. had met during
the 1961 build-up of forces dur
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later Allison returned to the
States with both having little
hope of seeing each other.
But at the press center min
utes after Feiner's inquiry the
arrival time and location of Al
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lison's flight was given to the
U.S. soldier's friend.
And when Allison's transport
touched down waiting for him
at the airport ramp was Feiner.
Next day the Feiner family
visited Allison at the 2d Bri
gade tent area.
CHUCKLE
Farmer: "You're a brave
lad coming down in a para
chute in a hurricane like this!"
Soldier: "I didn't come down
in a chute. I went up in
tent."
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United Fund Drive
Reaches 55% Mark
With two weeks remaining in
the 1963 Fort Hood United Fund
Drive 55 per cent of the pre
scribed goal has been attained
Lt. Col. Louis A. Hansen cam
paign director said "Facts and
figures reveal that the units
having the most success are
those in which personnel have
been fully/informed of the pur
pose and meaning of 'fair
share.'
"Some units have not followed
the fair share principle" Col.
Hansen said. The Fort Hood
United Fund is asking for ap
proximately 46 per cent of a
soldier's day's pay. Many in
dividuals have contributed as
little as ten cents Hansen
said.
Since the "kickoff" of Fort
Hood's United Fund campaign
in September only 41 units and
activities have exceeded their
"fair share" goal. A total of
$54957.53 has been contributed
toward the $100000 Fort Hood
goal.
This payday keymen at the
various unit levels will be con
tacting individuals who have not
yet contributed.
A contributor may indicate a
specific agency to receive his
donation if there is a particular
one he wants to give to. If he
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contribution the donor will re
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have sufficient funds to success
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their program for the coming
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Colonel Hansen said "A cer-|
tificate of appreciation will be
given to all units or activites
who attain the 100 per cent I
goal."
The 1st Armored Division re-1
mains on top in contributions
with $17515.13 or 55.5 per cent.
The 2d AD follows closely with
1668589 or 52 per cent.
Civillian personel have $8603.-
92 or 59.3 per cent followed by I
HI Corps and Fort Hood with
$5902.75 or 54.2 per cent 1st I
Logistical Command with $1-1
970.97 or 40.7 per cent and thef
U. S. Army Hospital with $963.801
or 36.1 per cent.
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