Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 54, Ed. 1 Friday, February 13, 1970 Page: 12 of 16
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Page Twelve
In his day of greater speed
and mobility for military units
communications is of utmost
importance. This fact makes the
1st Armd. Div.'s Electronics
Maintenance Shop a critical fac
tor in the effectiveness of the
division as they are charged
with the maintenance of its elec
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soldiers catch the morning sunshine during a 1st call offers.
Bde. Army Training Test. These members of the 2nd
Electronics Shop Maintains
Vital Communications Links
tronic communications equip
ment.
The electronics shop is staffed
by 56 men from the 123rd Maint.
Bn. who operate in six major
areas: FM radios AM radios
carrier communication systems
wire systems special electronic
devices and calibration.
The bulk of the work done
by the shop is in the area of
FM and AM radios. Of the 500
to 600 jobs a month done by
the shop 60 per cent are on
FM and AM radios with FM
equipment being the' greatest
single item.
"If you want a rough idea
of how many AM and FM radios
there are in the division all you
really need to do is drive behind
the motor pools and look at
the antennas on all the jeeps
trucks APC's tanks and self-
propelled artillery pieces. Those
two radios are the backbone of
the division commo" said CWO
[Imaginary
Viet Cong
Saves Life
A'n imaginary Viet Cong
soldier proved to be a lifesaver
for a Vietnam veteran now serv
ing with the 1st Armd. Div.
Spec. 4 Ronald Lasiuta was
serving with the 11th Armd. Cal
Regt. when the incident oc
curred. near the village of Chanh
Luu in the III Corps Tactical
Zone.
"It was November of '68"
explained Lasiuta who is assign
ed to Hq. Hq. Co. 3rd Sqdn.
1st Cav. "I was new in country
and really nervous. We were
setting up an ambush near a
trail at dusk."
Lasiuta moved away from the
rest of his element to set out
a Claymore mine. ''I was stupid
because I didn't even take my
rifle" declared the young in
fantryman. Suddenly he froze
then he raced back toward his
platoon's position.
"It looked just like two legs
hanging under a tree limb. I
thought it was an enemy sniper
hiding up in that tree!"
No sooner had Lasiuta re
joined his comrades than they
began firing in the direction of
the adjacent trail. Ten VC had
happened along at the same
time Lasiuat had spotted the
enemy in the tree." The in
fantrymen opened fire killing
four.
"I went back and discovered
I had seen two thick vines that
looked like legs in the dim
shadows. If I had gone to the
edge of the trail to set up my
Claymore like I had planned
the VC would have gotten me
for sure" admitted Lasiuta.
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The wire repair section
concentrates on the repair of
field telephones switchboards
in a
loudspeakers.
Probably the most interesting
section of the shop is the one
handling "Special Electronic
Devices." This section spends
its time repairing such items
as tank searchlights mine de
tectors and night vision devices
such as the infra-red and
starlight scopes. This section of
the shop is often lighted by the
glare of searchlights undergoing
testing.
The single most important
portion of the shop is the quality
control area. Here every item
turned in to the shop is tested
before being returned. A11
including those repaired by a
higher maintenance authority
must pass these tests.
The quality control system
a an a
things. First that only efficient
equipment is returned to the
units. Secondly it serves as an
indicator of the effectiveness of
the repair personnel. If someone
is having too many items fail
the tests it indicates the tec-
an it he
training for his job or that some
of his repair tools are not in
order.
A limited stock of complete
radios and other items is main
tained by the shop under the
iv is on a in an a
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monthly meeting recently.
Approximately 65 women at
tended the meeting which was
hosted by members of the
PWOC who were of Oriental
heritage. They dressed in native
attire and served several orien
tal foods during the fellowship
preceeding the meeting.
Guests included women from
the First Presbyterian Church
and the First Christian Church
of Killeen.
The speaker Dr. Harold
Voelkel a retired missionary
from Korea related various
aspects of his work on the
mission field.
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officer-in- system. This allows for people
heeding Immediate radio repairs
to draw a radio from the supply
[without waiting several days for
[his own to be repaired. The
faulty set is turned in repaired
nd later placed in the float
iystem to replace the one is-
ued. According to Staff Sgt.
tanley Ethridge shop foreman
he technicial skills and know
ledge required in the electronics
shop are quite high. This fact
has led to one of the most in
tensive OJT (on job training)
programs in the division.
Even the men who come to
us with previous civilian ex
perience require assistance in
becoming familiar with the
Army's equipment. These new
men are each assigned an
instructor-coaoh who assists and
tests them. While this is going
on the men are also taking cor
respondence courses om
service schools" said Ethridge.
"After the men have become
proficient in the OJT training
they move on to being cross-
trained on repair of related
equipment. This keeps everyone
in the shop involved in some
sort of training. It's necessary
be a us of he a
so is at a
because of the possibility that
we will have to put men to
work in another section to
handle an overflow of defective
equipment."
Aside from the work done with
communications equipment the
electronics shop maintains the
capability of radar and com
puter repair. Men are qualified
to perform limited maintenance
on counter-mortar radar and
artillery fire control computers.
Even though the electronic
maintenance shop is charged on
ly with direct support for the
division's rear elements it does
much more than that. Because
of the great work load limited
personnel and equipment of the
small electronics sections sup
porting the forward division
units as much as 70 per cent
of the entire division's repair
items find their way to the elec
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"The Gurkhas are the best
jungle fighters in the world
The Viet Cong and the North
Vietnamese regulars don't even
fall into the same category."
So says Staff Sgt. John
Martindale reminiscing about
his days as a student at the
British jungle warfare school
in Johore Bahru Malaysia
Martindale a member of Co.
C 2nd Bn. 46th Inf. 1st Armd.
Div. is also a combat veteran
with a year of service in Viet
nam with the Americal Division
Martindale left Ft. Hood in
1967 for Vietnam. "When I got
to Long Binh they were asking
for volunteers to attend the
British jungle warfare school
explained Martindale. "I jumped
at the chance."
The British jungle warfare
school is considered by most
military experts to be the best
of its kind in the world. The
instructors there are the famed
Gurkhas Nepalese jungle
fighters who were utilized ex
tensively by the British in World
War II.
Martindale related the story
of one Gurkha soldier who was
separated from his unit in the
jungle of the Malay Peninsula.
His only weapon was a knife
and he was forced to procure
his own food.
Boles Honored
With Farewell
Dinner Plaque
Maj. Gen. John K. Boles Jr.
was honored with a hail and
farewell dinner sponsored by the
2nd Bde. 1st Armd. Div. Feb.
7.
Boles received several gifts
from the officers and men of
the 2nd Bde. at the time of
his departure from the division.
The division commander was
presented with a "Doctorate of
Philosophy in the Impossible"
conferred by the mythical
Boles Armored College. The
presentation was made by Col.
E. R. Brigham 2nd Bde. com
mander.
The honorary degree in the
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achievements in marksmanship
by units of the 2nd Bde. During
a recent demonstration gunners
from the brigade were suc
in it in
mounted on steel helments at
distances of up to 2000 meters.
Moving targets of a like size
were also hit in the demonstra
tion which utilizied the Sheridan
the M60A 1 tank and the 106mm
recoilless rifle.
Boles was also presented with
plaque which embodied the
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mounted on the plaque was a
penny which had been hit
by a Shillelagh Missile on the
first shot at a range of 2000
meters.
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He noticed which berries and
seeds were consumed by birds
and included these items in his
own diet. A similar plan was
applied to the fruits which were
eaten by the monkeys. A "fuzz"
found in the banana stalk proved
to be highly flammable. Coupled
with a flint and knife blade
the tools for making a fire were
readily available.
Bamboo salks yielded a pithy
substance much like the potato
in its food value. Stealth enabled
the desperate Gurkha scout to
elude the Japanese who were
swarming in the area.
For seven years the Gurkha
evaded capture by the Japanese
THE ARMORED SENTINEL FORT HOOD TEXAS Friday February 131970
Nepalese Jungle Fighters Train•
Recon Forces To Track Enemy
who controlled his jungle refuge.
He was finally found by British
authorities after the war had
ended. The Gurkha was slightly
a
basically healthy and mentally
alert.
Camouflage and concealment
were an integral part of the
curriculum at the British school
Martindale spoke of the Gurkha
prowess in this area. Twenty-
two "students lined up on a
jungle trail in broad daylight"
he began. "We started walking
slowly with five-meter intervals
between us.
'There were several Gurkha
scouts in the area armed with
TRAINING Spec. 4 Ronald Linn follows
bert Richter's instructions for aligning setting and
finally boring a rivet hole in an iron plate during
his on the job training in Ft. Hood's Welding Shop
for Project Transition. (U.S. Army Photo by Spec.
4 Chris Jensen)
paint brushes which had been
dipped in red paint. We hadn't
walked far when an instructor
stopped us and pointed to our
boots. All 22 of us had red
marks painted on our boots to
simulate being 'killed' we had
yet to see or to hear anything.
The Gurkhas are also adept
at obtaining intelligence data.
During World War II their
scouts infiltrated into the heart
of Japanese-held territory. They
concealed themselves in thick
foliage near a well-used trail
Most troop movements occurred
at night but the darkness did
not pevent the scouts from com
pleting their mission. By deftly
brushing their fingers against
the boots of the passing enemy
the Gurkhas could tell which
Japenese unit was on the
move. It seemed that each unit
tied their boots in a specific
manner.
Following several months of
extensive training in Malyasia
Martindale and his comrades
returned to Vietnam assigned
to the 63rd Combat Tracker
Platoon near Chu Lai.
Working in direct support of
Americal Division units Martin
dale explained his mission. "The
intelligence-gath ering
capabilities of a five-man
tracker team greatly surpass
those of a conventional recon
element. Not only could we col
lect data but we also were
able to evaluate it on the spot."
Signs which aid the tracker
teams include bent twigs small
pieces of mud and colonies of
ants. "If you are moving down
a trail and notice that a colony
of ants appears to be disrupted
ants running in many differ-
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away their fallen comrades
then you know something landed
in the middle of their formation
recently. That 'something' could
well have been the foot of a£
enemy soldier."
"I felt my year in Vietnam
was a success. We helped in
fantry units locate numerous
enemy soldiers as well as many
weapons caches." Frequently
Martindale's platoon operated ii|
the "Rocket Pocket" in the
mountains west of Chu Lai in
search of enemy launching sites.
"We once cau'ght two VC escap
ing by motorcycle after firing
a rocket at a U.S. installation"
declared Martindale.
"The best thing about my Vie^
nam tour was that the platooiT
never walked into an ambush
or lost a man during the course
of a year." Martindale at
tributes this to the use of highly-
trained Labrador Retrievers to
detect the enemy's presence.
The techniques we learned
from the Gurkhas helped us
complete our mission and stay
alive" said Martindale.
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