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VOL. 2 No. 14
^/ood Friday
Services To Be
Held At Hood
Gen. Daley To Head
New Divarty At Hood
Brig. Gen. John P. Daley who
has been chief of staff of the Unit
ed Nations Command Military Ar
mistice Commission in the Far
East has been assigned to Fort
Hood where he will serve as ar
tillery commander of the new ar
mored division to be activated hex-e
in June.
This will mark General Daley's
fourth tour of duty in the Fourth
Army ai'ea and his second assign
ment as a division artillery com
mander.
Protestant Good Friday serv
ices will be held from 1 to 2 p.m.
at the Battalion Ave. East 50th
St.. 52nd St.. 162nd St. and Bat
talion Ave. West Chapels on Ap
ril 16.
Protestant Communion services
will be conducted next Thursday
at 7 p.m. at Battalion Ave. East
52nd St. and 162nd St. Chapels.
Catholic. Good Friday services
will be held between 2 and 3 p.m.
at the 37th St. West and 50th St.
Chapels There will also be serv
ices at a third chapel to be an
nounced later.
On Easter Sunday a Protes.tant
sunrise service will be conducted
at 6 a.m. at Prichard Stadium.
World News
In Brief
In a report to the nation on Mon
day President Eisenhower said
hat as long as the United States
aintains superiority in the atom-
weapons race Russia would hes-
ate to start an international con
flict. Communist penetration with
in the nation the national eco
nomic situation and the need for
free world allies were other top
ics discussed by the President.
A warning to Chinese Commun
ists that further intervention in
Indo-China could mean American
retaliation was sounded this week
by Secretary of States Dulles. He
added that the government has no
committments to send troops to
that country.
Prime Minister Churchill of Great
Britain told the House of Com
mons this week that the United
States hydrogen bomb tests are a
deterrent to war. Meanwhile a
Labor motion called upon the gov
ernment to seek a meeting of the
Big Three powers.
West Germany and the Western
Allies were in agreement on Mon
day to withhold diplomatic rec
ognition of the East German Com
munist puppet Soviet satellite.
In Norway the royal court enter
ed a four-months mourning period
for Crown Princess Martha who
died this week.
Waves of Communist forces were
driven back by French Union troop
in sharp fighting at a strategic
eight northwest of Dien Bien Phu
ill
Monday. The Reds lost 1000
Ifead in the action.
The Supreme Court ruled this
week that the Federal Communi
cations Commission exceeded its
authority when the agency prohib
ited shows where listeners an
swered jackpot questions by tele
phone.
Finance Project
To Insure Better
Pay Operations
Washington (AFPS) A long-
range Finance Corps project is now
underway to develop a better pay
system for the Army.
The goal of the study is to de
vise a system which will insure
prompt accurate and legally suf
ficient payments under all condi
tions with an economy of person
nel and equipment.. Particular at
tention will be paid to operations
under combat and emergency con
ditions.
The project is expected 1o require
at least two years of effort. The
initial action will be to survey all
previous studies on the subject in
cluding the 1949 project on which
the present pay system is based.
Lt. Col. John M. Parker project
officer for the study says that the
j^nup study wants opinions and
^Waluations of persons who have
had close experience with the cur
rent Army pay system. Direct com
munications are authorized and
encouraged.
General Daley was born in Wash
ington. D.C. July 17 1910. He was
graduated from the U. S. Military
Academy commissioned a second
lieutenant of Field Artillery June
11 1931 and detached to the Air
Corps in September 1931 for fly
ing training.
In February 1932 he was assign
ed to the 12th Field Artillery at
Fort Sam Houston Tex. From
June to December 1933 he served
with the Civilian Conservation
Corps in the Fort Douglas (Utah)
district and then rejoined the 12th
Field Artillery.
General Daley entered the Field
Artillery School in October 1934
completed the regular course in
August 1935. and was assigned
to the 76th Field Artillery at the
Presidio of San Francisco Calif.
In August 1937 he became an in
structor in the Department of Phy
sics at the U. S. Militax-y Acad
emy. In July 1942 he was assign
ed to the 96th Infantry Division
Artillery at Camp Adair Ore. He
was named a gunner instructor at
the Field Artillery School at Fort
Sill Okla. in January 1943 and
the following July became assist
ant director of its survey section.
General Daley entered the Com
mand and General Staff School
at Fort Leavenworth Kan. Feb
ruary 1946 graduated in June
1946 and became associate pro
fessor of physics at the U. S. Mili
tary Academy. He entered the
National War College in August
1947 and' was graduated in July
1948 and was assigned to the poli
cy branch of the plans and opera
tions division Army General Staff.
In March 1949 he became acting
chief of the international group of
that division.He was designated as
chief of the international branch
plans group in June 1949. In
April 1950 he was appointed an
instructor at the Army War Col
lege Fort Leavenworth and in
July 1951 moved with the college
to Carlisle Barracks Pa.
General Daley was transferred
to Korea in August 1952 as ex
ecutive officer of the I Corps Ar
tillery. The following December
he became artillery commander
of the Second Infantry Division.
In 1953 he became chief of staff
of the United Nations Command
Military Armistice Commission in
the Far East.
General Daley has been award
ed the Legion of Merit and Army
Commendation Ribbon. He and his
wife Katherine White Daley have
two children.
PFC Heller
Wins PM Quiz
PFC Joseph Heller a member
of the 54t.h Signal Company 504th
Signal Bn. of the 505th Signal
Grotfp will be presented a $5
check and a one-day pass for be
ing winner of the eleventh Preven
tive Maintenance Quiz Contest
here this week.
In the contest Private Heller
submitted the best entry to a ser
ies of 25 true-false and multiple
choice questions pertaining to pre
ventive maintenance and a 25
word statement on why all mili
tary personnel should practice care
of their equipment and vehicles.
The Fort Hood Preventive Main
tenance contests were established
to create interest in. all personnel
so as to show them the import
ance of keeping their equipment in
top performance with the maxi
mum of economy.
Mmm
In February 1944 General Daley
went to Europe as operations
ofWAC
ficer of the artillery section First
U. S. Army Group and in May
1944 was named maintenance
and equipment officer. He became
an artillery staff officer with the
12th Army Group in Europe in
July 1944 and in January 1945
was named executive officer of
its Field Artillery section. In July
1945 he was appointed assistant
artillery officer of the XXII Corps
in Europe and two months later
assumed that position with the 15th
Army.
COLONEL IRENE O. GALLOWAY Director of the Women's
Army Corps is shown a training schedule for the Fort Hood WAC
Detachment by Col. James L. Beynon acting deputy commander
shortly after arriving here Monday for a tour of the Post WAC
facilities. The representatives from Washington began the visit
by inspecting the billets. Then came open rangk inspection an
address to the troops a dinner meal and a tour of the hospital
and wards. After completing the inspection Colonel Galloway was
flown to Fort Bliss for further inspection of Fourth Army installa
tions. (U. S. Army Photo by Treadway)
Col. Irene O. Galloway Direct
or of the Women's Army Corps
made her first official visit to
Fort Hood on Monday since tak
ing over the No. 1 spot in the
WAC last year.
Arriving at the airstrip at 9 a.
m. she was greeted by Col. James
L. Beynon acting deputy post com
mander. Shortly afterwards the
WAC director went to Post Head
quarters for a brief conference
with Col. Beynon and his staff.
Colonel Galloway then inspect
ed the WAC billets during which
time she asked questions and talk
ed to various enlisted women
the detachment. After the inspec
tion she said "the individual rooms
are very well kept and look quite
home like."
An open ranks inspection was
presented for the colonel with three
non-commissioned officers in char
ge acting as company and platoon
commanders. Completing the of
ficial examination of the troops
Colonel Galloway stated "the ap
pearance of the WAC Detachment
is superior."
In an address to the group the
colonel discussed overseas policies
and home base assignments "ev
ery so often for parents are hap
pier" and went on to explain the
new training center which will op
en June 15 at Fort McClellan Ala.
A mention was made of the bill
now in Congress asking for credit
for the WAAC service for the wom
en to increase retirement and lon
gevity pay. While mentioning the
high standards of the Corps ref
erence was made to re-enlisting.
"I feel if we have a good re-en
listment program the enlistments
will take care of themselves" Col.
Galloway said.
The colonel discussed the chang
es which will be made in the new
uniform such as the coming back
style of the shaped neckline
adjustments to the hat and dif
ferent style shoes now being test
ed. The new look will be "smart
and sharp" she said.
A questio nand answer period
was held before the group dismis
sed for dinner served at the WAC
ipess hall. After the meal Colonel
inspecting the library various sec
tions and wards. The tour was
completed at mid-afternoon and
she proceeded to the airport for
a journey to Fort Bliss to continue
her Fourth Army installations' vis
it.
The colonel has been in the ser
vice since June 1942' and in the
chief position since January 3. 1953.
A native of Iowa Colonel Galloway
is the fourth dix^ector of the WAC.
Her prior assignment was chief
V
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AN M-48 TANK from Company "C" of the 4th Tank Battalion
moves into 'high gear" on the southward march across CowHouse
Creek as Combat Command
"A"
and Reserve Command led the
1st Armored Division in the attack Tuesday. (U.S. Army Photo
by Finkel)
Chief Visits
Fort Hood Monday
I ORT HOOD TEXAS THURSDAY APRIL 8 195
of the WAC Training Cneter Fort
Lee Va.
Accompanying Colonel Galloway
on her tour of the post was Lt.
Col. Anne E. Sweeney Fourth
Army WAC Staff adviser.
Returns Incomplete
Donations from Fort Hood mili
tary and civilian personnel to the
1954 American Red Cross Fund
appeal rose to $11595.18 as incom
plete returns were tabulated in
the drive which ended Tuesday.
The number of persons taking
membership in the organization
by the donation of one dollar or
more was raised to 10074.
Reporting 100 percer. participa
tion in taking ombership cards
in the Red Cross were Co. 13th
Tk Bn. Hq. Co. Reserve Com
an 7 0 2 A I
Headquarters and the Field Main
tenance Section of the Post Quar
termaster.
"Contributions of many division
units which are now in the field
have not been reported" Lt. Col.
Clayton O. Lonseth General chair
Personnel of the 1st Armored Di
vision returned to their barracks
Wednesda yafter a seven-day man
euver on the Fort Hood Reserva
tion.
The Division Commander Maj.
Gen. William S. Biddle terming
the opex^ation a success comment
ed that "naturally mistakes were
made but we all learned from our
errors as well as from those things
we did corx^ectly."
"All worked very well" Gen.
Biddle said. "It would of course
have been better to have had ag
gressors and umpires. However
they would have had to come from
the Division and I wanted to opex*-
ate the Division as a complete unit.
We'll have plenty of aggressors
and umpires in Speax-head."
The imagination and efforts of
unit commandei's during the ex
ercise drew Gen. Biddle's px-aise:
"I feel that this was a very fine
experience for commandei's and
staffs at all levels. Commanders
displayed determination. Also they
showed flexibility in both planning
and execution. The situation chang
ed often and surprise factors were
frequently introduced. Command-
ex's adjusted their plans rapidly
and well and units responded
promptly."
Combat Command elements of
the Division terminated the exer
cise Wednesday after both offen
sive and defensive action the day
before by seizing their final ob
jective in the vicinity of Copperas
Cove
The problem began last Thurs
day. all units px-oceeding into the
field in the southwestern part of
the Resei'vation except the Divi
sion Artillery which moved to a
forward assembly area in the new
ly-acquired land in the Southwest.
On Friday Combat Commands A
63 Fighters To Be Featured
From Five States' Installations
Fort Hood will play host to the
gigantic 1954 Fourth Army Box
ing tournament next week from
Wednesday April 14 to Sunday Ap
ril 18. The meet will feature a total
of 63 outstanding fighters from
eight teams' throughout the five
state area.
All Fourth Army installations
have been invited to enter the
meet with participants expected
from Bliss Fort Sam Houston
Red River Arsenal Fort Sill Brook
Army Medical Center Camp Polk
Camp Chaffee and Fort Hood.
Camp Polk the defending Four
th Army boxing champion an$
Fort Bliss the 1953 tourney runner-
up have again been rated as the
tourney favorites although any of
the teams may be capable of
walking off with the crown.
Eventual winner of the meet will
then advance to the All-Army box
ing tournament which will be held
at Fort Bliss May 3-7.
Last year Fort Hood could win
only two of the 10 individual
crowns when entered in that bril
liant tourney. Those two champs
were bantamweight Ed Thomas
and Featherweight Fred Coca both
of whom have since departed.
However thL year Rufus Jones
team manager and Lewcian Mul-
Red Cross Drive
Closes At $11595
man of the drive announced. "The
additional returns are expected
to give a healthy boost to present
figures" he said.
The Red Cross is seeking a goal
of 85 million dollars this year to
continue its humanitarian work on
both the national and international
fields. The enrollment of 30 million
active volunteer workers is also
sought by the organization.
Funds contributed at Fort Hood
will be distributed among Bell
Lampasas and Coryell Counties
in accordance with the number of
servicemen and their families liv
ing in the areas. A portion of the
donations is also sent to national
headquraters. The field offices on
military reservations are support
ed by funds furnished by Red Cross
headquarters.
and B Reserve Command were
there also and on Saturday Divi
sion Trains followed.
Sunday morning Combat Com
mand initiated the Division at
tack the 634th Armored Infantry
Battalion sweeping along the
right and the 701st Armored Infan
try Battalion moving on the left.
Company of the 100th Tank Bat
talion supported the Infantry.
The 13th Tank Battalion moving
behind the infantry on the right
passed through the 634th to lead
the final assault: on the Division
objective a high plateau in the
northern part of the Reservation.
They were aided in their push
by an atomic blast on enemy de
fenders. The units of CC moved
immediately onto the objective af
ter the atomic explosion.
A feature of this move was the
method by which the command
using a "snake" a series of
demolition char-ges. Pushed into
the mined area by a tank the
"snake" is set off by machine gun
fire from the tank.
While CC was consolidating
its position on the first objective
Combat Command "A" continued
the dx-ive in an adjacent sector to
the north. Utilizing the 1st Tank
Battalion and the 25th Armored In
fantry Battalion with Company A
of the 100th Tank Battalion attach
ed CC A launched an attack sup
ported by artillex'y fire and air
cover. The CC A objective in the
newly acquired area in the north
west was taken before dark.
Monday morning early Resexve
Command moved to the front re
lieving CC B. Spearheaded by the
702nd Armored Infantry Battalion
and the 13th Tank Battalion and
supported by the 100th Tank Bat
talion Reserve Command—passing
to the south of CC continued
fmftwl
4th Army Boxing Meet
Starts Here Next Week
linex coach have what they feel
is a tremendous squad and hopes
are high that the '53 record will
be improved upon.
Most of the participating teams
are expected to arrive on Tues
day April 13 with physicals and
check ups set for the following
day. Official weighing in ceremon
ies will also be held on Wednesday.
National Amateur Athletic Union
rules will govern the meet com
pletely and all participants must
have AAU membership cards to
remain eligible as no profession
als will be allowed to compete.
All referees who are to work
during the five day meet will be
civilians and are now being care
fully selected by Fort Hood's Post
Special Services officials.
Tentative plans call for 12 or 15
fights each night with the semi
finals scheduled to be held Satur
day April 17. Finals will then take
place Sunday April 18 with 10 in
dividual champions being crown
ed. All bouts will take place during
the evening.
According to present plans the
fights will be held at Fort Hood's
outdoor boxing arena which is lo
cated directly behind the post field
house. Seating capacity at the
outdoor arena is nearly 5000.
A banquet is also being plan
ned by post spccial services for all
tourney participants on April 13 at
the Fort Hood Golf Club No. 2.
NCO Mess Has
New Officials
After 18 months as executive
secretary and custodian of the Fort
Hood NCO Open Mess M-Sgt. Ted
A. Brow|j^ll.l«^ jQf. t.he.r4005tlj
ASU transfer Point on April 1 to
await reassignment.
Sergeant Erown who submitted
his resignation in August of last
year will be replaced by M-Sgt.
William Unsell who will be execu
tive secretary and SFC Abraham
Easter who will serve as custod
ian.
Hood Summer Schedule
Will Begin On Monday
Drill call will at 7 a.m. be
ginning Monday as the summer
schedule becomes effective at Fort
Hood.
The 7 a.m. drill call will contin
ue through Friday. It will be at
8 a.m. Saturday. Recall for the
day will be at 4 p.m. Monday
through Friday* and at noon Sat
urday.
1st AD Completes 7-Day Maneuver
General Biddle Praises Unit Co *s
the attack gradually swinging
toward the south. By Monday even
ing Reserve Command and the
81st Reconnaissance Battalion on
its right were on Cowhouse Creek.
Tuesday morning the Division
attacked across the creek with
CC A and Reserve Command
abreast. As they approached their
objectives south of House Creek
enemy offensive action forced the
division to adopt the defensive de
laying back to Cowhouse Creek. On
Wednesday the attack was resum
ed with CC on the left instead
of Reserve Command. This opera
tion was preceded by an atomic
stiike in front of CC A. About
mid-day the Division objectives
were taken.
Late Monday morning the Divi
sion was deprived of the command
facilities of its headquarters as
the enemy exploded an atomic
bomb over the Division Command
Post making casualties of Gen.
Biddle and 90 percent of head
quarters staff personnel.
Brig. Gen. Edward G. Farrand
Assistant Division Commander as
sumed command of the Division
utilizing the CC staff. Gen.
Biddle indicated great satisfaction
at the manner in which the change
in command and staff was execut
ed. This operation was practiced
again on Wednesday morning with
Brig. Gen. Vonna F. Bux-ger. Divi
sion Artillery Commander assum
ing command and employing Re
serve Command Headquarters as
his staff.
Some small unit actions drew
the commanding general's atten
tion.
Said the general "I noted a rear
guard of CC B a platoon of ar
mored infantrymen in APCs dur
ing the movement Friday into the
newly acquired land of the reser
Marked credit was reflected up
vation. The vehicles got off the
x'oad quickly and the men dis
mounted rapidly sited their wea
pons. When CC moved again
the men rapidly remounted and
moved out.
"On Monday I observed a com
pany of the 13th Tank Battalion
moving down a rugged spur in
an attack in very good order in
deed. Both of the leaders involv
ed were obviously very much 'on
the ball.' These incidents were in
dicative of many other fine small
unit actions noted throughout the
maneuver."
The general added "We em
phasized proper techniques on this
maneuver including air-ground co
ordination. Also much practice was
gained in the formation and direc
tion of Combat Commands and
task forces to meet particular situ
ations."
The general complimented the
men fighting on the line: "Sol
diers of the Division especially
considering the fact that there
was no enemy displayed a tre
mendous amount of spirit and in
terest in the maneuver. Also mili
tary discipline and courtesy in the
field were outstanding."
"The fire .support given by the
Division Artillery under General
Burger was magnificent" said Gen.
Biddle. "Also the Engineers did a
fine job. The 16th Armored Engin
eer Battalion as well as elements
of the 35th Engineer Construction
Group worked hard at building
and improving roads in the land
recently acquired and also worked
on bridges and fords in the area."
The Commanding General added
that the 141st Armored Signal Com
pany and the 501st MP Company
carried on vital around-the-clock
functions in a very effective man
ner and noted that the Division
—10 Pages
FORT SAM HOUSTON—Studying maps In preparation for EXER
CISE SPEARHEAD giant Army maneuver in which the 1st Arm
ored Division will participate at Fort Hood May 3-19 are five of
ficers assigned to Control Command at Fourth Army Headquarters
here. Left to right they are Colonel Charles R. Longanecker who
will serve as chief umpire for the exercise Colonel Morton P.
Brooks executive officer Lt. Colonel Byron K. King executive
officer of aggressor forces and Chief Warrant Officer Martin A.
Clieckel chief of the administrative section. Approximately 22000
men will participate in the maneuver. (U. S. Army Photo)
Gen. Biddle Congratulates
Units For Firepower Display
Congratulations for the super
ior manner in which the 1st Armor
ed Division's firepower demonstra
tion for visiting congressmen and
military and government officials
was conducted on March 27 were
sent to post and division unit com
manders in a memorandum issued
this week by Maj. Gen. William
S. Biddle Fort Hood and Division
commander.
In commenting on the display
General Biddle said "The ox-gan-
ization and execution of this task
called for the exercise of mark
ed initiative imagination judge
ment and attention to detail- on
the part of all concerned. Long
hours of work were involved and
careful coordination was required.
Leadex-ship of a high order was
called for and high standards of
appearance and discipline were in
demand.
"The mission" Genex^al Biddle
continued "was performed to my
great satisfaction and in a man
ner which elicited favorable com
ment from members of the con
gressional party and the disting
uished. officials and officers who
accompanied it from our Army
commander and from other prom
inent visitors.
on the individuals headquarters
and units which participated and
upon Fort Hood and the 1st Ar
mored Division as a whole. As
commanding general I am proud
on this achievement and to com
mend them upon a duty most cred
itably performed."
Hold San Antonio Seder
For Jewish Personnel
.Fort Hood-military personnel of
the Jewish faith who desire to
attend a seder sex-vice at San An
tonio may contact PFC Steir at
the Division Chaplain's Offiie tel
ephone extension 515.
Reservations must be made so
that transportation can be provid
ed for servicemen wishing to at
tend. The seder will be under the
auspices of the Jewish Welfare
Board.
Red Cross Blood Bank
To Visit Hood Tuesday
The monthly Red Cross Blood
Bank will be held Tuesday Ap
ril 13 at Ward C-Z of the Fort
Hood Hospital.
Volunteer workers are needed.
Anyone who can help is urged to
call Mrs. Mexie Goodrich 3794
or Mrs. Reed 10584 Killeen.
could not have fought or moved
at all without the service support
rendered by Division Trains.
Operations of the 1st Armored
Division Air Section were also
cited as "highly effective." Lia
ison aircraft and helicopters per
formed vital reconnaissance ob
servation and fire-direction mis
sions in support of Division and
Combat Command movements.
F86F Sabrejet fighter-bombers
flying from Bergstrom Air Force
Base in Austin provided tactical
air support for Division units. Also
the Sabrejets simulated Aggressor
aircraft when required.
The division exercise is the cul
mination of the progressive train
ing program of "Old Ironside"
which began with the training. of
the individual soldier last summer
training.
The Division moves into the field
as a unit again in May for Exer
cise Spearhead which will be con
ducted from May 3-19 on the Fort
Hood Reservation.
Task force organizations in lat
ter phases of the Division Exer
cise were:
COMBAT COMMAND "A": 1st
Tk Bn 4th Tk Bn 25 AIB 27th
AFA A-lOOth Tk Bn A 16 AEB
A 47th AMB and 123 AOB.
COMBAT COMMAND "B": 634
AIB 701 AIB (-) 100th Tk Bn
47 AMB 123 AOB.
RESERVE COMMAND: 13th Tk
Bn 100th Tk Bn (-) 702 AIB 68th
AFA A 701 AIB 16 AEB
47 AMB A 123 AOB.
DIVISION TROOPS: 81st Ren
Bn 16 AEB (-) 141st ASC 501st
MP Co.
DIVISION TRAINS: 1st QM Bn
123 AOB ()) 47 AMB (-) Band
2 AAA Br 16 AEB.
DIVISION ARTILLERY: 2 AAA
(-) 91 AFA 73 AFA.
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